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Jordi Lee, James Manetz, Sydney Vick

How does proximity impact Justice and INjustice

What is justice

• 1. The quality of being just; righteousness,equitableness, or moral rightness
• 2. Rightfulness or lawfulness, as of a claim or title;justness of ground or reason

What is Injustice?

• 1. Lack of fairness of justice
• 2. An unjust act or occurrence

wHAT IS PROXIMITY?

• 1. Nearness in space, time, or relationship
• 2. accessibility to others

Proximity in our personal relationships & Proximity in just mercy

Our theme in just mercy

■ What does Just Mercy have to say about your theme/essential question? ■ What does it fail to say about your theme? How does it fail to address your essential question? ■ What is the significance of your theme in Just Mercy and beyond? Why does your essential question matter?

1 Source- “Twenty states and the District of Columbia have abolished capital punishment. Four more have imposed a moratorium on executions. Of the 26 remaining states, only 14 handed down any death sentences last year, for a total of 50 across the country”

The Modern Death Penalty

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/28/magazine/where-the-death-penalty-still-lives.html?_r=0 http://sentencingproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Trends-in-US-Corrections.pdf

Quotes

“Proximity has taught me some basic and humbling truths, including this vital lesson: Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done. My work with the poor and the incarcerated has persuaded me that the opposite of poverty is not wealth; the opposite of poverty is justice.” pg 17-18 “Proximity to the condemned and incarcerated made the question of each person’s humanity more urgent and meaningful, including my own.” pg. 12

Questions?