Muncie Essays

Halfway between the U.P. and Tennessee is a small, welcoming town that goes by the name of Muncie, Indiana. This little redneck town is where my mother calls “home”. I’ve been there, to the town of Muncie, quite a few times. In fact I lived there for about six months when I was a year old. There’s long stretches of black, cracked asphalt that forms to the rolling hills and the curves of the farmlands. Corn grows on every corner in the rural parts. In the summer kids are always outside, swimming and

From the time I was born, I was given certain characteristics and behaviors that follow through my life and creates a barrier for myself to have a limit on opportunities that could be taken. Every single person has a unique way of expressing their cultural identity because no one grew up exactly the same. I wouldn’t have my own identity if I didn’t carry morals and beliefs I had while growing up. I also gained characteristics that represent me from the society we live in today. Thinking of the daily

east-central Indiana is Muncie. It is about 50 miles northeast from Indianapolis. Muncie was incorporated in 1865, and is located in Delaware county. Delaware county is named after the Delaware Indians. Delaware county is a total of 395.91 square miles. 0.95 percent of that land is water. The surface is very level, and the soil is pretty fertile. Population The current population of Muncie, Indiana as of 2013 is 70,316. Population shrinkage has been a feature of Muncie and Delaware county for years

“Okurrr, Oh MY goodness. how yáll doing, I’m Sheneneh Jenkins, today I’mma be doing some talks for you folks about stereotypes. Nah, I’m just playing. Based on the character that I just portrayed, it is common that when most people meet me, they immediately think that I am loud, ghetto and ratchet as hell. As you all should hopefully know by now I am Ange Nishimwe, and unless you’re blond and have not come to the realisation, the topic that I would like to discuss with everyone is that of stereotypes

Robert and Helen Lynd’s study of Muncie, Indiana, focuses on the differences between the working class and the business class. As we learn through their study, “there appears to be a constantly closer relation between the solitary factor of financial status and one’s social status,” (Lynd & Lynd 1929: 81) thus paralleling our current society. The primary focus of the study is social mobility, and Robert and Helen Lynd expose that social mobility is increasingly becoming a myth created by society

(1965) labels them as ‘victimless crimes’, should not be dealt with the full force of the law because it can be expensive and counter- productive (Muncie, 2010). On the contrary, Cohen (1973b) questioned who is responsible for labelling an act as deviant then later identified that political movement gain power over social actions and created criminal laws. Muncie (2010) sees crime as a political and ideological construction and that from social construction, laws, policies and social morals are the bases

novel. Nyle doesn’t want to do anything with Ezra. Accepting the accident that happened, she took in the fact that the radiation took innocent lives, but Muncie will be there for her because of friendship. Friendship is a big factor in our lives. Feeling accepted for who you are and having a companion is a desire everyone urges to have. “I liked Muncie. Nobody else ever bothered getting to know her. They just looked at her big head, short arms, and legs, and thought they knew everything about her.” People

Growing up, I always thought of college as the simple part of my education. I would pay a little money, chose were I stayed, who with, and I would study in what I wanted to be when I got older. Then I would graduate and skip into the sunset. When I actually got older I discovered nothing was that easy; especially college. There were so many factors needed to be taken into consideration when it came to college to even choose from. If or when I sort through those factors and find a school in my liking

This essay will focus on the extrajudicial diversions that aim to keep youth out of the corrosive and crime-inducing youth criminal justice system. It will be argued that it is not helpful to restrict the use of extrajudicial measures (s. 4-9) under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) to non-violent offenders while specifically authorizing a custodial sentence for youth found guilty of a violent offence (s. 39(1)(a)), especially given the broad defintion of a violent offence under (s. 2(1)). A

Compare Cesear Beccaria, Jeremy Bentham, and John Howard's theories and roles in the early correctional systems. Cesear Beccaria theory had a significant role in the early correctional system. It basically holds that every individual posses freewill, rational manner and manipulability. The theory holds that every individual has a right to make choices on that freewill. On addition, the theory believes that individuals should look out for their own personal satisfaction. For instance, the theory

This essay will briefly discuss the role of the jury and how it works, from the principle behind it, to the method with which members are selected, and to the powers available to jurors. Moreover, it will outline advantages and disadvantages of trial by jury, and it will point out a couple of ways which could ameliorate this type of trial. Trial by jury has been a part of the criminal justice system since the 12th century (Davies, 2015), it is considered an ancient right and a symbol of liberty

This essay will focus on two criminological perspectives which are classicism and positivism. Moreover, these two school of thoughts will be explained in relation to the offence of assault. First of all, the classical school was founded in the 18th century and it was the first school of criminology. It was mainly connected with the work of Cesare Beccaria, an Italian theorist (Morrison, 1995). The school was concerned with the development of a rational, systematic and efficient way to fight crime

PGA #1 Option 3: Stress and Transportation For my PGA assignment, I decided to visit a high stress area and observe how people responded to the stressors presented to them. For my high stress area, I chose the local MITS bus stop in downtown Muncie on a Monday afternoon as people finished their daily work schedules. I chose this location for a variety of reasons. The first reason being a former professor of mine was forced to use the MITS bus system as her main form of transportation. She complained

the minority is treated in a majority. This can be illustrated in a larger scale as a social problem for anyone during this time that was a member of the minority in a majority area. The level of racism that Gregory faced escalated when he moved to Muncie and created an even greater level of insight as to how people treat individuals of other races. Gregory begins to experience a sense of exclusion from society, his school, and his peers. This issue of exclusion can be seen as the reason why black

rights activist, and enjoys to take “mental health retreats” every year to destress from her job. Meridian Health Services was founded as “Comprehensive Mental Health Services of Northeast Indiana, Inc.” (abbreviated CMHS) on January 1st, 1976 in Muncie, IN. Within the first

I am a diverse individual, and definitely not the “traditional” student. Being Indiana born and raised, that makes Indiana a part of my culture. I am a musician, that makes up part of my culture. I play music and love to see it live. I love the diversity of music, I listen to all kinds. There are so many styles, they can also reflect your mood, your style, your life at the time. It speaks to my soul, and when some music tells stories, that lets me reflect on other’s culture and life experiences.

After the Milan High School victory, eight teams have made it to the Final Four. These teams are Springs Valley High School in 1958, Tell City High School in 1961, Cloverdale High School in 1966, Loogootee High School in 1970 and 1975, Argos High School in 1979, Shenandoah High School in 1981, Southridge High School in 1985, and Whitko High School in 1991 (“One-Class…”). Loogootee’s 1975 team made it to championship game; but, no small, current A or 2A, school won the championship after Milan High

One who shows leadership, dedication, and a passion for his career, Paul Irminger. This man has been able to show me that there is hope in all parts of life. Paul is a youth pastor at Union Chapel in Muncie. He is someone that I met early on when I was introduced to Union Chapel. I was able to see the brighter side of all things when I met Paul. Through my service at Union Chapel, I have been able to grow and see a lot of what Paul does for a living. He has been through alot in his life. He now

failed and then his mother and father got a divorce and the mother left with his two younger brothers and left Greg and his younger brother, Mike, with their alcoholic father. When Greg’s father went broke they moved to their aunt and uncles home in Muncie, Indiana. Being in a new school Greg faced racism from his classmates and teachers because of his black relatives. Greg’s uncle complained about the to boys being hard to handle they thought that putting the two boys in to an orphanage would be the

During the later decades of the 20th century, crime in the United Kingdom began to increase at a rapid pace. Specifically, within the juvenile and young adult age groups. In 1996, 25% of the convictable offenders were under the age of 18, and by 1997, two-thirds of offenders were under age 21 (Rodgers & Sparrow, 1999). The government proposed that there needed to be changes made within the country to make attempts to decrease the crime levels. Therefore, the Crime and Disorder Act of 1997 was passed