Argument- The Death Penalty Should Not be an Option.

Assertion or Claim

• We shouldn't be able to decide if someone dies or lives, thats God's decision.

Commentary 1

•  It would be better for someone to stay alive and live with what they have done.

Commentary 2

• Instead of being put to death, live with what you have done, and in the end let God decide what happens to you.

Assertion or Claim

• When an execution is publicized, more murders occur in the day and weeks that follow that execution.

Commentary 1

• "The Linberg kidnapping was a good example," after that death penalty more kidnappings occured in the following two weeks.

Commentary 2

• Publicity of the execution, will most likely encourage crime instead of prevent it.

Opposing Claims/ They Say

• One would think, that murder is bad, but they still do it. Therefore they should be put to death.
• Taking someone's life is bad. Everyone should know that and face the consequences.

My Rebuttal/ I Say

• Although i grant that one should know murder is bad, but I still maintain that they should have to live with the decisions they have made.
• It will hurt them more to sit in jail and think about what they did that day/night when they commited murder, or rape.

My Paragraph

We shouldn't be able to decide if someone dies or lives, thats God's decision. It would be better for someone to stay alive and live with what they have done. Instead of being put to death, live with what you have done, and in the end let God decide what happens to you.When an execution is publicized, more murders occur in the day and weeks that follow that execution."The Linberg kidnapping was a good example," after that death penalty more kidnappings occured in the following two weeks.Publicity of the execution, will most likely encourage crime instead of prevent it.

One would think, that murder is bad, but they still do it. Therefore they should be put to death.

Taking someone's life is bad. Everyone should know that and face the consequences.

Although i grant that one should know murder is bad, but I still maintain that they should have to live with the decisions they have made.

It will hurt them more to sit in jail and think about what they did that day/night when they commited murder, or rape. So as you can see, the death penalty should not be enforced for the simple fact that we as humans, do not have the decision to end one's life.

My Thinking

I am an Inductive thinker, because i saw that the death penalty was being inforced and i created a hypothesis based on it.

Source:

• Death Penalty Arguments

The Red Badge of Courage

Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage is an amazingly good read. 
In the book, the author refers to Henry as the youth. And the theme of the book, is to don't worry about what others think of you. Because in the book he lies about getting shot because he doesn't want to be seen as someone who didn't do anything. So he has to use celerity to get away from the war.The authors voice is unique, it gives you a since of war in a way. It is very serious. But in the end, Henry grows up and faces his fears, because in the end he realizes he is still going to be scared he just has to face it. I would recommend this book to people who are trying to find themselves.

WAR IS.......

War is needed, protecting our rights.
War is horrible, killing everyone in sight. 
War is despicable, fighting every last day.
War is unbearable, killing every person in the way.
War is important, protecting our freedom.
War is dreadful, shedding tears every day.
War is life, mourning for the lost.
War is long, planning for a change.
War is rediculous, expanding as we speak.
War is endless, lasting long, and traveling far.

9-11

    9-11, was a horrible moment in my life, and as in many peoples lives. Even though I was a little kid at the time. I still knew most of what was going on. My teacher got a call, and then she almost started crying. Everyone in the class was shocked, and didn't know what to do. She didn't say anything she just turned on the tv and everyone was silent as we watched the horrible sight. I will never forget how quiet it was in that room that day.
     For a long time after that day I never knew why the terrorists did that to us, and I thought what if that happened to our school, or our houses. My mom would talk about it over the phone to all of her friends, and that just made me think about it even more. My dad just acted like he didn't care, so i tried to but it was still in the back of my mind.
    My mom just told me that God will forgive those who did that to us, because they didn't know they were doing wrong. She said the only reason they did that was they had a different belief. She told me that we will always be safe, but we have to believe that God will protect us. I feel like those who did that, needed to be brought up in a different way, and in a different country. The only reason they did what they did was because they didn't know what they were doing. They got brought up the wrong way.