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    era, The Zhou, Qin, and Han dynasties all demonstrated the need for a death penalty to expunge the evil from their land. Established in the Roman 12 Tablets, contested as one of the greatest pieces of law from its time, validated the death penalty on the concept that a nation needed to be pure and as humanely guided as possible. The concept of capital punishment, although highly

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    it as such a tool. The concept of human rights has become ambiguous, with very little agreement regarding its meaning and application internationally. The concept of human rights could be deemed as what Gallie termed as “an essentially contested concept.” This argues that when it comes to certain concepts there is just simply no one clearly definable general use that is widely agreed on. There are a variety of elements and words that can be used to describe the concepts of human

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    suspected of committing crimes in EU territories.15 The United Kingdom counter-argues Ecuador’s claim that Assange is a political refugee who has been granted political asylum on the grounds that he is escaping persecution due to his political beliefs. They see no relevance of Assange’s political actions or views to this case as the primary purpose of his extradition is due to allegations of sexual assault that have supposedly occurred in Sweden. Due to sexual assault being a crime that has no known relation

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    certain set of cultural specificities with normative notions of Muslim piety, privileging culturally contingent practices from the ‘Islamic East’ from the Muslim practice that originates elsewhere” (Khabeer, 2017). She establishes the existence of the concept using an anecdote of Abd al-Karim, a well-versed Muslim who lost his privilege to lead prayers in his community after he changed his style of dress to another individual who dressed the part of a “Muslim” but was much less educated. Many Black Muslims

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    Hate crimes are not a new concept for society, because hate crimes have always been around. While the study of hate crimes and the laws that have been passed because of hate crimes is relatively new, hate crimes have always been around. Hate crimes were committed as far back as the 1800’s and even back to The Civil War. Hate crimes are prevalent in society today just like they were in the past; because whether the crimes are aimed towards Muslims, the gay community, or any other minority group; they

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    issue throughout the history of the United States of America. When an individual is accused for a heinous crime such as murder, one of their sentences could possibly be the death penalty. Taking a life for a life seems simple on the surface, but in reality, there are many setbacks and controversies that come with it. Capital punishment has been around for a while but it hasn’t been contested as much as it has today. People who are for the death penalty believe that these criminals are a threat to

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    recently successful African American suffrage to appeal to the listeners in order to fight for women’s suffrage. Reason: The speech was produced in order to show that the United States government has no right to stop women from voting; she committed no crime in voting and was merely exercising her citizen rights. She argues that America was built on the foundation of freedom and equality, yet it oppresses all women and denies women the right to participate in the government. In addition, Susan B. Anthony

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    Question: How do social norms contribute to the persistence of violence against women in North American society? Inter-disciplinary approach There are many factors that contribute to violence against women. There are obvious factors such as substance abuse by both the abused or the abuser that lead to violence. Cycles of poverty and the stresses that come with economic struggle are known factors in violence as well. Economic struggles inside and outside of the home are stresses and not only does

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    Socrates: Was He Guilty or Innocent of the Crimes He Was Charged With? Most of the information that we learn about Socrates comes from the work and writings of one of his students, Plato. It has been alleged that the great Philosopher wrote nothing down for others to read, and as such, the knowledge and the teachings from Socrates that is relied upon to convey his philosophy and the epic story of his life comes not from himself, but his students who attempt to provide and accurate picture

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    warehouses, where people only request what they need. The people on the island manufacture the items in the warehouse, everyone that can work does, which means little to no unemployment. Since the introduction of these ideas many people have contested them, as well as driven them to find or create their own utopias. Some of these include historians, philosophers, and even playwrights. One of the playwrights that showed elements of utopian society in his plays was none other than William Shakespeare

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