Thursday, June 4, 2009

We are project.

My group consisted of Vivek Sainanee, Rainier Ruiz and Brett Peterson. Our topic focused on music of the 1970s-80s. Our theme was the influence of music on society/culture in the 70's and 80's. We are interpreters of culture through music. We covered four main areas; different genres, different famous People and Artists, basic music and technology, and clothing and accessories. We were able to learn that indeed, music does impact the culture greatly.

We had diffrent items for each of the sides. For the genres side, we used a record and cd (rock and jazz). While for artists, we had biographies of artists like Michael Jackson and Bruce Springsteen. As for technology, we had a record player and mini records. For the accessories, we put on two different styles of clothing as well as a tape recorder.

We searched for the items at goodwill, but most of the items were found in the houses of group members.

Everything went well, we tried to get smaller boxes, but the only one available at the time was the large box. We all worked well together and was productive.

For furture classes, I would suggest that they find peers whom they can work with and not get distracted by. Also, choosing a topic that is truly interesting would make the process a lot more enjoyable. This was definitely a new and fun experience.

Miranda Vs. Arizona

"You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney present during questioning. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you. Do you understand these rights?"

The Supreme Court System created one of the most well known cases; Miranda v. Arizona, changed not only peoples rights under the Constitution, but the way that Police had to interact with their suspects.

Ernesto Miranda was arrested for kidnapping and rape. His conviction was "largely based on his confession". Ernesto Miranda then appealed to a higher court in Arizona because he claimed that his Fifth Amendment Rights. Since the police had never once mentioned his right to an attorney or any of his other rights, his case was allowed.

The State Supreme Court Argued that Ernesto Miranda didnt ask for a lawyer,and the police were not obligated to ask him. June thirteenth, 1966, the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 vote, a majoirty ruled in Miranda's favor.