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  2. Lincoln–Douglas debate format - Wikipedia

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    The Affirmative addresses both their opponent's case and their own. This speech is considered by many debaters to be the most difficult speech, as debaters must use 4 minutes to respond to a 7-minute speech, whereas the Negative has 6 minutes to respond to the 1AR of only 4 minutes. Preparation time - negative The balance of Negative's prep time

  3. Capital punishment for juveniles in the United States

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    Since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976 [12] when the Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty did not violate the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment, 22 people have been executed for crimes committed while they were under the age of 18. All of the 22 executed individuals were males, and all were ...

  4. File:Crime-of-speech.pdf - Wikipedia

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    Crime of Speech 5: Image title: Author: Hugh D'Andrade: Software used: LibreOffice: Conversion program: Mac OS X 10.10.5 Quartz PDFContext: Encrypted: no: Page size: 612 x 792 pts (letter) Version of PDF format: 1.3

  5. Capital punishment debate in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Opposition to the death penalty peaked in 1966, with 47% of Americans opposing it; [4] by comparison, 42% supported the death penalty and 11% had "no opinion." The death penalty increased in popularity throughout the 1970s and 1980s, when crime went up and politicians campaigned on fighting crime and drugs; in 1994, the opposition rate was less ...

  6. List of methods of capital punishment - Wikipedia

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    The methodical removal of portions of the body over an extended period of time, usually with a knife, eventually resulting in death. Sometimes known as "death by a thousand cuts". Pendulum. [8] A machine with an axe head for a weight that slices closer to the victim's torso over time (of disputed historicity). Starvation/Dehydration ...

  7. The Death Penalty: Opposing Viewpoints - Wikipedia

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    2. The Death Penalty Will Not Discourage Crime (1764) Cesare Beccaria: Excerpt from An Essay on Crimes and Punishments. 3. Society Must Retain the Death Penalty for Murder (1868) John Stuart Mill: Excerpt from "Speech In Favor of Capital Punishment," in Hansard's Parliamentary Debate. 4. The Death Penalty Is State-Sanctioned Murder (1872 ...

  8. Texas death row inmate mouths final 2-word message to ... - AOL

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    A remorseful death row inmate pleaded for forgiveness and mouthed one final message before being put to death in Texas on Thursday, 20 years after he killed his strip club manager and another man.

  9. Persuasive writing - Wikipedia

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    Persuasive writing is a form of written arguments designed to convince, motivate, or sway readers toward a specific point of view or opinion on a given topic. This writing style relies on presenting reasoned opinions supported by evidence that substantiates the central thesis .