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…could tell how much all these people hate me." (Camus, 87) The reason for Mersault being in court in the first place was not the result of an ethical action taken to promote some higher good. Although Mersault could not see life as having any inherent…

…because of his race. Tom was sent to jail for a crime he did not commit. All because a cruel white man accused him of something horrible he did to his daughter. Back then if it was a white man's word against a black man's, the white man always won. It doesn't…

…, but not because of his relations with organized crime. He was charged with tax evasion because he owed the federal government $215,030 in taxes. He was found guilty and sentenced to the maximum of eleven years in prison. During the early 1920's, the Ku Klux Klan…

…of the American public- rights that are guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States of America. This legislation drafted in fear and embraced by a government running for re-election, gives the government more power than ever to investigate various crimes…

…her seat. The police were called and Mrs. Parks was arrested Mrs. Parks was not the first African-American to be arrested for this "crime." But she was the first to be arrested who was well know in the Montgomery African-American community. She was once…

…in ghettos. Locked behind high walls, the Jews were even more invisible. It had been hard to hate a person that the average German dealt with on a daily basis, but the absence of the Jews and the different culture of the masses of Polish Jews made the anti-Semitic…

…was not the first African-American to be arrested for this so called "crime." But she was the first to be arrested who was well know in the Montgomery African-American community. She was once the secretary to the president of the National Association for the Advancement…

…, whom Winston believes is a secret member of the Brotherhood, the legendary group that works to overthrow the party. He takes part in an affair with Julia, a co-worker, which is of course, a terrible crime. In the long run, Winston commits a form of suicide…

…with torture and pain. "The Thought Police would get him just the same. He had committed, even if he had never set pen to paper, the essential crime that contained all others in itself. Thoughtcrime, they called it. Thoughtcrime could not be concealed forever. You…

…have in common? All of these crimes were committed by juveniles or young adults. What is it that ignites such violence in troubled juveniles such as the ones mentioned? Many different factors cause violent behavior. In this paper I will explore…