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Compoundable and Non-Compoundable Offences – Some offences primarily affect the victim without causing significant harm to society. If there is an agreement between the offender and victim, it is unnecessary to burden the court with a trial in these instances. This process of reaching an agreement is called compounding. Essentially, compoundable offences are those that…

Revenge is commonly described as punishment enacted for an injury or wrongdoing. The motivation for revenge is strong and often overwhelming but the intuitive logic behind it is twisted. Although an act of revenge causes the infliction of pain on innocent people, it also has the ability to backfire and cause unnecessary damage to the…

Born in Florence, Italy in 1469, Niccol Machiavelli was the first great political philosopher of the Renaissance. Once a administrative official and diplomat for the province of Florence, he was removed from office when the Medici household was restored to power in 1512. He retired to his state place where he, among other plants, penned…

It was once forcasted that computers in the future would weigh no more than 1.5 tons. Of course, in today’s technologically savvy times, it’s a common occurrence to see people holding their computers in their lap, or even in their hand. There’s no doubt about it: the computer already plays an important role in our…

In the story “Lamb to Slaughter” by Ronald Dahl, a leg of lamb undergoes a startling transformation from being a dinner item into becoming a lethal murder weapon. Mary Maloney is driven to commit this unthinkable act after hearing her husband Patrick Maloney express his desire to divorce her. Her disturbed state of mind leads…

The Dred Scott v. Sandford case revolved around the issue of slavery. Dred Scott, who was born enslaved in Virginia around 1800, took legal action against his owner to seek freedom for himself and his family. He argued that he had lived in a territory where slavery was prohibited, which could potentially qualify him for…

The years from 1933-39 saw a significant impact on the German people from Nazi ideology. The influence was widespread, affecting all aspects of German society including culture, social life, and the economy. Particularly, the younger generation of Germans was targeted, as they were more easily manipulated through school and youth groups. The Nazi leaders emphasized…

    The article “Civilian Review Boards” describes a process in many parts of the country where the citizens of the area can review police actions and assign fault based on a review of the case. The thesis of this article is that citizen review boards have not been proven effective – while the board improves…

The Garos are a tribal people in Meghalaya, India, and neighboring areas of Bangladesh who call themselves A·chik Mande (literally “hill people,” from a·chik “hill” + mande “people”) or simply A·chik or Mande. They are the second-largest tribe in Meghalaya after the Khasi and comprise about a third of the local population. The Garo community…

This Term we studied three texts all about war and how it affected people and the society. From these texts, I have gained more knowledge to how war can destroy people and a society in more ways then one. Gary Disher and Hiroshima by John Hersley (extract) call these three texts Paradise Road (film), The…