Problems began arising with the death penalty on February 18‚ 1972 with the People v. Anderson case. This is a case in which the California Supreme Court declared the death penalty cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the state constitution. This case caused all capital punishment sentences to be changed to life in prison without parole. “As a result‚ 107 inmates were taken off death row and resentenced.” (Propositions). This would be the start of an ongoing battle with the California Supreme
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BIBLIOGRAPHY - Anderson‚ Laurie Halse . Speak . New York : Puffin ‚ 1999 . SUMMARY- Melinda Sordino is a just starting her freshman year at Merryweather High School and is not off to a good start . Before school started Melinda attended a party with her best friend which ended in her calling the police for reasons the reader learns throughout the book . Her year starts rough with her friends not speaking with her and her not speaking at all . She begins to become slightly depressed
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In the story “The Adventure of the Speckled Band‚” Sherlock Holmes used his phenomenal detective skills to solve the austere case of Julia’s demise along with Helen’s worries. The foul play mystery was written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The main characters in the story include Sherlock Holmes‚ Dr. Grimesby Roylott‚ Helen Stoner‚ and Dr. John Watson. Sherlock Holmes‚ the detective‚ was the protagonist in the story. In contrary‚ Dr. Grimesby Roylott was an aggressive antagonist. The medical doctor
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Feed by M.T Anderson‚ 2002 Love‚ Peer Pressure‚ what some people have over others are some powerful themes that affect my interpretation of the book. Technology takes over in this futuristic novel where the Feed‚ a sort of supercomputer‚ is put into your brain and keeps you connected with the rest of the world. It is sort of a large market economy where all the corporations are in control. The two main characters of the story‚ Titus & Violet‚ are two very different people who fall in love on the
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Eddie Abilez Period 3 English 4 Mr. McQueary 8/17/15 Part One- The Adventure of the Hero Prologue Joseph Campbell writes about his theory that through every culture‚ their myths‚ about the trials the hero faces‚ are universal. He states‚ “…it will be always the one‚ shape-shifting yet marvelously constant story that we find…” referring to the myths he is very non-lenient with his theory. He also states‚ "... myth is the secret opening through which the inexhaustible energies of the cosmos pour into
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#7. 10 marks - If the book has a villain‚ why was his or her punishment justified? Freddie and Jason aren’t exactly villains in the book‚ but they were bullies to everyone in the camp‚ they punched Kevin in the face when Kevin and Joe were picking up fire wood‚ and would say rude comments to Kevin while they were canoeing. When Stan had to take Gord to the hospital because of the bear attack it was up to Joe to save the day‚ so he canoed to the camps and got the other guys‚ after he picked
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their writing. For this reason‚ book’s characters‚ settings and themes often coincide with people and places from the author’s life‚ as well as lessons learned and views the author has or had on society. Just like many other works of literature‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ is one in which this reflection of personal experiences is evident. The author; Mark Twain presents his early life experiences to the readers and reveals his perceptive views on society at the time‚ his feelings towards racism
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Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson is a book that was set in the American Revolutionary War in the undecided colony of New York. New York was a colony that was undecided on choosing whether to cheer on the Rebels or the British. During this time period everybody would encourage one side one day and then the other the next and try to fight‚ in the end they all fought which lead to more bloodshed. In the text on page 46 it states‚ “You don’t like the Rebels?” I asked… “Listen to me good. Them that feed
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Huckleberry Finn – Morality Society establishes their own rules of morality‚ but would they be accepted in these days? For example‚ throughout the novel "Huckleberry Finn "‚ Mark Twain depicts society as a structure that has become little more than a collection of degraded rules and precepts that defy logic. This faulty logic manifests itself early‚ when the new judge in town allows Pap to keep custody of Huck. "The law backs that Judge Thatcher up and helps him to keep me out
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My favorite trip I’ve ever been on was definitely my first trip to New York City. Through the many stores and massive crowds of people I learned some important life lessons‚ other than how much I enjoy elbow room. The "Big Apple" was more that just a city to me‚ it was an experience‚ in fact‚ the whole trip was an experience! Whether it was the airplane ride to Manhattan‚ the city itself‚ or the Yankee game we went too‚ I had an amazing time. I never will forget that early morning where drove up
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