Brandon Behee Professor Smith Eng 101 2 April 2011 Passive resistance has been a major “game changer” in history throughout the world. Two of the most important major influences of passive resistance were the works of philosopher Henry David Thoreau and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. These two men were able to make major changes not only in their local community but throughout our entire nation as well without using any kind of violence. Although these men lived in very different times and addressed very different topics, they used the concept of passive resistance to accomplish the change that they desired. Passive resistance has made a major change in the history of the United States and there are many great names that supported these ideas.
The three characteristics, are hope and full of despair, freedom and afraid of the concept of freedom and Brave and coward. One of the differences between Andy has hope even though he is in jail, but Red is full of despair. Andy spent nineteen years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, but he still held on to the belief that there was a better life waiting for him outside. Red is full of despair because he is used to the prison life because he came into the prison way before Andy. Red has been in the prison for almost forty years.
The philosopher filled our libraries with documents that cement the fundamental structure of our constitution. The politician acted with an acclimated understanding to run a centralized government sometimes requires action at odds with philosophical and moral belief. Jefferson was ambivalent about slavery throughout his career, yet he owned over 600 slaves throughout his lifetime. He believed in a limited government, and yet he expanded government authority more so than Washington and Adams. He was nicknamed, “Man of the People”, but he was born in a predominate family, and lived well outside his means throughout his life.
Tre's father, portrayed by Lawrence Fishburn, is really the only father depicted in the neighborhood. As a result of this, Tre becomes one of the very few young men who avoids getting caught up in the life of a thug and escapes the streets. “Fathers play an important role in the home”, says Singleton. At first, the film primarily caught the attention of the gang type people whose way of life the movie tried to change. As one could guess, however, this would not be an easy battle as many of them created fights at theaters across the nation.
However, the author never mentions the options of community service, probation, etc. which are also part of the penal system. Many non-violent crimes do not result in jail time; instead they are referred to one of these other programs. Jacoby brings forth the reality that prison is a very expensive option. The first cost arises from the number of prisons that have been built across the nation to accommodate the booming number of inmates.
Pacettas Rules for Leadership Kevin J American Military University Frank Pacetta had a lot of native talent but he squandered it in his early years with Xerox (Pacetta p.12). Luckily for Xerox and himself, he was never fired and received the training and mentorship that he needed to morph into the type of leader who would take charge of a failing district and turn it into one of the top performers in the country. Mr. Pacettas parents were a large influence on him as a person but also as a leader and boss. His mother had to take care of his brother who was handicap and he heard stories about how great of a boss his father was. Mr. Pacetta would take the never quit attitude from his mother and the business and people savvy of his father and combine them to make one outstanding mentor and leader.
The prisoner was kept confined until the debt was paid. Tomas Eddy was the main designer of a new prison and was also its first warden. He maintained strict discipline; anyone not in solitary was forced to work. He encouraged religious worship, established a night school, and he gave any convict that had good behavior a portion of the profits. These early prisons were designed to hold inmates in large open rooms, which made it difficult to keep control of the inmates.
An ideal penitentiary would punish without violence, although sometimes violence is part of the punishment for some. Violence often involves the corrections officers working at these facilities. A corrections officer has most likely never been to prison, except to work there. These people have a lot of confidence and courage to work in a place they would never in their lives want to be sent, especially with some of the most violent and criminally insane people in the entire United States. Prisons have changed a lot the last century.
What is the likelihood of that? Stanhope is a very depressed character with a lot on his mind even though he looks like he has everything going for him being tall dark and handsome and upper class so he had a very good upbringing with a good education which led to him receiving a Military Cross and having a very high rank in the army even though he is very young. He is tired of spending everyday in rotten trenches waiting for almost certain death. But it is not fear that grips him, he is not afraid to die, he fears for his men because he is loyal and compassionate. Stanhope is a “capable drinker” although many say he is a bit of a drunkard because he does drink a lot!
The person I choose that best describes what America means to me is Ed Bradley. Ed Bradley was an African American reporter best known for his work on the news show Sixty Minutes. The reason I chose him is because even though the deck was always stacked against him in his life, he still worked hard and was able to achieve greatness. He lived in a divorced family, his father lived in Detroit and owned a vending machine business and worked at a restaurant, while his mother lived in Philadelphia with Ed and also worked two jobs. Ed did not let his home life get in the way though he believed he could become anything he wanted to if he set his mind to it.