UN HEAD CALLS FOR WORLDWIDE ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTYBy LUKE VARGAS
February 27, 2013 UNITED NATIONS (TRNS) – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has repeated his call for the global abolition of capital punishment at a meeting of activists gathered this week in Geneva. In a statement read to a meeting of the International Commission Against the Death Penalty (ICDP), Ban described the death penalty as, “too absolute, too irreversible, for one human being to inflict on another, even when backed by legal process.” The United Nations has held four General Assembly votes on a non-binding death penalty moratorium since 2007. Each vote has seen a gradual increase in the number of countries in favor of ending capital punishment. Ban Ki-moon said such progress “echoes in every region and across legal systems, traditions, customs and religious backgrounds.” The latest proposed moratorium received a General Assembly vote in December 2012, with 111 countries backing the moratorium and 41 opposed. Among the notable parties voting against the motion were the United States, China, Japan, and India. In Geneva, ICDP President Federico Mayo issued a strong condemnation of the countries still supportive of the death penalty, saying, “the isolation of the world’s last executing nations is growing as more countries conclude that capital punishment is cruel,endorses violence and risks execution of the innocent, while failing to deter violent crime.” While many American states have moved to eliminate the death penalty in recent decades — and Oregon and Colorado appear poised to begin debate on outlawing the practice this year –President Obama’s support for the policy has not wavered. In his 2006 memoir, The Audacity of Hope, Obama provided a brief outline of his stance on the issue: “While the evidence tells me that the death penalty does little to deter crime, I believe there are some crimes—mass murder, the rape and murder of a child—so heinous, so beyond the pale, that the community is justified in expressing the full measure of its outrage by meting out the ultimate punishment.” 100 nations have enacted laws banning the death penalty, with four – Latvia, Benin, Mongolia, and Madgascar – doing so in 2012 alone. Since 2000, 31 nations have abolished the death penalty. As of February 6, 2013, 27 prisoners are slated for execution in the United States, with the vast majority located in Ohio (13) and Texas (12). |
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The death penalty is favored by some, however opposed by others. The question is whether anyone deserves to this type of sentence at all. Especially at times when justice fails to be served. Troy Davis was killed in Georgia despite the fact that there was no solid evidence or witnesses. In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Justine is wrongfully accused of murdering little William. Unfortunately, she is sentenced to death. Perhaps, the death penalty should be banished if it takes the lives of innocent citizens. |
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Relationship To FrankensteinEdgar Allen Poe tells the story of a man who has to investigate on a mysterious and brutal murder of two women. However, some evidence he finds is hair- that does not belong to a human. Perhaps the murderer is no man at all.
Victor's monster is a murderer as well. When he makes his first kill, the people are devasted and unble to determine who the killer may be. He goes on to kill others throughout the novel, making Victor suffer continuously. |
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Like Victor, Beowulf is battling a monster as well. When comparing these two stories,the war between man and creature continues on until either one dies. For Beowulf, he succeeds but eventually faces another fight with Beowulf's mother and so on.
Victor's creation and Grendel are both described as monsters that terrify the human race. The two monster are both unhappy and want something in return from man.
In conclusion, these stories almost go hand in hand.
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Victor's creation and Grendel are both described as monsters that terrify the human race. The two monster are both unhappy and want something in return from man.
In conclusion, these stories almost go hand in hand.
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/180445
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"Suffocated" by OrianthiIn the beginning it was worth this Do the worst, feel complete Passing standards others meet(What we do best) Now perfect endings make you anxious A heavy head, a cold sweat Leaving nothing here, nothing to regret Why am I still suffocatedI'm constantly devastated just to stay alive Why am I still suffocated I'm constantly devastated just to stay alive I miss the old days that we murdered They're so far gone, out of reach Watch 'em fade with summer's heat (Well it goes like this) Without a break from this distraction I need a change, a different scene A new approach to coming clean. . . http://www.metrolyrics.com/suffocated-lyrics-orianthi.html |
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Relationship To Frankenstein Artist, Orianthi, expresses the feeling she has when describing the experience of being suffocated. She asks "Why am I still so suffocated?" The first mental image one recieves is of the monster who forces his large hands around his victims' necks. Orianthi then says she is "devastated just to stay alive," creating the image of the victims' desperate gasps for air.
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Relationship To PoemIn Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Victor is urged to make a female creation who is compatible with the monster. However, before the female monster is able to consume her first breath of life, Victor destroys her.
Today, abortion is offered to women throughout the nation. But everyday, abortion is discussed as an ethical issue that has no resolution. Is it morally right to destroy any creation that is alive? |
Relationship To PaintingThis picture portrays death by its dark and mysterious colors used. In addition, the bones of a skeleton are thought to signify lifelessness.
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Tracing The Theme
Chapter 3
"On the third day my mother sickened; her fever was accompanied by the most alarming symptoms and the looks of her medical attendants prognosticated the worst event” (28).
Chapter 4
"and a churchyard was to me merely the receptacle of bodies deprived of life" (37).
"I thought, that if I could bestow animation upon lifeless matter, I might in process of time renew life where death had apparently devoted the body to corruption" (40).
Chapter 6
"This girl had always been the favourite of her father; but, through a strange perversity, her mother could not endure her, and after the death of M. Moritz, treated her very ill" (51).
Chapter 7
"'Poor William!' said he, 'dear lovely child, he now sleeps with his angel mother'" (60).
Chapter 8
"Justine shook her head mournfully. 'I do not fear to die'" (74).
"And on the morrow, Justine died" (75).
Chapter 9
"Nothing is more powerful to the human mind, than, after the feelings have been worked up by a quick succession of events, the dead calmness of inaction and certainty which follows and deprives the soul both of hope and fear. Justine died" (77).
Chapter 14
"He was seized and cast into prison the very next day that Safie arrived from Constantinople to join him. He was tried and condemned to death" (110).
"This lady died; but her lessons were indelibly impressed on the mind of Safie" (111).
"She arrived in safety at a town about twenty leagues from the cottage of DeLacey, when her attendant fell dangerously ill. Safie nursed her with the most devoted affection ; but the poor girl died" (114).
Chapter 16
"Cursed, cursed creator! Why did I live" (124).
Chapter 18
"Could I enter into a festival with this deadly weight yet hanging round my neck, and bestow me to the ground" (140).
Chapter 20
"I thought with a sensation of madness on my promise of creating another like him, and trembled with passion, tore to pieces the thing on which I was engaged. The wretch saw me destroy the creature" (154).
"and you are to give an account of the death of a gentleman who was found murdered here lastnight" (161).
"Little did I then expect the calamity that was in a few moment to overwhelm me, and extinguish in horror and despair all fear of ignomity or death" (161).
Chapter 21
"He had apparently been strangled; for there was no sign of any violence, except the black mark of fingers on his neck" (162).
"His companions came up to assist him; and, by the light of their lantern, they found that he had fallen on the body of a man who was to all appearance dead" (162).
"Why did I not die" (164).
"On the third day my mother sickened; her fever was accompanied by the most alarming symptoms and the looks of her medical attendants prognosticated the worst event” (28).
Chapter 4
"and a churchyard was to me merely the receptacle of bodies deprived of life" (37).
"I thought, that if I could bestow animation upon lifeless matter, I might in process of time renew life where death had apparently devoted the body to corruption" (40).
Chapter 6
"This girl had always been the favourite of her father; but, through a strange perversity, her mother could not endure her, and after the death of M. Moritz, treated her very ill" (51).
Chapter 7
"'Poor William!' said he, 'dear lovely child, he now sleeps with his angel mother'" (60).
Chapter 8
"Justine shook her head mournfully. 'I do not fear to die'" (74).
"And on the morrow, Justine died" (75).
Chapter 9
"Nothing is more powerful to the human mind, than, after the feelings have been worked up by a quick succession of events, the dead calmness of inaction and certainty which follows and deprives the soul both of hope and fear. Justine died" (77).
Chapter 14
"He was seized and cast into prison the very next day that Safie arrived from Constantinople to join him. He was tried and condemned to death" (110).
"This lady died; but her lessons were indelibly impressed on the mind of Safie" (111).
"She arrived in safety at a town about twenty leagues from the cottage of DeLacey, when her attendant fell dangerously ill. Safie nursed her with the most devoted affection ; but the poor girl died" (114).
Chapter 16
"Cursed, cursed creator! Why did I live" (124).
Chapter 18
"Could I enter into a festival with this deadly weight yet hanging round my neck, and bestow me to the ground" (140).
Chapter 20
"I thought with a sensation of madness on my promise of creating another like him, and trembled with passion, tore to pieces the thing on which I was engaged. The wretch saw me destroy the creature" (154).
"and you are to give an account of the death of a gentleman who was found murdered here lastnight" (161).
"Little did I then expect the calamity that was in a few moment to overwhelm me, and extinguish in horror and despair all fear of ignomity or death" (161).
Chapter 21
"He had apparently been strangled; for there was no sign of any violence, except the black mark of fingers on his neck" (162).
"His companions came up to assist him; and, by the light of their lantern, they found that he had fallen on the body of a man who was to all appearance dead" (162).
"Why did I not die" (164).