One Spring morning in 2002 Adrianne innocently went to school with a Tweety bird chain around her neck. She was eager to show her friends her new prized possession. Little did she or her parents know that wearing this would lead to such trouble. The school deemed the chain as contraband and by the ...

Capital Punishment: The Ultimate Denial of Human Rights While analyzing all of the articles that we have received in class, one in particular captured my interest. It was article # 14 entitled, "Dead Wrong." This article best represents my viewpoint on the topic of capital punishment...

AUTO ANARCHY Thesis: Road rage and aggressive driving are prevalent hazards on American roads; more measures should be taken to stop this dangerous trend. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Short story involving a dispute during driver's ed where the teacher became so enraged that he order...

Pulp Fiction John Wilkes Booth once said, "I have too great a soul to die like a criminal." I think that, in a weird way, this quote sums up the main theme of the movie "Pulp Fiction". "Pulp Fiction" is a humorous, suspense-filled, and dramatic film that follows five main individuals involved in s...

Today American correction facilities experience a crisis of epic proportions. United States prisons and jails house inmates in record numbers with no relief. This situation leads many to suggest that overcrowding in prisons constitutes an important issue facing American correction reform toda...

Coping With School Violence Violence is definitely a major problem in our school systems today. Establishing guidelines and observation by educational staff and parents cannot only deter violence but also prevent it. Noticing the early warning signs in a child's behavior is the key to observan...

S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders is an epic tale of a hoodlum's life. There are surprising occurrences that take place throughout this story. The author holds suspense during the entire narrative told through the main character's viewpoint. Ponyboy Curtis, the main character, has to ove...

In 1977 the United States Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty, and since then about 3,625 people have been executed. (Copley News Service) The death penalty can be prescribed by Congress or State Legislatures as a form of "capital punishment for certain heinous crimes." (Legal Information...

Crime: The Price We PayToday American correction facilities experience a crisis of epic proportions. United States prisons and jails house inmates in record numbers with no relief. This situation leads many to suggest that overcrowding in prisons constitutes an important issue facing American corr...

Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment is a fascinating detective mystery that takes you through the psychological paths of an intelligent but emotionally distressed man, Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov. From beginning to end the reader is swept away into another world, filled with miserable nightm...

TAMING TEENSIn the words of Thomas Jefferson "Any society that will give up a little liberty to gain security will gain neither and lose both." (Anders 1) In today's society many jurisdictions are looking toward teen curfews to help stop teen crime. The curfew generally prohibits anyone younger th...