FACTS: Christopher Simmons was convicted and sentenced to death for capital crimes he committed when he was 17 years old. At the time of his conviction the Court’s ruling in Stanford v. Kentucky held that the 8th Amendment did not proscribe juvenile between the ages of 16 and 18 from being sentenced to death. In 2002 the Supreme Court ruling in the Atkins v. Virginia barred the use of the death penalty on mentally retarded offenders due to “evolving standards of decency” which put them in a class
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Free If you have ever felt like you were financially treading water‚ running on a treadmill‚ or stuck in quicksand‚ you are not alone. Many of us have financial lives that are out of order and we simply need a better plan to turn things around. Carrie Smith was nearly $15‚000 upside down one year and debt free the next. She shared the secrets to her success with the Huffington Post. In case you are thinking that Smith was independently wealthy and just had bad luck‚ she also shared her gross income
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texts like Sister Carrie and Death of a Salesman. While the American Dream was supposed to be a collective success at its initial stage‚ ambition‚ along with a pinch of greed and materialism were perfect ingredients to the realization of an American nightmare rather. The two above mentioned texts not only expose their readers to a fictitious American tragedy but they also reflect the downfall of the real American Dream that emerged in 1776 in the US society. Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser
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In Stephen King’s raw and fascinating novel Carrie‚ the author exercises vivid details‚ creates striking characters‚ and includes a suspenseful plot. This is what keeps the reader interested and horror-struck. An example of vivid details is on page 123 where the author describes Carrie’s prom dress. “The dress itself was nearly floor length. The skirt was loose‚ but the waist was snug‚ the material rich and unfamiliar against her skin‚ which was used to only cotton and wool.” This excerpt is significant
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Sports Guy” by Bill Simmons‚ was a book only the Sports Guy could write. Save a few hundred pages for Simmons to inform the readers on how he became the basketball and Celtics fan he is today (hint: it was his dad choosing between a motorcycle and season tickets to the Celtics)‚ why as a child he called himself Jabaal Abdul-Simmons‚ footnotes galore‚ his hatred for Isiah Thomas and Wilt Chamberlain‚ and many of the greatest “What-if’s” in basketball history. Other than that‚ Bill Simmons uses this behemoth
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My research paper will examine the impact Canadian temperance movements had on the enactment of prohibition in Canada. By looking at multiple temperance organizations in different provinces the paper will argue that Canadian prohibition was able to be codified due to‚ in part‚ the efforts made by those in the temperance movement. The paper will begin by examining the relationship between early temperance movements and the enactment of the Canada Temperance Act or Dunkin Act of 1864. It will then
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While it is not necessarily talked about that often‚ the death penalty is still widely used in many countries. In the supreme court case Roper v. Simmons‚ an individual of age 17 committed premeditated murder‚ as well as breaking and entering and vehicular theft. Simmons wanted Roper to be sentenced to death‚ but they appealed because Roper was legally a minor at the time of the crime. When the case came to the court it was a 5-4 decision that ruled the execution of minors was unconstitutional‚ which
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Chrysen park Honors Summer Reading Book Choice 1. Mitch Albom‚ the book’s narrator‚ recalls his graduation from Brandeis University in the spring of 1979. While at Brandeis‚ Mitch says his farewells to his favorite professor Morrie. He promises Morrie‚ who is crying‚ that he will keep in touch‚ though he does not fulfill his promise. Years after Mitch’s graduation from Brandeis‚ Morrie is diagnosed with ALS. Morrie’s wife‚ Charlotte‚ cares for Morrie while doing her job as a professor at M
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John and Carrie. I’m about to share with you one of the best‚ worst‚ and wildest experiences I have ever faced. It all started on a cold‚ September day‚ with it storming cats and dogs. I was in my bookshop‚ right next to the Blackleaf Lake‚ when he walked in. John was soaked from head to toe‚ and I just assumed it was from the storm. I got up off of the reading couch‚ and asked if he would like a towel and something dry to wear‚ and as I approached him I noticed what he was wearing. He looked
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Did you know that by washing our clothes we could be polluting our oceans ? Well i didn’t until i read an article written by Carrie Boyle titled “ microfibers: how the tiny threads in our clothes are polluting the bay “ . In this article Boyle explains what microfibers are and how they ruining the earth . She begins by explaining that when we wash tiny pieces of thread come off some our clothes. These threads then eventually make their way into the ocean and cause a tons of damage. she explains
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