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…the human world. Gods are constantly interrupting and controlling people with rewards and punishment. Athena is one of the gods who rewards Odysseus, and Poseidon is one the gods who punishes him. This is and example of polytheism, or the belief of more than…

…In this book the prison was built for all the sinners in the town. It was a symbol of punishment to the people. It was made of cold stone wall and it was right in the middle of the quiet town. It also represented crime because of all…

…, but then reflects an inner goodness. Which is her true self? In the first chapter of the book, Hester is depicted as a sinning hussy who deserves to get a worse punishment than wearing the A. The town wives believe her punishment should have been at the least a brand…

…outcomes. It has to do with the distribution of rewards and punishments across people. Distributive justice would exist if employees agreed that the best person had been chosen for a promotion, that the punishment fit the crime in a discipline case…

…collected her portion until her death when it fell back to her brothers. (CoH 180, pg16) If she was not a votary, she received nothing. (CoH 183, pg16) Violent acts of crime towards women held little or no punishment with accordance to the Code of Hammurabi…

…Torture is defines as the intentional use of physical or physiological pain to gain advantage over an individual. Torture has been around since the times of Ancient Greece and is still around today. Punishments aren’t near as harsh as they used…

…in their grades. There wasn't only one factor that pushed Sara toward her death. The last thing that did push her was when she and her sister got punished for drinking. They drank their parents' beer and Sara felt guilty, after they were punished, to an over…

…" the keypad with their fingers, when they're making a call. "A punishment room / with water but nothing to eat," is a bathroom. The Martian observes that "Only the young are allowed to suffer openly," which is really when I child would be getting their diaper…

…was the most critical judge of his own actions. He was too strong for anyone to force a punishment on him. That he willing did severe penance shows a fundamental sense of justice. During his punishments he shows patience, fortitude and endurance that are as heroic…

…a crime then we as a society have given ourselves the right to punish them by locking them up. But we also acknowledge that even someone convicted of committing a crime retains some basic civil rights. Unfortunately our prisons (especially here in the U.S…