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- 25241: Capital Punishment
- ... time and the high expense result from innumerable appeals, many over 'technicalities' which have little or nothing to do with the question of guilt or innocence, and do little more than jam up the nation's court system. If these 'frivolous' appeals were eliminated, the procedure would neither take so long nor cost so much" (Kronenwetter 29). The moral issues concerning the legitimacy of the death have been brought by many abolitionists. They think that respect for life forbids the use of the death penalty, while retentionists believe that respect for life requires it. Retentionists says the bible (Genesis 9:6) says, "Whosoever sheds man's blood, by man may his blood be shed." This classic argument in favor of the death penalty has usually been interpreted as a proper and moral reason for putting a murderer to death. "Let the ... of capital punishment have replied to this by saying that the death penalty is subject to miscarriage of justice and that it would be impossible to administer fairly. In the 1970s, a series of U.S. Supreme Court decisions made the death penalty in the U.S. unconstitutional, if it is mandatory, if it is imposed without providing courts with adequate guidance to make the right decision in the severity ...
- 25242: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
- ... Chugach National Forest. Within hours, smaller tanker vessels arrived in order to off load the remaining oil. Unfortunately, the cleanup effort was hindered by an inadequate cleanup plan that had been created during the 1970's. These plans outlined how an oil spill would be handled, including provisions for maintaining equipment such as containment booms and "skimmer boats." The plans also called for a response team to be on twenty-four ... to death. It could also lead to emphysema which compromises the diving ability of the otters and eventually leads to death. Another cause of death is blindness. If oil were to get into an otter's eye it could cause blindness which would then cause starvation. Fish were also effected by the oil spill, however, the extent of the casualties is unknown. Fishing is a huge industry in Alaska, so there ... been in 1988. In 1990, when herring fishing resumed, it returned to normal levels. The damage to the fishing industry was not nearly as bad as had been anticipated. Usha Varanasi, director of the NOAA's Environmental Conservation Division in S
- 25243: "The Problem of Place in America" and "My Neighborhood": The Breakdown of Community
- "The Problem of Place in America" and "My Neighborhood": The Breakdown of Community WR 121 Paper #2 In Ray Oldenburg's "The Problem of Place in America" and Ishmael Reed's "My Neighborhood" the authors express thier dissatisfaction with the community. Oldenburg focuses on the lack of a "third place" and the effects of consumerism on the suburbs, while Reed recalls his experience with prejudice communities ... deductions. It seems that they have addressed two of the main ills today, prejudice and consumerism. These keep our communities from becoming unified. Fear is one of the prevalent themes in both essays. In Oldenburg's essay the suburbanite fears the unknown, his neighbors. People feel threatened by the size of the communities and they do not know anyone. These is due partly to consumerism, which keeps people indoors. Reed ...
- 25244: Drug Testing
- ... lack quality and because of this lack, Precision is losing orders. To try to stop this slide in quality, Precision purchased a new machine from the Suzuki corporation. But even with the new machine, Precision’s costs are higher and quality is lower. This causes profits to be lost which causes employment to be affected. Precision’s employment is down twenty-two percent, and with little or no chance of quality improving, these numbers are in danger of dropping even more. Foreign Competition Precision also has to deal with an increase in ... owners of Precision Machine Tool, and an offer has been made by the Japanese to buy. Garner and Avery are now forced to take a hard look at the situation that Precision is in. Precision’s machines are aging; sixty percent of the machines are old, some twenty years or more. Their sales are down thirty percent; orders are rejected because of a lack of quality and high production costs. ...
- 25245: Homosexuality
- ... increasing numbers. Ongoing legal battles over same-sex marriage have drawn increasing public attention to the question of whether lesbian and gay families can raise happy, healthy children. However, there is no evidence that person’s sexual orientation will influence the child and make him a worst parent. In order to find out if homosexual couples could raise happy and healthy children, researchers presented a study of lesbian mothers and their ... a comparison group of heterosexual couple and their children. The average age of the children at the time that the study was performed was about 9 years old. The follow up study was in 1990’s and the average age of the young people at follow up was about 23 years old. This study was performed in order to see if children who grow up in a family led by a ... by lesbian mothers were no more likely than others to experience mental health problems in adulthood. The scores for both young adults on depression and anxiety tests fell within the normal range. In no one’s background have sought professional help for mental health problems. One of the children they interviewed from lesbian mother family was Ben. He was 20 years old at follow up study. Ben had few good ...
- 25246: The Crucible
- ... to suffer through the decision to reveal the unfaithfulness of John or to remain strong in her love of him. All of this is too much for Elizabeth and the burden is very heavy. Elizabeth’s husband, John, is a religious man. He believes in God, but not the minister who preaches His word. John’s actions, though, are not so religious and devoid of sin. Abby, a young seductress, was able to gain his attention while Elizabeth was bedridden. A fiery and passionate affair scared his relationship with his wife ... see those who trafficked with the devil and who was in his book. This was an opportunity to settle the score for her. Goody Proctor had discharged Abby from her home, and now was Abby’s chance to get back at Elizabeth.. All she needed was an opportunity. Following the idea of spirits leaving the body of a host, she stabbed herself with a needle, and blamed it on Elizabeth’ ...
- 25247: Treasure Of The Sierra Madre -
- ... decide that it is time to pack up and leave with the $35,000 that they each have. They say goodbye to the mountain and start their way down. Curtain suggests that they give Cody's widow a partner's fourth and Howard agrees; Dobbs greedily resists. While they are arguing, a group of Indians approaches them in need of help. They mistake Howard as a medicine man and insist he follow them. A boy ... demand he come back with them so their debts can be repaid. He makes Dobbs and Curtain continue down the mountain. He will catch up in a few days. Dobbs suggests that they take Howard's share of the goods and go north. Curtain being an honest man says he would never do it, not even to Dobbs. Dobbs then draws his gun on Curtain fearing that he will lose ...
- 25248: The Men We Carry In Our Minds and Why I Want A Wife: Gender Roles
- ... guilt. “Women are expected to take care of their children, keep track of appointments, cook and clean.” (Pg.385) Most of these expectations have become shared responsibilities between the two genders where as a man’s expectations are to put in eight hours a day, five days a week for thirty plus years. A man is expected to put his life on the line and go fight in a war. A ... used to cook and clean. We have grown up in a time where we are told to thank mom for all that she has done for us, “thank you for taking me to my friend’s house or thank you cooking dinner”. Who the hell ever thanks dad? When is the last time you heard, “Hey dad, thanks for paying the bills, or Man this is good book? It sure is ... side is willing to look at the sacrifices the other side has to make. However, when one observes the trade-offs that I believe I have fairly presented, it is easy to understand why women’s roles are much easier than that of a man’s. Simply put, women are expected to do things, men are obligated. Which seems easier to you?
- 25249: The Outsiders: Character Changes
- ... undergo many changes. Ponyboy is an honor roll student and a good athlete in track. Pony also thought that his older brother Darry hated him because he was too strict with him. But when Pony's best friend Johnny died of injury from the church fire, Pony began to be in denial about Johnny's death. He started to drop grades and fail classes, He became scatter minded. When he read Johnny's note to him, he got over it and wrote a book for an English essay, and he found out that Darry really did love him. Johnny was a quiet, scared and abandoned teenager, yet ...
- 25250: Animal Testing
- ... The animals cannot fight for themselves therefore we must. There should be stronger laws to protect them from laboratory experiments. Although private companies run most labs, experiments are often conducted by public organizations. The U.S. government, the Army and Air Force in particular, has designed and conducted many animal experiments. The experiments were engineered so that many animals would suffer and die without any certainty that this suffering and death ... of thousands of Beagles experimented with. In Albuquerque, New Mexico, 64 Beagles were forced to inhale radioactive Strontium 90 as part of a “Fission Product Inhalation Program” which has been paid for by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. In this experiment 26 dogs died. One of the deaths occurred during an epileptic seizure; another from brain hemorrhage. Other dogs, before death, became feverish and anemic, lost their appetites, and had ... x-rays. Twenty-one of the dogs died within the first two weeks. The irritated dogs suffered vomiting, diarrhea, and lost their appetites. Later, they hemorrhaged from the mouth, nose, and eyes. In the experimenter’s report, they compared the experiment to others of the same nature, each using about seven hundred dogs. The experimenters said that the injuries produced in their experiments were “typical of those described for the ...
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