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…, and excessive punishment for his crimes. One of the things that make Brutus a tragic hero is that he has a noble stature. Some of the things that make Brutus noble are that he treats his wife as an equal, kills Caesar for Rome, but not for personal gain, and doesn…

…her adultrous past, and public shame of wearing a scarlet "A" upon her breast. Hester is a victim of a crime which was severly punished despite the fact that she could only be accountable for half of the incident. She was forced…

…an archeological study in a present-day cemetery would most definitely be apprehended and punished for his actions. Cemeteries are considered sacred places, and those who violate the laws made to protect them will be punished for their actions. There is no difference…

…the rest of the people in the world. In other words, these people were considered insane. When it comes to these criminals being tried, the question comes up: is a punishment that would be regularly placed upon a sane criminal is proper and acceptable…

…. According to him, the punishment for the violation of a taboo was no doubt originally left to an internal, automatic agency (p. 20). The reason for this is that the source of taboo is recognized to magical power that is inherited in persons and in their spirits…

…of ourselves and other's. The duty of self-preservation leads to the obligation we have to pretect other's. Equality permits that every person has the power and are able to enforce the law. No one person can dominate the authority. Punishment must fit the crime…

…basically no rights. They were considered as property of their owners. They could be bought or sold and had to do any work they were told to do. If they did not work enough they were punished and whipped. Slaves were not allowed to leave the plantation…

…on workers and says that the average person dislikes work and will avoid it if possible, therefore people must be forced with threat or punishment to work towards organizational goals. Theory X also states that the average person prefers to be directed, avoids…

…beginning at 7:00 AM and it over at 11:00 AM. At afternoon it was beginning at 2:00 PM until 5:30 PM. But most of the times the student cannot go home without finish teacher's assignment. The teacher would use any kind's punishment to treat student. I never…

…) This foreshadows the sin that he commits, which is greater than Hester and Dimmesdales' sin. Chillingworth devotes his entire life to finding Hester's partner in crime and punishing him. He suspects Dimmesdale and so becomes his doctor and moves in with him. Once he…