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September 11th, 2001, one of the most horrific days in American history and the first time America has been attacked on their home soil in the modern age, has produced tension with the Muslim world and has significantly changed the way America runs on a day to day basis. Since 2001, America seems to change their mindset when it comes to engaging in conflict, to a “succeed at all cost” mentality. A perfect example of this is Guantanamo Bay. Guantanamo Bay was not created after the September 11th…

individual who has committed crime worth death. Many tend to question the relevance of the punishment. Capital punishment has been in existence long enough dating back to 1976 when the first execution ever happened in the United States. Capital punishment is also referred to as execution; others refer to it as the death penalty. There are many states in the United States that practice this penalty, ranging to almost 32 states. This death penalty is legal. The death penalty cuts across all…

The first item that we have to clarify is what classifies a mass murder. The definition that we will use is a perpetrator who intentionally kills at least three victims other than him or her self in a single incident. We will narrow the scope to those who used firearms as their choice of weaponry in order to exclude bombings, car accidents, and planes. The results were that from 1949 to 1998 there were thirty mass murderers. Out of those thirty twenty of them were committed during 1985. All the…

The death penalty also known as capital punishment is death by execution ordered to someone lawfully imprisoned for a capital crime. Capital punishment is an issue that has been argued in the United States for years. Many are opposed to it, yet the majority is for it. Nearly 1,400 prisoners have been executed between the years 1976 and the end of 2014 (Rizzo). Currently, there are thirty one states in the United States where the death penalty is legal and nineteen states where it is banned.…

While the American people can generally agree that mass killings are a horrible thing, there are a few other aspects about the citizens that present an interesting issue. One of the biggest issues is the term genocide itself. The word is one which carries a lot of weight behind it and is somewhat scary to people. This is shown in a study in which people were asked if the United States should intervene in a situation in which genocide has occurred. An impressive 65 percent said “always”, while 23…

The life that we live in this society is a gift. A lot of people may not see it that way, and for good reason. Our world as it rots is full of crime, war, evil harassment, rape, and murder. The innocent in this world pay the price for the wild actions of the insane, but the thing about all those horrendous factors of society, is that those people are given the choice to do what they want. What if you lived in a society where you are told what to believe? That you had no choice in a matter? Where…

as bad as doing the crime yourself. I am a strong believer against the death penalty. Who says the government has the power to decide if someone is to live or not? Humans make mistakes. We have poor judgment. The government is not exempt from the weaknesses that the rest of us are subject to. The death penalty should never be used because it is final and causes too much hurt, but it does not do any good. For instance, the death penalty does not allow a second chance. It destroys any chance for…

I believe that the judicial process has its pros and cons. There are several ways in which the judicial process can be improved. I specifically believe the criminal justice system should be improved and the penalties for crimes should be more balanced, and logical. Today, our corrections systems have their flaws. I am currently employed as a Detention Deputy, and I often see people who are incarcerated that have severe mental disorders. Instead, of these individuals getting the proper mental…

Steven Pinker, published author and Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, wrote an article for the New York Times that was published on January 18, 2008. The article was titled “The Moral Instinct” and was an attempt to shed some light on how morality really works. The article begins with a jarring comparison of Mother Theresa, Bill Gates, and Norman Borlaug and how the average mind probably automatically associates Mother Theresa as the most admirable, although she…

Mark Wahlberg was born on June 5, 1971, in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Mark grew up the youngest of nine children in a working class Irish Catholic family in the Boston district of Dorchester. At the age of eleven, Mark’s parents divorced and he was left to be raised by his mother. Mark grew up in a rough neighborhood and soon after the divorce he became involved in some illegal activities. Mark decided to turn his life around after spending 45 days in a correctional facility. Soon after, he…