Instructions: Using the conjunctions in parentheses‚ combine the following into sentences that contain parallel structure. (Hint: look for the words or phrases that are different). Don’t forget the rules about subject-verb agreement). You will be graded on the correct placement of the paired conjunctions and verbs. Each answer is worth 3 points/total 30. 1. Suzanne wasn’t invited to the wedding. She wasn’t invited to the reception. (neither....nor...) Suzanne was invited neither to the
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knee-jerk reaction is to immediately blame guns for the crime. Stricter laws will surely stop those law-breaking criminals‚ right? As if the time of the writing of the article from procon.org‚ 49 out of the 62 mass shootings were done with legal guns. At least‚ that’s one less crime committed‚ right? Would leaving ourselves defenseless while criminals acquire guns illegally instead be a better method protection? My partner and I believe that stricter gun control laws should not be passed‚ due to the fact
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in favor of stricter gun control laws. I am very passionate about this topic because the use of firearms in the wrong hands is a deadly prophecy. It can be in the form of children getting a hold of a gun and hurting themselves or others‚ an adult with violent propensities mishandling a weapon‚ or someone who wants the use of a firearm in aiding suicide. When one looks at the increased incident of injury to children‚ homicide‚ and suicide‚ it is clear there is a need for stricter gun control
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1. Only stricter traffic laws can prevent accidents It is certainly true that stricter punishment for driving offences is highly efficient in the battle against traffic accidents. The age of limit of young drivers should be raised‚ using mobile phones when driving should be banned. With greater traffic management and properly scaled fines‚ I think traffic infractions would be greatly reduced. However‚ I don’t completely agree with the claim that it is the only way to prevent accidents. Other effective
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The argument presented by St. Thomas Aquinas is superior to the argument presented by Ghandi because it is consistent with and in accordance to what know to be truths concerning justice. But before we discuss the merits of the arguments‚ it is important to state why murder is wrong and why killing is not wrong. Based on the most undeniably objective moral truths‚ all human beings have natural rights or natural entitlements‚ or natural abilities inherent in their nature‚ regardless of the existence
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From the two policy options provided above‚ the best option would be for the government to create a strict gun law which forbids people to carry a gun no matter where they were unless they take a month long gun class. Doing so would make sure that the people with gun license do not have a background of committing a felony‚ crime‚ or have a mental illness. Taking the class would provide gun licenses owners to know safety measures and how to deal with a gun. People around gun owners would feel safe
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Reducing Death Penalty Costs Delisa Richardson Missouri Western State University July 19‚ 2012 Abstract In this paper‚ I will be evaluating the death penalty in the United States and ways that costs can be cut to make it much more of a viable option. "Using conservative rough projections‚ the Commission estimates the annual costs of the present system $137 million per year (California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice‚ 2008). What does an individual
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Capital punishment Death penalty is a legal process through which‚ as a punishment a person is sentenced to death for a criminal offense by the state. Criminal offenses punishable through death penalty are referred to as capital offenses or capital crimes. The death penalty proponents‚ pro-capital punishment argues that it is an important aspect for deterring crimes‚ preserving law and order‚ and is less expensive compared to life imprisonment. They also claim that it is in the honor of the victim
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that America’s top criminologist has demonstrated that the death penalty does little to reduce rates of criminal violence. They used statistics gathered over the years about the death penalty and deterrent effects and used those to ask questions to criminologist‚ general public‚ and police chiefs. By using many expert opinions they seem unbiased. These statistics would help support one of the lack of deterrent effect of the death penalty. Jongmook Choe‚ University of Texas Austin‚ Lyndon B. Johnson
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Is the Death Penalty Effective? The death penalty‚ or capital punishment‚ is the legal process by which a convicted offender is put to death by the state (Matt & Law‚ 2006). Frank (2003) gives the various methods of execution that have been practiced worldwide such as‚ lethal injection‚ electric chair‚ hanging‚ among others. Since the formation of the State‚ the death penalty has been the most severe means of social society and an effective deterrent of grave crimes. However‚ since famous
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