INTRODUCTION Appellate litigation has played a major role in the development and progress of the Unite States. One case in particular, Gideon v. Wainwright, stands out to me as it has been one of the many motivating factors in my decision to purse of law degree. Gideon v. Wainwright, a case involving an indigent man by the name Clarence Gideon, who was denied counsel. This case not only changed America when the supreme court ruled the government must provide free counsel to accused criminals who cannot afford counsel for themselves, but this case as also had a huge impact on my family life and in my decision making when it came to my career path. GIDEON V. WAINWRIGHT Clarence Gideon was charged with breaking an entry into a pool hall in Florida.…
Everyone plans to make a difference in the world, but only the heroes follow through. Three figures in my life embody these characteristics. Though these figures face abiding tribulation and difficulty, My Dad, Batman, and Charlie Davies, preserve their righteous heroic qualities and remain strong despite the difficult circumstances.…
In the contemporary era of intense partisan divide, it seems inconceivable that a second-term Republican president would nominate a jurist for the Supreme Court who would later earn the moniker “the liberal lion”. Even more implausible is the notion that the nominee would earn almost unanimous backing from the Senate, with only one dissenting vote. Yet, in October 1956, Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed a lawyer by the name of William Joseph Brennan, Jr. to a place on the highest court bench in the country, beginning a tenure that would last almost thirty-four years and span eight presidencies. During this time, Justice Brennan adjudicated over 1300 cases, with many of his verdicts continuing to impact American society in the present day.…
The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates Wes Moore was an influential speaker that spoke about making a difference and going after what you truly believe in. Wes Moore didn’t have an easy life, but he made the most of his life. Some of the main topics he discussed were decisions and who influences them, how higher education isn’t about the degree or major but is about how you leave your mark and remembrance. Nobody will remember your degree a few years down the road. If you have sacrificed and loved then you have done everything you’ve ever been asked to do and that is the true meaning of higher education.…
I also plan to join the Law, Engagement, and Politics Center here at Sam Houston so that I may use their services in order to prepare for the next step in obtaining my licensure for practicing law. Following graduation, I want to go on to law school where I will pass the American Bar Association’s exam and obtain my Juris Doctor degree. My professional goal following receiving my bachelor's degree is to ultimately become a judge. After obtaining my licensure as a lawyer, I plan to join a law firm in Houston or Dallas and begin working to help correct the injustices of this criminal justice system. As a lawyer, I hope to aid victims in getting the justice and closure that they deserve.…
As the world is getting bigger on a global scale, people strive to find an identity for themselves in a community and environment that may not always work in one’s favor. The impulse to do something beneficial for the greater good becomes a fixation that cannot be neglected because of a person’s obligation to participate. While not everyone feels the need to contribute, those who do, get their accountable consciences from the responsibility they acclaim. This is evident in the lives of people who go against the norm and take proactive actions. An analysis of the source describes Greg Mortenson’s journey to conquer K2.…
Quan’s experience in New College has prepared her for her next step. “My major in social advocacy fits perfectly into what I want to pursue in law school, which is advocating for those who do not have a voice for themselves in the courtroom,” she said. Before Quan heads to law school, she will spend nine months in Macedonia as a Fulbright recipient working as an English teaching assistant. “It is an absolute honor and dream come true to work in any place where I get to serve others,” she…
Heroes must demonstrate altruistic behavior as a necessity for their journey in life where it opens the mindset enriching their commitment towards their journey to fulfill a full transformation, and to be the best personas of themselves. The vital journey of a hero is expressed in Ayn Rand’s novella Anthem, and Homer’s epic The Odyssey, where these influential works express the necessity of altruistic behavior through the journey of their protagonists. Throughout the journey of these protagonists, the experience developing new attributes is necessary to guide them along their path, and towards the depths of truth. The confinements the hero’s journey provide can rather fuel the persona to express the zenith of their potential.…
We Could Be Heroes In today’s multi-media world, the concept of a hero has often been watered-down to include star athletes, pop-culture celebrities, and those on the local news who perform a single gallant act. To the 18th-century professor of Latin Eloquence at the University of Naples in Italy, Giambattista Vico, a hero and particularly, the heroic mind, had a much deeper significance. Vico sees the heroic mind with an unquenchable hunger for knowledge.…
He suggests that by having such heroes can “really expand on our sense of possibility” (3). I imagine that by him telling us it’s as simple as us telling the stories of the true heroes of our time, it would elicit an urgent response from the reader to want to take action right away. Hearing about such a major problem, when there is such a simple start of a solution should encourage anyone who reads his article to “just tell the stories”…
And the people who make a change in the world are not afraid to stand out; they forge their own path rather than following the ones that others have made. Therefore, my uniqueness has urged me to deviate from the standard paths and avoid ready-made molds at will. I found my callings and threw myself into them, and they have led me to infinite…
Studying the law, on the outside, seems to be dry as dust. With the archaic wording of the law to the sheer volume of laws to keep track of, it’s easy to dismiss law as only being important to attorneys and those that work for them. Yet law isn’t a world of its own. It is our world. A key part to understanding our world is understanding our laws, as both shape the other.…
The future is never clear, and my own was no exception. Thoughts of what I wanted to do with my life were always followed by uncertainty. During the entirety of my adolescence I always felt overwhelmed by my inability to decide my future, leading to a metastasizing panic in my inabilities to achieve success in any discipline. My transition from childhood fantasies to adult goals was anything but seamless and I often found myself lost, especially in academics.…
The legal profession, including law schools, not only leaves an impression of prestige and justice on the general public, it also carries a very different cognation. Hierarchy and social order contracts lay embedded in the legal system, much as the underlying of societal structure today. With the impact of television crime shows and movies based on criminal events, the general public gains a fictional awareness of the ways in which the justice system works. In actuality the discourse of law not only focuses on reform in relation to social morals, but it also sets up a mirror image of the hierarchical world in which we live. Through various authors this paper will aim to simplify the misconceptions of the legal justice system through pop culture,…
I learned how to paint houses and helped my cousin paint his family’s home in Syracuse. As a result of my campus involvement I have become a great leader and a role model to my peers. Along with my academic preparation, I have developed transferable skills that I believe will be valuable in my future career with the government. I chose criminal justice as a major because of the department’s strong reputation for preparing students for leadership positions in criminal justice fields, especially in law enforcement. As a criminal justice student I learned that there is always three sides to a story, not two.…