Magistrate

were strictly controlled by their husbands or eldest son; however, if the men were at war, the women were then allowed to hold and manage property. In the play, Aristophanes provides an example of the relationship between men and women, where the magistrate concludes that the only reason why the women are revolting against sex privileges is because of the lack of male power during time of war. Although the audience of this play is composed entirely of Athenian male citizens, Aristophanes’…

I sat in on felony and magistrate hearings as well as criminal and civil trials. One felony hearing involved a young man who was facing twenty-five years in prison. When he was seventeen years old he was placed on probation for a prior conviction. While on probation he was, drinking…

Conversely, there are factors that may hinder the achievements of its goal. Crown courts are very busy and have a budget. Some cases that should have been held on a particular day may not be done due to organisation issues or running over (McClenaghan, 2013). This can lead to packed days of cases that need to be reviewed. Furthermore, if prisons are not organised for video calls for hearings, cases can over-run which cost the court and means that some cases cannot be covered within the time…

power, but a monarchy is not the same thing as a democracy which is what we have in the United States. Madison says, “In the British Government the danger of encroachments on the rights of the people is understood to be confined to the executive magistrate… but are considered as sufficient guardians of the rights of their constituents against the…

When the magistrate is asked by someone that-“Tell me, sir ... what are these barbarians dissatisfied about? What do they want from us?” and he responds to his fellow soldier, “They want an end to the spread of settlement across their land. They want their land back, finally. They want to be free to move about with their flocks from pasture to pasture as they used to be.” The magistrate does not feel only sympathy for the natives, but, on the other…

While he acknowledges the importance of liberty, he believes that people should entrust authorities entirely with the judgment. What is more, people have to obey the judgment of the magistrate as they are driven by the good of public welfare, not by self interest. The ruler, however, has to be wise and impartial. Only then the judgment can be fair and just. Locke does not hide his distrust with masses as he believes that it is much better…

Coast, she met James Davis, her new master who provided her with shelter and food. One day in the Cape Coast, her old master Eddoo found her and demanded for Abina to come back to his land (11). As a result, Abina and Davis wrote a letter to the magistrate so Abinas voice can be heard that illegal slave work is being done at Eddooo compound. Throughout the testimony, we heard the voice of Abina who forced men of the court to hear what she had experienced under Eddoo. In the end of the novel…

"It acquired its name from the giant bronze statue that Nero had commissioned of himself to resemble the Colossus at Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World." The Romans used different materials in building this amphitheatre. They made concrete by mixing volcanic materials with stone, sand and limestone. Other materials used were marble, travertine, tuff, tile, bricks, cement and lime. These materials were “very durable, as is shown by the present condition of the blocks in the…

love to Hester because she expresses and confesses passion clearly to others. In the early years of Hester’s punishment the magistrates of the colony demand to take Pearl away from Hester because they believe Hester is unable to raise Pearl in a Puritanical way. This is because Hester has sinned and because Pearl was unable to answer how she was created. While the magistrates and Hester are conversing, Hester cries, “‘God gave me the child’ cried she, … ‘she is my happiness! Pearl keeps me here…

Monique Wilder Professor David Hill SSP 101.7920 July 15, 2015 Midterm 1) Explain the main differences and similarities between the ideas of Hobbes and Locke’s. Similarities include: rights, state of nature, atheism, powers of a sovereign, and the idea that governments are beneficial. John Locke and Thomas Hobbes are two social contract theorist who share similarities in their Social Contract Theories, however they both have differences. The social contract theory is a voluntary agreement…