As I pulled up to the hanger and unload I notice a few of my buddies Hank and Wayne were also there. ... There are no windows in the passenger compartment so the mystery of where we were still is bothering us all. There was a distinct smell that I will never forget though. ... With all of us sleeping the whole way none of us are still sure where we are and this certainly added mystery to it. ... Then all of a sudden a haze appears then the tops of palm trees and the one thing none of us were prepared for a large black man on the roof of a run down building pointing an AK47 at us. ...

• Word Count: 2013
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

There are three reasons why governments believe they have the right to use capital punishment. ... All three of these are convincing but none of them justifies the killing of the criminal. ... Then again we also created the sanctity of life and that is the basic human right, to live, no matter what the situation. ... But there is no evidence that supports this argument, in fact the evidence is to the contrary. ... If somebody knew that they risked the death penalty for the crime that they were to commit, wouldn't they be more likely to kill a witness? ...

• Word Count: 1379
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

There is no set agreed definition for development'. ... There have not been the improvements in living standards which have become apparent in many Asian and Latin American countries. ... For example, they may have achieved macroeconomic stability but not social stability; or they may have lowered trade barriers but not built the basic infrastructure necessary for international trade; some have done none of these things. ...

• Word Count: 1946
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Thus, this issue is of great urgency and importance because the international community cannot continue to donate with the hopes and expectations of progress and then not check or reflect upon the results or lack thereof. ... This sounds like a great plan, but I wonder why these strategies or mechanisms were not in place long ago, who will oversee it, and what the repercussions or consequences are. ...

• Word Count: 1916
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate