...-Thesis- Although all humans have the right to life, there are certain situations that can overrule this right, such as taking the life of an innocent human. Since the right of life does not hold in every situation and if an innocent human’s life is taken, then it is morally permissible to set the right to life aside and use the death penalty on the person who committed murder. II. Pro-Death Penalty A. Retribution a. The death penalty is the best way in order to serve justice to convicted murderers of innocent people. b. The families and friends of victims will feel more secure if justice is served. c. There will be no worry about the murderer being able to commit more murders or to have any chance of receiving parole. B. Deterrence b. If the death penalty is continuously used in all states then it will prevent other murders from occurring in the future. c. Death penalty can also prevent future murders from convicted murderers because they will no longer have the opportunity to murder again. C. Utilitarianism view d. The death of one murder can ultimately save lives of innocents and is for the greater good. III. Abolitionists (Opposed to...
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...Everyone comes from a different environment. What influences us in becoming the person we are or meant to be? There are several things that influence our life from utero to birth and then form birth to death. Some are the environment around us while some from the natural aspects like our features which we inherit from our parents. Whatever we do, good or bad, it helps form who we are. Family, education, financial status, are some of the factors that come into play when we think about how an individual is molded into who they are. Or is an individual born with these qualities? Are cold blooded killers naturally born as killers? The environment where you grew in may have a great effect on you. It influences the way you behave and respond to situations. What shapes us and how we...
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...Vermont’s biggest city from 1981 to 1989. Afterwards Sanders went on to the national political arena by winning a seat in the House of Representatives. Sanders is serving his second term in the U.S. Senate (2007-present) after winning re-election in 2012 with seventy-one percent of the vote. His previous sixteen years in the House of Representatives was from 1991-2007...
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...Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, known as Che Guevara, was born on June 1928 in Argentina into a middle-class family. He studied medicine and during this time he travelled a lot in Central America. During his trip he had been shocked by the poverty, hunger, and disease observed in those countries. This experience inspired him to become a revolutionary. He later joined a group of Cuban revolutionaries with Fidel Castro in Mexico. Even nowadays, he remains the symbol of rebellion and revolution all over the world. However, recent research has proved that he was a murderer. So can we consider Che Guevara as a hero? In order to answer to this question, we will first explain why Che is a hero and then why he was also a villain. First of all, a hero is a person who is admired for his courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. So now I am going to explain why we can consider Che as a hero. Che Guevara was a revolutionary and as I said before he joined a group of Cuban revolutionaries with Fidel Castro. His goal was to fight against the Batista dictatorship (who was a Cuban dictator close from the Americans) and to establish a Marxist regime in Cuba. He proved himself to be both a good soldier and a leader. He was fearless and courageous. By May 1958, Guevara became the second-in-command of the large group of revolutionaries. Castro’s group had grown in size and strength during few months. Using guerrilla tactics, Castro and his men successfully took over town after town. Guevara...
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...When I was four years old, a sonogram of my unborn sister hung on my refrigerator door. I remember staring at her picture, and tracing my baby sister’s head with my chubby finger. Every day, I looked at the picture of my unborn sister and knew her value. My belief that the sanctity of human life extends to the womb forms my pro-life stance. In my opinion, abortion should only be allowed for reasons of rape, incest, or maternal health. Yet, I am a Democrat. Many would say that my pro-life stance precludes me from being a Democrat. Since Roe V. Wade, the political parties have defined themselves as the pro-life Republicans and pro-choice Democrats. The debate divides our country into two warring factions. However, the Republican commitment to...
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...Crime and Punishment Outline I. Introduction A. “What if man is not really a scoundrel, man in general, I mean, the whole race of mankind -- then all the rest is prejudice, simply artificial terrors and there are no barriers and it's all as it should be." Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment. B. In the short stories, The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell and The Destructors by Graham Greene, we will look at the similarities and differences in the characterization element of fiction as they relate to the crimes committed in the stories. II. Body A. The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell 1. Characters 2. Qualities and Motivations B. The Destructors by Graham Greene 1. Characters 2. Qualities and Motivations C. Comparisons of the Short Stories 1. The Most Dangerous Game crime 2. The Destructors crime III. Conclusion A. In the end of these two stories, “justice” was served. B. As the protagonists of the short stories, Rainsford and Trevor succeeded in “punishing” General Zaroff and Mr. Thomas for the crimes they committed while they in turn committed crimes themselves. Crime and Punishment “What if man is not really a scoundrel, man in general, I mean, the whole race of mankind-then all the rest is prejudice, simply artificial terrors and there are no barriers and it's all as it should be." Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment. When a crime is committed usually punishment...
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...29.09.2012 ‘Tragedy is an imitation of an action’ is what Aristotle said about the theater genre, tragedy. I have been curious about the ‘imitation of an action’ part and asked myself question such as what could the’ imitation of an action’ as a phrase in this context of tragedy mean so, under the light of the emphasis our instructor put on the chapter ‘the definiton of tragedy’ in ‘Aristotle’s Poetics’ reading that we were assigned to read and since I wanted my question to be cleared and I also wanted to understand the foundation of tragedy and prepare myself, base knowledge wise, for readings that were to come, I started my reading with that particular chapter. Through the chapter I partially understood, through my own reading without anyone’s help, the combination of artistic beauty of changing the places of the words, harmonious rhythms of songs that provide an emballishment to the ongoing play on the stage and the crucial components such as ‘the soul of tragedy’ and another component as important as the plot that I am not too confident about whether I absorbed its meaning and relation with other parts of a tragedy, that element is thought. I think through the chapter I found an answer to my question of what is imitation of an action, let me expand my question for beter understanding and my own answer through the information I gained through my reading . I think my question of what imitation of an action is pretty straightforward to understand, in literal base I know...
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...in January of 1933, it almost immediately began to take hostile measures toward the Jewish people. The government passed special legislation that excluded Jews from the protection of German law. The property of Jews was then legally seized, and concentration camps were set up in which Jews were executed, tortured, or condemned to slave labor. The Nazis organized sporadic and local massacres which occurred in a nationwide program in 1938. After the outbreak of World War II anti-Semitic activity increased dramatically. By the end of the war, millions of Jews and others targeted by the Nazis, had been killed in the Holocaust. The Jewish dead numbered more than 5 million: about 3 million in killing centers and other camps, 1.4 million in shooting operations, and more than 600,000 in Polish ghettos. Who were the men that carried out these terrible murders? One would think them to be savage killers specially selected for their history of brutality and violence. But, in fact, these men were typically normal middle-aged business men. How could these ordinary men be influenced in such a way to allow them to commit such atrocities? The governmental policies, pressures of comrades and individual behaviors helped to transform these men into the mass murderers of European Jews that they soon became. The government and the military were very important to the transformation of these men. The men of the battalions...
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...The Death of Marat is created by French artist Jacques-Louis David in 1973, in the size of 6550”(1.65 1.27”m), oil on canvas. Marat was a doctor, scientist and journalist. He fought for the freedom and democracy in France so that strongly supported by the middle class and lower class people, but also made enemies of the aristocracy. The picture depicts an on-going event. Figure lying in the bathtub in the painting is Marat. He was stabbed by Charlotte Corday, a Girondin from a minor aristocratic family against Marat, into the heart with a small blood splattered knife dropping on the ground, bleeding from the wound to the canvas covered on the bathtub. He laid on his side uncomfortably from the posture in the painting, and his right arm hung down the bathtub but holding a quill in the hand while the left hand tightly gripped a letter with blood, says”Please send this five francs to the mother of five children. Her husband gave his life for his country.” The money, the ink, another quill and a piece of paper placed on the khaki counter, which contrast to the dark blue blanket covered on the Marat’s naked body. The light, structure and space of the painting arranged appropriately but ordinary. The spot light plays from left to right, highlighted on Marat’s face, arms and letter in his left hand. Therefore his facial expression in sublime become more easy to see.In the meantime, the direction of the spot light also component of the whole structure of the painting. Marat’s...
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...sentence fit for an adult ? , would you accept your fate of mandatory life , without parole ?. The supreme court believes that juveniles who committed murder should not be sentenced as an adult . as a teen Ii believe that you already know right from wrong you know what the consequences of...
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...Labelling theory and its theorists focus on the groups and/or individuals who were deemed to be criminal and labelled thus by society. Labelling theorists studied the various interactions between the ‘criminal' groups and individuals and the conformist society. Labeling theory was quite popular in the 1960s and early 1970s, but then fell into decline—partly as a result of the mixed results of empirical research. This essay will go on to show the origins of labelling theory, the theory itself and will show its strengths and weaknesses using various case-studies and examples. Tannenbaum (1938) is widely regarded as the first labelling theorist. His main concept was the ‘dramatization of evil'. He stated that if a person is described as being a criminal then he automatically becomes one. Erwin Lamert (1951) founded the “societal Reaction” theory. This theory is widely credited to be the forerunner of the present day labelling theory. His theory basically states that a person experiences social deviance in two phases. The first phase is known as the Primary deviance phase. The second is known as the Secondary deviance phase. According to Lemert, the primary deviance phase begins with a criminal act. He or she is then labelled criminal but has yet to accept the label. The main point of view is whether he or she has accepted the criminal label. If the person views themselves as a criminal then the secondary deviant phase has begun. The object of whether a person views himself or...
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...the heavy use of addictive drugs such as cocaine and LSD in order to synthesize a cult based on a skewed worldview. I argue that Manson, labeled as a social deviant from a young age, embraced this formal classification and successfully created a message that appealed to dysfunctional and otherwise outcast American youth. Manson and his Family originated in the turbulence of the 1960s, in which violence based on racial lines struck many American cities. Primarily focusing on the conflict between whites and blacks, the outbreak of racial violence in the latter part of the decade convinced Manson that an apocalyptic war between the two races was inevitable. Moreover, Manson believed that the war would end with the whites being defeated temporarily, though he and his Family would arise from their secure base of operations out of Spahn Movie Ranch to reclaim the land from the inferior blacks. Leading twenty followers to the Ranch, most of whom were female, Manson was a charismatic and appealing figure to the drug-driven and racist whites that dominated his cult of personality. Manson himself had “spent most of his 32 years in reformatories and jails by the spring of 1967, when he washed up in San Francisco and began styling himself as a hippie guru, plunking on a guitar and spouting bits of Scientology” acquired from his time in prison (Gillis 31). Born out a lifetime of little crimes, Manson's newfound racial obsession and pursuit of apocalyptic themes in his orations are responsible...
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...Logan Bell Miss England English 282, Section 005 18 March 2010 Major Paper 1 Jane Eyre: A Class Act Charlotte Brontë portrays the strict, hierarchal class system that existed during the Victorian era in her novel Jane Eyre. Characters throughout the novel are fully aware of and reference the social statuses of others and judge one another based on stereotypes associated with each persons position in society. Unlike other characters in Jane Eyre, Jane retains her morals and standards while her social class seems ambiguous and transforms continually as she progresses during her own bildungsroman. Through the character of Jane Eyre, Brontë not only illustrates that class divisions are not absolute and individuals can transcend these boundaries, but also suggests the need of morality and integrity in the upper class. Jane traverses the entire range of social classes from a beggar at the steps of Moor House to an upper class married woman at Ferndean. Ambiguity characterizes Jane’s status even before birth. Susan Fraiman attributes this uncertainty to Jane’s parents who were both “socially ambiguous, and this ambiguity is part of their legacy to Jane” (Fraiman 616). Her mother’s marriage to a man of a lower hierarchy creates a “legacy” that foreshadows Jane’s life-long search for her position in society. Jane’s time at Gateshead bolsters Fraiman’s belief that Jane will fulfill her parents’ “legacy.” She is never recognized as part of the Reed family at Gateshead and...
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...extremism in support of capital punishment: “Even if a civil society were to be dissolved by the consent of all its members (e.g., if people inhabiting an island decided to separate and disperse throughout the world), the last murdered remaining in the prison would first have to be executed, so that each has done to him what his deeds deserve and blood guilt does not cling to the people for not having insistent upon this punishment; for otherwise, the people can be regarded as collaborators in this public violation of injustice.” “Kant absolutely insists on capital punishment of murderers because no matter how difficult life might be, it is still better...
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...reported. The death toll was originally given as 14, but later revised down. Several people are said to be in critical condition in hospitals in and around Aurora, near Denver, where the shooting took place. A suspect is in police custody. Officials identified him to NBC News as 24-year-old local man James Holmes. More from GlobalPost: Eyewitness account: Batman premiere shooting in Colorado Shots were reported around 30 minutes into a midnight showing of the newly released Batman movie, The Dark Night Rises, the Denver Post said. Witnesses at the Century 16 movie theater described terrifying scenes. Eyewitness Sharon Segura told GlobalPost: "We get about 10 minutes into the movie and there is this big action scene and there's lots of gunfire. And there is just maybe five or six really loud pops. "So I freak out and I jump a little. And my husband laughs at me and I said, 'No, you don't understand, that wasn't part of the movie, that was real. That was way too loud.'" The AP said the suspect is believed to have kicked in an emergency exit door and thrown some sort of explosive, possibly tear gas, into the darkened theater before opening fire. More from GlobalPost: Yahoo to pay Marissa Mayer up to $100M over 5 years Frank Fania, a police spokesman, told CNN the suspect was wearing a gas mask and a bulletproof vest when he was apprehended in a rear parking lot of the theater. Fania added, "He did not resist. He did not put up a fight." He may have been wearing "some sort...
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