Should There Be a Death Penalty
Academic Reading and Writing 1
Final Essay
Duulatov Ulan
ID 20112362
Instructor : George Rueckert
Duulatov Ulan
Critical Review on the topic “Should there be a Death Penalty?”
Introduction
While capital punishment has been practiced since ancient times, debate over its use has taken place since the eighteenth century. I wrote my critical review on the topic which is one of the most controversial topics nowadays, and everybody has his or her own opinion on this subject. So my topic is “Should there be a Death Penalty?”. The reason I have chosen this topic was my desire to compare the arguments for and against the death penalty used in the judicial system and establish on this subject my opinion augmented by the facts and logical conclusions. I think the majority of the people would vote for using the death penalty in the judicial system but I am sure that the majority of them wouldn’t have a reasonable point of view on this topic. The judicial system and the methods of punishing the criminals, or anti-social elements, is one of the key factors in the structure of every country and that’s why I want to have a logically based attitude toward this subject. There are many opponents and supporters of the death punishment and they have a long list of arguments in favor of or against this practice. So we have to carefully examine all aspects of the death penalty to come to a conclusion.
I used some academic articles to write my critical review. One of the most important points of these articles is the statistics. According to that graph, about 67 percent of the people in United States who were asked the question “Are you in favor of the death penalty for a person convicted of murder?” answered “yes”. And about 28 percent answered “no”, whereas others didn’t give a concrete answer to this question or didn’t have an opinion.
So the ratio of the number of people who are in favor of the death sentence to the number of people who are against is 2:1. Gallup opinion
Final Essay
Duulatov Ulan
ID 20112362
Instructor : George Rueckert
Duulatov Ulan
Critical Review on the topic “Should there be a Death Penalty?”
Introduction
While capital punishment has been practiced since ancient times, debate over its use has taken place since the eighteenth century. I wrote my critical review on the topic which is one of the most controversial topics nowadays, and everybody has his or her own opinion on this subject. So my topic is “Should there be a Death Penalty?”. The reason I have chosen this topic was my desire to compare the arguments for and against the death penalty used in the judicial system and establish on this subject my opinion augmented by the facts and logical conclusions. I think the majority of the people would vote for using the death penalty in the judicial system but I am sure that the majority of them wouldn’t have a reasonable point of view on this topic. The judicial system and the methods of punishing the criminals, or anti-social elements, is one of the key factors in the structure of every country and that’s why I want to have a logically based attitude toward this subject. There are many opponents and supporters of the death punishment and they have a long list of arguments in favor of or against this practice. So we have to carefully examine all aspects of the death penalty to come to a conclusion.
I used some academic articles to write my critical review. One of the most important points of these articles is the statistics. According to that graph, about 67 percent of the people in United States who were asked the question “Are you in favor of the death penalty for a person convicted of murder?” answered “yes”. And about 28 percent answered “no”, whereas others didn’t give a concrete answer to this question or didn’t have an opinion.
So the ratio of the number of people who are in favor of the death sentence to the number of people who are against is 2:1. Gallup opinion
References: Muhlhausen, David. (2007). “The Death Penalty Deters Crime and Saves Lives.” Retrieved on October 13, 2011 at http://www.heritage.org/research/testimony/the-death-penalty-deters-crime-and-saves-lives Naik, Abhijit (2010). “Pro Death Penalty Arguments.” Retrieved on October 13, 2011 at http://www.buzzle.com/articles/pro-death-penalty-arguments.html Nair, Tulika (2011). “Arguments Against the Death Penalty.” Retrieved on October 13, 2011 at http://www.buzzle.com/articles/arguments-against-the-death-penalty.html Pham, Xuanlan (2005). “The Death Penalty Should be Abolished.” Retrieved on October 13, 2011 at http://www.eslstation.net/Lab_Information/Our_Lives/Viewpoints/Death_Penalty1.htm Meehan , Mary (1982). “A Dozen Reasons to Oppose the Death Penalty” Retrieved on October 13, 2011 at http://www.meehanreports.com/dozen.html