death during his questioning, and seven more died in prison awaiting trial after a special tribunal was created to address the accusations.” Later on the colony admitted the trials were a mistake and eventually compensated the families of those convicted. The Salem Witch Trials were an event in history that displays how unjust the judicial system can be. In this paper I will highlight the origin in where the Salem Witch Trials began and I will explore the life of John and Elizabeth Proctor, victims…

We the jury find the defendant, Not Guilty! Today is the last day of the trial. We have heard all of the witnesses and now we know that we must deliberate. I know that some of the “witnesses” are liars. Some make valid points and I know without a doubt in my mind that Captain Preston is an innocent man and that his men were provoked. As I listened to the witnesses, here is what I came to believe: The witnesses for the prosecution have very different stories as do some of the witnesses for the defense…

In MacNamara (1803), Captain James MacNamara is brought to trial at the Old Bailey on manslaughter charges stemming from a duel in which MacNamara killed his adversary, Colonel Robert Montgomery. Interestingly, an examination of the trial proceedings demonstrates that the defence focused on the defendant’s honourability. Rather than focus on the defendant’s criminal actions, the defence sought to counter the prosecution by highlighting the defendant’s actions in relation to another code, the English…

A control account is a summary account in the general ledger. This account comprises of combined totals for transactions that are discretely stored in subsidiary-level ledger accounts. It’s called a control account because it controls a section of the ledger. For instance a sales ledger control account controls the sales ledger while a purchase ledger controls the purchase ledger. (Accountingtools.com, 2015) Control accounts act as mini trial balances since they are summary accounts hence they are…

Tutsi people. The predicted response to an ugly time is simply to survive. Given that one’s own survival is often prioritized over the needs of others under these circumstances, the actions of one individual, Captain Mbaye Diagne, were shocking. Amid the horror of the Rwandan genocide, Captain Mbaye Diagne demonstrated exceptional action in sacrificing, despite the barriers, to save the lives of countless others. Diagne’s actions took place, during the brutal and cruel Rwandan genocide. During the…

we can do anything. Superheroes represent qualities that we should all attempt to embody. What Captain America truly represents can be interpreted in many ways, but there are messages being conveyed. The authors of “Captain America: The First Avengers” use rhetoric to express the social ideology that being a hero is not exactly how strong you are, but what values and morals you live your life by. Captain America was created through a technological experiment on the capabilities of the human body.…

project contrast paper Introduction Captain Phillips movie, examines the 2009 hijacking of a U.S container ship, by the name Maerks Alabama. The movie stars Tom Hanks as Richard Phillip (IMDb). It is a hard pounding thriller that exhibits the creativity of its director Paul Green Grass. According to Ryan McNeil (2013) the movie reflects on the primary effects of globalization, by showing the relationship between the ship's commanding officer and the Somali captain who forcefully held him (McNeil).…

had a foreign account; or (c) received a distribution from, or were a grantor of, or a transferor to, a foreign trust. At any time during 2013, did you have a financial interest in or signature authority over a financial account (such as a bank account, securities account, or brokerage account) located in a foreign country? See instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . If “Yes,” are you required to file FinCEN Form 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR), formerly…

The poem, "o captain my captain" by Walt Whitman re-imagines the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Walt Whitman, has a patriotic attitude towards this poem as he describes Abraham Lincoln and all that he did for America by using imagery to develop a scene similar to the reality. The poet conveys his deep admiration for the achievements of Abraham Lincoln. The poet shares his form by using a physical way of laying out and her attitude through the use of sound devices such as the iambic meter and…

example, in the case of Captain Alden, most of the afflicted girls were unable to recognize him until “a man standing behind one of the [girls] whispered into her ear.” In this case the girls were clueless on who Alden was until somebody identified him. Interestingly enough, when the girl’s interrogator asked her how she was able to identify Alden she claimed that, “the man told her so.” This account helps to show how some people could had an influence on the outcome of the trials. When a victim couldn…