Unit 1 Minor Writing Assignment

Exercise 2 on Pg. 27

2a. I think women are better listeners than men.

|Pros |Cons |
|Women seem to be more aware in conversations. |Women pay too much attention to conversations |
|It enables them to give better advise |They advise only on the information provided to them and not the |
| |whole story |
|It allows them to be more sensitive |They become over-sensitive. Where men know to stop being |
| |sensitive on a issue |
|Women pay attention and listen to the whole conversation |Men listen to what they want to listen to |
|It shows a sign of support to the individual or person |Sometimes does not include their own feelings or input. |

2b. Capital punishment is no deterrent to crime.

|Pros |Cons |
|Using Capital Punishment will deter people from committing |People will continue to commit capital crimes if they know the |
|violent crimes. |sentencing is less. |
|In some states, crime has been reduced |In other states, it has not changed. |
|Some criminals do care about the punishment |Some people have done it by accident |
|There are alternative to Capital Punishment. |Some criminals never change