bit of insight into the term thug. There was a cult of Indian bandits called the, “Thuggee” that would travel around purposely deceiving people and eventually robbing and killing them. According to Guinness Book of World Records, the Thuggee were responsible for over 2 million deaths of unsuspecting travelers. The relation to the term now and then is very similar, but is also very different as well. The Thuggee were very disguised and clever with their tactics, whereas, the Thugs of the modern
The Use of Capital Punishment to Eliminate Repeat Offenders Capital punishment is the only way to eliminate repeat offenders, to deter potential murderers and is the ultimate retribution. “When I think of all the sweet, innocent people who suffer extreme pain and who die every day in this country, then the outpouring of sympathy for cold-blooded killers enrages me. Where is your sympathy for the good, the kind and the innocent? This fixation on murderers is a sickness, a putrefaction of the
powers during the process, British colonizers ignored this and constructed the narrative that ultimately men were responsible for the pressure to commit sati, in addition to other crimes they believed to be Hindu-specific such as infanticide and thuggee. Women who engaged willingly in these crimes admitted to it, but the newly installed British government continued to rely on the victimized trope of Hindu womanhood, using Hindu women as symbols to justify their colonial interference, furthering their
The Effect of British Imperialism on India and China The British went about imperialism in India and China using different methods, and even though there were large differences, both countries were significantly impacted, both during and after British colonization. The types of rule in India and China varied significantly. In India, the British used direct rule, whereas in China, the British used indirect rule. This was due to the fact that the British were physically in India, governing and controlling