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- 951: Mk Ghandhi
- ... a shrewd or power hungry like a politician would be, neither could he be a saint because he could not be outstandingly devout or a virtuous person throughout every passing second of his life until death. M.K. Gandhi himself did not consider himself a saint: "Now I think that the word saint should be ruled out of present life. It is too sacred a word to be lightly applied to ... feels that it is a beautiful form to signify growth, and it is not a discountenance, it leads to strength and purity. I feel that he is true about it not being an approval to death, however a beautiful form, is not what I would describe it to be. It is more like something that is a must, and not a choice. M.K. Gandhi has a view on justice that ... would work fine everywhere. For example, if someone gives information about a murder, than they should be rewarded with some money. If someone murders someone they should be killed for it. I believe in the death penalty, and I feel that justice is what every individual feels in their heart. If an individual may see someone on death row, they might have compassion for them, however if that was the ...
- 952: Comparison of The American Revolution and the French Revolution
- ... it. That made little difference to the mob, who were actually looking for weapons. Promising the guards safe-conduct if they would surrender, the leaders of the mob broke their word and hacked them to death. It would be the first of many broken promises. Soon the heads, torsos, and hands of the Bastille's former guardians were bobbing along the street on pikes. "In all," as historian Otto Scott put ... most of the city of Lyons was destroyed. Lafayette, who at first had embraced the Revolution, was arrested as a traitor. Soon a progressive income tax was passed, prices on grain were fixed, and the death penalty meted out to those who refused to sell at the government's prices. Every citizen was required to carry an identity card issued by his local commune, called, Certificates of Good Citizenship. Every house ...
- 953: The Inferno
- ... physical pain upon the sinner. Several punishments that Dante envisions for the various sinners are borrowed from forms of torture. The first physical punishment Dante borrows from that is his punishment for the heretics. The penalty in the medieval era for heresy was often public humiliation or to burn to death. For Dante, to be a heretic was to follow one s own opinion and not the beliefs of the Christian Church. Dante s punishment for the arch heretics and those who followed them was that ... to mutual antagonism. This punishment is brilliant because these sinners, who committed no physical harm or sin, merely a mental one, are tortured only psychologically and not physically. This idea of punishment as a counter penalty for one s actions is discussed by one of the victims of the most gruesome and horrifying of all of the creative punishments that Dante envisions. Bertran de Born, one of the sowers of ...
- 954: Hawthorns Letter A
- ... and dying clean of soul. It is not known until well into The Scarlet Letter that Arthur Dimmesdale is Hester Prynne s lover, but by this point, his conscience has already begun inflicting a woeful penalty on his spirit: "His form grew emaciated; his voice...had a certain melancholy prophecy of decay in it; he was often observed...to put his hand over his heart with...paleness, indicative of pain" (106). Although his reputation is flawless and his parishioners believe that through death, he is to be called to a higher plane of existence, Dimmesdale says with what is believed to be humility that his looming death is "because of his own unworthiness to perform his mission here on earth" (106). In retrospect, this marks the beginning of a critical and fatal duality of Dimmesdale s character: the public believes he ...
- 955: Dante's Inferno
- ... write poetry and became fascinated with lyrics. During his adolescence, Dante fell inlove with a beautiful girl named Beatrice Portinari. He saw her only twice but she provided much inspiration for his literary masterpieces. Her death at a young age left him grief-stricken. His first book, La Vita Nuova, was written about her. Sometime before 1294, Dante married Gemma Donati. They had four children. Dante was active in the political ... Florence. His career ended in 1301 when the Black Guelph and their French allies seized control of the city. They took Dante's possessions and sentenced him to be permanently banished from Florence, threatening the death penalty upon him if he returned. Dante spent most of his time in exile writing new pieces of literature. It is believed that around 1307 he interrupts his unfinished work, Convivio, a reflection of his ...
- 956: Famous African Americans
- ... in 1799. In 1816 the African Methodist Episcopal Church was formed, uniting congregations of blacks in New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. Allen was appointed its first bishop, a post he held until his death. In 1966 Barbara Jordan became the first black woman to win a seat in the Texas Senate. She authored the state's first successful minimum-wage bill and pushed for civil rights legislation. In 1972 ... circuit 1962-65, the U.S. solicitor general 1965-67, and the first African American associate justice of U.S. Supreme Court 1967-91. He was known for his attacks on discrimination, opposition to the death penalty, and championing of free speech and civil liberties. Marshall was awarded in 1946 the Spingarn Medal Tubman worked closely with the Underground Railroad. Often she left fugitives in the care of other "conductors" after ...
- 957: The Merchant Of Venice
- ... to thy friends, for when did friendship take A breed for barren metal of his friend? But lend it rather to thine enemy; Who if he break, thou may'st with better face Exact the penalty."6 Many people would ask the question, why would someone in Shylock's position want to give anything to a person who has treated them as badly as Antonio? However, under the interest free bond ... value of the sum That he did owe him; and I know, my lord, If law, authority, and power deny not, It will go hard with poor Antonio."7 With the realisation that Antonio's death is imminent, Antonio, like someone with a terminal illness gives up all hope of survival. Most people would fight literally for their lives against Shylock, but Antonio had progressed beyond sadness and had lost his will to live. Antonio's immediate acceptance of Shylock's bizarre bond signals the secret 'death wish' that Antonio holds very close to his heart. Antonio's sudden wish to die, brought about through great sadness and loneliness is affecting Bassanio greatly, who takes responsibility for what has happened. - "Antonio, ...
- 958: Womens Rights In 3rd World Cou
- ... had entered the block and were looting the property and raping the women." The following story comes out of Iran. "On August 10, 1994, in the city of Arak, Iran, a woman was sentenced to death by stoning. According to the ruling of the religious judge, her husband and two children were forced to attend the execution. The woman urged her husband to take the children away, but to no avail ... middle of the stoning, although her eyes had been gouged out, the victim was able to escape from the ditch and started running away, but the regime's guards recaptured her and shot her to death." From China comes the following observation. "Still in the streets an occasional old crone hobbling around on her miniature bound feet was a relic of the pre-Revolutionary, almost dead past. I also heard an ... what appears to be small insignificant things. If a woman is wearing brightly colored shoes or thin stockings or violating any of the other rules of appearance, they may be beaten which sometimes results in death. Fortunately an era of change is developing, and slowly some of these consequences are becoming less frequent and less severe than they were even five years ago. China “How sad it is to be ...
- 959: The Hanging of Billy Budd
- ... trial for killing the master-at-arms, Claggart. Everyone wished for Billy’s life to be spared, but Captain Vere chose to follow the oath he pledged to the King. Consequently, Billy was given the death penalty and hanged. Everyone on the ship enjoyed Billy’s presence, except Claggart. He was described to be a “sweet, pleasant fellow” (pg. 5). Vere liked Billy as much as the others, “…they all loved him ... mind. The real reason was because others would have followed in Billy’s alleged footsteps if he were not punished. Billy Budd’s life was sacrificed for an unjust reason, and the circumstances surrounding his death were definitely questionable. However, Vere made the right decision to hang him. The consequences of what might have happened if his life had been spared were far greater that those of grief for his ...
- 960: The Merchant Of Venice - Anton
- ... to thy friends, for when did friendship take A breed for barren metal of his friend? But lend it rather to thine enemy; Who if he break, thou may'st with better face Exact the penalty."6 Many people would ask the question, why would someone in Shylock's position want to give anything to a person who has treated them as badly as Antonio? However, under the interest free bond ... value of the sum That he did owe him; and I know, my lord, If law, authority, and power deny not, It will go hard with poor Antonio."7 With the realisation that Antonio's death is imminent, Antonio, like someone with a terminal illness gives up all hope of survival. Most people would fight literally for their lives against Shylock, but Antonio had progressed beyond sadness and had lost his will to live. Antonio's immediate acceptance of Shylock's bizarre bond signals the secret 'death wish' that Antonio holds very close to his heart. Antonio's sudden wish to die, brought about through great sadness and loneliness is affecting Bassanio greatly, who takes responsibility for what has happened. - "Antonio, ...
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