The controversy that I have chosen to write about is the death penalty. Many people argue whether or not it is good to use the death penalty as a punishment for criminals who have committed an extremely serious crime such as murder. I agree 100% with the use of the death penalty. The death penalty system does have its flaws, but over all, I think it is pretty effective.
With the new technology available to detectives today such as DNA testing, one will occasionally hear about a prisoner who was put to death for a crime that authorities later figured out he did not commit. I feel that these situations are extremely rare, however, and can most likely be attributed to either human error which could include such things as tainted evidence, or they can be attributed to human corruption in which case a police officer might plant evidence to incriminate a person or give false testimony to ensure a guilty verdict is passed against the suspect. But overall I am sure the majority of the time the right criminal is executed and that the criminal is 100% deserving of his punishment.
One reason I support the death penalty is because I think it is better to execute a prisoner rather than forcing him to live his entire life in a cramped up little cell. I know that life in prison without parole is supposed to be a harsh punishment for criminals who have committed a serious offense against mankind, but I see life in prison as a form of cruel and unusual punishment. We as Americans have a right not to be subjected to cruel and unusual punishment because it is provided for in the Constitution. Many people would go insane if they were locked up in a little cell for a few months or even a few weeks. But just imagine being locked up in that same tiny cell for your entire life. To me that would be unbearable. I would probably prefer to be given the death penalty and be put out of my misery than have to be forced to live forever in a jail cell.
"Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!!!" The crowd goes wild and another night of live sketch comedy begins. ... SNL's original cast from '75 to '79 was called "The Not Ready For Prime Time Players". ... Britney is not the only singer to ever host the show. ... This too is not something unique. ...
"Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!!!" The crowd goes wild and another night of live sketch comedy begins. ... SNL's original cast from '75 to '79 was called "The Not Ready For Prime Time Players". ... Britney is not the only singer to ever host the show. ... This too is not something unique. ...
In the second chapter of Walden, "Where I Lived and What I Lived For", Thoreau expresses his desire "to live deliberately" (pg. 271) and to "live deep and suck out all the marrow of life" (pg. 271). ... He felt that these things prevented him from living life to the fullest and feared dying, only to "discover [he] had not lived" (pg. 271). ... "If we do not get out sleepers, and forge rails, and devote days and nights to the work, but go to tinkering upon our lives and improve them, who will build railroads?... "We do not ride on the railroad; ...
Thoreau's "Where I Lived, and What I Lived For" depicts an explanation of the world's current desire to move quickly through life without taking time to truly view the world. ... The "news" to people is displayed in a form of gossip rather than actual news, not only in the previous lifetime, but of the people of our current time. Thoreau's attitude shown in his work exemplifies desired ideas that would philosophically create peace, however I feel that Thoreau does not take into account the current nature that people of the modern world have adapted to: fast p...
The obstacle to live Education in America is available to everyone, regardless whether a student is U.S.born or an immigrant. ... They are not able to communicate with the people that are around them now, and therefore cannot be completely free in their lives. ... As an example, my younger brother was placed in grade 7 instead of grade 9 only because of his English skills, but not because of his level of knowledges. It turns out to be that the students are evaluated by their ability to speak English but not by their academic performance. ...
Right to live "World population exceeded six billion in 1999 - doubling from three billion in 1960 - and is currently increasing by 80 to 85 million people each year." ... Our planet has plenty of resources of food, water and fuel but they are not infinite. Consequently some day the resources of the world will not be enough for the people who live on it. Also these resources are not evenly distributed on the planet so in some regions of the world scarcity and starvation have already started to affect people's lives. ... These people can not have the opportunities to have an educatio...
He lived a wonderful life with a wife and four healthy children, who now have healthy families of their own. ... Children and adults live their lives around second-hand smoke every day. Smoking should not be banned, because it is a person's individual right and should not be controlled by the government. ... They are also not forced to take their children to such places if they do not choose to do so, but it is a "choice" that is the parent's, not the government's. ... We must not give up our freedom to live. ...
As responsible young adults, we should think about these goals and which ones are best for us to live our lives by. ... Three aphorisms I've chosen to live by are "Stitch in time saves nine", "Don't cry over spilled milk", and "Glass, china, and reputation are easily cracked but never well mended". ... Normally, I would call him back but this time I decided not to. ... In connection with the said aphorism, this means to not stay stuck on things that happened in the past. What's done is done and there is not much you can do to change that. ...
While Socrates was in prison, awaiting execution for crimes he did not commit, he stated just that: "the really important thing is not to live, but to live well (Crito 48b). ... Thus the law is the truth; and the truth the law both declaring, in Socrates" mind, that to live, one must live justly, honorably, and well - or not live at all. ... Thus (at least) one individual has lived a life, "not" worth living, in Socrates" mind. ... Moreover, Socrates concludes that a life is not worth living, unless it is lived well and he has not lived his life well. ... To say that a life is not worth being ...
