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…bought off, or, if that proved impossible, disappeared mysteriously. Another way that King Leopold’s regime committed genocide was through cruel and unusual punishment. This is illegal according to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment…

…of the society demanded punishments for all involved of such severity that even years after the crime its potential still resonated throughout the town, effecting the plot through its ending. Hawthorne’s placement of this quote is typical of his clever artifice…

…as crimes and that formal machinery be set up to suppress heresy. In the 5th century BC, the Athenian philosopher Anaxagoras was punished for impiety; Protagoras, another leading philosopher, was charged with blasphemy, and his books were burned…

…it punishes her. First, Hester’s soul is freed by her admission of her crime. Secondly, by enduring her earthly punishment, Hester is assured of a place in the heavens. Finally, her identity is defined by the ignominious “A”, for the letter makes Hester the woman…

…a man is seen climbing a ladder into the disemboweled chest of a man. This climbing man is representative of people bringing about their own punishments. For instance, Dante looks down greatly on people who have committed suicide, as does the Church…

…. Many times when criminal acts were committed, they were done so in desperation. As time has progressed, we have seen where people have thought less of punishment and done things out of radical behavior. Therefore, when the lack of respect…

…not to forgive those who have wronged them as a means of punishment for their actions. The question exists then: are we justified in not forgiving someone who is blame-worthy? To some, the refusal of forgiveness not only administers a punishment for the offending…

…. Fate and blindness go hand in hand in the play. The main character, Oedipus, is a severe victim of fate, ".... damned in his birth, in his marriage damned, damned in the blood he shed with his own hand." The hero Oedipus is tormented by the punishment…

…with evidence, and basically abused his power as the President. This sort of behavior is appropriately punishable by the Constitution under “High Crime and Misdemeanor”, and is vulnerable to impeachment. The perjury and obstruction of justice accusations against…

…system of punishment, overcrowds our prisons, fails to succeed where treatment has and levies incredible costs that have to be absorbed by taxpayers. The use of mandatory jail sentences for drug convictions creates a readily seen loophole within the justice…