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- 1421: The Threat of Death
- ... for crimes they committed before they turned eightteen (Guernsey 25). The opponents to the death penalty argue that juveniles do not have the moral responsibility to bring a deterrent effect to them (Bazan 17). As Richard L. Worsnop writes in his article entitled Death Penalty Debate Centers on Retribution: Peer pressure and family environment subject adolescents to enormous psychological and emotional stress. Adolescents respond to stressful situations by acting impulsively and ...
- 1422: Laws of War
- ... are not dealt with as extremely as other cases might be. Nevertheless, their cases demonstrate how one goes about bringing to justice those charged with violating the laws of war. FOOTNOTES 1 Roberts, Adam, and Richard Guelff, ed. Documents of the Laws of War. (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982.) 155. 2 Lubert, Steven, and Jan Stern Reed. "Extradition of Nazis from the United States to Israel: A Survey of Issues in Transnational ...
- 1423: Law and Morality
- ... the given situation, is that of the case of R. v. Dudley and Stephens. A basic summary of the case is as follows: Thomas Dudley, Edward Stephens, another man by the name of Brooks, and Richard Parker, who was a boy in his late teens, were the crew of an English yacht. All four of them were cast away in a storm 1,600 miles away from the Cape of Good ...
- 1424: Gun Control
- ... Mar.1995 :F3. Hancock, David. AHandgun Is Harder To Buy Than AK-47.@ Miami Herald 24 Jul. 1992: C2-C3. Peterson, Harold L. A History of Firearms. New York: Charles Scribner=s sons, 1961. Lacayo, Richard. AWho is the NRA?@ Time-The Weekly Magazine 29 Jan. 1990: 16-24. Speilman, Fran. ACouncil Approves Tougher Gun Laws.@ Chicago Sun Times 8 Jul. 1992: C1. Silvers, Susan. ALandmark Norwalk Kids Store Offers Toys ...
- 1425: The Drinking Age: Legal Age Should Be 18
- ... were younger are, according to studies, the people who drink more sensibly. Studies exhibit that the younger a person begins to drink in the home, the more accustomed that person will be to rational drinking. (Richard Karp, Prohibition Redux?, July/August 1992, p. 5) In addition to this, studies show that 44% of families that allow their children to drink transcend in several areas: driving, school performance, responsibility as an adult ...
- 1426: Power Does Not Come From a Gun
- ... he vowed to continue his fight using "passive resistance and the weapon of love". He helped establish the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and became its first president. Then in 1957, King met with Vice-president Nixon in Washington to "discuss racial problems . He went on to lead protests, demonstrations and marches, making the non-violent resistance stronger than it had ever been before. He succeeded in making people aware that every ...
- 1427: Is Marijuana Dangerous to your Physical Health?
- ... in the September 1990 issue of World & I by Gabriel G. Nahas was very informative on the damage caused by marijuana. Marijuana effects memory and behavior. "Marijuana really interferes with short-term memory," says Dr. Richard Schwartz or Georgetown University, and memory loss is one of the main problems with kids who smoke pot" (Nahas, 287). Marijuana also effects the immune system. Guy Cabral of the Medical College of Virginia reported ...
- 1428: Should Drugs Be Made Legal? (Against)
- ... who share needles and syringes. The sharing of such needles by intravenous drug users helps increase the spread of AIDS. "Infection among IV drug abusers is continuing to occur at a very steady rate," warn Richard E. Chaisson director of the AIDS service at John Hopkins University. In the U.S gay men still make up the primary risk group, although 750,000 to 1 million drug addicts are believed to ...
- 1429: The Extradition of Nazi War Criminals
- ... are not dealt with as extremely as other cases might be. Nevertheless, their cases demonstrate how one goes about bringing to justice those charged with violating the laws of war. FOOTNOTES 1 Roberts, Adam, and Richard Guelff, ed. Documents of the Laws of War. (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982.) 155. 2 Lubert, Steven, and Jan Stern Reed. "Extradition of Nazis from the United States to Israel: A Survey of Issues in Transnational ...
- 1430: The U.S. Penal System
- ... loss of thousands of jobs (Szumski 24-26). Henry Abernathy and inmate in Texas said "just think what a catastrophe it would cause if all cons across the country decided never to commit another crime." Richard Cepulonis, an inmate in Massachusetts said just the title "Department of Corrections" is a "misnomer" he said "they don't correct anything." In conclusion, things need to be done to improve rehabilitation in America. Improvements ...
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