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…-fire. With a cease-fire in effect, most major cities' defensives were less tight. As if all at once, more than one hundred South Vietnamese cities were being shelled with Vietcong gunfire. Included in the cities were Saigon, capital of South Vietnam and home…

…" by relatives or members of the community. Women who speak out about this issue are often ostracized or punished. Even for women who do not fear being ostracized, this is a highly personal and difficult topic to discuss. This is not the case with male circumcision…

…, capital punishment for the most horrendous crimes, intentional suicide by a spy to prevent torture or a coerced disclosure of vital military information, killing a berserk man who is systematically murdering a line of hostages -- all these instances pose…

…road led to the Wm. Johnson General Merchandise Store where slave-like field workers passed through to buy supplies each day. The owner of the Store, “it was always spoken of with a capital s,” (Angelou, Caged Bird 4) was Mrs. Annie Henderson, who had…

…to work for Edward Covey, a poor farmer who had gained a reputation around town for being and expert "slave breaker" , Frederick was sent to work with him for the punishment of setting up the religious meetings. Covey hid in bushes and spied on the slaves…

…Mansions in the capital of Airstrip One, which used to be called England. The London of Orwell's near future is very like London after World War II, with its bombed-out buildings and its shortages and power failures. What's different are the posters of a huge…

…, the economy combines elements of capitalism (supply and demand) with collectivism (everything is owned and consumed in common and used for the common good). The educational system is also based on freedom and self-motivation. There are no regimented classrooms…

…by the NSW Juvenile Justice White Paper in 1994 , it was succeeded by the pilot scheme of community youth conferencing . In 1995, the Labor Government established the Minor Offenders Punishment Scheme (MOPS) Working Party. This party contained representatives…

…organizations have joined with criminal justice agencies to prevent crime and make neighborhoods safe. Criminal cases are brought by the government through the criminal justice system We apprehend, try, and punish offenders by means of a loose confederation…

…, 1990 pg 53) Although "You shall not kill" is the direct translation of the sixth commandment in Exodus, it referred only to illegal killing as capital punishment was in force during this time, as was killing of animals for food and sacrifice…