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    Hester Prynne‚ a proud spirit in the strong thresholds of a judgmental society Many people try and hide the things that hinder them. They hide them instead of displaying them; so they won’t be outcaste by the rest of society. Nowadays‚ people are very self conscience and worry about what many others think about them. It is very uncommon for a person to be proud or self-righteous‚ for something they had said or done that society thinks is unbearable. Sometimes‚ a person can disregard what everyone

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    Abstract Is capital punishment and the death penalty cruel and usual punishment? Should the death penalty be abolished completely? Is capital punishment a real deterrent to crime and homicide incidents? How many innocent people are victims of the death penalty‚ and how many may actually be innocent? These questions are still in debate not only in the United States (U.S.) but around the world. Many people believe it is a needed part of our society to detour and control the crime rate

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    The purposes of punishment. What are the purposes of punishment? Which do you consider to be the most important and why? Student: *********** Student number: ******* Tutor name: ************* Hand-in date: 21st of November 2011 To begin with‚ it is necessary to say that punishment is an integral part of modern countries’ legal systems‚ because countries have a duty to protect society from wrongdoers and authorities could reach success in it by punishing offenders. Oxford English

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    BSBMKG501B Identify and evaluate marketing opportunities Assessment Task 1 Part A 1. Choose an Organization to analyze. Identify two marketing opportunities for the organization you have chosen. The Organization I would like to discuss is 7-11 company in Australia. 7-11 is part of an international chain of convenience stores. 7-Eleven‚ primarily operating as a franchise‚ is the world’s largest operator‚ franchisor‚ and licensor of convenience stores with more than 50‚000 outlets. In Australia

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    example‚ they made her wear a letter A on her chest for seven years. Hester didn’t hide from her shame or run from her problems. I felt that she dealt with it in a helpful servant type way. Hawthorne stated “So strong was Hester Prynne‚ with a woman’s strength.” Hester dealt with her guilt wisely and in an unselfish way. For example‚ she donated the excess of her wages to the needy people in her town. In addition‚ she helped the sick‚ including the governor while on his deathbed. Although

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    Punishment Philosophies Abstract The processes by which justice is applied are determined largely by proposed punishment philosophies. These express various concerns and arguments regarding appropriate sentencing and treatment. The philosophy of rehabilitation dominates the proceedings of juvenile courts‚ and is heavily scrutinized at an adult level‚ or when the criminal behavior of juveniles continues to accelerate‚ but

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    are you going‚ Where have you been?" is one that has had many interpretations over there years‚ by many literary critics and readers alike‚ generating a vast list of themes and meanings to the story. Some have declared the story to be a "feminist allegory‚" while others argue that one of the main characters‚ Arnold‚ is a "savior" or "messiah figure‚" as popular figures during the 1960’s were to young girls like Connie‚ the main character. Though many interpretations have been made‚ and all of them

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    Important Personalities in Police Photography *Joseph Nicephore Niepce - was able to obtain camera images on papers sensitized with silver chloride solution in 1816.He invented a photographic process which he called "heliography" meaning "writing of the sun" *Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre - invented "Daguerreotype"‚ an early photograph produced on a silver or silver-covered copper plate.It formed an image directly on the silver surface of a metal plate.It was a positive process‚thus‚it yielded

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    Nathaniel Hawthorne is a story about Hester Prynne‚ her drastic act of sin‚ and her punishment for that act. Hester‚ a married woman‚ committed adultery‚ and borne a child from her affair. Her husband had sent her ahead of him to America and had never arrived in Boston. It was believed that he was lost at sea. As punishmentHester has to wear a flashy‚ scarlet and gold stitched “A” embroidered on her chest for as long as she lives. From what I have read‚ Hester is leaving from her stay at prison

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    CAPITAL PUNISHMENT Capital Punishment is the lawful infliction by judicial process of death as a punishment for an offence; the death penalty. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offences. There are five (5) lawful methods of capital punishment. They are 1. Electrocution 2. Hanging 3. Lethal Injection 4. Gas Chamber 5. Firing Squad Capital Punishment is used in many countries

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