American Prison by Shane Bauer
After reading “American Prison” by Shane Bauer complete a 10 page paper using the following instructions. The 1st page should be an introductory page. It should have information about the author and the reason(s) he choose to write the book. The next 5 pages should be a summary of what happened in the book. Discuss any points of interest. The next 3 pages should include your feelings about any issues in the book. The final page is a conclusion page.
Some topics that you may want to address while writing the paper: Are Private Prisons a necessary evil or just an evil? The relationship between African-American and prison system; training of the officers; pay of private prison guards; hiring qualifications; should former inmates be allowed to be guards; safety and health issues in private prisons; the money to be made in prisons; and any other topics that you think will make your paper interesting.
Negligence And Product Liability
Negligence and product liability are two of our main topics for this week. Negligence is an unintentional tort because it happens by accident. Product liability arises when one is injured by a defective product.
Consider the scenarios below. Choose one and determine if it describes negligence or product liability. Explain your answer and be sure to discuss the elements of any claims that may arise.
- Daisy is driving in her car when her phone chimes. She picks up her phone and sees a text from her friend. While responding to the text, Daisy runs a red light and causes an accident.