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also says all men are created equal in court in this quote, reminding the jury again that they should not convict Tom only because he is black. In the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus uses ethos, pathos, and logos in his closing argument. It is an extremely powerful speech. Atticus uses pathos when he tries to convince the jury that it is their religious duty to not convict Tom, logos when he shows that not everyone is equal, and uses logos and ethos when he shows the jury…

was found notorious of aiding in the murder and rape of Eva Gail Patterson in the city of Hattiesburg, Mississippi in 1979. However, the conviction of Bivens was at the hands of two investigators that they believed to be a friend of the original convict, Larry Ruffin, along with Bobby Ray Dixon (Sherrer). Due to interrogation, Ruffin was coerced to confession in order to prevent from a direct death penalty, but with the risk of a full life sentence without parole (Robertson). Meanwhile, Bivens…

sister and her husband. On an evening visit to his parents tomb stones, an escaped convict ordered Pip to bring him food and a file so he can rid himself of the irons that bound his legs. Pip, being afraid of what the horrible convict would do to him and his family, he obeyed. The convict was soon captured and kept Pip safe from the law by telling the police that he stole the file himself. Pip lived afraid that the convict would come after him again after he was released from prison. When he was…

Cosette for good when he told the truth to Marius about how he was an ex convict. This lead to Marius into thinking that Jean Valjean robbed the money he gave to them and that he was the one that killed Javert. Thénardier however, told Marius that Jean Valjean was actually not these things. This explains that Jean Valjean sacrificed a lot due to his love for Cosette because when he told Marius that he was an ex convict Marius did not accept him for that and thought worse of him. Then this…

lower recidivism and help convicts get back on their feet. In the state of Louisiana, convicts will be eligible for welfare programs and student loans, encouraging ex-cons to pursue a college education will be a priority for entry and welfare programs are necessary to help convicts stay off the street. Public housing laws that allow discrimination will be abolished and reformed so that prisons will stop being the main housing program for the urban poor and homeless convicts will stop reverting…

The character Javert from “Les Miserables” by Victor Hugo has been short-handedly portrayed as an obsessive single minded man who does nothing but chase for convict Jean Valjean. Yet, in the book it appears that Javert doesn’t pursue Jean Valjean as much as he coincidently runs into him a couple of times over the years. The truth is that Javert was never obsessed with Jean Valjean, but the musical has perceived people to think otherwise. With this day in age, the people of society rather watch a…

To begin with Jean is shown being mistreated by society in many different ways throughout the story. As the story said, Jean Valjean is an ex-convict who was in originally for 19 years and then for life. He escaped to live with cosette and no one knew his identity. When Jean Valjean is in some bad times he realizes that his life was not very good. Jean says “This world which had always hated me/ Take and eye for an eye” (Kretzmer “Jean Valjean’s Soliloquy” 29-30). He is not treated very well in…

The highly debated process of parole refers to the early release of a convict before the end of their sentence due to favorable behavior. A similar concept referred to as Bail also refers to the early release of a prisoner, but this is usually with a payment made. This can occasionally require further court hearings and the payment is an assurance that the person will attend court at a later date. The Australian parole system is currently being debated as it is a common issue. Current tragic…

William Buckley Who was he? William Buckley, born in 1780, Macclesfield, England to a small farmer, was an English convict who had been transported to Australia. He successfully escaped and was believed to be dead whilst living amongst an Aboriginal community for many years. He was raised by his maternal grandfather, who sent him to school and apprenticed him to a bricklayer. However, Buckley soon joined the army and became an esteemed soldier before being sentenced to Australia. What was his…

bound to have a preconceived idea. The people within a jury have their own opinions, and share them with the rest of the jury. Most of them are very opinionated when it comes to these cases. For example in the script 12 Angry Men, when trying to convict a man of murder Juror Three states his biased opinion about the victim. “I never saw a more guilty man in my life. You sat right in court and heard the same thing I did. The man’s a…