Abstract This paper looks at the social background surrounding the trial. It examines the court ruling and questions whether AndreaYates was mentally incapable of understanding her actions or whether it was a cold blooded planned killing of her five children. The mental illnesses of depression and schizophrenia are discussed and it is described how Yates suffered from these in the past. This in an opinion paper where the writer feels that a wrong verdict was passed and mental illness was the cause of the killings.
From the Paper "Recently, Andrea Yates was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. She could have been sentenced to death for her actions. Many in the public feel her husband, Russell Yates, was also guilty. Many feel he should have been able to foresee his wife's intentions to kill his children. Five children are dead, and we as a society need someone to blame. "
Abstract This paper evaluates the case of AndreaYates and whether it meets the standards of the insanity defense under Texas law. The paper theoretically applies the insanity defense to various standards.
From the Paper "Under the current Texas law it is highly unlikely that Andrea Yates would meet the requirements for an insanity plea. The facts of the case show that Andrea Yates was mentally ill during the period of and leading up to her commission of the murders. It was also shown that the mental illness severely impaired her judgment and perceptions of reality. However Yates' state of mind during the commission of the crime still does not fall under the narrow parameters the ..."
Abstract This paper examines the etiology of the AndreaYates child killings (using rational choice theory), the ability of rational choice theory to predict and deter such activities, and what the criminal system should do with such a person. The paper also explores why AndreaYates should not be let lightly off the hook for her actions. Furthermore, the paper explains why the aforementioned theory is the best one available with regards to explaining her behavior.
From the Paper "The following paper will use Ronald Akers' Rational Choice theory to explain the actions of Andrea Yates, the Texas mother who drowned her five children five years ago. While Akers' theory at first appears to be incongruous with Yates' actions, a legitimate case can be made that she acted rationally and fully aware of what she was doing when she took the lives of her children. In any event, the paper will employ why the incident took place, how the Akers' theory of rational choice can be used to predict and prevent the likelihood of a similar crime occurring in the future, and it will offer suggestions on how the rational choice theory can be used to ensure a proper sentencing and treatment for this individual within the criminal justice system. "
Abstract This paper provides strong opinion for the death penalty for AndreaYates. A detailed background to the trial is presented and discussed. The writer then lays out arguments from both sides of the spectrum - lawyers, journalists and public opinion, as to why the death penalty should or should not have been decreed. The writer then expresses his own personal opinion regarding the trial and the outcome.
From the Paper "It was on June 20, 2001 that a mother named Andrea Yates killed her five children, which she confessed as an act of insanity. However, a panel of eight women and four men juts took half an hour to decide the fate of Andrea Yates. This was a Texas jury who secured the life of her, on purpose, 40 minutes before sentencing her to life in prison rather than giving her the death penalty (ABCNEWS.com).
However, according to the sentence life imprisonment, she has been made entitled for parole in 40 years. She beseeched not guilty by giving an excuse of insanity to two counts of capital murder in the deaths of her three children: namely; Noah who was seven years old, John, five years and Mary just six months old. However, she was not on trial for the drowning of her other two kids; Luke, three years old and Paul two years (ABCNEWS.com)."
Tags: legislation, suicide, depression, drowning, jury, post-partum, life
Abstract This paper discusses the insanity defense in American law. The paper explains that, in order to be morally culpable, a person must have awareness of the moral value of their actions. The paper then focuses on the case of AndreaYates who killed all five of her children. It discusses her plea of insanity and describes how it was viewed and put into play during her trial.
From the Paper "The issue of responsibility was a key issue in the first trial with her husband blaming the psychiatrists, and the psychiatrists blaming the husband. This blame game seemed to play into the hands of the insanity defense. The husband, Russell Yates, was told that if Andrea Yates had more children it would cause her to have a psychotic episode, but this warning was not followed and Andrea had another child, her fifth (8). But the husband claimed that the psychiatrists should have been better able to keep her condition from going out of control, and that they should have kept her on the medication that he thought would work."
Abstract In this article, the writer discusses active radical feminist Andrea Dworkin. The writer points out that examining her writings as well as the larger context within which Dworkin composed them, reveals much about her attack on pornography, her strange alliance with the political Right, and her views on censorship. The writer further discusses that though passionate, Dworkin possessed beliefs and attitudes that should rightly make any civil libertarian cringe.
From the Paper "Andrea Dworkin died in 2005. She was an active radical feminist up until the time of her death, though her fervor did dwindle toward the end of her life. Dworkin is best known for her crusade against pornography begun in the 1980s and her body of writing that argue that any sexualization of women is a gender power play that relegates women to a secondary status in society."
Abstract The paper explains the background of the "Yates v. United States" landmark case and outlines the facts of the case and the Supreme Court ruling. The paper looks at the effects of the case and discusses how this ruling marked the end of the deplorable witch-hunt of the Communists and political dissenters in the post World War II era and also lead to the success of the Civil Rights Movement in the sixties as well as the consolidation of the right of free speech and free press.
Outline:
Background
Facts of the Case
The Supreme Court Ruling
Effect & Aftermath of the Yates Judgment
Conclusion
From the Paper "For more than a hundred years after the ratification of the 1st Amendment, the Supreme Court did not did not take up any case about free speech and free press. After World War I, however, the Court heard a number of cases arising from enforcement of wartime laws to limit freedom of expression that threatened national security. In Schenck v. United States (1919) for example the Court upheld the Espionage Act passed by the Congress in 1917 by ruling that in times of war the government may place reasonable limits on freedom of speech. In its judgment, the Court employed what came to be known as "clear and present danger" standard and allowed restrictions on freedom of speed when such danger existed."
A look at how Robert Browning uses a monologue in his poem, "Andrea del Sarto" to illustrate a justification for the loss of innovative and inventive energies.
Abstract This paper explains how English poet, Robert Browning, provides an account of the Renaissance painter in his poem "Andrea del Sarto" in order to illustrate the main points of the poem: Andrea's artistic, emotional, and spiritual failures and how he responds to these failures through his self-denial, self- pity, and retreat into a fantasy world of self-inflicted fear.
From the Paper "Browning shows us that del Sarto chose Lucrezia as a kind of punishment for his lack of moral responsibility (Crowell 160-175). Del Sarto becomes a failure emotional and is passive and allows Lucrezia to seduce him. Del Sarto is subordinate to Lucrezia. However, rather than freeing himself from his boundaries and living a full life of his own, he vicariously experiences her activities. "My face, my moon, my everybody's moon, / Which everybody looks on and calls his, / And, I suppose, is looked on by in turn" (ll. 29-31). Although he paints with perfection, he intentionally uses as his model the common face and body of Lucrezia. He is unable to allow his talents to flourish by pursuing higher goals. By immersing himself in a woman's world and assigning a variety of roles to Lucrezia-Madonna, wife, objet d'art, and temptress, del Sarto mentally creates a complex caricature upon whom he can project his soul's frailities (Collins 142-157). Lucrezia is everything that del Sarto refuses to accept and experience."
This essay reviews and compares two pieces of historical fiction, the novel "Middle Passage", by Charles Johnson, and the short story "Birds with No Feet," by Andrea Barrett.
Abstract This essay analyzes the excellent skills of two authors who write historical fiction in very diverse ways. A thorough review and discussion is offered of how the novel "Middle Passage" by Charles Johnson provides a metaphor for the torturous voyage of humans from freedom to slavery. Similarly, Alex, in Andrea Barrett's story "Birds with No Feet" learns about his lack of self-knowledge through his scientific explorations. The implication of both voyages is that through the exploration of such historical fiction, readers can learn about themselves and their place among voyagers on the sea of humanity.
From the Paper "Middle Passage, by Charles Johnson, is a personal adventure story in which narrative is applied to history. Through his telling of the exciting tale of Rutherford Calhoun's personal odyssey, Johnson succeeds not only in combining compelling fictional adventure, and historical background, but in evincing closure and new meaning from his material. Johnson actually turns his fictionalized version of the historical horrors of slavery into a profound study of the how humans come to self knowledge when they are least looking for it."
Abstract This paper discusses the life and work and influence of Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio and his effect on modern architecture. It looks at his use of new ideas and new forms to express classical building construction. The paper examines his philosophy and the key characteristics of his work before exploring his recognition as one of the founders of modern architecture.
From the Paper "Andrea Palladio has been characterized as the greatest architect of the Italian Renaissance associated with the Venetian style Fleming. As the author of the highly influential Four Books of Architecture ..."
This paper deals with the crime of infanticide, or the killing of one's child as well as child abuse. Euripides? story of Medea, who kills her children, forms the backdrop.
Abstract This paper demonstrates that the natural order of life is for a parent to protect the child and that abuse of the child, including murder, is a reflection of an unstable mind and a person who is unable to function effectively within the community. Along with the example of Medea, the author brings some modern day examples of women that have killed there children, such as Susan Smith and AndreaYates.
From the Paper "The killing of a child in real life has no symbolic meaning, no power other than that of an expression of evil and is, therefore, one of the worst acts a human, let alone a parent, can commit. In literature, however, the killing of children is symbolic of a diseased mind or of a diseased culture. Euripides? Medea kills her children, but she is a symbol of Mother Earth, of the Gods, and of nature all of which can exert, with no warning and no necessity of explanation, a death upon any or all of us. That which we are given can be taken away."
Abstract This paper looks at the history of schizophrenia. The writer discusses its diagnosis and how it is portrayed in the media. The writer looks at how it is regarded by the law. This paper discusses the treatments used in schizophrenia. The writer also gives some examples of schizophrenics who have come to receive media attention, such as AndreaYates.
From the Paper "The disease called schizophrenia was first described by German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin. Schizophrenia is a common psychotic disorder which affects approximately one percent of the population which transcends economic status education level geographic location and family structure and functionality. There is no way to accurately predict who will become schizophrenic and the cause is largely unknown although there is almost certainly a genetic predisposition for the disorder. However the genetic component is not omnipotent because in identical twins one can be ... "
Abstract This art study examines the classical influence that resides within the works of Donatello and Andrea Mantegna. By observing the sculptures of Donatello, one realizes how classical antiquity is represented through content and form in composition. Andrea Mantegna also uses this classical approach to Grecian antiquity within the various paintings this artist produces in the same time period as Donatello. In essence, both of these artist are comparable, since they observe the compositional classical qualities that were the norm of their times in artistic mediums. The paintings of Andrea Mantegna are examples of a return to classical antiquity found in ancient Greek culture. The painting "St. Sebastian" (c.1480) relies on composition that is at once Greek.
Abstract This paper will discuss the poem "The Lake Isle of Innesfree" by William Butler Yates. By understanding the parts of the poem that can relate to my life, I will dissect this poem to connect with me on a personal level. This poem has parts in it that I can relate to and will give me the inspiration to make the literary conjunction here.
