...Censorship is speech or other public communication that may be harmful, sensitive, or inconvenient. It is usually done by governments and private organizations or individuals who engage in self-censorship. My paper will show what, how, and why the government has so many different types of censorship in our society to regulate the citizens. 3. Capital Punishment: Capital punishment is a legal process where a person is put to death, as a state punishment for a crime. Capital Punishment has an extremly long history and a bunch of reasons why this was considered to be a legal process. My paper will discuss how this punishment is enforced? Why it should be enforced, and how it should be up to a government? 1. The topic of NAFTA that we brought up in class and how it has a variety of impacts on both America and Mexico. NAFTA removes the trade barriers between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. I will be looking specifically at the impacts that the removal of these barriers has had socially and economically, especially on American manufacturing and agriculture. 2. Government Censorship: Censorship is speech or other public communication that may be harmful, sensitive, or inconvenient. It is usually done by governments and private organizations or individuals who engage in self-censorship. My paper will show what, how, and why the government has so many different types of censorship in our society to regulate the citizens. 3. Capital Punishment: Capital punishment is a legal...
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...Dan Mask 02/28/2012 Persuasive Speech Outline Using Problem-Solution Speech Organization Pattern Topic: Death Penalty Organizational Pattern: Problem-Solution Specific Purpose: To persuade you’ll that the death penalty should be abolished. Primary Audience Outcome: I want you’ll to become willing to contact their local lawmakers to make the necessary change to eliminate the death penalty as form of capital punishment. Introduction (Attention Getter) After committing a capital crime which is defined as a crime such as first-degree murder or rape of a child, a large percentage of people are sentenced to capital punishment. The end result is absolute death! But what if you were actually innocent of the crime? This unsettling tombstone could be on the grave as a result of the death penalty! (Thesis Statement) There has been a nationwide decline in capital punishment, but unfortunately potentially innocent people are still often executed. (Preview of the main points) This afternoon, I will first share with you some of the injustices that are occurring in the American legal system. Then I will explore with you reasons why we should consider adopting life without the parole as the only form of punishment for capital crimes. Body The death penalty has more victims than just the person who was convicted of the crime. A. Wrongly convicted people are often exonerate, but more than not executed. 1. The 100-plus innocent people exonerated from death row represent...
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...Along with abortion, legalization of Marijuana, and laws regarding gun control sits another social issue dividing American citizens: capital punishment. Those who support punishment of prisoners for heinous crimes through state-regulated execution often cite the term “an eye for an eye.” Their argument also naturally gravitates towards saving money, as cost of housing prisoners is a burden of taxpayers. Denouncers of capital punishment generally refer to the legality of the statute through the Eighth Amendment, which protects against cruel and unusual punishment. The main points of the speech were not meant to sway the audience one way or the other, but to give informative, unbiased facts about the death penalty through the speaker’s firsthand...
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...justice system, specifically laws dealing with punishment, is far superior to that of the United States Canada and the United States of America are two neighboring countries who besides the border share numerous other key aspects. Though similar in beliefs and culture the two countries are far from alike. Their legal structure particularly the penal system is one of most significant boundaries between Canada and the United States. Though not perfect, it's absolutely clear that Canada has the far more superior legal system. Unlike the United States, Canada no longer practices capital punishment which is barbaric to say the least. Furthermore Canada's belief in conjunctive punishment is better with dealing with offenders than America's consecutive punishment. Finally Canada's goal to concentrate more on rehabilitating and educating criminals is far more effective and efficient in eradicating future crime then just incarcerating them. There are two main types of law, Substantive and Procedural. Substantive law creates, defines and regulates rights and obligations of citizens; in contrast procedural law prescribes the manner to enforce rights and obligations. (Dickson) Substantive law divides into Public law which in turn breaks up into four other laws including criminal law. Criminal law outlines all the acts that are regarded as offences to society and it consists of the penal system. The penal system is comprised of sets of punishments and sentences pertaining to a specific crime...
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...Persuasive Speech 11/18/13 * How many of you think that the government should get rid of capital punishment? I believe that it should be kept because it benefits the U.S. Here is my point of view, if you take someone’s life what gives you the right to enjoy the gift of living? I believe that if there is strong evidence, and you are not mentally insane and authorities know for sure that a person has committed murder, there should be a penalty involved. The Bible says that if a person should murder, they should deserve to lose their life also. I believe in the death penalty because it eliminates criminals who commit horrific murders, it gives closure to many who have been affected by those criminals, and it also provides more space in jail and prisons. Today, I strongly believe that our consequences are a joke and that is why killing sprees are getting worse and more violent. It’s some people out here that enjoys killing people like serial killers, which they need to be stopped. A person’s religious matter might prevent them from supporting capital punishment. This is why some judges sentence murderers or serial killers to life in prison or a even lesser punishment with parole. Just giving them a life sentence is overcrowding prisons. I don’t think we should reward murderers by keeping them alive and feeding them. While the family of the victim forever mourns. Another thing that I think is dumb is to let them out for good behavior. They can kill again when they get...
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...The United State Constitution CJ 310-02 Criminal Law April 7, 2011 In Criminal law, there is an ancient proposition saying,” no crime without law, no punishment without law. That in criminal law is based on the principle of legality. The ancient saying means that no one can be convicted or punished, unless there is a law that defines it’s as a crime. The case of Treva Hughes, Ms Hughes was driving while under the influence. She ran into Ms. Reesa Poole and killing her unborn child and was convicted. The Appeals Court reversed her conviction because the law didn’t give Ms. Hughes fair warning that it included the unborn in homicide stature. An Ex Post Facto Laws criminalizes an act that was innocent when it was committed. It is the clearest example of ex post facto laws, they’re also the rarest. Ex Post Facto also increases the punishment for a crime after the crime was committed. Just as clear an rare like the first one. An example is raising the age of statutory rape form 16 to 21. Finally it takes away a defense that was available to a defendant when the crime was committed. The Ex Post Facto ban is protect private individuals by ensuring that legislature give them a fair warning about criminal and that they can rely on that requirement. The other purpose is to prevent legislators form passing arbitrary and vindictive laws. The Void-for-Vagueness Doctrine takes aim similar to the ban on ex post facto. Void laws fails to give fair warning to individuals...
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...How to Prepare a Persuasive Speech Public Speaking Tips for College Students Aug 19, 2009 Carol Rzadkiewicz When it comes time for students to deliver a persuasive speech, if they follow certain guidelines, they can deliver a speech that is both powerful and effective. Students are required to take public speaking in college as part of any undergraduate program of study; and of all the speeches students will be called upon to deliver, the most difficult and challenging will probably be the persuasive speech. There are steps, however, that students can take to help them prepare an effective, perhaps even outstanding, persuasive speech. Choose a Speech Topic The first step is to select a topic. When it comes to selecting one, though, students should keep two things in mind: • Since they will be expected to conduct research, preparation will be far less tedious if they select a topic in which they are truly interested and about which they would like to know more. • Ideally, they should select a topic that deals with an issue about which they genuinely care, for if they care, their passion will be evident and passion often helps sway an audience to accept a speaker’s opinion or argument. Sample Persuasive Speech Topics Although there are countless possibilities when it comes to topics for persuasive speeches, a few that students might consider include the following: • Should capital punishment be abolished? • Should marijuana be legalized? • Does intelligent...
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...insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for a religious deity or the irreverence towards religious or holy persons or things. Blasphemy in Islam is any irreverent behavior toward holy personages, religious artifacts, customs, and beliefs that Muslims revere. It is taken as a gigantic nature of crime with the capital punishment Blasphemy Causes destabilization of world peace Blasphemy in different religions All major religions such as Islam, Christianity, Judaism and Hinduism does not allow Blasphemy at all. Along with different religions different countries have made some Blasphemy laws to control it on some aspects. All the major religions books taught us not to go against any religious god, thing, holy personality or Prophet. But we face different cases of Blasphemy, not only interreligious but even in intra-religiously. Causes of Blasphemy Freedom of Expression Anti Islamic Sentiments Lack of Faith Lack of knowledge It becomes point to be famous and rich (Salman Rushdi) Inter-religious hegemony. Religious Laws against Blasphemy AS PER CHRISTIANITY & JUDAISM The punishment for blasphemy in most of the major religions is death. It is stated in the Old Testament of the...
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...of rights. This document was added to the constitution to ensure the individual rights of Americans citizens and protect them against any government. Now days there are four amendments on with most prisoners are such as; first amendment, fourth amendment, eight amendment and fourteenth amendment. The first amendment brings a general protection for the free speech, establishing of religion and the free exercising of any religion, press, the right of the people peaceable to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievance. The first amendment provide equality freedom for all the citizens of the United States, but In the history of prisons of this nation the inmates claims an innumerate irruptions of the first amendment such as; the freedom of speech and expression like the visits of friends and loved ones, those visits are a form of expression. However, the prison visits are not a complete right because it has a lot of limitations. Other example of expression is correspondence but not all the mails are sending it to the inmates for different reasons. Is logical when the first amendment talk about free speech but the amendment does not protect the offensive and fitting worlds, at the same time the nude pictures to the inmates are not ban by prisons. The last source of right from the first amendment is the freedom of religion, in the prisons the rights of exercise a religion has a potentially function because there are...
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...Johnson. He appealed, arguing that his actions were "symbolic speech" protected by the First Amendment. The Supreme Court agreed to hear his case. B.) Does the burning of the American flag constitute as "symbolic speech” which...
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...Johnson burned an American flag outside of the convention center where the 1984 Republican National Convention was being held in Dallas, Texas. Johnson burned the flag because he was angered by Reagan’s policies. He was arrested and charged with violating a Texas statute that prevented the desecration of a venerated object, including the American flag. A Texas court tried and convicted Johnson. He appealed, arguing that his actions were "symbolic speech" protected by the First Amendment. B.) Does the burning of the American flag constitute as "symbolic speech” which is protected by the First Amendment? C.) The burning of the flag was found to be considered as free speech which is protected by the First Amendment. D.) The majority of the court believed Johnson’s acts to be a representation of symbolic speech. While many might be angered by the action, Johnson’s right of free speech cannot be taken away. F.) Writing for the dissent, Justice Stevens argued that the flag's unique status as a symbol of national unity outweighed "symbolic speech" concerns so the government could lawfully prohibit flag burning. Case 2: Escobedo vs. Illinois (1964) A.) Danny Escobedo was arrested without a warrant for the murder of his...
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...concerns on the establishment of various punishments for that fit different crimes. For decades, capital punishment has been justified for serious crimes as murder with the argument that the death penalty deters potential killers from murdering people (Lanier & Acker, 2004). Critics have argued that the capital punishment offers a psychological release from conformism by reinforcing the idea that executing murderers will lead to a cumulative increase in safety in a society. Throughout history, the community has shown the highest interest in the death penalty as the toughest punishment to mitigate murder. However many countries in the world have abolished the death penalty...
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...to us and so when one kills, they should be killed too. I am sure that all of us at some point have heard of death penalty and how many people have lost their lives through this penalty. Death penalty has been adopted by many states and is commonly used for heinous crimes, especially murder. It is also used on crimes against the state such as espionage, treason, crimes against humanity, and violent crimes while other states use it as part of military justice. Death penalty has raised lots of debates in many countries as to whether it should be legalized or not. This penalty is believed to be the only penalty that gives justice to the victims involved. I have done a lot of research on this topic and I strongly believe that at the end of my speech, you will support me in advocating for death...
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...premise that human rights are granted by government, then we must be willing to accept the corollary that they can be denied by government.” – Ezra Taft Benson Despite having been an idea since 539 BC, when Cyrus the Great wrote the Cyrus Cylinder, which had the most basic of human rights, the official Declaration of Human Rights was not set up until after the second world war. The Romans had a concept called Natural Law, which is defined by rules, that are a naturally followed by people. The concept of Natural Law changed into Natural Rights, when the French set up their version of rights all men have. These Natural Rights became Human Rights1 after the second world war, when the allies wrote down the first four human rights: Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from fear and freedom from want, the last one being the right of well-being. The Declaration of Human Rights represents the rights all humans have when they are born without any distinctions. This declaration was written down by the UN and was adopted by 49 countries all over the world including countries like Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and Syria. While counties outside of these 49 have not adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, according to the UN they still ought to live by them, because they are universal. The quote from mister Benson implies that human rights are either given by God, which is found in the French theory of Natural Rights or they are set up by governments like the UN. He also...
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...Animal experimentation; Animal rights Animal experimentation; Animal rights Anorexia and Bulimia SEE Eating disorders Athletes and drugs Doping in Sports Drugs and Athletes Banking Bailout (2008) Bailout Battered women SEE ALSO Wife Abuse Abused women Conjugal abuse Birth control Birth control; Contraception Birth control; Contraception Black Reparations Movement Reparations; Slavery--Law and legislation Reparations Body language Body language; Gesture; Nonverbal communication Nonverbal communication Bullying Bullying Bullying; Cyberbullying Business ethics Business ethics; Corporations - Corrupt practices Business ethics; Business enterprises, Corrupt practices Capital punishment (Death Penalty) Capital punishment; Death row Capital punishment Cancer Cancer--Prevention SEE ALSO types of cancer, such asBreast--Cancer Neoplasms--Prevention and Control;Cancer Treatment Censorship SEE ALSO Freedom of the Press Censorship; Prohibited books Censorship; USA Patriot Act 2001-US AND Civil liberties; Filtering software;Banned books Child abuse SEE ALSO Domestic violence Abused children; Child abuse Child abuse Child custody/support Custody of children Child custody Children of alcoholics Children of alcoholics; Alcoholics--Family relationships Children of alcoholics Cloning...
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