Capital punishment in the United States

Kevorkian, who assisted in the suicide of over one hundred terminal patients. He was put on trial and charged with second-degree murder, thus state governments passed multiple laws against assisted suicide. The practice of permitting the death of a terminally ill or hopelessly sick individual for a painless form of mercy has been deemed illegal in thirty-four states. Due to the attention, this topic has received, controversy has grown as people are arguing on both sides of the spectrum, for and…

Sadly this kind of result is not uncommon in sexual abuse trials. The legal system has often looked upon victims as the cause of the attacks. What you were wearing or what you were drinking have taken precedence over the someone committing a felony against you. Sexual assault is also the only crime that being unable to resist assaulting a person is a legally accepted response. So Mr Milat why did you kill all those people 'oh I just couldn't resist' good point sir case dismissed. Doesn't exactly…

Kilmainham Gaol was an experience that definitely lived up to its expectations. When walking up to the structure, it doesn’t look like a Gaol. It looks just like a gated stone building. Upon going into the entry way to the museum, you can read about some of the history of the building and see the full layout. When the tour started, the inside of the Gaol was actually colder than the outside temperatures. Walking through the corridors you could almost imagine living in the cells where it was cold…

There are many theories behind Edgar Allen Poe´s death, most are just a opinions, except the famous theory of cooping. I had to make a decision on what the real cause of Poe´s death was, so I had to eliminate certain methods that had little to no evidence to back up what they believe in. I had to make a right decision and get all my facts straight form a reliable article. ¨Poe was incoherent, unable to move, and wearing someone else´s dirty clothes¨ (mprnews.org ¨Even in death, Edgar Allen Poe…

The story of Proteus, the “Prophetic old man of the sea”, describes the said subject as omniscient and supernatural, possessing seemingly unlimited knowledge, including all forms of time, including past, present, and future. Various Knowledge seekers, notably Menelaus in Homer’s interpretation, and Aristaeus in Virgil’s, would seek Proteus for enlightenment. He would Grant the knowledge in question if and only if, the requester was able to restrain Proteus. The trick is, Proteus has complete…

Through the events in the Serial podcast, Adnan was convicted of murder. Although there was no evidence of him murdering Hae, Adnan was pleaded guilty. His dis-honesty throughout the podcast made people to believe it was actually him who had killed her. Adnan’s conflict with himself teaches the reader that you should always be honest through hard times, after Adnan was convicted it was obvious due to his lack of remembrance and his race, why they would frame him during this certain time.…

In class on Wednesday, we concentrated on the issue of confidentiality. When the class first began I thought this would be a simple class. I already knew about confidentiality from previous classes. I knew it meant I would not release anything said in sessions unless an individual was planning to hurt themselves or hurt another individual. To me, this seemed simple enough. I would not have thought there was anything difficult about this. I was soon in complete shock. I did not believe that if…

The people of ancient Mesopotamia believed in Gods, not just one but many different Gods. They each have a special reason for being a God. They also believed in a form of punishment. The saying “an eye for an eye” or “a tooth for a tooth” came from The Code of Hammurabi. If you committed a crime, you were punished. Whether it be paying a penalty, losing limbs, or even being sentenced to death. Back then they also had Kings and heroes that people looked up to for guidance. They were not as…

the truth. Was he hired by Bill Cosby to kill Ennis? Unfortunately, Mikhail did not answer the question. His response was, “Ennis’ only fault was in being in the path of a wicked idiot like myself.” Mikhail is serving a life sentence in the Corcoran State Prison in California.…

Walt Disney finally reveals the teaser trailer and poster for the highly anticipated Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Dead Men Tell No Tales. And the trailer did not even show a hint of Orlando Bloom or Johnny Depp’s characters. The fifth installment of the franchise starts off with a Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Dead Men Tell No Tales poster. Just hours before the actual trailer release in the two-hour finale of Fear The Walking Dead on AMC. But first, breaking down the teaser poster, it is clear…