The Fourth Man

The officers violated the Fourth Amendment, which states that they were required to have a search warrant. Now to obtain a warrant, the people searching need to have probable cause. The Fourth Amendment was part of the first ten ratified in 1792. It has gone through various changes, such as Terry v. Ohio. In this case, a police officer has reasonable suspicion

John W. Terry v. Ohio On October 31, 1963 a Cleveland Police Detective stopped and arrested three men outside a department store window. The officer charged two of the men with carrying concealed weapons. One of the men involved in this stop and frisk, John W. Terry, challenged the ruling, stating that it was against his 4th Amendment rights to be searched for weapons by an off duty police officer without probable cause for arrest. On June 10, 1968 the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 in favor of the policeman

In the speech, “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July,” by Frederick Douglass clearly and effectively supports his claim that slavery is outrageous and intolerable to America and to humanity by using a balanced use of all of the three methods of appeal. On July 5, 1852 a day after the Fourth of July in Rochester, New York, Frederick Douglass delivers a powerful speech about his and the people he represents view on the Fourth of July. Douglass immediately begins his speech by saying “Fellow citizens

of Sentiments” written by Elizabeth Stanton and “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro” both take their stance for freedom and independence in their own way. Stanton fights for the freedom of women where she explains there,” is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of man toward women, having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over her.” Douglas on the other hand states” The fourth of July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn.” African Americans

characteristics such as Paranoia, breaking of the fourth wall, and black comedy. Paranoia in

In the 1800’s, slavery was a huge part of America. Slavery helped boost the economy and was heavily dependent upon by Americans. Slaves were treated as if they were not humans, but property. Slaves natural right of freedom was taken away by the white Americans. This oppression occurred in America, while they claimed that their nation was the nation of freedom and liberty. One of the slaves that would help change history was named Frederick Douglass, and he had a lot to say about American hypocrisy

of cruelty at the hands of his owners, therefore he had strong hatred toward slavery in the United States. After escaping from slavery to be a free man in 1838, he published several autobiographies and became an outspoken advocate for the abolitionist movement. One of the most recognized speeches of Frederick Douglass - “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” - was held on the nation's 76th anniversary. By revealing unfairness and injustice of racism throughout this speech, Douglass, with his

O’Brien talks about his fourth day in the war. He begins to reminisce on when his platoon fired into a village in the South China Sea. After seeing dead bodies, he beings to tell Kiowa about his first puppy love that he experiences when he was nine years old. O’Brien compares his childhood experience with Linda his first love with the war. Given that he seen a dead man in a pigpen laying down and brought the memory of his first love Linda lying in a casket. Although it was his fourth day he noticed that

Racial profiling is a controversial topic in today’s society. Many minorities feel targeted by governmental officials such as police officers and U.S. courts. “Statistics have shown that blacks in the U.S. are arrested and imprisoned for committing crimes at higher proportions than any other racial group” (“Crime and Race”). Do African Americans in fact commit more crimes than whites? Or is there racism within the U.S. justice system? Even though minorities feel targeted by governmental officials

hoof of human character. It results in linguistic, mental and spiritual alienation of modern man. Quintessential man holds on to the contents within his reach. The transition is the only source on which he keeps the foothold. This paper is an effort to throw light on the predicament and dilemma of man beset with multifarious projections of self and society. It also leads the path to spiritual state of man through transition and also surfaces Soyinka’s quest in live transition between life and death