Monthly Archives: March 2010

SMH

Posted on March 16, 2010 by jbutcher

On March 8, 2010 the New York Times printed out an article that dealt with a court case involving the death of 37 year old Ecuadorean illegal immigrant Marcelo Lucero who died in November 2008. He was beaten to death … Continue reading →

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Criminal Injustice

Posted on March 16, 2010 by tamding.sherpa

Tamding Sherpa A song is a story and to write and sing it, is a way of expressing ones story. Paul Butler in his article, ‘Let’s Get Free’ brings us into the hip hop world, where every ‘nobody’ has a … Continue reading →

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Current Events

Posted on March 15, 2010 by gcompolongo

I am writing about a current event i found in the New York Times on our justice system. When we are accused of committing a crime or brought to court, we are allowed to use public counsel. This is a … Continue reading →

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Poor judgement of poor blacks

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Irene Yang

Prisoners are prisoners, they should not be pre-judged just because of their race, but because of what crime they have committed. However, sometimes the government does not stay unbiased when coming to punishing people. Marshall Mercy wrote an essay called … Continue reading →

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Enforcers of Justice or Perpetrators of Racism?

Posted on March 10, 2010 by dou

DanLin O. The police force is supposed to protect citizens and promote peace and justice. As citizens, we have to rely on the police to defend us from any type of injustice or wrong. They are supposed to protect us … Continue reading →

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A Hip Hop Theory Of Justice

Posted on March 10, 2010 by aeckert1

“Let’s get free, a hip hop theory of justice”, by Paul Butler is an article about how hip-hop has made such a big impact on all different aspects of culture since it has come out in the South Bronx, NY … Continue reading →

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Civil Disobedience

Posted on March 10, 2010 by dmilano

His Thoreau’s essay he goes against talking about how the reformation within a government truly is not that effective. He presents his own knowledge in a first point of view  about the his own experience during the time he was jail for … Continue reading →

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A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice

Posted on March 10, 2010 by slevkovich

By Sandra Levkovich What this article is about is how hip-hop has a significant social impact. Hip-hop is an industry that include television, movies, fashion, theater, dance and visual art. Hip-hop is a business that contributes to our U.S economy. … Continue reading →

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Henry David Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience”

Posted on March 10, 2010 by lnin

Leo Nin Henry David Thoreau is possibly one of the most intelligent men to put his throughts and ideas on paper.  He could most certainly be considered a polymath, which is a person with superior intelligence who excels in a … Continue reading →

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Ward Churchill Celebrating Columbus Day

Posted on March 10, 2010 by cderise

We have gone over, and analyzed this essay several times in class, and written a previous blog on it. Physical exposure to this essay does not necessarily eliminate internal impact. I am still amazed by the language and the shock … Continue reading →

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