islamophobia. Such accusations have made some Americans feel justified in their racist beliefs and have begun to express them openly. According to CNN, FBI statistics for 2015 showed a 67% increase in hate crimes against Muslim Americans. Hate crimes against Jewish people, African Americans, and LGBT individuals also increased. In another section of the CNN report, students from a small border town in northwest Texas say they were the target of ethnically charged slurs while warming up for a…
Debate: Clinton, Sanders leading debate Tuesday evening, CNN hosted in Las Vegas the first Democratic Debate for the 2016 presidential election in which former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders performed strongest out of the five candidates. The presidential debates help Americans understand where candidates lie on subjects that affect their personal lives and the country, aiding citizens to vote accordingly. CNN reported 15.3 million people watched the debate, and…
The Harry Potter books have not only gained millions of fans, but also sparked a lot of controversy since their release. Allegations that say the novels contain occult or satanic undertones have caused religious debates about Rowling’s work and many Protestants, Catholics, Christians, as well as some Muslims have spoken out against them. While supporters of the books argue that Harry Potter does not encourage these beliefs and are simply fantasy novels alike the works of authors such as C. S.…
election. I was only a junior, but its still burnt in my head. All I heard was, “Bush did this!”, and “Gore did that!” Even some of my friends were talking about how the Florida count was bogus. But, what about the election of 1876? There wasn't CNN back then, or Facebook status posts on what happened during the election. Lets compare, and see which one was “more fair or not.” My opinion, the election of 2000 was more unfair. Here is why The election of 1876, the Republicans nominated…
started hitting and biting the Officers. As a result of that, the policemen attempted to arrest her forcefully, and the officer, Akinyemi Borishade is seen in a video hitting her repeatedly even after she had been put to the ground. According to CNN NEWS, While Mayra Martinez was being convened to the Duval County Jail, she continued kicking…
immigration on how it benefits and doesn’t to America. There are two different sides of the story in immigration and it’s important for you to know the differences. Fox News and CNBC News have a similar outlook on what they think about immigration, however, CNN says it’s wrong for Trump to have this immigration issue. Many say that Trump shouldn’t change the policy on immigration and how that won’t benefit anyone in any way. Fox News claims “America doesn’t need someone else's babies” they…
Social media and news sources such as CNN or ABC have, over more recent years, become “highly correlated, perhaps an unsurprising [amount]” (Guggenhiem 208). With the recent scandal revolving Facebook, framing political views is evidently present. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, recently…
Indian Mascots- You’re Out! The article “Indian Mascots- You’re Out” written by Jack Shakley in August 2011 and published by the LA Times. Shakley argues that Indians mascots are making fools out of the race and that mascots with Indian names should be banned. The author feels like his race is being humiliated. In the article “Indian Mascots- You’re Out” the author Jack Shakley talks about his times growing during Indian stereotypes. The author wants to prove whether or not Native Americans…
ASSIGNMENT REPORT ON FAKE BANK ACCOUNTS SCAM IN WELLS FARGO BANK USA 1. Describe what happened. The case in discussion here is opening of unauthorized and fake bank accounts by employees of Wells Fargo Bank all over US. Various employees in Wells Fargo Retail stores all over the country signed up customers for various products like a new checking accounts, debit accounts, credit card accounts without their approval or consent. The employees then used to transfer money from the customers…
Seminole County Florida. Zimmerman is considered to be unemployed because he was not paid for being a neighborhood watchman and Martin was still a high school student. To quote Ted Nugent he said Martin was a, “Dope smoking, racist, gansta wanna be” (CNN). The only thing that has been shouted by hundreds of protestors around the US is that…