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    Les Miserables‚ Hugo develops a variety of themes: love‚ redemption‚ good and evil‚ charity‚ suffering‚ societal inequality‚ justice… All of them are tied together‚ and every theme has its significance for the novel. However‚ in my opinion‚ the theme of justice is central in the book. It covers the development of every single character and fully reflects the whole point of the book called "Misérables" – rejected‚ the bottom of society; moreover‚ justice is also the primary goal of the French Revolution

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    This paper will focus on retributive justice and restorative justice. Let’s begin with the definition of each. Retributive justice is a theory of justice that considers that punishment‚ if proportionate‚ is a morally acceptable response to crime. On the other hand‚ restorative justice is the opposite. It is a theory of justice that focuses on the needs of the victims and the offenders. So which of these should be morally right? Retributive justice means an eye for an eye. Meaning your punishment

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    Home of Mercy extended response. Harwood’s ‘Home of Mercy’ focuses on the ideas of oppression‚ youth and punishment by using an abundance of literary and poetic techniques. All of the above highlight the strict and rigorous nature of the Catholic Church‚ thus portraying Catholicism in a negative manner. Oppression through the perversion of the Christian doctrine is one of the key themes in the sonnet. The first description that the reader gets of the girls is that they are “ruined.” The word

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    EXAMINE HOW SHAKESPEARE PRESENTS THE TREATMENT OF PORTIA BY MEN IN THE MERCHANT OF VENICE Written in the late 16th century‚ The Merchant of Venice’s Italian setting and marriage theme are typical of Shakespeare’s earlier comedies. The characters‚ however‚ raise this play to new heights‚ especially that of Portia‚ Shakespeare’s first great female protagonist. Her character often contradicts that of the typical subservient Elizabethan woman as Shakespeare develops her into the most dominant character

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    Samantha Campbell ENG4U-B Lesson Nine Justice in King Lear Many themes appear in King Lear‚ but one of the most common relates to the theme of justice. William Shakespeare often makes references to the gods. They are seen as both just and unjust. Justice is an essential factor in the civilized human life. It is the quality of being just or fair‚ the rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments. In King Lear‚ many of the ‘good guys’ die as well as the ‘bad guys’. Is this justified? In

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    Lee does an incredible job of portraying the necessity of morality‚ the importance of family‚ and the overwhelming power of justice. Lee uses Atticus as a great description

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    Justice keeps America on its feet. It sets it apart from other nations. Defending the defenseless and accounting for the unaccountable‚ justice was worth the fight to preserve. But the fight for justice does not end on the battlefield. Through Harper Lees’ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the theme of justice burrows itself in the readers mind. The Finche family fights furiously the onslaught of stricture and abuse directed toward them for taking a stand for justice. However‚ they are not the only ones

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    Harper Lee weaves the theme of justice throughout both her plot and characters introducing a society that may primarily appear fair but soon is exposed as an obviously corrupt society. The plot of ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ focuses notably upon the issues of existing racism‚ but Harper Lee also explores other forms of injustice and prejudice that are present in Maycomb. This is further emphasized through the use of Harper Lee’s first-person narrator‚ Scout‚ who is commenting on events she experiences

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    MERCHANT BANKING IN INDIA INTRODUCTION Financial services are an important component of financial system. Thesmooth functioning of financial system depends upon the range of financialservices extended by the providers. Financial services in India havewitnessed remarkable changes in the recent past after the implementation of  “Liberalization‚ privatization and globalization” .Funds are tapped from the capital market to finance various mega industrial projects. In attracting public savings‚ merchant

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    DEATH IN VENICE Thomas Mann Context One of the most important figures of early 20th-century literature‚ Thomas Mann (1875-1955) is famous both for his fiction and for his critical essays. Mann was born in 1875 in Lubeck‚ Germany‚ to a distinguished merchant family that had a literary lineage‚ as well; Mann’s older brother‚ Heinrich‚ also became a famous novelist and playwright. Mann took a keen interest in the German philosophers Arthur Schopenhauer and Friedrich Nietzsche‚ and their theories

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