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    Rauscher Thursday‚ 9:30AM Justice in Antigone In Sophocles’ Antigone‚ two notions of ‘justice’ are presented‚ which conflict with each other. Creon’s form of justice rewards the loyal Eteocles and punishes the traitor Polyneices‚ by refusing to give Polyneices proper burial rites. This form of justice directly conflicts with Antigone’s idea of justice‚ which doesn’t differentiate between the “wicked” and the “just.” These two conflicting thoughts on justice illustrate two classic philosophies

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    girls‚ I am lucky enough to have two rings‚ my engagement ring and my promise ring. They both have not only physical features‚ but symbolic features as well as different stories and backgrounds of how they came to be in my possession; however‚ they share a single similar promise. My grandmother originally gave me my promise ring.. One day she took me into Target and I just happened to spot the jewelry counter. At this time I really didn’t have any fancy rings that I could wear daily‚ and I wanted

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    Taking Justice Into Your Own Hands is Not Appropriate “Beneath an overpass of the Hollywood Freeway at 1 A.M.‚ Mr. Masters confronted two young men who were spraying graffiti‚ argued with them and shot them‚ killing one‚ 18-year-old Cesar Arce.” states Isabel Wilkerson‚ journalist for The New York Times. (Mydans 1) A vigilante is a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily as when the processes of law is viewed inadequate. A vigilante typically participates

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    Misuse in the Justice system. Many people are convicted of wrongful crimes that they never committed. This is due to bias‚ racism‚ and of course corruption. A total of 20‚000 people are wrongfully accused of a crime they never committed. This is a number that should not be ignored. We need to explore the effects of this justice system and what influences the outcome of the cases. One of the causes that influence the outcome of the case is bias. Bias is a prejudice in favor of an object or person

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    Criminal Justice Practitioners Shaureka Hill Kaplan University Criminal Justice Practitioners The expectations society has for law enforcement officers are to protect and serve all individual‚ families‚ and businesses. Society and individuals expect law enforcement to be non-judgmental or discriminate to individuals. Society expects law enforcement to be none corruptive or brutal towards individuals with different religious views and sexual preferences. Off duty law enforcements should have

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    together. And if they did eat together‚ the whites had to be served first‚ and there had to be some kind of separation between them. The Jim Crow laws had a strong influence on the lives of many people during the time they were enforced in America. Many examples and traces of this influence can be found in To Kill A Mockingbird. There always had to be separation between white and black people‚ and if there was not‚ whites and blacks were considered to be "socially equal"‚ which wasn’t "acceptable" at the

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    Justice in To Kill a Mockingbird In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee justice is shown as unfair to many people. In the book a black man Tom Robinson is accused of rapping a girl named Mayella Ewell‚ and he was sent to trial. Atticus was assigned to the Tom Robinson case but Tom was accused guilty‚ Tom was later killed trying to escape. Mayella’s dad Bob was angry that the whole town accused him of putting Tom in jail‚ then Bob went after Atticus’s kids trying to get back at Atticus. The rumors

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    In the story‚ "Oedipus the King"‚ there are different examples of justice‚ but the one that I pointed out could be creating justice for the murder of Oedipus’ father. Ever since Oedipus had possessed his power‚ his actions from traveling from his hometown to Thebes‚ have since then remained as so we name it‚ justified. When held on account of being "found guilty"‚ from his power‚ the murder of his father has become a crime. Subsequently‚ after Oedipus heard the tragic news about his father‚ he was

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    Consequentialism or Justice Every action has a consequence. Consequentialists believe that the level of good from that consequence determines the level of good of the action. To determine ethically who these actions are good for and which actions and decisions are important morally to the individual. Utilitarianism‚ what is morally good‚ plays a large role in determining this by achieving a greater good for everyone versus an individual greater good. Deciding what to do is the main point of moral

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    Social justice and equity affects everyone. All people have been through situations that have something to do with either social justice or equity. Social justice is a chance of equal opportunities for everyone while equity gives fairness for all.The poem “No Irish Need Apply” by John F.Poole‚ the exhibit “Home for the Heart‚” and the article “The Education of Frank McCourt” by Barbara Sande Dimmitt are all great examples of social justice and equity. All three sources give strong and detailed information

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