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- 3751: Political Morality
- In Webster's dictionary, morality is defined as "principles of right and wrong in conduct; ethics." The principles of morality have countless times evolved over the ages. In earlier times, death was an easy penalty for many crimes. These crimes today are considered minor and are penalized with a slap on the hand. Is this considered wrong? Who is the correct authority to consult on what is right or wrong ...
- 3752: To Kill a Mockingbird: Summary
- ... has give n up hope and trys to flee the prison, but while doing it he gets caught and shot. By the time Halloween comes around, the Finch family has begun to put Tom's death behind them. There is a pageant planned and Scout much to her dismay has been cast as a ham. After the pageant Scout decides to walk home still dressed in her bulky costume, with Jem ... follows the children down a dark street and tries to kill them. In the side. It is none other than Boo Radley, who had seen the attack from his window. Boo stabs Bob Ewell to death, and carries the wounded Jem home. The sheriff decides to file a report that Bob fell on his own knife and died, thus sparing Boo the publicity that would be sure to follow. Scout never ... the "mockingbird" in this story is Tom Robinson a harmless man who becomes a victim of racial prejudice. Like the mockingbird, Tom has never done wrong to anyone. Even the jurors who sentence him to death have nothing personal against him. They find him guilty mostly because they feel that to take the word of a black man over two whites would threaten the system they live under, the system ...
- 3753: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar: Brutus
- ... the quote says, Brutus would not allow Caesar to rise to power and then turn his back onto the people of Rome. After the assassination of Julius Caesar, Brutus talks to Antony about Caesar's death. "Our hearts you see not; they are pitiful; and pity to the general wrong of Rome..."(act 3, scene 1, ll.185-186). Brutus says that Antony cannot see their(members of the conspiracy) hearts ... way, and we will grace his heels with the most boldest and best hearts of Rome. "(act 3, scene 1, ll.135- 136). Again, if Brutus leads the way, the people will think that the death of Julius Caesar wasn't such a bad thing. Brutus also declares to himself that his role in the conspiracy is to save Rome. He says to the people that, "If then that friend demand ... Caesar. Cassius and the rest of the conspirators would probably not have continued on without Brutus because they would have no "insurance" afterwards. The people would think that there was no reason for Caesar's death and most likely beheaded all the conspirators. Also, if Brutus was not in the play, the whole end of the play would not ever occur. Brutus would not be there to have an army ...
- 3754: Comparing "Waiting for Godot" To "Hollow Men"
- ... all over again. The existentialist style by Godot is comparable to T.S. Eliot's works. Eliot's Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, and Hollow Men are about the tormenting cycle of life and death. The connection among these three works is that people want to and should do so much, but they do not. Waiting for Godot takes place in a rural area, with just a tree in the ... Beckett and Eliot want to illustrate that if one does not live life to it's fullest, maybe one should not even live at all. In Hollow Men, Eliot maintains that life is hollow, and death is inevitable. The cycle from birth to death is just a natural process that does not matter and does not make a difference in the large scheme of things. Hollow Men says life is just a wait for the final destruction in ...
- 3755: Civil War Journal
- ... him today. The hospital is a mess and there are bodies everywhere. He is living, but you can see that the color of his skin is pale and he does not look well. Almost looking death in the face, but he spoke words which I will never forget, "Get out of here. Run away, and do not come back. It is hell. Save yourself from getting hurt and mutilated by these ... this old man's brain from veering too far from the war. They might not be any good, but I need it. The man that is not near me will grow closer in passing time. Death is upon us. Here it is, it's coming fast. I must quit tonight now. I am not a good poet, but at least it helps get my ideas out in the open more, and ... the days of inspiration, and peace is not the opposite of war, creativity is. La vie Confederate!" And now he is silent. The hum of the other voices slowly went away, and I only heard Death that past Michael's lips. -Jonathan Dear Journal, December 24, 1863 Back home is not what I expected either. My family left for fear of the Union occupation. They went to Texas I think. ...
- 3756: Hummurabis Code
- ... society “eye-for-an-eye” and “tooth-for-a-tooth” concept. This cruelty is depicted in a “law” that states that an amputation was demanded for any surgeon whose malpractice resulted in a patient’s death. The other such situation occurs when a contractor whose slapdash s=work led to the collapse of a home and the death of owner could expect to be put to death himself. Another, even more savage condition takes place when a woman who happen to neglect her house and family and humiliate her husband, would be forced to undergo “trial-by-water” (Mesopotamia, p134). Such ...
- 3757: An Analysis of "Heart of Darkness"
- ... by a crisis, he even denied what he had seen to Kurtz's Intended, though he was appalled by his lie as bringing with it a betrayal of truth which was essentially a kind of death. In "Heart of Darkness" the sense of human waste that pervaded the story was best unfolded in the ivory itself. It was an object for the rich - in decorations, for piano keys and billiard balls ... emerged from it pitiful and appalling as from a winding-sheet. I could see the cage of his ribs all astir, the bones of his arm waving. It was as though an animated image of death carved out of old ivory had been shaking its hand with with menaces at a motionless crowd of men made of cloth and glittering bronze. The interconnection of Kurtz, evil, and ivory had far-reaching ... the source of evil and power up the Congo; and yet the reader recalls mainly stagnation. Time and space were halted in that jungle outpost, and Kurtz, that demon of energy, was ill, passive, awaiting death even as he made plans. The scenes of his final hours were images of futility and apathy. His evil impotence, the root of both his power and powerlessness, was incorporated into both tone and ...
- 3758: Albert Camus' The Stranger: Meursault Is Aloof, Detached, and Unemotional
- ... nor does he express much feeling in relationships or during emotional times. He displays an impassiveness throughout the book in his reactions to the people and events described in the book. After his mother's death he sheds no tears; seems to show no emotions. He displays limited feelings for his girlfriend, Marie Cardona, and shows no remorse at all for killing an Arab. His reactions to life and to people ... totally unruffled and untouched by events and people around him. He is unwilling to lie, during his trial, about killing the Arab. His reluctance to get involved in defending himself results in a verdict of death by guillotine. Had Meursault been engaged in his defense, explaining his actions, he might have been set free. Meursault's unresponsive behavior, distant from any apparent emotions, is probably reinforced by the despair which he ... cheated on and hurt by a girlfriend, and sees his other neighbor, Salamano, very depressed when he loses a dear companion, his dog. Meursault's responses are very different, he doesn't get depressed at death nor does he get emotionally involved. He appears to be totally apathetic. Thus, he seems to feel no pain and is protected from life's disappointments. Sometimes a person like Meursault can be appealing ...
- 3759: Legality Of Abortion
- ... hours, at which time the egg is completely fertilized and becomes known as a zygote. Distinct and unique characteristics of a person are determined at the time of conception. After the time of conception, until death, nothing will be added or removed from the genetic make-up of an individual (200 Steinbock). In other words, everything physically and chemically is determined shortly after the point of conception. Being alive means that ... trimester are actually physically safer for a woman than going through with the pregnancy and having a child. Tribe's book also says, "Within only a few year of the Roe v. Wade case, the death rate for women undergoing legal abortions was ten times lower than that for women who had illegal abortions and five items lower than that for women who went through with child birth" (208 Tribe). This ... illegal and underground abortions. These underground abortions are often times unsafe, and unsanitary, causing women to submit themselves to many life-threatening dangers. Since abortions were deemed legal through the Roe v. Wade case, the death rate for women undergoing legal abortions were ten times lower then that for women who had illegal abortions (232 Tribe). Legal abortions are in sanitary and government regulated clinics. At the clinics there is ...
- 3760: Cyrano De Bergerac 4
- ... well as great generosity. However, if we examine the play more carefully, we would find that Cyrano is personally responsible for his downfall; his constant aspiration for perfection and excessive deception eventually leads to his death. Such ornery behavior is exhibited when he adamantly insists on being himself, when he feigns the love letters for Christian, and when he hesitates to tell the truth and confess his love to Roxane. These ... brilliant opportunity, he would have made more friends and fewer enemies, and he would not have died so young. It was his impudent satire that infuriated his enemies to the point of conspiring his "accidental" death. This somewhat rash action reflects on Act I when he threw a bag of gold to the audience for the cancellation of the play. It seems that Cyrano is throwing away another sack of treasure ... me No - no - (Cyrano, P.164 - 165) I believe that Cyrano is being such a coward in this scene and everything is too late when Cyrano finally decides to reveal the truth. With the mysterious death of Christian, Cyrano does not merely lose his handsome mask; he also loses his only reliable evidence to prove this deception. Ironically, the truth is revealed on the day he is dishonorably attacked. He ...
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