Imagine you as a twelve year old kid living in the streets of Paris, France. As you are slowly dying of starvation the sweet scent of apple pie from a nearby window catches your fancy. While the streets are constantly being watched by guards, you sneak up to the pie and in a flash you steal it while getting caught by a nearby officer. You get sent to prison for 25 years doing hard labor. Do you want to be marginalized by society? If you can’t decide or are interested read more. Coming from the movie Les Miserables, The society of nineteenth century France was corrupt in most ways but the main issues include unfair justice, unfair treatment of the poor, and the risk low-class people take to live. Justice in the twenty-first Century is really …show more content…
You would think even in the 19th century there would be health care but you are wrong. The government gives you protection and a place to live but medicine was something to brag about. People working for low pay or even poor people have almost no chance of survival if they get a disease, but the rich can get anything. Nobody cares about the health of the poor except for the church. As previously mentioned, the church is the only continuous supporter known in France. The nun school known as Petit-Picpus do their best to supply food, clothing, and other necessities but even that doesn’t help the poor get back on their feet. Of course the government doesn’t care as long as they get the taxes. The privileged people of French society or the people with money often mistook the less fortunate for really bad people. The group who does this the most is the government. As the life goes on as usual for a rich person, a prostitute on the street has given up everything for her child and is getting beaten up because she is unholy. Is this really what should happen? People back then believed so because if they had an excuse to do something they would do
The development of the French Revolution mirrors the development of egalitarian freedom over oppressive ideals, only emphasised through changed’ government systems; what began as a fight for equality, soon disfigured to radicalised egalitarianism and oppressive tyranny. Initially, a progressive society based on an obsolete government, the French Revolution epitomises the power of the people and the arbitrariness of revolution, echoed through the changes of governance systems. The impetus of the Revolution - socio-political and economic inequity against the bourgeoisie and proletariat, established the foundations of the revolution, its’ importance accentuated in the source below. The immensity of political unrest in France dominantly influenced
The Justice Project Physical disability is one of the most challenging things that someone can go through in their lifetime one of those people is Matt Barnes who overcomes the challenges of having a physical disability and helps his client through his dedication and courage. The Justice Project is a mystery novel by Michael Betcherman that tells us the story of Matt Barnes, A high school student who is passionate about solving his cases. But when Matt’s client Ray Richardson is charged with murder, he wants to fight for his client's innocents, later on in the book he discovers his courage and determination. This essay will explore how Matt Barnes overcomes some challenges he faces including him having a physical disability and helps his client through his dedication and
The pursuit for justice is an essential theme that is illustrated in the Western films High Noon and The Ox-Bow Incident. In the film High Noon, Will Kane stands alone as he faces the bandit Frank Miller, who returns to town in order to kill Kane and get justice and revenge for his imprisonment. In addition, Will Kane is a character that represents justice as he is a marshal who protects the town. On the other hand, in the film The Ox-Bow Incident, justice is pursued after hearing that Larry Kinkaid was killed which thereby resulted in the hanging of three innocent individuals. Moreover, while on the quest for justice both these films encounter a struggle with making life and death decisions.
Policing has been around a long time, ever since the 19th century to be more specific. In that span of time between the 19th century and today, policing has gone through many changes, to lead us to the state of policing we are in today, which is now a complete 180 from how it used to be. Way back when the first settlers came to America, communities actually policed themselves. They believed that this was the most effective way to uphold the law, or whatever they called it back then. They had many ways to keep people in line such as public disapproval, shunning, and even public humiliation.
France has just gotten out of both the 7 Year War and The American Revolution. On top of that no one was stopping the kings and the nobility to spend any amount of France’s resources for things that were not necessities, for example the palace Versailles was estimated to cost 10% of the national wealth. This led to a slowdown in population growth and less goods being imported to France. Furthermore there was little to no tax payed by most of the 1st and 2nd class because of privileges, so the main taxpayers where the poor and how much can the poor be taxed? With the cost of two wars, a corrupt government and a depletion of funds, it was obvious France was in a moajr Financial crisis and its also obviosus that that is one of the things that has led to the French
The Civil War not only abolished slavery, but also threw the significant challenge of rebuilding a war-torn nation. Although initiated with the best hopes and intentions, the ‘Reconstruction’ of the USA had collapsed miserably for it had failed to establish a nation with equal rights for all. As a consequence, class discrimination and racial injustice had engulfed the American society. Besides having similarities and differences, the struggles for racial justice in the late 19th century and the struggles for economic justice in the Gilded Age are not only reminders of the failed ideology of the reconstruction, but are also evidence which shows us that the upper class of the society in that era were reluctant about the upward mobility of the poor.
New York in the 1800s New York, New York is a bustling city, with many fascinating things for the eyes to look at. Horse and carriages, otherwise known as cabbies, fill the streets. The occasional parade marches through the city, whistles and drums playing in unison. New York City may seem like a lively and promising city, it does have its negatives as well. The medical treatment in the city is not the best, and the punishments for crime in the city were also jarring.
As humanity grows and develops, many incidents concerning injustice come to life. Yet the metaphorical scales of morality are tipped when the law provides inadequate solutions to the problem, enabling others to seek out the highest form of justice for themselves. Such actions allow for one to realize just how far their understanding of justice goes as well as how determined they are to pull through. In The Young Elites, Adelina Amouteru’s understanding of justice becomes distorted as the book progresses, illustrating how a sense of personal authority is quickly warped and shaped into the act of revenge.
Jean Valjean was in prison, the absolute monarchy of France was replaced by a governing monarch. During the time he went into the convent, to start his family with Cosette. We get from this the common theme of
France’s democracy was a system of government whose control was given to elected members, most who supported the principles of social equality (among white men). Before the revolution, the monarchy had created social inequality as the people of France were ranked by their family name and/or profession. When the Republic was formed, the nobles and clergies of the first and second Estates were told to give up
The French people’s knowledge of their rights led them to believe that it is possible to achieve fairness and be respected in their own province. And lastly, the idea of questioning France’s government had peasants discover that their king barely even cared about their well-being and restricted them of representation.
Definition and Description of Procedural Justice Procedural justice is the act involved in decision making. It incorporates the process of involving transparency and fairness in making decisions. The incorporation of justice in this process is equally essential it entails that all parties allowed to give their views before decision are made concerning a given matter. Some theories state that restorative and distributive justice might not be met but for as long as there is a fair and justice procedure, there is always the possibility of having outcomes that are equitable (Jason &Tyler, 2003).
The American Revolution and the French Revolution were both big turning points in history, that led to change. The American Revolution helped America declare its independence from Britain, and the right to govern themselves (pg. 521). The French Revolution helped get men equal rights and freedom (pg. 528). Some consider the 18th century the last phase of an old Europe, that would be changed forever by the French Revolution (pg. 508), just like the American Revolution marked a new time for Americans.
Most of the characters in Les Miserables are victims of society, depicting the poor social conditions that people would have encountered during the 1800s. Their impoverished lives as well as the desperate means they go to, to change their situation are portrayed in the film. The social conditions seen in the film reflect the situation most of France was suffering under at the time. The film begins with the protagonist of the film, Jean Valjean. He is the product of the society he lived in, as the dire social conditions led him to stealing a loaf of bread, due to poverty and the questionable system of justice that put him in prison for his crime.
Men make laws to instill order in a society and prevent chaos in any shape or form. Naturally, laws will always be somewhat unjust because it is impossible to consistently construct laws that directly and equally benefit all members of a society. There will always be a majority that makes the laws and a minority that has to obey the laws. Although laws are usually the standard of morality by which we live by, they must be disobeyed in certain situations. These situations are, but not limited to, an undemocratic formation of aforementioned laws, laws that are inherently unjust according to human law which can be synonymous with God’s law.