Digital Story 2 Pre-Writing

Introduction to Digital Story 2

1) What is your Topic:

My topic is police brutality

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2) What is the time period of story:

1990-present

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3) List the major points, facts, events, people, and/or ideas of your story:

- Rodney King

- Sean Bell

- L.A. Riots

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4) Why do you feel this story is important to tell?

I feel that this story is important to tell because the police often think they are above the law and can get away with anything

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5) What are some challenges of telling this story? (hard to find information, personal, etc)

Some challenges of telling this story are convincing people that police can sometimes commit crimes that normal citizens would go to jail for and get away with it

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6) List some images that come to mind when you think about this story?

- Rodney King getting beaten by police

- Girl in Iraq shot and killed while protesting

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7) How does your project relate to our CSI Graduate Portfolio?

My project relates to our CSI Graduate Portfolio in that I am being "Aware of World Events and Global Dynamics." My project will not just be about police brutality in the United States but around the world as well