The Accusers

Clifford starts his essay with a ship owner who allows a vessel that is need of major repairs to go out on the voyage. The ship owner has failed to make sure the ship is safe for the voyage; he has convinced himself that the vessel is seaworthy. The ship, carrying many of passengers, sinks in the mid-ocean, killing all that was aboard, and the ship owner collects the insurance payment. Second part, a group of people levies untrue (and uninvestigated) charges against others, though they believe them to be true. Clifford notes that these people might be guilty of acting wrongly; the ship owner ought not to allow his boat to sail, and the accuser ought not to have made false accusations. However, Clifford argues that the actors are also culpable…

In the late 17th century, an explosive epidemic of a victimization of disparate people struck small villages and big cities all over the civilized world. This hunt for black sheep within society was used primarily by the accusers for ‘airing out’ the silent judgements they had made of people that weren’t to their liking. And in Salem, Massachusetts, this instant power of accusation by testimony placed enormous amounts of pressure on the leading figures of the small village. In Arthur Miller’s…

The first accusers are people who were accusing Socrates’ of wrong doings before Anytus and his friends. Socrates talks about these first accusers as if not totally sure who they are. He states that they have been making accusations against him for a long time and that all of them are false. These people state that Socrates is wise but is doing wrong. “…a student of all things in the sky and below the earth, who makes the worse argument the stronger” (Plato 22). This meaning that Socrates does…

account of the charges held against him. He provided an in depth explanation as to why he has so many accusers but also how their reasons to accuse him were made up and driven by hate and jealousy. Having many accusers as well as accusations, the main charges brought up against him are of corrupting the youth and how he is an atheist by teaching of divinities that are not by the state. First, I will explain, from his account, how he did not corrupt the youth. Finally, I will discuss the points…

Massachusetts during 1692-1693 was the product of young women rebelling and taking advantage of an opportunity of exercising power otherwise not afforded to them in the patriarchal, puritan society in which they lived. Koehler references sociologist Dodd Bogart’s conclusion of why the accusing or “bewitched” residents of Salem began to fall into hysteria. Bogart said that demon or witch charges provided a kind of catharsis for the accusers, who most likely felt some sort of spiritual, economic,…

The embarrassment endeavor against Bill Cosby sustained Thursday with still a lot more accusers arriving ahead, getting the entire to a lot more than fifty ladies who state he drugged as well as raped all of them. The recent accusers were, like happens to be quite often the circumstance, introduced by lawyer Gloria Allred, who presents approximately fifty percent of the whole accusers, at a press event in New York City. The 3 ladies she presented featured one, Serta Butterfield, who had…

Chris Brown is caught up yet again in some drama. Although Las Vegas police confirmed the investigation, the singer denies that he punched a woman in the eye. Brown claims that the accuser is just looking for a payday in his expense. Although Brown doesn't really have a good record with women before as he infamously assaulted his then-girlfriend, Rihanna back in 2009, but he firmly denies the recent allegations. In an all-new video, the 26-year-old R&B singer told his side of the story:…

Plato’s short book “The Apology” centers around the famous philosopher Socrates’ trial for his life. Because a fellow Athenian, Metelus, had brought charges upon him on counts of atheism and corruption of the local youth, Socrates should plead to the jury to spare him, but he does not. Instead, he arrogantly condescends the jury with his claims of being the wiser than anyone else on authority of the oracle at Delphi. Socrates began his case with talking about how he had two groups of accusers:…

causes for the Salem Witch Trial Hysteria were the very little to no evidence made for the case, the unusual ratio between the accused and accusers, and the locations of the accused witches and accusers in the Salem village. Evidence shows that the accusers did not have sufficient evidence to prove that the people were performing witchcraft. For example, below is an example of an examination: Examiner - “Hath this woman hurt you?” Bridget Bishop - “I never saw these persons before…” Examiner…

When it comes to a sexual assault crime, no matter where you are located and who you are, it makes breaking news for the media, especially if the incident occurred in the local area. A local video from WCVB Channel 5 News is titled Northeastern student charged in sexual assault and it has the mug shot of the accuser, who got arrested. In the video, it illustrates how two victims suffered a violent attack but are expected to be fine, however the names of the victims were not released. The video…