Magistrate

In the years leading up to the French Revolution, the public’s opinions did not matter, but as more people demanded changes to the monarchy’s modus operandi and the end of absolutism, tensions among the various classes grew. With less censorship and more safety in rebelling against the king, people were more outspoken and influenced others as a result. Members of the Third Estate began to feel confident voicing concerns about the nobles and the monarchy, and there was plenty of literature…

The Salem witch trials were a terrible time in Salem, Massachusetts between Spring of 1692 and September 1692, during which there was panic and hysteria over accusations of witchcraft. This was a time of great change. The puritans feared that their strictly religious society was crumbling, and that fear allowed for the hysteria to take over. Young women were accusing vulnerable people of the community, mostly older women, of witchcraft. Women of the time were extremely unequal to men. They were…

courts are in a hierarchy order. When a case is seen at a court, the loosing party can appeal to court with more power and the results can change from those given by the previous judge. In Federal courts the cases are first presented to the U. S. Magistrate, District, and Appeal Courts. State Courts start with Courts of Limited Jurisdiction, Trial Courts of General…

The fear of juvenile delinquency in early nineteenth century Britain became a fast spreading debate, politically and publicly (Shore, 1999), this was during the era of the industrial revolution and the beginning of a technological world. It is evident that the introduction to this new world had an underlying effect on the policing towards children and how the working class children were treated similarly to social parasites. The main focus in the first half of the century was on the rise in…

courts and a final appellate court or court of last resort. Courts of limited jurisdiction are those courts that deal with less than less serious offenses and civil cases. These courts have many names which include: justice of the peace courts, magistrate courts, municipal courts, and county court. These courts handle lower court matters, including minor criminal cases, traffic offenses, violation of municipal ordinances, and civil disputes under a certain amount. Courts of General Jurisdiction…

The Stranger is a philosophical novel written by Albert Camus during World War II. Having experienced the horror of war, Camus developed a sense of discontentment and skepticism towards the Western ideological beliefs, both secular and religious. Living in fear of the senseless atrocities, Camus developed his philosophy of the absurd based on the belief that humanity’s effort to search for meaning conflicts with the reality of an irrational universe. The protagonist of The Stranger, Meursault,…

Samuel Adams was born in Boston, Massachusetts on September 27th, 1722. Samuel’s dad was a successful brewer and served as a deacon for the Old and New South churches in boston. Samuel’s dad also was a Boston selectman and representative to the assembly. Samuel’s mom was also deeply religious from the teachings of Jonathan Edwards. Samuel’s childhood insisted of him surviving and 2 other children surviving out of 12 children all together. Adams and his 2 other brothers and sisters were…

reconciliation between the two opposing genders. The plays Aristophanes wrote contained somewhat formal arguments (agon) that are simply for rhetorical effect. Lysistrata’s debate with the Magistrate is an odd one when considering a typical agon as Lysistrata does most of the talking herself while the antagonist (magistrate) simply asks short questions or briefly expresses moments of indignation toward the protagonist. Though this does display the unpretentiousness of the agon, which highlights…

According to Blumberg, the Salem of witch trials it was a really bad part of the United State. There were people who didn’t understanding why they were getting accused. This happed during the 1692 and 1693 in Massachusetts this really happed during this time. The main parts that started atnd fueled the trials were politics, religion, family, feuds, economics, and the imaginations and fears of people (Sutter). The seeds of the hysteria are afflicted Salem village, Massachusetts was sown on…

Religion had once been the driving force in the society of man, as a way to establish and produce “civilized” societies. Prior to the religious changes leading to the Age of Enlightenment, people had believed that every event was a direct result of God’s intervention. Yet as more scientific discoveries and the ideas of natural laws began to flourish, religious obligations were no longer a major primary concern. In response, philosophers sought ways to reform faith and limit religious…