Decimation

The deterrence theory is a concept founded on individuals controlling their behavior based on the perceived punishments or rewards of their actions. Deterrence is not a new concept; it has been prominent in societies dating back centuries, such as decimation, cutting off the hand of a thief, crucifixion, and public executions (Ball, 1955). Current third world countries are not as humane as the United States and practice harsh, tortuous punishments to deter individuals from committing crime…

For instance, the horrific maltreatment of the Jews, African America, and women has been the major motivation for the study of stereotyping, prejudice and decimation in social psychology. Stereotypes are harmful and dangerous as they foster prejudice and discrimination among the distinguished group of people. Also, stereotyping, discrimination and prejudice often occur simultaneously; however it is also possible…

found that our progress was not altered by the wellbeing of other animals. We’ve often destroyed their environments and domesticated them beyond the point of no return, sometimes hunting them to the point of extinction. Now we’ve tried to halter our decimation of the animal kingdom with wildlife conservation areas. Now, however, we often bring the animals out of their habitats to view them, often ignoring the side effects this treatment might have. Even though it is good to protect wild animals…

The Black Plague can be described as one of the worst disasters to ever hit mankind, claiming the lives of more than 25 million people in Europe during the 14th century (Benedictow 2005). It took only four short years for the Black Death to inflict its wrath from Asia to almost all of Europe because of the availability of commerce routes (McMullin 2003). The plague not only claimed the lives of so many, but it depressed the economy (Benedictow 2005). Massive labor shortages due to high rates…

following the explosion. Other unknown causes of death are blamed on the nuclear bomb. In addition to illness and the confirmed and assumed deaths of loved ones, the rebuilding of a community is a long process. Humanity is no doubt put in jeopardy of decimation when the risk of nuclear arms is always on the…

Light is the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible, while dark is the absence of light. Perfecting the contrast of light and dark, Ray Bradbury displays the mood with his heartbreaking word usage. It incorporates many expressive languages, provides detailed clues for the reader to make inferences, and conveys profound messages. The short story takes place inside an abandoned mechanical house surrounded by ruins. While it once housed people and animals, it is now abandoned…

The 1930s were very different from the 1960s. With the Great Depression just starting in the United States the people needed someone to believe in, the year 1932 Franklin Roosevelt was elected as president. He put hope back in a lot of Americans hearts with his fire side chats. He also end prohibition. FDR came up with a group of ideas to deal with the depression called the New Deal. There were three main objectives to achieve with this New Deal; the first plan was to do something about the…

Consciousness allows for Homo sapiens to store information that they have gathered from surrounding environments. Moon-Watcher and the man-apes environment is a key component to the very understanding of how technology has impacted evolution. Homo sapiens decimation of a species is best described the…

In chapter four of Michael Sandel’s book The Case against Perfection: Ethics in an age of Genetic Engineering, he brings up the notion of the controversial notion of eugenics. Sandel divides this chapter up into three types of eugenics- all of which he eventually finds unconvincing at the end of the chapter. Sandel begins this chapter by defining what eugenics is and its origins. However, as he does this, he also goes in to describing this notion as a shaky and righteous movement coined by Sir…

Ender leads the attack against the Buggers’ home world; in the process of doing so, he commands pilots and soldiers to give their lives in a kamikaze style. The attack leads to the decimation of the entire race: genocide. Ender, himself brings up a good point: “In battle I killed ten billion buggers, whose queens, at least, were as alive and wise as any man, who had not even launched a third attack against us, and no one thinks to call…