Search Essays

…and essays, these philosophers were able to become the foundation of many important freedoms and principles. Cesare Beccaria is most well known for his essay On Crimes and Punishments. Within this essay, Beccaria explained his philosophy of the need to punish…

…the Juvenile Delinquents Act was seen as helping people and not punishing young people, rights and liberties were not questioned. The Juvenile Delinquents Act worked as well on a parens patiae which gave the state the power to act as the "superparent" to deal…

…The Inferno The Inferno, written by Dante, is a poem that deals with the afterlife. It deals with the ideas that actions and practices taken up in this life will determine the punishment or salvation attained in the next. In the poem, Dante…

…to their large army, but rather how they how they “motivated” their men. The Roman Army’s success was almost entirely due to their soldier’s fear of the harsh discipline implemented by the Roman Army. For example, laziness was punished by decimation of a unit…

…the medium of the churlish Miller - conventional literature and views are challenged and satirised by his tale. Rather than unrealistic ideals, the Miller tells a tale that reveals the truth about human nature and its faults, for which the characters are punished…

…, but at what cost? There needs to be an equal punishment for those who have committed the crimes, but it is all too often an innocent person is put to death for a crime they did not commit. The death penalty is not being used regularly as a method of deterring…

…it. This is instead a punishment, a punishment for talking in class; a punishment that severely affects a student's physical and mental development; and a punishment that should be stopped. Retrospectively thinking about five years ago, life was ridiculous. That was when…

…punishment for becoming pregnant without being married. Despite the efforts of the church, she would not however reveal the name of the second party involved in the affair. Ironically, the father of the child happened to be the young town minister, Arthur…

…community considers a letter a mark of punishment. Hester, who has to wear it because of her adulterous act, sees the letter as a symbol of unjust humiliation. While Dimmesdale, the adulterer, sees the "A" as a reminder of his own guilt, Chillingworth, Hester's…

…boys' with no other marks on their records. With only one reason for committing such a crime, these boys need to face their racism while justice is being served, with non-traditional punishment that will teach an unforgettable lesson. As upper-middle class…