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- 2191: The Scarlett Letter
- ... novel. In The Scarlet Letter, Hester, for her sins, received a scarlet letter, "A" which she had to wear upon her chest. This was the Puritan way of treating her as a criminal, for the crime of adultery ' At the very least, they should have put the brand of a hot iron on Hester Prynne's forehead.' (Pg. 59) This is how some people felt about her punishment. The Puritan treatment continued, because as Hester would walk through the streets, she would be looked down upon as if she were some sort of demon from Hell that committed a terrible crime. This would give her much mental anguish and grief. On the other hand, God's treatment of Hester for her sin was quite different than just a physical token: he gave Hester the punishment of ...
- 2192: Macbeth: Man of Established Character
- ... solicitings cannot be evil, cannot be good." Still, he is provided with so much natural good that he is able to control the apprehensions of his inordinate imagination and decides to take no step involving crime. His autonomous decision not to commit murder, however, is not in any sense based upon moral grounds. No doubt he normally shrinks from the unnaturalness of regicide; but he so far ignores ultimate ends that ... his roof-we may even say that the consequences which he fears are not at all inward and spiritual, It is to be doubted whether he has ever so far considered the possible effects of crime and evil upon the human soul-his later discovery of horrible ravages produced by evil in his own spirit constitutes part of the tragedy. Hi is mainly concerned, as we might expect, with consequences involving ...
- 2193: Such A Good Boy: How A Pampered Son's Greed Led to Murder: Summary
- ... p 83) Another case is the one of the Japanese son Sawanoi who butchered his parents because they didn't agree with him. The youth was there, he was only 12 when he committed the crime and would serve very little time inn Canada because of the Young Offenders Act. However the Japanese courts put him into a mental asylum indefinitely because of his mental state. (Leyton, 251) The motive to ... life convictions, with no parole until 10 years were done, was a harsh punishment for the 16 year olds, however it showed that the court was not going to be lenient for just a heinous crime. This may set a precedent for other courts to use the full extent of their power to deliver a jurisprudent sentence, one of justice and fairness. Also a power sentence will show that the youth ...
- 2194: Real Face Of Terrorism
- ... s most powerful countries) signed a declaration in 1996, which clearly states; "We reaffirm our absolute condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, regardless of its perpetrators or motives. Terrorism is a heinous crime, and there must be no excuse or exception in bringing its perpetrators to justice. Isnt Israels use of assassinations, torture, systematic arrest, and collective punishment terrorism? Doesnt the G7 claim that no ... s most powerful countries) signed a declaration in 1996, which clearly states; "We reaffirm our absolute condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, regardless of its perpetrators or motives. Terrorism is a heinous crime, and there must be no excuse or exception in bringing its perpetrators to justice. Word Count: 1506
- 2195: Creative Writing - Fiction - T
- ... to explore then universe in which we live in search of a decent living environment for our future generations. In year 2020, a three-hundred ton missile was launched into space carrying ten scientists, two computer programmers, one archeologist, fifty military officers and soldiers, two mathmaticians, and two language experts (fluent in fourteen languages or more) from each major country: the USA, Belgium, Russia, Japan, China, England, Italy, and Israel. Ample ... to a nearby alien town, and managed to open a line of mathematical communication with several alien citizens. The language artists spent five years with the alien ambassador learning and recording their language (with several computer programmers) while the rest of the team explored the rest of the planet. The aliens communicated with each other that a new life-form had been found, and were quite gracious and peaceful. After these ...
- 2196: The Power of the Situation
- ... revolt, or rebellion, was put at 53 dead, some $1 billion in property damage, nearly 2,000 arrests, and countless businesses in ashes. These two men, Damian Williams and Henry Watson undoubtedly committed a heinous crime, but thousands more looted, burned, and destroyed property with the same disregard for life and property. Were all these people criminals who used the verdicts as an excuse to commit crimes, or was the nature ... Generally looking at the Los Angeles riots, and specifically drawing upon the Reginald Denny beating and subsequent trial, the power of the situation becomes evident, as thousands of people living in an extremely poor and crime-ridden area of Los Angeles, lashed out against a perception of injustice through violence. The conditions that lead people to perceive themselves as victims of unjust actions are rather complex. In this case, the favorable ...
- 2197: Antigone & Ismene
- ... must obey....(346) Once again Ismene's words clearly state her weak, feminine character and helplessness within her own dimensions. Antigone, not happy with her sisters response chides her sister for not participating in her crime and for her passivity, saying, " Set your own life in order"(346). For Antigone, no law could stand in the way of her strong consideration of her brother's spirit, not even the punishment of ... with a sudden rush of devotion towards the sister she abandoned in time of need. "Let me stand beside you and do honor the dead"(358). Ismene heroically takes a stand and shares Antigone's crime. The two sister's were crushed by the vindictive Creon, yet they were winners in spirit, in their determination , they died together, as one. Nobility shall live in their hearts forever.
- 2198: Does The Mass Media Cause Undesireable Social Consequences With Specific Reference To Pornography
- ... experience it, then men, too, can fantasize about rape and not wish to commit it. In addition to the many other accusations against pornography, many in society believe that there is definite connection between organized crime and pornography. Although this may be true, the idea is largely over-exaggerated. The reasoning behind this theory is very simple, yet very shallow. Consider, that pornography is created by organizations and contains sexually explicit material that may be thought to be legally obscene in some areas. To make the connection, these anti-pornography organizations assume that the organizations (hence organized) that produce the legally obscene (hence crime) material, are operating illegally. It is obvious why pornography is attractive to criminals; just as anything that is banned or is made illegal, there is always someone who will pay the high black-market price ...
- 2199: School Safety
- ... 3 percent of high school seniors reported carrying a gun to school at least 1 day during the previous 4 weeks. Although serious violent crimes constitute a small percentage of the total amount of school crime and homicide is extremely rare, the possibility still exists. In the 1992-93 and 1993-94 school years combined, 63 students ages 5-19 were murdered at school. The number of multiple victim homicide events ... to school- related violent deaths. The president also announced a new $65 million initiative to hire up to 2,000 community police and resource officers to assist the estimated 10 percent of schools with serious crime problems. He also announced plans to reform the Safe and Drug Free Schools Program. Hopefully these initiatives will be put in effect soon, and hopefully they will work. Whatever they decide to do better get ...
- 2200: The Need for Stricter Gun Laws
- ... or a handgun, they would take a handgun any day of the week. This is why, in my opinion, we need to radically change the way we go about handling these problems. With the rising crime rate, the best way to send this trend in another direction is to educate. We must start educating early and if this means raising taxes to do it, then that is what we must do ... we continue to let the companies manufacture the weapons and not try to stop them, we will have too many weapons on the street then we know what to do with. More weapons mean more crime. This seems to be an idea that is basic to you and me but is foreign to the legislators of our country. The solution is always to try and write a new law that will ...
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