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    was the trait of wonder in it!” (Hawthorne 115). Here‚ the author shows parallelism between Chillingsworth and Satan: The two gain the same amount of pleasure in inflicting pain on another person. Chillingsworth is fully aware that he is about to torture someone. Also‚ Chillingsworth is preparing to punish another person for that person’s sin. Dimmesdale did commit adultery‚ which is a sin‚ but the devil is the one who punishes someone for his sin. The Devil’s intent is to gain power for himself through

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    responsible for the men and women in harms way. Americans and Japanese were dying‚ suffering life-altering injuries and experiencing torture and deprivation in prison camps each day the war raged. Additionally‚ it is important to look at the cultural elements of Japan‚ ‚ the possible invasion of Japan‚ and the American morale during this time‚ when addressing the justification of Truman’s decision. Although the Americans had been "winning" before the bombing of Japan‚ the war was still raging and the

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    PROVOKED The movie ‘Provoked’ is based on a true story of a battered wife who killed her sleeping husband by setting fire. Unbearable brutality of her alcoholic husband provoked her to take the revenge in that manner. Though she was charged for murder and sentenced with life imprisonment‚ on appeal the sentence of life imprisonment was commuted to manslaughter. Criminological analysis Classical School: After viewing the movie‚ it is quite clear that there exists no evil spirit which leads

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    Cases in Canadian Law Dehghani v. Canada: The appellant‚ a citizen of Iran‚ arrived in Canada on May 13‚ 1989‚ and claimed refugee status. After being questioned in the primary examination line‚ he was referred to a secondary examination‚ which involved a long wait‚ and‚ as he did not speak English‚ an interpreter was provided for him. At the secondary interview‚ the appellant omitted significant facts. This case involves two issues that are worthy of analysis‚ as he claims‚ first of all‚ that

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    serious to their cause‚ for they all knew they were committing treason. Fundamentally the Declaration of Independence is at the same time a statement of intent to renounce British rule over the colonies and an argument justifying that intent. The justification for why the colonies had chosen to break with England lies in the philosophical position that human beings -- commoner and king alike -- are first bound by "the laws of nature" and that these natural laws should preempt the traditional notions

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    Independence acknowledges‚ however‚ that a government should not be replaced "for light and transient causes." As such‚ the Declaration proceeds with a list wrongs which act as evidence of Britain’s breech of contract with the colonies and their justification for withdrawing consent to be governed by Britain. While all of the colonial complaints and charges may well have been true‚ the British government‚ of course‚ did not agree with the premises cited in the Declaration. The British government

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    Beccaria yearned to abolish malevolent punishments. “Is the death penalty really useful and necessary for the security and good order of society? Are torture and torments just‚ and do they attain the end for which laws are instituted” (Beccaria). Beccaria essentially sought for just indictments of respective crimes‚ as opposed to death and torture. In modern society in the US‚ the eighth amendment protects the citizens from undergoing cruel and unusual punishments as a way to indict someone for committing

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    their different experiences. Douglass was deprived of a childhood and had limited family contact throughout his life. At a young age‚ he was fully aware of being a slave suffering beatings and torture along with witnessing the abuse and death of slaves around him. Religion was used against him as justification for the abuse he received. Unlike

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    they lead to selfless biasness‚ and according to Sen & Mitra (1956) can hinder the overall peace and progress of a society. As such‚ I disagree with the notion made by John Lyly in his book ’Euphues’ (1578) that “all is fair in love and war”. Justification of my claim can be proved by illustrating the criticisms of an ethical framework known as Machiavellianism. This concept is similar to the notion of John Lyly because it states that “ends justify means”. According to this concept‚ people can use

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    a straight-forward writing style to boldly prove multiple arguments against the wrongful accusations of the lynching‚ rape‚ and the gruesome murders set forth by the vile southerners. Wells distinguish her examples and theories to disprove the justifications of lynching made by Southerners. Within her book‚ Wells portrays the views of African-Americans in the 1890s. Since the southerners allowed widespread lynching; while cowardly hiding behind the excuse of "defending the honor of its women." (pg

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