Brixton Essays

  • Microeconomy and an Architectural Case Study

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    architecture would be made along the way, and how architecture is used in different ways in the economic context. Brixton Village as a precedent. We visited Brixton Village in London for the case study, and we explored if it has been exposed and affected by gentrification. And if so, how has the urban vernacular been affected by gentrification in context to it’s heritage. In the case of Brixton Village, gentrification is interpreted as the process by which upwardly mobile urbanites ‘discover’ an area,

  • Delusions of American Society Exposed in Mind the Gap

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    taken to the psychiatrist because in Ginny's eyes, he dresses like a slob, slouches, and sits around. The mother considers appearances to be very important and she is concerned that the son does not live up to her expectations. As they head towards Brixton, arguments ensue and human instinct takes over. The three main points in this play are hypocrisy, irony, and society's emphasis of materialism. Oakes establishes the tone of this play in the first page, when she differentiates between the two different

  • Institutional Racism Essay

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    Introduction The objective is to provide a critical introductory analysis to some of the key debates as to whether institutional racism has manifested itself in the 20th and 21st century Britain. Institutional racism has become a contributing factor when examining studies to do with policing, schooling and racism in contemporary Britain. This essay will seek to examine in what ways institutional racism has manifested in Britain today and if so to what extent. The debate will also look at specific

  • Little Bit Ritzy Case Study

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    began its life in 1911 under the name Electric Pavilion. It was a silent cinema, equipped with organs and moved to sound in 1929. Through its long history it had many name and owner changes, survived the Blitz and Brixton riots, faced demolition and today is a bustling, cultural venue of Brixton. In late 1970s Ritzy even operated as porn cinema before it closed down and was left forlorn. After a two year period of abandonment, a local film editor and cinema enthusiast Pat Foster decided to take action

  • Evaluate Social Identity Theory

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    focus-group interviews and used her group of friends so personal and upsetting issues could be discussed respectfully and empathetically. She understood that people in Brixton did not believe in the negative representation associated with the town, instead, they found it to be a very nice place to live and praised the people of Brixton. However, the social representation of the people in that town influenced who the girls made friends with, their habits, the relationship with the police as well as job

  • World War II and Immigration

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    World War II and Immigration After the Second World War, a great number of people faced massive destruction of their homes in major towns and cities all over Europe. After 1945, the cold war began between communist Eastern Europe, and capitalist countries of Western Europe and USA. Many people did not want

  • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: Viking Portrayal

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    The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: Viking Portrayal The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle proves to be an invaluable source for deciphering the group of individuals most commonly referred to as ‘The Vikings’. Much of our knowledge pertaining to these Scandinavian seafarers can be attributed to this historic manuscript, which was collectively written by multiple anonymous scribes. It is important to note that this piece of literature, when compared alongside other historical sources, is not immune from certain biases

  • David Bowie Research Paper

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    world from the 1960s all they way to present day. David Bowie’s music touched the lives of many by reflecting his own experiences into almost every one of his songs. David Bowie was born on January 8, 1947 with the name of David Robert Jones in Brixton England (“David Bowie 1947-2016”). Jones first heard rock and roll in 1956 (“David Bowie 1947-2016”). “For Bowie, this was the obsession that saved him. He wanted, like Presley, to become somebody who could transform himself before the world, who

  • Comparing The Orthodox And Revisionist Perspectives Of The Metropolitan Police Reform

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    With reference to the orthodox and revisionist perspectives, assess the statement that ‘the establishment of the Metropolitan Police in 1829 was a rational solution to changes in society and the associated challenges of crime and disorder’. Use a contemporary example to demonstrate how these perspectives can be useful in interpreting modern policing activities. This essay will introduce two competing perspectives of policing, they are the orthodox and revisionist perspectives. This essay will then

  • Over-Representation In Prisons

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    This means that they are more likely to be acquitted (Blake and Carne, 2010). This may be due police bringing weaker cases to court showing police racism/ discrimination. In the Scarman report about the Brixton riots, which is mentioned within the Mcphearson report (1999), it discusses and accepts how some officers do commit racist actions towards others, and discusses what is now described as canteen culture. Canteen culture is “an arena of action separate

  • Societies and Moral Panic

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    INTRODUCTION Societies can sometimes be exposed to periods of moral panic. A condition, episode, person or group of people appears as a threat to certain societal standards and interests. This phenomenon is depicted in a stylized and stereotypical fashion and presented to the public through the moral perspective of editors, bishops, politicians, and other influential people, whose principles define the societal values. These people pronounce their diagnoses and resort to certain ways of coping (although

  • The Role And The Role Of The Police Service

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    The role of the police service is to “uphold the law fairly and firmly; to prevent crime; to pursue and bring to justice those who break the law; to keep the Queen’s peace; to protect, help and reassure the community; and to be seen to do this with integrity, common sense and sound judgement” (Saulsbury; Newburn 1996, p.xii) to further protect the life, liberty and property of the people. The police are primarily responsible for covering activities such as catching criminals, maintaining public order

  • My Experience With Diversity

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    My Experience with Diversity Diversity has become ubiquitous over the years. It is a value that encompasses differences between groups and individual peoples based on various factors like sex, gender, religion, race, age, sexual orientation, culture, and etcetera. Understanding differences take recognizing and acknowledging them. Elements of diversity are a contemporary “new” norm in today’s society; however, we lived and continue to live in a society where those aspects aren’t still fully understood

  • Free Speech: Valentine's Day Celebration In London

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    They are giving an offer of playing a romantic movie along with great food all at an affordable rate. The place is situated in the pop Brixton region of London and invites the couples or partners in love to their much awaited six course meals that offers you dishes Arrosticini one of the traditional cuisines from the central part of Italy and there is Fried Calamari a super hit which is

  • Comparing Cultural Norms: A Personal Journey

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    around the world and at the same time, no one’s culture is better than another. The time, where I finally understood about relative culturalism was during the three-day weekend we spent with Professor Janes. We traveled to London’s Black Community (Brixton) and London’s Indian community (Neausden). During the visits, I learned the different journeys that each of these people took to come here which included traveling from country to country and the sacrificing decisions they had to made in order to

  • Research Paper On Dennis Nilsen

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    Dennis Nilsen was born on November 23, 1945 in Fraserburgh, Scotland. When his mother got remarried, she left him lonely and withdrawn, which resulted in him living with his grandfather. When he was 6 years old, his grandfather died unexpectedly and the sight of his dead grandfather’s corpse, led to his behavioral psychopathology. Aware of his homosexual desires, he denied any sexual encounters as an adolescent and enlisted into the Army Catering Corps, at the age of 16, which resulted in him not

  • Sax's Unjust Treatment Of Women In Othello

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    Sax refers to the 1985 Brixton Riots, a riot against London police after a “black” woman was unlawfully shot, to express his criticism of the unjust prejudice towards foreign ethnicities. Similarly, within Sax’s Othello, a “black” man is beaten to death by English police. Whilst

  • Prison Research Proposal

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    stories emerging such as the one by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey, who recently spent some time in Brixton Prison with inmates there for a television show called Behind Bars. He said that conditions inside of British prisons today are better than many people experience on the outside, which gives inmates little incentive not to re-offend once they get out (Wardrop, 2012). Wardrop reports that prisoners in Brixton Prison get to enjoy 24-hour television, video games, DVDs, and a seven-day a week gymnasium

  • Drive-by Shootings on London's Streets

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    Drive-by Shootings on London's Streets Close your eyes and sit back in your recliner. Let the cool breeze refresh you as you relax in your hardwood floored den and sip your English tea. Now picture London. What kind of an image comes to mind? Perhaps the sophisticated languages of its inhabitants or just the aura of properness that encompasses typical visions of the great city of London. I am not writing to deny the eloquence of London, I am instead writing to challenge the notion of sophistication

  • The 1918 Ireland General Election

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    The 1918 Ireland General Election At the 1917 Sinn Fein Party Conference, all the parties that opposed British rule in Ireland agreed on a common policy, to work for the establishment of an Irish Republic. Arthur Griffith stood down and De Valera was elected President of both Sinn Fein and later of The Irish Volunteers. Sinn Fein's opposition to compulsory conscription to The Great War greatly enhanced its popularity with the people. Compulsorary military conscription was, in fact, never