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    Comparing that shock to an electric chair, could you imagine the pain? In 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who shared the same admiration for the Communist party, were both executed with an electric chair. Due to their involvement with the Soviet Union and transferring information from their connections during World War II, they were caught and executed. One hundred years ago, Julius Rosenberg was born in New York City. His parents immigrated from Russia. He was so fascinated by politics that

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    was also quite different than that of Ewa’s. Because of her family’s lower political caste, her family was unable to provide the money for Ewa to look like all the other girls. She had to rely on the charitable donations of people such as the Rosenbergs. In Cracow, this would never be the case. Growing up in Cracow, Ewa had many close friendships. However, there was one boy in particular that was always there for her, Marek. Ewa and Marek’s parents were best friends which eventually

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    In her critical editorial, “What Aaron Swartz Showed Us” (January 16, 2013), Barbara Amiel—a bestselling author, and a successful freelance writer—is implying that the suicide of twenty-six year old Aaron Swartz brought attention to the faults in the U.S justice system. Amiel exemplifies Aaron Swartz as a crucial case of the misconduct of the justice system. She justifies Swartz actions by mentioning his view on the world; a corrupt and fraudulent world that is controlled by multinational organizations

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    Julius Rosenberg partook in espionage activities against the United States and provided military technology information to the Soviet Union during World War II. The type of military technology provided to the Soviets was warship guns that would be able to destroy any aircraft or shoot any ships in the sea. “Julius Rosenberg, identified in the documents by the code names "Antenna" and "Liberal," helped the KGB recruit electrical engineer Alfred Sarant, who later escaped to Russia. Rosenberg also sought

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    To what extent was the trial / investigation of the Rosenberg's a political witch hunt? The trial of the Rosenbergs was, to a large extent, a political witch hunt in order to gain public acceptance of military action in Korea and justify increased war budgets, however, some would suggest that due to the overwhelming evidence of Julius Rosenberg supplying possibly lethal and deadly information to the Soviet Union, the trial and investigation was in the best interests of the American people. A solution

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    Famous trials have common traits shown throughout the progress of a case. These traits can vary depending on what the case pertains to. Compared to many, The Salem Witch Trials ran on various accusation from many different sources. Like many other trials, these common traits can be shown through sheer speculations. Most cases like the Salem Witch Trials contain various allegations, preconceived opinions, and false details. The Salem Witch Trials were known for their heavy reliance on spectral

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    .) On June 19, 1953, a middle-class, middle-aged couple, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, were executed as spies. They had been convicted in 1951 for passing secretes to the Soviet Union and, and their sentencing, judge in the case, Irving Kaufman, issued an angry statement, claiming that their activities had had abundant negative consequences. The judge even attributed the start of the Korean war to their unpatriotic and duplicitous activities. Following the conviction, there were public demonstration

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