Tamir's Killing Analysis

"Battle Royal" gives the reader a frightening look at just how society looks at blacks. In the

Page 19 displays an image of a deer’s body with a black face in place of the deer’s. This image follows the story of a black patient going to visit a therapist and entering her home through the backyard. The therapist becomes antagonistic, until she realizes the African American woman is a patient of hers, at which point she apologizes immediately. This image shows the perspective of the patient after being demeaned by the therapist. The deer’s stance and features show that it feels confused and helpless, just as anyone in this situation would feel. The therapist acts threateningly towards this human, strictly due to the color of her skin. The deer stays reclusive so as not to provoke any dangerous reaction, as the patient hopes to do so with her therapist. “How can a therapist of all people, have such disregard for humanity over something so insignificant?” was the first question that came to mind. It is astonishing that there are similar people working in

The time period of the novel created an uncomfortable setting for the prominent black characters in the story.  During the 1960’s, there was a prodigious divide between blacks and whites.  Being set during the time

Ta-Nehisi Coates’ essay, The Case for Reparations, is a rhetorical essay focused on attempting to convince American’s that the descendants of African-Americans are owed something since their ancestors were a key part of the foundation of this nation. His main audience is clearly African Americans, but my question is how well he does convincing other demographics. Can he convince Asians, Caucasians, or Hispanics? What about single mothers in Kentucky? If Ta-nehisi Coates is unable to convince more than just his target audience then it can be argued that he did not do a great job of communicating his ideas to everyone.

“Black lives matter!” We have been hearing this, on the news, on social media, and in protests for years now. However, it has become more frequently heard in the past few months following the highly publicized Sandra Bland stop and arrest. Sandra Bland was stopped by Officer Brian Encinia on July 10, 2015, allegedly for not signaling a turn. This stop went wrong almost instantly. She was found deceased in a jail cell on July 13, 2015, an alleged suicide. While there are several ethical issues regarding this case, both parties involved were responsible. While the officers’ actions seem to be the actions that are focused on most, some of Bland’s actions should also be considered when viewing the issues raised. The actions of both parties involved

in his article "A Dentist Killing Cecil the Lion Is Outrageous, but So Is an Officer Killing a Black Man or Woman" he, surprise...Surprise writes mostly about himself.

Upon completion of the report, it is clear that an examination of the unresolved murder is necessary. No stone will be left unturned; no avenues left unexplored. To seek justice for Marilyn Monroe and her family, an in-depth analysis must be conducted in order to break down the data and identify a possible killer.

Although very little formal information is provided regarding the situation and the evidence surrounding it, I essentially chose this case because the media releases provided actual quotes from the officer’s testimony in court. The case was examined by an

Today, many people are shocked and outraged about Walter Palmer's, an American dentist, illegal killing of the beloved and protected lion, Cecil. Kel Smith, a writer from the website: pixel-pushers-book.com, writes about the incident and explains why it was controversial. Roxane Gay, an author on the news press, the New York Times, compares the incident to other situations, such as innocent police killings, and urges readers to view human and non-human beings as equal. I strongly agree with Roxane Gay and Kel Smith.

We live in a world plagued by injustice. Adults, children, and animals alike are brutally killed under unjust circumstances. In the article “Of Lions and Men: Mourning Samuel DuBose and Cecil the Lion,” Roxanne Gay challenges these issues as well as her reader’s thinking. The article begins with Gay describing the death of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe. A death that the majority of individual’s would accept as being cruel and unnecessary. She goes on to say, “When people die in police custody or are killed by police, there are always those who wonder what the fallen did to deserve what befell them.” This thought challenged my thinking. I find in myself and many of those closely connected to me that it is human nature to seek out a logical explanation

You must already have received many letters about the slaughter of Cecil the lion, outlining the outrage the world has to offer to Walter Palmer. Thanks to your help, the world has discovered that the lion was lured out of the national park by bait tied to the end of a vehicle, shot by the American dentist Walter Palmer, with a compound bow and left the lion to bleed out for 40 hours before finishing him off with a rifle.

This evidence was excluded in his sentencing, and instead, his guilty plea was relied on by the jury. Both cases show the exclusion of improperly obtained evidence. However, they raise the question of how much harm needs to occur in order to justify using evidence that was obtained while police officers were

Stories of African Americans being victimized by civilians and police officers alike have been quite prevalent in the news as of late. From Rankine’s point of view, this might be a good thing, as Rankine holds thinks that sustained states of national mourning for black lives are absolutely vital for raising public consciousness of their devaluation, and degradation in American society (Rankine, “The Condition of Black Lives is One of Mourning,” nytimes.com). However, while Rankine’s assertion is not altogether wrong, it is a bit too simplistic; mainly for neglecting the role of news media in facilitating that mourning, as well as for neglecting its influence upon not only how black lives will be shown—but spoken about in public discourse.

It all started with three finds on June 26th, 1897: a blood stained duck pond, a floating human torso, and freshly detached limbs all in New York. Newspapers were in a frenzy to grab the most readers from this sensational story. However, while the papers were printing, the police still had to piece together this murder, which was dubbed the ‘Murder of the Century’. Joseph Pulitzer, the owner of New York World magazine, and William Randolph Hearst, owner of The New York Journal, competed day and night to acquire the most readers from yellow journalism. The newspapers took the story and ran with it, over exaggerating every little detail about the murder, such as cannibalism. In this story, readers follow Detective Carey, writer Ned Brown, Captain O’Brian, Hearst, and Pulitzer while they compete to solve this mystery. After a loss of hope, the police catch a break and identify the body as William Guldensuppe.

Although the blame of the killing seemed to have been solely on the American dentist, Walter James Palmer, it seems