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    crowd. But they wanted more. They took the king back to Paris and forced him to never return to Versailles. Then later was forced to sign the constitution. The royal family tried to flee to Austria but they were caught and the king was sentenced to treason. In result of that he had his head chopped off. By this happening‚ it helped democracy because the king signed the constitution‚ and was later killed so they didn’t have to deal with him any

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    actions‚ all because of the Espionage Act. Debs states‚ “They [the historical figures] were not indicted; they were not charged with treason nor tried for crime. They are honored today by all of their countrymen” (Foner 112)‚ which shows that‚ despite being in the same social situation as Deb himself‚ the extremely influential figures he recounted were not charged with treason just for using their freedom of speech. Deb wanted the jury to realize this through his recounting of political dissent and opposition

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    could become involved in crime which were not shared by other people. The most common crimes were: -high treason -blasphemy -sedition -spying -rebellion -murder -witchcraft Just being accused of a crime‚ with no proof‚ could result in torture or death. Depending on the crime. Those that are accused of heresy‚ (religious opinions that conflict with the church’s religion) treason‚ or murder‚ received the harshest punishment; death. Heretics were burned to death at the stake. Traitors

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    of 1846. When the war ended the US Army took swift action and over sixty men were eventually captured by the US Army and tried for treason. Branded as deserters‚ General Winfield Scott proclaimed that once the American flag replaced the Mexican flag over the castle at Chapultepec in Mexico‚ members of the St. Patrick’s Battalion would be hung for acts of treason.

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    personifying himself living in a place somewhat resembling Philippines. It also showed the malfunctions of the Spanish Government administrating Philippines. Having read Rizal’s novel‚ the Spaniards showed this as treason against their rule in the Philippines. At the time Rizal was convicted of treason‚ he showed no fear and remained in his peaceful arms against the Spanish Government. He remained strong‚ in the face of death. I’ve reflected from the movie the nationality of Rizal for our country. Indeed

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    people who tried to blame him nothing would happen to them. The history of the use of capital punishment is where if you do something really bad you could get put in jail or executed. The things that will cause capital punishment are murder‚ rape‚ treason‚ witchcraft‚ heresy‚ arson‚ piracy‚ sodomy‚ burglary‚ robbery‚ stealing horses‚ slave rebellion and counterfeiting. This law was outlawed in some states. The states are Connecticut‚ Illinois‚ Iowa‚ Maine‚ Maryland‚ Michigan‚ Minnesota‚ New Jersey

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    Everyday society is faced with the opposing forces and views‚ those facing them handle each problem faced differently. In Macbeth‚ a play written in 1606 by William Shakespeare this same challenge occurs. In the play‚ set in the medieval times‚ the fights between external and internal forces are present. The morals of society and of Macbeth are blurred‚ as Macbeth cannot cope with the conflicts he faces. External and internal forces have an impact on Macbeth’s life when he is manipulated by his

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    plays an important factor in the framework of a major theme. It leads us into the theme of guilt‚ which is how Macbeth and his wife Lady Macbeth feel throughout the whole play. It also is used to portray other characteristics such as bravery and treason. We see that this motif develops and changes use throughout the play. Shakespeare uses blood to show honour and bravery as well as guilt. In act 1 scene 2 a ‘Bloody Sergeant’ enters. He represents a brave soldier who fought courageously in the war

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    Russian socialists and their relationship to the war played a key role in setting the stage for revolution in Russia. Lenin‚ the leader of the radical Bolsheviks‚ was an outlaw and actually lived in Galicia and Switzerland at the beginning of World War I. He carried on a lively debate with the more moderate wing of the Russian Social Democrats called Mensheviks. The key issue was the relationship of revolution to war. Unlike the other socialist‚ Lenin actually was in favor of war at this time‚ because

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    discuss the theme of loyalty alongside betrayal as if loyalty didn’t exist‚ then the word betrayal would have no meaning. Furthermore‚ this essay will compare and contrast the two types of betrayal‚ treason‚ and justified betrayal. While there are some that might argue that betrayal is always treason (in the sense that it is never justified)‚ Hamlet’s treacherous act of killing Claudius was very justified as Claudius had killed his parents‚ although both at different times‚ and Hamlet himself. Thus

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