...Alexandria Brunell Mrs.Hansen 7th hour Mary Surratt is guilty, and deserved to be executed. The two reasons why i think Mary is guilty, One reason why Mary was executed because she lied to the Authorities. Also, she’s guilty is because she is guilty by association. My first reason why i think Mary Surratt is guilty is because she lied to the authorities. It says in source 3 Before god, sir, I do not know this man, and I have never seen him ,...
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...Mary Surratt; Innocent or Guilty? The murder of Abraham Lincoln is one of the most well known cases in U.S. history. People know that he was shot, people know who he was shot by, and people know that it all took place on the night of April 15th 1865, but do people really know the whole story, and the stories of those involved? John Wilkes Booth assassinated the president with the help of many, the plan did not fit together well, it was very sporadic and unorganized, but it succeeded. Some of the people directly linked with Booth and his assassination conspiracy include his accomplices George Atzerodt, David Herold, Lewis Powell, Michael O’Laughlen, and Samuel Arnold. Although some of those who were involved were punished for their crimes some did not receive an appropriate sentence, and some received one far beyond what they deserved; for instance Dr. Samuel Mudd and Mary Surratt....
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...Mary Surratt: The Guilty Accused of More Than Done The first woman executed in the US, was Mary Surratt. Mary Surratt was a fellow conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. After the assassination, Mary, along with other conspirators, were taken to Liberty Jail. There, she was found guilty for helping in the conspiracy, and sentenced to death by hanging (Chasing Lincoln’s Killer 187). Because Mary holding some conspirator meetings, and her son being a loyal Confederate, Mary Surratt was executed, even though she was guilty, being put to death was immoral, especially when there is no evidence to prove her guilty. First of all, Mary Surratt was accused of delivering John Wilkes Booth’s tools to the tavern, which, she did not...
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...Mary Surratt was guilty of associating with the people who assassinated Abraham Lincoln but she did not deserve to be executed. Mary Surratt might of known of the kidnapping plan of Lincoln but that is not enough to have been executed. Even though some say she knew of the plan to assassinate Lincoln there is no evidence supporting their claim. Since there isn’t enough evidence she shouldn’t of been executed. A witness had said she saw Booth at Mrs. Surratt’s three or four times. When she was with Booth they might of discussing the plan of what was going to happen to Lincoln. Mary Surratt knew Booth was conspiring against president Lincoln yet she still was around him. Mrs. Surratt might of been conspiring with Booth. All though Mary Surratt...
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...Mary Surratt, a forty two year old widow had been accused of murdering, Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States. She was the mother of Anna Surratt and John Harrison Surratt, a confederate secret agent. Along with being a boardinghouse owner she was also innocent. By using the sources Chasing Lincoln’s Killer by James Swanson, the movie The Conspirator, and “ Lincoln and the Writ of Liberty” it can be concluded that the death punishment given to Surratt was not reasonable. She was simply accused because her son was a friend to Booth, therefore convincing many people that she was guilty. It was unfair for Surratt to be punished yet despite having her lawyer, Frederick Aiken, she lost the case and pleaded guilty. Till this day people are uncertain whether or not the punishment Mary Surratt received was reasonable, well it was not. The main reason Mary...
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...you think Mary Surratt should have been hanged because of her part in the assassination of president Abraham Lincoln Mary? If you answered no you were correct. Surratt was wrongfully convicted. She should not have been punished so harshly for her actions. In 1840 Mary Surratt got married to John H. Surratt. They had a child named John Jr. He was the one who should have been hung instead of his mother. He became a well known confederate spy. John Jr. Surratt drank a lot with Booth and most likely talked about the plan to kill their president, Abraham Lincoln. Even though he was not in Washington the day of the assassination he should have still been held guilty for he was the one who helped the most. (Source 2) Mary Surratt should have been punished the same as Dr. Mudd-life in prison- or less than that. In the Chasing Lincoln's Killer book it states that she claims to not know Lewis Powell. “ Do you know this man?” asked the soldier,” And did you hire him to come and dig the gutter for you?” Mary Surratt...
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...Mary Surratt: Accomplice or Innocent Bystander Mary Surratt was a woman of many firsts. She was the first woman to ever be executed by the United States federal government. Her crime was suspected involvement in the first United States President assassination. This is better known as President Lincoln’s assassination by John Wilkes Booth. But how much did she really know about the scheme? Was she an accomplice to Booth, like many others including her son, or was she an innocent bystander who accidently got involved with assassins? Many people have heard of the John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln’s shooter, but few have heard of the people behind the scenes of the assassination. Some of the people suspected to be involved included Lewis...
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...Erica Woods HIS 2101 S. Smith, Instructor November 3, 2014 The Conspirator: One bullet killed the President, but not one man. The Conspirator was directed by Robert Redford. It was released in the United States on November 3, 2010. The Conspirator is the true story of the only female charged as a conspirator in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, Mary Surratt. Seven men and one woman are arrested and charged with conspiring to kill the President, the Vice-President, and the Secretary of State. Mary Surratt owned a boarding house where John Wilkes Booth and others met and planned the attacks. Frederick Aiken defended Surratt before a military tribunal. As the trial unfolds, Aiken realized his client may be innocent and that she is being used as bait and prisoner in order to capture her son, the only conspirator that had escaped a manhunt. He later turned himself in after his mom was executed. The Conspirator had a few scenes that were not accurate. Overall, this movie is historically accurate because after John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln, he was taken to a house across the street from the theater to be cared for, four of the captured conspirators were executed by hanging, and the trial by military tribunal was deemed unconstitutional. On the late evening of April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth snuck into the viewing box where President Abraham Lincoln and others watched a play at Ford’s Theater. Booth shot Lincoln in the back of the head at a close range. The...
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...Mary Surratt; Deserved it or didn’t “Don’t let me fall” these were the last few words ever said by Mary Surratt the first woman to be hanged by the U.S government in the summer of July 7, 1865. She was accused for being a part in the plot to murder Abraham Lincoln, some people that she got what she deserved and that she did know about the conspiracy, however some believe that her punishment was too harsh for her actions. Unlike Dr. Samuel Mudd who had helped Booth knowingly and only received life in prison, she was hanged. Mary Surratt did not deserve the punishment that she got for being accused of being in the murder conspiracy. One piece of evidence stacked up against Mary Surratt was the fact that she supplied Booth with guns...
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...Unfair Trial? Who should be hanged? The innocent or the guilty? Mary Surratt was a widow who knew Booth because her son was friends with him. She had two children. Booth decided to kill Lincoln. Booth asked Mary Surratt to deliver a package for him, and she did it. She also held binoculars and guns for booth. Dr. Mudd helped Booth and his accomplice Herold. Dr. Mudd set Booth’s leg. Dr. Mudd went to town and he met some soldiers there that were looking for Booth. They asked him if he had seen Booth at all, but Dr. Mudd lied and told them to go the opposite way. Later Dr. Mudd told them they had to leave soon. Mary Surratt was supposedly in on the plot for the murder of Abraham Lincoln. Mary Surratt’s punishment did not fit her crime. Stanton...
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...The outcome of Mary Surratt’s trial was strongly based on what type of trial was held: military or civilian. Surratt got a military trial but deserved the right of a civilian trial. The military trial that was held was based on several points: Lincoln was commander-in-chief of the military troop when killed, he was killed within military lines, the crime was committed in a time of war, and it was suspected that the Confederacy was involved. On the other hand, the government itself was biased for losing a president and wanting revenge, and the country could easily blame the government for an unwanted verdict. For these reasons, civilian trial was requested due to the fact that it was guaranteed to any citizen in the Constitution by the right...
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...Mary Surratt’s sentence was not accurate for her role in the assassination. She was charged for treason in 1865. Mary was the first woman to be hanged. At this time she was 42 years old. Mary did not intend to help with the assassination of the president. She was also the first women to be hanged. Mary didn’t intend to help with the assassination. In the text it says,’’ It is possible that Mary knew of the kidnapping...
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...determined to avenge the death of President Lincoln. The government was able to corner Booth on April 26, 1865 at Garrett's tobacco barn in Port Royal, Virginia and Booth was shot and killed. Once the trials were underway for the accomplices of Booth, the question became how are the criminals going to punished for their crimes against the government? The government had no choice, they must be harsh in punishing those directly involved in the plot to decapitate the federal government. Once the verdicts read guilty, the ones directly associated with Booth were to be hanged even Mary Surratt, a woman who was directly involved in helping Booth and his plan. A woman had never been executed by the federal government; so would the government be lenient and let her serve prison time instead? The government decided to not show weakness towards the criminals and they decided to hang her with the others and she became the first executed woman in American history. The execution of Mary Surratt caused by Booth’s actions had parts of the nation in an uproar for killing a woman who some believed she was innocent. During all this time now President Johnson was situated in the White House and ready to take on the struggle of how to deal with the South. By killing Lincoln, Booth perhaps murdered the South’s best friend and only hope at obtaining peace after the end of the war. Now with a Democrat in office the Radical Republicans would have to find a way to still get what they wanted no matter what...
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...Emotional Appeal and Religious Symbolism in American Film Director/Actor, Robert Redford It can be noted that in the majority of all the films directed by Robert Redford, there is a strong resemblance between the films and the characters he creates. Redford is strongly opinionated on politics and ethical rights. Political and religious symbolism can be found in almost all of his films. One of the most notable hallmarks of Robert Redford’s work, A River Runs Through It, is a profound example of the raw emotion Redford instills within his character that resonates so well with a wide range of audiences. Within the films he directs, Robert Redford’s characters seem to harbor emotions that bleed through the screen and into the viewer’s home because—much like the filmmaker himself—Redford’s films truly wear their heart on their sleeves. The films themselves seem to creep into the audience’s minds, leaving viewers longing for more or to simply be there in that moment feeling just like the characters Redford creates on screen. Born August 18, 1936, in Santa Monica, California, Robert Redford has proved to be one of the greats in American filmmaking; starring in classics such as The Sting and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Robert Redford is also notably known for helping kick-start The Sundance Film Festival in 1978, which has since evolved into one of the film industry's most prominent affairs. However, before experiencing success within the American filmmaking community, Redford...
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...RESEARCH ON THE TRENDS IN DRUG ABUSE AND EFFECTIVE MEASURES FOR THE TREATMENT OF THE DRUG ABUSERS IN ASIAN COUNTRIES AN ANALYSIS OF INNOVATIVE MEASURES FOR THE TREATMENT OF DRUG ABUSERS PREFACE Crimes related to drug abuse and the illegal manufacturing and trafficking of drugs are serious problems for virtually every country. The abuse of drugs has an adverse impact, not only on the individual abuser, but also on the economy and society of a country as a whole. Drug use and the problems that accompany it have an extremely deleterious effect on the healthy development of young people, especially. Due to the rapid increase in drug related crime and drug abusers in Asian countries, the establishment of effective countermeasures for demand and supply reduction are a pressing issue. In light of the above-mentioned situation, the United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (UNAFEI); and the Research Division of the Research and Training Institute, Ministry of Justice jointly conducted a comprehensive study on drug abuser treatment, from 2002 to 2004, entitled “Research on the Trends in Drug Abuse and Effective Measures for the Treatment of the Drug Abusers in Asian Countries - An Analysis of Innovative Measures for the Treatment of Drug Abusers”. The Asian countries included in the study are: China (Hong Kong), Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. This is the first phase of the study on drug abuser treatment; the second...
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