The phrase "presumed innocent" refers to the bedrock principal in the U.S. criminal law system that an accused is considered innocent until actually proven guilty. Why is the concept of presumed innocence important? The concept of presumed innocence is important because it helps protect citizens. This concept helps ensure that the people accused of a crime are not treated as convicted criminals until they have been proven guilty in a court of law. In addition‚ this helps to protect the rights of
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In the novel the Lord of the Flies‚ author William Golding added symbols with deep meanings throughout the story. Each of the symbols have different meanings and they reflect the author’s views of humanity. The symbols question the true nature of humans and determine whether it is good or bad. The symbols in the novel are the conch‚ fire‚ and the color pink . In the story the conch represents law and authority. When the boys group together in the beginning of the story‚ they decide that the conch
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Towards the end of the novel‚ The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ there was one scene that occurred which reflected on the entire ending and plot of the novel. This scene was when Daisy hit Myrtle with Gatsby’s car. Because Gatsby will do anything for Daisy‚ he blamed it on himself instead of Daisy. This scene can be related to the song “Love is Blindness” by Jack White‚ which is also in the film. The song “Love is Blindness” displays the actions that occurred when Myrtle was hit by Daisy in
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Murderers often have their loss of innocence pegged entirely on themselves‚ particularly if they kill out of ambition. In William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth however‚ it is Lady Macbeth who is the catalyst for her husband’s doom. In the play‚ a war-hero is confronted by three witches who give him a prophecy that he will become king. The only way for this to happen however‚ is if the current king dies and he usurps the throne. This idea horrifies him‚ and he immediately pushes the thought out of his
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Looking from another perspective‚ innocence is valuable‚ because if one has their innocence‚ then they still have a pure heart and a clear mind. Dill was very upset in how Mr. Gilmer was treating Tom‚ and started to cry. Him and Scout went outside where scout told him‚ well he is just a negro you know. Dill argued‚ he does not care‚ it is not right to do him that way. They found Mr. Raymond‚ who they thought was the town drunk‚ but only pretended to be one so people did not question why he was
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The Colors of India “Taste is colored not just by the gustatory properties of the food itself‚ but its smell‚ sound‚ and appearance as well as by expectations… (Len Tiu Wright‚ 1).” In India‚ every corner turned is a plunge into cultural diversity. The people‚ the landscape‚ the aroma-infused air; to us it seems so exotic‚ but most of them probably don’t think twice about their divergent surroundings. That’s because‚ “while in India‚ living with cultural diversity is living in an environment
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Symbolism is the practice of representing things by symbols‚ or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character. Fitzgerald uses symbolism throughout The Great Gatsby to show many ideas of the 1920’s life and who Jay Gatsby and the other characters really are. The symbols that are most present are colors‚ the eyes of T.J. Eckleburg‚ and Gatsby’s books. Fitzgerald uses the symbols; colors‚ The billboard‚ and Gatsby’s book to show America its idea of money and people. Colors such as green
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Analysis of Alice Walker’s The Color Purple “No one is exempt from the possibility of a conscious connection to All That Is.” Alice Walker explores this quote through the story of Celie. Just like the color purple‚ the truth‚ no one is exempt from. No one can run away from the truth. It is inevitably inescapable. Starting off in a rather harsh setting‚ Celie starts off her story at the time she is raped for the first time by her own father. Rather straight forward‚ Walker captures her reader’s
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Destiny English PAS 115 T TH 9:30-10:45 10-8-12 Color Blind Over the summer I joined a nonprofit organization to help send kids that live in poor neighborhoods to camp. The age group was from the age of fourteen to seventeen years old. Each person was responsible for raising four hundred dollars. The camp is a few minutes away from Big Bear. We the volunteers had ten weeks of training on a college campus. I was excited to be a camp specialist helping with programs and watching over the kids
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The Price of innocence. My sister Jessica Dobb worked as a social worker for ______________. While working with there she came crossed countless hopeless situations with young children. One story that has stayed in her mind and this young girl’s name is Maddie. Maddie was a young four-year-old girl was when she was first sold into sex trafficking by her mom’s boyfriend. Maddie’s mom has a higher form of _____ and didn’t understand how to be a mom. The mom’s boyfriend sexually abused Maddie’s siblings
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