...because he knows that pleading for life in the face of death is nonsensical. He believes that in a world where love and companionship has perished, death is the supreme truth, the supreme reality. He calls Lycaon a friend because he sees the common equality in both of them in the face of death. He knows that he belongs in a world where death makes all men equal. No one can escape it, nor rise above it, not even the finest of human beings. The final transformation of Achilles comes in the last part of this poem when Priam comes to meet him and requests him to return Hector’s body. He and Priam, meet each other, not as warriors, but as men, touching each other’s flesh rather than trying to kill each other. They both are fated to perish soon and they both are filled with sorrow because of the injustice of human life. The intense suffering both have experienced has enabled them to unite in a single moment of human compassion. Achilles gives Hector’s corpse back to...
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...Death Penalty Imagine yourself as a mother sitting by the window, looking at the swing set in your backyard, remembering memories of your son, an accused murdered now facing the death penalty. You know there must be some mistake. You cannot understand how your son could ever do something so terrible. Imagine yourself next as a father whose daughter was brutally murdered, and whose killer has been sentenced to the death penalty. You desire to push the button that sends the lethal drugs flowing through his veins. The death penalty has been the cause of many emotional, political and ethical debates since its inception. At what point do we as human beings agree or disagree with the Death Penalty if the victim or the offender is a family member? Should the Death Penalty still exist or should we keep offenders on Death Row for life to rehabilitate them? With the Death Penalty in America dating back to Jamestown Virginia in 1608 with the first recorded execution of Captain George Kendall, the question that remains today is, should the Death Penalty be legal? With the Death Penalty still in effect in 34 states, this raises the question, if violent crimes are down in the states that don’t have the Death Penalty why is it still in existence? When an offender commits a violent crime, it is the responsibility of our government to punish the offender, and keep the rest of us safe. There are many factors the government has to consider when sentencing a...
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...Regarding some biographical data, we should take into account that Otto Plath, that is Sylvia’s father, died after a long period of untreated diabetes when she had just eight years old. Facing the death of someone you love is not something easy to deal with for an eight-year-old girl; she was strongly affected by the loss of her father. Many of her poems were influenced by her father’s death. For instance, this poem seems to make a tribute to the legacy and memory of Plath’s deceased father, a poem dealing with the loss of someone who was important for the speaker. The poem is divided into six stanzas, five lines each. It recounts a current day in the life of a person who takes care of a statue, for instance, she describes many cleaning and repairing processes. From the beginning of the poem up to the first half of the poem (until the fifth stanza) there is a long extended metaphor for a woman who is suffering the loss of someone she really loved, in this case her father, symbolized by the colossus, a statue which represented a deceased person in the ancient era and was meant to evoke the individual's presence as well as his absence. In this first part of the poem, she attempted to reconstruct her father’s absence which strongly increases in her mind. She is emotionally affected by his death and it is shown throughout the poem. By contrast, at the second half of the poem (the last two stanzas) denote the unhealthy situation she is going through, for instance, she is attached to...
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...of Death When looking studying back at the Black Death, there are many things that can be learned from that point in history. Things that could be learned were how people reacted when all of this was occurring. There are many things that can be learned when looking into that point of history. One of the many things that can be learned and studied is the Dance of Death. The Dance of Death can give insight on what people were thinking and how they reacted when this was all these deaths were happening. During the Black Death, many people were being killed by this disease that many people did not know how to cure, but also controlling it. What many people started to do because of the fact they did not know how to go about the plague, they started to dance performances so hopefully it can ward off the big epidemic that is occurring. As stated in The Great Chronicle of France, “We have seen our neighbors die and are seeing them die day after day, but since the mortality has in no way entered out town, we are not without hope that our festive mood will not allow it to come here, and this is the reason for why we are dancing” (164). With that being said, you are able to see that they used dancing as an outlet, but also a way to not dwell so much on what is going with the so many deaths that are happening. However, things changed very much once there was a hail storm and many died because of it. Monks noticed that people were sad, which is expected once so many deaths are...
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...By far Curley’s wife is the most significant character in the novella. She symbolizes women at the time period, and plays a big role in the plot. She is the very reason most of the impactful events happen. At a glance Curley’s wife seems like a needy attention hogging woman, however she is very complex and interesting. Curley’s wife is an accurate representation of how women were treated in the 1900’s. Women were very irrelevant to the social world and became the minority quickly. All throughout the story Curley's wife is told to “stay in the house” and fulfill “woman duties.” The evidence above directly mirrors to the way women behaved and were treated in the 1900’s. Women stayed home doing chores, cooking, and performing every need...
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...just watch for the laughs? In the Film The Dark Knight we see the main character who we know as “batman” displaying such character. According to A Novel Approach to Politics (pg. 3) it clearly states that The Dark Knight reflects what we all face in trying to balance the drive to do what we think would be best (idealism) with what we must do or are able to do which is (realism). What makes a person a realist or idealist? According to dictionary.com which is an online source; Idealism is the tendency to represent things in their ideal forms, rather than as they are. According to Action Films thriller 101 “Bruce Wayne is an idealist who believes he can alter the world’s crime ridden roots through the donning of a mask and a cape”. Wayne as an idealist is willing to sacrifice his life and anything he values for the cities future. He represents order and justice but in the same breath he seeks it as a vigilante and at the risk of his city and its citizens. Harvey Dent can be seen as an idealist too as which is interesting because while Dent and Wayne they both started out being idealist neither ends as both Dent like Wayne got caught up in the cities crime. Dent and Wayne was going above and beyond the call of duty which lead to the death of the only person that could keep both guys grounded;...
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...cause people to live in poverty; some of them are low paid work, the fact of having no job, and inadequate benefits. The consequences of poverty can be social or political; a very distinguished one is death. A lot of people die every day because of hunger, and there are some organizations helping the poverty problem disappear as soon as possible. The most affected generations related to this problem are children. Putting more job opportunities could be very helpful to help this problem, getting volunteers to do social service in the most needed communities and sending some medicines with them so they can help as much as possible. 1.0 Introduction The purpose of this research is to explain more about the subject that was chosen and to get informed about what is happening and what is being done about it. The chosen aspect is poverty, specifically hunger. Poverty is known as “the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions.” (Merriam Webster, 2015) Hunger is having a desire, craving, or need for food; feeling hunger; ravenous. (The Free Dictionary, 2015) The reasons why this aspect was chosen is that it is a problem happening a lot now a days all over the world and it would be very interesting to investigate about what the world is doing to get rid of it and what is happening around the world. Most of the world lives in poverty nowadays. A lot of people,...
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...five individuals have died since 1976, by means of capital punishment; twenty-two of these executions have already occurred this year at Death Penalty Information Center”, exclaims Tara Volpe in her article, Capital Punishment: Does Death Equal Justice? In another article written by Coretta King, the author states that, “In recent years, an increase of violence in America, both individual and political, has prompted a backlash of public opinion on capital punishment”. Capital punishment is a tremendous issue that faces the criminal justice system. Some people think that capital punishment is a good idea for those who commit capital or very serious crimes; on the other hand, some people believe that capital punishment is wrong. In reality, capital punishment is wrong for several reasons. According to the free online dictionary, “capital punishment” is defined as the penalty of death for the commission of a crime. There are several words, which are the same as capital punishments are execution, death sentence, judicial murder and death warrant. To begin with, capital punishment is wrong because it is immoral and unfair. Some people are subjected to capital punishment even when there is speculation as to whether they actually committed the specified crime. A known case of this kind was the one involving David Spense who was given the death penalty even though there was no substantial, concrete evidence to pin the crimes he was being charged. The homicide detective responsible...
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...The death penalty is a form of justice in the United States’ court system. For years society has been debating whether this was cruel and unusual punishment, or the most effective way to serve justice to serious crimes. The death penalty is beneficial to society altogether. There are extraordinary heinous crimes in which it may be appropriate. To begin with, the death penalty helps citizens feel safer in their community by the removal of a threat from society, even though the criminal may be behind bars they still pose a threat to society. Some criminals are able to reach the outside world and make influences, even while behind bars. For this reason some criminals are simply too dangerous to live at all. Above all the death penalty brings...
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...somehow interesting to me. After reading few of the articles, I found out that it is because of the loud noise that causes the mass death of these birds. I think that they should cover this issue quickly because if many more birds are going to die again, it would mess up the nature’s food chain, and it would lead to other issues. However, I would like to come up with other theories that might be the cause of this mystery. From my point of view, we are in a period of intense seasonal meteor showers, and several YouTube users reported hearing sonic booms in the area that could have indicated a local shock wave. This would be one non-hidden, natural cause that actually makes sense, but it is hard to connect to both birds and fish, unless it produced a deactivating frequency. There were indeed other sound exceptions according to the report highlighted above.” There is also an excellent article by The American Dream collated data about the recent earthquake activity along this fault line that runs along the mid-eastern section of the U.S. Combined with gas exhaust, the huge geological activity in the region, and the BP oil drilling disaster, which produced off the dispersant, Corexit, into the atmosphere, and we should be wondering about any mass deaths in the region. Regardless, this has turned into a global event, so the above could be a side effect of something larger, or a direct leading influence. Scalar weapons are another factor that is debatable...
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...they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. (Mark 16:17-18) Other Christians dismiss these practices by saying the passage is not to be taken literally. They consider the people following all of the signs mentioned by Mark as foolish, and claim it only leads to the premature deaths of the worshippers. However, this view does not take any sort of phenomenological approach. It does not attempt to interpret why the people worship in this way, nor what it means for them to worship in this way. This view only attempts to refute the practice of handling serpents altogether because of the potential risk of death that accompanies it. Therefore, it is necessary to interpret their actions from a less biased approach, in order to be more encompassing of a practice that is not always fully understood. It is my belief that the people participating in these serpent handling rituals know the element of danger that exists, but that the purpose, reaffirming their connection to God, is greater than the risk to their individual lives or deaths. The experience of handling a serpent has several emotional themes that people report feeling that are important for understanding why these churches feel compelled to include serpents in their worship. I’ve included interviews with religious snake handlers conducted by Ralph W. Hood Jr. and W. Paul Williamson for their...
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...When one considers the events that led two young people to their fate of death and two families in deep distress, it makes a person think about possible coincidences in their own life. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, two ordinary teenagers met by chance and immediately fell in love. Unfortunately, within a one week span, death, pain, heartache, and turmoil was spurred. The interception of the Capulet invitations list, the finding of the Capulet garden by accident, and an important letter that never reached its final destination are three major events in the play; all coincidences, all with the same, tragic ending. In the beginning, a Capulet servant made the mistake of asking a question, which would eventually lead some Montague boys to a party, and lead Romeo to fall in love at first site. Romeo and Benvolio both help read off a list of people who had been invited to the Capulet Mask Ball to the servant of a Capulet. But by doing this, it gave Benvolio and some of the other boys to go to the party and for Romeo to go as well to get his mind off of Rosaline. Romeo seemed reluctant to go, but gave into pressure and went to the party after many arguments. When, at the party, he started to loosen up and have fun. Romeo was miserable with his thoughts of Rosaline, but at the party, he saw an abundance of other girls and was certain to enjoy the party while it lasted. “And, touching hers, make blessed my rude hand. Did my heart love till now? For swear it, site! For I...
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...hospital suffers loss of reputations, law suits. Although the legal liability of shareholders is limited by law to the amount of investment they make in the company, their expectations that all reporting operations of the company is in accordance with guidelines set by corporate roles, rights and responsibilities. Further, the hospital is expected to operate in accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This Act protects the financial management of a company. Another example cited in textbook page. 73 "Experiences of Qui Tam Whistleblowers against the Pharmaceutical Industry" Write summarized their investigation of the motivation and experiences of health care industry whistleblowers focusing on the False Claims Acts. Dr. Do Right's legal responsibility would fall under this category since he knowing is allowing patients to be killed with the false pretense that the deaths are due to causes not associated with the hospital. The External Stakeholders conflicts of interest would exist only if the stakeholders were aware of the ethical, civil, and fraud taking place in a company to which they are doing business with. Further, the external stakeholders could very well be some of the suppliers that are providing supplies and materials that could contribute to the negligence associated with the deaths. Question 3: Dr. Do Right has not fulfilled his ethical duty by reporting the illegal procedures. First thought deals with Virtue Ethics: Habits of Goodness Page 20 - Chapter One....
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...In reality during the Death Races people don't really have many injuries. The important thing is that the racers are prepared to handle all emergencies. Even when the racers get inquired they keep going. The creators of the Death race don’t give much information about what you’re going to do and what you need to be trained for. They just want you to show up and are prepared to face any obstacles. You really don’t know what kind of injuries you might get or maybe you won’t get injured. Many of the races quit because of their injuries. They don’t want to their injuries to get worse. To others racers, inquires motivates them to finish the race. This is exactly what Ella who is a racers, she broke her shin open. Even though she was in pain and blood was gushing from her wound she finishes the race. Many racers who have done the Spartan Race have said that it was great experiences even though they went through some pains during the race because of their injuries. Also the injuries don’t prevent them from coming back. Many of the racers come back because they had great time doing it. Sometimes the races die during the race or after the race. For example Jeremiah Morris, 28, died from apparent heatstroke in a hospital a day after that event. Robert A. Fecteau II says he was paralyzed after diving head-first into a muddy pool. The Spartan race can be dangerous but that doesn’t stop people. They don’t care what the consequences of the race. They want to feel like they accomplish a...
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...Romeo and Juliet is the most epic love story of all time. It is said they were destined to fall in love, or maybe just destined to fall. Romeo and Juliet were two star-crossed lovers whose story played out in Verona, Italy. Romeo was from the family of the Montagues, whom are long-time enemies of the Capulets, the family from which Juliet came. Romeo crashed a party thrown by Capulet, Juliet’s father. At the party, he met Juliet, and they fell in love instantly. As destiny would have it, they get married, but the fateful, whirlwind love affair ultimately leads to the untimely deaths of both Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence, Romeo’s priest, is often falsely accused of being responsible for the double suicide that ended the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet. However, all of the major events that lead to the deaths...
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