SYNOD OF BISHOPS: JUSTICE IN THE WORLD The word synod comes from the Greek word –“ synodos” meaning "assembly" or "meeting"‚ and it is synonymous with the Latin word concilium — "council". Originally synods were meetings of bishops‚ and the word is still used in that sense in Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. the term "Synod of Bishops" or "Synod of the Bishops"‚is also applied to a permanent body established in 1965 as an advisory body of the Pope. While an assembly of the Synod of Bishops thus expresses
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By attacking public hangings as cruel death penalty opponents were able to agitate five states to abolish public hangings but fifteen states continued to hold private hangings. In 1853‚ Wisconsin abolished the death penalty after a gruesome hanging in which the prisoner “struggled for five minutes at the end of the rope‚ and a full eighteen minutes passed before his heart finally quit.” (Reggio‚ 1997) We see here that the basis for rejecting capital punishment evolved mid-century from arguing that
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A Hanging 1. George Orwell’s writing "A Hanging" provides his firsthand account of the hanging of a Hindu man who represents the last moments of natural life. a. The significant observation i. The man‚ on the way to the gallows‚ deliberately avoids a puddle in order to insure that his feet do not get wet. 1. Orwell found this to be very interesting ii. The man shows how he is still conscious and a living creature 2. Therefore‚ Orwell’s theme revolves around the inhuman nature of the extraction
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A Hanging Analysis “A Hanging” by George Orwell is a powerful short story on capital punishment. A Hindu man from Burma was taken out of his cell and walked down to be hung. The story never explains why the man was ever arrested and sentenced to death. At the beginning‚ the narrator doesn’t seem to care about taking a man down to his death because he’s just doing his job. But when the prisoner goes around a puddle of water‚ everything changes. At this point‚ the narrator realizes that this
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In the article “Hanging Tongues: A Sociological Encounter with the Assembly line” Thompson (1983) there are many connections between the Physical structure of the beef processing plant and the social structure of those working within it. The layout‚ design and decor of the beef plant both directly and metaphorically impact on the social structure within the plant‚ pertaining to (among other examples) a sense of isolation‚ hierarchies‚ formalisation and standardisation. The physical layout
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Computer Mouse: Consumer Driven Innovation The computer mouse controls the pointer on a computer screen‚ allowing a user to navigate throughout programs‚ websites‚ etc. The mouse is moved around a surface by the user’s hand in order to translate that movement to the pointer on the computer screen. Computers were only invented shortly before the earliest mice were developed‚ and there were very few computers around. There was little demand for an invention like this‚ but before the mouse was invented
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A Hanging The short story‚ ?A Hanging? by George Orwell‚ poses many problematic and significant questions. Of these questions the one that intrigued me the most was‚ how does the narrator?s emotions and feelings change throughout the story‚ and how does this change affect the theme of the story? These questions are significant in general because they are very important to the theme and major conflict of the story. These questions are also important to the story specifically‚ because it shows how
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Bishop’s Candlesticks” is McKinnel’s adaptation of the opening chapter of Victor Hugo’s celebrated novel Les Miserable. The play is based on the concept that no man is a born offender. It is the embodiment of a true Christian. The Bishop has all the virtues which a bishop ought to have −− he is selfless‚ kind‚ generous and charitable. He has a childlike innocence and does not understand any ‘dupe’. His absolute faith in God has made him fearless. The convict’s treats to kill him fail to unnerve him
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Self-centered Teen or Thought-invoking Speaker : "Hanging Fire" by Audre Lorde The speaker in Audre Lord’s poem "Hanging Fire" is extremely self-centered. Does this limit the poem’s ability to say anything of general value? A simple read of "Hanging Fire" by Audre Lorde might lead one to conclude that there is no real value in this self-centered poem. However‚ upon critical analysis‚ one can obtain valuable insights from the poem. The 14-year-old speaker deals with major issues that plague the adolescent
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THE MOUSE EXERCISE Brief: The proposed meeting envisages negotiation between multi parties for setting up an entertainment complex by world’s largest entertainment conglomerate‚ Mouse Company in Marne-la-Vallee near Paris‚ France. The National Government recognizes the importance of the project for foreign investment in France and the potential impact on the local economy and wants to move forward with the project. However the local municipalities are worried about the environmental impact the
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