...Fireworks typically light up the skies of Paris every Bastille Day. 3. A ball is also held the evening before Bastille Day, July 13th, at the site of the Bastille prison, or Place de la Bastille as it is today. 1. Annual parades are held throughout the country celebrating America’s declaration of freedom. 2. Fireworks are a very popular tradition with displays found across the nation. 3. Barbeques, picnics, eating contests, and other food-related events are traditional activities for the holiday. They provide an opportunity for people to come together and celebrate America. Symbols 1. La Marseillaise was a song crafted to encourage French troops to remain courageous in the time of the French Revolution. It is now the French national anthem and a reminder of liberty. 2. The Phrygian cap is a symbol of liberty to the French, specifically the Revolutionaries. 3. The French flag is a major symbol of Bastille Day because it was adopted after the King admitted defeat. Red and blue are the colors of Paris. 1. The American flag symbolizes the union of the country. 2. The colors red, white, and blue, found in July 4th decorations are symbols of courage, innocence, and...
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...right has many dimensions and one of such dimensions finds in the trial by media. In India trial by media has assumed significant proportions. There are many cases in India where media showed its importance by continuously highlighting it, such as Priyadarshnimatto case, Nitishkatra murder case, Bijaljoshi rape case, Aarushitalwar case, Jessica case etc. Media has now reincarnated itself into a “public court” (jantaadalat). It use to watch out injustice, which has conducted the trial of an accused and passed the own verdict even before the pronouncement of judgment by the court. By this way, it prejudice the public and sometime even judges and as a result it violates the basic principle of criminal jurisprudence i.e.; ‘’presumption of innocence until proven guilty and guilty beyond reasonable doubt’’. This paper focuses on the rights of accused such as his right to fair trial, right to privacy and right to dignity, which are a violation of basic human rights guaranteed not only under Indian constitution, but also by many international organizations. Media trial along with revolutionary sting operations is an appreciable effort which helps government more accountable. But it must be done without violating basic...
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...taught to act upon in society - fairness. After the horrifying acts that took place during WWI and WWII, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was established in order to better assure fairness in the world and to declare the basic rights and freedoms all human beings are obliged to have. Additionally, it states that human rights are to be enjoyed by all people, regardless of who they are or where they live; while also including civil and political rights such as the right to live, freedom of speech, and privacy. In Elie Wiesel’s Night, Wiesel shares an impeccable account and the overlying theme of the dehumanizing macabre that is referred to as the Holocaust- particularly the idea that if one is treated as subhuman, death overrules innocence, the fight for survival results the loss of feelings, and extreme starvation outweighs all....
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...Human Rights should ensure that an individual is guaranteed certain rights and freedoms. Among the most important are civil and political rights, freedom of speech and assembly, and the order to provide safety and equality to every individual. A major development towards Human Rights took place by the United Rights took place by the United Nations in 1948. A thirty page outline was adapted to declare a Universal Declaration on Human Rights. Injustices and violations occur everywhere but not as severe in Western civilizations. Third World Countries like India and in Asian cultures such as China believe in abiding by much stricter rules and regulations. The Problems and violations occurred early on in both of the regions, but still exist and effect many people's lives. In India the untouchables evolved from the caste system developed by an early Aryan custom. Such activities as talking and looking at other classes, drinking out of certain wells or even visiting some temples were forbidden. It now exists in rural parts of India including Bihar and in Southern Tamil Nadu, shunning about 160 million people in rank. The deaths and torture which have occurred in Tibet as a result of the Chinese invasion is staggering too. It started in 1949 and up to date has killed over 1.2 million Tibetans. After the mass invasion, Tibet represented a prison camp or labor camp for most people. Society, government, and religion are examples of reasons that started racism and bias opinions against...
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...Since 1973, 161 people have been released from execution after later review of evidence that pointed to their innocence (“The...the USA”). For a man named Carlos DeLuna, his story had a very sad and unjust ending. DeLuna was accused of murdering Wanda Lopez on February 4, 1983 at a gas station in Corpus Christi. Due to his background of robbery and conviction of attempted rape, the police had no trouble taking DeLuna in as their perpetrator. The only hard evidence that investigators had against DeLuna were the “eyewitnesses” who supposedly saw him stab Lopez and run from the scene. DeLuna’s testimony said that he was across the street at a bar at the time of the crime, but prosecutors refused to believe this accusation because the case was pretty much closed. A woman that was with DeLuna at the bar testified against him, saying that she was at her baby shower (Carlos DeLuna...Team Says”). Sadly, there are more cases like Carlos’. As of 1973, there have been a total of 161 exonerations in the United States (Innocence...Death...
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...In 1661 Edward Burrough wrote a letter to King Charles II, “A Declaration of the Sad and Great Persecution and Martyrdom of the People of God, Called Quakers, in New England, for the Worshipping of God.” Burrough constantly ridicules the unfairness and unjustness of the Puritans- otherwise known as the “Petitioners”- and tries to convince King Charles II that the Quakers are of “innocent blood” (3). Burrough strategically insinuates that the Petitioners are bad and selfish by comparing both the Quakers’ ways of life with the Puritans’, by building the trust between Quakers and the king; in addition, by building the king’s ego, and by using visual details involving nature. With the overall argument that the Puritans are the wrong doers, Burrough automatically attaches the Quakers to a higher standard, and associates them with religion, trust, and justice, although both share the label of being colonial people. Burrough starts by addressing the fact that Quakers have not done any transgression to deserve the punishments that the Puritans have bestowed upon them. When he states, “[I]t is hard to relate the Cruelties committed against these People, and acted upon them by these Petitioners,” Burrough confronts the corrupt abuse the Puritans are giving the Quakers, without fair reasoning but solely because of the “[d]ifference in Judgement and Practice concerning Spiritual things, and without any transgression of the Law of God, or their own Laws” (3). Strictly speaking, the simple...
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...alternative form of punishment applied in place of the death penalty. Therefore this gives rise to questions, is the death penalty really necessary? Is the life of the murderer any less valuable than that of the victim? Over the years, the view that the death penalty is a deterrent to serious crime has been immensely debated, in this paper the debate against death penalty as a good deterrent to serious crime will be continued. Democracy is a prime feature of the system of governance in the United States and as part of democracy the freedoms and rights of the people are held in high esteem. With the imposition of the death penalty, the intention of the Constitution of the United States to preserve the liberty and freedom as inspired by the declaration of independence (“Liberty, Opportunity, and Security for All”) has been jeopardized by rather limiting the freedoms of people by act of fear and emotional distress. Michael Radelet, a sociologist, witnesses the ordeals of...
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...Thesis When the government seizes the property of citizens through civil forfeiture, which occurs when officers take property from people suspected of crimes, they are in violation of these citizens’ 4th amendment right. Specifically, they are in violation of the 4th amendment clause against improper seizures. This paper will examine the background behind the Fourth Amendment, the history of civil forfeiture cases in the United States, three reasons against civil forfeiture, and focus on affirming Sourovelis’ argument in Sourovelis v. Philadelphia, a specific case regarding civil forfeiture in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Background Private property is a hallmark of the American tradition and Western culture. In fact, the Declaration of Independence almost read “Life, Liberty, and Private Property” instead of “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” (Hamilton,...
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...and music to architecture and literature, from philosophy and religion to laws and economics, we live among cultural artifacts that have deep roots. (American Intercontinental University, 2013). An artifact is an item of culture that represents deep traditions and customs. The single artifact that I believe represents the culture that I live in today is the United States Flag. The US flag consists of 13 horizontal stripes which represent the original 13 colonies. The stripes are alternating red and white stripes: 7 red and 6 white stripes. The stars on the flag are symbolic of the 50 states of the union. The colors on the flag are also significant. The color red represents hardiness and valor. The color white represents purity and innocence. The color blue represents vigilance, perseverance, and justice. All of the colors represent the US struggle to fight for independence, justice, and equality for all people. (USA Flag Site, 2012) The United States flag relates to the values and beliefs of the US culture because it represents unity. The US flag in itself is symbolic of the unity of the 50 states. The United States flag is a source of pride and inspiration to many US citizens because of the bearing on the historical roots. For many the United States is also a symbol that represents equality and justice for all. The United States did not always have these values. As with many countries, the leaders of the United States executed unjust laws and practices on other ethnic...
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...Universality and Inalienability: Human rights are universal and inalienable. All people everywhere in the world are entitled to them. The universality of human rights is encompassed in the words of Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” Everyone is born with and possesses the same rights, regardless of where they live, their gender or race, or their religious, cultural or ethnic background. Inalienable: because people’s rights can never be taken away except in specific situations and according to due process. For example, the right to liberty may be restricted if a person is found guilty of a crime by a court of law. Indivisibility: Human rights are indivisible. Whether they relate to civil, cultural, economic, political or social issues, human rights are inherent to the dignity of every human person. Consequently, all human rights have equal status, and cannot be positioned in a hierarchical order. Denial of one right invariably impedes enjoyment of other rights. Thus, the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living cannot be compromised at the expense of other rights, such as the right to health or the right to education. First-generation human rights, often called "blue" rights, deal essentially with liberty and participation in political life. They are fundamentally civil and political in nature: They serve negatively to protect the individual from excesses of the state. First-generation...
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...This case, in which Troy Davis was convicted of and executed for the murder of Mark MacPhail regardless of the lack of evidence and importance of doubt, drew international attention. We believe this case is not a question of “guilt” or “innocence”. It is important to keep in mind that no physical evidence was shown to the jury and the murder weapon never found. The case built against Troy Davis rested exclusively on witness testimony. Most of the key witnesses at Davis's trial withdrew or modified their testimony in sworn affidavits but these recantations were not taken into account because, as stated one of the panel-judges, “two of the witnesses had not changed their recollections” and there was “no DNA evidence was available to categorically clear Troy Davis”. Nine affidavits, containing evidence implicated another suspect, were written after the trial. In fact, one of the two witnesses who did not recant his testimony was this suspect. Regardless of the lack of evidence and serious doubt, Davis was sentenced to death and executed. Was the execution warrant setting Troy Davis’ execution unconstitutional?...
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...The Bastille was used more as an armory than a prison. It only held 7 prisoners and was only had a very small garrison. The National Assembly feared that the king would use violence to end their meetings. The storming of the Bastille was important because it was ran mainly by fear. Writing of the Declaration of the Rights of Men- August 26, 1789 The Declaration of the Rights of Men was created by the National Assembly. It said that all men are born equal and are considered equal under the law. It also laid out the reasoning of the French Revolution and said that the French strived for “liberty, equality” and “fraternity [brotherhood]”. Establishment of the New Constitution- September 3, 1791 The National Assembly established the constitution which created a new legislative body called the Legislative Assembly. This constitution limited the king's power but still contained a monarchy. It also gave taxpaying men above the age of 25 the right to vote. Execution of the King and Queen / Beginning of the Reign of Terror- January 21,...
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...to accomplish. Although, Lewis Allan has done precisely this in his 1939 poem Strange Fruit. Allan uses meter and juxtaposition to euphemise the his depiction of the “strange fruit”, why emphasizing the irony of the lynching of black men in the Southern United States. First, a false innocence is projected in the poem by Allan’s use of meter; the rhyme scheme and end-stopping create a pleasant tone that contrast the dark subject matter. By incorporating punctuation at the end of every line, Allan forces the reader to pause, emphasizing each rhyme...
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...is a travesty in the name of justice to misinterpret the intensions of these men without first acknowledging the possibility of their innocence in collaboration with the causes and events leading up to the initial incarceration. This was not a revolution of desperate lower class minorities with nothing to lose. The people behind the revolution were wealthy, educated, opinionated politicians; all of whom, in agreement of the fact that there was no other option rather than to risk everything for the freedom they rightfully deserved. George...
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...SeoHyun Nam 0711726 JooHa Cha Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 3 2.0 Different Aspects on Death Penalty 3 2.1.0 Political Aspect: Wrong Conviction 4 2.1.1 Torture Used to Innocents 4 2.1.2 Amateur Attorney 5 2.2.0 Economical Aspect: High Cost Of Death Row 5 2.2.1 Plea Bargaining 6 2.2.2 Motions 6 2.2.3 Court Time 7 2.2.4 Lawyer 7 2.2.5 Investigators and Expert Testimony 8 2.2.6 Opportunity Cost. 8 2.2.7 Cost-effectiveness. 9 2.3.0 Social Aspect # 2.3.1.0 Deterrent Effect # 2.3.1.1 Ineffectiveness # 2.3.1.2 Counteract as an Incitement # 2.3.1.3 Lack of Viability # 2.3.2 Discrimination # 2.3.2 Overcrowding Problems # 2.4.0 Ethical Aspect # 2.4.1.0 Human Rights # 2.4.1.1 The Universal Declaration # 2.4.1.2 The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights # 2.4.2 Rights of Criminal’s Family # 2.4.3 The Pain of Capital Death # 3.0 Alternative Solutions # 3.1 Life Imprisonment # 3.2 Rehabilitation or Reformatories # 3.3.0 Cases of Sex Offenders # 3.3.1 Use of GPS Device # 3.3.2 Revelation of Identities # 3.3.3 Chemical Castration # Appendix # Reference # 1.0 Introduction On September 21, 2011, Alireza Molla-Soltani was hanged to death after stabbing Iran’s most well-known athlete. Alireza was only 17 years-old at the time he was executed. Hassiba Sahraoui, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director, quote “The fact that Iran has decided to execute a 17-year old shows how little respect the authorities...
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