Salem she did not fear anyone. She was in control over the town and ran it with fear of death. Her magic wand’s spell was the simple accusation of witchcraft. Her power lied in the fact that judges believed her‚ and all the girls followed her. She was guilty of murder by lying to court‚ having an affair with a married man‚ and accusing simply for greed. Abigail lied to the courts on
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Guilty or Innocent? Today marks the momentous day that I defend a client on my own for the first time. The final outcome of this pivotal case is unknown‚ but I am thoroughly equipped to take on this challenge. Four years of undergrad school‚ three years of law school and three years as an associate has prepared me for my first criminal case as a leading attorney. At 6:00am my alarm went off; I quickly dressed as I had carefully selected my outfit the night before‚ ate breakfast and was on the
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what Socrates tells the jurymen‚ “keep this one truth in mind‚ that a good man cannot be harmed either in life or in death…” is meant to imply that regardless of what kind of people will tarnish a good man’s reputation‚ it will have no effect on their legacy. I truly believe that Socrates was advocating that the legacy of a good man will continue to impact the lives of all individuals that are willing to accept and listen to what they had to offer as good individuals. Regardless of how Socrates will
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The next point on why Adnan is guilty is because of Jay’s solid testimony. Jay shows police exactly where hae’s car is and leads them to it . ("Once they’re finished at headquarters‚ they all drive out in the middle of the night to where the car is parked‚ on a grassy hill behind some row houses off Edmondson Avenue. Within a few hours‚ they’ll have a warrant for Adnan’s arrest.") Jay knew exactly where Hae’s car was and shows the police exactly where its at. Jay had a big role in this murder and
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The O. J. Simpson murder trial is remembered for its not guilty verdict. Pundits said the reason why Simpson was found not guilty was because the officers who gathered the blood evidence did not follow department protocol. Simpson’s lawyers suggested the officers could have planted the blood evidence at Simpson’s home and in his Bronco. The trial took place in the mid-1990s when DNA was just coming into the lab and into police work. Simpson’s lawyers were able to hit the police department on
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life of Socrates‚ what we do know about him has passed down from his students. Socrates was born in Athens‚ Greece in the era of 470 BC‚ (judgment has been around literally since the beginning of time!). Socrates practiced his own method of critical thinking‚ know known as the Socratic Method of logic and philosophy. Plato writes‚ Socrates would deny any type of payment for teaching his critical thinking skills to his students‚ he lived in great poverty. The Greek Government judged Socrates heavily
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The regicide of Edward V The infamous Richard III‚ born on the 2nd of October 1452‚ was a man recognised‚ not for the Battle of Bosworth Field‚ nor for being the King of England from the years of 1483 to 1485‚ but for the alleged slaughter of his two nephews‚ Edward V and Richard‚ Duke of York‚ in London Tower‚ 1483. However‚ should this event be the origin of Richard’s fame? To assess the likelihood of the murders‚ I will be asking the question‚ ‘why?’ Why‚ if Richard were so loyal to his brother
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Plato’s “The Death of Socrates”‚ a piece detailing Socrates’ death and his followers’ reactions to his passing‚ has been reflected on throughout history and is still relevant in its emotions and messages about death. Throughout the piece itself‚ many of his followers are upset over Socrates’s impending death‚ and yet‚ Socrates is not upset‚ and is actually scolding the others about their feelings and reactions. Socrates understands that his followers are not taking his sentence to death well‚ shown
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Death of two beliefs The first work of art to I chose was from the Baroque period and it is titled‚ The Crucifixion of St Peter and its artist is Caravaggio. The second painting I focused on was‚ Death of Socrates‚ by Jacques-Louis David. These two works of Art can be compared because of their common theme of death. With death as a common theme‚ each artist still portrays different views and emotions that are associated with death. Both Artists’ portrayed an important figure in history standing up
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The founding father of Philosophy was known as Socrates‚ he was born on 469 BCE and was later executed on 399 BCE while Athens was dealing with the Peloponnesian war against Sparta (Ancient). The decision to execute Socrates during the war may had been the fragile state that Athens was dealing with while in war. If there wasn’t a war the outcome of his death could had been a different. Socrates official formal accusation was in 399 BCE‚ he was brought in to the jury by Meletus a man that was
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