Egil’s Saga tells the story of several individuals, such as Thorstein and Egil, who grow up surrounded by wealth and power that grants them certain liberties others only imagine. In order to retain the right to these assets and liberties, they must rely upon their loyalties to those close to them. The saga also contains a significant amount of bloodshed to honor their loyalties, but at other times it would be deemed unwarranted. Regardless, this bloodshed, partly due to the significance and power of those involved, continues without punishment or any sort of formal trial. Unlike Egil’s Saga, the Saga of the Confederates is largely based upon the seeking of justice through trial. While this particular method avoids all the bloodshed that is …show more content…
As a warrior-type saga, Egil’s Saga has numerous conflicts that are solved through violent acts that result in death and bloodshed. While at times these acts (usually carried out by Egil) appear criminal and unwarranted, often times they are performed in an effort to honor loyalties and to avenge the wrongdoing or deaths experienced by fellow kinsman. But, in an effort to retain power and a high standing, at times bloodshed was necessary to acquire significant wealth. Regardless, these actions go unpunished and the perpetrators are never held accountable in terms of being sent through any sort of formal trial. However, within the Saga of the Confederates there is a noticeable transition from the seeking of bloodshed to the push for formal trials. And while there is a degree of bloodshed prevalent in the saga, a trial follows the bloodshed to provide repercussions for those responsible. To further the contrast between the two sagas, unlike Egil’s Saga there is also a significant amount of corruption that leads to the manipulation and dishonoring of loyalties that furthers the conflict within the saga in an effort to gain
It is astonishing how one man can take away another’s life so quickly and easily. It is alarming how one could argue that the murder of Julius Caesar was a group effort, when there is only one man who is behind this horrific feat of hatred. It is amazing how anyone could think that the killing of our powerful leader-to-be could be justified by any reasoning. Ladies and gentlemen, we are standing in the very same room as the murderer of the great Julius Caesar. May I direct your attention to the man guilty of this crime, Marcus Brutus.
After researching the Tulia case, I can conclude that the ruling was unfair due to a faulty justice system and targeted african american people. Out of 46 people that were arrested, 39 were african american. 38 out of the 46 were convicted on drug charges by Tom Coleman. An ex-agent, white male, who failed to submit any actual evidence that can convict them for the charges. 38 people were convicted solely by his word and falsified evidence.
In McPherson’s final chapters, he examines the need for revenge from both sides. On page 147, McPherson states, “The darker passions of hatred and revenge also motivated men to kill.” According to McPherson, the passions and motivations of soldiers became stronger as the war continued. McPherson provides proof that shows how men were fueled by the thought of revenge on the other side throughout the war by stating on page 153, “…the motives of hatred and revenge burned with a white-hot intensity.” McPherson investigated the journals of soldiers who were exhausted, full of hatred, and wanted to win the war for their side.
Vengeance is the recurrent theme in both the books and
Louis exhibited another core attitude of the period’s people, the common attitude that evil acts must be faced with deserving justice, which often included violent punishments. With Ebles of Roucy, Louis fought to stop his crimes and “the plunderers themselves were plundered and the torturers tortured with the same or even more pain then they had used to torture others,” bringing swift justice to the band of criminals (Suger 35). William of Normandy and his supporters met their fate when Louis sent a host of knights to deal his just punishment,
For being such an advanced country, America’s biggest issue stays unresolved. That issue is its justice system. In the book Just Mercy, the author Bryan Stevenson writes, “We have to reform a system of criminal justice that continues to treat people better if they are rich and guilty than if they are poor and innocent.” The majority of prisoners in the U.S. are black, mentally ill, or poor. Minorities are treated harshly by the justice system in the United States because it’s built to benefit the rich, guilty, and white.
No one deserves to die, and no one deserves death. Some executions are justified, but David Herold’s was not. Herold was a skilled and talented man who was deprived into a corner to help a killer. James L. Swanson’s novel, Chasing Lincoln 's Killer, a diary entry, “Last Diary Entry of John Wilkes Booth,” and an article, “Lincoln Writ of Liberty” contain evidence that proves Herold’s innocence. Herold did help a murderer; however, he is like everyone, in that he is susceptible to violent threats.
Greek literature has forced a theme of tyrannical nemesis upon its contents. It is shown that fate and its agents have controlled the Greek sense of justice in a strictly one-sided method. This “dictatorship” of punishment has lead to countless deaths of innocent, and the release of guilty based on the decree of an individual. Sophocles introduces an opposition to the former ideal by presenting a seemingly unresolvable scenario. Neither the revenge of the Furies nor the compassion of Apollo can grant justice single-handedly upon the crimes of tragic Orestes.
In Kevin Boyle’s book “Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age” he tells the story through the eyes of a black doctor. This doctor was a proud African American who was a slave’s grandson that pushed his way into owning his own home in a white neighborhood in Detroit. Kevin Boyle centers his book around everything that is stated in the title. Arc of Justice is about African American’s struggles while trying to gain equal rights and justice in general during the 1920’s. The 1920’s was a time filled with a lot of racial tension and injustice to pretty much everyone who wasn’t a white male.
Throughout the epic, violence is evident in the actions and the decision making of the characters in order to obtain peace. The battles and suicides throughout the story are prevalent and gruesome, while moments of peace are minor and fleeting. The characters, whether man or god, result to violence as a primary way to manage their problems. Aeneas is strong, heroic, and seems calm; however, he does not receive true peace and calmness until he has killed his enemy, Turnus, to end the battle and avenge his friend, Pallas. Nonetheless, Aeneas is a noble character who overcomes bad odds and embodies Roman ideals, including violence.
Bryan Stevenson knew the perils of injustice and inequality just as well as his clients on death row. He grew up in a poor, racially segregated area in Delaware and his great-grandparents had been slaves. While he was a law student, he had interned working for clients on death row. He realized that some people were treated unfairly in the judicial system and created the Equal Justice Institute where he began to take on prisoners sentenced to death as clients since many death row prisoners had no legal representation of any kind. In Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson focuses on some of these true stories of injustice, mainly the case of his client, Walter McMillian.
The Crucible Fear has effected much of history. Many of these events in history are very similar. One of the biggest examples in history would be The Holocaust. An example would be the Salem witch trails which were depicted in the book The Crucible by Arthur Miller. The Crucible and The Holocaust are related because one person was to blame for the mass hysteria, there was one person in power, fear was used to control the people and many people were wrongly punished.
While Odysseus’ actions taken to punish the suitors may appear immoral in modern society, by considering the ways in which modern society differs from Homeric society, Odysseus’ actions are just in the context of the poem. As violence has an extremely negative connotation in modern society, the use of the death penalty is morally ambiguous, and is a highly debated topic; however, violence is far more legitimized in the society of the Odyssey, and therefore, death is a far more acceptable form of punishment. This idea is exemplified by the way in which violence is discussed between characters within the Odyssey. In particular, this general acceptance of violence is demonstrated through the fact that many of the characters within the Odyssey share an almost unanimous belief that the suitors should be put to death to pay for their crimes.
The good choices that Justice Wargrave made weren’t necessarily good choices, but deserved choices. The killing of Philip Lombard by Justice Wargrave was one of the more deserved killings that occurred in the book. " Philip Lombard, that upon a date in February, 1932, you were guilty of the death of twenty-one men, members of an East African tribe" (31). Mr. Lombard willingly sent 21 natives to their deaths. While this may sound bad, perhaps the more concerning thing is that he wasn’t ashamed that he did so.
To avoid feeling guilty from slavery whites said blacks were bad and began to oppress them. They did this through segregating them, watching their every move, and putting them in positions to commit crimes. Bigger is frustrated because he is not allowed to do anything because he is black. " When Bigger goes out onto the street he sees a poster for Buckley's campaign: “IF YOU BREAK THE LAW, YOU CAN'T WIN!” And, as Bigger knows, if you don’t break it, you keep losing.