Eli Tooloee English 101 Olympic College Poulsbo Fall Quarter 2011 December 6th‚ 2011 3 Strikes Laws: Cruel and Unusual Punishment Washington State was the first in the nation to enact a “3 Strikes Law”‚ which provides for harsher sentencing for repeat offenders. While this sounds logical‚ the system used to determine these harsher sentences is deeply flawed and unconstitutional. 3 Strikes laws demand double the standard prison term for a second felony conviction‚ and mandatory sentences
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Barbaric False Dichotomy In a 1985 essay from the New Republic magazine‚ former mayor of New York Edward Koch commits a false dichotomy. He does this by comparing surgery for cancer to the death penalty of the criminal. Koch claims that surgery will one day be considered “barbaric‚” but “to give up and do nothing would be far more barbaric.” In other words‚ if the surgeon doesn’t take any steps and lets the patient suffer his horrific disease that might be considered far more barbaric. Then‚
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contaminated‚ these are identified throughout the text in various explanations as to why confessions can be tampered with: the puzzle of false confessions‚ contaminated false confessions‚ law enforcement practices‚ corroborated and nonpublic facts‚ denying disclosing facts‚ recorded false interrogations‚ and inconsistent facts (Garrett‚ 2011). In the case of Jeffery Deskovic’s false confession the police officers gave him facts that were explicit to the case and despite the DNA evidence that was pointing to
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from‚ which ultimately convey Cofer’s purpose that the stereotypes are false. For instances‚ Cofer explains how she did not see how it is fair for Latin girls to be expected to “ripen” as fruits; whereas‚ other girls could mature into adulthood. She displays that the stereotype is false by providing the an anecdote: Cofer is at a school dance‚ with an American boy‚ he leans in for a kiss‚ but Cofer does not accept it‚ this causes the boy to say‚ “I thought you Latin girls were supposed to mature early”(106)
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Shabbetai Tzvi is one of the most well-known false Messiahs in Jewish history. He was born in Smyrna‚ Turkey in 1626. He is said to have been born on the ninth of Av‚ which coincides with the date the Messiah is predicted to be born on as it is the anniversary of the Temple’s destruction. Some say his birthdate was manipulated to align with this prediction. Shabbetai Tzvi was extremely studious and mastered the Bible and Talmud by age fifteen. He was a chacham at eighteen and announced himself as
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Spinoza argues that false ideas are incomplete. Ideas that are correct are complete‚ and they have connections to other ideas. However‚ when an idea has incomplete‚ the knowledge is inadequate. Inadequate ideas are then opinions or imagination‚ because this knowledge is fallible. Adequate ideas are viewed as reason‚ because they are complete and have connections between other ideas. Descartes believed that the origin of error was when people participated in “nothingness.” Because intellect is finite
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False memory syndrome The Controversy of False Memory Syndrome Sigrid Jacquez PS 101 Introduction to Psychology Dr. Diane Bryan May 1‚ 2009 Outline I. Introduction II. Abstract III. The negative views of ineffective therapy A. Psychologist induced suggestions B. Hypnosis C. Vulnerabilities IV. The positive view of effective therapeutic therapy A.
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False Memories The Origins of False Allegations Bilqis Sanchez Introduction to Psychology‚ PSY-101-10 Professor Dunovant November 26‚ 2013 Abstract For many years now‚ there has been numerous victims of sexual abuse‚ both male and female: adults‚ teens‚ and children. However‚ some of these allegations might not have‚ and have never been true. Some may have accused innocent people of sexual crimes that they have not committed on purpose‚ while others are simply disturbed mentally
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Peyton LaBauve Defining the (False) Gender Binary A little boy sits in protest as his father puts his son’s selected toy back on the shelf. The reason for his objection is due to the color of the toy: pink‚ a girl’s color. The little boy is told to pick out another toy from a different aisle. The previous scenario is an over-simplified example of the norms and standards society has implemented
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Straw Man Fallacy Essay By: Jonathan Soles A straw man fallacy in which an opponent’s argument is overstated or misrepresented in order to be more easily attacked or refuted. The straw man fallacy happens quite a bit in “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller‚ but especially in on page 211 in the 4th column which reads‚ “(Procter): I have no love Mr. Parris. It is no secret. But God I surely love. (Cheever): He plow on Sunday‚ sir. (Danforth): Plow on Sunday! (Cheever): I think it
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