Jeremy Brooks Suzanne Gerbasi Coms 101-37 10/30/12 Persuasive Speech Topic: Abolition of the Death Penalty General Purpose: To Persuade Specific purpose: To persuade my audience that we should abolish the death penalty in California. Central Idea: The death penalty should be abolished because of the inefficiency of the legal system‚ its high economic cost‚ and its moral implications. I. Introduction When I joined the current debate team in high school‚ I knew I would have to learn
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Morality and the Death Penalty In this paper‚ the two sides of the issue of the death penalty‚ pro and con‚ as well as the morality of the topic will be discussed. Opinions from both sides are presented and discussed‚ as I shape and present my argument on the subject. The debate has gone on for centuries‚ and has been brought to the forefront by great figures‚ both historical and contemporary. Some of their views are used here to piece together my case. In “The
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Eliminating the Death Penalty The Death Penalty has been debated for many years and even though the Eight Amendment of the Bill of Rights abolished any cruel and unusual punishment in 1789‚ it continues to be viewed as an acceptable form of punishment. California is the state that has the most people under death row‚ but California also performs very few executions‚ from 1978 to 2009 only 13 were preformed (Colon‚ 2009). California does not need the capital punishment‚ and has attempted eliminating
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“The death penalty for heinous crime is as justifiable‚ if society deem it necessary for its well-being‚ as is the demand upon the citizen-warrior to meet death upon the battle-field‚ or upon the doctor to remain steadfast at his duty in the plague-stricken city. The good of society is the prime reason for the punishment of criminals and their reformation is justifiable only when it conduces to this end” (Hall‚ 1902‚ p. 390). In recent years‚ death penalty has become a much talked about and controversial
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The Rationale of Death Penalty Capital punishment‚ as the highest form of punishment a state would uphold has been a long debated issue. Often dubbed as Death Penalty‚ Deborah White defined it as “the pre-meditated and planned taking of a human life by the state in response to a crime committed by that legally convicted person.” Personally‚ I’m not in favour of making death penalty the highest form of punishment. To support this many points are to be considered: (1) The value of life. Life cannot
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The Importance of the Death Penalty Lorena Pula PHI 107 Dr. Latasha Williams-Fleming September 12‚ 2009 The Importance of the Death Penalty The world can be a dark and cruel place to live in. Proof of this cruelty can be easily determined just by watching the news‚ or reading a newspaper of current events. It seems like every day a horrendous crime is committed: murder‚ kidnapping‚ and child molestation‚ just to name a few. These crimes are sufficient proof that there is enough evil in the
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Is the Death Penalty Effective? The death penalty‚ or capital punishment‚ is the legal process by which a convicted offender is put to death by the state (Matt & Law‚ 2006). Frank (2003) gives the various methods of execution that have been practiced worldwide such as‚ lethal injection‚ electric chair‚ hanging‚ among others. Since the formation of the State‚ the death penalty has been the most severe means of social society and an effective deterrent of grave crimes. However‚ since famous
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Reviving The Death Penalty "An eye for an eye‚ a tooth for a tooth" is one of the oldest and most famous sayings in the world. It comes from the Mosaic Law in the Bible and it is an edict that has ruled millions for thousands of years. Today the issue of capital punishment has our nation split down the middle. The two sides have drawn lines in the sand and are emphatically holding their ground. The need for capital punishment is greater today then it has been at anytime in the past for several
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find the killer. would you give him the Death Penalty or jail? The killer took all his money and didn’t even know your dad. Your Dad was very good person to everyone and didn’t even harm a fly and got killed by some person who was to lazy to go to work. the purpose of this speech is to persuasive yall that the Death Penalty should keep going. I have asked my family and friends what they think and all of them said they would like to keep the Death Penalty. Yes i guess it is consider you killing
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Capital punishment – Life or Death – If you had a choice what would you choose? There are three reasons why the government believes they have the right to use capital punishment. Firstly‚ to protect the safety of the citizens‚ secondly‚ to deter others from committing similar offences and finally‚ to have some form of punishment for the offender. All three of these are convincing but none of them justifies the killing of the criminal. I strongly believe that the death penalty doesn’t deter potential
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