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    lakes and streams. I always kept it in mind as a golden rule. One day‚ I was really out of control‚ and broke the rule. It was an extremely hot summer. The sun was raised to scorch every living creature in the land. Rain had not been seen for a couple of weeks. People were like chicken in an oven‚ waiting to be driven crazy. 90 degrees was the common temperature in southern Kentucky. I myself was an active kid‚ wouldn’t just stay home. One day‚ Johnny asked to hang out. First‚ we met each other at

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    ranges from 17th century to 18th century which is often referred as The Enlightenment era or The Age of Reasoning. The Classical era introduced a belief in the power of human reasoning to solve social‚ economic and political problems. The classical school teaches us that humans are rational and we make a choice to commit crimes and that punishment should be about preventing future crimes from happening. Before the 17th century‚ common forms of punishment consisted of torture and death as a way to

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    CORPORAL PUNISHMENT “Whoever spares the rod hates their children‚ but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them” (Proverbs 13:24‚ King James Version). “Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him” (Proverbs 22:15‚ King James Version). “The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame” (Proverbs 29:15‚ King James Version). The scriptures quoted above have been taken from the ‘Bible’;

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    Were the Spaniards That Cruel? by Gregory Cerio (Newsweek [Special Issue]‚ Fall/Winter 1991‚ pp. 48-51) [online source: Columbus and the Age of Discovery Text Archive‚ Millersville University http://muweb.millersville.edu/~columbus/data/art/CERIO-01.ART] For the Spanish‚ the Columbus Quincentennial stirs an ambivalent nostalgia‚ blending pride and pain. Spain’s shining memories of its Golden Age‚ when the nation stood at the summit of world power‚ have been tarnished by critics

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    Introduction Capital punishment‚ also known as the death penalty‚ is defined as the physical execution of a person by the state as punishment for a crime. The existence of the death penalty dates as early as the eighteenth century B.C. in the Code of King Hammaurabi of Babylon. The code outlines twenty-five different crimes for which the death penalty was applied. At this time‚ the means by which the death penalty was enacted included crucifixion‚ drowning‚ beating to death‚ burning alive‚ and impalement

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    prohibited by law upon pain of punishment (Hall-Williams 1964). Theorists such as McCabe (1983:49) stated that no word in legal and criminological terms could define the word crime for the varying content in which an act is categorised. Due to the broad spectrum surrounding crime‚ differing understandings about human subjects and premises lead to the development of several theories‚ assumptions and forms of criminal law. Michael and Adler (1933:2) are often cited as an example of the legal description

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    Haroon Saddique Alternative Punishment One alternate punishment instead of prison could be higher education. Instead of focusing on vocational programs‚ we could pick out prisoners with some type of college experience and offer them an opportunity to complete an AA/AS or BA/BS program at a local educational facility. I believe that some prisoners are ok with going to a vocational program and getting a job. But if they are not happy with the job they get‚ or the money they make‚ they might

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    analysis is an effective tool as it can determine what the cheaper option is (which produces the same outcome). Sentencing of criminals aims to create three main benefits to both offenders and society. They include rehabilitation‚ deterrence and incapacitation effects. Of course‚ with different categories and variables in offenders‚ there are a range of factors that influence how cost effective specific punishments can be and whether certain punishments can produce the three sentencing effects previously

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    Execution of criminals and political opponents has been used by nearly all societies—both to punish crime and to suppress political dissent. In most places that practise capital punishment it is reserved for murder‚ espionage‚ treason‚ or as part of military justice. In some countries sexual crimes‚ such as rape‚ adultery‚ incest and sodomy‚ carry the death penalty‚ as do religious crimes such as apostasy in Islamic nations (the formal renunciation of the state religion). In many countries that use

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    Cruel World My mother‚ sister‚ and I were driving down Highway 124 on a hot July day when my mom screamed and slammed on the breaks. Fear rushed through our bodies. Outside the car window‚ a short young African American man was launched into the air. As he came down‚ a loud boom sounded as his body helplessly rolled off the hood of the faint green Toyota Corolla in front of us. The man lay motionless in the road while we waited for what seemed like hours for the driver to exit the car. His red shirt

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