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- 1151: The Canadian Government
- ... appoint one to defend you. You have a right to give your side of the case. The judge must treat you in a fair manner. The right not to be tried twice for the same crime. this means that once you have been tried and sentenced, the government cannot decide to take you to court again for the same crime. The right not to be subject to cruel and unusual punishment. This means that if you are found guilty of a crime, the courts cannot decide to torture you. (pity.) Also, your sentance must be the same as the sentance of other people who have been found guilty of a similar crime. Some other rights outlined ...
- 1152: To Kill A Mockingbird Essay-ev
- ... that Mr. Ewell never called a doctor after learning of Mayella s injuries. Following the incident, there had not been any physical examination performed by a certified physician. If indeed Mr. Robinson had committed the crime, Mr. Ewell s first instinct would have been to get his daughter checked out. Upon finding his daughter assaulted , he would have wanted to have her injuries treated including the injury that might been caused ... important then a hard-working black man whose one arm is withered, simply because she is white and he is black. It was clearly shown that Tom Robinson was physically incapable of performing this horrendous crime. If Tom Robinson did commit the crime, then Mr. Ewell should have called a doctor. Mr. Tom Robinson was an honorable person whose only crime was feeling sorry for a lonely white woman. Tom Robinson was clearly innocent!
- 1153: Jay Gatsby And The American Dr
- ... order to relive an old dream of marrying Daisy, the foundation of his life. In order to do this, he must have wealth and power, and the easiest way of amassing money quickly is through crime and corruption. Jay Gatsby is a very unique character; he has an extreme illusionary image of himself, he is madly in love with Daisy Buchanan, and he was extremely loyal to his dream even after ... Cody had died. With the $25,000 Cody had left him, Gatsby decided to move East to try to become rich and famous. Gatsby was extremely dedicated to his dream; he resorted to bootlegging and crime with Meyer Wolfsheim, the man who fixed the World Series. Gatsbys illusion intensifies when he begins to become involved with crime and immoral activites to become wealthy. He does not care that he is breaking the law because he is fulfilling his dream. In addition to having a false image of himself, Jay Gatsby was ...
- 1154: Movie - Dead Man Walking: Capital Punishment
- ... when the condemned man is found guilty of rape and murder. This verdict springs a complete change in the killer's life. The killer now feels totally different then he did when he committed the crime. Then the Sister comes in to be the spiritual director and guider of the condemned man. She feels that he is a compassionate man, and that death is not the proper treatment for the condemned ... been condemned to die. The parents of the victim have one specific view on the topic of capital punishment. They believe that since their daughter was raped and murdered, that the man convicted of the crime should be put to death. They feel no remorse for the killer, even when they are viewing him being strapped into his deathplace. They make no attempt to save his life, even though Sister Jean ... The condemned man has a serious change of heart as the movie goes on. The condemned changes his attitude of life after he realizes that he is going to be put to death for a crime he committed. He wonders how he could have taken an innocent life, and how he could have done it so brutal. Another major influence on the change of the condemned man is the Sister' ...
- 1155: Edgar Allen Poe
- ... cat. The wife, trying to save the life of the cat, catches hold of the axe. Then entirely out of his mind, the narrator plants the axe in her skull. To avoid detection in his crime, he bricks his wife into a cellar wall. But the luckless narrator accidentally bricks the cat into the wall as well. After searching for the dreaded cat, the narrator concludes that the beast has "in ... of a candle and exchanges it for the candle at his benefactor's bedside. Of course the benefactor suffocates; the evidence burns away; the taper is disposed of. The scheme is a success, as the crime goes undetected. For a number of years the narrator enjoys his good fortune. But he begins to mutter to himself, "I am safe," and finally, "I am safe--I am safe--if I be not ... narrator feels the pangs of suffocation, as if it were he who is now being poisoned. Finally, completely dominated by his perverse spirit, the narrator rushes madly through the heavily populated avenues to confess his crime to the authorities. He relates all that is needed to convict him of his crime, then falls "prostrate in a swoon." (275) Those whom Poe satirizes in "Never Bet the Devil Your Head: A ...
- 1156: In Cold Blood: Death Penalty
- ... his presidential gain, President Clinton rushed home for the Arkansas execution of Rickey Ray Rector, a mentally retarded, indigent black man. Clinton couldn't take the chance of being seen by voters as " soft on crime." Political Analysts believe that when the death penalty becomes an issue in a campaign, the candidate favoring capital punishment almost inevitably will benefit. Capital punishment discriminates against the poor. Although murderers come from all classes ... people. The death penalty has been imposed most for murders committed during the course of another felony. Aggravating circumstances for murder are defined in the applicable death penalty statute. Circumstances considered for murder include: -The crime was particularly vile, atrocious, or cruel. -There were multiple victims. -The crime occurred during the commission of another felony. -The victim was a police or correctional officer in the line of duty. -The offender was previously convicted of a capital offense or violent crime. -The offender ...
- 1157: Oedipus: Fates
- ... the utter shock and disgust of the horrific situation causes the tormented and disillusioned Oedipus to blind himself of a self- inflicted wound2. According to some scholars, this was the retribution he paid for his crime, but others would argue that Oedipus had no choice in the matter and simply had fulfilled his destiny. The latter argument seems to be more convincing because Oedipus does not consciously know of what he was doing at the time, and thus, his crime was not entirely premeditated. And one cannot condemn ignorance no more than one can realistically condemn good intentions, for Oedipus was both truly unaware of what he had done and of no desire to harm ... thing causes a neurotic shudder. This is the reason why he ran from fate. But ultimately his attempt was an disastrous one, and he suffered severe consequences. His town suffered the punishment for his physical crime, and he himself was the incarnate sufferer for the spiritual crime. Determinism maintains that Oedipus, as a man subject to the will of the gods, whether it be right or wrong, should not have ...
- 1158: Oedipus
- ... the utter shock and disgust of the horrific situation causes the tormented and disillusioned Oedipus to blind himself of a self-inflicted wound2. According to some scholars, this was the retribution he paid for his crime, but others would argue that Oedipus had no choice in the matter and simply had fulfilled his destiny. The latter argument seems to be more convincing because Oedipus does not consciously know of what he was doing at the time, and thus, his crime was not entirely premeditated. And one cannot condemn ignorance no more than one can realistically condemn good intentions, for Oedipus was both truly unaware of what he had done and of no desire to harm ... thing causes a neurotic shudder. This is the reason why he ran from fate. But ultimately his attempt was an disastrous one, and he suffered severe consequences. His town suffered the punishment for his physical crime, and he himself was the incarnate sufferer for the spiritual crime. Determinism maintains that Oedipus, as a man subject to the will of the gods, whether it be right or wrong, should not have ...
- 1159: Blood Justice
- How would you like to be accused of a crime and then be disenfranchised because of your race? Well this is what happened to Mark Charles Parker because he allegedly raped June Walters a pregnant white woman on February 23 1959. In Howard Smeads historical nonfiction book Blood Justice he describes one of the most important investigations of a racist, motivated crime in the history of the United States. Blood Justice is about the killing of Mark Charles Parker and the investigation after his death. Mark Charles Parker was accused of the rape of June Walters which ... case. Next a federal grand jury met in Biloxi, Mississippi in January of 1960. The grand jury said that there was not enough evidence to charge the suspects. The Mob members got away with their crime in life but they wont get away with it in there After life. The main Characters of this book are Mark Charles Parker, J.P. Walker, Preacher Lee , Crip Reyer, and L.C. ...
- 1160: Technology Affects Educations
- ... expanded the way in which information can be delivered to the students of today. Today's networking technologies provide a valuable opportunity to practice new learning techniques. Educators are discovering that computers are facilitating learning. Computer based communications, or Telecommunications, can offer many educational opportunities; therefore, educators will need to adapt current teaching methods to incorporate this new media into the classroom. Computers have made a fundamental impact in most industries, providing a competitive advantage that has come to be essential to many businesses. Therefore, schools must also use technology to improve the educational process. School systems often consider purchasing a computer network, and justify its purchase by applying it to routine administrative tasks, such as attendance records and grading. While these tasks are very important, they only show a small part of what technology can do ... video links between teachers and students in remote areas. Video conferencing allows groups to communicate with each other. Desktop video conferencing promises to bring students together from geographic and cultural distances, face to face via computer. Not only will the teacher talk to the students, but the students will be able to interact with each other. This will make students more interested and fascinated with learning. Not only does the ...
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