Both of them have no good reason for sentencing people to death but more just want it to happen because they have the power to do it as Giles Corey points out in “The Crucible”. “Say nothin' more, John. He's only playin' you! He means to hang us all! (Miller 91) It is clear that Danforth has an absolutely senseless reason for killing people because he chooses to believe that witchcraft is real like Hitler chooses to believe that Germans are a superior race and Jews cause all of the worlds problems.
The murderers deserve to be executed like they killed their victims. “off with their heads” should literally be enforced for criminals committing capital crimes. Hence, Capital punishment, the death penalty for certain crimes such as murder or treason, should be legalized for all premeditated capital crimes because it is the ultimate deterrent for all other crimes, it provides retribution and justice to the victim’s relations and society and it enjoys widespread religious support. Fear of death deters people from committing a crime. Deterrence is an act or process of discouraging and preventing an action from occurring.
What Are the Normative Social Influences of Charles Manson? by Sally Taylor, Demand Media Decades after the vicious Hollywood Tate and LaBianca murders by Charles Manson's terror cult, known as "The Family," Manson remains an enigmatic subject of scientific study. He clearly understood normative social influences, the influences that make people conform in order to be liked and accepted even when it is dangerous to do so. His skilled use of these principles put him near the top of the list of history's more destructive cult leaders. Charisma The anti-establishment counterculture of the 1960s provided a strong base for Manson to achieve a charismatic influence on his followers.
This captures peoples attention, it exposes the truth. Ingrid Newkirk has done quite a bit for Animal Rights, and I think by her being so intense about everything, she’s gotten to where she is today. Jim Jones Just like Adolf Hitler, Jim Jones didn’t make some good decisions. But he is still a well known leader because of the way he captured so many people into his religious cult. Jim Jones was also a very charismatic man and kept bringing more and more people into his cult, It’s a scary thought to know someone just like you and me can have such leadership skills, to drive a large amount of people to commit suicide.
It’s all up to the perspective of the viewer. My interpretation of Travis by the end is a combination of the two; I would call Travis a psychotic hero. Even though he did kill several men, he had a very good reason to do so; by taking matters into his own hands, he was able to restore Iris and send her back to her loving family. His plot against the senator is unjustifiable, however. There is no apparent reason as to why he would want to kill a man who had no previous entanglements or disagreements with.
Today, people suffer around the world with random acts of murder and violence by terrorists; who want to kill all people who do not join in their one group with fanatical ideals about Islam and suppressing women. These examples from real life history are enough proof for me to agree that through dystopias, authors are telling us that the idea of creating perfect societies is actually an act of abuse that creates monsters who disguise themselves as leaders. The Greatest Good for the Greatest Number of People A dystopian society is unpleasant and is made up of people who are repressed and have no rights to their own opinions and choices of life styles, like hair, clothing, religion, going to school and sometimes even driving a car. For example, in the Twilight Zone film, Number 12 Looks Just Like You, a young girl was being told that she had to choose between being transformed into Number 8 or Number 12 of styles of beautiful women. She had no choice, because she was going to be transformed into one of these two, through plastic surgery; even though she said she did not want a new body, new face, new hair or new
The Exorcist is a must-see cult classic that has earned its place in pop culture. An exorcism is the process of removing demonic presence from a possessed individual. Not only does The Exorcist deal with an ongoing religious controversy, the demons portrayed in the film have haunted the viewers since the release in 1973. A sensational horror film in my opinion should hold a suspenseful plot, haunting extraordinary graphics, and the actors should strongly preform the script to provoke the audiences’ fears. To someone who’s seen various horror movies, the haunting graphics in The Exorcist left an unforgettable image of evil and will remain a must see movie in my opinion.
In other words, because of the jihad terrorists feel that they are enabled to kill in the name of Allah, and that is their stance. Considering the fact that in many cases a jihad is caused because of a clash between followers of different religions, each of whom believes that God is on their side and that the other side is of Satan, Al-Khaled does not understand why these terror organizations are killing so many Muslims in the name of God. In the documentary, we met a recruiter for Al-Qaeda named Zaid, who is tied to the suicide bombing that happened at Al-Khaled’s wedding. When asked about the event of many Muslims being killed by a terrorist that claimed it was God’s will, he
Secondly, it is true that death penalty is irreversible, but it is hard to kill a wrongly convicted person due to the several chances given to the convicted to prove his innocence with the appellate systems in place with the existing justice system, otherwise why does every country in the world have one? Thirdly, death penalty assures safety of the society by eliminating these criminals, thus eliminating repeat offenders. Deterrence means to punish somebody as an example and to create fear in other people for the punishment. The death penalty is one of those
After numerous readings and film viewing on the topic of terrorism throughout this course I believe I can define terrorism as premeditated, deliberate, systematic murder, as well as threats aimed at people or property to intimidate and create fear for political ends. I believe that terrorism in most cases will be argued against. Innocent people are usually the ones being targeted in the majority of the terrorist acts that I am familiar with. Furthermore, acts of terror can bring retaliated acts of terror back to the aggressor and innocent civilians will always be caught in the middle. However, terrorists can argue that their methods are ethical and just to right wrongs due to political and social injustices.