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    The Women of Agamemnon

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    The Women of Agamemnon A woman’s role in ancient Greek life was far less significant when compared to that of Greek men. Greek women’s jobs were mainly to run the household and bear children. Women had very little rights in Greek society. In Tragedies women were often the main focus revealing to us how women were treated and also how they were thought of in society (Marschke). In the play Agamemnon written by Aeschylus‚ all of the actions revolve around the actions of the women. The plays namesake

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    Consider the role of Iago within the tragedy of ‘Othello’. Is he a ‘motiveless malignity’ or driven by the ‘green eyed monster that doth mock the meat it feeds upon’? Shakespeare has crafted the character of Iago as one of the most captivating and instinctively evil villains of all time. Undoubtedly‚ Iago’s role in the play ‘Othello’ is to exact a punishment to the protagonist Othello which is far greater than the crime he committed‚ therefore fulfilling the crucial criteria of a Shakespearean

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    “Traumatized people suffer damage to the basic structures of the self. They lose trust in themselves‚ in other people‚ in God…the identity they have formed prior to the trauma is irrevocably destroyed.” (Herman‚ 56). This is what victims go through when they are sexually assaulted; they are traumatized‚ scarred‚ and silenced and they feel so insecure because sex offenders continue to commit rape on more and more people everyday. More importantly‚ the cause of all this is due to the lack of efficiency

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    Corrections have an important place in society. There are eight philosophies of punishment in which humanity adhere. The theories of punishment are retribution‚ deterrence‚ rehabilitation‚ isolation‚ incapacitation‚ reintegration‚ restitution‚ and restoration. This essay will explain the philosophies and how it is applied in corrections today. First‚ the oldest form of punishment is retribution. Retribution is essentially revenge. There is evidence revenge occurred in 18 B.C.E. in the Code of Hammurabi

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    Directions- answer the questions as completely as possible. If you do not have the questions with the answers then I expect you to answer in complete sentences. These “WYR” assignments will help you study. Part 1 (pg. 2-3) Please note that the book uses the terminology “Part 1” instead of what the AP World History Exam calls “Period 1.” There is also a slight difference in date. The book defines Part 1 as 3500-500 B.C.E. whereas AP World History defines this Period as only lasting until 600 B.C

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    Shannon Rafferty E-Portfolio Home Posts This assignment instructed students to write a persuasive essay which argues for a specific viewpoint or a specific action to be taken on a societal issue. I argued for a specific stance to be taken on the issue of the death penalty. The audience for this essay is the opinion section of the Sunday New York Times. This publication has a wide readership. The largest percentage of readers are between the ages of 35 and 44‚ and

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    Both Christians & Muslims share what belief in God One god omnipotent 2. Buddhist religious statues found in China are examples of what? Cultural Diffusion 3. The Code of Hammurabi illustrates the laws of Babylonian society were influenced by lex talionis and what? Social Class structure – social inequalities 4. What of the following contributed to the fall of both the western Roman and the Han? Invasion by barbarian & borderland tribes (Huns‚ Visigoths‚ Vandals) 5. Graph 6. Describe the major

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    An Eye For An Eye!! Henry Ward Beecher once said‚ "It usually takes 100 years to make a law‚ and then‚ after it ’s done its work‚ it usually takes 100 years to be rid of it." There are many societies or cultures that still derive their beliefs or laws from Hammurabi’s ancient code. Hammurabi’s Code‚ is the oldest set of laws to be written‚ or set in stone. This code has 282 laws which was written in order to maintain control over society. It focused on the ground rules for moral behavior‚ family

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    It has been banned in numerous countries‚ in the United States‚ however an earlier move to eliminate capital punishment has now been reversed and more and more states are resorting to capital punishment for such serious offenses namely murder. "Lex talionis"‚ mentioned by the Bible encourages "An eye for an eye‚ a tooth for a tooth" mentality‚ and people have been using it regularly for centuries. We use it in reference to burglary‚ adultery‚ and various other situations‚ although‚ some people enforce

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    legal infliction of the death penalty by the federal system or by the state. Also known as the death penalty‚ this sentencing is the most severe form of corporal punishment as it is irreversible and everlasting. We have all heard of the famous lex talionis of "an eye for an eye" in the Old Testament of the Bible. The view of proponents of the death penalty in reference to the "let the punishment fit the crime" ideal is that‚ in the eyes of many law officials and citizens of the United States. If

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