"Throughout the course of history, execution has been a means for punishment of criminal behavior in societies all over the world; But as we fast-forward hundreds and hundreds of years, society presents itself as being in a day and age where humans are seeking peaceful ways to handle punishments for criminal behaviors. As a result, these once popular execution methods have been established as well-known debated topics; the controversy rests specifically in the morality and constitutionality of lethal injections for prisoners on death row. The purpose of this paper is to dig deeper in determining the various positions humans have on capital punishment and why people support the positions presented. In order to successfully complete this task, a stakeholder’s map has been created to argue each position that has been presented.
(Paragraph on the background information of lethal injections). Lethal injections cannot simply be understood from a for or against perspective, in order to develop a better insight on the issue all sides within the for or against standpoint must be observed.
Stakeholder’s that view lethal injections as being moral and constitutional argue that execution is the consequence of the poor decisions the inmates on death row have made and that it is the most humane way to go about ending a person’s life. (Present arguments/evidence on why people see it as being humane)
On the opposing side, disputants argue that no form of capital punishment is ethical. (Present arguments/evidence over how it is not quick and painless and the cost of lethal injections)
I like the little background quote in the beginning of your draft but I'm not sure I agree with the statement that you can't just be for or against lethal injection, and then go on to list the for and against arguments. Overall it's a great start and with a little work and some revision, it can be a great essay. One other thing I would change though is the second part of the intro. Instead of telling me specifically the purpose of the paper, simply state a thesis or top sentence.
ReplyDeleteI feel like you're one of the only people who got the purpose of the assignment. we're not supposed to just make an argument we're supposed to analyze a controversial topic as a whole and the varying positions in opinion then figure out how to construct an argument against each position based on their motivations and underlying assumptions. Keep on ts path!!
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