The riots were portrayed and dramatized in the United States as a huge struggle between African Americans and Koreans and became known as the “black riots” in South Korea. Even though time was of great unrest, the riots cultivated an alliance between African American churches and Koreans. In addition, cultural changes began to take place such as the formation
It was only a year after it was published, Smoky Night won The 1995 Caldecott Medal. This picture book is about a night during the riots of Los Angeles that devastated the city in 1992. The story is told by a young boy, Daniel, as he sees people rioting in the streets across his apartment. He is unable to find rationale behind the mob’s aggressive behavior and at the same time he is terrorized to see them smashing, destroying and burning everything in their way. Later that night their apartment is
expense for every incoming $1.00 in earning for the division. • Series of 1992 natural disasters and Los Angeles riots, compounded
is the study of crime and criminal behavior, mainly concentrates on the forms of criminal behavior, the causation and definition of criminality, and the type of reaction society has in relation to such criminal activity. It is concerned with the “analysis of the phenomena of crime and criminality, performing scientifically accurate studies, and developing sound theoretical explanations of crime and criminal behavior (1)” a. Crime is defined as the act or omission of an act which is in violation of
During this attack bystanders present took no action to help her. In our culture this effect is common. Many may remember the beating of Reginald Denny who was pulled from his semi-truck and beaten on a busy Los Angeles street in 1992 in a racially motivated retaliation as part of race riots. The incident was filmed live by a news helicopter and many were present, yet know one stopped the attack. In the following paragraphs, a closer look at why this phenomenon occurs commonly known as the “Bystander
Acknowledgments I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all the people who made the realization of this dissertation possible, particularly my advisor, Professor Ilan Tojerow, for his trust and his interesting topic suggestion, as well as Nathalie Sauze and Eric Vandevyver for their support and advices. Index Introduction 5 Part One: Accessibility in the literature 6 Chapter One: The concept of accessibility 7 Section 1: The four determining factors of accessibility 7 Section 2: Accessibility