The United States Civil Rights - 3535 Words

When citizens of society break federal and state laws they face a punishment known as â€Å" jail† or â€Å" prison†, which purpose is to not only to serve as a punishment but to also act as a program designed to help convicts enter back in to the society as a better person. As citizens of the United States we have civil rights granted to us from the U.S. Constitution that are not meant to just be taken away from us whenever the correctional system feels like it. Many people believe that once a person is put into prison that all of the prisoners’ rights are stripped form them, which is an untrue statement. Some of the basic prisoner laws state that all prisoners must be respected to and their life valued as a human being, it should be no type or†¦show more content†¦On November 8, 1973 a man by the name of J.W Gamble was an inmate of a prison in Texas, which who was performing a prison assignment and was severely injured while on the job. On February 11, 1974 the inmate decided to make a complaint about the treatment that he received prior to getting injured while performing a task. After taking this complaint to the board by submitting a Pro se, which is for one’s own behalf: in person appearing for oneself as in the case of one who does not retain a lawyer and appears for himself or herself in court according to legal dictionary. The district court judge by the name of Sue Sponte decided to dismiss this complaint because the inmate did not make a complain that the medical staff could treat so the judge required the inmate to make a different complaint about his the injuries he suffered. The Inmates original complaint stated that he was injured on the job when a heavy basket of cotton fell on the inmate while taking materials off of a truck. Even though the inmate was injured he proceeded to work until 4 hours later, he soon started to feel fatigue and became stiff, and because of the intense pain the inmate was granted a pass to a local hospital to receive an examination. At the hospital the doctor only checked the inmate for a hernia and sent him back to prison, after returning back to prison the inmate suffered from another rage of severe pain, which sent him

Census of Population and Housing †Free Samples to Students

Question: Discuss about the Census of Population and Housing. Answer: Introduction: The indigenous Australians have lived through the country for the estimated time span of 30000 to 45000 years. The indigenous Australians were dependent on land and the water, depending on their place of living. Their dwelling place also determined their skills of hunting, fishing and gathering. The indigenous populations of Australia had been regarded as the earliest migrants from Africa. The place chosen for the essay is the Circular Quay Sydney. The original indigenous inhabitants of Sydney are the Gadigals. They used to inhabit the area, which is now called the Sydney Central Business District. I chose the Gadigals as the central group of indigenous community as they are the oldest community here in Sydney. The Gadigals are a coastal community who lived their life being dependent on the harbor Sherwood, 2013). The city council of Sydney recognized the Gadigal community as the traditional custodian of Sydney. In the metropolitan area of Sydney, there are 29 indigenous clans. The 29 indigenous clans together are called Eora Nations. Gadigals are the part of the Eora Nations. The word Eora means from the place. The British encountered the Eora Nation when to in 1788 on Port Jackson Bay. The places at the harbor where they used to hunt remained a safe site for them. Despite of the continuous clash with the British, the Eora culture survived. The Eora clans have 29 different indigenous group and they spoke different languages. They spoke with coastal dialects, such as, Dharug, Gundungurra, Dharawal, and Guringai. The sociologists disagree about the cultural separateness of the indigenous groups in Eora. They have expressed their doubt about the claim that all the groups, which are listed above spoke the same language in different dialects. According to the evidence, the indigenous groups of the Sydney harbor used different languages and dialects (Warren, 2014). There are many sites in Sydney harbor which have significance. These sites includes- Barangaroo reserve- Millers point First Flag (The place where the British people has raised their flag for the first time). Sydney museum. Cyprus Hellene Club. T2 buliding- Oxford street. This commonwealth Bank building was transformed by an indigenous artist named Reko Rennie. He painted the building in bright pink and designed it with patterns of geometric diamond. This pattern depicts his association to the indigenous group of Kamilaroi. The artist had also wrote some texts at the front side of the building in neon color which reads Always was, always will be. This text depicts the traditional custodianship of the Gadigal people (Koch, 2013). Tribal Warrior tour- This tour is for those people who come to Australia to know more about the traditional indigenous experience before the British invasion. The learning experience includes knowing the idea about the authentic food and fishing, knowing the name of the original landmarks, and hears the indigenous stories. Woodford Bat, Lane Cove. The first people who have populated the area of Sydney are the indigenous people, such as the Gadigals. In Perinth, many ancient indigenous tools have been found (Koch, 2013). It has been found that there were 4000-8000 native people in Sydney from 29 clans. The early visiting Europeans have noted that the indigenous people spent their day by fishing and camping. The Europeans discovered Australia in 1770. Lieutenant James Cook and crew were the first Europeans who discovered Australia. Some months later, they took possession of the coast. They named the coast Botany Bay (Warren, 2014). The British colony was established in Botany Bay at 1788 as the first British fleet arrived there with 11 vessels. The fleet had thousand people. The colony was then moved to Port Jackson. The establishment of British colony gave a negative effect to the indigenous population there. In the early days, the people from the British Colony depleted the local food stocks and introduced some major disease like chicken pox, measles and smallpox amongst the indigenous people (Price, 2012). These diseases easily affected the indigenous people, as they had no immunity against the diseases. An epidemic of Smallpox was spread in 1789 after a French expedition was held which was led by Jean-Franois de Galaup, comte de Laprouse. According to J. L Cohen, about 50% to 90% local tribe members died within three years of British settlement, whereas no child from the British settler group showed the signs of the disease. However, many indigenous people still lives in Sydney and identify themselves as Eora (Warren, 2014). According to the 2016, Census about 79000 people in Sydney has identified themselves as Indigenous. The number increased by estimated 18.5% from the 2011 Census (Abs.gov.au., 2016). The data showed the number of Indigenous people increased significantly in Wollongong, Sydney. The average age group of the indigenous population is also declining as the indigenous population has produced more children than the non-indigenous population. According to the 2016 census, the median age of the indigenous population is 23 (Abs.gov.au., 2016). The Census also shows that the indigenous population is attending school and staying in the education system for a longer time. The socio economical status of the indigenous has also increased. They are earning a little bit more than that of 2011 (Abs.gov.au., 2016). However, on average the personal income of any indigenous person is two third of the non-indigenous population. The number of the indigenous people has also increased as homeowners to nearly 40%. Those homes that have at least one person who identifies himself/herself as indigenous have less certainty to be overcrowded. The indigenous people are also attending school and getting educated (Abs.gov.au., 2016). 16% of population is getting higher education. The NSW Aboriginal land council protects the lands owned by the indigenous community by working according to the Aboriginal Land Right Act (1983) (Alc.org.au., 2017). The land council helps the indigenous community to establish the land acquisition or to establish commercial community schemes, which helps the community to create an economic base. The NSW law states that the healthcare services are equal for the indigenous people and the non-indigenous people (Alc.org.au., 2017). There are many services which helps the indigenous people to help them. One of such service is the fall service, which helps the older indigenous people in the case of fall related injury. One such fall service is available in my locality and it helps the indigenous population. On average, the indigenous population in Sydney is growing very rapidly. As we all know, the natality rate of their population has increased significantly in recent times, especially in Port Jackson Area. The most important fact about the increase is there is almost 10000 people in Sydney who identified themselves as indigenous, was not ready to identify their heritage during the previous census. However, not all these people speak indigenous language at home. I did a quick interview with some of these people and identified that all these people are actually half-indigenous. The indigenous people are also getting education more than earlier. The indigenous population is also getting their children into the education system from early age (Alc.org.au., 2017). Moreover, in the terms of outcome, the indigenous population is progressing day by day Though, there is still some non indigenous people who behaves as a racist and are against them for sharing the same privilege than them. The indigenous people in Australia has been through a lot and they still have sustained there. Sydney is an area which is full of the indigenous population. The number of indigenous people is increasing day by day and they are progressing, but still much progress and change in the mindset of the non-indigenous people must change. References: Abs.gov.au. (2016).2071.0 - Census of Population and Housing: Reflecting Australia - Stories from the Census, 2016.Abs.gov.au. Retrieved 5 October 2017, from https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/by%20Subject/2071.0~2016~Main%20Features~Aboriginal%20and%20Torres%20Strait%20Islander%20Population%20Data%20Summary~10 Alc.org.au. (2017).Our Organisation.Alc.org.au. Retrieved 5 October 2017, from https://alc.org.au/about-nswalc/our-organisation.aspx Koch, H. (2013).Aboriginal Placenames: Naming and re-naming the Australian landscape. ANU Press. Price, K. (2012). A brief history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education in Australia.Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education: An introduction for the teaching profession, 1-20. Read, P. (2013). Making Aboriginal history.Australian History Now, 24-39. Sherwood, J. (2013). ColonisationIts bad for your health: The context of Aboriginal health.Contemporary nurse,46(1), 28-40. Warren, C. (2014). Smallpox at Sydney Covewho, when, why?.Journal of Australian Studies,38(1), 68-86. Warren, C. (2014).Was Sydney's smallpox outbreak of 1789 an act of biological warfare against Aboriginal tribes?.Radio National. Retrieved 5 October 2017, from https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/ockhamsrazor/was-sydneys-smallpox-outbreak-an-act-of-biological-warfare/5395050