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    the Psychological‚ Marxist‚ and Reader’s Response lenses‚ Kincaid’s use of language ties together a story of retribution. A Small Place reflects the psychological effects she was left with by colonization‚ the unfair social structure her homeland is faced with‚ and the shaping of the way her audience sees her. Through the use of the Psychological lens‚ Jamaica Kincaid’s tale of retribution helps demonstrate the trauma that colonialism left her with. It is important

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    to prominence in the 1970s‚ toward the end of a period of economic prosperity (White‚ Haines‚ & Asquith‚ 2017). More of a political orientation rather than a theory‚ it is influenced by a return to perspectives that emphasise individualism and retribution‚ namely classical theory (White et al.‚ 2017). New Right criminology suggests that the middle class are victims of crimes committed by the working class‚ and that ‘criminals’ must be held responsible and therefore punished for their choices and

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    Capital Punishment Someone who believes that capital punishment is immoral or is completely against it‚ until he or she look at certain cases‚ people are quick to say‚ “Put them to death”. The public often contradicts their opinions when the discussion of capital punishment arises. Adding on to what Jeff Lindsay stated‚ most people often say that capital punishment is inhumane‚ yet when a ‘special’ case arises their stance changes; but only for that particular case. Of course there are many pros

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    principle is‚ “Consider sources’ motives before promising anonymity. Reserve anonymity for sources who may face danger‚ retribution or other harm‚ and have information that cannot be obtained elsewhere.” While the language in the first sentence of this statement technically leaves the condition of the poster’s anonymity up to Harvey‚ the poster could almost certainly face retribution or harm due to the video. Conclusion While Harvey faces a dilemma‚ he should reference the SPJ’s code of ethics to guide

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    States and takes the stance that it is morally justifiable and sometimes needs to be a punishment that is used to gain retribution. He states‚ “It ends the existence of those punished‚ instead of temporarily imprisoning them.” A murderer has taken away the lives of other people‚ as well as punishing the family members indirectly causing them pain. Therefore not only is this retribution to the person who was killed‚ but also to the people that the victim was survived by. The first section of this

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    involving Ford Pinto whose "cost benefit analysis regarding the redesign of the gas tank on the Pinto" cost a person his life. The firm ended up paying $200‚000‚ but how can you place a price on human life? And furthermore‚ who can you go after for retribution? The engineer who drew up the plans? The CEO who approved the change? Or

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    Capital punishment should be abolished. To what extend do you agree or disagree with this statement? Capital punishment is a way to punish highly committed criminal by legally killing them. Capital punishment is not legalise in all country‚ many country have already outlawed death penalty‚ for examples Australia‚ Canada‚ France‚ Germany‚ Italy‚ Spain‚ Mexico and many more other country. These country sees the bad effect that capital punishment will bring and decided to outlawed it. But then‚ there

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    The death penalty also sends out an important message to everyone. Many people believe that death penalty should remain the same in the U.S because there are many reasons why people support death penalty‚ which is deterrence‚ retribution and mortality. Our society is protected by death penalty because it helps punish whoever needs to be punished‚ making the wrong choice you have to pay a price similar to your decision. When a crime is committed‚ the person that committed it is disturbing the order

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    and community service. In order to prevent crime from occurring or re-occurring‚ a deterrent such as incarceration must exist. Several different objectives exist in sentencing‚ including “deterrence‚ incapacitation‚ rehabilitation and retribution” (2012). Retribution is a sentencing objective that has proven to be the most effective in

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    and usually the last stage of the criminal process. The purpose of sentencing is to punish the criminals while at the same time stopping crime from continuing. The five philosophical reasons for sentencing are retribution‚ deterrence‚ incapacitation‚ rehabilitation and restoration. Retribution is the philosophy that those who commit criminal acts should be punished based on the severity of the crime and that no other factors need be considered. Deterrence is the strategy of preventing crime through

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