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Sentencing Paper Abstract The population in the United States prisons is currently soaring. Many argue that the quality of life in prison is more likely to have a greater impact on the prisoners and criminal behavior than the death penalty. Deciding methods of fixing bad behavior has been a discussion since the beginning of time….

On March 17th, 1969,  President Richard M. Nixon authorized the clandestine bombing of North Vietnamese supply sanctuaries located in east Cambodia.  This secret operation was known only to a handful of individuals within the government by the code name, “Operation Menu”. It is this decision that, in little over a year, would lead to the…

In sections 3.9-3.13 of his magnum opus Politics, Aristotle puts forward several arguments for democracy within the larger context of his political theorizing.  Although Aristotle has some reservations about the democratic system and a few of its implications, he assigns democracy a crucial role in achieving the good of the state and the common interest…

Corruption and Salvation: The Shawshank Redemption The basic plot of The Shawshank Redemption (Marvin & Darabont, 1994) is not unique: an otherwise historically upstanding citizen is falsely accused of killing his wife, sent to prison, and forced to deal with the unfamiliar and unfriendly environment in an effort to survive.  This is what the surface…

The author Charles Dickens explores the French revolution in his novel “A Tale of Two Cities.” It is unclear whether he supports or opposes this historical event. Dickens observes the poverty-stricken lives of the peasants and their deteriorating state of being. He also witnesses the harsh treatment of the poor by the wealthy. Despite acknowledging…

The Morrill Act of 1862 is more commonly known as the Land-Grant College Act of 1862.  It is still known by such a moniker today because of the many colleges that were built and sustained through the Morrill Act of 1862 and the subsequent Morrill Act of 1890.  The Morrill Act of 1890 that will…

I had always thought that life never gave you more than you can handle; as a child my mother always told me that God was looking out; that he would keep you sane and safe. Its seems as though as I grew older; a series of events slowly deteriorated my faith in God, I had…

The Crucible, a play written by Arthur Miller, takes place during the witch trials in Salem, at the time an isolated village in Massachusetts. The Crucible is concerned with who has power, the shift of that power and how people both use and abuse the concept of power on a personal, social and political leveli…

Is death penalty a deterrent for crime offenders? Opinion. Death penalty is commonly being argued among each other if it is a right act upon a crime offender. However, there is a death penalty practising in many countries worldwide including Malaysia . Currently, many countries have completely abolished the death penalty and a number of…

I’ve tied into the thing from the first and just get down there and see it and see if I can’t do something to help knock these murderers on the heads I’m pretty mad about It” -John Steinbeck (Johnson) The Great Depression was one of the most disastrous periods in American History. It was caused…