Punished: Chapters 1‚ 2‚ & 3 Reading Reflection “Ultimately‚ I believe that by understanding the lives of the boys who are criminalized and pipelined through the criminal justice system‚ we can begin to develop empathetic solutions which support these young men in their development and to eliminate the culture of criminalization that has become and overbearing part of their everyday lives‚” (Rios‚ 2011‚ page 23). This quote shows the main agenda as to why Victor Rios conducted his study on young
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Brutus’s intentions in killing Caesar and determining whether he should be punished for being part of the plot to assassinate the leader of Rome. The resolution of this case will either justify Brutus and the other conspirators’ act of murder or avenge Caesar’s death. Due to his overly ambitious nature and false claim that he did what was best for Rome‚ I believe that Brutus killed Caesar to gain power and therefore should be punished for his involvement in the murder. Brutus’s actions when he gained
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Xiaoqing Shi Dr. Henry Bayerle Classics 102Q 25 November 2011 Does Antigone Deserve to Be Punished? Antigone has been acclaimed as a model that challenges authority and insists on just acts. However‚ according to Aristotle‚ a tragedy requires a man’s harmartia‚ which means error. Therefore‚ as a main character of a great tragedy‚ Antigone must possess flaws. Antigone’s self-certainty is one of her mistakes that contribute to her tragic fate. She regards burying dead people
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Dr. Rios’s purpose in writing this chapter is to convince the reader that Tyrell and Jose‚ as well as many other gang members‚ had been trapped into joining the gangs or committing criminal activity such as selling drugs to provide for themselves‚ since the police could not provide them with what they needed. Tyrell is the first focus of the chapter and Rios goes into detail on the Ville‚ which is “a low income housing project on 66th Avenue and International‚” (45) known by many to be one of the
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Prynne’s case she is shamed with a scarlet letter and excluded from society. In the novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ Hester is forced to wear a Scarlet Letter “A” upon be bosom for the rest of her life. Yet‚ why is one person punished when the act of adultery must be committed by two? Hester’s partner in the sin committed‚ Mr. Dimmesdale‚ even though he was not revealed until the end of the story‚ would not have faced a punishment so severe.
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Do you think parents should be punished for the crimes their teenage children commit? Teenage crimes are on the rise and in trying to prevent this condition from aggravating‚ people start to consider an alternative solution - to punish the parents instead. The question is‚ are parents really the core of the problem or are there other bigger issues we have to consider? Punishing parents by law is certainly not the ideal way to handle these rising crime rates. Though it cannot be denied that parents
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CRIMINALS DESERVED PUNISHED TO TEACH OTHER AGAINST THE REPETITION OF NON HUMAN CRIMES. IF THE CRIMINALS ARE NOT PUNISHED THEN‚ THEY START CRIME AGAIN AND AGAIN. To protect the security of society ‚ they must be punished. if the criminals are not punished for their crimes then it will be an injustic to the victim. criminals deserved punishment as they cannot be reformed without being punished. If the criminals are not punished then people will not differentiated between criminals and non-criminal
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One person that was punished by God in the Hebrew Bible was‚ Eve. Eve was punished by God because she disobeyed God. God told her‚ "from the tree of knowledge‚ good and evil‚ you shall not eat‚ for on the day you eat from it‚ you are doomed to die" (160). Eve did not obey God and she did eat from the tree of knowledge. After she did this God said‚ "Because you have done this‚ Cursed be you" (160-161). The message that is sent to the reader is that people are suppose to obey God and if people do not
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How Was Germany Punished At Versailles?Germany was punished severely by the Treaty of Versailles‚ and in many cases‚ some of the terms seemed greatly unfair towards Germany. The treaty was put together by Woodrow Wilson who wasnt very keen on punishing Germany too harshly‚ as he believed that Germany would be intent on seeking revenge in the future‚ Georges Clemenceau who wanted to punish Germany for Frances losses‚ and David Lloyd George Who himself wanted a fair settlement‚ but also wanted to
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The Treaty of Versailles harshly punished the Germany in finance‚ military‚ and territories. Those clauses made the Germans feeling both humiliated and bitter‚ so I am agree that the treaty of Versailles is one of the important reasons to cause the World War Two. There are some reasons below. At that period‚ the German people were told and believed its army was only defending its border and taking back some lands previously held by the country. In addition‚ the exceedingly nationalistic sentiments
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