the colonies in early America. Today these are considered cruel and unusual punishment that no one should suffer. Although‚ in some instances‚ harsh punishments are well deserved and can be well justified. Having cruel and unusual punishments for abominable crimes should be considered because‚ it is a good form of prevention. People are less likely to commit such crimes if there are harsh repercussions that follow instead of a lifetime sentence in
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In the 1600s‚ the longstanding Bourbon monarchy under Louis XVI controlled the means of the French nation state. However‚ after battling in the Seven Years War and the American Revolution‚ the French were highly susceptible to economic demise and state disintegration. The French’s debt‚ especially that which was accumulated by participating in the wars‚ proved to be an enormous encumbrance to the nation. Furthermore‚ the French currency became corrupt and seriously invaluable. In order to cultivate
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stressful demand of ushering the lives of Americans through a gruesome world war. With bodies dropping at every attack‚ Truman erroneously believed that the only way to save thousands was to kill millions. Sadly‚ this world war’s pressure caused this abominable leader to make the gratuitous decision to drop a ghastly atomic bomb on the innocent people of Hiroshima. President Truman’s imprudent decision to squander the atomic bomb against the Japanese city of Hiroshima was pure butchery‚ was the result
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According to James Rachels‚ in his essay “The Morality of Euthanasia‚” the American Medical Association’s Conventional Doctrine in Euthanasia is false. The Conventional Doctrine states that there are certain situations in which letting someone die or passive euthanasia is morally permissible‚ but killing a patient or active euthanasia is not. For instance‚ in many circumstances a doctor can withhold treatment and will do nothing wrong if the patient were to die‚ but if the doctor were to provoke
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Chinese in Early America by Katherine Inserra Most people today believe that with the passing of the Fourteenth Amendment meant the immediate granting of citizenship to all persons born on American soil. However‚ it was not until 1898 that the United States Supreme Court concluded that the amendment awarded citizenship to Chinese children born to Chinese immigrants on American Soil. (Foner 659). Just twelve years previously‚ the courts had finally forced the city of San Francisco to issue
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of the gods. Creon controlled every aspect of the people’s lives of Thebes. His laws are viewed upon as unreasonable and as an act of tyranny. This can also be considered situational irony because the people gave him his power; yet‚ he became an abominable king who makes decision as if he was one of the gods.
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animal they judge them as aggressive creatures. The visual poster portrays how animals are innocent and vulnerable creatures to society. ‘The Panther’ by Rainer Maria Rilke displays how animals should not be locked up in cages. Animal cruelty‚ the abominable way humans treat animals‚ reflects our decaying society‚ one that seems to be losing its humanity due to the sadistic nature of humans who lack empathy for others. The poem ‘Foxes Among the lamb’ portrays how foxes eat the lamb and how the farmer
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Women are the strongest human beings on earth‚ they go through so much but still remain strong. Sexual assault is the worst thing any individual can go through‚ yet women experience it. This type of thing will ruin someone’s life‚ having them feel like they have no place here anymore. Women are the ones that are left damaged‚ but are often to blame for the incident. Even though women dress in a certain way that could be appealing to an assailant‚ they are not always at fault. The assailant most likely
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The Consequences of Imperialism Encounters between two different cultures always bring about many changes‚ whether the implications of such are large or small. Although the textbooks we read may list these changes‚ it is impossible to clearly comprehend the impact of such changes unless we read a first-person account of the transitions that took place as a result of such encounters. By reading excerpts from the autobiography of Fukuzawa Yukichi‚ we are given a very special view of how these changes
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Samson Bennett TKAM Jenn The Real Monster In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird the main theme is not racism or that it focuses on the trial‚ but the book’s real main theme is how Scout grows up into a mature and decorous young woman from innocent child. Nothing in the novel is a better symbol of her development than Boo Radley’s character and how she views him. At the beginning of the book‚ Scout’s opinion on Boo Radley’s image and character is shrouded by myths and rumors that she hears
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