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    as the Paris Uprising. The main protagonist of the book is Jean Valjean. After stealing a loaf of bread, he landed himself in prison for nineteen years. He was later released on parole for life, but he soon breaks his parole and becomes an escaped convict. Throughout the story, Valjean tries to escape from Javert, an inspector with a strong sense of justice, but when Javert finally catches him, he decides not to apprehend Valjean and, instead, releases him. Javert made the right choice to release Valjean

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    wants to kill the individuals on death row but they don’t want to do it themselves. Asking a doctor to dirty their hands results in the government keeping their hands clean. More research has to be done to find new methods to execute these death row convicts. Medicine and doctors should not be the means to kill anyone. The Code of Ethics states that a physician should never be "compelled to participate in the process of establishing a prisoner's competence or be involved with treatment of an incompetent

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    he must steal from his home for the convict who threatens his life, he still feels badly. He feels guilty that he is stealing from his sister, despite the fact hat he dislikes her. And later, after he has returned from giving the convict food, he feels even more guilty for not telling Joe, whom he loves very much, the truth of what he did. And even when Pip gave the food to the convict, and his life was threatened and he was scared, he still asked the convict if he enjoyed his food. He even cared

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    the song ‘Jim Jones.’ The piece Van Diemen’s Land is about Tasmania, formally named Van Diemen’s Land, were all the convicts were sent to pay for the crimes that they committed. The song talks about the hardships that the ‘wild and wicked’ youths will go through on Van Diemen’s Land. The vigorous character of the theme represents the power of the prison guards that hold the convicts there. From Bars 142 – 175 the first subject; the song ‘Jim Jones’ is repeated, played in E minor. From bars 176

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    When it comes to inmates losing the right to vote many are on the fence. For instance Steve Chapman, a columnist and editorial writer at the Chicago Tribune, he completely disagree with inmates losing their right to vote. He believes that if ex-convicts are trusted to own property, marry or even reproduces why cant they have the option of help choosing are future leaders. Steve was even quoted saying ' 'If we thought criminals could never be reformed, we wouldn 't let them out of prison in the

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    profile. While it may be easier to scan a fingerprint and say it is this person, saying that it is a woman who is 6 feet tall, has brown hair and blue eyes, is left-handed, and drives a 2007 red Mercedes is a very specific profile that could probably convict someone. 4. What do you think would be some of the challenges in collecting and preserving impressions?

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    Pip’s sister is particularly brutal and he seems to spend his early life in fear of her. Even though she has hurt him, he feels extremely guilty for stealing from her. After merely agreeing to steal the food for the convict he meets, Pip says, “If I slept at all that night, it was only to imagine myself drifting down the river…a ghostly pirate calling out to me… that I had better come ashore and be hanged at once, and not put it off.”(p 24) The guilt Pip feels before

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    The law is failing to correctly convict criminals of their crime. A 21-year-old man was sentenced to community service under stalking laws for sending threatening text messages to a 17-year-old boy who later committed suicide. Despite the medium of offence (cyber), and the severe consequences

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    Malcolm X tells us in “Learning to Read” how he felt that he “wasn’t even functional” when it came to writing. He felt that he had always been seen on the street as an articulate person when he spoke. He desired to learn to read and write better so that he could express himself in letters that he wrote. When Malcolm asked for a dictionary and writing tablets he was determined to better himself while in prison. With these tools, he dedicated a great deal of time to improving his skills. As he become

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    could affect whether they are innocent or guilty. So I respectfully agree with these points but still believe that my opinion will overpower the issues. I feel that the death punishment is the most effective way to deal with convicts and repeat offenders. With all the convicts being

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