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    Supreme Court might find the 8th amendment punishment unusual. As of February 9th‚ 2017 the state of Mississippi wants to add more punishments to its own 8th amendment. According to NBC the state of Mississippi wants to import back the firing squad‚the gas chamber‚and electrocution. The reason of this is in case the court blocks the use of lethal injections. The last time the state used the punishment was in 2012. 33 states have the death penalty. Mississippi is not the only state to add

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    Capital punishment or the death penalty as it is also known refers to the legally authorized killing of someone as punishment for a crime. The most common forms of capital punishment include electrocution‚ gas‚ firing squads‚ lethal injections and hanging. Australia abolished the death penalty in 1975 and since then‚ there have been many debates about whether it should be re-introduced. Capital punishment is uncivilised‚ represents solely revenge and is commonly a miscarriage of justice. Consequently

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    | |TEXAS & THE DEATH PENALTY | |SOC. 312 / | | | |

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    good argument‚ in the end it ’s the Author John O ’ Sullivan I agree with. First‚ in Beadu ’s essay‚ he feels that execution in the states is barbaric. To support this claim Beadu‚ provides you with information of how Utah and Idaho‚ still use firing squads for execution which is erroneous in the way he provides the information. Then to prove that the death penalty is barbaric‚ he provides accounts of lethal injections and electrocutions that according to him didn ’t go as planned. In O ’Sullivan

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    execution‚ surrounded by other men‚ some dead and some alive. In a line to the right of them‚ there is a firing squad with their guns pointed directly at the Spaniard. When Goya painted Executions of the Third of May‚ 1808‚ he used multiple elements of art. Among these specifically‚ he used emphasis‚ subordination‚ and implied lines. Colors are a

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    during its flight path 17 What does FDC stand for? Fire Direction Center 18 What does FSCC stand for? Fire Support Coordination Center 19 Who is the FSC? Weapons Company Commander 20 What is an MBC? Mortar Ballistic Computer--used for creating firing data 21 Which Marine Corps order directs mortar platoon training? MCO 1510.35D 22

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    Jose Rizal

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    celebrate Christmas with Rizal in the cell where they drank and sang together. After Christmas‚ Rizal was sent to Royal Audiencia (the colonial court of appeal) to hear the trial against him. Soon after‚ the magistrates decided to condemn him under firing squad on the 30th of the morning in Luneta. At the night before the execution‚ Rizal hallucinates‚ seeing his alter ego-protagonist Simoun of his novel El Filibusterismo tempting the author to change the climax of the story. On the morning of the execution

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    faith in religion believe the choice can only be made by a god. What about one man? In “Gentlemen‚ your verdict” by Michael Bruce‚ Lieutenant-Commander Oram must sacrifice the lives of some of his crew in order to save five men. Furthermore‚ “The Firing Squad” by Colin McDougall‚ is about Captain John Adam and how he has to choose between getting his bad records erased forever and starting from scratch or carrying out the execution of Private Jones. The protagonists in the both stories are facing moral

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    higher unit 3. REFERENCES: Lubricate order (LO); STP 21–1–SMCT; TM 9–1005–319–10; and DA Form 2404‚ Equipment Inspection and Maintenance Worksheet. 3. RESPONSIBILITIES: All Troopers are responsible for the serviceability of their M4 Carbine. Squad Leaders will ensure their soldiers conduct maintenance IAW Platoon SOP. 4. PROCEDURES: a. Weapons clearance will be done with extreme care to reduce the likelihood of an accidental discharge. Clearing the weapons will consist of the

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    Rizal’s Pen Name Rizal who has been known for his strong criticisms against the Spaniards wouldn’t have written all his essays and articles using his real name. He used the pen names Laong Laan and Dimasalang in many of his writings. Laong Laan The pen name of Dr. Jose Rizal when he was a contributor of poems and articles for the Spanish newspaper “La Solidaridad” was Laong Laan which was the name of a railway station in Manila. Others who contributed to La Solidaridad and used pen names were

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