Search Essays

…not kid ourselves any longer. The prison was not designed to cure the individual; it was made to lock him up. There is another battle raging between Americans who are fighting for a safe and just world and those who want to abolish the death penalty, thereby…

…In today’s society drunk driving is a problem that increases every year. America experienced its largest increase in alcohol related traffic deaths in the year 2000 (NHTSA). Three out of every ten people will be affected by a drinking and driving…

…were accused of witchcraft and being communist, so they accused others to lessen their penalty and redirect focus. "The Crucibl"e is about the witch trials in Salem in 1692. "McCarthyism" is about the communist trials in the United States during 1950 to 1954…

…abilities. Legal History A conviction for drunk driving usually carries with it some stiff penalties. While these penalties will vary from state to state, they will generally entail the loss of a driver's license for a specified amount of time, a fine…

…. Topics such as the death penalty, really caused me to think about my opinion about keeping the death penalty. Many different students in our classroom discussions had brought up valid points on abolishing the death penalty, these points caused me to change my…

…on the death penalty. He opposes the death penalty while Kerry and Bush are supporters of capitol punishment. In August of 2000, Nader said, "The death penalty has been shown, in study after study, not to deter homicides; it has been shown to be discriminatorily…

…the evolving role that political ideology has played in the decisions of various cases in the areas of civil rights, abortion, and the death penalty. He focuses specifically on the Rehnquist Court of the 1980’s. Lazarus criticizes both liberal and conservative…

…of the punishment. In our judicial and political systems today, we have many different levels also. I consider the levels of hell to be our levels of punishment that range from a month or so in jail, to the death penalty. According to Dante, the first circle (level…

…, and in their communities.” Gore also helped pass the “three strikes and you’re out” law. This law was designed to keep career criminals off the streets, expands the death penalty to drug lords, and about sixty additional kinds of violent felons (Al…

…condemned to death could have committed the crime unintentionally such as insanity or self-defence. A person who is insane is not guilty of his actions. How can death penalty be imposed on a person who does not know his own mind? In the United States and some…