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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The main focus point and argument regarding both the Stanford v. Kentucky and Roper v. Simmons case rely mainly on the eight amendment. Throughout both cases‚ the eighth amendment played a key factor in determining the court’s decision‚ regarding whether or not Simmons or Stanford would be facing the death penalty. Both “The Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments forbid imposition of the death penalty on offenders who were under the age of 18 when their crimes were committed.” The eighth amendment states
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Pencilface is an experimental documentary by Christian Simmons that displays a simplistic art style. We meet our nameless main character. She is a fairly young girl playing in what seems to be an abandoned lot. The colors are very earthy. Shades of green and brown are displayed. Even on the character we see she has long brown hair that matches her short‚ plain‚ neutral toned dress. The other character that we meet‚ Pencilface‚ is a bright yellow number 2 pencil. The main character finds the pencil
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Simmons Lab Case The Situation: Newbridge‚ a recently hired project head manager‚ meets Zaph at the lab one day. Zaph was an intelligent capable person‚ who had impressed Dr. Jerrold‚ the head of the laboratory. Zaph had many ideas and solutions to the different problems the lab was dealing with. Zaph immediately connected with Links‚ the mathematician‚ and started helping him with his theories‚ which Newbridge did not understand very well. Zaph’s dominant personality became apparent to Newbridge
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History/Background Kimora Lee Simmons holdings opened in December 2014. It holds a showroom in New York City‚ and a retail store in Beverly Hills LA. In September 2016‚ it opened in Bloomingdales in New York City. It is a new collection of bold yet streamlined ready-to-wear and accessories (Simmons‚ 2016). Distinguished by structured yet comfortable silhouettes‚ Kimora Lee Simmons Holdings combines exquisite materials with luxe details such as flattering panel construction and color blocking‚ leather
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Roper vs. Simmons was one of the few cases in almost two decades to address whether it’s constitutional under the eighth and fourteenth amendments to execute a juvenile offender who was over the age of fifteen but under the age of eighteen when he/she committed a capital crime. In 1988‚ Thompson vs. Oklahoma banned the execution of minors who were sixteen years of age when they committed a capital crime. Another case‚ Stanford vs. Kentucky (1989)‚ divided the court which eventually rejected that
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Rory Parata-13448932 Roper v Simmons (2005) Facts When 17 years old Christopher Simmons admitted to commiting murder‚ 9 months later he was trial as an adult and was sentenced to death. Simmons party argued that he was ‘’very immature’’ and ‘’very susceptible to being manipulated’’ while he was away from home a lot with other teenagers. Simmons filed a new petition for state postconviction relief‚ arguing that the reasoning of Atkins established that the Constitution prohibits the execution
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Running head: PSYCOEDUCATIONAL GROUP: SESSION SUMMARY 1 Gwene Downing HSER 511 Dr. Robyn Simmons 2/18/2012 PSYCOEDUCATIONAL GROUP: SESSION SUMMARY 1 After greeting all members of the group in the hallway‚ I asked that everyone enter and to take a seat. I then proceeded to do a head count and all 10 members were accounted for. I took my seat in the front of the group and reintroduced myself by stating my name‚ my title as a graduate student‚ and I also gave
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Running Head: ROPER V. SIMMONS: EXPLORING THE 2005 LANDMARK DECISION Roper v. Simmons: Exploring the 2005 Landmark Decision The Case The landmark Supreme Court decision‚ Roper v. Simmons‚ started with a horrific crime in Missouri. A very disturbed seventeen year old named Christopher Simmons planned and carried out the murder of Shirley Crook. A few days prior to the murder Simmons had discussed the plan with a friend and insisted that they would get
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The Roper v. Simmons murder trial was decided on March 1‚ 2005. Around this time the Atkins v. Virginia trial was decided in favor of Atkins. Atkins filed for mental retardation and that influenced the court decision greatly. The social beliefs of this time period were if you commit murder‚ you should get the death penalty. This also greatly influenced the 1st court decision of Roper v. Simmons. In 1993 a young man named Christopher Simmons planned a murder and burglary of Shirley Cook with a few
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