This is my abstract.
Law Through Literature Fall 2014
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This is my abstract.
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Racial and gender prejudice and stereotyping have played and continue to play a crucial role in the way American society perceives women and people of color. This paper will examine the impact of some deeply rooted stereotypes that have fostered a distorted and pernicious public perception of African-Americans and women. It will review the relevant literature, historical documents, current events and statistical data on gender and racial inequality, with an emphasis on underlying causes that lead to stereotyping and systemic oppression of women and blacks. The goal of this paper is to show that stereotypes and biased attitudes toward women and people of color prevent American nation from achieving social justice.
Don’t forget the literature and methodology in the abstract.
In general there are many factors that can hinder a race from becoming more dominant over another. in my opinion everything happens for a reason and we either accept the reason or we change the outcome. The world as we know it is not a fair one but speaking up and fighting against things we deem unfair is always a great start to a revolution. The people in this country have given up there voice of reason and truth; and decided to follow blindly behind our “popular leaders”. My research paper will mainly focus on the inequality faced each day in the United States of America. In my paper I intend to focus on the social oppression we face because of inequality. I will examine cases that involves media coverage, and personal experiences within the recent years. Also what I intend to do is analyze and thoroughly examine and explain inequality based on gender and race. In order to support my opinion I will use applicable laws, statistics, and texts. My intentions for this paper is to give insight to any reader that socially we are not equal and can’t function as a society because of the inequality.
The literature and methodology should be included in the abstract, too.
Kristina Giacinto
Prof. Williams
Law through Literature
The Eternal Search
The search for justice is not an easy one. This is especially true when that search is by a class of people. Many scholars would argue that documents such as The Bill of Rights and Emersonâs âSelf-Relianceâ were written purely with white males rights in mind. Over the course of this assignment the main theme running throughout is the search for justice but justice comes in many forms.
Through research from To Kill a Mockingbird through to Snow Falling on Cedars each story has similar events where a victim is seeking justice. To Kill a Mockingbird shows the dichotomy of justice between blacks and whites when examining Tomâs predicament. The Accused parallels Tomâs plight but this time itâs a white woman whose been raped by multiple white men. Her search for justice is also a long and winding road. Certain social groups in the United States have not been fully represented and given equal rights and some may say they are the victims here.
I will show that all of these stories that mirror real world events are bound by the search for justice. These stories have running parallels between them that once established will show that the eternal search for justice is always on going and one might argue will never end. I will link together all of these stories and prove that the search for justice, or the failure to provide it, are equally compelling.
Kristina Giacinto
Prof. Williams
Law through Literature
The Eternal Search
The search for justice is not an easy one. This is especially true when that search is by a class of people. Many scholars would argue that documents such as The Bill of Rights and Emersonâs âSelf-Relianceâ were written purely with white males rights in mind. Over the course of this assignment the main theme running throughout is the search for justice but justice comes in many forms.
Through research from To Kill a Mockingbird through to Snow Falling on Cedars each story has similar events where a victim is seeking justice. To Kill a Mockingbird shows the dichotomy of justice between blacks and whites when examining Tomâs predicament. The Accused parallels Tomâs plight but this time itâs a white woman whose been raped by multiple white men. Her search for justice is also a long and winding road. Certain social groups in the United States have not been fully represented and given equal rights and some may say they are the victims here.
I will show that all of these stories that mirror real world events are bound by the search for justice. These stories have running parallels between them that once established will show that the eternal search for justice is always on going and one might argue will never end. I will link together all of these stories and prove that the search for justice, or the failure to provide it, are equally compelling.
Liza Rios
This paper will show that recent cases involving Mike Brown, Travon Martin, and Eric Garner reflect racial inequality still evident in our judicial system and mirrors those found in books like the Harper Leeâs To Kill a Mocking Bird. This paper will point out the inequalities found within the American society, which also exist in our judicial system that include; racism, discrimination, stereotypes, prejudice decisions as well as sexism. In the Making of a Slut by Naomi Wolf and the film The Accused, both demonstrate how society categorizes people, especially women solely by the way they look and their past actions. This turns into stereotypes and prejudice actions from others. The research paper will include law cases as well as statistics and articles as well as books, which prove these points. In conclusion this paper will demonstrate the way people are being discriminated against as well as being put into stereotypes based on race, gender and past actions. It is not always an accurate depiction of the person being judged.
The United States Constitution is a beautiful but double standard body of law made to govern our society, along with the rules regulations that were born from it to further affect change and keep order. However, do these laws render just and fair retribution to those who have succumbed to their follies and transgressed against humanity? It will be proven through our History from the “Civil War of 1861” to the “Mississippi burning trial” case and the growth of our judiciary system that, although we have come a far way, we still have a very long way to journey to create a just and fair society where the punishment fits the crime, and not you do the crime but you will serve time for another crime instead. Also through statistics and various writings such as ” To Kill a Mocking Bird,” “The Pact”, films like “The Accused” that depict and illustrates through strong imagery and metaphoric the type of society we come from and live in today will baffle the minds of the people interested in justice and equality and the pursuit of happiness for all.
Laws are supposedly set in place to give retribution but, our court system have failed most of the time to utilized the eloquently, and intelligently written laws that govern our nation to do just that. The court system have fail to protect, regulate and offer solace to our society by a having redundant mind frame of âtakeâem anyway you can get eâmâ mentality. Until our government and society expel this type of rationality we will always be forever frozen in our justice system; where criminals are given punishments that take the sting out of their reality and the consequences are quenched with lower and different penalties. If this continues they will never comprehend and truly realize the wrongs they have committed against humanity.
Fran,
Make sure you incorporate the “This research will…; I will show how….” voice. Methodology? How will you prove what you’ve listed (web research, library…etc).
Research Paper Abstract.
Class “Law through Literature” involves exploring how the American Justice System and views of American Society evolved to the level of which judgments can be bias free and fair in modern society. The goal is to show that the American Justice system not always was the way we see it today. This will be achieved by examining various events, such as the Court cases described in three different novels written in the twentieth century. They are “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harpers Lee, “The Pact” by Judy Picoult, and “Snow Falling on Cedars” by David Guterson. There were also two movies presented in class, “The Mississippi Burning” and “The Accused” which are also based on true story and real court cases. In order to investigate these events, this paper portrays the jury, the trial, and the effect of judgments, which are introduced through the traditional views of the society. It becomes clear that people who lived in the United States were not equally judged by the court system, even though this was supposed to be granted by the United States Constitution to provide the “Freedom and Justice for All”. Most of the trial cases were biased and people were discriminated upon based on their race and / or gender. By manifesting the important role of the American Justice System in our society, this research paper highlights the importance of gradual development and conformation to established laws and demonstrates the actual results of legal cases which occurred during this process.
Discuss less in terms of the class and more I terms of what your essay will establish and why. Ultimately, as critic, what do you want your reader to understand?
Denise Sevilla
Abstract
This paper will examine the impact that women have made in society through Feminism since the 19th century till today. By analyzing this I came to the conclusion that women still face challenges in political participation, economic empowerment and in violent sexual crimes. In this paper I will include the equality of rights for women, the protection against any type of violent crimes and the new role that women have gain today in society. Using three major research strategies: a film, an essay and multiple articles and novels, collected from the social media and newspapers. This paper challenges the argument that even though women have the same rights as men they still face problems in society, struggling to keep a valance at home and outside.
Literature examined? Not sure what ultimate goal of research is.
This paper will show that although there has been years of change to establish equality the mission to have true equality continues when it comes to gender and race. I will examine the unjust treatment presented to women and African Americans that is seen in the past and the present. This work will show that historically, socially philosophically and judicially African Americans and women. African American and women have been treated differently because of social perceptions, stereotypes and higher standards that we give importance to such as the law and biblical text. When African Americans fight against the issues of race and how they are treated unjust they fight together but when women fight we do not always stand as one. We see the issues that are presented and do not make an effort to progress for all instead sometimes even stand against each other. It is understood that we do live in a patriarchy world but it does not mean that we should act we are any less than a human. To do this I will discuss the book to âTo Kill a Mockingbirdâ and the film âThe Mississippi Trial to demonstrate inequality in race through African Americans. I will Incorporate Naomi Wolfâs article âThe making of a Slutâ and the film âThe Accusedâ to show inequality of women. In addition to the films, book and article I will use websites. The essay shows that people are not all equal and if there is any chance of equality we must acknowledge the importance of equality and take things more seriously to generate change.
Huh? Film and trial are different. Distinguish between the fiction and reality. What’re are we today?
This paper will show that although there has been years of change to establish equality the mission to have true equality continues when it comes to gender and race. I will examine the unjust treatment presented to women and African Americans that is seen in the past and the present. This work will show that historically, socially philosophically and judicially African Americans and women. African Americans and women have been treated differently because of social perceptions and higher standards. When African Americans fight against the issues of race and how they are treated unjust they fight together but when women fight we do not always stand as one. We see the issues that are presented and do not make an effort to progress for all instead sometimes even stand against each other. It is understood that we do live in a patriarchy world but it does not mean that we should act we are any less than a human. To do this I will discuss the book to âTo Kill a Mockingbirdâ and the film âThe Mississippi Trial to demonstrate inequality in race. I will Incorporate Naomi Wolfâs article âThe making of a Slutâ and the film âThe Accusedâ to show inequality of women. In addition to the films, book and article I will use websites. The essay shows that people are not all equal and if there is any chance of equality we must acknowledge the importance of equality and take things more seriously to generate change.
Racism has been a source of oppression worldwide for many centuries. In the United States the fight for inequality has not been any easier. In this paper I will discuss the racial and gender inequalities in American society. With literary works like the book âTo Kill a Mockingbirdâ and major historical events such as the âCivil War of 1861âł and the âMississippi burning trialâ I will prove how certain groups in American society are help back with systematic oppression. I will also prove how the court system has failed to protect its people. I will use statistics and journals I will find while conducting research in libraries and online databases, o help me construct a convincing argument.
Proofread. What is paper’s ultimate goal?
To what extent? Why do this? You want to prove…