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Overall Hester and Pearl’s humanity was debased, entirely because of Hester’s wrongdoing. In one unscrupulous act, Hester would be privy to eternal consequences. Hawthorne articulates “‘Mother,’ said little Pearl, ‘the sunshine does not love you. It runs away and hides itself, because it is afraid of something on your bosom. Now, see! There it is, playing a good way off. Stand you here, and let me run and catch it. I am but a child. It will not flee from me—for I wear nothing on my bosom yet!’ ‘Nor

to solving it? In todays’ society, punishment for people is completely different from back in the Puritan days. For example, in the novel the Scarlett Letter, Hester Prynne commits adultery, which leads her to having to wear the letter “A” on her chest, which is a form of public humiliation but in this sense, it’s not right. This is Hester Prynne’s sin that she committed that she lives with forever and it shouldn’t be any of the public business for her to be humiliated even more. This is a form of

with the forested wilderness” and is found there at night (250). The chapters A Forest Walk, A Flood of Sunshine, and The Child at the Brook-Side display how naturally Pearl fits into the wilderness. Hester perceives her “now like a real child” who was “gentler here than in grassy-marginated streets of the settlement” (187, 188). Hawthorne shows how the “nymph-child” fits into the Black Man’s forest more than the Puritan village. He conveys how connected she is to the devil, and that her symbolic

Crime and Effective Punishment "Stone walls do not a prison make, / [N]or iron bars a cage."-Richard Lovelace (Quiller) As time flows, and calendar pages flip, the world evolves and changes. With time, crime changes. With the change of crime, punishments should change as well. The twenty-first century has seen the birth of mass multimedia in which our every action and interaction is seen by all; it has made all the world a stage. Today’s world stage has created image conscientious actors who base

has been around for a long time. Back in the 1700s it was very popular, especially with the Puritans. Literature such as Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter and Arthur Miller’s The Crucible show examples of such public shaming and punishments. Hester Prynne is made an example by the colony’s leaders by forcing her to wear a red A on her clothing. By doing this along with public hangings seen in The Crucible by Arthur Miller, people would follow the rules because they do not want to end up like

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is set in the 17th century puritan Boston, Massachusetts, it tells the story of Hester Prynne who has a daughter named Pearl out of an affair and struggles to live her life a new and with dignity. Throughout the book, Hawthorne explores the themes of sin, guilt, and revenge. The Puritan town of Boston had gathered around to witness Hester's punishment for her crime of adultery. She was required to wear a scarlet “A” on her dress to shame her. She walks down

There are thousands of Main Streets in the United States. With previous years of their decline there has been a movement to revitalize the Main Streets. Starting in the late 70’s Main Street Programs were starting as an idea. Their goal was to help improve Main Streets and make them rise to the potential they once had. By the 80’s they had created the National Main Street Center and begun by getting states onboard with the idea and by 1990’s 31 states had joined the program. Main Street’s have now

In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, public humiliation is used as a punishment to rehabilitate Hester Prynne, who has committed adultery in a Puritan town in Boston. The leadership in the town made Prynne stand on the scaffold in the middle of the town square and place a scarlet letter in the shape of an 'A' on her bosom symbolizing the adultery she committed. Since then, judges have continued the practice of rehabilitating lawbreakers by public punishment as an alternative way to punish

Introduction Street racing has been identified as a threat to civil society with significant social and economic impact . Street racing is illegal in Malaysia , as reckless stunts on public roads endanger the lives of many . One of Malaysia ’ s subcultures include the ‘ Mat Rempit ’ biker gangs , estimated to be over 200,000 which comprise of bikers who either take to illegal racing in large numbers or perform extremely dangerous

Steve and Gregg were in the dining room getting everything set up. Tomorrow was the party and they wanted everything to be perfect. It was how their father would have wanted it. They set up the decorations and got candles and silverware out and ready. Willard and crew cleaned the dining area so well, you could eat off of the floor. Of course no one was going to, but it was still possible. “Hey Steve, wanna toss me those cups?” Gregg said to his brother. “Are you sure that is a good idea?” Steve