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A story of hope is just about the last thing you’d expect to find in a prison movie. But in The Shawshank Redemption, that’s exactly what you get. Shawshank is the story of Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), a man convicted of murdering his wife and her lover and shipped to a maximum-security prison in Shawshank,…

In March 1994, media mogul Silvio Berlusconi became the Prime Minister of Italy. Against all odds, he could retain his ownership of several TV channels and other media. Berlusconi’s quasi-monopoly not only raises questions about pluralism in media and communication, it is also seen as alarming that he could possibly use his political power to…

In this article Mr.. Bonbon discusses a case where a young lady defended the case of abortion. In this case of abortion the defense not only had to defend the case of arguments against abortion that defenders of abortions may find particularly challenging, but to the entire range of arguments against abortion that critics of…

Fon is spoken by over half the people of Benin and it is the female parent lingua of juju. In Fon the root word for juju is vodoun that means spirit or God. Voodoo had its beginnings over 350 old ages ago in West Africa. In fact Allada, a little town in Benin, is frequently…

Is life really not worth it? Would you take someone’s life away when you cannot return it? Then maybe you should think again. It is not worth risking it! It is not just dying with dignity, there is more to it. Life is more valuable than you can imagine and is definitely not affordable. Hope,…

1. What happened to the Westons? What actions and beliefs facilitated their behavior? Chris and Alison Weston were a middle class yet ambitious couple who end up being sued in federal civil court for more than a million dollars. This civil and criminal investigation ultimately led to more than a year in jail for each…

To what extent has history repeated itself relative to the crusaders of the 21st century once again waging war against Muslims In the middle east? The impact of Christianity: -Judaism and Islam also had a profound impact upon the development of European civilization. -Europeans were exposed to new ideas and unique cultural aspects that were…

Classes that teach us about ethics are not offered til college. There are no classes that teach morals in grade school or high school. In recent years we have seen young children committing horrible acts, like at Columbine and Virginia Tech. Where do children learn about ethics? Maybe some parents are entrusting schools to educate…

Christianity is a faith in which events are claimed to hold occured but which can ne’er be proved. Those who pattern it unrecorded by different ethical motives than are preached by the most holy texts. It is an establishment in which the most holy Bible is contradictory, and wherein the supreme being, by the very…

In our violent world today, the ability to protect ourselves is an important factor in our lives. Police cannot be everywhere at once and that is the reason almost all state legislatures have incorporated some kind of self-defense statute for their state. The ability to use deadly force for self-defense has saved many innocent lives…