first story “Gentleman‚ your verdict” is about a submarine test. The submarine is broken and they have just air for two more days or for seven days but only for five persons. Captain Oram has to make a difficult decision‚ either everyone will die after two days or he has to kill 15 men. The question is how you can act‚ when every opportunity will be the wrong one. The second story “The firing squad” is about Captain Adam who is the commandant of a firing squad who has to kill a boy.
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For example‚ Lee uses the symbol of the mockingbird showing innocence in order to show Jem’s coming of age. In the novel‚ it brings up that‚ “...it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” (page 119). This shows Jem that even though some things are innocent other things may be vile and corrupt. Another symbolic item is the gun‚ which shows the unfair ruling
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is about Philadelphia’s efforts simply to find underground systems. If you were planning a new city‚ what could you do to make sure your city would not face a problem like Philadelphia’s? Be specific about the procedures or equipment you would use. My perfect town To settle a new town is not an easy thing. However‚ knowing the problems that other cities have with the underground system my focus will be to do a good
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surrounding them; incredibly surviving while facing illness‚ starvation‚ and the fear of death and deportation‚ and barely struggling to find a reason to live. Eager to combat and unable to ignore the devastating depression within the ghetto‚ Jakob the Liar by Jurek Becker tells the tale of Jakob Heym who puts himself at danger by suggesting that he owns a radio‚ forbidden inside the ghetto. Fabricating news of German defeats‚ Jakob strives to keep hope and humor alive among the Jews held in the ghetto
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Philosophy 1001-001 A Defense of Abortion in Pregnancy Reduction In this paper I will discuss the relevance of J.J. Thomson’s argument in her article‚ A Defense of Abortion‚ to that of pregnancy reduction and if there is any relevance‚ if there are exceptions or situations where that might change. J.J. Thomson’s argument in A Defense of Abortion is that the one thing a person has rights to is his/her body and the right to control what happens with it. Thomson also states that there is an innate
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In defense of Traditional Marriage Patricia Fore PHI 103 Instructor: Leslie Dunn March 9‚ 2014 In defense of Traditional Marriage What is at issue‚ (Anderson‚ 2013)‚ is whether the government will recognize such relationships as marriage and then force every citizen‚ house of worship and business to do so well. At issue‚ is whether policy will pressure and require others to recognize and affirm same-sex relationships as marriage? According to (Anderson‚ 2013) being created
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In A Defense of Moral Relativism‚ Ruth Benedict argues that normal behavior varies from society to society; therefore‚ what’s morally right for one society can be morally wrong for another. To support this argument‚ Benedict mentions how certain cultures practice what’s “abnormal” to us without any difficulty. She goes further to give examples of traits that are abnormal to us such as‚ “sadism or delusions grandeur or of persecution” (Benedict‚ 1934‚ p.1) and concludes saying that “these abnormal
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THE EFFECTS OF STRESS ON POLICE OFFICERS Not much good news here. The following is the text of a speech give by Dan Goldfarb to a group of union delegates on the impact stress can have on their men. There has been a lot of research on the negative effects of stress on people in general. I am sure you know that police work is one of the top rated professions for job stress next to air traffic controllers and dentists. A good way to start this presentation‚ I think‚ is to give a good working
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end of my freshmen year I was recommended by unit officers and chiefs
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Syndrome-Based Defenses‚ Title Page The Exploration of Unique Syndrome-Based Defenses Kathryn Davis Nelson Staples CRJS 256 Criminal Law March 25‚ 2010 Syndrome-Based Defenses 1 Abstract Many court cases involve some type of syndrome-based defense‚ whether it be anything from battered women’s syndrome to Vietnam syndrome to fetal alcohol syndrome to attention deficit disorder. In these cases‚ the accused tries to use their disease or disorder as a reason to get a not guilty charge. A syndrome-based
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