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- 2401: My Secret Confessions From The Grave: Al Capone
- ... all time and by far the most powerful mob boss of my era. My mob dominated the Chicago area from 1925 until 1931, when I was imprisoned for income tax evasion. This was the only crime the courts could prove against me because I was so good. I was born somewhere in Brooklyn on January 17, 1899 but nobody really knows for sure and that is how I am going to ... prison and to pay $80,000 in fines and court costs in addition to the $210,000 in over due taxes. The penalty was more severe than I had expected. During this time the Chicago Crime Commission (CCC) issued its first Public Enemies List which had 28 names on it, and of course I "Al Capone" was the first. Known as Public Enemy Number 1, I had become the symbol for ...
- 2402: Capital Punishment
- ... The theory "a life for a life" is "as old as civilization itself" (McCiellan 9). The development of civilizations established what we call justice today. Capital punishment, the execution of a criminal convicted of a crime, or the legal taking of the life of a criminal, can be divided into three categories: first, crimes against the person; second, crimes against property; and third, crimes which endanger the security of the nation ... compared to most countries in the world (Horwitz 52). Darrow believes that the high homicide rate is caused by the fact that the population is crowded into cities whose "slums are natural breeding places of crime" (52). Another reason for the high homicide rate of the U.S. is that people have gathered from all over the world; racial differences are known to "intensify problems" (52). As solution, Clarence Darrow suggest ...
- 2403: Macbeth An Expose
- ... in his villanous actions, using violence and deception to achieve his selfish aspirations. Macbeth commits regicide, thought to be the ultimate sin, in murdering the divinely ordained king. Why does he commit such a horrific crime? Does he desire to better Scotland: Not in the least. Macbeth wants power. This poorly calculated and incompetently performed crime splinters into a myriad of murders and deceits. Throughout the cycle of violence, Macbeth's purpose remains the same: to have his insecurities assuaged and his vain ambitions achieved. All this evil is compounded by ...
- 2404: An Exploration Of Femininity I
- ... Claudius becomes a "serpent" (36), reminiscent of the temptation of Eve; the serpent (an extremely phallic image) symbolising how the Ghost feels he has been penetrated in the garden. When the Ghost actually names the crime, however, he turns it from a personal insult into a political insult, in other words an insult against Denmark: Let not the royal bed of Denmark be A couch for luxury and damned incest (1.5.82-3) The King and the Country can use the same signifier, so the Ghost is making the victim of the crime ambiguous. The notion of cuckoldry is mentioned only the once, by Laertes: That drop of blood that's calm proclaims me bastard, Cries cuckold to my father, brands the harlot Even here between the chaste ...
- 2405: A Man For All Seasons Guilty P
- ... bring down More and in the process benefit his own social and economical status. As More stated, Silence gives consent (152) and Cromwell s silence during Rich s perjury makes him an accessory to the crime and just as guilty as Rich. The two together are partners in the crime, whether accomplices with King Henry or for their own reasons, they are still responsible for their actions and the consequences of them. Likewise, Sir Thomas More should not be considered an innocent bystander in his ...
- 2406: A Bronx Tale (film)
- ... that especially demonstrated the influence Sonny and Lorenzo had on Cologero. An example of Lorenzo's influence on his son takes place in front of their apartment in which Cologero is a witness to a crime Sonny committed. An example of Sonny's influence on Cologero is when Sonny demeans Mickey Mantle in front of him. This then causes Cologero to have negative feelings about Mickey Mantle someone he has idolized ... believe that his father didn't want him to tell the truth. The detectives took Cologero outside to point out the murderer and Cologero denied that any of them were at the scene of the crime.Sonny then befriended Cologero and gave him the nickname "C".This shows that Cologero's father influenced him to lie to the police because Lorenzo led his son to believe he didn't want him ...
- 2407: Traffic Control: The Need For Change
- ... advanced vehicle control system will cost approximately $290 billion (Zygmont 18). The system will monitor all vehicles at all times, which could be considered a breach of civil liberties (Clark 387-404). Also, like any computer, the possibility exists that hackers could infiltrate the system and wreak havoc on the computers (Yates 19). If the system should malfunction for some reason, this could create more gridlock or even accidents (19). In addition, the fact that drivers would be watching video monitors instead of the road could lead to possible accidents (19). Finally, common traffic disruptions, such as a flat tire, could interfere with the computer system and cause confusion to many other drivers (19). Another way to revise the current system of traffic control is by reforming the way in which tolls are instituted and collected. One of the most ...
- 2408: Les Miserables
- ... man. Les Miserables is based on a poor man, Jean Valjean, who was arrested for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his sisters starving baby. Valjean is sentenced to 20 years for his crime, and, when he is released, he is shunned for his past, which he has more than paid for. Society turns him out at every turn for his past crime, and will hear no excuses for his deed. With this scenario, Hugo shows the cruelty of a civilized world that would cause a man to suffer unending prejudice for stealing a single loaf of bread ...
- 2409: Macbeth A Story Of Our Time
- ... of Macbeth's victorious fight with Macdonwald, "Disdaining fortune, with his brandish'd steel, Which smok'd with bloody execution. (I,ii,17)" Duncan's blood on the Macbeths' hands is symbol of the evil crime they committed, the guilt of which cannot be washed away. Pontius Pilate is the supreme example of the futility of the symbolic act of 'washing the hands' to expunge guilt. History will forever hold him ... II,II,49)" Lady Macbeth's remark on her entry shorty after that "A little water clears us of this deed; How easy it is then!" shows that she has less immediate guilt for the crime, where Macbeth's conscience is eating away at him, or that she has not yet absorbed the enormity of the deed. The same symbol of evil deeds not being washed away is brought out again ...
- 2410: Leadership In Oedpius
- ... to help her brother without worrying about what will happen to her. She says, "I intend to give my brother burial and I'll be glad to die in the attempt. If it is a crime, then it's a crime that God commands." (Sophocles pg. 542) She had the conviction of a leader who believed in doing what she thought was right and was knew the consequences. Antigone doesn't only defies Creon's edict ...
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