Explain The Central Idea Of The Hangman Section

The Hanging of Billy Budd The hanging of Billy in Melville’s Billy Budd was a questionable and complex decision made by Captain Vere. Captain Vere, or “starry Vere,” chose to coincide with the law rather than spare Billy to make himself happy. The hanging of Billy was necessary for order to remain on the ship and for justice to prevail. Billy Budd, also known as the “handsome sailor,” was on trial for killing the master-at-arms, Claggart. Everyone wished for Billy’s life to be spared, but Captain Vere chose to follow the oath he pledged to the King. Consequently, Billy was given the death penalty and hanged. Billy Budd's death was presided on very questionable cicumstances although he was liked by everyone, he was accussed of mutiny

The essay “A Hanging” by George Orwell speaks to the reader about the author’s stance on capital punishment. I believe that Orwell was able to communicate his point, without actually saying I’m against capital punishment, through three steps. The first step is to set the mood and bring you into his perspective. From the dreary description of the morning to the slow procession of the condemned man to the gallows, Orwell puts the reader in a mood that conveys the experience of watching a man die. The second step is to compare himself to the condemned man, showing how we are all equal. A life is a life, whether you are a condemned man or not. The third step is to show how everyone tries to cope with the aftermath of the execution. This

The three functions within a prison function are custody, treatment, and services. Custody are all functions that fall under security activities that take place in a prison it includes employees such as correctional officers and correction supervisors. Next, is treatment Which is when all functions focus on rehabilitation to help prepare inmates for release it includes, drug abuse counseling, substance abuse programs, education. Finally, services are the functions that require the need to operate the prison such as the budget and the finances, maintenance, human recourse management, programs for work, food, and laundry operations.

Both texts utilize repetition to develop their respective themes. Maurice Ogden repeats the Hangman’s riddle-like answers over and over, exposing the town’s ignorance as they abstain from further interrogation of the foreigner. Comparably, many scenes from Bunting’s tale also replays over and over such as the Terrible Things’ visits and the animals’ judgements. Every time a species was taken, the remaining creatures would always find a flaw of the species to point at; even when there is nothing wrong, they would have something to discriminate. For example, when the frogs and fish were taken, their argument was “many creatures dislike frogs… and fish are so cold and unfriendly” (page 3). As absurd as the reasons are, the gullible crowds in both stories never fail to buy into them. Furthermore, when each victim is taken, even though they “breathed again for another’s grief… the Hangman’s hand was [their] relief” (stanza 1, line 6). The same idea is

    We can confidently infer that stammering is a lamentable quality that the speaker has a strong distaste for: “Where did you come from, lamentable quality? / Before I had a life you were about to ruin my life.” (1-2). Also, the speaker does not see stammering as a person that he cannot get rid of; the speaker sees stammering as a part of him that he wishes he could get rid of. He wants to get rid of it, but sadly, he cannot. Whenever he tries to get rid of it, it seems like more and more problems come his way. The speaker is truly baffled; he doesn’t understand why

The word ‘dangle’ makes us stop to think. Did they deserve their fate? Why were they hung? The quote also refers back to the criminal activities that are punishable by law through hanging and indicates the unresolved crime that law enforcements cannot fix therefore maintaining the corruption. This further emphasises the precarious financial lives of the people who live in Kings Cross and the poverty encircling

Who is this Isaac Parker that a lot of people don’t know about? Why was his nickname “the hanging judge”? Where did he live before he was the judge in Fort Smith, Arkansas? It is time to learn who this man was and why he became who he was.

The Year of the Hangman, the book written by Gary Blackwood, takes place in England in 1777 then the main character gets brought on a ship to the first eastern cities in America during the Revolutionary War. The book starts out in England and introduces the main character Creighton Brown, the rebellious 15 year old british boy that has a big mouth and attitude. He gets kidnapped and brought over to America where he meets a new friend Peter and his uncle Gower. Peter brought Creighton to his house which was also Benjamin Franklin’s house, where he got a job at Dr.Franklin’s Printing Press. In the middle of the book he finds out that his uncle was captured by the Americans and thrown in jail, Creighton breaks his uncle out of jail and his uncle

In the essay “Ignore the Noose Makers” by Ellis Cose, effective rhetorical questions and antithesis are used to convey the author’s belief that lynch gestures should not be over-exaggerated.

After reading the poem, “The Hangman” by Maurice Ogden, and the speech, “The Perils of Indifference” by Elie Wiesel it is clear there is a clear connection to the message these pieces convey, indifference. Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines indifference as “lack of difference or distinction between two or more things” In my own words I believe this means people who watch someone does something they know is wrong but turn away and just let it happen. The bystanders, in “The Perils of Indifference” it is the Germans who knew about the concentration camps and did nothing about it. In “The Hangman” it is the narrator who stood by and watched the entire town be hung, one at a time and did nothing.

According to the prisons inspectorate, the ‘health’ of a prison should be measured according to safety, respect, purposeful activity and resettlement (HMCIP, 2013). Choose one of these factors, and using academic research to support your argument, discuss to what extent this represents a critical element of imprisonment in contemporary society.

Dorothy M. Johnson’s Some Went West novel and The Hanging Tree short story share symbolism, characterization and the connecting themes of culture clashing and feminism through the eyes of men and women to reveal the experiences of nineteenth century women and their fates.

The characters in “The Blood Of Olympus” developed emotions throughout the book that was caused by different situations. The characters’ emotions were usually developed because of one’s circumstances, their mood, their relationships and other kind of situations. At the beginning of the story, Jason hated the feeling of being old. He experienced how it was to be old since he was disguised as a old beggar, Iros, to go to Odysseus’s palace so that the dead demons won’t know that he is a demigod. Using goddess Hazel’s magic, it made him act like a old man and even smell like one.

The story “The Hanging” is very depressing because of the tone of the story. It is also because of the way the narrator describes everything around him and the actions of the other characters. Like it says “a puny wisp of a man, with a shaven head and vague liquid eyes”. This is also depressing because there is a man about to get hanged, and as the police officer realizes that he is still human. “ This man is not dying, he is alive just as we were alive”. This is what really makes this story sad, cruel, and it even makes you think because everyone is human no matter what they have done because we are all alive. Throughout the story the “The hanging” it really becomes a miserable act of how the characters actions take a toll on the story. Like

Crime in America is something that has been around for many decades. While a large number of crimes are considered minor, many more result in the serious injury or death of another human being. “When we think about crimes, we … normally focus on inherently wrongful acts that harm or threaten to harm persons or property” (Bibas 22). The death penalty, also called capital punishment, has been used as a means of punishing the most violent of criminals in an attempt to prevent others from committing similar crimes. Over the centuries, the methods used to conduct these executions have evolved and changed due to effectiveness and public opinion.