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- 1521: Gcse Wider Reading A Grade: Sh
- ... competition. Visitors does not comply to the convention of having a variety of suspects as there are not any suspects in Visitors . I think there are no suspects as we know exactly who did the crime as they talk us through it themselves will you accompany me on the inspection Since The Speckled Band is a nineteenth century story and Visitors is a twentieth century story and society has changed considerably over the last century we would expect both stories to depict a completely different society. In both stories it is a woman against whom the crime is committed and in this way both are the victim, however both behave in different ways. In The Speckled Band Miss Stoner is afraid and goes to Holmes for help. This shows that in the ... and The Speckled Band I have come to the conclusion that Visitors does not really deserve to be called a detective story as it does not really have a detective in it or even a crime to solve, however I still think that Visitors is an exceptional story in its own right and a better story than The Speckled Band because of how the important issues it brings up are ...
- 1522: The Twelve Angry Men
- ... find the defendant innocent of all charges or not guilty, they must have a least a reasonable doubt not just a doubt in their minds that the defendant did not and could not commit the crime. Reasonable doubt differs from ordinary doubt because reasonable doubt is based on circumstantial evidence that leads one to believe or disbelieve one is innocent or guilty. Doubt is simply an undecided state of mind. In ... juror having a reasonable doubt, because with doubts he/she cannot base it any evidence of facts. It is merely an opinion, which are worthless in a case of any sort. If convicted of this crime, the defendant would possibly have to face the death penalty. In a death penalty case, all aspects must be considered. All evidence and facts must be administered in a death penalty case. This procedure should ... than reason for the solution of difficult social problems. My view is that a decent and humane society does not deliberately kill human beings no matter what the cause and Capital punishment does not prevent crime, and the death penalty is uncivilized in theory and unfair and inequitable in practice. This case portrayed in Twelve Angry Men provides its audience with a realistic view and reflection of the issues and ...
- 1523: The Shelter Of Each Other, A B
- ... wind down, or are cooking dinner. They are in a state of mind where they aren t fully aware of what their child is watching. The lead stories, and headlines of newspapers, are often about crime, whether it is murder, assault, drugs, etc. Since the media has made us all equal, we are becoming a culture that is preoccupied with ourselves. We see commercials and think what can that product do ... to watch TV and she goes to a New Age school where they raise crops, and livestock. Extended family all live far away and the little girl has no interaction with them except via the computer. Neighbors aren t known and the daughter isn t allowed to play outside alone. After she goes to bed, husband and wife go their separate ways. The husband thinks that computers have made the world ...
- 1524: The Rime Of The Ancient Marine
- ... returns at random times. A merciful God would grant permanent mercy. For all, the Mariner has been through death and hardship of his crew because of the killing of the albatross. The thought of his crime is enough agony but the Mariner s agony returns until he has to relive the tragedy of the killing of his crew by telling his tale to another person. The fact that the agony always ... tells his tale but it returns shortly afterwards. The Mariner says that, after telling the Hermit his story, Since then, at an uncertain hour \ that agony returns. Since the first time the Mariner confessed his crime to the Hermit at an inconsistent hour God reminds the Mariner of the sin he has committed by piercing his heart with agonizing pain. He tells the Wedding Guest that, until he tells his story ... for he still travels by night to tell his tale and release his agony to yet another mortal soul so it can leave him free once more. God will not let the Mariner forget the crime he has committed. The Mariner is forced to live the rest of his life regretting the time he has to tell someone else his tale. Although god lets the Mariner free for a short ...
- 1525: The Pencil Box
- ... I m the sub today, Mr. Moore. Jane shrugged. Oh. At least now she wouldn t have to get a stupid manila folder of boredom out of the hot pink box. She could maybe finish Crime and Punishment. Raskolnikov had been burning a hole in her backpack for the past few days, ever since she found him in a musty box in the basement marked twenty-five cents for the garage ... Jordan Peters was first to break the boredom. Jordan thought it would be funny to toss rolled up wads of paper, aiming them for the ramp made by the spine of an open copy of Crime and Punishment a five-hundred-page-long book. Jane didn t even honor him with a dirty look. Jane kept on reading. It was Emily Sweet sauntering up to the hot pink box and announcing ... day. She copied down the words and put the paper into the box. It still glowed with overflowing energy. The blood gushed as from an overturned glass Alone in the room, Jane had to smile. Crime and Punishment was her favorite book. Now she could finish it for the third time.
- 1526: The Chaos Theory In Jurassic P
- ... humans controlling this obviously didn't consider that there could be problems in the system. The park was thought be designed perfectly. The land was set up to control and maintain these animals while the computer system that ran the entire park was the "best" one ever. The designers were so cocky about the perfection of the computer system and the park layout that they completely overlooked the technical flaws that seemed to be completely obvious and on the surface. The motion sensors that were supposed to track all the animals in the ... and of life itself. Arnold tries to explain that Malcolm's chaos theory and the Malcolm effect wouldn't apply to the park because it was a life system and not a model on a computer. The very thing he was arguing to contradict the chaos theory is evidence to support it. The fact that Jurassic Park was a life system would automatically apply the chaos theory. The breeding of ...
- 1527: The Crucibles Verbal Irony
- ... irony. The verbal irony portrayed earlier by the Proctors is once again affective here and in some cases even more powerful. John admits to lechery, and the court brings out Elizabeth to vouch for this crime. Elizabeth is a Christian woman who has never committed a crime, or broken a commandment. Loyal to her husband, when asked if John has ever committed the crime of lechery, she faintly replies, No, sir. To go through life never telling a lie, and to have to first and only lie you tell be the one that condemns your husband is horrible, ...
- 1528: The Choice
- ... Then they also talked about what happened to Ed's television company and how it benefited his children's future. Their next stop was to California where Ed's son Steven, who was a successful computer programmer for Ed's old rival company Motorola. After visiting Ed's son future, Dave told Ed about how women workforce increased from 21 million in 1960 to 53 million in 1992. Ed was shocked ... their next discussion was about self-sufficiency. Dave believed that self-sufficiency would lead to poverty because without foreign imports and exports, many companies will go out of business. The biggest loss was in the computer industry because they needed people with computer skills and America had only a limited amount of people to go around. Their last stop was to see Ed's children and how their lives changed. Steven was the president of Stellar Television ...
- 1529: The Downfall Of Macbeth In Mac
- ... is too full o the milk of human kindness To catch the nearest way. (I. v. ll 14-17) Therefore, she takes it upon herself to convince Macbeth and to aid him in the actual crime. She first has to make sure that she can eliminate any emotions that will get in her way. She also has to rid herself of her conscience. Come you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts ... murder and will conceal that fact from everyone else. Had it not been for Lady Macbeth s persuasion, Macbeth would never have killed Duncan. She was the driving force that forced him to commit the crime. Later, when Macbeth is waiting to kill Duncan, he sees a dagger. He realizes it is not real, but just an image. However, he believes it is beckoning him to kill Duncan. Is this a ... st me the way that I was going, And such an instrument I was to use. (II. i. ll 42-52) The dagger gives him the final push that he needs to carry out the crime. He believes that it is leading him towards Duncan. He then hears a bell, which he believes represents Duncan s death knell. He knows that the murder will be carried out - Duncan will be ...
- 1530: To Kill A Mockingbird 2
- ... play a common role where any Negro was attacked by the prejudice views of the people due to the color of their skin. Leading to many killings of young and guilty people accused of any crime just because their race and physical appearance. That relates to the incident in which Tom Robinson gets accused of raping Mayella. From the first time Atticus Finch accepted the case of Tom Robinson, prejudice seemed ... destroyed by a young girls own sins and accusations. The novel centers around the trial of Tom Robinson. To the people of Maycomb county, Tom Robinson is just a "sorry nigger," who committed an unthinkable crime. Tom represents the black race in American society. He is a victim of racism, which was the major controversy in the culture at the time. Like Boo Radley, Tom Robinson is characterized by what the ... the trial, Tom Robinson is portrayed in this manner because of the racist mentality of the people in Maycomb. Even though there is a sufficient amount of proof, which shows he did not commit the crime, Tom is a black man who will be denied justice. In addition Atticus reinforces this idea when he tells Jem, "in our courts, when it's a white man's word against a black ...
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