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Father’s Struggle to Regain Control over Life in Ethan Coens’ Story The Boys (487 words, 1 pages)

LIFE SENTENCE The father in Ethan Coens short story, The Boys, is a man dealing with serious depression. The conflicts in his life have consumed him and he has lost control, a position that his desperately craves. At the midpoint of his years and stranded in a no-mans-land between his ... Read More

Five Books to Read on an Isolated Island (767 words, 1 pages)

After all these months of agony after being involved in excruciating scientific research and experiments, it is time for another, but of much less risk. I am to live ten long, miserable years on a lonely tropical island in complete isolation. To overcome discontentment from the lack of socialisation, I ... Read More

An Argument Opposing the Hypothesis of Bad Genes Making Someone a Criminal (334 words, 1 pages)

This story is actually a mix of about three terribly misguided kids that have committed a crime. The first story is about Derek King, 14, and his brother Alex, 13, that killed their father by beating him to death with a bat last November, in Florida. They received seven to ... Read More

Reinstatement of the Capital Punishment in Canad (562 words, 1 pages)

Law 12 - LG 5 Capital Punishment Essay I believe that capital punishment (the death penalty) should not be reinstated in Canada. Four main reasons for this argument are on the basis of deterrence, retribution, wrongful sentencing, and prejudice towards the accused person. Those people who think that deterrence justifies ... Read More

Why the Capital Punishment Should Be Abolished (728 words, 2 pages)

If a human being dies it wont matter right? A punishment is a penalty for a wrong act, punishment disciplines to change and act accordingly but the death sentence extremely overlooks the discipline part. Life sentencing is greater possibility of change in a person. There are many reasons to be ... Read More

A Review of the Film Magdalene Laundries (447 words, 2 pages)

The Crusades, the Holocaust, the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and most recently slavery it seems that mankind has an affinity for committing atrocities. All instigators have a means to vindicate such unsavory moral transgression that we forget the realities of these horrors were perpetrated not by monsters or demons, ... Read More

The Provocation Laws in Queensland and Its Flaws and Lack of Effectiveness (1113 words, 2 pages)

An Evaluation on the Effectiveness of Queenslands Provocation Laws The current law regarding provocation in Queensland lacks in effectiveness with immediate reforms being required. Provocation used a defence is obsolete and archaic as it serves no purpose to modern-day society. These laws actively violate stakeholder rights, fail to reflect contemporary ... Read More

Death Penalty is a ‘Light’ Punishment (311 words, 1 pages)

My opinion about death sentenceDeath sentence is always a topic that brings up various arguments between people. Some people think that those who take away another persons (or more than one persons) life deserve nothing else but the same punishment, which is taking its life away.In my opinion death sentence ... Read More

An Examination of the Death Penalty of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran (1467 words, 6 pages)

Andrew Chan Andrew Chan The subject of the execution of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran has sparked both controversy and praise from the public. Although their execution has brought a lot of attention, it is clear that they were guilty of transporting drugs from Australia to Bali, but the question ... Read More

A Case Study of the Murder of Hae Min Lee by Her Ex-Boyfriend Adnan Syed (499 words, 1 pages)

The Case Of Adnan SyedIn a 2014 Serial Podcast, Sarah Koenig investigated the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee, an 18-year-old student at Woodlawn High School in Baltimore, Maryland. She was last seen at about 3 p.m. on January 13, 1999. Her body was discovered on February 9 in Leakin ... Read More

Individuals with Dual Diagnosis or Dual Disorders: Living a Double Life Sentence (1265 words, 5 pages)

Becoming diagnosed with dual diagnosis or dual disorders is the same as being given a double life sentence. Mental illness is like a life sentence but you have the ability to be treated by professionals where you work on becoming stable with your illness. Normally through medications and therapy. Substance ... Read More

An Analysis of The Thin Blue Line, a Movie by Errol Morris (415 words, 2 pages)

The Thin Blue Line.Throughout the movie I was curious and more curious on who the killer was with the addition of each new piece of evidence, even if it was an almost-constant back and forth between it being Randall and David. The interviews themselves were interesting, hearing the relationships between ... Read More

Comparing the Differences in Laws Between the State of Nevada, Texas, and California (879 words, 3 pages)

The differences between State of Nevada, Texas, and California, is that the State of Texas is one of the toughest States to punish someone under the Three strikes law, different from Nevada in Texas the only person that can be sentenced to life sentence is a person who commits capital ... Read More

Criminal Justice Questions in Just Mercy, a Book by Bryan Stevenson (1710 words, 6 pages)

Bryan Stevenson writes about his work in Just Mercy. He was raised in a working class African American family. At the age of 16 his grandfather was murdered by kids trying to steal his television. Stevenson did not let this bring him down. He went on to become an attorney ... Read More

The US Justice System Should Be Overhauled (1078 words, 4 pages)

On the day of January 2, 1996, at about 1240 p.m., Timothy Jackson strolled out of a New Orleans outlet store with a jacket that he did not purchase. A few months later, he was convicted of shoplifting and sent to a prison in Louisiana for the rest of his ... Read More

A Proposal to Send American Death Row Inmates to the Border Dividing North and South Korea to Reduce the Prison Population in the United States (734 words, 3 pages)

America only represents 5 of the world population, but an outstanding 25 of the prisoners in the world are incarcerated here (U.S. incar. rate). In 2009, about one percent of the adult population was incarcerated in America (Incar. in the U.S.). Of that, one in every 11 prisoners were serving ... Read More

The Benefits of the Death Penalty in America (1091 words, 5 pages)

The Death PenaltyAbolishing the death penalty allows criminals to receive an easy way out without recompensing their victim. Thirty one out of the fifty states in America obtain the death penalty (States with and without the Death Penalty, 2016). An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth ... Read More

The Anti-Homosexuality Laws and Bills in Uganda and Nigeria (1470 words, 5 pages)

It is the year 2007 in Uganda, Africa. You sit in a crowded courthouse as a trial takes place, but this is no ordinary trial. Yvonne Oyoo and Juliet Mukasa v. Attorney General, reads the judge. The plaintiff begins by reading their opening statement they describe a horrible scene Juliet ... Read More

A Summary of Jackie Speier’s Article “Guantanamo Prison is Wasteful and un-American. Shut it Down” (907 words, 3 pages)

Guantanamo Prison confronts the American values and it is completewastage of Tax payer's money. This idea is propagated by a democrat, JackieSpeier, wrote, "Guantanamo Prison is wasteful and un-American. Shut itdown" in the Washington Post. The writer argues that holding the detaineesat Guantanamo detention center is burden on the American ... Read More

Arguments in Favor of Capital Punishment: It Is Not Inhumane (895 words, 4 pages)

Many people think of capital punishment and envision a violent and bloody scenarioa body wriggling at the end of a noose, a man ripped apart by artillery fire, someone getting cooked from the inside out as volts of electricity are pumped through their body.These are all over-dramatized examples of the ... Read More

The Unconstitutional Life Sentencing Without Parole of Juveniles in America (951 words, 5 pages)

TitleImagine making one terrible mistake at a young age and ending up rotting in prison for your entire life with no chance of getting out. After many cases, the topic of life sentencing with no chance of parole for a juvenile that committed a crime involving murder has been debated. ... Read More

A History of the Murder of Hanna Graham and Jesse L. Matthew’s Trial (796 words, 3 pages)

The Murder of Hanna GrahamAround 100 a.m. September 13, 2014, Hannah Graham was last seen by a surveillance camera leaving a restaurant and getting into the car of Jesse L. Matthew. Chief Longo of Chesterfield County announced Matthew was charged with abduction with intent to file on September 23 after ... Read More

An Argument Against the Treatment of Juvenile Criminals as Adult Offenders (1233 words, 5 pages)

Criminal offenders constitute both adult and juvenile offenders. Before the amendment of the law, there were no distinctions in the sentencing of adults and juveniles. They were both treated equally, and sentencing laws applied to them without any discrimination. (Feld 43) Punishments such as death and life sentences were issued ... Read More

An Analysis of the Different Positions on Death Penalty (2663 words, 10 pages)

Introduction The man sitting in the court room just committed second degree murder. Though he has never committed any other murder, he has had problems with domestic violence, and abuse, that could have led to murder. In the deliberation room twelve people sit there trying to determine the sentence for ... Read More

A Reflection on a Film on Capital Punishment Watched in Class (488 words, 1 pages)

Capital punishment is also a very controversial subject that people have disagreed with for years. I think I stand in different spots for different crimes. I believe that people, who kill other people in a pre-meditated manner, should have their lives ended as well. I believe that people who commit ... Read More

The Stonewall Hill and the History of the Gay Rights Movement in the United States (730 words, 3 pages)

The true start of the Gay rights movement, which is referred to as the Rose Parks moment, was at the Stonewall Inn. Stonewall Inn was one of the most popular gay bars in New York City which got raided often. In every state expect Illinois homosexual sex was illegal, and ... Read More

Children and Adolescents Should Not Be Charged as Adults for Serious Crimes (536 words, 1 pages)

Children and adolescents can commit crimes as serious as adults, by accident or purpose. According to article one, Convicted at 14, by Patrick T. Murphy, he talks about a boy named Nathaniel Brazill that was sentenced to life. Additionally, in article two, Nate Brazill, Sentenced to Grow Up in Prison, ... Read More

Death Penalty Infringes Upon Protections Guaranteed by the Constitution (1201 words, 5 pages)

Cruel Justice One of the most controversial topics in the United States of America is the issue of the death penalty. This issue has been addressed numerous times in our countrys history, and for good reason. The ultimate punishment the government can inflict upon a person is the taking of ... Read More

The Life of George Appo: Hardships of Living During the Long Depression (1949 words, 6 pages)

Its a Hard Knock LifeLife was tough during the so-called Long Depression. There was a significant amount of crime, police brutality, and corruption in law enforcement that was going on at the time. Nobody cared about trying to make an honest living to fulfill what they thought was their share ... Read More

The Death Penalty Should Be Added Back to Society (682 words, 3 pages)

An Eye for an Eye Does Not Make the Whole World BlindA topic that has been controversial since its conception, the death penalty has many arguments surrounding it, all of which convey valid points, but ultimately, the death penalty is a vital part of a safe society. In its current ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013