The use of coal is much bigger than that. Coal is used to create almost half of all electricity generated in the United States. It is inexpensive compared to other energy sources‚ which means lower bills for its consumers. Coal is easily stored‚ transported‚ and controlled in large volumes A variety of industries use coal’s heat and by-products. Separated ingredients of coal (such as methanol and ethylene) are used in making plastics‚ tar‚ synthetic fibers‚ fertilizers‚ and medicines. Coal power
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The Pros of Illegal Drugs Many countries along with the United States have laws forbidding the possession‚ sale‚ and use of certain drugs ranging everywhere from marijuana to heroin. Though many countries classify these drugs as illegal‚ I believe certain ones are not as bad as people portray them as. In my mind‚ the illegal drug cannabis‚ also known as marijuana should be legalized since it can not only improve the economy but its side effects are not that foreign to other legal drugs.I believe
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am going to discuss the age of the eyewitness‚ reconstructive memory‚ weapon focus‚ anxiety‚ types of questioning‚ and different studies that have been conducted on these areas. Earlier I mentioned the pros and cons of eyewitness testimony and wanted to go into further details with that. Pros: 1. It can shed light into the sequence of the events that constitute the crime. The eyewitness testimony supports the lawyers and the jury to better comprehend everything about the case by explaining
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Sentencing is very important and usually the last stage of the criminal process. The purpose of sentencing is to punish the criminals while at the same time stopping crime from continuing. The five philosophical reasons for sentencing are retribution‚ deterrence‚ incapacitation‚ rehabilitation and restoration. Retribution is the philosophy that those who commit criminal acts should be punished based on the severity of the crime and that no other factors need be considered. Deterrence is the strategy
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Snowden has been the source of numerous other classified leaks demonstrating that the NSA is collecting all imaginable electronic communications and designing entirely new invasive methods for domestic surveillance. Some examples defy the imagination when learning that the NSA literally developed programs to spy on Americans through their Xbox video games system along with other online video games such as World of Warcraft. Outrageous leaks of this kind will only continue to surface‚ yet most of
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JASTA Act JASTA is bill that allows civil claims based in the U.S territory and borders against foreign countries for the liability of terrorism acts which foreign state is sponsoring directly or indirectly‚ resulting in either personal or property damages. The congress considered the JASTA act as a claim to compensate families who were injured by the 9/11 attacks. The main purpose of the act is to narrow and limit the immunity of foreign states in cases where international
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and why do the insane‚ plead sane? Our court system has special terms‚ to a case‚ if the criminal can be confirmed mentally ill. If the assailant‚ can prove they were under psychiatric influence‚ they can successfully plead insanity‚ and not go to prison. As normal and average minded people in society‚ we think it to be intricate to prove your brain doesn’t work correctly‚ but‚ just act like you hear voices‚ or have black outs‚ (personality disorder) and you’re golden. Today’s legal system needs to
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PSAs are beneficial ‚ because it teaches children and teen consequences of drinking and driving or doing drugs. " In school‚ you may watch short commercials that talks about the consequences of drinking and driving or doing drugs."This why i think PSAs are beneficial. Here why Jane Williams think PSAs aren’t beneficial‚because the cost of PSAs aren’t paying cause it don’t change the behavior of people who drink and drive or do drugs. Here what many examiners of drinking and driving and people
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Plea-bargaining has been practiced in the criminal justice system for over 300 years. Controversial cases have brought plea bargains to the forefront and have created bias towards this practice. However‚ if plea bargains were not implemented‚ a chaotic and expensive justice system would be created. With such cases bringing a negative view to plea-bargaining‚ this research paper aims to show the positives and negatives of plea-bargaining. Critics of plea-bargaining believe that sentences demonstrate
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Growing up in a safe country such as Canada‚ it is very easy to be naïve to the darkness and dangerous of a world it is in some places. Factions of people believe in using terror tactics such as rape and murder as tools of persuasion and promoting of their agenda. The Convention against Torture and Other Cruel‚ Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment defines torture as: “any act by which severe pain or suffering‚ whether physical or mental‚ is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes
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