Introduction and Conclusion: Basic Academic Writing

a) Persuasive

Intro: Death penalty is a legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for capital crimes or capital offences. Execution of criminals and political opponents has been used by nearly all societies, both to punish crime and to suppress political dissent. (Graham,1989 & Jackham 1872). At least 18,750 people remained under sentence of death at the end of the year and at least 676 people were executed worldwide in 2011 (www.amnesty.org, 2011). The Capital punishment, however, is an intolerable denial of civil liberties and is inconsistent with the fundamental values of democratic system. The death penalty is uncivilized in theory and unfair and inequitable in practice.

Conclusion: The death penalty violates the constitutional guarantee of equal protection, and is not a viable form of crime control.The government should not give itself the right to kill human beings, especially when it kills with premeditation and ceremony, in the name of the law or in the name of its people, or when it does so in an arbitrary fashion. A society that respects life does not deliberately kill human beings. The death penalty is uncivilized, and unfair.It is the ultimate denial of human right and the premeditated and cold-blooded killing of a human being by the state. This cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment is done in the name of justice. It violates the right to life as proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
b) Compare & Contrast?

Intro: Death penalty is a legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for capital crimes or capital offences. Execution of criminals and political opponents has been used by nearly all societies, both to punish crime and to suppress political dissent. (Graham, 1989 & Jackham 1872). At least 18,750 people remained under sentence of death at the end of the year and at least 676 people were executed worldwide in 2011 (www.amnesty.org, 2011). Many see the penalty as barbaric and against human values. Others see it as a very important tool in fighting violent pre-meditated murder. Two things have once again brought this issue into debate. One shows the number of innocents had been put to death. The second is the issue of terrorism and the need to punish its perpetrators. Conclusion :Putting to death people judged to have committed certain extremely heinous crimes is a practice of ancient standing that has become a very controversial issue. On one side, interesting issues are brought up like the fear of the death penalty, bible quotes, how life is sacred, and the execution of the innocent. On the other side, the pro death penalty group will note too much emphasis is placed on the convicted murderer and not on the victim. There are evidence to both sides of the argument in whether the death penalty is a deterrent or not. In question of the death penalty, it is best to weigh both sides of the argument carefully and make decision based on the action that will serve the best humanitarian purpose of criminal law.

c) Classification? (Modes of transportation)

Intro: Mode of transport is a term used to distinguish different ways to perform transport (thefreedictionary.com). There have been many important advances in technology that have changed the way we use transport. The invention of the internal combustion engine in the mid-1800s led to the development of cars, trucks, motorcycles and planes. Cars, trucks and trains then needed roads, railways, bridges and tunnels to be built. Other important developments include the invention of the jet engine, the widespread use of electricity for electric trains and trams and the use of cargo ships, oil tankers and semitrailers to carry freight (http://www.skwirk.com.au). The most dominant modes of transport are aviation, land transport, and ship transport. Each mode of transport has a fundamentally different technological solution, and some require a separate environment. Each mode has its own infrastructure, vehicles, and operations, and often has unique regulations. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water.

Conclusion: Transport modes are the means by which people and freight achieve mobility. They fall into one of three basic types, depending on over what surface they travel – land (road, rail and pipelines), water (shipping), and air. Transport modes reveals that each has key operational and commercial advantages and properties, and they can compete or complement one another in terms of cost, speed, accessibility, frequency, safety, comfort, etc. There are main conditions that insure that some modes are complementing one another, which are: different geographical markets, different levels of service, and modal usage.