years for possession of a weapon. A is told separately that if B pleads guilty and A does not‚ B will get a reduced sentence of four years‚ while A will get 10. So A has an incentive to confess and get four years‚ too. A is also told that if he confesses‚ he can go free‚ while B gets 10 years. Therefore‚ the logical choice for A is to confess. The same logic applies to B. So‚ both confess and get four years‚ instead of both denying and getting only two years. The logical trap is that acting in one’s
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understand the term political prisoner narrowly‚ equating it with the term prisoner of conscience (POC). Amnesty International campaigns for the release of prisoners of conscience‚ which include both political prisoners as well as those imprisoned for their religious or philosophical beliefs. To reduce controversy‚ and as a matter of principle‚ the organization’s policy applies only to prisoners who have not committed or advocated violence. Thus‚ there are political prisoners who do not fit the narrower
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Topic: Should Canada use music and art to rehabilitate prisoners? Opening/Attention: - Arts bodies with expertise in criminal justice are facing closure. - The question is: "Should Canada use music and art to rehabilitate prisoners?” - Many studies and research have been gone‚ and they found out that art have a strong affect to the prisoner’s lives‚ especially in helping them move away from crime. - Therefore‚ my answer is yes. Spoken Link: To beginning with‚ let hear the feeling and the thinking
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permission for the US Secret Services to put prisoners in the detention camp. But if Cuba is aware of this (which they are) why are they allowing for such actions to take place? The base was first turned into a detention camp in November of 1991. The initial use was‚ announced by the bush administration‚ was that it would be a ‘tent shelter’ for thousands of Haitians fleeing the military dictatorship. The ‘shelter’ was surrounded by barbed wire and guarded
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University Project is the only on-site‚ degree-granting college program in the state’s prison system. There are well over 100 teacher volunteers from schools such as UC-Berkeley‚ Stanford and San Francisco State. They go through three security checks to get into the prison. And then they hold classes in a nondescript trailer overlooking the prison’s baseball field Phillip Senegal and valedictorian Felix Lucero earned associate of arts degrees in 2009 at a ceremony in San Quentin state prison‚ where they
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trying to decide whether or not child soldiers deserve amnesty or not. Meanwhile‚ there are some kids that think that killing‚ and what they did is perfectly okay. Those child soldiers do not deserve amnesty. Young children are suppose to be in school‚ not fighting a war‚ high on drugs. These children need to be given amnesty and a better life‚ children are our future‚ not other people’s’ weapons. However‚ children did bad things‚ everybody should be given a second chance. These children were forced
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of them fight in war but some are used as cooks‚ suicide bombers‚ messengers‚ spies‚ human shields‚ guard prisoners‚ domestic servants and almost always used for sexual purposes. Anyone over the age of 16 who has killed someone in war‚ does not deserve amnesty‚ but those who have not killed anyone in any age deserve amnesty. A reason why people over the age of 16 do not deserve amnesty is because they are old already basically already young adults and know what they’re doing. If they go out
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Michelle Rollins November 27‚ 2012 Medication List 1. Adderall: -Indication: Used to treat narcolepsy and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) -Contraindication: Do not use if you have used an MAO Inhibitor such as Parnate‚ Marplan‚ or Azilect. And do not use if you are allergic to amphetamine or dextroamphetamine. -Side Effects: Fast‚ uneven heartbeats‚ dangerously high BP‚ Pain or burning during urination 2. Ambien: -Indication: A sedative used to treat insomnia -Contraindication:
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the basketball court and football field. Marquiss and other sports players in college should only have to focus on playing the sports they play. College athletes like Marquiss should get paid because they are very important to a school‚ pay would help with tuition and athletes can get overwhelmed. The first reason that college athletes are very important to a school. People who play sports in college don’t get paid for
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they deserve one too. This then leads to the question of whether or not all kids who take part in an activity should receive participation awards. Participation awards should not be given to all kids because they will view it as an entitlement‚ kids may get the wrong impression of themselves‚ and may then have a hard time accepting defeat and failure. The first reason why not all kids should be given an award for participating in an activity is because they will view it as an entitlement. If kids
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