The same cannot be said for How Many Miles to Babylon‚ which ends in a pessimistic and gloomy scene. Alec Moore is awaiting execution‚ as the novel comes full circle. He is given “a pen and paper” because he is an “officer and a gentleman”. He has nothing to do but wait. Alec refused to kill Jerry by firing squad‚ so in a sense‚ he asserted his own humanity in the face of war. However‚ this noble act is detrimental‚ as this act of compassion tragically costs him his life.Johnston’s outlook is in
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Today’s Youth Justice Board came after the 1998 Crime and Disorder Act which passed to prevent young people from offending and re-offending (Home Office 2009). In the 1800’s when it came to punishment for crimes‚ there was no distinction between adults and children. People thought that the old forms of punishment‚ such as transportation and overall humiliation‚ were too severe for children. Mary Carpenter advocated for education rather than prison which introduced the battle between welfare and justice
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Spanning Two Decade’s: The 50’s to the 60’s Similar? Or Distinctly different? "The postwar years are remembered as a time of affluence‚ consumerism‚ conformity‚ and stability‚ a time when American enjoyed an optimistic faith in progress and technology."(Heretta‚ pg.779) These words best describe the decade that Americas experienced in the 1950’s. It was age of dad’s always-right attitude and a culture that was family centered. The standard of living for American’s was the best in the world. The
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Discuss volcanic hazards. Although commonly thought to be associated with most volcanic eruptions (by the general public)‚ lava is rarely responsible for the loss of life. Which hazards would tend to be more deadly? Finally‚ indicate and discuss those hazards that are a direct result of a volcanic eruption as well as those hazards that are indirectly linked. (Hint: think of indirectly associated” hazards as “side effects.”) Some of volcanic hazards include gases‚ lava and pyroclastic
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runt‚ Zachary‚ ’navigated’. All were into their fifth day at the Chaco. "Can we do it?" Tom gasped for a lung’s worth of air. He brought the oar onto his lap‚ his fingers curling‚ his hands shaking. "No. No.... No." With his sleeves he wiped the sweat by his eyes - the left eye‚ then‚ the right eye. "What‚ do you think the Chaco was a mistake?" "If it is? Too late to retreat." Jack did not want to speak of it. It was easier to paddle than to revisit the argument. They wanted that journey‚ despite
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Failure of Prohibition The 1920s was a time of major surprising social changes in the United States. The social changes during this period were reflected in the laws and regulations that were brought into play during this time. Albert Einstein said‚ ¨Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced.¨ This quote makes me believe that Prohibition did not succeed and it was a failure to society. I believe this because the ¨noble
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The Green Mile by Stephen King is the story of man with god-given powers of healing sentenced to death and the change he cause in the prison guards. The themes of compassion and sacrifice can be seen in this novel. The theme of compassion is very much a part of this book. One part especially shows this truth. Percy‚ a prison guard‚ crushes a death row prisoner’s pet mouse‚ which the prisoner loved more than life itself. This cruel act displays Percy’s extreme lack of compassion and how little he
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Through her characterisation in “Miles City‚ Montana”‚ Munro explores a number of different themes and ideas; drowning‚ survival‚ memory‚ marriage‚ and so on. The way in which Munro‚ through the narrator’s voice‚ uses indirect characterisation allows the reader to gain an understanding of a particular take on parenthood and the burdens and responsibilities that go with it. This‚ for me‚ is the aspect of narrative technique that has particular importance in the story. On first reading of this short
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What do you think of “Westernization” in Malaysia? Provide argument and examples. Nowadays‚ we can see there is a lot of westernization in Malaysia. People in Malaysia like to copy the style from western country because they think that country more develop than our country. From my point of view‚ westernization in Malaysia give disadvantages rather than good thing. The westernization gives bad impact to the Malaysian people especially teenagers because we can see that teenagers today have lack
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Why do you think the thief was an outcast? Suggest reasons why his fingers had been cut away. Why do you think the thief responds to the boy by surrendering? Explain the man’s punishment of the thief. Do you think he did the right thing? How does the boy feel about his father’s action? The thief was an outcast because he was by himself without anything but the butcher knife and the clothes on his back. The fingers on his right hand had been cut away most likely because he was an outcast probably
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