Thomas Putnam Many of the characters in The Crucible have motives behind their accusations of witchcraft. They all seek some form of personal gain‚ such as preserving a good reputation or acquiring more land. Thomas Putnam is one of these characters. He is vindictive and bitter‚ and willing to do anything in order to attain more land. Salem Village‚ Massachusetts‚ was a small settlement begun by Puritans. The Puritans were a very religious group of people who believed strongly in the existence
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Unjust and Unfair Society We live in a world with freedom of speech and everyone is said to be treated equally. We have the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence which protects us. Even with that I believe that our society is not fair and just; as well as not as democratic as we like to believe. Thomas Jefferson‚ Cady Stanton‚ and John Rawls has different prospective of what a just society is. There are many phenomena that leads to the democracy’s potential for a lesser democratic institutions
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It is stated in the Magna Carta‚ “To no one will we sell‚ to no one will we refuse or delay right or justice”: This means that every individual had equal rights and would be served with justice. Even though our rights are still limited‚ without the Magna Carta‚ we wouldn’t have the rights we have today because it stated that the people had rights and guaranteed due process of law while limiting the power of higher authority. Living under a monarchy in the 1200s was hard for the people because you
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Nike and Unfair Labor Practices I. Introduction Nike has been accused of the unfair labor practice of sweatshop labor. A sweatshop is a place with hazardous working environments‚ extreme temperatures and abusive employers‚ hence the term sweat shop. Sweatshop workers work long days exceeding 14 hours and earn less than the living wage (Britanica‚ n.d.). While these conditions may be shocking to Americans and Modern Western Nations the notion of abusive working conditions is more attractive to
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In the novel‚ The Hunchback of Notre Dame‚ Victor Hugo talks about how the hunchbacks trial is unfair and about Quasimodo’s punishment is for kidnapping La Esmeralda. Quasimodo is deaf and so is the judge so neither of them know when they are being talked to. Once Quasimodo is being interrogated‚ he starts to answer questions that have been asked previously while the judge is asking new questions. The audience is laughing so the judge assumes he is being rude and sends him to the pillory for an
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Everyone has heard of the Internet and how it is going to help set the world free. The Internet is the fastest growing form of communication and is becoming more and more commonplace in the average American home. Companies these days do big business over the Internet‚ and online shopping has grown tremendously in the last few years. For instance‚ the online auction site eBay sells millions of items every year online. Many companies are making even more plans to expand their business to the Internet
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Accusations of Devil worship‚ ritual infant murder‚ and cannibalism first were aimed at the Cathar heretics in southern France by the Catholic clergy in their propaganda war against the insurrection. They proved quite effective‚ so were used over and over again against real and imagined enemies of the established moral and political order. In quick succession‚ accusations of Satan worship were made against other heretics‚ Jews‚ witches
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work because they’re “ A Criminal”. The U.S prison system is a racist institution that unfairly targets people of color. Drug laws are unfair‚ the prison system uses inmates for essentially free labor ( like slavery)‚ and also people don’t have options when they get out‚ it’s an unfair system that should be changed. One important thing is that drug laws are unfair. Today‚ there are more people behind bars for nonviolent drug offences than were incarcerated for all crimes. “In 2009 nearly 1.7
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Similarly‚ breaking the law shouldn’t be unfair if it violates your human rights. Thus‚ making the law unjust. For example‚ “on the 31st May 1956‚ a motion was introduced into the House of Commons “(Helmets to be worn by Drivers and Riders of Motorcycles)” (Hardy‚ 2013 ). If this law was made legal it would affect Sikhs because of their turban which has both spiritual and practical significance and is a distinct part of Sikhism’s traditional attire and martial history. Principally‚ Sikhs wouldn’t
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I was raised in a union family but grew up to be a company man. I can see both sides and their opinions. I believe we need unions to keep the companies who are not union from treating their employees unfairly‚ regarding wages‚ days off‚ etc. There are good unions that are so effective and there are weak unions who give unions a bad name. Some companies will always treat their employees well and be fair but for those who don’t‚ there has to be someone watching out for their rights. If those companies
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