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A Study on the Reason Why Individuals Conform in Grouped Situations (618 words, 1 pages)

In this paper I will discuss and examine research that has been conducted in order to explain why individuals conform. The research will also explain different theories that criminologists have formed to understand why people conform in group situations. Rather than trying to determine why some people deviate from social ... Read More

An Analysis of Emile Durkheim’s Sociological Theory (682 words, 2 pages)

Emile DurkheimDiane LuebberingSociological TheoryEmile Durkheim EssayMany different people, from many different backgrounds can define society in many different ways. To some it is the community they live in, to others it is the entity that shapes their lives, and yet to others, it is an exclusive club in which they're ... Read More

Analysis of Psychological Themes in Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky (1160 words, 2 pages)

Fyodor Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment", is a powerful psychological study filled with philosophical themes. Exploring into the depths of human mind, the author grasps the true psychology of his characters, depicting them emotionally sick and spiritually corrupt. The main character in the novel, Raskolnikov is a poor former student who ... Read More

Why Censorship Is a Threat to Democracy (3274 words, 5 pages)

Democracy is founded on the principles of autonomy of the individual and faith in the competency and fundamental rational nature of all human beings. Using these principles as the major premises of my argument, I will attempt to demonstrate that censorship and book banning are impermissible because they violate the ... Read More

Observations on the Outcome of Choices In “Wuthering Heights” by Emily Bronte (896 words, 2 pages)

The Substantial Choices that Altered Many Destinations By Rebecca Sloan The Earnshaw's and the Linton's both made many substantial choices that arbitrated their egotistic and non-egotistic destinations. Throughout the course of Emily Bronte's novel, Wuthering Heights, one may have noted Hareton and Catherines ability to overcome their differences, unlike their ... Read More

Flaws in the Character of Achilles in the Iliad (750 words, 2 pages)

From the initial callousness and stubborn temper of Achilles in the first books of the Iliad to the eventual 'humanization' of Achilles in his interaction with the grieving father of Hector, whom Achilles himself slew, the Iliad can be seen to chronicle the maturation of the Greek hero during the ... Read More

An Analysis of Witchcraft Practice in Early Century. (824 words, 2 pages)

In the 16th and 17th centuries, witchcraft was seen everywhere, or at least people though it was everywhere. People didn't actually find real witches, but felt it was their duty to burn someone at the stake if she or even he was believed to be a witch, be possessed by ... Read More

Population in Prison Tripled since 1980 in the United States of America (424 words, 1 pages)

The U.S. prison population has tripled since 1980 so that on any given day there are 1.5 million Americans behind bars. (Alternatives 1). There is a clear overcrowding problem in todays prisons. Why? I believe that the population explosion in the prison system is due to the increasing moral decline ... Read More

A Biography of Hitler during World War I (1310 words, 2 pages)

"You don't seriously believe you can stop me, or even delay me for half an hour, do you?" 2 Adolph Hitler shouted at Chancellor Schuschnigg of Austria in February 1938, at the start of his big plan to take over Europe. Although people generally tend to believe that WWII was ... Read More

A Comparison of the Morals and Values Now and Then in America (579 words, 1 pages)

What has happened to the morals and values that America once held? American society has been falling in a constant downward spiral for decades and the children will have to pay for this. Americans are so concerned with what they call "freedom" and they want to be free to say ... Read More

An Essay on Prison History (2541 words, 4 pages)

Since the 1700s, man has incorporated prisons with the objective of punishing individuals who had committed crimes against society. Follow us as we journey from past and present prison status, to what possibly might be the future that is prison. Imprisonment is a relatively new idea for punishing criminals. "Until ... Read More

Crime in Sports: A Paper on Violence in Professional Sport (1203 words, 2 pages)

During a game on February 21, 2000, Boston Bruins defensemen Marty McSorley brutally slashed Vancouver Canuck Donald Brashear in the head. Brashear suffered a serious concussion and a few cuts and bruises. Now Marty McSorley faces charges of assault with a weapon. Three points to be discussed regarding this case ... Read More

A Paper on Capital Punishment in America (2251 words, 4 pages)

Unlike Canada the death penalty is still in place in America. Some people agree with it and some oppose it. It is hard to make a solid argument for either side, but one things for sure, as long as murders are being committed some people with want the death penalty, ... Read More

Views of War in Voltaire’s Candide or Optimism (669 words, 1 pages)

Voltaires View of War In Candide or Optimism, Voltaire demonstrates a somewhat unique conception of war for his time, and manages to do so with something of a regard for humor. Throughout the book, Voltaire points to the oddities of war from all angles. He exposes the worthlessness of concepts ... Read More

A Vocabulary of Chapter Seventeen (630 words, 2 pages)

Chapter Seventeen Vocabulary 1. The Renaissance means the rebirth of the classical past, or the rebirth of Greek and Roman philosophy, history, myths. During this period, a great deal of lost knowledge of Rome and Greece was relearned and reintegrated into the thinking of western European man. 2. Humanism was ... Read More

A Paper Defining Vandalism (476 words, 1 pages)

Our Definition Of Vandalism Vs. Prior to beginning our research of vandalism we began discussing our own definition of vandalism and what it meant to us. The following is what we came up with for our own description of vandalism. Vandalism is the act in which one purposefully commits an ... Read More

An Essay on the United States Gun Control (3093 words, 5 pages)

The Definition of an Issue United States Gun Control MEMORANDUM ltDategt To Senators and Congressmen ccltpro- gun control politiciangt Fromltconcerned citizengt SubjectGun Control Firearms restriction, commonly known as gun control, is a hotly debated subject in and out of the political arena. Advocacy groups propose more restrictions, tighter restraints and ... Read More

A Paper on Could Amsterdam’s Model Be Implemented in the United States (618 words, 1 pages)

Q. Would the Amsterdam model be a useful government response to hallucinogen and marijuana use in this country? Why or why not? Amsterdams coffee shops and cafes are notorious for the tolerated exchange of hashish and marijuana. This example goes completely against the moral principles underlying the United States drug ... Read More

An Argument in Favor of Trial by Jury in Canada (480 words, 1 pages)

Trial by Jury "Trial by jury" is a "trial by the country" In my opinion, trial by jury is the best way to achieve justice because rather than one man judging the accused there are 12 men who will be judging. In addition, trial by jury prevents oppression by the ... Read More

Tragic Heroes in Antigone (773 words, 1 pages)

A tragic hero, according to Aristotelian definitions, is a "highly renowned and prosperous" character. This figure is not perfect and has to be on some level responsible for his or her downfall. The hero's punishment usually exceeds the crime. By the end of the play, this hero recognizes his or ... Read More

The Theme of Tragedy in Sir Thomas More’s Play A Man for All Seasons (1031 words, 2 pages)

TRAGIC 2 TRAGIC HERO SIR THOMAS MORE Tragedy is a theme that is shown throughout the play A Man for All Seasons, Sir Thomas More is the man that this tragedy is shown in. The story of Sir Thomas More is one of which a man must choose between what ... Read More

The Thin Line between the Punishment for Misbehavior and Abuse (542 words, 1 pages)

Toogood or Toobad Toogood said she was horrified when she saw the videotaped incident herself. I was thinking, I look like a monster, Toogood said, crying. I cant believe I would do that to my little four-year old girl. Where do we draw the line for punishing our kids? What ... Read More

The Use of Symbols in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Scarlet Letter (934 words, 1 pages)

Symbolism is the use of concrete symbols to display a deeper more detailed meaning. In "The Scarlet Letter", Nathaniel Hawthorne employs many symbols that demonstrate a deeper sense. The most obvious symbol is the scarlet "A" that Hester is required to wear as punishment for the adultery she was accused ... Read More

A Biography of Frederick Douglas an African-American social reformer, orator, writer, and statesman. (971 words, 2 pages)

English 240 Slavery in Fredrick Douglass Abolitionist Frederick Douglass was the most distinguished and influential black leader of the nineteenth century. Douglass focused his writings on the punishment and brutality of slavery. He describes in many of his books about his own experiences as a slave. A reader is able ... Read More

A Comparison of New Testament and Old Testament (1294 words, 5 pages)

Christian Bibles all have the same themes running through them besides that fact, most of them say basically the same things. Compare passages among three or four different translations and the student will observe that in many case there are only a few words that are changed. The substance is ... Read More

A Paper on the Puritan Society (457 words, 1 pages)

The Scaffold The scaffold where Hester was put on display was a physical example to the people of what could happen to them. The Puritan beliefs were strongly against what Hester did. The community displayed Hester and made an example of her to reassure themselves that they were doing the ... Read More

A Paper on Life and Ideas of John Locke (900 words, 2 pages)

John Locke (1632-1704) was one of the greatest philosophers in Europe at the end of the seventeenth century. It is accurate to say that John Locke is the theoretical architect of democracy as it exists in the western world today. His ideas, as expressed in his famous Second Treatise on ... Read More

A Review of Odysseus Travels (1832 words, 3 pages)

Odysseus is trapped on Kalypsos island being punished for not thanking the gods for his victory. Odysseus has been away from home for about twenty years now. Zeus called a meeting for the gods to decide that Odysseus is now allowed to return to Ithaca. Athena, the gray-eyes goddess, disguised ... Read More

Death Penalty: Not an Answer to All Crimes. (1507 words, 2 pages)

The Ineffectiveness of Capital Punishment For many years, capital punishment has been in use, but it is not been effective. Theodore Robert Bundy in 1978, slipped into a Tallahassee sorority house and bludgeoned two sleeping women to death, then killed a 12-year-old girl in Lake City. He was sentenced to ... Read More

A Paper on Justice in Sophocles’s Classic Tragedy Antigone (2060 words, 3 pages)

In literature, as in life, justice is in the eye of the beholder. Sophocles' classic tragedy Antigone illustrates this through the story of a woman and a man who stand up for what they believe is just. Antigone takes a risk by defying Creon, the king of Thebes. She buries ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013