wanted to stone her‚ but Jesus answered their request by saying‚ “All right‚ but let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone!” If our community followed this standard‚ we would be much more forgiving. Hester should only have to wear the letter for five years. This would allow her to face her punishment‚ but also have the chance to overcome
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Readers Response of ‘Scarlet Letter’ Despite the declination in the personal and societal standards of morality in the past century‚ it is still evident today that a universal standard of ethics does indeed exist in every civilization. Likewise‚ these communities administer consequences upon those who fail to meet up to those principles. The severity of the punishment inflicted rests solely on the offender‚ the offense and the society itself. For Hester Prynne‚ the penalty for fornication
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compassionate‚ yet it can’t be as religion is divided into two sides‚ the negative side overpowering the positive side‚ through discrimination‚ inequality and generalisation. Religion has mostly a negative influence towards our society due to the fact that something majorly negative needs to occur for something positive to happen. This is evident in the way in which African Americans obtained their civil rights. Also‚ if a negative event occurs that is driven by a particular religion it reflects badly
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Call of the Wild‚ By: Jack London Dear Judge Miller‚ Wow…it’s been quite awhile since I saw your warm smile. It’s been so long since “I sat by Judge Miller in the warm Santa Clara Valley sun”‚-pg.2. It’s been so long since that fateful night when Manuel took me for a walk‚ I was foolish to trust any man that came across my path‚ but by trusting Manuel my whole life changed. “During the four years since his puppy hood he had lived the life of a sated aristocrat”‚-pg.3 I was plunged
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Benito Cardozo contacted me about 10:00 am this morning and said he would bring his uniforms and equipment to 1900 Main about 10:30 am. I met Cardozo around 10:30 am this morning on the side of 1900 Main and received his uniforms and equipment from him. As you are aware‚ I was recently instructed to assign 2 Investigators in plain clothes to every Metro committee meeting and board meeting until further notice. As before‚ I still have no idea why we were tasked with sending plain clothes officers
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homeless responded to a letter to the Mayor to arrange a meeting with the public. The strengths‚ weaknesses‚ and revision recommendations will be explored. In reviewing this letter there are many strengths. First‚ the greeting and professional tone are appropriate‚ as well as‚ the clear expectations of the letter. It was a professional decision to respond to a letter from the Mayor with respect. Furthermore‚ grammar and capitalization were both consistently correct. The letter was nicely written
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1 Jenny Lum 10/10/14 Period 1 "Letter From Birmingham Jail" Essay Response Martin Luther King Jr. wrote in his “Letter from Birmingham Jail” claiming “Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection”. This was the view King had on white people who supported racial equality but initiated no action pertaining to it. Through previous experiences in my life
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I am writing this letter in response to Ms Jacob’s recent article. After reading her story‚ I’ve changed my mind about slavery. I knew it wasn’t okay‚ but I didn’t know exactly how it was. Now that I understand more about this‚ I feel the need to speak out about it. Ms Jacobs is a former slave who chose to share her experience as a slave. She explained how hard it is to be one‚ and the things they have to go through everyday: abuse‚ fear‚ sexual harassment and exploitation. I know many of you don’t
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Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" in response to his fellow white clergymen who criticized his actions that landed him in jail. He used Biblical examples to show that his nonviolent actions were necessary for African Americans to move forward in this country. This letter was mainly directed to those religious leaders who have the power to do something about segregation but don’t. The purpose is to hopefully get the backup from powerful religious leaders and end segregation
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In this letter‚ addressed to eight “fellow clergymen” from Alabama who collectively published a letter of criticism in a newspaper on the handling of protests by King and his cohorts in Birmingham‚ King gives a few different takes on the difference between a just and unjust law. They’ve all to do with‚ as King says‚ “difference made legal”; as to say‚ “An unjust law is a code that a numerical or power majority group compels a minority group to obey but does not make binding on itself.” It is necessary
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