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英语作文-八面玲珑拓展法2

英语作文-八面玲珑拓展法2

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Write about the following topic: Some people think that a sense of competition in children should be encouraged. Others believe that children who are taught to cooperate rather than compete become more useful adults. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
竞争塑造性格,增强我们的自信心. Mould/mold, self-confidence
Competition builds ( mould, mold ) character and strengthens ( enhance ) our self-confidence. Competition not only builds character, but also strengthens self-confidence. Competition builds character as well as strengthens self-confidence.
许多研究表明看电视的增加和阅读能力 的下降有着明显的关联. Correlation
Numerous studies demonstrate/prove the strong correlation/link between the increase of television watching and the decline of reading ability. Numerous studies prove that there is a strong link between the increase of television watching and the decline of reading ability. Numerous studies prove the fact that the increase of television watching can reduce the reading ability.

Capital punishment

Capital punishment

凌迟 put to death by dismembering the body
凌迟也称陵迟,即民间所说的“千刀万剐”。陵迟原来指山陵的坡度gradient是慢慢降 低的,凌迟本意为:“缓缓的山丘”。用于死刑名称,则是指处死人时将人身上的肉一刀 刀割去,使受刑人痛苦地慢慢死去。 凌迟刑最早出现在五代时期the Five Dynasties Period, 正式定为刑名是在辽,此后,金、元、明、清都规定为法定刑,是最残忍的一种死刑。
腰斩 cutting sb. in two by waist
腰斩是用重斧axe从腰部将犯人砍作两截。鲁迅说过:中国人是“最能 研究人体、顺其自然let nature take its course而用之的人民。脖子最细,发明 了砍头;膝关节能弯,发明了下跪;臀部buttocks多肉fleshiness,就发明了 打屁股spanking……”至于坚韧挺拔的腰骨,构成了做“人”顶天立地of indomitable spirit的形象,向来关系着中国人的“气节” moral courage与 “风骨” strength of character,陶渊明不为五斗米折腰won't bow to the superior in order to get the scanty pay ,李白不愿“摧眉折腰事权贵” refused to bow down to the nobility。统治者也许是怕这些知识分子风骨,就杀气腾腾 combatively祭出了“腰斩”的酷刑来,妄图断了国人的“脊梁”,教化出 毒药 poison 奴性的slavish顺民 。 毒药因为其隐蔽性elusive,经常被用在暗杀或自杀的场合,如果用它来执行死刑,应该说比 绞刑更体面dignity也更人道些,在中国,一般都是皇帝赐死才有得享受。吕不韦是叫秦始皇逼 死的,他就是喝了鸩酒poisoned wine,据说鸩a legendary bird with poisonous feathers是一种鸟,羽毛 有毒,足以致命,所以文言文里下毒常叫做“鸩”。

五常罚站曲英语版

五常罚站曲英语版

五常罚站曲英语版The Five Punishments: A Tale of RedemptionIn the annals of Chinese history, there exists a fascinating and intricate system of justice known as the Five Punishments. This intricate web of consequences was designed to maintain order and instill a sense of moral responsibility within the citizenry. At the heart of this system lies a tale of redemption, a story that transcends the boundaries of time and culture, speaking to the universal human experience of growth, atonement, and the pursuit of a better tomorrow.The Five Punishments, or Wuchang, were a set of graduated penalties that ranged from the relatively mild to the severe. They included: Caning, Exile, Mutilation, Castration, and the ultimate punishment, Death. These punishments were not merely designed to inflict pain or suffering; rather, they were intended to serve as a means of rehabilitation, a way for the offender to confront their misdeeds and ultimately find a path towards redemption.The story begins with a young man, let us call him Feng, who had found himself ensnared in a web of his own making. Driven by a thirst for power and a disregard for the well-being of others, Feng had committed a heinous crime, one that shook the very foundations of his community. As the authorities closed in, Feng faced the stark reality of his actions and the impending judgment that would follow.Summoned before the magistrate, Feng trembled, his heart racing with a mixture of fear and shame. The magistrate, a figure of wisdom and uncompromising integrity, listened intently to Feng's account, weighing the gravity of his transgressions. After careful deliberation, the magistrate pronounced Feng's sentence: he would undergo the first of the Five Punishments – Caning.The caning, a public spectacle that served as a stark reminder of the consequences of one's misdeeds, was a humbling experience for Feng. As the bamboo rods struck his flesh, the pain seared through his body, and he found himself forced to confront the true nature of his actions. In that moment, the weight of his guilt became palpable, and Feng began to understand the depth of the harm he had caused.Following the caning, Feng was exiled from his home, forced to wander the vast expanse of the empire, stripped of the comforts and security he had once taken for granted. This Punishment of Exile was a test of resilience, a journey of self-discovery that would challengeFeng to confront his own demons and find the strength to rebuild his life.As Feng traversed the unfamiliar landscape, he encountered individuals from all walks of life, each with their own stories of struggle and redemption. Through these chance encounters, Feng began to see the world through a new lens, one that expanded his understanding of the human experience. He witnessed acts of kindness and compassion that had eluded him in his previous life, and slowly, a transformation began to take root within him.Time passed, and Feng's journey of atonement continued. He faced the Punishment of Mutilation, where he was forced to endure the removal of a body part as a permanent mark of his transgressions. This act, while agonizing, served as a stark reminder of the gravity of his crimes and the need for sincere remorse and change.As Feng grappled with the physical and emotional scars of his ordeal, he found solace in the teachings of wise elders and the support of those who had once been strangers. Through their guidance and the power of his own introspection, Feng began to cultivate a deeper sense of empathy and a newfound commitment to living a life of virtue and service.The Punishment of Castration, the next step in Feng's journey,presented an even greater challenge. This act, which robbed him of his very manhood, was a crushing blow to his sense of identity and self-worth. Yet, Feng faced it with a resolve that surprised even himself, for he had come to understand that true redemption lies not in the preservation of one's physical being, but in the transformation of one's character.Finally, Feng reached the last and most severe of the Five Punishments – Death. As he stood before the executioner, Feng's heart was filled not with fear, but with a profound sense of acceptance. He had come to terms with the consequences of his actions and was ready to embrace the ultimate price, knowing that his life would serve as a cautionary tale and a testament to the power of personal transformation.In the end, Feng's journey through the Five Punishments was not merely a tale of punishment and suffering, but a story of redemption and the triumph of the human spirit. Through his trials and tribulations, he had emerged as a changed man, one who had learned to value the sanctity of life, the importance of empathy, and the transformative power of personal accountability.The legacy of the Five Punishments lives on, not as a mere historical curiosity, but as a profound reflection on the human condition and the enduring quest for justice and moral renewal. Feng's story servesas a reminder that even the darkest of deeds can be redeemed, that the path to a better tomorrow begins with the courage to confront one's own shortcomings and the humility to embrace the transformative power of the human spirit.。

美国陪审团的一致裁决原则

美国陪审团的一致裁决原则

美国陪审团的一致裁决原则:历史与当下关键词: 美国,陪审团,一致裁决原则内容提要: 陪审团的一致裁决原则起源于14世纪的英国,作为一项普通法的传统,它在美国确立后经历了一个联邦强制适用与各州选择适用并存这一局面被明确和强化的过程。

虽然饱受质疑,但是从一致裁决原则对陪审团司法工具价值和政治民主价值的发挥及对审判成本控制的影响这三个角度出发综合考虑,其在一定时间内还将继续存在下去。

“你为什么会认为他无罪?”“虽然你们11个都认为他有罪,但我想先和你们好好谈谈,否则我很难说服自己举手认同你们的观点,送这个男孩去死。

”[1]作为美国司法体系的核心组成部分,陪审团制度曾为其赢得了广泛的赞[2]。

陪审团审理案件时,在就相关情况进行充分的“秘密评议”[3]后,无论要做出有罪还是无罪裁决,均需首先在其内部达成一致意见,否则会导致无效审判(mistrial)的出现(此时陪审团相应地被称作“悬置陪审团”(hung ju-ry)—这就是美国陪审团的一致裁决原则[4]。

这项原则起源于英国,作为普通法的传统为美国所接受后,长期以来被视为一项“神圣不可侵犯的”[5]、“统治性的规则”[6],并作为陪审团制度的“基石”[7]、裁决规则的“底线”[8]在美国联邦法院系统和州法院系统被严格遵行。

然而,随着一系列具有争议的陪审团裁决的出现[9],美国民众对陪审团审判“不准确、不公正”的印象日益滋生,对其进行根本性改革的呼声也越来越高[10]。

在这种整体性的不满之中,指向一致裁决原则的自然也占有相当大的比重。

有学者认为这是一个“过时的传统”[11],甚至认为它所带来的危害正是现在陪审团面临的“最严重的问题之一”[12]。

与民众的呼声和学界的议论相伴,在司法实践中,这一原则也已有所松动。

虽然在联邦层面,依然继续严格要求使用一致裁决,但是在各州,情况则发生了变化。

就刑事案件而言,路易斯安那州和俄勒冈州已经在州宪法中明确规定,除死刑案件外,其他案件允许非一致裁决。

死刑存废讨论英语ppt

死刑存废讨论英语ppt

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• According to the statistics(统计) of the American crime prevention, in the state that execute(执行)death penalty, it's crime rate is not less than the state that abolish the death penalty. • England abolished the death penalty in 1966, in the next 20 years, the homicide( 谋杀) rate increased by 60%, but the increase is much lower than other types of crimes, such as violent crime ielopment of society, it has caused widespread discussion about the abolition(废除) of capital punishment. -Among countries around the world, almost all European and many Pacific Area states have abolished capital punishment. In America, most states have abolished the use of capital punishment, while some countries, such as Brazil. The United States and Japan and India retain(保留) it.

雅思英语作文 没有死刑,暴力犯罪会增加吗?death penalty

雅思英语作文 没有死刑,暴力犯罪会增加吗?death penalty

Without capital punishment (the death penalty) our lives are less secure and crimes of violence increase. Capital punishment is essential to control violence in society.To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence.Model Answer 1:(Agreement: Capital punishment is essential to control violence in society.)Before talking about the essential role of the death penalty, you have to think about themeaning, and the purpose, of any kind of punishment. If you consider that the purpose is to prevent the guilty from being nasty again, you can be seduced by an argumentation in favour of the suppression of capital punishment. But you have to think about another aspect of the problem: a punishment is also useful to impress people, to make them fear the law.In fact, let's take the example of a young misfit, which has grown in a violent atmosphere, influenced by older delinquents, etc. He lives in the streets; he's got no aim but to survive. This is the kind of person who could possibly killsomeone for money, or even for fun. Why would he fear prison? Life would be easier for him there. In addition, in many cases, when you behave normally, you can benefit from penalty reductions. This young misfit needs to be impressed; he needs to know that the law is a frontier. When you cross it, you can lose your life. That is why capital punishment helps keep a distance between robbery and murder. If you abolish it, you suppress the difference between these two types of crime, which are completely different.But there is also a limit to define: even if the death penalty is unavoidable, it would be a crime to apply it to inadequate cases. If there is no premeditation or past facts which can justify such a punishment, it is far too strict to apply the death penalty. That is why the lawmakers have to establish precisely the context in which capital punishment car being pronounced. That is the price to pay to limit violence without using excessive violence.Sometimes the law and order of a country become so fragile and out of control that the Government and law enforcing agencies mustshow the mass people that a criminal is punished severely and other should not dare to do the same crime. In these cases, many criminals are hung till death or even send to the electronic chairs and there really left no alternative rather than that.Again there come situations even in a very peaceful society that all the people show contempt to the criminal and expect some exemplary punishment. For example, all the people expect a terrible penalty for a serial killer or a lunatic rapist. Most of these killers and criminals are severely damaged psychologicallyand the possibility of their being normal again is almost zero. This kind of person who has taken other people's lives and dignity should be punished with the highest penalty like death to make the society a better place to live in.Finally, those who betray with the country and compromise with the enemy with the freedom of the motherland should be hung till death in another word should be given capital punishment because of their heinous act. But we must consider that we cannot create a living being and we never have the right to take the lives of a living being. So if we punish even asingle innocent soul with the punishment he/she does not deserve then the whole system will be corrupted. If an innocent citizen is imprisoned and proved not guilty at a later time we can at least take him/her out from the prison but what if we've already killed him/her? There would be no way to remorse and the whole law will be condemned.Moreover, if there are chances that a criminal will remorse for what he/she has done and will lead a normal and peaceful life, then he/she should be given a chance. I believe that some criminals are simply dangerous for the societyand will always be no matter how much opportunities and support they are given, and they should be given the death penalty. But if there is the slightest chance that the criminal was a victim of the situation and tried to save his/herself or any logic in favour of the crime, should be given chance at least once. And the capital punishment should be used only in some extreme cases rather than using it as the law prevailing policy.Answer 2:(Agreement: Capital punishment is required in many cases to control violence in society.)Many people believe that death penalties are necessary to keep law and order under control in our society. While there are some drawbacks of capital punishment, I agree with the view that without capital punishment we will become more vulnerable to violence.The death penalty could be an uncivilised law in some cases. We have no rights to kill another human. It can be a violation of human rights to kill someone by poisonous injections, hanging or by electrocution. Besides, some innocent people could be convicted and executed for the crimes they never did. For example, sometimes the lawand administration are not efficient, and the police might capture the innocent citizens by mistake during an investigation process. Therefore, the death penalty is argued to be a barbaric and savage approach.However, I believe that many times it becomes essential to enforce capital punishment in the society. Firstly, it is an effective deterrent to major crimes. If there are stricter punishments, people will be afraid of committing offences. For example, Pakistan has controlled the rate of terrorism in the country by enforcing death penalties for the members of terroristorganisations. Secondly, the government spends an ample sum of the national budget on the maintenance of prisoners with lifetime sentences. So, by capital punishment the administration can get rid of criminals who are involved in major crimes, such as murders, terrorists, drug smuggling, rape, and consequently, can avoid the amount spends on imprisonment.In conclusion, although capital punishment could be seen as an aggressive rule in some cases, I believe that it is an extremely importantlaw that can control many violent crimes of society.。

Capital punishment

Capital punishment

Capital punishment should not be abolishedAs the society develops, various crimes appeared. Like other countries, we also have some severe crimes in our society. More and more criminals were sent to prison. Some should be serious punished for their acts. In my opinion, capital punishment should not be abolished. The reasons are as follows.Firstly, every people just have only one chance to live. And everyone’s life is priceless. Any one can’t deprive of other people’s right to live, or he will be punished by law. If he doesn’t cherish other people’s lives, it means he also don’t value his own. Choosing has a price. Those who has little mortality and killed others should be punished by death penalty.Secondly, we need capital punishment to protect the people in general. As we all know, setting free a tiger back to the mountains is dangerous. We may have troubles in the future. Similar crimes shouldn’t happen twice. In one hand, death penalty is a warning. In other side, it is the effective way to eliminate the dangers around us. To protect the interest of people, I think, sometimes we should cruel to eliminate the bad guys. Thirdly, for those who are condemned to life sentence, may be the death penalty is better for them. Harsh environment, bad food, and a hopeless future may be a strike to them. What’s more, they don’t know how to face their own families and the hatred of the victim families.All in all, as far as I can see, the death penalty shouldn’t be abolished.However, we maybe will not want to see someone been killed or sent to prison. We should take good measures to solve social problems. What’s more, the prisoners should be reeducation in mind. Punishment is our goal. In fact, what we want is to keep harmony and peace in society. So, capital punishment is the last measure to punish the criminals. If the criminals don’t have morality and do the similar crimes that harm to the people and country, the capital punishment will be angrily waiting for those.。

Capital Punishment

Capital Punishment

Capital PunishmentThe death penalty, or be called the capital punishment, is born from the criminal law from the very beginning, the death penalty is the most ancient penalty both in penalty system and in the human history. It’s one of the most severe penalties which deprive the criminal’s life as punishment. As it is powerful enough to deprive one’s life, discussions about whether or not to abolish the death penalty never stop.There’re some arguments against the capital punishment, they state that: The most important reason is that some innocent people will be executed and there are no way to make up them for this mistake. One of the worst consequences of capital punishment is the inevitable times when the innocent are killed. Imagine this kind of situation: You’re on trial for committing murder, even though you are innocent absolutely, you’re involved and are convinced to be the murderer. Being sentenced to the death penalty and your life is taken, just like what is should be. It is the end of everything, your family life, your friends, your goals, your future as well. Thus, how can anyone support this result? Capital punishment not only punishes the guilty, but hurts those innocent. On the contrary to its purpose, capital punishment promotes murder, it should be abolished.The second reason they claim is that innocent family and friends of criminals' must suffer pain, which we can never imagine. They cannot accept their loved dead in this way, especially when they believe that they are innocent, though they don’t own any evidence to prove this point. The death penalty does not solve anything and only creates more tragedy. The families of those convicted not only must deal with the criminal charges and trial, they must also cope with the death of a loved one, which means they must confront the pain to acknowledge that all about him, his smile, his goals, his future and every happiness he brought to them will be memories, this is especially unacceptable when they know he’s innocent. Studies have shown that capital punishment does not serve as a deterrent for murder, as it was intended. It only puts us in a worse position than when we started.Criminals are also people, they have the right of live, and nobody can carry it off. Government has the responsibility to protect its citizen’s life; however, by utilizing the death penalty it takes everything away. The death penalty isn’t moral; it leaves no chance for those guilty people to rehabilitate and to give something back to the society. As long as you askfor forgiveness sincerely, nobody won’t forgive you.And at the same time, we can look on capital penalty as another kind of revenge. We’re taught from a child that we shouldn’t seek revenge, which is exactly what we do when we execute someone. No one should be killed in the first place, but killing as a means of punishment is just as bad.All in all, capital punishment won’t bring us any positive results. The way we try to prevent murder is just murdering more. We all need to take actions to cancel the death penalty. There is never reason for taking anyone’s life.However, those who support the capital punishment also bring their reasons, as they are shown below.Have you ever imagined that if there isn’t death sentence, what the world will be like? In the Chinese language, there’s a proverb which goes like this: A merciful angel frightens no devil. The capital punishment is the last weapon to prevent potential criminals. China is a country which holds one fourth of the world’s population. Nowadays our country is still not safe enough, partly due to the lack of policing. If the penalties are loosen, China will be in a complete mess, with so acute confrontational sentiments between the rich and poor and so uneven distribution of properties. Not only won’t our goals of a better-off society be achieved, but stability, our basis of national development will also be threatened. Death penalty can frighten the criminal offenders not to break the regulation. Moreover it definitely points at violates, the very kind of person. According to some information on the Internet, surveys have long shown that a majority of people are in favor of capital punishment. Many public who are interviewed say that the death penalty is not imposed frequently enough and most of them believe that it’s applied fairly.And at the same time, our country hasn’t stepped into the developed country. Those who are sentenced to life imprisonment need money to be alive. At present we can’t afford to support all of their lives.In my opinion, I’m not in favor for the death penalty. I believe that man has no right to decide when a life ends. By allowing the government and the legal system to decide who lives and dies is bestowing upon them a power not meant for mankind. Maybe someday, we’ll never be worried about whether to carry out the death penalty, for everywhere of the world will become a peace place. Well, let’s look forward to that day together.。

Should we use capital punishment?

Should we use capital punishment?

Yuhao WangPHIL 20104/04/16Should we use capital punishment?Nowadays, capital punishment is still be used in many countries in the world. With the thinking of human rights and the life, many countries abandon the capital punishment and many countries people insist that capital punishment is backward, merciless and barbaric. While, also many people believe that capital punishment should and always be existed. But we should consider carefully when it is executed. In this essay, we will stand on that the capital punishment should not be abolished. It still has its unique value for our society. Also, we will discuss why we should believe so and how should we consider the meaning of capital punishment(on what kind of circumstance we should sentenced a person to death).Capital punishment is a legal way to balance the society by punishing the crimes and compensating the victims. It is a way to show the acknowledged justice and maintain it for the order of society. If without capital punishment, the murderers do not need to die and the victims’ families, friends want to jus tice and revenge. Killing the murderers and their family members, friends can be the prime choice. Also, if thevictims are the vulnerable groups and they may choose innocent people to wreak their hatred and revenge the society. So, according to the utilitarianism, the death penaltymeets with the maximum happiness and cost/benefits analysis. It is human’s nature to draw on advantages and avoid of death. The capital punishment is defended on the ground of the humanity of the criminal. The deprivation of life (especially die for guilt, disgraceful, dishonor and shameful reasons) will drive the fear in men’s inside. Life is precious and people value their lives. So, with the threat of death penalty, themajority of people will think very carefully before them committing the felonies. In Mill’s opinions that the death penalty appeared harsh while it inspired more terror but less cruel and it can deter those who have not yet committedmurder, except some hardened criminals. In other word, the capital punishment is the strongest way to try to satisfy the society.If we abolish the capitalpunishment, the flagrances do not need to die but be imprisoned for lifetime with hard and even slavish labor like mining and building. It would be better if we just directly end their lives. As the freedom is even higher than the lives, no freedoms sometimes can be recognized as a more cruel punishment and derivate more human rights.As to the very curled-treatedcrimes, to have the required deterrent force it would have to be harsh and rigorously enforced. The loss of freedom for a life can be sound more seriously than death for the most of people. For Mill, the death penalty seemed cruel only because of its harsh appears. The death penalty is much quicker than life imprisoned and causes less pain. Besides, according to Ernstvan den Haag, regardlessofanycost/benefitanalysis,itisourresponsibilitytorespondtoacrimewithafitting punishment. Also, the death penalty only remains s corporeal punishment while the life imprisons can cause mental torture. Maybe an eye for an eye and a life for a life can be the fairest treatment to the crimes. Life imprisons with bad environment and hard labor can be too much crueler. So, for the sake of human rights, capital punishment can be more civilized.If we abolish the capital punishment but imprisons them in a not so bad (even a better environment like many countries in Europe). It would be an assurance and even an encouragement for the criminals that they can do whatever they want and they do not need to die, although they deserve to. In that way, there would be less or even no deterrence for criminals and potentialcriminals. Not only the dignity of the law and justice will be hurt, but also people will lose faith in the government, law enforcement agencies, courts and the system. What worse, they will learn from the bad example and commit more vicious crimes and only because they do not need to die with a not so bad lives when they are caught and sentenced. In Mill’s view, the death penalty is used as deterrence and it is the least cruel mode of deterrence, and to keep its deterrence, the death penalty should be consistent use and broad popular support. Let people know the unique use and value of death penalty and how the death penalty can protect the maximum benefits of the society and themselves, the chance to make most people support the death penalty is not small.Although, in this essay, we say the death penalty cannot be abolished, and it has own unique value to the society. We should also think carefully of using it and make it be carried out with the minimum dissatisfaction and the maximum society satisfaction and social effect. As Mill said the death penalty should be only used in atrocious cases and our aim to use capital punishment is as dereference, not the tool for hate and revenges. We should choose more civilized way to execute the prisoners under sentence of death and make the executions are more felt liked fulfilling law and justice. Not use it to amuse the people and victims. What’s more, in order to avoid the executing the innocent, we should know that the death penalty is a kind of irrevocable punishment and the justice system must protect the rights of suspected criminal when the death penalty should not be used. Also, there must be a system to make it possible to commute the sentence when it is made by mistakes.In conclusion, capital punishment is necessary and need to be considered carefully. By controlling the use of capital punishment in a proper way, it will help us to manager and rule the society a lot.。

capital punishment

capital punishment
Capital Punishment
About Capital Punishment
• • • • practised by most societies in the past currently only 58 nations actively practice it 97 countries have abolished it the remainder have not used it for 10 years or allow it only in exceptional circumstances such as wartime
• 1.刑法分则第一章危害国家安全罪 危害国家安全罪,设置了7种死 危害国家安全罪 罪: • 2.刑法分则第二章危害公共安全罪 危害公共安全罪,设置了14种 危害公共安全罪 死罪: • 3.刑法分则第三章破坏社会主义经济秩序罪 破坏社会主义经济秩序罪,设 破坏社会主义经济秩序罪 置了15种死罪: • 4.刑法分则第四章侵犯公民人身权利、民主权利 侵犯公民人身权利、 侵犯公民人身权利 罪,设置了6种死罪:
故意杀人罪
Crime of Intentional Homicide
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John Allen Muhammad
a spree killer from the United States. He, along with his younger partner, Lee Boyd Malvo, carried out the 2002 Beltway sniper attacks, killing at least 10 people.

美国刑法CapitalPunishment

美国刑法CapitalPunishment

THE ETHICAL RELEVANCE OF FACTS III
• Bedau says that the important point when we consider facts which concern the death penalty is that “the empirical evidence is not the major factor in explaining why settling disputes over matters of fact cannot settle the larger controversy about the death penalty itself.” • Rather, the larger controversy concerns the morality of the death penalty. That is, whether the death penalty should be legal or not is a moral question which cannot be argued from facts.
THE ETHICAL RELEVANCE OF FACTS I
• Bedau says that the important thing to see here is that the answers to the questions cannot by themselves answer the question of the morality of the death penalty. • Even though Bedau thinks that the death penalty should be abolished, he says that the facts as they stand cannot show that the death penalty ought to be eliminated. • The facts also do not show that life imprisonment is better than the death penalty.

雅思大作文强化写作过程

雅思大作文强化写作过程
2)修饰限定词:决定写作方向和写作重点
Air travel only benefits the richest people, and majority people take no advantage from development of airplane. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 失误解题:乘飞机旅行是否对人们有利(X) 正确解题:乘飞机是否只对富人有利?需要论述乘飞机 对富人也会有不利之处,而普通人也可以获益于乘飞 机旅行。
哪些为关键概念词汇?
2) Some people believe that students should study in groups. Others think that they should study alone. What are the benefits of studying in groups and studying alone? Which way is more effective?
4:列提纲
忠告:没有整理好思路,一边想一边写的结果反而 浪费时间,而且越来越混乱,甚至忘记之前的构 思。
论点的提出
1)直接提出论点 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) As far as I am concerned… As far as I am able to judge… As for me… As I see it… In my opinion… In/For my part… In/From my point of view… From my perspective… It seems quite clear to me that… I am convinced that…

In Favor of Capital Punishment

In Favor of Capital Punishment

5. The “scientific” means…uncertain.
(Para.15)
Paraphrase:
One cannot be sure that criminals can be cured through psychiatric treatment. (Scientific is put in quotes because Barzun does not have faith in psychiatry)
In Favor of Capital Punishment
Para14-18
1. The remote results are beyond…
newspapers . (Para.14) idle: useless; worthless; futile; pointless Paraphrase: We cannot know what the long term consequences of some crimes are likely to be, but it is not useless or pointless to ponder over those ordinary people who have been violently murdered. The report of their deaths appears only in very short obituary notices that appear on the last page of respectable newspapers.
3. Doubtless a nine-year-old…muscle.
(Para.15) Metaphor, comparing the human body to a house.

英国对少年犯的监督令

英国对少年犯的监督令

英国对少年犯的监督令监督令主要适用于未成年罪犯。

是由王座法院或少年法院对10岁以上、17岁以下的未成年犯罪人适用的社区矫正刑。

对于16岁或17岁的犯罪人,监督令最长可达3年,一般为1年或2年,没有最低限度。

被判处监督令的人,将处于一位缓刑执行官、社工或少年犯罪防治队成员的监督之下。

上述人员都是犯罪的未成年人居住地的工作人员。

监督员的责任是“建议、帮助未成年犯罪人,并成为他们的朋友”。

地方当局通过社会工作者完成这一使命。

内政部2000年确立的国家标准,明确了在监督令发布后5个工作日内,必须开始执行监督,监督员应当经常约见犯罪人,在最初的3个月,应当约见12次,并对约见做精确、及时的记录。

国家标准还要求,只要有可能,监督员应当与犯罪人及其父母或监护人协作,并在执行监督令的任何一个阶段,尽可能地使犯罪人的父母参与执行。

监督令可以要求犯罪的未成年人与监督令中指定的个人居住在一起。

被指定的个人应当同意监督令所确定的条件。

在监督令所规定的特定时间内,被监督人应当遵循监督员的指令,居住在监督员指定的地区内;或出席指定的场所;或参加指定的活动。

监督员可以给予指令的天数,由法院在做出监督令时予以明确,最多可达90天。

通过执行这些要求,监督员可以确保被监督人在较短的一段时间内脱离家庭,或者即使被监督人还在家中,其时间被安排得很满。

一般来说,这些要求包括单独咨询或小组讨论。

监督员还可以运用一些特别的计划,将被监督人置于一些环境中,使他们面对新的挑战,有机会发展能力,并参与一些有意义的活动。

未成年人可能被指导学习一门课程,一项新技能,例如骑马或划船,或者被派遣参加一个探险性质的野营,例如徒步穿越某个森林。

显而易见,这些要求是教育性的、或者技能性的,而并非惩罚性的。

目的是使未成年犯罪人学习如何更有意义地利用空余时间,从而不再卷入犯罪活动中。

内政部确立的国家标准可以选择性地包括在监督令内。

法院可以指定未成年罪犯的居住地,或必须参加的活动。

美国死刑

美国死刑
Capital Punishment in the United States
Capital Punishment ,or death penalty , is legal infliction of death as a penalty for violating criminal law. 死刑,也称为极刑、处决,世界上最古老的刑 罚之一,指行刑者基于法律所赋予的权力,结束 一个犯人的生命。而遭受这种剥夺生命的刑罚方 法的有关犯人通常都在当地犯了严重罪行。
死刑管理机构费用惊人的昂贵,几项研究表明死刑 要比将一个人终身监禁且没有假释更加昂贵。例如在得 克萨斯州,1994年一例死刑案件要花费纳税人平均230 万美元,几乎是将一个人监禁在防范最安全的监狱里40 年所需费用的3倍。如果在我们的处理中使用可行的死 刑的替代品,即没有假释的终身监禁,那么保留包括死 刑的刑事司法体系就没有什么经济意义了.
在美国,强迫接受死刑一直有严重的种族偏见的传 统,这是对国际人权条约的违反。在目前3800名死刑 犯中,超过一半的人是有色人。 被害人的种族也影响了面临死刑的可能性。很明显 的在1976年到1998年间被执行死刑的500人中,81% 的人因为谋杀白人而被宣告有罪,尽管全美谋杀案的 被害人约有一半ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ是黑人。这些数字足以表明,在美 国刑事司法体系中,对于黑人和其他有色人种的价值 是多么的漠视。
一些人反对死刑,是认定死刑是一种残酷的刑罚。 可是,采访死刑犯之后,也有一些死刑犯认为,长 期徒刑比死刑更为残酷,无期徒刑还不如死刑,一 副死了“一了百了”的样子。 由于美国死囚犯的漫 长 上诉过程,有很多人在等待的10年当中,表现出已 经完全认罪、痛改前非的样子,对这样的囚徒,对 照他们以前血腥残酷的罪行,是不是就应该赦免? 这也有很大的争论。一些人倾向于悔过者既往不 咎,一些人认为,罪行一旦犯下,没有任何事情能 够改变这个事实,因为罪犯杀死的人已经不能复生。

Capital Punishment Or Not

Capital Punishment Or Not

Terrorism And Capital PunishmentI think everyone knows Laden who is the NO.One terrorist in the world.Authorities have been searching for him for several years with no den is responsible for coordinating terrorist attacks around the world,which is resulted in the deaths of lots of innocent people.Most people think if he is caught ,he should receive capital punishment.But I don’t think it will be a best idea.If terrorists are afraid of death,they can’t choose to be terrorists.The psychologists said that terrorists have many familiar characters.Most terrorists are all disadvantaged.They groan under(受压迫) over a long period of time.They are satisfied with the society so much,but they can’t find any proper way to take out their discontentment.When they take a beating that they can’t endure,all the discontentment will break out.They will easily choose a extreme and cruel way to retaliate and abreact.Many international terriosts’countries are invaded by other powerful countries.They don’t have conditions and environment to have their happy lives because their peaceful environment have been destroyed by their enemy.However,their enemy are so strong that they can’t defeat and banish them.In their opinion,Bin Laden is their leader who can lead them to create their peaceful and happy life.If we catch and execute Bin Laden,the other terrorists will become much crazier to attact more innocent people.As far as we concerned,killing people is quite wrong.Everyone’s life is equal.We don’t have right to kill others,even though the guy is unforgivable.We can’t answer violence with violence.Why we fight against the terrorism is because we want to creat a society that everybody can live securely and freely.If we use the method of killing,it means the mothod murdered the target.I believe this result will be the one that nobody want to see.If we can find a way to make those terrorists to be most willing to give up performing terrorism,it will be a pleasure.Anyway, Idon’t think capital punishment can’t be the most useful way to prevent terrorism.In fact,capital punishment is used to prevent the crime instead of punishing the crime.Or at least,punishing the crime isn’t the main purpose of capital punishment.In other words,if the capital punishment can’t prevent the crime effectively,it is useless for us and we shouldn’t use it too often.Because it might bring bigger disaster for us human beings.What we should do is to help the terrorists realized their fatuous behaviors.Afterwards we should help them find out a legal and proper way to solve their problem and take out their discontentment.We shouldn’t help them constitute a democratic anduncontrolled country by invading their countries.They are the master of their own country,we don’t have any right to intervene them.The only thing we can do is to help them rebuild their hometown.I think it may be more effective to prevent terrorism than capital punishment.。

Capital Punishment

Capital Punishment
TR-1923
September 1987
Invariant Subspaces and Capital Punishment (A Participatory Paper)
G. W. Stewart
abstract
The notion of invariant subspaces is useful in a number of theoretical and practical applications. In this paper we give an elementary treatment of invariant subspaces that stresses their connection with simple eigenvalues and their eigenvectors.
Department of Computer Science and Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742.
Invariant Subspaces and Capital Punishment (A Participatory Paper) G. W. Stewart
11 A A = A0 A12 ; (2:1) 22 where A11 is m m, then the m eigenvalues of A11 are a subset of those of A, while the n ? m eigenvalues of A22 form the complementary subset (here,
kAk = kmax kAxk: xk=1

英语作文——死刑的存废Capitalpunishment

英语作文——死刑的存废Capitalpunishment

Chinese name: Liu XiaEnglish name: LucyStudent ID: 201228018012002Time & Day: 3:20 pm on ThursdayCapital punishment is a traditional punishment. In history, many rulers took the capital punishment as an important tool to deal with those who most serio usly opposed their domination. In those days, capital punishment was right and proper. However, its function and existence start becoming questionable after having been applied for thousand years. This essay will argue that capital punishment should not be abolished.First and foremost, capital punishment indicates the government’s attitude towards crimes. When a criminal’s guilt attains to a certain extend, it will be unacceptable for the whole society on both moral and legal grounds. Then the government should and must sentence the criminal to death. Only in this way can the government proves that they are capable and responsible.Furthermore, the deterrent effect of other punishments is incomparable with that of capital punishment. Capital punishment is an extremely frightening word for most people. Based on this point, a criminal may stop halfway as soon as he thinks up that death is the most likely outcome of his criminal acts. In addition, the existence of capital punishment brings people the concept that the killers must pay for their crimes. And this concept can leave generations.Last but not least, the feeling of the victims’family must be taken into consideration. In many most serious cases, the victims mostly have dead, leaving irreparable injuries on their family. Proved that the capital punishment is abolished, the flagitious criminals are just sent to jail, being alive without worry about foods and clothing. This is so cruel to the victims’family that it may induce them to do something crazily, which is bad for both criminals and victims’ family.In conclusion, capital punishment’s existence in modern civilized society is not occasional, because its powerful function is incomparable. Therefore, capital punishment should be kept to continue playing its important role in stabilizing society.。

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L 15 - Task 1 Capital Punishment1.Choose the best answer (a, b or c) for each of the following questions.(1) What causes the two women's discussion on capital punishment?a.The execution of a murderer.b.The report of a murder.c.The function of judicial system.(2) Why does one of the women thinks that killing a killer is not justified?a.Because the killer doesn't have to be killed.b.Because the crime is not very serious.c.Because once you're killing a killer, you become a killer as well.(3) What, according to one of them, is more important than punishment?a. Life.b. Rehabilitation.c. Elimination.(4) What are the problems that cause people to kill according to one of the women?a. Poverty and drugs.b. Discrimination.c. Both a and b1. A2.C3.B4.C2. True or False Questions.(1) The two speakers agree with each other on everything.(2) Capital punishment has not been used for ten years.(3) One of the speakers doubts if the person sentenced to death is really guilty.(4) When criminals come out of prison, they never go back to a life of crime.(5) Prisons are very crowded.1.F2.T3.T4.F5.T3. Give a list of viewpoints that Speakers A and B hold respectively.Speaker A:a. Killers deserve death penalty.b. Death penalty will prevent other people from killing.c. It is important to get rid of the bad seed.d. Criminals are never rehabilitated, they are hardened.e. Some people are just bad, evil, and there is nothing one can do.Speaker B:a.Nobody has the right to take another person's life.b.Nobody is sure that the person convicted is really guilty.c.Criminals should be rehabilitated instead of being eliminated.d.There should be more extensive programs.e.It is social problem. We and society are responsible.4. Answer the following questions.a. Why doesn’t the second speaker believe that we are sure the person convicted isreally guilty?b. Why doesn’t the first speaker trust the present rehabilitation program?c. What does the second speaker suggest to improve the rehabilitation program?d. What are the two reasons given by the first speaker for not keeping murderers in jail?a.Because she has doubts on the layers and the judicial system today.b.Because studies show that criminals are never rehabilitated.c.T o expand the program to an extensive one.d.(1) The jails and prisons are already(2) The taxpayers have to pay to maintain murderer’s lives.A: Did you hear on the news today about that ... uh ... murderer who was executed?B: I can't believe it.A: Yeah. That's the first time in ten years that they've used capital punishment.B: I just can't believe in our society today that they would actually kill another human being. Nobody has the right to take another person's life.A: Oh, I don't agree. Listen, I think capital punishment is—it's about time it came back. I think that's exactly what killers deserve.B: No, they don't deserve that. Because once you're killing a killer, you're the killer, too. You become a killer as well.A: No, listen. You take a life, you have to be willing to give up your own. And also, I think that if you have a death penalty (n.刑罚,惩罚) it will prevent other people from killing. I think it's a good deterrent (n. 制止物;威慑物).B: I don't think it's a good deterrent at all. My goodness gracious (a. .宽厚的,仁慈的). I mean, first of all, are you sure the person you've convicted to death is really guilty?A: Well, I think that's a very rare ... very rare incidence.B: I don't think it's rare, (I don't think it's ...) with all the crackerjack (a. 熟练的,第一流的) lawyers we have today, (Well, no ... I ...) and the judicial system the way it is.A: I think it's a rare incidence, and I think it's more important to get rid of the ... the bad seed, you know?B: But you don't get rid of it. You rehabilitate (v. to help someone to live a healthy, useful, oractive life again after they have been seriously ill or in prison) somebody like that. (Oh ...) You don't eliminate (v. 除去,消灭), you rehabilitate.A: Listen, studies show that criminals are never really rehabilitated. When they're ... when they come out of prison they just go back to a life of crime, and they're hardened by that crime.B: Because the rehabilitation process has to be more than just what's in jail. I mean, (Oh ... well.) when you're in jail you do have to work, but when you're out of jail there has to be an extensive(a. 大量的;范围广泛的) program. We have to expand on the idea till it works.A: I don't agree. Listen—and, anyway, the jails and the prisons are already very crowded, and we have to pay, the taxpayers. Our money goes to maintaining murderers' (I ...) lives.B: I agree with you. That's why it's important to look at the problem on a much larger scale. The real problem is a social problem. (What ... no ...) There are other problems that cause people to kill. Look at poverty (n. 贫穷), drugs, discrimination (n. 歧视).A: Some people are just bad. They're just evil and there's nothing you can do.B: No, there ... it is ... no, it isn't true. There's rehabilitation. (No.) And they ... we're all responsible it ... for ... to humanity (n. 人性,人情,人道). That's one of the reasons ... A: Well, but in the meantime you have to take care of the people who have already committed ...B: I agree with you there.A: Preventative (n. 预防法) is different, but ...B: I agree with you there.。

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