The Essential Question surrounding this case is, “May school administrators search a student or their belongings absent of probable cause?” The facts of the case are as follows: T.L.O was a fourteen-year-old female at a high school in New Jersey. A teacher caught another student and T.L.O smoking cigarettes in the bathroom of the school. This was against school rules. The teacher brought both girls to the Principal who probed both of them. One girl admitted to smoking in the bathroom and T.L.O denied
Does the American Dream Still Exist? The American Dream is a two sided discussion. Some believe the American Dream is easily accessible to anyone. Others believe the American Dream does not exist today. Then there is the gray area of believing the American Dream exists but is harder to achieve for some. The American Dream is also different for every person. People have materialist dreams. Hoping to have nice cars, big houses, and a full wallet. Compared to the Americans who dream of freedom, safety
the New Jersey, just one of America's many colonies. Our 13 colonies are split into three different regions such as the New England Colonies, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies. The New Jersey Colony is one of the Colonies in the Middle which is also close to the New York Colony, the Delaware Colony, and the Pennsylvania Colony. our The colony has been founded by Sir George Carteret and Lord Berkeley in 1664. New Jersey was actually originally named the Province of New Jersey, after the
I have lived in New York for my entire life. I’m a proud Long Islander and, before yesterday, would confidently proclaim that I knew a lot about what New York had to offer. Not that traveling around the metropolitan areas of New York could ever be boring, but growing up here the wide-eyed excitement that is often held by outsiders is not really ever present. New Yorkers are used to the dirty streets, bright lights, hoards of people and rich diversity that the greatest place in the world has to offer
Many American citizens aren’t aware of the importance the Supreme Court has, the U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings are consistently changing the lives of every American. Three good examples of this are, Planned Parenthood v. Indiana, Trinity Lutheran Church v. Pauley, and Grimm v. Gloucester School Board, these are all cases that have affected Americans greatly. The present and future changes in America are affected, and the decisions influence future issues and cases’ outcomes. Abortion debates have
Pennsylvania, nicknamed the Keystone State, may be the 33rd largest state area-wise, but it is the 6th largest population-wise 1. This is most-likely due to urban areas like Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, settlement of europeans after the discovery of “The New World” and, possibly, the immense amount of history and contribution to the development of the United States of America. Philadelphia is known as the “birthplace of the United States.” The territory now known as “Pennsylvania” was disputed
A century ago, Toronto was very different than it is today. One of the differences being that Alan Talon was about to release the first ever moving picture with sound on May 16 1908. But on what was supposed to be the most esteemed event in all of Canada, a tragedy occurred. As dozens of elegantly dressed women and men found their way to the velvet seats in the theatre, among them were a detective by the name of Timothy Lance, Doctor Samantha Wilfrid, Inspector Steven Louis, and Chief Constable
Culturally or historically, the cultural and literal period from 1820 to 1892, saw the generation before the Civil War when the nation grew to its current size, and therefore began dealing with a number of unresolved issues including remnants of the American Revolution. American literature has flourished since then, with notable authors such as Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and Native American Oratory, who represented the actual English language poetry in USA. The American renaissance known as
As the well-known Chinese proverb goes, “one picture is worth 10,000 words.” This saying means that one can tell a story or convey information without ever using words: an image can be more valuable and explain a situation more clearly, and with more emotion, than words, which can often be misunderstood (Martin). This practice is common today, and can be found even 150 years ago. Images are often used to persuade audiences into a certain point of view and evoke powerful reactions that change how
Bruce Springsteen grew up in Freehold Borough, New Jersey. He was raised in what you would call a working class household. His mother, Adele, worked as a secretary in a local insurance office and brought in way more money than his father, Doug, did. Doug worked any job he could really get his hands on to help out with the family, but he had trouble all throughout his life with holding down a steady job. What nobody knew is that this environment was molding a little boy into the rock star sensation