Date Entered: September 16, 2008
Context: Individual
Assignment: Research topic free write
Observation:
There are endless possibilities for research topics, and with that in mind I am going to need to narrow it down to one. I need to find something I can gather good resources on and something I am interested in. I find it hard to write about something I'm not interested in. So considering all those factors I think the topic I am going to write about is capital punishment.
Capital Punishment personally scares me. It seems like cruel and unusual punishment. There is too much leeway for human error when deciding who deserves the death penalty. Have you ever thought about how many innocent people are being put to death? It is a terrifying thought. Just imagine, you had a brother who was framed for a murder, however no one was able to prove otherwise. Then he was put on death row then finally put to death. I know I would be angry and sick to my stomach. I feel that there are successful places in the world who do not use the death penalty and wish the United States was one of them. There are plenty alternatives to the death penalty. We should use them. I mean thinking about it all, some people say the reason there is capital punishment is to get even for a crime they committed and its severity. However the people who are putting these people to death are being hypocrites. They are basically committing murder. If its not stopped I feel like it will be an endless cycle.
1 comment:
I would not suggest doing this topic. With a topic like Capitol Punishment it is easy to write more on personal opinion than on research based facts.
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