Samantha Delia Professor Swint ENGL 1102 15 April 2014 “Unashamedly Middle Class” Poems can often be so personal that people either strongly love or dislike them. I have never been a huge fan of poetry‚ for the simple reason that most poetry I have read has been assigned to me in an English class or something similar. For the most part poems have always seemed so dense to me‚ like a puzzle you’ve got to decipher. In fewer words‚ poems have always intimidated me. That is most definitely the
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Cruel and Unusual Punishment Cruel and unusual punishment is the term used to describe criminal punishment which is considered unacceptable due to the suffering or humiliation it causes on the person. Cruel and unusual punishment has a very long history and is now noted in the constitution. There are several cases that deal with the consequences of cruel and unusual punishment and the constitution also protects people from this being used on them. The government has also put restrictions on
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What is Cruel and Unusual Punishment | Cruel and Unusual Punishment Past and Present | | Michael Roberts | 11/29/2011 | | A young man is caught stealing food for his family. He is thrown in a jail which resembles a dungeon. It is cold in his cell and the walls are damp and smell of urine and feces. There is a bucket in the corner used for defecation. A pile of hay sits in the corner; this is the only comfort which is used for sleeping. Rats run around the cells chewing
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The complexity surrounding definition of cruel and unusual punishment has been made possible by the elasticity of society and therefore flexibility of morals. What is moral in one society is definitely not moral in another society. However‚ due to the need of conformity and standardization that has been occasioned by globalization‚ most societies do share the same legal system and as a result they share a common definition as far as cruel and unusual punishment is concerned. This way‚ it becomes easier
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Poxvirus Family: Poxviridae Subfamily: Chordopoxovirinae Class: Orthopoxvirus Genus : Poxvirus species: Smallpox (Variola) Special physical structures • Double-stranded DNA virus • Linear molecular structure with complex morphology • Unique enveloped large brick shaped • Obligate Intracellular Parasite Unusual genes or toxins • Poxvirus is one of the largest viruses that contain several subfamilies such as cowpox‚ monkeypox‚ vaccinae‚ orf and molluscum to name a few
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Maycomb’s ‘Unusual’ Disease In the fictional town of Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ the residents seem to have all been infected by the same disease. Harper Lee‚ the author of the very famous novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ has used several ways of portraying this idea and is able to convince readers that her characters really do have some sort of ‘illness‚’ an illness which affects people’s thoughts on how others should be treated. The novel highlights several issues including racism‚ childhood‚ injustice and
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Unusual festivals in Spain La Tomatina La Tomatina is a food fight festival held on the last Wednesday of August each year in the town of Bunol near Valencia in Spain. Thousands of people make their way from all corners of the world to fight in this ’World’s Biggest Food Fight’ where more than one hundred metric tons of over-ripe tomatoes are thrown in the streets. The week-long festival features music‚ parades‚ dancing‚ and fireworks. On the night before the tomato fight‚ participants of the
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Many animals‚ despite being from different species‚ create mutual bonds like no other. The same could be said about a dog that just gave birth‚ may take in a litter of kittens. In the passage‚ “Animal Roles and Relationships‚” we read about different animal relationships. While they are from different species‚ they can come together for the benefit of both species‚ and themselves as well. An example of this is the hermit crab and the sea anemone. “Hermit crabs use their pincers to tap sea anemones
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My most special moment Football‚ one of the best sports anyone can play‚ where two teams of eleven men show how they are better than the other. This was categorically not the case at one of the best football matches I have ever been to‚ Legends Vs Dream Team which was played at Wembley in 2008. This match was played for charity‚ for the people who suffer from cancer around the world. The Legends team were the retired football players who were the best during their football careers. The Dream Team
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My Unusual Vacation After a year’s savings and many months of planning‚ it was finally time for my vacation. Travelling has always been my passion because by the age of 17‚ I had already been to exotic places like India‚ Jamaica‚ Ethiopia‚ Australia‚ and Malaysia. So when a friend of mine suggested that we go to Durban I was very excited because of the fun recreational activities‚ the beautiful scenery in a pleasant location‚ and the economical lodging available South Africa turned to be different
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