Research Proposal Jamie McRobie ENG 215 Prof. Jeffrey Kersh February 17‚ 2013 The topic that I selected is‚ should minors who commit violent crimes be tried as adults? I chose this topic for many reasons but‚ two main reasons would be one because I feel that this is a big topic that people have issues with. The second reason is it is very personal to me as my brother started getting into trouble as a teenager. My thesis statement for the first paragraph would
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Victor knowledge and the love he had for science had a great deal on his life. His views on science was the one and truly route to knowledge. In other studies you go as far as others have gone before you‚ and there is nothing more to know; but in scientific pursuit there is continual food for discovery and wonder.” (page 24) Victor loved learning new things about life and how the world worked. But sometimes being smart has its downfalls. One of Victor downfalls in life was the ability to have a social
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The Pamela Smart Case 24 year old Gregory Smart was shot dead in his New Hampshire condominium‚ which what appeared to be a botched burglary‚ just one week before his first wedding anniversary. Six weeks later William Flynn‚ age of 16‚ Vance Lattime‚ age of 17 and Patrick Randall‚ age of 18 were arrested and charged with the murder‚ all three pleaded guilty. However‚ to reduce their sentences the teenagers agreed to testify against the person they claimed persuaded them to carry out the killing:
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Adaobi Ikejiofor March 21‚ 2012 Dewey Bozella Injustice Injustice was a big theme in this documentary. Dewey Bozella was sentenced to serve twenty years to life in prison for allegedly murdering a ninety-two year old woman named Emma Crapser. After twenty-six years though‚ it was revealed that Bozella was not the criminal. However‚ when Bozella was first put on trial‚ he was put in front of an all-white jury. Keep in mind that this was all in 1983‚ nearly 20 years after desegregation
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Jeffrey Dahmer was born May 21‚ 1960 in Milwaukee‚ Wisconsin to Joyce and Lionel Dahmer. As a little boy‚ he was a happy and bubbly boy who loved stuffed animals and wooden blocks. When Jeffrey was 4‚ his father swept out from under their house the remains of some small animals that had been killed by civets. As his father gathered the tiny animal bones‚ Jeff seemed oddly thrilled by the sound they made. His small hands dug deep into the pile of bones. By the age of 6‚ he went into minor surgery
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A Detective’s Decision Have you ever had something valuable stolen from you? For what it’s worth‚ you would try your best to find whoever stole it and where it is. In this situation‚ Sherlock Holmes let go two guilty criminals who stole a carbuncle from a Countess. In my opinion‚ Sherlock Holmes positively made the wrong decision. In the 1st place‚ the criminals themselves confessed to a crime. With that kind of evidence‚ it should’ve led to an immediate arrest since they have proven guilty.
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In her essay “Capital Punishment: Society’s Self-Defense‚” Amber Young discusses the death penalty. In the beginning‚ the author talks about the infamous case of Ted Bundy. He was a serial killer who took it upon himself to kidnap‚ rape‚ and kill many innocent young women. She expresses that the criminal justice system failed to keep the young women safe from Bundy. She declares in her thesis that‚ “Capital punishment is society’s means of self-defense.” Next‚ the author states some oppositional
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12 Angry Men Welcome gentlemen of the jury‚ I am here to prove why the accused is guilty for murdering an innocent victim. At the time of the crime scene there were two witnesses who claim that the accused murdered the victim. One of the witnesses was an old man that lived above the accused apartment who heard the victim and the accused arguing‚ the second witness who lived across the street was an old lady who saw the victim get attacked by the accused with a knife. The weapon that the accused
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Throughout the years teenagers have been committing dangerous and extreme crimes that has led to be convicted in a judicial court as an adult. These teenagers have received life sentences with the possibility of no parole along with counseling and rehabilitation. Many believe that putting an adolescent in prison with a life sentence is a cruel and unfair punishment. In the past couple of years‚ the law changed to place underage delinquents in rehabilitation centers or juvenile hall for no more than
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The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore is a book about two Wes Moores who grew up similarly with the same name‚ but chose two different destinies as time went on. Both of them endured a life without a father figure‚ got into serious trouble with the police‚ and grew up in a poor household. The author of the book‚ Wes‚ is at first a trouble maker‚ doesn’t have a healthy relationship with his mother‚ and struggles in school. Since Wes skipped classes and let his grades slip‚ his mother made a tough and expensive
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