He starts off by telling a story about a man, who arranged to have his quadriplegic son and wife killed. ... Perry was sentenced to death, and Lawrence Horn was sentenced to life in prison without parole1. ... " (Page 4 line 96) he asks questions to start a debate. ... In an article in New York daily he poured his heart out, with his hate towards the form of punishment. ... He puts it as if it is worse for one to live with the sin of killing someone for the rest of his life instead of resting in peace. ...

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It is also suppose to specify if a sentence is done concurrently or consecutively, and it restricts the amount of time that a prisoner can have taken off his or her sentence. ... So in other words, if you start early you can actually get five strikes before you are put away for good. ... This quote was made from a student at Stanford and I agree with his statement. ... The three strikes law seems to have its good side because it puts away several hardcore criminals. ... And at certain times I feel that I agree with this. ...

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His case never stood a chance, it was over before it started. ... To start, capital punishment is a racist and unfair solution for the criminals in our system. ... I don't know whether any body would take the view that we should kill people because it is a cheap way to deal with the crime problem. ... A year before he was sentenced, the U.S. ... His death sentence was not beyond a reasonable doubt. ...

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He has the chance to voice his beliefs if he disagrees with a law. ... The verdict of the jurors who sentenced him to death was not just. ... It was proven that the U.S. allows you to stay in its country if you don't agree with its law, and you can break the law; start a movement to change it. ... Socrates sentence to death was unjust. The jury only sentenced him to death because they didn't understand the truth of how he philosophized. ...

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Now, with that leading sentence you make think that this essay is going to be about my belief in our great country, which I do believe in, but that is not what I'm going to write about and support. ... The reason I incorporated my first sentence into this intro was because we all know that fact, and sports have been around much longer. For example, there is the belief that Hercules, a son of Zeus, had started the ancient Olympic Games. ... They are organized with their school because they have a certain amount of time to get their stuff done. ... The benefits are endless in sports and pe...

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Some others believe that it started because the Unites States support Israel in the Palestinian war which Afghanistan and Israel is in battle. ... God said "Thou shall not kill" What part don't they understand in the sentence? ... To be able to start this peace and unity we are talking about, it should start from us. ... As a 14 - year old, high school student, I believe that peace should start at home and at school. By making peace with our family members, classmates, schoolmates, and teachers; peace will make its way. ...

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They feel no compulsion to going back and trying to start over, regaining people's trust and respect, of being stereotyped as a "prison rat," and spending life in a cramped chamber. Some even choose to take their own life after being sentenced to a life term. ... Many inmates will have opted for crime because they were not happy with their lives and wished for an outlet. ...

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The word "war" cannot be defined in one sentence, nor can its meaning be expressed using a few words. ... Wars have been fought for hundreds of years, usually to satisfy one side with more freedom, power or wealth. ... Britain is not the original country to feud with Iraq; it is the United States. ... Perhaps war starts because one side wants what they can't have, like more wealth for instance. Everyone desires power and wealth, but if people start to believe that the only way to achieve them is to start a war, then there would be wars all the time. ...

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Elsa came to the United States with her family twelve years ago. ... Even though, the United States is a big opportunity for Elsa's parents to start a new life but unfortunately, Elsa's parents does not want to come to the United States, because they will faced numerous problems in living in this new environment. ... There was not much they can do with the Americans". ... She was grateful that she had a chance to come and start a new life. ... I totally understand the meaning of this sentence that education is really important in one's life. ...

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"...the death sentence is abominable, as abominable as the crime itself. ... Sentences with significant minimum terms can also provide the public with the protection from repeat offenders. ... There are thirty- two states in the United States that offer life without parole as a sentencing option. ... Instead of having these people being executed they should give them more help than ususal because of their state. ... Standing in an enclosure 20 feet away, five shooters are armed with .30 caliber rifles loaded with single rounds. ...

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To begin with, the first reason the United States was not justified in going to war with Mexico was because of John O'Sullivan. ... Its because he is saying that Mexico is not letting U.S expand and when americans heard this, they wanted to fight with Mexico because Mexico wouldn't let the U.S. become a big country. ... This quote may have been the cause of the war which was unjustified because after hearing this sentence, most of Americans might have fought for the land owned by Mexico which they believed to be suffering because Mexico's government could take care of them nice...

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A simple, five word sentence that is truer than the statement that Manny Pacquiao could be one of the best boxers alive, but that's beside the point. ... " (drdc.uchicago.edu) When teachers started feeling overwhelmed, it lead for them to enact in pedagogies that were sometimes at odds with their vision of best practice. ... Cato.org) This should amaze people, because it surely amazed me. ... I am not arguing my opinion because I loathe standardized tests, which is a fact, but not the case. ... Bubbles were no longer associated with fun and made with soap and water; but instead, asso...

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When asked to describe how he started using drugs, how they affected his life, and what he thought about them he said, "I started using drugs when I was in middle school. ... I've definitely had some good times with my drug experience. ... I've had some friends that have really messed up because of drugs. ... I can only count on one hand everyone I went to school with, or grew up with that hasn't done drugs. ... In San Francisco, June 4th -Ed Rosenthal, a convicted marijuana grower was sentenced to one day in prison and fined $1,000 by a federal judge, the most lenient sentence...

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We needed to turn around and start rehabilitating these criminals. ... When a criminal is sentenced to prison without any rehabilitation the recidivism rate will continue to be on the high side. ... When targeting those who are at risk this can and should start in school. ... Tertiary prevention is focused on reducing recidivism after the criminal has already been arrested and sentenced. Tertiary prevention is very important for those criminals who have already committed crimes because of their exposure to the risk factors. ...

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Southern Vietnam didn't really like that, thus a civil war started. ... This president started pulling troops out of Vietnam. ... " This sentence stood out to me. ... They walk on past the farmer, with a gruesome detail of the man dying. ... As you can see, writers started composing terrific writings. ...

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The average prison sentence of men who kill their female partners is two to six years and women who kill their male partners are sentenced on average to fifteen years, despite the fact that they did it in self defense (Talvi inthesetimes.com). ... With that responsibility men were given power. ... Women really had no place to go they always had to just deal with the abuse. ... (Domestic violence Statics.com) Battered women who were once threatened by their abuser with a weapon will wind up killing the abuser with the same exact weapon as well (Browne 140). ... Once they do the abusers find t...

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But this committee thought it had free range to do as they pleased because they were looking for communists (D2). ... As the threat of a nuclear war was in place, some built bomb shelters to protect themselves when the war started (D5). People started to fear and hate everyone that was charged with having communistic ties. ... They were sentenced to death but some people protested their killings. ... Many young men feared their 18th birthday because that meant they were legal age to be drafted (D7). ...

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Whenever the word "death penalty" comes up, extremists from both sides start yelling out their arguments. ... I support the death penalty because I do not oppose it. ... I completely disagree with the premise. ... It saves lives because it stops those who murder from ever murdering again. ... Yet others disagree with Mr. ...

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As much as we try to come up with our own version of reality that will never happen because society is constantly influencing our beliefs since grade school, by our parents and all the mass media surrounding us. ... When reading that sentence a lot things come to mind, what is an old tradition? ... People in the United States never thought about the consequences of their actions after the war started. ... The textbooks and school curriculum teach that and on how that was what started the American imperialism. ... It is the same concept but with different outcomes depending on the person. ...

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Home is the first place where children start to learn. ... Home used to present a warm place filled with love where everybody wished to be. ... Kids feel, "because the movie stars can do it, I can do it too." With this horrible sentence stuck in their mind, nothing can stop them from being crazy. ... School violence decreases along with major factors in society today. ...

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Federalism is a concept that started many years ago during the times of the ratification of the document we live by called the Constitution. ... With its largest effect was during the Civil rights movement. ... Washington put his newly acquired freedom to use when he started a black industrial school at Tuskegee, Alabama. ... Ironically with all the women's suffrage bickering, women did not receive the ballot until 1920 by the 19th Amendment. ... The new deal had again failed with the creat...

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Maria was happy but exhausted because of the length of the labor. ... Emma is in college, just starting her second year. ... They had to cope with this problem because they could nothing to do with it. ... They know what each other is thinking and at times they finish each other sentences. ... They started to make their own traditions. ...

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"Asked to describe the situation in Little Rock that night, the editor of the Arkansas Gazette stated, "I'll give it to you in one sentence. ... Abbie Hoffman's involvement in the media started at an early age. ... He first started listening to the radio as a young kid and loved it. ... Seriously, this was a horrible thing to tell people because it was not true. ... The media with its powers also can sway the audience that is watching it very easily because can show just one side of the story....

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Humanists argue that capital punishment is not a just way to deal with the crimes of killers. ... A proven fact states that 70% of American residents are in favor of capital punishment and would rather see the convict be sentenced to death, than to live next door to him. ... All because he didn't bother to think about his actions. ... The government demands justice come to killers, and no other way deals with a killer better than capital punishment. ... Becoming a serial killer can take a long time, but the path starts with small-time armed robberies, confidence boosting crimes, and...

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Some type of intelligence has been used since the very beginning, starting with the first civilizations. When a new nation starts, intelligence is key to grow and sustain their culture, much like the Americas. ... Some believe because of this statement, he is the father of ancient intelligence. ... Sun Tzu finishes his book with these sentences. ... When they landed and started the first colony, ideas of a revolution were already stirring. ...

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