farther than what was expected. Many analyst believe that she did this because of her time frame she lived in. And that she should be pardoned because outside forces made her the way she was. Abigail lived in a time-period now called the salem witch trials‚ this took place in Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1692. During this time males where the more powerful gender and women were paid very little attention too. So many women were afraid of most men. So when Abigail and 2 other girls gathered around a fire
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Galileo Galilei on Trial Galileo was born on Feb 15‚ 1564 in Pisa (Machamer). He was born when there was no such thing as ‘science’‚ yet by the time he died science was well on its way to becoming a discipline and its concepts and method a whole philosophical systems (Machamer). Galileo started to study for the priesthood‚ but left and enrolled for a medical degree (Machamer). He never completed this degree but instead studied mathematics notably with Ostilio Ricci‚ the mathematician of the Tuscan
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Intellectual and wealthy‚ the criminals stand to gain nothing from the senseless slaughter‚ yet commit the act nonetheless. Neither boy denies the killing‚ as their defense attorney Clarence Darrow pleads guilty on their behalf. Yet despite guilt‚ the trial continues‚ as Darrow fights the proposal of capital punishment for the two boys. Throughout his entire career‚ not one of Darrow’s clients ever receives the death penalty (Safire 370). Darrow’s tendency to defend the admitted guilty‚ often pro bono
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Amber Jazwiecki Mr. Rosenbaum P-3 February 21‚ 2011 English Research To Kill a Mockingbird 1. The Scottsboro Trials are about when 9 black young men were arrested for assault and later raping two white women on a train coming from Paint Rock‚ Alabama. Later the court found all nine guilty and they were sentenced to death. A few years later the public found out that the white women were lying but only one of the men were retried and that one man was sentenced to life in prison for not
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Austin Zhuang Mr. Monroe Lit/Writ 1 12 Feb 2014 To Kill A Mockingbird: Post-Trial Diary Entry 21 November 1935 Dear Diary‚ It has come to an end of the trial‚ and all I am feeling right now is this situation‚ which feels extremely tense. Tom Robinson‚ the suspect in whom my dad‚ Atticus‚ is defending has still been considered guilty‚ even after my dad’s long speech of “equality among race” to the courthouse. I have apathy for the cruelty and harshness in the society of Maycomb
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Research Project: The Salem Witch Trials The Salem Witch Trials in Salem‚ Massachusetts rocked the town to its core. Hysteria‚ paranoia‚ and confusion among the citizens of Salem. Accusing people of casting spells and consorting with the devil. How were the politics and citizenship of this period handled and was it handled correctly? Witchcraft was something very new in the colonies. In France‚ Italy‚ Germany‚ and England‚ this has been going on for about 300 years. The bible even says‚ “Thou
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In randomized clinical trials‚ it is difficult to decide whether there is an ethical reason for offering an option that could potentially cause more harm than benefits. Doctors must decide whether to recommend an experimental option to a patient. There is a question of ethics that arises whether one could make the decision without sufficient evidence on each choice. Consequentialism is an ethical approach that reasons an action’s morality is contingent upon the outcome of the action. Decisions involving
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Minds on Trial: USS Iowa Stephanie Kagley Florida Institute of Technology In 1982‚ the USS Iowa was recommissioned by the U.S. Navy. In efforts to make the aged battleship competitive with modern technology‚ several dangerous experiments were conducted. In April 1989‚ there was a large explosion on board that killed forty-seven crew members and injured others. The Navy conducted a five-month long investigation that determined the cause of the incident was not an accident. This was followed
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The Salem Witch Trials have long been an intriguing event in American history. Many historians have studied the witchcraft trials in order to determine what caused the afflicted girls to behave how they did. There have been several theories that have come about to explain their behavior. Among these theories is poisoning from food. Along with this‚ some think that the girls acted out of simple boredom or that they suffered from a mental illness. In January of 1692‚ the daughter and niece of Reverend
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“About 139 people have been falsely accused in 2014‚ and the numbers have increased since‚” according to the Huffington Post. When people are thrown into jail‚ their lives change and they become a different person; additionally‚ the ones around them also see them differently. Of the many falsely accused people‚ Brian Banks was a victim of a modern day witch-hunt that changed his life. Brian Banks was just a normal Long Beach Polytechnic student who had the ability to play football in college (Lowery)
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