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Killing Innocents, 2004.
An overview of the controversies surrounding capital punishment.
921 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper examines how capital punishment is a highly controversial topic in this day and age. Many murder trials have successfully proven, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the suspects are guilty, and authorities have subsequently put them to death. Certain factors, such as DNA verification, proper evidence handling, and expert testimony, have aided in and led to convictions in such trials and put many a murderer behind bars. In particular, it looks at what happens when one or more of these factors are not properly executed, and an innocent person stands trial. It explores how problems with evidence handling in cases where capital punishment is an option can, and has, resulted in the conviction and unnecessary deaths of many innocent people.
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"DNA evidence can be a make-or-break factor in a capital punishment case. DNA can prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that a person was at the scene of a crime. It can also help to identify victims and sometimes the victim?s killer. A piece of hair, sample of blood, or skin under a victim?s fingernails can be an incontestable factor leading to a conviction in a murder case. The unfortunate truth, however, is that this DNA evidence can be the single determining factor that puts innocent people in jail. In 1989, a medical examiner by the name of Fred Zain gave testimony in the murder and rape case of Jack Davis. Zain gave testimony that blood found under the victim?s body belonged to Davis. Jack Davis was subsequently sentenced to jail time. In an earlier conversation recorded on tape, Zain reportedly told interviewers that the blood sample analyzed belonged to the victim and not Jack Davis."
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To Kill or Not to Kill: The CIA's Anti-Castro Operations, 2002.
Discusses US - Cuba relations and CIA's attitudes to Fidel Castro.
1,483 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper discusses the methods the CIA used to try to "get rid" of Fidel Castro and overthrow the communist Cuban government. This paper gives light to some of the many plots the CIA came up with to rid the world of history's longest ruling communist dictator.
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"To say that the relationship between the United States and Cuba is complicated is a major understatement. Ever since 1959, when Fidel Castro came into power in Cuba, the two nations have had a strained relationship at best, and a highly adversarial relationship when things got worse. Now that the Cold War is over and Cuba is no longer receiving weapons and aid from the defunct Soviet Union, relations between the two countries are much more relaxed. However, during the height of the Cold War, during the Kennedy administration and even before that, the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States developed and planned several ways to bring down the communist Cuban government; the catalyst they kept going back to in order to bring down the government was the assassination of Fidel Castro."
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War and Mass Killing, 2005.
This paper discusses the individual-level factors in war and mass killing.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 39.95
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This paper examines what motivates people to kill. The author relate how many people actually take part in mass killing and killing in war. The paper explores specific conflicts and killings.
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"Semelin examines the motives of the individual for participating in mass killings and notes that there are many reasons but most revolve around prestige and looking good in the eyes of ones neighbors friends and coworkers. He looks at the killing of the Jews in World War II often by neighbors or friends or at least fellow countrymen like the Poles and notes that people went along with the tide of what was happening. They justified what they did by believing they were obeying their superiors ..."
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Teaching Schoolhouse Killing, 2002.
This paper argues that television violence is causing the extreme violence, killing, in the schools.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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This author believes that the question regarding the growing number of schoolhouse killings is not how the children get the weapons that kill but rather why they use them. This paper presents many studies that indict the violence on television. The author concludes that we can stop, or reduce, the killing in the classrooms by turning off the television and campaigning for a reduction of violence on television.
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"Long-term consequences of violence are seldom portrayed on television?children often do not get to see the end result of violence such as death, injury or incarceration. This sends the meaning to viewers that violence goes unpunished and that it is a successful method of handling conflicts. From this, children learn inappropriate behaviors and poor conflict resolution skills. The vast majority of violent scenes demonstrate that there is either a winner or a loser in life?s situations; the winner is the person who uses his or her weapon more effectively?that is, kills the opponent. ... illustrates that 25% of violent interactions among youth involve the use of handguns, the popular choice in recent publicized ?kid killings.? "
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"The Killing Time", 2007.
A review of the march on Morant Bay in 1865, as described in the book "The Killing Time" by Gad Heuman.
808 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 0 sources, $ 28.95
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This paper discusses the book "The Killing Time" written by Gad Heuman. It describes how, in 1865, a few hundred Afro-Jamaican farmers and sugar workers advanced on Morant Bay, in retaliation for the way they had been treated politically, socially and economically, regardless that slavery had been abolished many decades earlier. The paper describes the events as set out in the book.
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"According to Heuman, the 1865 rebellion came in large part as the culmination of grievances after the 1834 emancipation had led to ultimate freedom. The black majority still had unequal access to farmland, high taxes, unemployment, low pay and supervision primarily by white management personnel. Many of the African-Jamaicans were involved with the Great Revival that had encouraged a lack of credibility in the real outcome of the emancipation as a means of true freedom for the blacks. Many were members of the Native Baptist church, which for a long time had made up many of the judicial staff including judges, attorneys, police, justices of the peace and clerks for the parish affairs."
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?Innocents Abroad?, 2002.
A review of the book ?Innocents Abroad? by Mark Twain about his visit to the Holy Land.
2,113 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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This paper analyzes the book ?Innocents Abroad? that started as a series of letters written by Mark Twain for a newspaper in San Francisco concerning his 1867 trip to the Holy Land. It examines how the purpose of the book was reveal to others what he had seen with his own eyes, the reality of the world separated from the interferences of pretense and convention and how the book that resulted is a mixture of irreverence and the promotion of America as an ideal. It discusses one of the central themes in the book which is the degree to which the reality differs from the expectations of the narrator and how he realizes that Americans (at the time) really were ignorant of the rest of the world.
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"Attitudes like this are only one reason why Americans tend to keep themselves isolated, even American officials, as Twain notes when discussing his visit to Tangiers: "When we went to call on our American Consul General, today, I noticed that all possible games for parlor amusement seemed to be represented on his center tables. I thought that hinted at lonesomeness. The idea was correct. His is the only American family in Tangier. There are many foreign consuls in this place; but much visiting is not indulged in. Tangier is clear out of the world, and what is the use of visiting when people have nothing on earth to talk about? (Twain 62)."
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Mark Twain's "The Innocents Abroad" and Paul Bowles' "The Sheltering Sky", 1995.
This paper describes Mark Twain's "The Innocents Abroad" and Paul Bowles' "The Sheltering Sky" each of which uses a travel motif: Journey's philosophical significance and character development.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 9 sources, $ 71.95
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"Travel books have been a staple in Western literature for centuries, and as the area that a traveler can cover has increased, so has the tendency to write about all the sights, sounds, and peoples encountered. In the hands of a writer like Mark Twain or Paul Bowles, this genre can produce not only lively writing about foreign climes but also important philosophical observations on human life and the effect of travel on the individual. An examination of Mark Twain's The Innocents Abroad and Paul Bowles' The Sheltering Sky will demonstrate how each has presented their journey, why they undertook this journey, and how this journey was both physical and philosophical for each.
"The Innocents Aborad" is a book that started as a series of letters written by Mark Twain for a newspaper in San Francisco concerning his 1867 trip on the Quaker City. The travelers on ... "
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Killing of Noncombatants, 2003.
A discussion on the morality of the killing of noncombatants in wartime.
1,380 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper compares Thomas Nagel's absolutist view with utilitarianism and also discusses the views of several philosophers regarding dropping the atom bomb on Hiroshima.
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"Thomas Nagel totally rejects the principle that there are circumstances that would allow the deliberate killing of noncombatants. Consequentialist reasoning may permit the killing of civilians but this end justifies the means reasoning is morally ...."
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"The Killing of Abel" and "The Second Shepherd's Play", 2002.
This paper examines the Wakefield Master?s comic dramas "The Killing of Abel" and "The Second Shepherd's Play".
774 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 27.95
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The paper analyzes two types of characters that the writer posits are present in these two works: man in a state of nature, and man in a state of grace. Man in a state of nature, both human nature and the natural world, lives in a constant state of discord. In contrast, at the end of "The Second Shepherd's Play" comes the figure of Jesus, then, according to the paper, comes a state of grace.
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"Obviously in a state of grace, Abel possess the generous spirit of a man at one with God, a man who can commune with the Iand because he acknowledges and accepts its originator and progenitor. Cain, however, views God as a hostile landlord to whom he does not want to pay rent. Enviously talking about God as if He is a more successful farmer, Cain says that God has deprived him of a good crop "When alI mens corn was faire in feld" (279). Moreover, he refuses to tithe because he would receive nothing monetary in return. Clearly, Cain's jealousy further alienates him from God's graces; economics is more important to him than salvation. When Abel finally does convince him to offer a sacrifice to God, Cain chooses a scanty
sheave that "stank Iike the dwiII in hell" (283) as it burns, perhaps an indication of the rottenness within Cain himself. So angry is Cain at Abel's offering burning more brightly than his that he strikes Abel with a jawbone and kiIls him, the culmination of his evil cruelty and bestiality. As a result of this blasphemous killing of kindred, Cain must live in exile, alone with his miserable, hateful, inhumane nature."
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Bible & Jeremy Bentham On Killing, 1996.
Examines views of Biblical authors & utilitarian philosopher on morality of killing a human being.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 7 sources, $ 47.95
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"Is it morally wrong in every case to kill another human being, or are there instances in which taking another human being's life is justified? Moral philosophers have wrestled with this issue for centuries. The issue may be couched as directly as it is above--that killing is morally wrong--or it may center on specific instances which some believe alter the moral equation, such as in war, for purposes of euthanasia, or most recently, with reference to the issue of abortion. Of course, the latter involves the further question of when human life begins so that the killing of a fetus can be considered the killing of a human being. The Bible addresses the issue and does not produce as complete or direct an answer as one might think, and the utilitarian Jeremy Bentham also offers a somewhat clouded picture with different interpretations possible. Clearly, the.."
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A Legal Killing, 2005.
This paper tries to persuade the audience that the death penalty is a fine way of punishment.
1,343 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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An opinion paper arguing that the death penalty is a justified means of punishment. The writer claims that it is a superior way of punishment for the criminals who have taken the lives of other humans. As the Golden Rule states, do unto others as you would have them do unto you. It concludes that if a person goes so far as to kill another, then why should that person not be killed themselves?
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"The alternative to the death penalty is life in prison. Death row and life sentenced inmates cannot and do not serve the community in any way. They must stay in their cell the whole time. Their chamber consists of a small dark 8x8 foot room with a toilet, sink, bed, and some books. The only time they are allowed to leave is whenever they take a shower. Life sentenced prisoners may leave their cells when they have there one hour of free time in the courtyard. They even eat all there meals in their cells. Prisons do not want to run the risk of these inmates to escape. Prisons figure that the inmate realizes he is going to die, so what does he have to lose by trying to escape. He has nothing to lose. Other inmates that are serving their shorter sentences are put to work. Many are chosen to clean and maintain various highways in Texas. Did you know that a Texas prisoner most likely made the license plate on your car? Other convicts in the prison have to clean up around and inside the jail. Most of the prisons used convicts to landscape the courtyards. Also, other trusted inmates are used as cooks for breakfast and dinner. (Williams) So if life sentenced prisoners have no use, why do we still take care of them? We as taxpayers are paying for these murderers meals and rooms. Why should we have to pay for the meals and the easy lives of these criminals? We should not have to and therefore the solution is that Texas should continue to use the death penalty as a form of punishment."
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"Killing the Bear", 2006.
Examines the symbol of the bear in this story by Judith Minty.
1,028 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 36.95
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Often things that we experience as children impact the way we develop as adults. The paper shows that in Judith Minty's "Killing the Bear," a woman painfully comes to grips with a loss of security from her childhood. She combines the past and present, representing her great loss as a bear that she has come into contact with. The paper shows that in order for her to regain her security and power as an adult, she must defeat the bear, which is a symbol of her loss.
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"Over time, the woman has developed an obsession with bears, both healthy and unhealthy. She gathers information about people honoring and worshiping the animal: the Gilyak tribe honors him, Ainus women suckle the cubs, in Lapland he was the King of Beasts. (91) Yet, she also collects stories which show the bear as a cold-blooded killer, and always with the use of its claws. In the travelogue about Alaska, "his claws stretched out like fingers" and "with the sweep of a paw, he split open the head of the other" (91)."
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Forgiving the Killing Fields, 2002.
The paper looks at genocide in Cambodia from 1975-1979.
4,995 words (approx. 20.0 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 126.95
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This paper looks at how foreign politics triumphed over law in judging genocide in Cambodia. The author feels that foreign influences on Cambodia is the most plausible explanation of why Cambodia became embarked on a path of terror, and how political imperatives continued to outweigh the need to punish genocide. The author looks at Cambodia's history, from when they were a great power in the region, and continues to show how they subsequently became threatened by foreign nations which brought with it centuries of decline in both political, economic and military power. The role that the Cold War played in Cambodian politics, both internal and international is also examined in detail, as are the policies adopted by the Khmer Rouge during the 1980s in an attempt to soften its image in the western world.
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"While the world had offered aid to the Khmer Rouge regime when it occupied Cambodia, which the Khmer Rouge refused consistent with its policy of self-reliance, when Vietnam occupied Cambodia, the West refused to provide aid at all leaving only Vietnam and USSR to provide humanitarian aid to avert famine. When aid was finally provided, Western nations only provided it to refugee camps along the Western border with Thailand, territory which was also home to Khmer Rouge guerrilla fighters, to ensure that at least some of the aid went to the Khmer Rouge and their supporters. With the support of the West, the UN voted to continue to recognize the Khmer Rouge regime and offer them a seat at the UN in lieu of the Vietnamese-backed government, which controlled the capital and the vast majority of the country."
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Is Science Killing God?, 2001.
An examination of the impact of science on the religious world.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 39.95
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This paper suggests that the many advances seen in the science world are causing people to ignore the Church and that even the Church has begun to agree with scientific theories. The paper looks at how, in a world full of facts, people can still side with the stories of the Church and discusses where the world is going from here and why science is slowly taking over religion.
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?The achievements of modern science seem to contradict religion and undermine faith.? (4) This sentence opens the article from Newsweek entitled ?Science Finds God.? However, doesn?t this opening statement clearly state that science and God are two completely different faiths? Despite this, there are still a growing number of scientists that believe that ?theology and science are entering into a new relationship.? (4) I personally believe that science and God are two completely different beliefs. In fact, I am an agnostic, just as the vast majority of scientists are either atheists or agnostics. If scientists base their lives and their beliefs around the fact that there is no supreme power, than why should anyone else believe otherwise?"
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Sociological Aspects of Serial Killing, 2004.
Examines the social causes of serial murders.
1,730 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper looks at the approach traditionally taken to explain the motivations and actions of serial murderers and then goes on to explain why this approach alone is inadequate. The paper then suggests that, in order to explain the actions and motivations of a serial murderer, it is important to look at the societal factors, as well as the psychological factors, that may contribute to the makings of a serial murderer. Finally, the paper then discusses some of these potential contributing factors.
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"The definition of serial killing has in the past more commonly focused on the individual?s psychological makeup and psychopathology rather than sociological aspects. However, researchers have begun to realize the importance of societal influences - in combination with the psychological aspects - and the part that these factors play in the causes and underlying reasons for serial killings."
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