Essays on Condemning

Introduction

There are numerous debates about the death penalty in the United States. America continues to allow states to decide whether to apply the death penalty or not. There are 32 states in America that have the death penalty as opposed to 18 states that have abolished the practice. The United States of America continues to act as the leader of the free world. American exceptionalism is premised on the fact that America is a uniquely free nation based on democratic ideals and personal liberties. America has led the process of exporting liberal democracies around the world and many nations ...

Mahathir bin Mohamad is a Malaysian politician, born December 20, 1925, in Alor Setar, the state capital of Kedah, north west. Mahathir was the fourth Malaysian Prime Minister from 1981 to 2003. Mahathir was the youngest of ten children of a professor of Indian origin and a Malay mother. He began a career doctor before entering politics in 1964. Climbing the ladder quickly, he became Prime Minister in July 1981 and quickly gained a reputation as a maverick. Mahathir bin Muhamad was educated in Alor Setar and the King Edward VII Medical College in Singapore. He joined the administration ...

Religion has been the foundation of arrangement and strife of social orders, where both viewpoints make a noteworthy commitment to our comprehension of society. However, a new form of religion known as capitalism religion has developed which is now the source of hope and fulfilment for people in the modern world. This exposition will look into a structuralist and interpretative position on the effect of the capitalism religion on society and how religion can be used to help people understand it as a false hope. The scholars that will be utilized are Karl Marx, Max Weber, and David Loy. ...

For many people who smoke electronic cigarettes, the main purpose is to combat nicotine addiction – this way people are trying to quit smoking modern tobacco products. Exploring the topic how effective the electronic cigarette is in combat against tobacco smoking, I pursue the only goal to prove that today the electronic cigarette is the life-saving panacea, which does not require the rejection of the smoking ritual but at the same time it does not cause the dangerous harm to the body of a smoker. Many people mistakenly believe that electronic cigarettes are dangerous to health – this statement is not ...

Section I – Theory Information

Chosen theory (Person-Centered Therapy) Person-Centered Therapy aims at offering an individual a chance to create a sense of self, whereby one can realize how his/her emotion, perspective and conduct are negatively impacted (Cepeda & Davenport, 2006). Cooper, Watson, & Hölldampf (2010) insist that despite criticism from various behaviorists, this technique is widely used, and it's an efficient personal therapy. Evidently, most people still rely on this theory for mental and emotional healing. A key idea of this therapy is that in a certain psychological setting, the attainment of individual potential entails being sociable, the desire to be close to people ...

A recent verdict by the grand jury of United States coming on the night of November 24, 2014 stating not to indict the police officer named Darren Wilson was weird enough to trigger a protest which has calmed over a period of time. The case dates back to 9 August, 2014 when a police officer named Darren Wilson fired at least six bullets at an 18 year old teenager named Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri including two to his head. Shockingly the teenager was unarmed and the fact that he was an African American drags the case in the zone of racism. ...

The 1990s in the United States saw a significant increase in two crucial factors. The first one was the increase in the number of juveniles in the nation. It had increased seventeen percent compared to the previous two decades. The second aspect was that the increase in firearm related crimes among juvenile offenders. The 1990s were host to forty-four school shooting incidents that cost the lives of 65 students including the infamous Columbine High School massacre. The firearm violence among juveniles was as high as the time of the crack cocaine epidemic in the 1970s. The trend during the 1990s ...

Reflection Piece on the “Big Idea”: Keeping the US Military Gender-Sensitive via Raising Awareness on Sexual Assault and Harassment

General Overview The United States (US) military is perhaps the most prominent of its kind in the world in terms of its excellent organization, possession of superior technology and vast coverage. However, one could not completely adjudge the US military as one that has a perfect setup. Like any other organization, the US military is no stranger to controversial attacks against its reputation. One of the most scathing problems the US military is currently trying to remedy is the problem of sexual assault and harassment. There is proof that the US military is not ignoring the problem of sexual ...

Aristotle one of the greatest Hellenistic philosophers of Antiquity originated with the various means of classifying persuasion. The methods are categorized into; ethos that is ethical appeal that functions by persuading through the character of the persuader, pathos that persuades through an appeal to the readers’ emotions. Finally, logos persuade by reasoning and logic. Martin Luther King, Baptist Minister, in a letter from a Birmingham jail demonstrated keen and sublime mastery of these means of persuasion. Martin Luther King’s letter from a Birmingham prison was a response to the writer who had referred to his actioned of the non-violent protests as “ ...

Philosophy and Social Issues

German philosopher, Immanuel Kant, is primarily known for is philosophical work on the study of ethics. What sets him apart from other philosophers on this subject is that rather than judge individuals themselves, he instead looks at the subjects of “right” and “wrong” as separate entities in order to suggest the best way for people to behave. Kant grew tired of people acting immorally based on their idea that the ends would justify the means. He believed in deontology, which suggests that moral judgment resides in the act itself and the ends do not justify the means. There is ...

Section I

The main reason for Muslims being violent is the victimization of Muslims in the world of sectarian violence against Muslims. Recently, in the course of the violent genocide in the western part of the country from the hands of the extremists were killed, tortured and left homeless thousands of defenseless Muslims. According to reports, criminals have not given up on any action, including burning children (Anwar 39). This comes at a time when not only the government has not taken serious measures to put an end to the crimes, but the international human rights organizations and their silence unties the ...

Question One

One the major epigraphs used by Edna in the Down by the River is ‘Darkness is our souls, do you not think? Flutier. Our souls, shame-wounded by our sins.’ This is a wise quote from Ulysses. It is figurative and useful in helping the author to deliver her message to the audience. In deed, it provides a different source of voice which directly influences me as a reader. As she explains, the sins of the society have placed people like Mary in a very desperate situation. As a vulnerable lady, every thing seems unfair to her. At one time, she says, “I nearly died ...

Introduction

When reading the Platonic dialogues, the reader is faced with the fundamental question what the term Socrates would mean. Does this term ‘Socrates’, who is usually the main speaker of several Platonic dialogues, represent the philosophy of the teacher or of the author? There are varied answers to this question among the scholars, especially of varied traditions (Mauro, & Louis-André, 2009). In the view of the Platonic scholars and psychologists in the present day, some dialogues are Socratic because of their representation of the historical figure of the Socrates. Additionally, they argue that these dialogues represent an earlier stage in ...

Introduction

Death penalty debate has been around for quite long. Arguments for and against have provided platforms for justifying decisions taken. Adherents for death penalty have had their various reasons for supporting their positions. Efforts to determine public opinion on death penalty has been based on opinion polls. There has been little or scanty research methodologies on death penalty which has limited substantial research on capital punishment. After the Furman vs Georgia case in 1972 in which justice Marshall ruled against death penalty citing violation of U.S constitution’s 8th amendment (Cruel & Punishment clause). Based on justice Marshall’s judgment, ...

1. Introduction Child abuse in United States has become a major concern as the rates escalate by day. Statistic have shown that there more deaths in children by abusing them than accidentally.

Thesis statement

United States should put a stop to Physical child abuse, verbal abuse, psychological abuse, sexual abuse, and being neglecting towards this situation. These children can have negative effects and repercussions for their future. II. Body

A. First supporting argument

a. Effects and the impact on child abuse. b. Child abuse statistics c. Physical health

B. Second supporting argument

Types of abuse a. Psychological abuse b. Verbal abuse c. Sexual abuse ...

Introduction

Genocide was born out of the whims of political leaders whose powers met no restraints in the form of any formal convention. Political leaders gain motivation to commit genocide from their sheer dislike towards differences, often defined through nationality, religion and race, among others. Genocidal events have imbued a lasting negative impression throughout generations that have succeeded, especially on groups of people whose ancestors have gone through the plight of mass killings. With that kind of awareness in mind, contemporary politics has become more sensitive in limiting the powers of political leaders. Notions ...

1.0 Background of the conflict The feud between Israel and other Islamic countries is a precipitation of the long-standing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. At the very centre of the said conflict is Gaza strip that is currently occupied by Israeli military. The Gaza-Israeli conflict is about the ownership and the occupation of the Gaza strip, which has been historically controversial. Palestinians have actively and even violently Israelis occupation of the strip for years, resulting in Israel’s military action; all of which has culminated in the death of thousands of civilians and armed militants. Israel occupied the strip after the 1967 ...

Introduction

It is obvious that our culture today is filled with victim mentality. This is a clear reflection of our society’s reality where it is easier for people to blame others because of their unhappy existence and situations (Morin, 2011). People lack the power to influence changes in their lives due to the perception that their lives element are far out of control. In most cases they tend to ask themselves, ‘why do bad things keep happening to me?’ These are habits that we find in so many people around us and at times we find ourselves in this situation. ...

Question Selected: Gerald Weales, an expert in Arthur Miller’s work, writes this: “ [Willy] takes to the stage (takes flesh) as a man who just cannot keep his mouth shut and who never understands when he is condemning and when he is defending himself.” Explain your understanding of these words; then agree or disagree with Weales.

In the play Death of a Salesman that premiered in the year 1949, produced by Arthur Miller; it has been found that the Willy is always all over the place condemning and defending himself aimlessly. Gerald Weales, who is an expert in Arthur Miller’s ...

The differences between men and women have plagued philosophers and the common man for millennia; is there really any true difference that stems from biology, or is the male tendency to fight and the female tendency for emotionality a product of our upbringing, as well as social expectations? In my perspective, there are quite a few significant differences that exist between men and women, but they do not have to be the case; there are always exceptions to the rule, but many societal and behavioral (not to mention physical) truisms exist that lead to the tendency for men and women to ...