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Advanced Essay #3 Improving Police Brutality
Introduction: My goal for this paper was to present an understanding of different causes for police brutality, and things that could be done to improve it. Throughout the process the main idea or argument of my paper had shifted a little bit. In the beginning I was planning to focus specifically on the causes of police brutality. Instead, I ended up focusing on the causes, as well as ways police had claimed they were improving, as well as ways that police could improve.
Police Brutality is a controversial subject that is talked about often in America. Often times race, or being of a certain minority has a big impact on this. We hear about racial issues all the time that occur between Police Officers, and a citizen who couldn’t help the color of their skin, their sexual orientation, or the religion they practice. Police Brutality is not indeed inevitable though. Things can be done to fix this, there could be better monitorization of the police officers. Technology also helps so that people can be held much more accountable. There have been certain acts of police brutality that have been caught and publicized. Shedding light on these issues, does everyone a huge justice. There are so many ways for fixing and/or improving police brutality . Activism is among the many important ways that issues like police brutality are resolved.
An example of activism that has been very important is the Black Lives Matter movement. According to an article from “Brookings.edu”, Black Lives matter protests as much more likely to happen in areas where police violence has been a significant issue. This shows that members of the community have tried to fight against issues with police in a nonviolent and civil manner. Although members of the community have worked hard to try and improve police brutality issues, it is hard to know whether Police forces are working hard for this also.
A program that has been a great advocate for the improvement of the relationship between police and citizens is called “Campaign Zero”. Campaign Zero introduces numerous solutions to improve police brutality. It also provides a lot of facts about police that many people are unaware of. A small example of something their website mentions is that Police can prohibit people from recording them. This seems unreasonable, and unsensible.
In a section of Campaign Zero’s website called “Fair Police Contracts”, they talk about many corrupt policies that are in place to protect police officers. Officers are given many privileges in the judicial system that citizens aren’t. Police officers can wait 48 hours after an incident without being interrogated, they can decide not to take a lie detector, and often times have a “statute of limitations” on complaints against them. This means that officers can’t be held accountable if an issue with them isn’t reported within 100 days of it happening.
Often times people would consider police brutality to be a result of things like racial profiling, and prejudice. Although this is true, police departments around the country are arguing they are trying to improve this. They claim that new policing techniques have allowed for an improved relationship between them and the community. According to Steve Erly from Yes Magazine, “More communities are now taking a closer look at what’s going on in their own police departments and whether it meets their needs, including on issues involving race and diversity,”. A major issue that we face here in Philadelphia is that Police officers are “Stopping and Frisking” people based on their appearance. In order to fix this, high-up law officials claim they are putting the proper policies in place in order to ensure patrol officers aren’t overstepping their boundaries.
In recent years, police have began to use new technology, and Body cams have become mainstream among police officers. Police officers often times feel that the Body cams provide them protection, and keep them safer. Other police officers don’t like the body cams, because they allow for constant watch and observation of them. In general it seems that police officers are held more accountable. There are some officers that will take advantage of the body cam, and use it as a method in order to intimidate members of the community in which they are interacting with. It seems that as time progresses, and the training in which police officers receive regulations will be much better. Body cams will provide security for citizens rights when it comes to dealing with authorities. This will lead to a much more comfortable environment for both Police officers and citizens.
It seems that a negative connotation has been formed around police officers especially in minority neighborhoods. It also seems like the role of police in these neighborhoods is made into something it shouldn’t be. The technical role of an officer is to maintain safety, and public order. Sometimes it seems like police officers are taking advantage of the authority they are given. In general there is a lot of responsibility given to a police officer. Many police officers are phenomenal, and typically have ‘the people’s’ best interests in mind. Their are a few that could get distracted from that at times. Their job’s require them to be ethical and uphold the law. In certain communities they have a terrible time connecting with the community. Especially in high crime, and low income areas.
In conclusion, it can be determined that there are multiple reasons communities have a tough time forming a relationship with the police. Police are often times not held accountable in necessary ways. It seems as if the law doesn’t apply to them entirely. Police forces in different places, and cities around the country are taking different approaches to try and fix this. Certain major confrontations between the police, and people in society could have been avoided.
Works Cited
Williamson, Vanessa, and Vanessa Williamson. “New Data Show That Police Violence Predicts Black Lives Matter Protests.” Brookings, Brookings, 17 May 2018, www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2018/05/17/new-data-show-that-police-violence-predicts-black-lives-matter-protests/.
“Solutions.” Campaign Zero, Wetheprotestors, www.joincampaignzero.org/solutions#oversight.Advanced Essay #2:The place we have in Society
Introduction: This is my essay that I wrote about the impact society has on our identity. In my essay I talk about the place that people have in different societies, and the way the society they live in affects their identity.
Often times we think about our place in society, and how our society forms our sense of belonging. I think it is necessary to define “our society” first. Whether it be American society as a whole, or just the 500 people that make up the SLA community. The difference between the two is significant in my eyes, but could be subtle in someone else’s.
When I was younger I lived in a suburban republican-friendly neighborhood. I would consider it to be a spectrum of different societies in my life. Each of which I have to put on an identity mask in. By identity mask, I mean a lens that people will see me through depending on how I would like to be perceived. I always considered who I was with, and it seems everyone is like that to an extent. In a teenager’s life, you could say there are four different lenses. The “I want to be cool around my friend’s” lens, “I want to be respectable around my teachers and authority figures” lens, “I want to be myself” lens, and “I can do whatever I want online” lens.
Although people filter themselves so that society will perceive them a certain way, society is filtered so that they will perceive it a certain way. I formed my own opinions, due to the people, places, and things that I have interacted within my life. Everyone has been influenced, but someone who stayed in a suburban town all of their life, has not been influenced the same way that someone who has traveled around the world. It is possible that the use of cell phones and social media has had a huge impact on this. People can do anything, they can track their friend’s location, talk to them in an instant, and even send and receive money. People tend to form an online identity, and this can be very similar to who they are, but it can also be different from who they are. Some people post superficial versions of themselves online Often times people feel less vulnerable, and often times they feel so much more vulnerable online.
Before social media existed, people had to go out in order to see or talk to people. Now you can press a few buttons on your phone and be on a live video chat. The reason people are kept from certain parts of society is because their identity is independent. In the article “Stop Googling. Let’s Talk.” The author talks about the effect social media and technology has on society. “In conversation, things go best if you pay close attention and learn how to put yourself in someone else’s shoes. This is easier to do without your phone in hand. Conversation is the most human and humanizing thing that we do.” The ability to spend your free time watching TV, or going on social media like snapchat adds a new aspect to everyone’s identity. You’re able to connect with people you haven’t seen in years online, while at the same time you don’t need to be connecting with other people in your current life.
I’d say my identity has been totally flipped upside down and inside out in the last three years. In 2016, I was living in a suburban town where the majority of my day revolved around playing ball outside, and hanging out with a couple of friends. Now I am working, or going to school, in an urban environment. Moving to Philadelphia had an instrumental effect on my identity, belonging, and trajectory in life. I remember how different my life was. By no means was my life worse in any way, but it couldn’t have been more different. I went to a traditional school that was very different from SLA and its project-based learning style. Living in two such different societies throughout my life, I think it would be reasonable to claim that they have formed my identity, as a person, as a friend, and as a student.
An article called “1 MILLION WORKERS. 90 MILLION IPHONES. 17 SUICIDES. WHO'S TO BLAME?” was written about Foxconn, a computer hardware company in China, talking about workers who are isolated from having a normal life. “Still, after years of writing what is (at best) buyers' guidance and (at worst) marching hymns for an army of consumers, I was burdened by what felt like an outsize provision of guilt—an existential buyer's remorse for civilization itself. I am here because I want to know: Did my iPhone kill 17 people?” These workers had been affected because of this, and the lack of social interaction had caused them to become mentally sick. There are things like our phones that have an impact on our everyday life, and people work in terrible conditions overseas to make that possible. It seems as if some people in society are more aware of this than others. The people making these cell phones live in a totally different society then we do.
Overall it seems as though identity and belonging are very complex things to figure out, perception by other people seems to play a big role. The way people act is typically dependent on the society they are in. I first talked about the difference between different societies, and the impact living in such different places had on me. I then began to talk about an article called “Stop Googling. Lets talk.” written about the way social media affects people, and society. Finally I wrote about Foxconn, and foreign workers unnoticed relationship with society. Overall it would be fair conclude, the idea that everyone has a place in society is a complex concept to figure out.
Advanced Essay- Justin Siegel
Football has always been very important to me, I still have a lot of memories from when I used to play. Part of me wishes that I had never stopped, the other part of me understands, and decided that it was better for me not to get hurt. Not playing football allowed me focus more on my school work. It was one of the harder decisions I ever made, and I still consider football to be a very important passion for me. I will never forget certain things such as going to put my football helmet on everyday.
A fake helmet. Not everyone would call it art, but I would. It has meaning to me, and to me it glistens in the light on the shelf where it sits. It is all black with a red cardinal decal on both sides. It has a white brim on the back that even says Ridell. It looked so real, and the memories it brought back to me were endless. Anyone else would say its just a toy. It’s not it has my life bottled up inside of it. It had a facemask on it, and even had real padding inside of it. The helmet has a piece of masking tape on it that says ‘Justin Siegel’. I put the tape their, it looked exactly like the tape on my helmet when I played football. My coach put it their, on the first day of practice.
My coach also happened to be a mentor to me, he gave me the helmet. This little helmet had meant something to me for multiple reasons. It was shiny, without a single scratch on it. It looked exactly the way it looked the day that I got it. I couldn’t say that about the actual helmet I wore when playing football. My other helmet had better days, It had dents and dinks all over the place. I had thrown it had the pavement a few times after the two games my team lost in my 8th grade season. So at least my replica helmet still looked perfect. I plan on keeping this helmet, because it will help me remember when I lived in northfield forever.
Whenever I see this helmet sitting on the shelf in my room, it makes me think about football. I would think about how I loved to play, and how I may have regretted my decision. At the same time the helmet itself makes me think about all of the times I had banged my head, or banged into the opposing player. Tough decisions are always hard, and especially when they have such great magnitude. Next, I will mention a moment that I will never forget, because it makes me think about how our team had such a geniune camaraderie.
“You can do this boys” my coach yelled during the time out. There were two minutes left in the game, and we were down by a touchdown. We needed the ball back, and we needed it at that very moment. It was third down and they needed 4 yards for the first down. A fire had been lit inside of me, I wanted to win more then anything. I looked to my left, and right. My teammates were just as angry as me. We worked hard for this moment. Next, I looked at the sideline. I saw my dad, my grandparents, and my coaches. I was too focused to let my nerves distract me. I was exhausted though. I didn’t care, I cared about Brandon. The opposing quarterback. I could remember everything he said about us, and how we didn’t stand a chance.
“Ready. Set. Go. Hut. Hut.” he screeched. The ball flew back to him from the center. I rushed passed the offensive line, and brandon was in my cross hairs. I chase him for a couple seconds. Then, I reached my hand out, and dived for his legs. I had wrapped his legs up, and pulled him down. It was shocking, We’d get the ball back, they needed to punt. Finally I turned, and looked at my coach. He looked back, and we both smiled.
The game I was just talking about was one of the biggest moments I remember from playing football. It feels like it was just yesterday, playing under the lights on that november saturday night. Although football had such a great impact on me, I think that SLA has had a greater impact on me. This decison was the right one looking back. The experiences, friendships, and learning experiences I have had at SLA are untouchable compared to football. Football was a great part of my childhood, and i will remember those awesome moments forever. In the end I don’t regret my decision though.
Justin's Matt Print
My element is tin. Tin is a metal, that is often used to coat other metals. This helps to prevent corrosion. The atomic number of tin is 50. Tin has been used since 3000 BCE. It was used to make art, and was one of the most commonly used metals. I chosed to use an altoids container because an altoids container is made of tin. I thought this was an interesting way to portray tin, because not many people would have thought of that. To make the print I had to draw the altoids container backwards so the print would come out correctly. If I were to do this print over again I would spend a lot more time working on the details of the print. I could have made the design a lot more realistic which i think is necessary. I enjoyed thinking creatively to figure out a way to portray my element. It was interesting, I went from drawing the tin man from the Wizard of Oz to a couple other ideas before this idea had came to me.
Negative Space cut out
Negative Space Cut out
Posted in Art - Freshman
The negative space seen in this picture is the lighter color. Often times negative space is the space that is not relevant in a picture, or the background which helps the imagery stand out. In this picture above the darker color is the positive space. The definition of negative space is the space around and between the subject of an image. The subject of my image was the pink, and the negative space was orange. It often helps an artist if they are able to see negative space, because they are then able to create a subject that will be more visible/relevant. Seeing in negative space can definitely enhance your drawings, because it is another tool you can use when designing it. Using negative space helps the artist to gain more focus on the subject of the image.
The Art of Printmaking
Printmaking is the occupation of printing art using a block or plate with the art engraved in it. Printmaking is important, because it gives you the ability to print the art engraved in the block or plate as many times as you would like. The invention of printmaking has many useful purposes. Printing gives a unique look to art, because of the ability to have different thickness of lines. I notice the artwork above is a fish which shows that you have the freedom to print whatever you would like.
Citations:
Artwork:
Mulder-Slater, Andrea, Fish, 2014
Spanish Video- Justin, Joziah, Tyah, and Alexis
Introduction + Overview (JUSTIN)
¡Bienvenidos a SLA! Los profesores son muy inspirantes. SLA es muy divertido pero exigente. Los amigos son chéveres. SLA tiene cinco pisos. Es muy fácil hacer amigos. SLA la escuela está en Filadelfia. Somos del primer año. Las matemáticas es muy importante. SLA es nuestra casa.
Tus Clases (ALEXIS)
Tenemos muchas clases en SLA. Tenemos bioquímica, inglés, español uno, álgebra, geometría, tecnología, drama y historia. Todas son clases difíciles pero fáciles, también. Español es mi clase favorita. Español es mi clase favorita porque es muy chévere, interesante y importante. Leemos palabras en español, hacemos toda la tarea, tomamos notas, participamos activamente y somos responsables. Los materiales que necesitamos son unas plumas y lápices, unas hojas de papel, y unas carpetas. Necesitamos unos cuadernos, también. Para tener éxito en esta clase, es importante prestar mucha atención a las profesoras. Es importante tomar notas y participar mucho. Es muy fácil sacar buenas notas.
Los Profesores y Los Estudiantes (TYAH)
Mi profesor, el Señor Kay, es nuestro favorito profesor. El enseña inglés. Nos encanta porque la clase es fácil. Su clase es un poco estresante, pero me encanta la clase de inglés. El profesor es bastante tranquilo y inspirante. El enseña muy bien. Su clase es chévere y interesante. Nuestros estudiantes son interesantes ¡Me gusta la comunidad y la familia en SLA!
Opinión (JOZIAH)
En general la escuela es perfecta. Es diferente. Nos encanta la libertad tenemos porque es fantásticos y tenemos que trabajador. Además SLA es chévere porque los estudiantes son interesantes y diferentes. SLA es como una segunda familia con amigos. Depende del día, SLA es político. Además SLA es muy música y artístico. Para más información, ve a www.scienceleadership.org ¡Gracias y ven a vistarnos!
E1 U4 Joziah Alexis Justin Tyah
¡Bienvenidos a SLA! Los profesores son muy inspirantes. SLA es muy divertido pero exigente. Los amigos son chéveres. SLA tiene cinco pisos. Es muy fácil hacer amigos. SLA la escuela está en Filadelfia. Somos del primer año. Las matemáticas es muy importante. SLA es nuestra casa.
Tenemos muchas clases en SLA. Tenemos bioquímica, inglés, español uno, álgebra, geometría, tecnología, drama y historia. Todas son clases difíciles pero fáciles, también. Español es mi clase favorita. Español es mi clase favorita porque es muy chévere, interesante y importante. Leemos palabras en español, hacemos toda la tarea, tomamos notas, participamos activamente y somos responsables. Los materiales que necesitamos son unas plumas y lápices, unas hojas de papel, y unas carpetas. Necesitamos unos cuadernos, también. Para tener éxito en esta clase, es importante prestar mucha atención a las profesoras. Es importante tomar notas y participar mucho. Es muy fácil sacar buenas notas.
Mi profesor, el Señor Kay, es nuestro favorito profesor. El enseña inglés. Nos encanta porque la clase es fácil. Su clase es un poco estresante, pero me encanta la clase de inglés. El profesor es bastante tranquilo y inspirante. El enseña muy bien. Su clase es chévere y interesante. Nuestros estudiantes son interesantes ¡Me gusta la comunidad y la familia en SLA!
En general la escuela es perfecta. Es diferente. Nos encanta la libertad tenemos porque es fantásticos y tenemos que trabajador. Además SLA es chévere porque los estudiantes son interesantes y diferentes. SLA es como una segunda familia con amigos. Depende del día, SLA es político. Además SLA es muy música y artístico. Para más información, ve a www.scienceleadership.org ¡Gracias y ven a vistarnos!
E1 U4 Telenovela: "Innocent"
The story starts off at a news station where the live report of a robbery in the school store begins. Paul a cop watches the newscast, and then begins investigating the case. Paul has a conversation with the celebrity, and then interrogates the civilian. After, another robbery is plotted...
Justin como Cop
Mamadou como civilian
Joziah como 808
Joziah como Celebrity
Bobby como robber
E1 U4 Telenovela: "Innocent"
Starting at the news station, 808 (The reporter) reports of a robbery in the school store. Paul who's a cop hears of this story, and he begins his investigation. Paul begins investigating a celebrity. The celebrity is with the robber at the time of the robbery. The story continues with an interesting plot of another robbery...
Personajes
Justin como Paul
Joziah como 808
Mamadou como celebrity
Bobby como Bernando
Reflection on slide
After receiving the critiques and learning about what could be improved on my slide, I decided to enlarge the font. The first thing I want my viewers eye to be drawn to is the acronym life. I used black to show contrast. After making the letters take up more of the page caused the slide easier to view at a glance. I made the pictures smaller, but they still send the message from my me magazine. Overall the slide looks improved, and the design looks better.
Media Fluency
This slide took a lot of thinking, and planning. Being that a slide can be considered a glance media, I thought of an acronym that would be understood. What describes my life in a matter of 3 seconds? I used LIFE to make the acronym Learning Identity Football Eagles. I chose Learning because my education is extremely important to me. I chose identity because the slide shows a lot about who I am as a person. Football because of who big of a role it has played in my life over the past couple years, and finally the Eagles because I’ve been obsessed with them ever since I was born.
My slide purposely had lettering that stuck out so people would notice it. According to the presentation zen website our slides should be “digestible in a matter of 3 seconds” and that's what I tried to do. To be creative I tried to make some of the lettering, and pictures “bleed” of the page. Lettering on half the slide, and a collage of photos on the other for the consumer to notice. Overall the slide had all content necessary. The slide had details about me and showed a lot about who I am. The slide sort of looks like a IKEA Billboard also. It is overall filled with pictures, and eye catching detail that shares my identity.
Spanish Video 2- Justin, Michaela, Amayah, and Micah
Amayah doesn't know how to pronounce her abc's! Michaela is to the rescue though, and helps Amayah. After that, Justin, Amayah, and Michaela have a simple conversation about how there days are going.
Spanish Video 4
Today Micah, Michaela, and Amayah will be eating a wonderful delicious dinner. Lets see how it goes!
Spanish Video 1- Justin, Michaela, Amayah, Micah
Micah is learning a math lesson taught by Justin. Justin shows Micah a example of a math problem. After the Math lesson is complete Justin is in a rush to leave… How will he react?
Spanish Video 3- Justin, Micah, Michaela, and Amayah
In this video we get to watch the news in spanish. First the wonderful news anchors will inform us on the weather. After that, there is a special surprise... It calls for celebration!!
Siegel Home Network
- explain your L.A.N. Local Area Network - all the devices on your internet connection. I have an xfinity modem, and it has a built in router. The router has two different networks. All of my family's streaming/gaming devices go onto one network, and all of our computers/phones go onto another network.
- reflect on what you learned about networks, did you have an OMG moment that you learned something new and interesting? I've had a lot of previous knowledge on setting up a L.A.N. before so I knew how my network was set up. Something I found interesting was that wifi connection falls, and I had never known this before this assignment.
- what would you tell other people that they need to know about having an ISP/Home network? I would tell other people to set their network up so that the connections work for everyone. What I mean by this is if you have multiple networks on your modem you should use them. This will increase efficiency if set up right.
My Home Network
explain your L.A.N. Local Area Network - all the devices on your internet connection. I have the modem which receives the connection for my house. Then the modem sends out wireless signals for two different networks. I strategically have devices on the networks I would like them to be on for the best connection. Anything used primarily for streaming I put on one network, and anything else is on the other.
reflect on what you learned about networks, did you have an OMG moment that you learned something new and interesting? I always thought that the internet was everything visible online, when its really made up of servers, computers, and modems etc.
what would you tell other people that they need to know about having an ISP/Home network? Keep your modem as high as possible for the best connection.
