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Been wrongfully convicted?

Wrongful convictions have led to many unsolved mysteries in this world. Some of us may even know a person(s) that has been sent away to prison for some time, and has not actually committed a crime. In today's society, many of the people that are wrongfully convicted are black males. Racial profiling is a significant part of the convictions. Back in 1989, five young men, Raymond Santana, Korey Wise, Yusef Salaam, Antron Mccray, and Kevin Richardson, were just being kids, strolling around being a nuisance in Central Park and at the same time, a woman jogger was brutally beaten and raped and was nearly killed. Later in the night, eleven young men were arrested in connections with this rape, but five were later convicted. The five boys were labeled the central park menaces and eventually just called the Central Park Five. Also in my research I have discovered that 4.1 percent of defendants who are sentenced to death in the United States are later shown to be innocent. That is approximately 1 in 25. There are so many cases that are from many different crimes that there is not enough research completed to fully estimate the rate of wrongful convictions for those cases and other crimes. Clearly, something is missing in these cases. Why are people wrongfully convicted? Well the answer lies with the analysis, forensic processing, case studies, DNA testings, and eyewitness misidentifications. Many times, people are convinced of a killer or rapist due to circumstantial evidence, even before forensic evidence is even collected. Circumstantial evidence plays mind games on people and especially during court when evidence and scenarios are laid out during times to reach a verdict. The jury's mental mind set are basically the one’s who need to be convinced that he/she committed the crime. Government misconduct can occur to make sure that a defendant is convicted despite any evidence or clear proof of innocence. In the conclusion of my study, I hope to learn more about wrongful convictions (obviously), but in the aspect of why people do not take more time on certain cases that will determine one’s life. I just can't seem to grasp the idea that if something went south for me but I really had nothing to do with anything and I could be sent to prison for life without parole while the actual criminal is out roaming the streets free. Even if you are wrongfully convicted and released decades later, a good portion of your life is gone because all you know how to do is be an inmate. This happens a lot in the black community. Once you've been in the pen, it's hard to stay free.

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I voted!

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Oh Hell Naw @Donald Trump

In my recent discoveries, Hillary Clinton is definitely the BEST presidential candidate for this upcoming election. Here’s why. First of all, ANYBODY is better than Trump. The man was caught degrading women publicly and was not ashamed. I feel as though this is a very HUGE issue in this year's election. I look at it this way, if Trump can publicly degrade women and not care about the thoughts of “citizens” then he won’t care about anything that he says to anyone and may possibly lead our nation into war. Although people will still vote for this baboon, I think it would be a stellar idea to research the candidates and decide which candidate is rightfully fit to be our president. At first, my initial thought was Bernie. To me, Bernie had a better grasp on OUR nation's needs and ALL who are in it. Not just the rich, poor, or middle class but the rich, poor AND middle class. The key sign that Trump is not fit is his own people of the Republican Party are voting against him. Republican politicians are even turning their heads and putting their trust into Hillary Clinton. Along with Trumps inappropriate slurs towards women, Trump is just ignorant. Like I have said before in my first blog "You are living in poverty (first of all, all of us African Americans are not all living in poverty), your schools are no good (second, all of our schools are not no good), you have no jobs ,58% of your youth is unemployed (and last but certainly not least when referring to something this nut job said, we aren’t all unemployed), what the hell do you have to lose?" Trump is just blatantly ignorant. Not only does he think black people are living in poverty and so on, he is caught referring to the old times when African Americans were segregated and treated poorly by “superior” whites. In a documentary called 13th on Netflix, Trump says “Make America Great Again,” “In the Good Ole Days,” and “I am the Law and Order candidate.” Don't know what he means? This is what he means. When he says “Make America Great Again,” he is referring to police brutality of African Americans who tried to protest but were slow to do it again because of the rough and blunt force of the police against them. He is still referring to this when he says “In the good ole days.” And when he says “I am the Law and Order candidate,” he is saying if he is president, this will happen again due to his law and order enforcement. Trump is trying to recreate the past lowkey but if you don't catch what he is saying, the world will be lost. This is why I KNOW Trump is the worst possible candidate for this upcoming election.

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college 101

Everyone has expectations on how their college life is supposed to go. “Will I make friends?”, “Will I play a sport, or join a team or a club?”. Am I going to be a social butterfly, and go to every event on campus?” That was not the case when it came to me. I had one goal, honestly it was to just do exceptionally well, and not get distracted. Also, I was far away from home so that was a blessing. Like I said, everyone has their own expectations, what I had expected for myself did not turn out that way. College opened my eyes to many different, people, personalities, and environments.  Knowing myself, I felt like I did not fit in at one point, it was hard to make friends and I felt like a loner all of first semester. Being in college, I realized it’s not about how many friends you make, or how popular you are, it’s about finding who you are. Who am I? I’m just a girl from Long Island, who loves photography, and Netflix, and food and sleep, who makes the most out of life and lives every day to the fullest. Most people from college do not understand who I am, and my story and where I am going, but it never was for them to understand just for me to realize the path I am trying to follow. There is so much, I could offer, but for now I am just a regular college student, who complains about being broke, and dropping out college, calling home complaining about how there’s no food, and how I have no clothes and no friends, and I’m going to be alone and hungry forever. College taught me that ramen noodles will be my best friend, most nights, and that I will always have Netflix, and Hulu to catch up on. Something about me is that I always live to capture the moment whether it’s through videos or photos, I believe that everything is supposed to seen whether it’s good or bad. I believe that’s how I grew up, so maybe I’m supposed to be in college, who knows. Maybe college will be a good thing, I will learn how to be a professional ramen making, Netflix watching couch potato with a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice. Being just that is pretty awesome, who knows maybe I’ll use the Bachelor’s degree one day.

[jaybuffstate3-blog]

You certainly got that right! College is definitely different than expected for me. I came here expecting chaos and just a lot of crazy stuff but it really isn’t the case. I thought college would be much harder than high school as I was lead on to believe but for me, that is not the case. Just like you, my goal is simple, but yet very effective, do exceptionally well and not get distracted in the process. Basically I cannot lose sight of what I am really here for and that is to get a good education and get my degree. I agree that college helps us find who we are.

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The Hike to 16000 ft

So, I recently went on a volunteer trip to the South American country of Peru and while there we need all sorts of different activities. On this one day we all slept over in a small farming village at about 12,000ft above sea level. We decided to take a hike in the morning a see the sunrise over the Andes mountains. We had to start our hike at 4 o'clock in the morning if we wanted to see the sunrise. The locals said it would take about an hour and a half to make it up the mountain. All 100% of us volunteers were up and ready to go at 4am. With headlamps, torches and some snacks at the ready we set off in the dark. Now from the start our leader Yeiber, instilled in everyone that today’s hike is everyone’s own personal journey. It was not about making it up the top, it was about pushing yourself and finding your own moment on the mountain…one of the most beautiful places many of us have ever been. We were off, and the group naturally fell into several groups of people going at different paces. The hike was way harder than what we all expected. Starting at 12000ft it was only up from there. The walk helped keep us warm in the very chilly temperatures up here. The views as we were going up the mountain were breath taking. You could see miles off into the distance. You could see the snow caped mountains, all the valleys, and all of the local Peruvian farms scatterd all over the enormous mountain range. Our destination was the mountain lake which was a mere 15,000ft. All of us made it to this amazing lake at the top of the hill, but for some, including myself, were not done. There was still more to the mountain and I was determined to make it to the top. I was hurting and people were turning around but I needed to get to the top. Finally after another half hour of climbing myself along with some other volunteers made it to the top. Here we were at a whopping 16000 ft above sea level. We couldn’t breath, our legs were hurting, it took us over 3 hours, and we missed the sunrise but I get to say I made it all the way up to the top of the mountain. But what goes up, must come down…it was far easier coming down and much quicker, however I’m certain most peoples knees and muscles have seen better days after this mornings efforts. I couldn’t wait to get back down to the village and eat breakfast.

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Wow! The way you speak and describe the hike, and the view is very good and fascinating. Although I will probably never go hiking up a mountain, this kind of makes me second guess myself and puts a great thought in my mind. The way you describe the climb makes it sound so easy and effortless, but obviously this is not the case. Going down must have been a relief because it was easier and quicker. For me, I most definitely would not have been able to make the full hike. If a person has asthma, would that prevent them from hiking high altitudes? If so, I already have that problem, unfortunately.

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Killings Over J’s

    Have you ever wore a pair Jordan’s?  Well have you ever thought about people being robbed and killed for those shoes, On December 15,2014 Michael Jordan says it is not his problem that kids are dying over his shoes(http://nahadaily.com/gossip/michael-jordan). Yet people still continue to support and buy the shoes. His shoes are released through tickets. There are three steps involved when getting the sneakers. You have to go and enter the raffle. Then once you enter and if called then you have to confirm that you are going to buy the sneakers. Than you have to go that Saturday to buy the sneakers. On December 21 2013 a young man in houston Tx was killed on his way home after buying the shoes according to(myfoxhouston.com). The mother was saddened because she was suppose to go with her son to buy the shoes but he told her no he would be fine but, she ended up never seeing her son again(myfoxhouston.com). Jordans either need to have more pairs released or they need to be put in stores.Jordan is getting out of control especially the fact that he doesn’t care about the people being killed and’ only about the money he makes.http://nahadaily.com/gossip/michael-jordan). Recently in Ohio a kid was shot over the most recent release the Jordan 11’s  Legend Blue’s on December 23’2014 (http://solecollector.com/news/a-teenager-was-killed-over-air-jordan-11s/). There are more important things in this world than just robbing and killing someone over 200 dollar pair of sneakers. This is a sad case that people can’t enjoy their hard earned money because people want to kill and hold people at gunpoint for their shoes.

   I think Jordan should restock his shoes at least every 4-5 months. This would lower the the death rate caused by Jordans. People think just because they come out every 4-5 yrs they are the best thing in the world and do anything to get them. I personally love wearing jordans. I have my very own collection. Of course i will not stop collecting them but, I am very careful where i wear what shoes. I have witness people get their shoes stolen and,its sad but I’m can’t do anything about it. If i try to do something about it i might get robbed.

   The Jordan’s are a very special shoe because he wore them in many historic moments of his career and, because of their wonderful style. They are just very mind blowing shoes. Every dollar you spend on those shoes are worth it. They can go with a formal outfit, casual outfit or just plain outfit. Jordan’s will never go out of style just because of the historic meaning behind them and their outstanding fashion. 

Work Cited

“16-year-old Shot and Killed over Air Jordan Sneakers.” 16-year-old Shot and Killed over Air Jordan Sneakers. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Jan. 2015.

“Michael Jordan on Kids Dying Over His Shoes "Not My Problem”“ NahaDailycom. N.p., 15 Dec. 2014. Web. 06 Jan. 2015.

"A Teenager Was Killed Over Air Jordan 11s.” Sole Collector. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Jan. 2015.

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This is outrageous. People getting killed over a pair of sneakers. This almost makes me fear going out to buy some damn Jordan’s. I believe people are just crazy nowadays. I mean, you must be crazy if you have the gumption to kill somebody over a pair of shoes, I mean really? What is wrong with the world today. Way back, people used to be killed fighting for what’s right, now, people get killed for the dumbest things like sneakers. People have got to change, people have to want to change. I mean yes, I love to buy sneakers and look fly also, but I’m not going to go out and kill somebody over sneakers, that is pathetic.

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The vacation I will never forget

Ever since I can remember around the first week in July, my family and I would get up at six o’clock and hit the road. The ride would feel like a week, but it only lasted about six hours. My siblings and I would fight the whole way there. But once we got there, and I could smell the salt water, I would get so excited just to be by the ocean. All the fighting would stop.

I hated when my mom had to check us in for the campsite. Waiting in the hot car would feel like an oven, the sun was beating down on us. Once we got checked in, we would drive around until we could find our site. The first thing I always did was go to seek out the sand and put my feet in it. It would always burn at first, but after a few seconds, I got used to it after a couple of seconds. Before I could go and see the ocean for the first time, I would have to set up, which was the worst part of camping. I remember my mom saying,   “The faster you get done, the faster you can go and swim.” Once the set up was done, I would bolt and get changed.

One memory I have is walking from the campsite past the showers, where there was always around line, the bathrooms as little kids running around to find crabs, to find the hill to take me to the beach. I would go up farther, and finally there, I would begin to see the blue water with that view. I would take a minute and just take it all in. I loved that feeling. My twin brother and I would always race to find the perfect spot to put down the towels, and then we would jump in the ocean for the first time. The water would shock me like ice, but I would get over it. Then we would swim. My brothers, sister and I are like fish. We would never wanted to get out of the water or even leave. But my mom would make us so we could go and eat dinner. It was after dinner when my family and I would sit around the fire and hang out.

The best part of going to the beach in Maryland was the last night. It was the night we would go to Ocean City to the boardwalk. We could see Ocean City from the campsite. I would always look forward to going there. We would play games and go on rides on the boardwalk. The first ride I went on was the slingshot. I was so scared, but I went on the ride with my sister so I felt safer. It was always a good time.

When we got back to the camp site after the long night, we would sit around the campsite. Then we would go around the circle and say what the best and worst part of our vacation was. One memory around the circle was my brother Mat (yes that’s how you spell it) saying that his best part of vacation was going crab hunting the night before. My all-time favorite memory was just being there, as a family, and getting closer in that week.

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Hey, this blog brought back so many memories of the time I went camping. It seems like you had a lot of fun with your family. I definitely want to go to Ocean City one day and see for myself how fun it is. I went camping at this place called Deer Run in Schaghticoke, NY. Just like you, we would all sit around the campsite and talk at night and we would all mention what the best and worse part of our vacation was. I love that your favorite memory was being there as a family, and getting closer. I believe that’s one of the most important things, aside from having fun of course.

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Blog #3

I love fishing! When I was a young lad, my dad and older brother took me out on a boat to go fishing. Although I did not know what was going on, I gave it a go and caught my first fish. Since that day I have been addicted to fishing. I even got my girlfriend to go fishing with me. Over the past two summers, we have been fishing non stop. We have been to a ton of different places. This summer, was the first time she caught a fish. A couple times this summer she actually out fished me. We went to our favorite spot, Buckingham Park. This park is known for small panfish but, thanks to my girlfriend we have discovered many different species of fish and amphibious creatures. Some of the things we discovered were Catfish, Painted Turtles, Snapping Turtles, Sunfish, Bass, and Pickerel. Among all the fish we have caught, Walleye is definitely the tastiest. From the sweet, buttery flavor to the flakey, tender meat, Walleye is definitely a trophy winning fish. To catch this fish, you must get a strong line that can hold heavy fish, so that the line will not break. Next, you get a bright colored lure that glides through weeds and open water to attract the fish. Then when you feel the strike of the fish hitting the lure and yank the pole the opposite direction to hook the fish. After that, you reel the fish in and catch it...BUT be careful because the teeth are very sharp. Bullhead Catfishing is one of the most fun because, they are aggressive but yet very deceiving. The way that they are deceiving is by dragging the line instead of bobbing the bobber to let me know that they are hooked on. All in all, fishing is a good hobby and a fun way to just get out of the house and do something that has a little exercise. Fishing is definitely a fun way to explore nature. Although you may not always catch a fish, the experience of throwing your line out there and seeing fish try and take your bait is both annoying and fun. If you are going to go fishing soon, my advice is that you wear a long sleeve and long pants ( so you do not get bit up!), bring sunglasses, bug spray, water, snacks and go on a sunny but muggy day!

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Blog #2

In the world today, we use various different styles to describe what it is we are talking about. From our readings, we learned about the term Multimodal. We use multimodal composing in everyday life without even realizing we are using it. When we describe a certain field of subject, we use many different things to describe it such as music, text, pictures, imagery, gestures, etc. The multimodal analysis helps us analyze and find ways to describe our fields of subject. As I begin to work on our Picture Project, I believe both the Multimodal Composing, and Multimodal analysis will be significant assets to help me determine what it is that I need to do in order to fully describe what it is that I am talking about. From pictures to background images, from interesting angles to unique ways of describing the pictures and significance of the pictures, multimodal analysis will be a contributing factor. During this project, we can use the multimodal analysis to well, obviously analyze the pictures that we choose. Our analyses should help us draw in our audiences and help us paint an image in their heads about the same interesting pictures we saw. This should help us, help them see what we saw in the same fashion. We can use the multimodal composition to basically and logically compose our rhetorical writing. As I wished to go into the mental hospital and take pictures, I of course wussed out and decided not to. Instead, I plan to use some pictures for Los Angeles that I took to hopefully describe the beautiful skies and clouds that have many meanings. Also in Los Angeles were many different structures that were very interesting and beautiful. Many places in Los Angeles were open to the public, but of course, there were many of these “open” areas that were quite dangerous and scary. Many of the places were self occupied by drug dealers, pimps, prostitutes, and the obvious drug addicts and alcoholics. The rooftops in Los Angeles are also fantastic. From where I was at, I could almost see the whole city of South Los Angeles. My surroundings always kept me on edge and they really brought me into the way of life of artistic Los Angeles people. I stayed in a building with my brother and many others. The significant part about where I was staying is that art surrounded me. From the look of the clouds, to the landscape, to the sounds of police cars, and cheers from the surrounding people, my experience was great! At the time, it was all just parts of my experience but now, it's clear to me that these are all forms of multimodal analysis.

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Blog #1

Hey what’s good! I am a sophomore majoring in Business and soon Minoring in Digital Production. I hope to one day get into contact with the right people, and start my own record label. I am 19 years old and from Albany, NY. Music, and sports in general help fuel my fire throughout the day, every day. Music is a way of life for me. Throughout my life, I have had many obstacles thrown my way, whether it was heartbreak, disappointment, life changing decisions, and facing unfortunate realities. Music has been my escape route for quite some time now. Writing music has helped me get through some of the toughest times. When I was only five years old I wrote my first song and from there on, I have been writing songs non stop. In my past, I have done a plethora of things that I am certainly not proud of, but I am trying to make myself a better individual, and a better man. My main focus is definitely the hip hop and R&B genres of music because I can better express my thoughts and feelings. Now that I’ve gotten all of the sob story boo hoo crap off of my chest, there has been a lot of good in my life as well. I mean, a brotha graduated from high school when all the odds were against me (and other African Americans), and according to that bum Donald Trump, “You are living in poverty (first of all, all of us African Americans are not all living in poverty), your schools are no good (second, all of our schools are not no good), you have no jobs ,58% of your youth is unemployed (and last but certainly not least when referring to something this nut job said, we aren’t all unemployed), what the hell do you have to lose?” What the hell do we have to lose!? How about dignity? Maybe respect for ourselves? The list could go on and on. I could probably write a book about it. I could name this book Donald Trump: The One Who Changed America. Take it as you would like to, but in my eyes, Mr. Trump is certainly not fit for anything but being a low key Hitler. I’m not saying that if you vote for Trump you’re a bad and heartless person, but in my eyes, those who vote for Trump haven’t opened their eyes to reality.