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- 141: The Rise of Gladiatorial Combat in Rome
- ... to win liberation and retire on receipt of the symbolical wooden sword (rudis). It was also noted that some ex-gladiators moved upwards into respectable smart circles of local bourgeoisie's (9:96) Opposition and Abolition It was probably assumed that the munera would go on forever, and that nothing would stop their growth. With the rise of Christianity a religious presence lingered about such contests once again. The Roman ruling ...
- 142: Ebonics
- ... America, opportunities for different groups to impose their own kind of justice, to send a message, happen all the time. Yet the Oakland School board resolution, sparked an unfamiliar discussion about race. Ever since the abolition of slavery, separatist Caucasian-American society have discriminated a large number of its Afro-American population, forced them into living in poverty, in a separate culture, both social and language wise. Given the current distribution ...
- 143: Capital Punishment
- ... defendants are poverty, lack of social community, and inadequate legal representation at trial or on appeal (NCADP). The above flaws in the actual administration of capital punishment are only one of the clear reasons for abolition. In the judgement of the fair-minded and unprejudiced “capital punishment is a power that cannot be exercised fairly and without discrimination” (Smart). Therefore, we cannot put human lives in the hands of a flawed ...
- 144: Capital Punishment and Issues
- ... during the 19th century. Several states in the United States (led by Michigan in 1847) and a few countries (beginning with Venezuela in 1853 and Portugal in 1867) abolished the death penalty entirely. Where complete abolition could not be achieved, reformers concentrated on limiting the scope and mitigating the harshness of the death penalty. Pennsylvania adopted a law in 1794 to distinguish first- and second-degree murder and limited the death ...
- 145: Capital Punishment
- ... executed, the death penalty will continue to create and perpetuate injustice" (Nathanson 346). Proponents of capital punishment believe that the argument that the death penalty is discriminatory and arbitrary does not give support to the abolition of capital punishment, but rather to the extension of it. Edward Koch, the former mayor of New York from 1978 to 1989 and death penalty supporter, states that the discriminatory manner of the death penalty ...
- 146: Capital Punishment
- ... and heated, and advocates of both sides claim to hold the ultimate truth. Yet capital punishment has proved to serve its purpose effectively and is indeed a valid form of punishment. Those who advocate the abolition of capital punishment have supported their cause with many arguments. They have claimed that some have been wrongly sent to death row, while other decisions have been unfairly applied to minorities and the poor. Others ...
- 147: Death Penalty in the United States
- ... 90% of people executed in The United States were convicted of killing whites, even though minorities account for over half of the homicide victims in The United States. According to the National Coalition For the Abolition of the Death Penalty, of the 486 people executed in the United States only 6 were whites convicted of killing blacks ("Executing"). The death penalty is also applied almost exclusively on those who are from ...
- 148: Why Gun Control is Needed
- ... account for 62% of the nation's annual murders. Armed robberies totaling 150,000 involve handguns, and 12,000 people use guns to commit suicide each year. I am not suggesting that we consider the abolition of guns. I am suggesting that gun control is needed to protect society from those who want to corrupt it! We need to keep high-powered, dangerous weapons out of the hands of criminals, children ...
- 149: Capital Punishment: Against
- ... executed, the death penalty will continue to create and perpetuate injustice" (Nathanson 346). Proponents of capital punishment believe that the argument that the death penalty is discriminatory and arbitrary does not give support to the abolition of capital punishment, but rather to the extension of it. Edward Koch, the former mayor of New York from 1978 to 1989 and death penalty supporter, states that the discriminatory manner of the death penalty ...
- 150: Reproductive Technologies
- ... She argues “regulation functions as a quality control rather than a critical challenge.” She continues to argue the point of regulation being a haphazard way of controlling the technologies. Janice stands behind the argument that abolition is the only way to turn. She continually refers to the fact that women are being hurt by the procedures and that they are degrading to women. She says that legislation can’t alone solve ...
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