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Over the past decade we’ve witness accounts of police brutality throughout the United States through video recording and word of mouth. Most of these cases target young black Americans, as well as various other minorities. Racial profiling is still a factor in police brutality, routine stops, and stop, question and frisk. However, there are also underlying issues stemming from police officer’s mental health that is proven to be the cause of some instances of police brutality. Not only is mental

1. Introduction and objectives Centennial Park has the largest freshwater wetland system in inner metropolitan area of Sydney. Its ponds cover approximately 26 ha of area connected in a water flow system that acts as detention basin for stormwater drainage during flood events (Centennial Parklands, ponds, 2016). Moreover, these ponds provided the water as the Sydney’s main source of drinking water from 1837. The park provides an open area for families and kids to enjoy picnics and therefore the

The Six Day War Introduction History records the 1967 Arab-Israeli War (Six-Day War) as one of the most memorable on record. Israeli forces delivered a stunning defeat to a coalition of Arab forces that greatly outnumbered the much smaller Israeli force. Victory was made possible by the initial aerial attack launched by Israeli Air Forces. The elements of surprise, stealth, Operational Security (OPSEC), precision planning and flawless execution were essential to victory. The opening aerial

Location Bangladesh is located in South Asia and shares borders with India to the west, the north and the east. To the southeast lies Burma. The southern shores are washed by the Bay of Bengal. Bangladesh occupies a fertile delta created by two of Asia's largest river systems, the Ganges and the Brahmiputra. Politics Bangladesh is one of the youngest nations in Asia. Until two and a half decades ago, it formed the eastern half of Pakistan; the western half lay over 2,000 km away, on the other side

1. Introduction Peace Bridge is a cycle-footpath bridge across the River Foyle in Derry, Ireland. It connected the Walled city centre and the Ebrington redevelopment site. The bridge opened to the public in 25 June 2011. Peace Bridge won many excellence awards such as Structural Steel Design award, ICE North East Region Robert Stephenson award and the Overall planning award by the Irish Planning Institute. The government and the public have described the bridge as a sustainable infrastructure

I awake in a field of tall grass eighty miles from home. I could feel some secret presence stalk me in the darkness. I look at my 1967 Omega Seamaster. A deep crack stretches along the crystal. The gold second hand’s fallen off the crown wheel and jiggles loosely along the mother of pearl dial. It’s four past midnight. I hazily recall that I’d been at the wedding reception for Jeff and Kate earlier tonight. Cool mud squishes against my face and chest. I try to push myself up, my rubbery arms go

Vacationing with Grandma In the short story "A Good Man Is Hard To Find"  by Flannery O'Connor we are taking a road trip with a family going on vacation.  The main character that we are going to explore is an old southern woman that lives with her son Bailey, his wife, their 8 year old son John Wesley and daughter June Star is Grandma.  Wanting to get her way, we see her try to convince the adults why they should go to Tennessee instead of Florida for vacation.  Grandmas interpretation of decency

Shinto, an ethnic, ritualistic religion of Japan, has proved somewhat adaptable to social change and significantly more adaptable to political change within the nation since its initial emergence, with origins which trace back to 300BC . While experts argue that Shinto has been extremely influential in shaping Japanese culture and identity, its popularity has been diminishing since the religion was imposed by the State in Japan’s pre-World War II, evoking a surge of nationalism. In today’s society

By the ninth century people all over were telling the fabulous tales and romances about Arthur and his kingdom. The common people heard them sung by bards, while in the court poets wrote different versions. In each retelling the speaker would select certain details for emphasis and introduce new elements, so that the story could be adapted to the particular time and audience. Although most historians believe that there actually did exist an Arthur, they differ on how major his role was on influencing

Russian geography - Regions of Russia Russia is a country about 1.8 times the size of the US occupying the vast area between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean. It has an area of 10, 672,000 sq. miles (17,075,200 sq.km) and a population of almost 150 million people. Occupying a large territory in Europe and Asia Russia is spread over all climatic zones except tropical. It takes over 8 hours by plane to reach from Moscow to Vladivostok on the Pacific coast. West of the Ural mountains from the