Even thought since the beginning of the story Ponyboy had loosed his parents he looked like a regular teenager who had straight A's at school, went to movies and had fun. The perspective about the main character changes when he started sharing his thoughts (Hinton 2). ... As the story goes we can see that the behavior of Ponyboy change an at the end it turns to a different person more mature. ... How bad influence can affect your life. ... Also to stand for the things they think are right. ...

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He express's thoughts on the right to have "choice" and how the "state" should act with the law. ... This concept even happens during and after Alex's treatment. ... The way the police treated criminals never seemed to change throughout the book. ... I think this is where we the readers see Burgess come alive in the book. ... All in all this was a great book that can be used as an eye opener to how the law reacts to criminals. ...

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The accused looks to try and get another chance in life and to make the court believe that he/she can change. ... This shows how Canada's system is unfair to the victims and how justice isn't always a guarantee to be served. ... From the movie "12 Angry Men" one quote that stood out and made me think of all courtroom was "you wanted to pull the switch even before he had walked into the courtroom." ... What I thought about the mock trial held in class was a good case, it shows how a crime was committed and yet there wasn't the intent of doing the crime in other words a gu...

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If we did sink to the level of the criminal, it shows that we have no morals. ... How can people respond to killing by killing. "Morality can only be assessed in practice."" ... They say that we need the death penalty to show it can discourage people from committing murder. ... All they think is that they are getting even. ...

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How do we, as people, stop the violence and stop the hate? ... So is this how far we have come in the past decades? ... Is that enough, can a law keep peace and if so, how long? ... I just want to conclude that even though the world is changing we are still repeating the same mistakes we made in the past. ... Let's make it a future we can all live in, one that our past leaders would be proud of. ...

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Putting juveniles in adult prisons seems to be saying that we don't believe they be helped. ... Also, social changes can create anxiety and disillusionment for adolescents and thus they commit delinquent acts. ... Although I don't believe this is a proper solution to a serious problem I could see how it would make community policing easier , because the teenagers would n't think that the police were always out to bust them so it might help build a better relationship between the police and communities. ... Next we will be looking at the way these states punish their juveniles. ...

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Putting juveniles in adult prisons seems to be saying that we don't believe they be helped. ... Also, social changes can create anxiety and disillusionment for adolescents and thus they commit delinquent acts. ... Although I don't believe this is a proper solution to a serious problem I could see how it would make community policing easier , because the teenagers would n't think that the police were always out to bust them so it might help build a better relationship between the police and communities. ... Next we will be looking at the way these states punish their juveniles. ...

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Even one out of three women in prison are in there because of drug related crimes. ... Many people back then thought it would be ok to just add the word women in every rule. ... I want them to know even though they are low risk they still have to prove to me that they have changed. ... This way the victim can let the offender know how much hurt they have caused them. ... For example a police officer stops a person whom the officer think is under the influence. ...

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How do I tell people that games aren't like that? ... I think games, or violent games specifically, give easy access to express myself and get a hold of my feelings. ... In life, I would have to make decisions and choices, especially in fields such as business, my next critical move can change everything or my life, at least. ... He didn't announce how that affects our behavior, but those changes are indefinite. ... The scientists can continue to observe the testers if they want, it will be great if they find any noticeable changes. ...

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We must start fresh. ... Whites would not want to put money into a police department, which they thought was unfair. ... I think my proposal would have a positive impact on society. ... You can not change that. ... We know how to rehabilitate people but we don't have the political will to do so. ...

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In the article "How We Become What We Are," Winifred Gallagher discusses how temperament and the environment one comes from has a profound effect on how a person will act later in life. ... We can see this connection made with Perry. ... But at the time I never give any thought to whether it is right or wrong. ... The same can be said for people in the lower class. ... This can explain why Dick did not think and act like a normal human being. ...

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So I set out in this world of work, I thought maybe I would put the love of my woodworking to use and perhaps become a carpenter. Well I thought this would be right up my alley, to my surprise, when I found out it's not like playing around in the garage. I was up to my knees in water in a basement and I thought it can't be all this bad all the time, when after a year of it I saw no end in sight. ... We began owning a new business surprise, surprise! ... Today's changing pace has changed all that. ...

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But is this really how the verse was meant to be interpreted? ... Most Americans gladly support the death penalty without even thinking of opposing it. ... That alone makes anyone think twice about using the death penalty. ... Capital punishment is hurting our economy at a time that we need all the help we can get. ... No matter how horrible or horrendous the person is, it is not his/her fault that others would do the same thing. ...

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These people do not think about the consequences of their actions. ... Most criminals would think twice before committing murder if they knew their own lives was at stake. ... These illegal actions usually stem from drunkenness or a short term loss of logic thinking which can be attributed to anger. ... With all this opportunity for the case to be turned over or the sentence to be changed it is almost impossible for an innocent person to be executed. ... Abel Martinez: How is the death penalty a punishment that fits the crime? ...

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Before you can learn about how it applies today and its future, you must know its past. ... Imagine if we still had and enforced these types of deaths today, and you think a firing squad is bad. ... But what did you expect from a country who basically founded what we know as the United States that we live in today. ... Benjamin Rush, a Philadelphia Resident, published An Enquiry How Far the Punishment of Death is Necessary in Pennsylvania. ... Even after the law had done its job, drunkenness and violence often followed for days on end. ...

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To look back at the last century we can see an explosion in books on true crime and a growth in the fields of psychology, sociology, and criminology. ... How can one decide what crimes are the greatest crimes of the century? ... It is by the before mentioned criterion that we have selected the worst crimes of the century. ... They went back and did follow up shows on how the victims were coping a year later. ... The government was forced to change how it did thing in order to prevent further terrorist actions. ...

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