referred to a just desert. The just desert theory is a practical concept that purports a punishment is needed to preserve the social equity disturbed by crime; however‚ the level of punishment should be fitting with the crime. The Just desert model suggests that retribution justifies punishment because individuals deserve what they received for past deeds‚ but punishment based on deterrence is wrong because it involves an offender’s future actions‚ which cannot be predicted. Under the just desert theory
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Did black men gain their freedom with the 13th amendment? The 13th constitutional amendment was ratified in 1886 and stated “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude‚ except as a punishment”. After the Civil War slavery was not allowed no more in the United States. The 13th amendment was meant to protect the people from being enslaved once again. The economy was one of the issue that came up after the 13th amendment. Did the 13th amendment really set free the ex-slaves or were they enslaved once
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Reflection Paper 1: Just War Many people ponder to the question: when is war just? We also ponder if war is necessary and when is it necessary and if there are other ways to settle the discrepancy. Throughout time war has brought on a lot of pain‚ pressure and countless number of casualties. And to me I believe it is not fair to innocent worldwide citizens. To experience or to hear about such destruction and chaos brings a shiver down my spine. Why do countries have to go to war? Why can’t they
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Dragana Dokic Lessons From a Walk in a Rain Forest According to David Suzuki‚ the Choco Rainforest is a stable cosmos of complexity that mustn’t be destroyed in order to sustain communities and ecosystems indefinitely. Although deforestation can be positively utilized in the society‚ it has undeniable flaws. In our modern-day societies‚ profit is the main objective‚ desire and ambition; through the deforestation of such magnificent terrains‚ profit is easily gained. Suzuki stated‚ “…one can’t
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Learning Outcomes: Upon completing this unit the student will be able to: 1. Understand the micro-economic business environment 2. Understand the macro-economic environment in the domestic context 3. Understand the implications of operating in the international economic environment on business organisations Scenario As an consultant‚ you are giving consultancy service to the business organisations for their economic development. As a part of your job‚ you have to give consultancy
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back. Tonight we will be delving into Johnny Cash’s representation that was presented in the biographical film ‘Walk the Line‚’ created by James Mangold. The film goes along to follow Johnny Cash on his path to success as a famous singer and his path to his own destruction. The accuracy of the film will be go under critical analysis and show the audience how authentic the film is. "Walk the Line" recounts the early life and career of country music legend Johnny Cash. Paragraph 2 (Plot) Plot devices
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between 1700 and 1830. D. Evaluate how the ideas of Charles Darwin and Sigmund Freud challenged Enlightenment assumptions about human behavior and the role of reason. E. How accurately do the lines of poetry below reflect gender roles for European men and women in the late nineteenth century? Man for the field and woman for the hearth: Man for the sword and for the needle she: Man with the head and women from the heart: Man to command woman to obey F. Explain the development of the scientific method
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defined by Webster. Since the age of the Greeks‚ Anglo-Saxons have been interested in space exploration. From Copernicus to Gaileo to Newton‚ space has been looked upon with adoring eyes. Space has been regarded time after time as the final frontier. That was until 1957‚ with the launch of the Sputnik-1‚ when the Soviet built satellite became the first man-made satellite successfully launched out into outer space. In 1958‚ the United States matched the Soviets with their own satellite‚ Explorer III
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After reading Long Walk to Forever‚ one may be quick to decide that the title does not represent the story well since it is a fairly short walk the characters embark on when they decide to be together. Upon further investigation‚ the title begins to seem more effective‚ because when one considers how long these characters have known each other‚ it becomes more apparent that the “walk” represents their walk as friends‚ the short “walk” when they decide to be together and the “walk” they embark on afterwards
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As reader leader‚ I decided to do my summary on “What Is a Just War?” by Jean Bethke Elshtain. Elshtain opens by discussing the main priority of any government: providing security‚ thus ensuring tranquility. Elshtain makes the point that civic peace and security are the foundations for all the other human rights. For example‚ for someone to exercise their right of freedom of speech‚ that person should be able to exercise their right without fear of consequence. A flaw‚ as Elshtain points out‚ in
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