Brutality In North Carolina

“We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” - The Declaration of Independence

We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed certain unalienable rights; that among these rights are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. These rights are ensured by the humanity of the people around us, and judgement threatens these purest of rights. We must, as people, humans,

According to a Collective Evolution article published on March 4, 2013, “260 million acres...of US forests have been clear-cut to create land for producing feed for livestock” (Ketler 1). In addition to this, National Geographic has released an article about deforestation stating that one of the worst outcomes of deforestation is the destruction of habitats for animals. The article goes on to state that deforestation is also a major cause of climate change and global warming. What is even worse is that this deforestation will likely not stop, as the world population swells and the demand for meats as well. So, this tragedy must be stopped now, or this could materialize extremely negative, complex issues for the environment and the population of the

their victims are people of color. Over the year police brutality has increased, but not much is

One of the reasons police brutality has become pervasive in Kern County is due in part to the county’s lack of critical social capital. This concept refers to a repressed community’s access to human and material resources within institutions, organizations, and social networks which explore “the collective dimensions of community change particularly on how racial identity and political awareness serve as important community and social resources.” This lack of critical social capital can arguably be attributed to the county’s racial demographics. Bakersfield, the biggest city in Kern with a population of 360,000, is composed of 46% Hispanic, 38% White and 8% African American residents. The Hispanic community also seems to be the target group

Today in America there has been a growing problem amongst people and the police force. There has been many cases over the past couple of years were the police has used brute force on citizens. The main group of people suffering from police brutality is young African Americans. The young blacks feel that they are being targeted by the police. These cases continue to happen with no signs of stopping anytime soon. The police have been using brute force on black Americans for years now. There was a major that spark awareness on police brutality a couple of years ago. This case was the Trayvon Martin case that stated the whole black lives matter movement. This case was one of the key features to start the black lives matter movement.

Currently, as I envision my community I see cooperation, peace, and unity. As you may know, Cleveland recently had a tragic incident with a young youth, Tamir Rice. I lived around the block from Tamir and also attended elementary school with him for a year at Marion C. Seltzer. It was a heart breaking time for my community when we heard of his death through Police Brutality. However this incident brought the community together. Unfortunately, Police Brutality is a very common issue around Cleveland and many other cities who experience rough financial obstacles. However, in my particular part of Cleveland, we are working together to bring a stop to this challenge.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness (The Declaration of Independence).

Three to six billion trees are cut down each and every year! Deforestation is a huge problem in the rainforests. Because these forests are home to much of the Earth’s species of life. Covering 30 percent of our land forests provide homes, protection, and oxygen for humans and other wildlife in the forests. There are 7.125 billion people that count on the benefits provided by the forest, which is: food, clothing, traditional medicine and shelter. If something isn 't done soon to reduce our carbon footprint, we will not have forests of any type to soak up the carbon dioxide(CO2) in the atmosphere.

Imagine: animals flee in horror as their homes are cleared out by bulldozers and chainsaws; overhead birds are soaring, scavenging for a new nest after their tree viciously crashed to the ground. However, miles of barren and dead land are all these poor animals can find. Now to some people, this may resemble a cheesy animated movie where the animals have voices and eventually fight back to win their freedom. However, to innocent animals around the world, this is no laughing matter: this is reality. It has been found that through the years, millions of plant and animal species have been driven to extinction because they were deprived of a home (“Deforestation Stats, Statistics on”). “Seventy percent of Earth’s land animals and plants live

is not among the highest. According to Singer's (Aug 24, 2017), the Connecticut 6.35 percent sales tax ranks thirty-two in the US. It is higher than certain state such as Massachusetts, and lower than others, such as Rode Island and New York. As Connecticut tries to grow its economy and fix it budgets crisis with higher sales tax, will create a financial problem for the lower and middle classes. “Based on estimate produced by ITEP data, low income families spend seventy-five percent of their income on items subjected to sales tax, higher than fifty percent spent by middle-income families and seventeen percent spent by the richest families”(ITEP). Considering this, the tax do not affect upper income families, but low and mid-income people who cannot afford the tax. Comparing gas tax to other states shows that, Connecticut’s gas tax is not among the highest. According to the graph provided by the ITEPS research report (July 2017), Connecticut’s four percent gas taxes is higher than certain states such as Kentucky, South Dakota, and Michigan, but lower than other states such as Alaska, Louisiana and New Mexico. As Connecticut tries to grow its economy and

Throughout the entire world, about 31 percent alone is just forests. That is a large amount of land that is home to many animals and other creatures, but the vast amount of deforestation that is happening throughout the world is quickly lowering that number. According to the World Resources Institute, more than 80 percent of the Earth’s natural forests already have been destroyed.() The main cause of this is, for the use of agricultural purposes. Farmers have been cutting down and destroying large areas of land, so they

4.1 billion acres of land or, 30% of the world's surface area is covered with forests. Yet, millions of acres of forests - around 3.5 billion to 7 billion trees - are removed for humanity’s benefit each year. Deforestation is the act of clearing out wide ranges of forests and trees and to many, deforestation is seen as completely necessary and vital for the development and advancement of the human species. But, the amount of benefits humanity collects from the mass removal of trees will never outweigh the terrible negative effects caused by deforestation. If no action is taken soon to decrease deforestation rates, the human population of 7.4 billion will quickly use up every resource trees have to offer leaving millions of species extinct and may cause many more underlying issues. Around two thirds of the planet has been destructed by the human species. In fact, the world’s rain forests could completely vanish in 100 years at the current rate of deforestation, writes National Geographic. The world will become a worse place in 100 years due to deforestation. Deforestation will worsen global warming or the release of greenhouse gases, remove animals from their habitats, and cause erosion and flooding.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. (Jefferson 354)

When a species goes extinct, people lose necessary goods that make life possible. Without a various range of life, nature will become imbalanced. The World Wildlife Fund has been successful in recovering several species populations. In turn, aiding in the protection of wealthy biodiverse ecosystems while ensuring people benefit from nature. The organization also works to conserve the world’s forests in order to maintain nature’s variety. Deforestation negatively impacts people and nature alike. Forests provide a variety of resources for all forms of life. 8 out of 10 land-living animals and about 300 million humans reside in forests. Not only are forests important to people and animals, but forest trees are necessary for Earth’s well being too. Forests are able to hold over 210 gigatons of CO2 (this is 7x the amount produced each year by human activities) (“WWF”). With this in mind, WWF wishes to reverse the degradation of the environment by rethinking how people make and use energy, food, water, and protect the Earth (“World Wildlife Fund,” Charity). So, people can become better prepared for a changing world.