-
Spoke Too Freely Women Who Gossiped Crime
761 wordsA notable time during the late middle ages was when Queen Elizabeth was in power, from 1558 - 1603. She was a dictating, powerful, and cruel monarch. She also believed in extreme punishment for crime, in order to run a peaceful country. The death penalty could be prescribed for any offense, even some as minor theft, or highway robbery. During this time, a person of higher social standing could accuse a peasant of a crime without any evidence. Chances are the peasant would be tortured until they ...
Free research essays on topics related to: chair, underwater, painful, severe, cruel -
Auschwitz Birkenau Concentration Camps
1,327 words... Then the group was crammed into a room where they would be killed by poisonous gas. Even the Jewish prisoners who survived the selection could be subject to death at any time. The Sonderkommandos, Jewish workers at the gas chambers and crematoriums, thought that their jobs would secure their lives, but they were randomly selected to be executed too (Adler 4). They knew too much to be allowed to live inside the camp for very long (4). The authorities committed at Auschwitz-Birkenau are almost...
Free research essays on topics related to: concentration camps, gas chambers, auschwitz birkenau, prisoners, dead bodies -
Civil War Task Force
1,645 wordsTask Force Montagua: New Horizons II "And that's when my consciousness was born" In the early part of 1999 Guatemala was hit with both a hurricane and an earthquake. The United States government agreed to activate troops to be sent to Guatemala and several of its neighbors. My unit, being Military Police, was sent to provide force protection for all American service members working in and around Guatemala. I will provide some information on Guatemala and then provide a detailed account of my mis...
Free research essays on topics related to: civil war, twenty three, american soldiers, hot spot, task force -
Terminally Ill Patient Physician Assisted Suicide
1,300 wordsA Critique of Neil Campbell's Problem with Voluntary Euthanasia Dr. Neil Campbell, author of "A Problem for the Idea of Voluntary Euthanasia, " questions whether there can be a such thing as voluntary euthanasia. Euthanasia, or physician-assisted suicide, is the intentional termination of life by another at the explicit request of the person who dies. Dr. Campbell's main argument is that "if the pain and suffering are by definition unbearable, then it seems clear enough that the decision to die ...
Free research essays on topics related to: pain and suffering, terminally ill patient, unbearable pain, involuntary euthanasia, physician assisted suicide -
Closer To God Louise Erdrich
1,582 wordsIn the book Tracks, written by Louise Erdrich we meet various characters, including Pauline. As we hear stories about her life and circumstances that she encountered and overcame, we gain insight into the life of a woman who fought to gain acceptance in a world where no one would accept her. As Erdrich wrote the book she based the life of Pauline on a Native American historical figure, Tekawitha Kate. When looking at the lives of these two women we can see the many similarities in their lives, b...
Free research essays on topics related to: historical figure, louise erdrich, closer to god, fictional character, pauline -
England And France Atlantic Ocean
1,417 wordsI will explore the history of the first pirates, giving background needed to understand piracy in early Europe. I will take you on a journey through the life of Pirates and Privateers in early Europe. I will look at how the roles of Pirates and Privateers have changed over time and how opposing governments used them to help fight their wars. I will also look at the changes in the technology used by Pirates and Privateers. Recordings dating as far back as 4, 000 years tell of the threat of pirate...
Free research essays on topics related to: england and france, king philip, enemy ships, english channel, atlantic ocean -
The Similarities Between Adolf Hitler And Jesus Christ
674 wordsThe Similarities Between Adolf Hitler and Jesus Christ Many individuals hold the opinion that Adolf Hitler (1889 1945) and Jesus Christ (6 BC AD 30) have nothing in common; however, similarities become apparent when one contemplates both Hitlers and Christs objectives and influences upon the world. Adolf Hitlers main objective was to have a world populated by a superior Aryan race. Hitler almost accomplished this task with his Nazi followers, and by appointing himself dictating fuer over Germany...
Free research essays on topics related to: jesus christ, aryan race, adolf hitler, holy wars, mein kampf -
Relationship With Julia Winston Love And Happiness Pain
409 wordsWinston Smith has lived a long miserable life. He believes he is responsible for his mothers and sisters death and he has to live with that pain his whole life. Also his wife left him and he has no one to talk to and no one to be with. But then he meets his soon to be love Julia, who he has a relationship with who changes his whole life. The first effect Julia had on Winston was that she made him more rebellious towards the government. This happened because Winston went through a lot of trouble ...
Free research essays on topics related to: julia, betrayed, misery, loving, winston -
13 Th Century Code Of Laws
1,230 wordsWhoever's listening, Do you know what an Iron Maiden, a Garrote, or maybe Water Torture are used for? No? Well heres the answer; they were all forms of torture a long time ago. Iron Maidens were female effigies constructed of wood or iron with the inside hollowed out and filled with sharp iron spikes. The iron maiden would be opened up and the offender placed inside. The person would then be embraced by the iron maiden, being impaled by all the spikes. A Garrote was anything that was tied around...
Free research essays on topics related to: spanish inquisition, iron maiden, code of laws, religious groups, 13 th century -
Political Parties Military Officers
1,220 wordsH 2 >Background: Salvador Allende Gossens was elected the first Marxist president of Chile in 1970. He governed Chile from 1970 until 1973, the year of his death. The Allende government was not very successful. It approved sharp increases in the minimum wage whilst attempting to prevent price increases in consumer goods, in an effort to end Chiles economic slump. This resulted in disaster for the country, as inflation soared, strikes became common and opposition towards the Allende gover...
Free research essays on topics related to: military officers, political parties, military rule, human rights, people died -
World War 2 Shell Shock
877 wordsIn Michael Ondaatje's novel The English Patient, the author demonstrates how dreadful the time of the war was. He proves that the victims were all subject to extreme suffering, torture and even abuse by weapons of the time period of World War 2. Suffering is seen in many parts of the novel and truly represents what life during World War 2 was really like. Suffering is best known to man as to undergo, experience, or be subjected to pain, loss, grief, defeat, etc. In the novel suffering was compar...
Free research essays on topics related to: english patient, michael ondaatje, concentration camps, shell shock, world war 2 -
War Is Peace Ministry Of Truth
771 wordsProbably the most important thing to remember while reading 1984 is that Orwell never intended the book to be a prediction of the future. It was more or less a satire of political fiction, however, I believe Orwell was on the right track concerning future possibilities of a New World Order, or total government control. An interesting quotation from the book is from the "thought police" when they say "If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face forever. " I believ...
Free research essays on topics related to: state of war, winston smith, war is peace, end of the book, ministry of truth -
Four Animals Per Cage Animals Per Cage Fur
884 wordsTaking a look into a once strong industry, shocking facts are revealed. The fur industry brings in an average of $ 1. 5 billion in sales each year. Furs were considered a beautiful and feminine version of clothing by many women, until the public became aware of the horrors that accompany the industry. Activists have been a voice for animals tortured for their fur, making the public aware, and diminishing the old view of fur. Approximately 3. 5 million fur-bearing animals are killed each year by ...
Free research essays on topics related to: furs, trap, fashion, traps, fur -
Red Convertible Color Red
1,340 wordsThe short story by Louise Erdrich The Red Convertible contains so many symbols that upon first reading it you might miss them. By studying a little about the beliefs of the Chippewa people though you are able to pull a few of the symbols out of the story. At first glance you see that it is a story about the relationship between the two main characters who are brothers living on a reservation in North Dakota. The brothers names are Henry and Lyman. Lyman says something odd in only the first parag...
Free research essays on topics related to: good luck, brothers, color red, red convertible, lyman -
16 Th Century Roman Empire
1,759 wordsEarly Christianity in Ancient Rome and Today (1) The extent, to which Christianity has rooted itself into the public consciousness, can be measured by the simple fact, that we, whatever our attitude towards this religion might be, are still using the calendar, which has the birth of Jesus Christ as its starting point. When one begins to study ancient history, he gets to experience a certain psychological discomfort, related to the dealing with this counter wise conception of time. On one hand, t...
Free research essays on topics related to: roman citizens, 16 th century, roman society, jesus christ, roman empire -
Faith In God Concentration Camps
668 wordsIn the book if i should die before I wake, the author, Han Nolan, portrays Chana to be a very strong person emotionally. Chana's strength is shown throughout the book from losing her family one by one, to the consequences dealing with escaping Lodz. Chana lost her father first; he was shot by Nazis. (16 - 18) Next Chana's little sister Nadia left the family to live with non-Jews. (43 - 44) In the ghetto Zone died of old age and malnutrition. (89, 90) Anna and her mother were next; they were take...
Free research essays on topics related to: concentration camps, camps, concentration, wouldve, faith in god -
Al Pacino Big Tobacco
1,019 wordsA dramatization of 1995 events in which the tobacco industry allegedly covered up proof that nicotine is addictive and harmful. When Brown and Williamson executive Jeffrey Wigand (Crowe) tries to expose the industry's cover-up, he is threatened into silence. He eventually gets his story to 60 Minutes producer Lowell Bergman (AL Pacino), but CBS decides against airing it due to political and economic pressures, and the threat of lawsuit from Brown and Williamson. Before we start, I think its impo...
Free research essays on topics related to: second hand, big tobacco, al pacino, tobacco industry, real life -
Prisoners A Bit Highroad To The Stake Kunze
997 wordsAfter reading Michael Kunze s The Highroad to the Stake, I feel that the Ironmaster s wife has a very unfortunate life, yet she did not look for pity, she made the best of the situation. Her lifestyle is one that is not glorious or even desirable, yet the way she lives it is almost admirable. She has to deal with certain appalling facts about herself and her husband that most l people normally don t even think about and she did it the best way possible. I feel that she solely responsible for mai...
Free research essays on topics related to: good deal, prisoners, falcon, hansel, tower -
Juvenile Justice System Committed The Crime
802 wordsKids on Death Row The Juvenile Justice System consists of a more or less integrated network of agencies, institutions, organizations, and personnel that process juvenile offenders. This network is made up of how enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and courts; corrections, probation, and parole services; and public and private community-based treatment programs that provide youth with diverse services. This definition is qualified by the phrase more or less integrated, because the concept of juven...
Free research essays on topics related to: committed the crime, death sentence, death row, juvenile justice system, death penalty -
Human Rights Family Members
517 wordsThroughout history we have studied and learned about different people and places that have gone through serious hardships. Some people wrote books about their terrible experience. However, others we have just read about in newspaper articles, seen in movies or even studied in a school textbooks. The book Night is about a Hungarian Jewish teenager who is captured by the Nazis along with his father and many other Jews. They are being tortured in many ways such as being beaten, stripped, shaved, st...
Free research essays on topics related to: holocaust, family members, libya, nazis, human rights
Customer center
