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Macbeths' Punishment, 2006.
An analysis of the Shakespeare play "Macbeth".
2,830 words (approx. 11.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 84.95
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This paper studies the conclusion of the Shakespeare play "Macbeth". The paper states that, while some critics have asked whether Macbeth is being punished at the conclusion, the appropriate question is not whether he is punished, but why? And by whose authority? This paper therefore studies the motivating principle behind Macbeth's punishment, and why his punishment had to include the deaths of so many innocents. The paper attempts to answer this question by examining the structure of the play and the moral and spiritual constructs within which it operates.
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"We are alerted to an element of the supernatural early within the play; the play introduces itself with the eerie dancing and meeting of the three weird sisters. These witches, we later realise, serve as the mouthpiece of the structure of the play, giving us, in their predictions, the outline of the play. The power of ordering reality is initially given, not to human agents, but to supernatural beings. Although the play has references to Christianity, there is no direct mention of a Christian God or Christ. Instead, the play is full of references to omens, demons and spiritual beings, and it is these who possess the power of manipulating reality. The weird sisters, and their mistress Hectate, personify the dual constructive and destructive elements of nature which define Macbeth's universe, and which must constantly be realigned and balanced. On the one hand, they appear to us as evil hags, murmuring words of black power to inflict harm on humans, as when the sisters collude to shipwreck an innocent sailor out of vengeance against his wife (1.23.15-21). Yet on the other hand, they subtly remind us of the constructive elements with which they are also tied, through their very alignment with the four elements of earth, water, air and fire, all of which are neccesary for germination and growth as well as destruction. The sisters themselves seem to be but personifications of neutral nature, which can be used negatively or positively, depending on the intent of the users. "Users" may be too strong a term: perhaps "recipients" is more accurate. The sisters voice this duality of their nature, invoking the mingled terms of evil and goodness when they sing "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" (1.1.10). Macbeth echoes this understanding of the sisters and their work when he first says "So fair and foul a day I have not seen" (1.3.38), and again when he reflects that "This supernatural soliciting/ Cannot be ill, cannot be fair" (1.3.131-132)."
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Capital Punishment, Impractical Punishment, 2000.
This paper examines the moral, political and biblical standpoints with regard to the death penalty..
1,375 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 5 sources, $ 45.95
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This essay is an argumentative paper which states both sides of the death penalty controversy and is opposition to capital punishment. The author chooses multiple points for, and against, the use of capital punishment regarding moral, ethical, and biblical standpoints.
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?From the beginning of recorded history, there has always been a great deal of controversy over the concept of capital punishment. Is it moral? Is it a deterrent to crime? Is it effective? Is it efficient? Is it cruel and unusual punishment? These are all questions that we ask when discussing such a delicate topic. There are a wide variety of reasons as to why people are for or against the death sentence. Some are reasoned; others are purely emotional. From my point of view, capital punishment is not a deterrent to crime, and I don?t believe it should be in use today.?
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Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, 2002.
An examination of the relationship between the character Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in William Shakespeare's play, "Macbeth".
568 words (approx. 2.3 pages), 1 source, $ 20.95
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This essay discusses the changes in the relationship between Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare's tragic play, "Macbeth". It shows that as the events of the play progress, so too does their relationship progress from a loving one to an abnormal and unhappy relationship.
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"In the beginning of the play, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth seem to be deeply in love with one another, as proven by such things as his referring to her as his ? dearest partner of greatness? and his wanting to go ahead of everyone to get to his home quickly. In the beginning of the play, Macbeth seems to be the ?lesser of two evils? as it may be, and Lady Macbeth seems to be domineering. After the murder of Duncan, Lady Macbeth tries to calm Macbeth down by telling him ?These deeds must not be thought?so it will make us mad?, which is ironic because her own thought so of the murder eventually drive her to suicide. Lady Macbeth begins to manipulate Macbeth and challenges his feelings of guilt and pity for King Duncan and replaces them with malicious and spiteful feelings ?look like th'innocent flower, but be the serpent under't?. Lady Macbeth now instructs Macbeth on how he should act, encouraging him to be deceitful to Duncan. Macbeth becomes so absorbed in his mixed feelings about the murder that he withdraws from the loving relationship that he had with Lady Macbeth in the beginning of the play."
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Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, 2002.
Discusses how the contrast in the scenes leading up to and following Duncan's death enhances the characterizations of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This essay discusses how the characterizations of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are enhanced by contrast in the scenes that precede and follow the murder of Duncan in Act 11. Macbeth undergoes a frightening change in his fortune -- a change for which he himself bears at least a partial responsibility. Lady Macbeth is directly involved in this transition.
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The Moral Dimensions of Punishment, 2005.
A philosophical and ethics-based debate on the moral justification of punishment by the state.
1,720 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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The paper discusses the moral implications of punishment within the judicial system. The paper focuses on three areas of punishment: capital punishment, imprisonment in maximum security facilities, and the surveillance of sex-offenders. The writer concludes that although the criminal must be held responsible and accountable for his/her crimes against society, as human beings, we should ask ourselves whether or not it is morally right to punish our fellow man, and whether this punishment puts us on the same moral level as a criminal who punishes his victim.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Capital Punishment
Maximum Security Confinement
The Surveillance of Sex Offenders
Conclusion
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"More recently, law enforcement officials and state governments have begun surveillance programs for sex offenders in the form of ankle bracelets which monitor their every move or perhaps house arrest with constant video camera surveillance. Since the majority of these sex offenders target children as their victims, the morality of such surveillance is redundant, for it has been shown that surveillance techniques decrease the incidents of sexual crime and thus make our communities safer for children."
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Capital Punishment, 2006.
An overview of the history capital punishment in the United States.
3,303 words (approx. 13.2 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 94.95
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This paper examines the evolution of capital punishment in the United States. The paper explains that the practice of capital punishment in the United States had its origins in England and that the debate over the morality of capital punishment is a long standing one. The paper further explains that attitudes regarding capital punishment shifted over time as well as the reasons it was used. The paper discusses capital punishment policy during both World Wars, the Vietnam war and in present times and briefly compares President George W. Bush's policy on capital punishment to that of Thomas Jefferson.
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"It is tempting, on assessing the media coverage in the United States today, to think that the debate about capital punishment is one of relatively recent origin. However, the debate originated about the same time the United States became a group of recognizable colonies with common, if still somewhat amorphous, codes of morality and ethics. Arguably, it originated earlier than that, in the England from which most American settlers came; the death penalty had long been written into English law although, as Levi notes (2002, p. 131), it was rarely carried out because the structure of government was such-with its dependence on the good will (or ill will) of the nobility-that there was much latitude in its application."
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Capital Punishment, 2002.
The paper analyzes the topic of capital punishment, focusing specifically on the Washington D.C. sniper case, to argue why the death penalty is a necessary form of punishment for violent crimes, and should not be abolished.
1,329 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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The paper looks at the pros and cons of capital punishment and then examines the issue of jurisdiction in the case of the Washington D.C. sniper, since only certain states carry the death penalty. The paper also discusses a new anti-terrorism law enacted after September 11th 2001, that says a murderer can receive the death penalty if they shoot more than one person within three years. The paper argues that the death penalty is the only real deterrent to violent crime and therefore should not be abolished.
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"Capital punishment is not a simple issue; it has long been debated and has always been divisive and emotional for both sides, both pro and anti death penalty. In the United States, the debated over capital punishment began soon after American achieved independence from England. Some Americans wondered if any person or government really had the right to take a human life (Vila and Morris xxv), and the dispute has raged ever since. Obviously, capital punishment is necessary, or so many inmates would not have been put to death in the United States. Between 1977 and 2000, 683 inmates have been put to death under their state's death penalty laws. The states use several different methods to carry out the death penalty. 519 were by lethal injection, 149 were by electrocution, 11 were by lethal gas, 2 were by firing squad, and 3 were by hanging (Editors 347). "
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Capital Punishment, 2004.
This paper argues that capital punishment is not justice and no longer fulfills the moral goals of the maximum punishment within a society.
995 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper explains that the issues of ethical conduct, such as retribution, economics, and deterrence, surround the application of capital punishment. The author points out that the idea of retribution, based on the 'golden rule', with one act meriting an equal act of response, is widely used to support the death penalty. The paper states that factoring in the economic costs related to the death sentence can be ethically weighed with reference to Kant?s universal law.
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"Capital punishment has been in use for many years in America, with exception of 1972 to 1976 when it was deemed unconstitutional as cruel and unusual punishment. Over the years capital punishment has been in effect, the fundamentals have not progressed; it is still operating on the original theory in which it was implemented. Based on the historical trends, the current process will not be anymore or less effective at prevention in the future. This is partly due to punishment being a reactionary event, the penalty of death may contribute to the consistency of deviant society, but one would reason that without progression of the process it will not contribute to the evolution of society. As the penalty of death is deemed the maximum punishment possible, the opportunity for advancement exists in preemptive events based on direct and indirect knowledge acquired from the offenders."
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Corporal Punishment and Academic Performance, 2006.
This paper examines the relationship between corporal punishment and academic performance of Taiwanese students grades one to nine.
9,528 words (approx. 38.1 pages), 47 sources, MLA, $ 195.95
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This study studies the relationship of corporal punishment and the academic performance of students in grades 1 - 9 in Taiwan. There are many research studies examining corporal punishments in the K-12 setting worldwide, but only a few studies have specifically examined the relationship between corporal punishment and academic performance. This study aims to better understand the relationships between the frequency of corporal punishment, the attribution by the students towards the reasons of the punishments, and the actual academic performance of the students.
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Abstract
Chapter 1:
Introduction
Corporal Punishment of Students in the United States
Corporal Punishment of Students in the Far East
Limitation, delimitations, assumptions
Chapter 2:
Literature Review
Chapter 3:
Methodology
Research Questions
Data Source
Sampling and Population Method
Strength and Limitation of Sampling Method
Data Analysis
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"These cases of corporal punishment (or CP) on children demonstrates the gravity of the issue. These studies raise questions concerning the relationship between corporal punishment of children and adverse outcomes, such as anti-social behavior, as well as other issues (Magrid 1990; Strauss, 2001; Gaffney, 1997; Hicnchey, 2003).
Western educational experts argue that the long-term costs of corporal punishment outweigh any short-term benefit that might be gained by its application. The effects of corporal punishment may last for years, and the family, the local community, and society at large pay the price for teachers' actions. Beatings and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatments potentially affect both the physical well-being and the psyche of those who are punished (Gaffney 1997, Andero 2002)."
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Does Capital Punishment Deter Crime?, 2002.
A discussion of whether capital punishment deters murder.
1,386 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper looks at how the amount of crime increases every day and how governments are working over time to fight this disaster and reduce it. It shows how some countries adopt capital punishment as one of the best ways of deterring crime and how others that have abolished capital punishment are trying to show the negligible effect of this kind of punishment. It examines how the United States of America, the only western country that uses death penalty suffers from a huge amount of offense from other countries. It evaluates how statistics have proved that there is no real positive effect with capital punishment and what makes capital punishment ineffective are errors in judgments such as lack of justice and natural mistakes.
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"In addition, the positive effects of death penalty on rate of crime are not proved. For many years it was thought that capital punishment is a deterrence of crime but later, when statistics became expanded, statisticians express that the idea that states with capital punishment have a lower crime rate is wrong. McManus (1998) expresses that states without the death penalty have fewer homicides than states those use death penalty. Massachusetts that has been abolished the death penalty, as an example, has the fewest crime rates in the United States of America (McManus, M., 1998). Similarly, Bonner and Fessenden (2000) illustrate that during the last twenty years, the rate of murder in states with capital punishment has been forty eight percent to more than one hundred percent higher than states with no capital punishment."
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Is Capital Punishment Justified?, 2006.
This paper examines whether or not the death penalty is in fact an effective form of punishment.
1,979 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 62.95
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The writer of this paper focuses on the negative aspects of capital punishment. The writer contends and details why, after researching the available material on the issue, it's apparent that the death penalty does not deter future murders and is therefore ineffective as a punishment. This paper delves into the costs involved in the death penalty, as opposed to those of alternative punishments. This paper also examines the risk of putting innocent people to death, due to various errors that may occur in the course of a capital punishment trial. One of the main reasons that people advocate capital punishment is to deter future murders. The writer asserts that there is a good argument to be made for the fact that the presence of the death penalty actually increases the murder rate. This paper also discusses the issues of racial and socioeconomic discrimination which may play a vital role in capital punishment. This paper looks at a viable alternative to the death penalty, life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
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"In addition to being ineffective, the sad reality is that capital punishment is not applied in a fair manner. The Supreme Court has made it clear that capital punishment is only constitutional if it applied fairly and consistently. However, in the United States, capital punishment is applied in an extremely arbitrary and unfair manner. For example, minority defendants and the poor are more likely to be sentenced to death than non-minorities and the wealthy. In addition, even in states that impose the death penalty, there are geographic disparities between jurisdictions. These disparities rely on community standards, but they also reflect the tremendous power that prosecutors have. After all, while juries make the decision whether or not to impose the death penalty, it is prosecutors who determine whether or not to seek the death penalty."
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"Persons and Punishment", 2002.
A discussion on the right to be punished through review of Morris' Persons and Punishment".
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This paper explains the argument Morris constructs in "Persons and Punishment". The right to be punished is the opposite of being a person. The system he describes actually exists in the real world, and we are unaware of those whose human rights are violated.
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Capital Punishment, 2002.
This paper discusses the topic of capital punishment, focusing on the Washington D.C. Sniper case.
1,265 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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The paper begins by presenting some background and statistics about capital punishment in the USA. The viewpoints of both the proponents and the opponents of capital punishment are listed and problems with the use of capital punishment (such as pardoning leading to further crime, and innocent people being executed) are discussed. The paper explores public support of the death penalty and then turns to discuss the recent Washington DC sniper case and the possibility of capital punishment for the offenders. The controversiality of choice of location for the trial is looked at and the new anti-terrorism law is brought up. The paper concludes with some summation comments on capital punishment.
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"Between 1977 and 2000, 683 inmates have been put to death under the death penalty laws of their state. 519 were by lethal injection, 149 were by electrocution, 11 were by lethal gas, 2 were by firing squad, and 3 were by hanging (Editors 347).
Capital punishment has always been a controversial and emotional issue. In the United States, controversy over capital punishment began as early as Colonial times after American gained her independence from Great Britain. Some people began to wonder if anyone really had the right to take a human life, even the government (Vila and Morris xxv), and the debate has raged on ever since."
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Capital Punishment, 2007.
A review of the arguments against the use of capital punishment in the United States.
1,562 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper reviews the arguments commonly raised against capital punishment in the United States. Specifically, it looks at the fact that capital punishment disproportionately impacts minorities and also damages U.S. credibility within the wider international community. It also looks at the statistics for the benefits of capital punishment and the arguments against their validity. The paper concludes that capital punishment is a legal anachronism that might be giving the state extraordinary power over its citizens without actually making America's streets safer.
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The Case against Capital Punishment
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"In the end, there are compelling reasons for abolishing the death penalty. Chiefly, the practice disproportionately impacts minorities and it damages the U.S. reputation abroad. At the same time, the death penalty is an authoritarian practice that permits the state to play "God" with its citizens - or someone else's citizens - and this is not a practice that anyone concerned with individual rights can accept lightly. Similarly, the application of the death penalty runs counter to the Christian ethos upon which America was founded and the statistics unveiled by a number of scholars claiming to prove that the death penalty is an effective deterrent are uncertain and have been strenuously challenged. In the final analysis, there are simply too many questions swirling around the use of the death penalty for Americans to tolerate its use indefinitely."
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Capital Punishment, 2004.
This paper, arguing against capital punishment, reviews the historical, social, and economic implications of capital punishment.
1,250 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper stresses that the United States is the only Western democracy that still applies the death penalty and, therefore, still adopts Hammurabi?s law, written in 1780 B.C. The author argues that the death penalty is so expensive because it is part of a complex legal structure, and the maintenance of these institutions and its legal impositions are very costly. The paper concludes that society needs to consider that criminals should be treated as mentally-ill individuals who need therapy and psychological reform; therefore, they must be given a chance to regret their actions.
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"Inherited from the English common law, which traces its origins back to the thirteenth century, Anglo-American jurisprudence has incorporated many of its punishment practices and judgement criteria. ?In England, until 1820, more than 200 crimes were punishable by death,? . The primary reason the public demands capital punishment is that people are stirred by the desire of vengeance. It is the first reaction to the moral outrage elicited particularly offensive conducts. It is the urge that there must be retribution for the life that has been taken and the suffering a criminal has inflicted to his or her victim. However, retribution is not the objective of criminal law, it is correction. Just as a felon commits an injustice taking a human life away on the streets, we also commit one by taking his or her life away in a death chamber. It makes no difference where and for what reasons, ?injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere?, as Martin Luther King wisely said."
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