The first reason is Government Misconduct a. According to the book Innocent: Inside Wrongful Conviction Cases, Government misconduct includes Errors in identification procedures, Coercing false confessions, Lying or intentionally misleading jurors about their observations, Failing to turn over exculpatory evidence to prosecutors, Providing incentives to secure unreliable evidence from informants 2. According to the book False Convictions by Tim Green, the second reason many wrongful convictions happen is Bad Lawyering a.
In comparison of The Lottery and The Most Dangerous Game both Connell and Jackson convey to the readers that man is inherently evil and that choices made based on societal standards, traditions, and learned behavior may not be the morally correct choice. This confirms the passage of Scripture from Jeremiah 17:9, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” (KJV) The Most Dangerous Game, by Richard Connell and The Lottery, by Shirley Jackson share a common theme which is showing the darker side of humans, that humans possess evil tendencies and that the morals of people can be corrupted. Connell and Jackson show us that injustice and cruelty in society can be accepted as a normal behavior. “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson has an unknown
While assuming JIB to be true, Shelton wages war on the government and by extension those who support it. He views this as a last resort, since he watched all the other non-violent options fail him. Thus this war can be justified. Shelton is justified in his actions because he is redressing a wrong suffered, and his intentions are to rid the corruptness from the judicial system. The people that Shelton killed are considered combatants because they support they governmental system and work with it.
Danforth shows Salem his authority by wrongly convicting citizens, controlling the court, and enforcing society’s laws. In the play The Crucible, Danforth is considered to be a minor character due to his help in the exposer of the main characters personalities throughout the court room. Also, he is very straight forward and has a static character, which matches his composure due to his belief of being aided by God himself within the court. Some may consider the conflict to be external conflict, or man verses supernatural conflict, in the story because it displays the conflict between the citizens and the Devil, but there is evidence that suggests otherwise. Danforth is a very ethical man, and believes he is very truthful and only convicts those who have done wrong.
He firmly thought that God is a righteous one who at the end of time will deal with those who rejected him. Augustine`s argument that evil is a `deprivation of good` rather than a positive substance created by God has been supported by some modern thinkers. Brian Davies describes evil as `a gap between what there is and what there ought to be`. Augustine`s argument that evil has resulted from the abuse of human free will has also been supported by modern thinkers. It seems clear that humans choosing to act in the wrong ways cause much of the evil and suffering in the world.
Both Auden and Watson effectively form representations and perspectives through the implementation of techniques within their texts. Auden actively uses poetic techniques to display his own negative perspective regarding the power of dictators in "Epitaph of a Tyrant". Auden immediately creates an ambiguous environment as the first line states how dictators are after "perfection, of a kind". The slight pause after perfection satirises its positive connotation casting doubt upon the reader questioning what type of perfection that the dictators wanted. In addition, Auden further demonstrates his negative perspective through the comment on the amount of knowledge the dictators know; "[Dictators] knew human folly like the back of [their] hand".
In contrast Gardner portrayed Grendel and Beowulf completely different than how Orwell did. We could see a more in-depth complex view of Grendel, the monster himself. The text explains Grendel’s horrible life and includes the explanations to why he does the evil deeds. Gardner shows readers that
He even admitted his evilness to himself stating to Dimmesdale, "I have already told you what I am a fiend!" (Hawthorne 158). The ever growing corruption and evil inside of Chillingworth collided with the good that Dimmesdale, Hester, and Pearl were bringing into the world. Hawthorne hints the innate nature of the good and evil of both sides towards the end of the novel, by describing that Chillingworth is viewed badly by the town but Dimmesdale and Hester are viewed as good people. It is in this way that Roger Chillingworth's specific use in the novel is to portray the conflict good versus evil.
Boeckmann (2002) writes, “ The collective focus on hate crime and hate speech articulated in these articles incorporates nuances that go beyond the FBI’s definition” (p. 208). The definition does not account for elements like prejudice against a victim based upon an assessment of contrast or oddness important to the culprit. The disparity is motivated by a number of prestigious characteristics viewed extremely unwelcoming by the culprit; hence, the result is the violent act. Sadly, hate crimes stems from the beauty of differences in ethnicities, races, beliefs, cultures, and class
Discussion and Analysis (Word count) ‘To what extent was Hannah Arendt correct in saying that human beings are conditioned to be evil by authority?’ Exploring the dispute between dispositional evil and conditioned/situational evil Introduction By introducing the various sources and theories regarding Arendt’s thesis in the literature review, it is now time to scrutinise each side of the argument. My personal line of thought identifies, specifically in the context of Eichmann and the Nazi bureaucrats during the Holocaust, with Arendt in saying that human beings can be conditioned to be evil by authority. The way this discussion will pan out is as follows: a judgement on the logical validity of each argument by assessing the strengths and weaknesses, followed by an introduction to my case for a particular argument similarly scrutinised. Once my point of view has been forwarded I will round up the discussion and see how credible my viewpoint is. Arendt and the Eichmann Trial: Evidence against the notion of Dispositional Evil (for the question) Whitfield outlines in his article that the psychological tests conducted on Eichmann during his trial ultimately failed to show an evil impulse or nature within him, furthering the feasibility of conditioned evil.