Persuasive Speech Ariel Larson COM 101-4006 Death Penalty Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that the death penalty should be nationally legal. Central Ideas: Share the benefits of death penalty by explaining some of the basics‚ providing you with some statistics‚ sharing stories with you of some people who have been executed‚ argue the biggest conflicts affecting this debate‚ and explain how executions are punishment and a safety precaution. Introduction I. A family of four returns
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often. The death penalty is a morally acceptable and justifiable punishment for murder. Simply placing someone in prison is not the equivalent to stealing an innocent life. According to Casey Carmical‚ “The purpose of the death penalty is to bring the murderer to justice and to acknowledge the sanctity and dignity of innocent human life” (Capital Punishment Is Morally Justified). Although abolitionists argue that the death penalty is too expensive and violates human rights‚ the death penalty does save
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abolishing the death penalty. The problem is that innocent people are getting the death penalty. On March 17‚ 2008‚ the Georgia Supreme Court decided 4-3 to deny a new trial for Troy Anthony Davis‚ despite significant concerns regarding his innocence. Today’s stunning decision by the Georgia Supreme Court to let Mr. Davis’ death sentence stand means that the state of Georgia might soon execute a man who may be innocent. Two million in legal fees for death penalty
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The Death Penalty for Rape in the United States Since our country was formed the use of the Death Penalty has always been a controversial subject mainly because‚ the government is taking an individual’s life. This has been a form of punishment for thousands of years and for hundreds of years in the United States. It has been debated for years that the death penalty is unconstitutional and many people have thought that it violates the 8th amendment because it is possibly a “cruel and
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Death Penalty The death penalty has been and will always be one of the most controversial topics in life‚ with opposing sides for and against‚ the death penalty is still obscure to many. The official definition of death penalty is execution of an offender being sentenced to death after conviction by a court of law of criminal offense. The terms capital punishment and death penalty are frequently used to mean the same thing‚ though some believe there is a small difference between the terms. Death
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Angellica Delgadillo Ms. Gregory‚ P.4 April 18‚ 2013 Outline Thesis: The death penalty should be abolished in the United States. I. Introduction a. Hook (opening sentence that attracts the reader):_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ b. What are you going to be talking about?_____________________________
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Death Penalty Justified or Not? When people sit back and think about the death penalty‚ they begin to either get offended or deeply saddened as to their thoughts on the death penalty. One may feel as if the death penalty is cruel and just plain wrong‚ where as another person may feel as if the death penalty is a good punishment but is not being used as much as it should be. The arguments based upon the idea of the death penalty would be as such‚ the death penalty was put into place to execute a
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History of the Death Penalty The Death Penalty is nothing new to our society. It has been in effect throughout the world for ages. As far back as the Eighteenth Century‚ B.C.‚ a king of Babylon codified 25 crimes that were punishable by the death penalty. {In the Draconian code of Athens‚ it was the only punishment for all crimes.} This debate is especially strong within the Christian religion‚ due to the fact that Jesus himself was sentenced to the death penalty. Skipping ahead to more
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Pro Death PenaltyBy‚ Valon MelaThe death penalty should be kept as a punishment in our court systems. It should be kept because it helps crime rates drop‚ helps give closure‚ serves justice‚ and more. Even though it gives a great outcome to the system there are people who argue against it. People against say that capital punishment is not rite‚ innocent people get killed‚ and its cruel and unusual punishment; yet none of those facts are proven‚ in fact‚ there is prove against them. Ultimately the
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Juveniles and the Death Penalty A highly controversial topic‚ in current affairs and throughout history‚ is the death penalty being the punishment for certain crimes. Even more passionate contention erupts from including juveniles amongst those being prosecuted. The death penalty should not be ruled out for minors. The previous statement is what is intended to be proven by the closing of this paper. Although intensely circumstantial‚ there are instances when it is agreed by numerous individuals
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