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Understanding the basics and the foundation behind Sharia law is not such a difficult task. Accepting it as a reasonable alternative to democracy is a bit more of a stretch for those who have only experienced democratic systems of crime and punishment. Crimes against a religious book are nothing new to Christians and those of any faith. The laws in a modern society of a nation that observes Sharia law seems archaic. Even more difficult to accept are the punishments handed out in accordance with…

atmosphere where ordinary people who aren’t bad are able to do extraordinary things because they are put into that position. The people were taught for so long that this action is necessary although it wasn’t. The others who ended the tradition of stoning a person to death was able to see the fault in their actions. In the video about the Stanford Prison Experiment, they said that the people who are in it don't see the changes in themselves. In “The Lottery” the people wasn’t able to notice it…

Routine Infant Circumcision: An Unethical Practice Routine Infant Circumcision is a common surgical procedure that occurs on newborn males typically within a week after their birth, although some religions, particularly Judaism, call for the circumcision to be performed on the eighth day of life. However, the ethics of routine infant circumcision are questionable. In fact, routine infant circumcision is extremely unethical. Routine infant circumcision violates a person’s human rights to genital…

religion would want to keep a peaceful life, void of fighting and pain. For example, many muslims that follow of the Quan believe violence isn't solution, a follower of the Islamic religion, would definetly not want to participate in violent act of stoning someone. What if the tradition at your office is to go to the bar every Friday. A new employee joins, they don't drink alcohol, it would be disrespectful to…

The Lottery shows this in how thoughout the chosn process people tried to make what was happening less tense by laughing and exchangeing gossosip, and in the way the kids casually gather or thorw stones for the stoning. In the Hunger Games you can see this exceptation in the dress code of the chosing cermony. Each group does this because, as stated before, each event is a tool for opresssing the common people. This means when the tool becomes normal so does what…

In the reading of Antigone and Oedipus, there is a lot to be learned and applied to our lives now. Many aspects of dangers are encountered that help to uncover the wisdom behind them. One of these dangers that uncovers wisdom in my opinion is that "pride will be punished by the blows of fate," said by the chorus in Antigone. This statement brings about the question "are people responsible for their actions"? Next a question that should be addressed is, is leadership more important than family?…

The two short stories “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner share some similarities and also have some differences. “The Lottery” is about a mysterious and ultimately shocking event that happens annually in an unknown town. “A Rose for Emily” is about a recently deceased woman named Emily who has not had the best life, with a plot twist at the end. A few similarities between the two stories include the mood, the concept of tradition, the presence of death,…

In books, on TV, and generally anywhere else, honor is depicted as the protagonist always making the moral decision without a second thought. Though, in The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, honor and sacrifice are conveyed as an afterthought to Hosseini’s main character Amir. Because honor came as a second thought to Amir, he then has to try to gain redemption through a dangerous journey back to his homeland, and fight to save his conscience and a young boy’s life. Throughout this journey the…

into hell”. In the states of Michigan, Minnesota and South Carolina adultery can land you a few years in prison. In every of the major religions in the world adultery is considered to be a life sentence by stoning, while some of the extremists in the world still consider adultery death by stoning. In the more modernized countries from the west, adultery is more frowned upon in society. There are multiple websites that are set up just for finding infidelity, partners, the likes of…

Although Monty Python's Life of Brian was intended to be seen as a satire of the government and people of Great Britain in the 1970's, it also provides an excellent glimpse into the life of people in the Roman empire at the turn of the century in terms of the costume and setting, small day to day details, overall attitudes of non-Roman citizens toward the Roman soldiers, and the contribution of the Roman empire on society as a whole.. The movie is set in Roman occupied Judea, and begins at the…