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To think someone deserves to die may sound absurd to some of us, but is it really that absurd. Humans have their own approach to the concept of the death penalty, just like the philosophers that have their own philosophy about the death penalty. Some philosophers are for the death penalty like, Immanuel Kant, who is in favor of it. Then, there are some philosophers like Paul G. Cassell that found the death penalty incomplete, because of its unfairness to African Americans. The goal is to state…

many threats with advanced technology that had the means of creating successful terrorist attacks and in order to stop these attacks, law enforcement had to study and learn from mistakes to be more successful in implementing programs that could help stoop terrorism and aid in the overall safety production of the United States of America. They had to get more tech savvy in protecting critical infrastructure along with many important key access codes. Not knowing when terrorism can strike, law…

Mario Estrada English 101 November 2, 2015 Literary Analysis: Little Scarlet Characters in story are probably the most important element of the story that builds the world within the book, especially for a novel like Little Scarlet by Walter Mosley. Characters add more depth and make readers put themselves in the situations that characters go through in the story. The main protagonist Easy Rawlins and his interactions with other characters adds to his knowledge and understanding of the…

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is an iconic story, as it deals with many ideas that people face at some point during our lives. The main theme of the novel is that society tends to conflict with the natural being of people. Society shapes the identities of people and strips us from our natural right to act kind and moral to people around us. Throughout Huckleberry Finn’s story we witness how society raises people [of Huck’s world] in strict and conservative ways, which leads to people…

While migration spurred innovation, trade of goods, and cultural exchange, it also caused a devastating hierarchy among different groups of people from around the world. Europeans viewed themselves as discoverers and conquerors of new places. The natives of these conquered lands were considered savage, primitive, and a lesser class of humans. Through these various migrations, the most harmful effects were the dehumanization and enslavement of Africans and the mentalities that stemmed from…

William Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, is a tragedy focusing on the character Hamlet, who is summoned to attend the wedding of his uncle to his mother and forced to avenge his father’s murder by killing King Claudius, his uncle. This task weighs heavily on his mental state and leads to further conflict. As with most tragedies, death is inevitable, and in this scenario, quite common. Death comes to all, from the sweet and misfortunate Ophelia to the sinister King Claudius. Hamlet is not immune from…

Here, Stowe highlights the emotional and genuine effect that religion had on slaves. Clearly, Uncle Tom cares about the passages in the Bible that ardently affect him and speak to his heart, not the political passages that can be twisted justify sinful actions. The slaves focus on the messages and themes in the Bible that calm their emotions and bring them hope and joy, and they practice religion for themselves instead of being forced to attend church because it is a tradition. Continuing on…

Hobbes and Machiavelli, while authors of different political theories, shared many similar values that I feel Socrates would not agree with. Socrates’ idea of the natural state of man is much more positive than that of both Hobbes and Machiavelli who felt humans were naturally warlike. The theorists’ favored types of governments mirror their outlook on human nature, as the pessimists prefer monarchies, and Socrates, a republic, which was present in Rome at the time. The key to government at this…

"The course of genuine romance never ran smooth," remarks Lysander of adoration's complexities in a trade with Hermia (Shakespeare I.i.136). In spite of the fact that the play A Midsummer Night's Dream absolutely manages the trouble of sentiment, it isn't viewed as a genuine romance story like Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare, as he unfurls the story, deliberately separates the gathering of people from the feelings of the characters so he can personification the anguish and weights persevered by…

These poems are all written by great authors and people. They each have their own take on poetry and how they see life. There viewpoints are shown in their writing. These authors have all felt great pains and happiness. Rudyard Kipling, Maya Angelou had to deal with the oppression of being a colored person during a time where the nation was divided between the African Americans and the white man. Taha Muhammad Ali lived through the Arab- Israeli war, and had to flee his home when he was a teen.…