Cole manipulates people into think he is sorry, for example he was in the Circle meeting and he stated that he is sorry of what he has done to Peter. When he actually didn’t care that he hurt Peter. Cole believes that people are just paid to their job, and that no one cares for him. He states that he has no fears, but it is certain that he fear the Spirt Bear. Because the bear has no fear in Cole, Cole is agitated by the bear.…
Why are you doing that! Peter asked. He tried to run you over!” That shows that Cole is learning to forgive and he is forgiving Keith for his actions. The theme of Touching Spirit Bear was to always take responsibility for your actions.…
In Touching Spirit Bear, I think Cole Matthews has character traits similar to those of a bear. One similar trait I noticed is how dangerous a bear and Cole can be. At first sight you would think that a bear is the most dangerous and violent creature to inhabit it a forest. It’s the same concept with Cole.…
One of the craziest things hes done was threaten and kill the spirit bear(page 44) but at the end the bear literally crushes his body and nearly kills him. Thats insane he even thought about killing the spirit bear because the spirit bear was stronger, faster, and fitter. The reason he threatens to kill the spirit bear was because he was angry the bear showed no fear and didn't back down(page 44). Cole even says “The mauling didn't make sense everything had been always been afraid of him. Why wasn't the bear scared?…
Cole started off negative and denied to heal but after a traumatic violent experience with the Spirit Bear, Cole started to slowly change. Cole got rid of his relentless sight as he saw the fallen tree after a storm “The sparrows were so frail, helpless and innocent. They (Baby sparrows) didn’t deserve to die. Then again, what right did they have to live?...” (Page 82).…
Blaming others shouldn’t justify the bad behavior we decide to take. No one else should suffer the consequences, just because we are suffering ourselves. When Cole decides to be different from his father, this reveals the change that Cole has made which can lead to a better future for his…
What is Circle Justice,” you may ask yourself. Circle Justice is a form of Justice that is used on criminals or juvenile delinquents. Instead of sentencing the criminal or juvenile delinquent it puts them in a healing circle. Before a person can have a healing circle they form a pre-circle. At this circle a judge, policemen, and a lawyer.…
In the beginning of the novel, Cole behaves cruelly when he becomes emotional. He starts this book out angry, his thoughts toward Garvey and Edwin are terribly rude and mean. You can tell that he is a mean boy with a huge attitude. Touching Spirit Bear starts out with Cole in cuffs on his way to the island, this same time he acts out when the older men talk to him and he spits on Edwin trying to make him mad at Cole.…
In the film, The Sixth Sense, Dr. Malcolm Crowe is a well-renowned child psychologist on the brink of fame. One night, while at home with his wife, an old patient of Crowe’s broke into their home and cornered the couple in their bedroom. The patient (Vincent Grey) accused Crowe of failing him. Grey then shot the psychologist and himself. After this traumatic incident, Crowe stumbled upon a case involving a young boy by the name of Cole Sear.…
Santirocco, author of “Justice in Sophocles’ Antigone,” states, “ [Antigone and Creon are a lot alike] both are isolated, both are stubborn, both respond to others, including those who love them, in the same imperious way, and both doom themself and others by their actions. The greatest similarity, though, lies in their pursuit of justice” (186). Antigone knows from the beginning what her morals are, which are steering her actions. She felt she was on the side of justice for what she did, and leaving her brother out to rot in her eyes was unjust. Antigone knew the punishment that lied ahead, but because her love and relationship with her brother was strong she was unconcerned of the consequence.…
The book Ordinary Injustice How America Holds Court is a novel written by attorney and journalist Amy Bach about the American legal system, and how it was become flawed. In four chapters, she discusses many different cases where injustice and corruption has occurred in the United States legal system all over the country. I chose to focus on a chapter titled “A Troy Champion” which is the second chapter in the novel written about a beloved city council president, and former judge, named Henry R. Bauer from the city of Troy who is not as just as everyone has come to believe. Bach begins the chapter by discussing how popular Bauer had become. “To walk the streets with Bauer was to accompany a celebrity” (Bach, 77) she says.…
The Journal "The Need for More Than Justice" written by Annette C. Baier essentially analyzes Carol Gilligan views on matters of women and justice. Baier also discusses many different other philosophers in her analyzation. Gilligan 's theory goes into depth on how care can be an important factor in a women 's outlook on moral issues and moral development. The very first main idea or topic that 's introduced in the journal article is the care or justice perspective. The perspective basically shows or gives the idea that a person 's gender will determine their outlook.…
In addition to the McMillian case, there are many other instances of injustice presented in this book. Two, in particular, occur in chapter two and deal with police brutality. In the first of cases, a black man named Lourida Ruffin was beaten after the police pulled him over for a traffic violation. After the beating concluded, the police restricted Ruffin from grabbing his asthma inhaler. Shortly after his arrest and incarceration, he was found dead in his jail cell.…
Problem set 2 1.) What, according to the theory developed by Glaucon in Republic II, is justice? Why and in what sense is it good to be just person, and bad to be an unjust person? According to the theory developed by Glaucon, justice is the case where people agreed to be good to each other, so that not to end up in a chaos.…
In Act II, Scene 2 of Measure for Measure, the circumstance is that Angelo and Isabella are negotiating about the death penalty that Isabella’s brother is going to receive the next. They are having this conversation because Isabella is pleading for Claudio’s life on his behalf. If her pleas fail to change Angelo’s mind, then her brother will perish. Isabella’s position on mercy in the secular justice system is that Isabella is for mercy. While, Angelo’s view is against mercy in the secular justice system The following statement present mercy in the Vienna secular justice system: “It is the law, not I [who] condemn your brother:/Were he my kinsman, brother, or my son, /It should be thus with him: he must die tomorrow”…