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…, and with the present circumstances as they are, it seems that our earlier reactions to these terroristic acts and our punishment for them were never quite as severe as they possibly needed to be. However, now the times and circumstances are different. On September 11…

…as a very intelligent and skilled father because of his demeanor when administering punishment, relationship between his two children, and how he communicates with them. Atticus may be lenient with Jem and Scout at times, but he knows that they respect him…

…thought Antigone should be condemned for burying her brother and would not listen to anyone else’s arguments until the very end, which shows his stubbornness. Another point that displays his stubbornness is that many people forewarned him not to punish…

…strikes and you’re out” law and other tough approaches. Some argue that these practices are forms of cruel and unusual punishments, but others find them to be ideal for keeping felons off of the streets. Eugene H. Methvin and Davis Shichor are two scholars…

…is not punishing their criminals; instead it is making them more knowledgeable. Research has shown that rehabilitation programs are costing innocent, hard-working Americans money as well as allowing violent criminals to permeate the safe neighborhoods Americans…

…they are less intelligent and more brutal, so that is how many blacks see themselves. Also, whites don't punish blacks for crimes against other blacks. Without the necessary discipline, blacks don't feel as much remorse over such crimes. The antithesis…

…Once the decision to re-instate the use of capitol punishment was made, it seemed as though the public developed a strong view and opinion concerning this topic. Not much time pasted before it had those that favored it and those that were against…

…prison with her infant daughter, Pearl, in her arms and the scarlet letter "A" on her breast. A man in the crowd tells an elderly onlooker that Hester is being punished for adultery. Hester's husband, a scholar much older than she is, sent her ahead to America…

…statute. It has been amended and added to many times over the last century. Crimes are defined and punished by statutes and by the common law. Most common law offences are as well known and as precisely ascertained as those which are defined by statutes…

…of these conflicts is presented in “Agamemnon” as a wife slays her husband in punishment for being a negligent father. An ever deeper dilemma is presented in “The Libation Bearers” as a son avenges his father’s death by murdering his mother. The last of the plays…