Essays on Condoning

Business and Society

Citation: New York Times, February 4, 2012, Website. Facts: The cause of the conflict between the Occupy Oakland protesters and the police is due to police misconduct, the use of excessive force and concealment of name badges. This group of protesters has originated in Oakland California. The main cause of the protest had originated from the acts of the Oakland police which are in violation of their sworn duties and policies enforced by the police agencies (Walter & Glantz,“Occupy Protesters Stretch the Police, Leaving Parts of Oakland Underserved”). The first occupation was brought about by the death of ...

Positive and Negative Views Concerning Lawyers

The public view of lawyers comes from a number of sources. The news, television shows, movies, books, and personal experience influence people’s beliefs both in positive and negative ways. There are many examples both positive and negative that fuel people’s perceptions about the legal profession. On the negative side, the legal profession has earned a bad reputation because people believe lawyers are greedy, because people find the idea that lawyers defend criminals to be reprehensible, and because the language lawyers use is seen as too difficult to understand. On the positive side, groups like the Innocence Project and the ...

In October, 2002, the Reverend Billy Graham kicked off his last public crusade, the four-day Metroplex Mission that broke attendance records at Texas Stadium, which at that time also was the home of the Dallas Cowboys. These records should not have been a surprise, because Rev. Graham’s career in ministry has spanned more than six decades, and over 200 million people have heard his sermons1. While many evangelists have been known to preach for as long as an hour – or even longer – once the cavalcade of musicians stopped coming across the stage, Rev. Graham strode to the pulpit. Fifteen ...