Tag: penalty

The goalkeeper’s anxiety at the penalty kick

Peter Handke, Austrian Nobel prize winning writer, has described the goalkeeper’s dilemma at a penalty kick, to perfection, in his short novel from 1970, Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter, or The Goalie’s Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (also adapted as a movie in 1972, by ...

Impact of Motherhood Penalty

Our lives are fundamentally shaped by two pillars: work and personal life, and maintaining a balance between them is crucial for a fulfilling human existence. Work, as a form of human activity, serves as one of the possible and necessary ways of value creation. When discussing the topic of work-life...

Impact of Motherhood Penalty

Our lives are fundamentally shaped by two pillars: work and personal life, and maintaining a balance between them is crucial for a fulfilling human existence. Work, as a form of human activity, serves as one of the possible and necessary ways of value creation. When discussing the topic of work-life...

Rejected Oklahoma plea for death penalty commutation highlights clemency’s changing role in US death penalty system

When the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board decided not to recommend clemency for death row inmate Richard Glossip, the case highlighted the role clemency plays in the death penalty system. Glossip had asked the board to commute the sentence he had been given for his role in an alleged mu...

Death Penalty

Reasons why the death penalty should not be used as the ultimate punishment for criminals: First, I believe it’s forbidden because it’s only our creator who has the authority to end one’s life. Killing criminals defeats the purpose of life. It would not stop nor deter crimes. It...