The only way to get rid of the man was to offer him
(a) a job
(b) a large sum of money
(c) a pension
(d) a piece of land
Answer the following questions.
Q- How does the author describe the kingdom of Monaco?
A- The author describes the kingdom of Monaco as a tiny place near France and Italy, with only about seven thousand people. It’s so small that if all the land was divided, each person wouldn’t even get an acre. Despite its size, it has a king, a palace, and a small army.
Q- What was done once the crime was detected?
A- Once the crime was detected, the authorities assembled judges, prosecutors, and a jury to try the case. After the trial, the criminal was sentenced to death.
Q- Why did they have a problem in executing the murderer?
A- They had a problem in executing the murderer because they didn’t have the necessary equipment, like a guillotine, or an executioner. They couldn’t find anyone willing to do the job, and they couldn’t afford to hire someone from another country.
Q- Why were gaming houses banned in Germany?
A- Gaming houses were banned in Germany because they caused a lot of harm. People would gamble away all their money and even risk money they didn’t have. This often led to despair and even suicide.
Q- What was the hitch in executing the death punishment?
A The hitch in executing the death punishment was that they didn’t have the equipment or personnel to carry it out. They couldn’t afford to bring in help from other countries, and they couldn’t find anyone in their own army willing to do it.
Put each of the following words or phrases in their correct places below
wrongdoer , misdeeds , Â barbaric ,deterrent, reform ,retribution ,law-abiding, humane ,crime doesn’t pay ,death penalty ,rehabilitate, corporal punishment
What is the purpose of punishment? One purpose is obviously to reform the offender’s moral attitudes and anti-social behavior and to rehabilitate him or her, which means to assist the offender to return to normal life as a useful member of the community. Punishment can also be seen as a deterrent because it warns other people of what will happen if they are tempted to break the law and so prevents them from doing so. However, a third purpose of punishment lies, perhaps, in society’s desire for retribution which basically means revenge. In other words, don’t we feel that a wrongdoer should suffer for his misdeeds? The forms of punishment should also be considered. On one hand some believe that we should ‘make the punishment fit the crime’. Those who steal from others should be deprived of their own property to ensure that criminals are left in no doubt that ‘crime doesn’t pay‘. For those who attack others, corporal punishment should be used. Murderers should be subject to the principle ‘an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth’ and automatically receive the death penalty. On the other hand, it is said that such views are unreasonable, cruel and barbaric that we should show a more humane attitude to punishment and try to understand why a person commits a crime and how society has failed to enable him to live a respectful life.
