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    Persuasive essay Death Penalty: An illegal matter that should be legal. I’m sure you have heard several points of view about a very controversial topic: the death penalty. (AG) Many people are against this type of punishment‚ but there is also a part of the population that is in favor. In my case‚ I am a part of the firm believers that death penalty should be legal throughout the country. (Thesis) The purpose of this essay is to remark the facts of why is it‚ that death penalty should be legal

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    Cause and Effect: The Death Penalty The cause of the death penalty more often then not is politically inspired. Fear has long been a favored method for controlling the population. In the case of the execution of those found guilty of murder in developed countries such as The USA ‚ where the motivation is simply political. More votes are gained by appealing to the sense of justice exhibited in the lower educated classes than are to be gained by appealing to those that are more educated and trained

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    Preceding initial research of the death penalty‚ the umbrella of crimes of which it covered seemed larger than it realistically was. Between murder‚ adult rape‚ and child rape‚ the death penalty could be widely applicable if deemed constitutional. Prior to any study‚ the death penalty surely seemed to be acceptable from a constitutional aspect‚ as such morally heinous crimes deserved to be severely punished accordingly. Upon subsequent research‚ many intricacies of the law were noticed or understood

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    is more reasonable to utilize the death penalty than to abolish it. The death penalty should not be abolished because (1) it deters people from committing murder and (2) because the death penalty gives peace of mind to the victims and their families and puts an end to the crime. Arguments for the thesis (1) The death penalty should not be abolished because the fear of the highest form of punishment will keep potential victims alive. (2) The death penalty should not be abolished because the

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    4. Death Penalty There are two main theories involved with the death penalty: the theory of retribution and the utilitarian theory of punishment. The theory of retribution‚ as in‚ an eye for an eye; they deserve punishment equal to what their crime is. The utilitarian theory of punishment argues that one may only punish in order to produce the best possible future outcome for everyone. In Chapter 4 “The Death Penalty Debate”‚ C.S. Lewis presents a different theory. In “The Humanitarian Theory

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    Pros and Cons of Capital Punishment Capital punishment or the death penalty is the act of killing or executing a person‚ who was found guilty of a serious crime‚ by the government.  Without a doubt‚ executions are considered the ultimate punishment for a crime‚ because there is no repeal from death. The logical alternative for capital punishment is life in prison without parole‚ yet a lot of nations still perform the death penalty. This is because the debate whether capital punishment is ethical

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    Death Penalty 4/15/13 Death Penalty Introduction Progressively‚ in the way of social evolution‚ an agreement forms among people and nations that given practices cannot be tolerated at all times. Examples of this are ritual human sacrifice‚ physical torture that is condemned by many nations worldwide and slavery that has been abandoned largely. Remnants of these practices may go on‚ but those are anomalies that go on to underscore the facts that the world is turning against these evil practices

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    Points of View: Death Penalty‚ 2009 Database: Points of View Reference Center Thesis: Capital punishment is useless as a deterrent‚ morally indefensible‚ discriminatory in practice‚ and prone to errors that may have led to the execution of wrongfully convicted people. Its continuing legality in the United States is critically undermining American moral stature around the world. The Supreme Court should bring the United States in line with the rest of the civilized world and hold that death is a cruel

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    serious crimes‚ which are punishable by death. Capital punishment is a long debated issue which extends well beyond a question of mere legality. A number of additional factors including ethical‚ economic‚ social and religious arguments have and continue to be made for both its definition and its importance. Opinions have certainly been formed for each‚ and the topic remains very relevant today. There are two central key words when talking about death penalty: cruel and unusual punishment. Cruel can

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    Death Penalty In the eighteenth century‚England would punish by death for pickpocketing and petty theft. Ever since the 1650’s colonist could be put to death for denying the true god or cursing their parents advocates. Capital Punishment have clashed almost continuously in the forum of public opinion in state legislatures and most recently in courts. In 1972‚the case of furman vs.Georgia reached the supreme court. The court decided that punishment by death did indeed violate the eighth amendment

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