A. Identify The Following Thesis Statement

A.
Identify the following
Thesis Statement
The essay examines the arguments pur forward by those in favour of death
penalty and those that poosed to the idea.
Topic Sentence
Introduction
The restoration of the death penalty for serious crimes is an issue of debate in
the UK because of the recent rise in violent crime.
Body (1)
The main arugments in favour of restoring the death penalty are those of
deteerrence and retribution: the theory is that eople will be dissuaded from violent crime
if they know they will face the ultimate ppunishment and that peole should face the
same treatment that they gave out to others.
Body (2)
The arguments against the death penalty are mainly ethical in their nature, that it
is basically wrong to kill and that when the state kills it sends out the wrong message to
the rest of the country.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the arguments pur forward by people who support or are against
the death penalty often reflect their deeper principes and beliefs.
B. Write what is asked:

Summary
The argument of someone who is in favour with death penalties is in the theory
that people will less likely to commit a violent crime if they know they will face the same
treatment that they gave out to others. On the other hand, arguments aginst the death
penalty are ethical in nature. It is wrong to kill people, ciminals won’t be able to make up
with their crimes and innocent people who are blamed will have to face the punishment
for the wrong doings that he or she has never done.
Paraphrased
The UK is experiencing recent rise in violent crimes, in response to this, the
restoration of death penalty for serious crimes is a growing topic of debate in the
country. Understanding and finding the causes, effects and solutions of violent crimes
throws up a lot of complex issues due to newspapers often exaggerating the context of
crimes. This paper will examine the topic firstly taking into consideration of the
arguments by those in favour of the death penalty and the arguments that opposed to
this idea.
Deterrence and retribution are those of the main arguments in favour of restoring
the death penalty. Theoretically, people will be discouraged from commiting violent
crimes knowing that they themselves will face the same fate as what their crimes did. In
Britain between 1965 and 1969, statistics shows that when the death penalty was
temporarily withdrawn, the murder rate increased by 125% (Clark, 2005) However, we
need to consider the possibility that other reasons might have led to this rise. Amnesty
International (1996) claims that it is hardly possible to prove that capital punishment is a
greater obstacle than given someone a life sentence in prison. In this argument, Calder
(2003) neatly summarizes this when he says “Killers give up their rights when they kill
and that if punishments are too lenient then it shows that we undervalue the right to
live“. It is also obviously in terms of costs, cheaper to kill prisoners rather than feeding
and keeping them for years on end.
Those who oppose with the idea of death penalty are arguments that are ethical
in nature. The death penalty makes people believe that killing people is morally
acceptable (Webber 2005). An amusing argument – Would teaching children not to hit
by hitting them is a good way of teaching children not to hit someone? Wouldn’t this
instead show them instead that hitting was indeed morally allowed? One concerning
thing about death penalty is innocent people might get executed. They can always be
released from the prison but can never be bring back from the dead. There is also no
chance for the criminal to think and repent for their sins. Interestly though, prisons
nowadays especially in developing countries can help prisoners earn their GED and
learn vocational skills to help them get a job.
The conclusion of this paper is, the arguments presented by both sides often
reflect their deeper value, principles and beliefs. They are deeply rooted in life
experiences and these is why most of them are unlikely to be persuaded by clever
arguments. The country’s people favour the death penalty yet the parliament continues
to oppose it. In this case, it could be argued that parliament continues to broadcast the
clear message that killing is and will always be wrong.

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Identify the following

penalty and those that poosed to the idea.

the UK because of the recent rise in violent crime.

same treatment that they gave out to others.

the rest of the country.

B. Write what is asked:

for the wrong doings that he or she has never done.

The UK is experiencing recent rise in violent crimes, in response to this, the

and keeping them for years on end.

learn vocational skills to help them get a job.

clear message that killing is and will always be wrong.

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