Vincent M. Southerland and Jody Kent Lavy write about their take on sentencing children to life in prison without parole and why it's wrong. Throughout the article the authors have you thinking about how cruel and harsh of a sentence life in prison is for children. A good argument the two authors make is that “young people are more susceptible to peer pressure than adults, and less capable of thinking through the consequences of their actions and assessing risks”. Through this statement the authors point out the physiologically a child doesn't have fair judgment. When adults are sentenced to life in prison their brains have already matured and should fully understand the difference between right and wrong, but children are still in the process…
McNally and Harvey’s publication examines the role in which career and technical student organizations play in the career and technical education of students identified as having disabilities or special needs. To that effect, the article emphasizes the shared notion of self-determination within career and technical student organizations and individualized education plans. While acknowledging this emphasis, McNally and Harvey argue that career and technical student organizations avail students of a range of opportunities and methods to further compliment the goal of achieving self-determination for both populations.…
The essays by Ambrose, Broyles, Hedges, Kudo, and Styron collectively discuss War in varying contexts, highlighting the effects both before and after war. Some articles intersect on the supporting the idea of another, while others clearly hold opposing views.…
David Foster Wallace’s “Consider the Lobster” is an in-depth 2004 article about the annual Maine Lobster Festival. The event is held every July in an area of Maine known as the mid-coast, which Wallace describes as, “…from Owl’s Head and Thomaston in the south, to Belfast in the north” (Wallace.2004). Throughout the narrative, Wallace deftly uses concrete language to bring the reader into the tents at the festival, Styrofoam plate in hand along with him. When describing the fare on offer for instance, Wallace talks about the soft drinks being “iceless and flat” and describes the coffee as “convenience store coffee”. Apart from being fairly humorous, these descriptions help the reader immerse themselves in the narrative. We’ve all had awful and overpriced meals at county fairs and so when we read Wallace’s description, we know exactly what he is talking about. Wallace’s overall take on the festival is that it is a slice of a vanishing Americana, but perhaps it is one that should be relegated to the past. Festivals like the one Wallace attended used to be much more commonplace as a way for areas of the country to celebrate regional interests which may seem unworthy of celebration in other areas. Although enjoyed and heartily endorsed by most locals Wallace says, several national groups, including PETA have been campaigning against the festival on the grounds of animal cruelty sine the 1990’s. The local opinion is characterized most succinctly by Dick, who Wallace introduces as “our florid and extremely gregarious rental car guy”, who says when asked if boiling lobsters alive is tantamount to animal cruelty, “There’s a part of the brain in people and animals that lets us feel pain and lobster’s brains don’t have that part”(2004. page 5). Wallace explains to the reader that Dick’s opinion is wrong on a scientific level, and in doing so conveys the general mood of…
In an article on September 1st of the Los Angeles Times, Jeremy Rifkin claims animals have the same understanding and concept of emotions we humans have, and that we should treat them as our equals. This idea of his is absurd, and if you really look at it you can see, he is just another animal rights activist trying to get his voice heard.…
It was a Tuesday evening Michael ,and his friend Lewis we're out at a new busy burger restaurant in New York that had the best juicy burgers. Michael was six foot two,with brown hair, and green eyes, and lewis was six foot five with, brown hair,and brown eyes. Michael order a number 12 with cheese, and Lewis was the kind of person who would get salad at a burger place, but get a burger at a salad place. This is when three Guys and their girlfriends walked in Lewis stared down one of the other man's girlfriend who could make heads turn a she walked down the street. The boyfriend of this girl noticed and walked up to.lewis, and ask friend Lewis why are you staring down my girlfriend ,and said, “Do you think she's hot?” Then he stated, “We could take this outside.” Michael notice…
The title of the article itself straight away emphasises on the fact how immature the explorers were, by calling them boys and showing how their childishness inevitably affects the reader – “taxpayer get’s rescue bill” – which straight away arouses a negative opinion towards the subject.…
they won’t take it in consideration they think it’s a joke and say that it will never happen. All I…
The military revolution that occurred in Europe from 1560 to 1660 arguably represented the first signs of modernity for European and Western armies. As Geoffrey Parker describes in his book, The Military Revolution: Military Innovation and the Rise of the West, 1500-1800, European armies before this military revolution conducted a preponderance of their wars using siege warfare against highly developed fortifications reminiscent of the age . This preponderance, however, began to change in Europe during a military revolution from 1560 to 1660, which would rebalance warfare towards more open combat in battle . This rebalance of warfare occurred because of changes in the tactics, the lethality, and the costs of war. Additionally, these changes…
As a teaching assistant, the job involves working with young people. In order to establish respectful and professional relationships with these individuals, you should consider all of the children and the range of abilities. To develop a positive working relationship with the pupils, principles and values need to be understood in order for a professional relationship to be formed.…
Writing a dialectical journal for the first time was actually interesting. Especially spending each day with a leaf. I would get weird looks or questions from my family and friends why I am holding a leaf. If I saw someone holding a deformed leaf in the library, or cafeteria I would react the same way. For a week we have to take at least ten minutes of our time to write down our experience with our object for class. In my case I took my leisure time with a leaf.…
He ran as fast as he could for three blocks not giving any regard to the two people he knocked over. He busted through the hospital doors and ran to the lady working the front desk “my friend Jimmy, Jimmy he’s a police officer he came about a week ago what room is he in. I need to see him now!” “Sir, sir please calm down and I will ask one of the nurses.” said the woman. She quickly left the desk and disappeared into the nurses lounge. Silky Bob was left at the desk trying to catch his breath. Minutes felt like an eternity as Silky Bob waited anxiously for the woman to return. Finally a nurse came out of the lounge with a distraught look on her face and walked up to the front desk, in a quite and nervous tone she said “I’m sorry sir, but J-jimmy he passed away last night.” Silky Bob had no words, the only sound that came from him was whimpering along with an ocean’s worth of tears. Silky Bob dropped down to his knees as he realized his best friend had…
The minute the Awesome Orthopedic Clinic opens for business, she calls. The phone is answered by a cheerful woman who is extremely concerned about her injury and assures her they can…
Recently two farms in Iowa had to perform a massive recall in eggs due to a salmonella poisoning from contaminated feed. The poisoning has caused the two companies to recall more than half a billion eggs, and has made about 1,500 people ill. Now, the companies are claiming that they are committed to safety and that it is up to the consumer of the eggs to fully cook the eggs before eating. This argument is addressed to egg consumers raising awareness that farm CEO’s are overlooking safety procedures due to their cost. The editorial addresses the FDA of having a poor history of inspecting food providers, and ignoring what they find. Anyone purchasing not only eggs but food from normally trusted farms is included in the editorials audience portion.…
In a Wall Street Journal article titled “Greed is for Wimps”, the writer talks about how the new generation, Generation Y, is becoming more socially aware. According to the article, this new generation of professionals wants to give back to the community. Apparently it’s not enough to be successful and make all the money in the world. These young professionals are no longer satisfied with driving expensive cars and wearing name brand clothes. An interview with one such young entrepreneur explained how “the positive impact [we] make on people’s lives is the best measure” of accomplishment. (Omidi)…