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    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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    Amelia Simmons work is known as a declaration of American independence‚ she is referred to as the Mother of Cookery. She wrote American Cookery which is otherwise known as The art of dressing viands‚ fish‚ poultry‚ and vegetables‚ and the best modes of making pastes‚ puffs‚ pies‚ tarts‚ puddings‚ custards‚ and preserves‚ and all kinds of cakes‚ from the imperial plum to plain cake: Adapted to this country‚ and all grades of life in 1796.  American cookery is the first known cookbook of American authorship

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    Odis Jenkins Reading 0302 January 21‚ 2013 Ruth Simmons: An American Pioneer In 1945 in Grapeland Texas a little girl named Ruth J. Simmons was born. She grew up on a farm in East Texas and had a life of hardship and deprivation. Ruth had a wonderful grounding by her parents and an extraordinary streak of luck. She had mentors who challenged‚ supported‚ and encouraged her to pursue her dreams. One of the most influential mentors was her mother‚ whom Ruth watched for hours pressing fabric

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    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 was unexpected because 15 years prior the case Stanford v. Kentucky the supreme court ruled

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    This week I chose an article that displays an act of kindness. Thirty-two year old Kasey Simmons from Dallas‚ Texas was shopping at a local grocery store. While he was shopping‚ he noticed an older women crying. He tried to cheer her up‚ and insisted to pay her small bill. Simmons later told the news station that it wasn’t about the money‚ but rather about doing an act of kindness for someone in need. Kasey Simmons later went to work at a local Applebee’s restaurant. After a few hours into shift‚ he

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    and the government say so. If as citizens we have a political and moral obligation to follow the laws then why there are still many people who do not obey them? A. John Simmons discusses the dilemma between legitimacy and justification and the implication both of these have when it comes to following the law. According to Simmons‚ justification can only be express by showing that the state is morally permissible or prudentially desirable. In order words‚ people have to decide whether or not they

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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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    the judicial endorsement she needed. This is a typical story of feminism where the woman is controlled by the rules of the dominant males. Louise O’Keefe then fought with courage until she had victory 15 years later when European court accepted the case she had built up. Kerrigan’s feminist ideology is also conveyed by the element of equality throughout the article. There is an element of radical feminist’s as they fight for stress equality in personal life and for control over one’s own body. Gene

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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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    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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