Team
Name: Gum Shoes
By
Yasmine Kassem- Brevet 9-1
American
Community School
Mrs.
Nada AbiSamra
Dec.3,
2001
English
Outline
A.
Purpose:
I chose
this topic because it’s an appealing theme, which is still going on around
the whole world and very harsh. This topic has not been really covered
by the media.
B. Introduction:
It’s
an official infliction of death as a punishment for violating illegal law.
2.
In history people have been put to death for many types of wrongdoings
3.
A strong case can be made in principle for and against capital punishment.
4.
There are 3 main types of Capital Punishment, which are hanging, shooting,
lethal injection and the famous electric chair.
C- Facts:
1.Main
fact: Hanging
a.Hanging
is the second most widely used method of execution in the world. Hanging
is when a rope is tied to the murderer’s neck and then drops and dies.
b.Hanging
occurred mainly in 2 countries Persia and Britain.
c.An
example of a person that got hanged is Thomas Wells; he was only 18 years
old when he got hanged.
2.Main
Fact: Shooting
a.Shooting
is the most common form of execution in use today. Shooting is when a person
fires from short range at the back of the head or neck of the murderer.
b.Shooting
occurred in about 71 countries but China, Nigeria and Iran were one of
the most essential countries.
c.An
example of a person who got shot was Lee Yuang-kwang who was convicted
of drug trafficking.
3.Main
Fact: Lethal Injection
a.Lethal
injection is now the most common method of execution in the United States.
Lethal Injection is when a prisoner is strapped to a hospital bed by leather
straps over the body and legs. The technician then inserts a catheter in
each vein and carry chemicals, which kills the person.
b.Lethal
injection carried throughout many countries but the minor one is The United
States
c.An
example of a person who got injected is Emmit Foster who took a long time
to die.
4.Main
Fact: The electric Chair
a.The
Electric chair was the latest execution ever made. The prisoner is placed
in a chair with leather belts across the chest, thighs, legs, and arms.
The executioner presses a button on the control panel to deliver a first
shock of which lasts for between thirty seconds and a minute and smoke
usually comes out and eyeball tend to pop out.
b.The
major State which electrocution occurred in was New York.
c.An
Example of a person who got electrocuted was Martha Place.She
became the first woman to die in the electric chair when she was executed
on March 20th 1899 at New York's Auburn prison for the murder of her step
daughter Ida in February of the same year.
D- Analysis:
1.Capital
punishment is a difficult issue and there are as many different opinions
as there are people. We can relate this topic to Lebanon
Capital
Punishment in Lebanon:
Capital
Punishment has started all over Lebanon to.
Many
people are getting hanged for there wrong doings. Most of the members of
my family have been to place in the South were you could see what executioners
do to prisoners and even innocent people. They hang them to a rope until
the choke to death.
2.How
to prevent Capital Punishment in Lebanon:
I
think people should decrease all the offenses they are doing and be more
careful.
E. Conclusion:
1.There
are many types of Capital Punishment, which are hanging, shooting, lethal
injection and the electric chair.
2.In
history people have been put to death for many types of wrongdoing.
3.A
strong case can be made in principle for and against capital punishment.
4.Death
penalty is the harshest form of punishment enforced in the world today.
Once a jury has convicted a criminal offense they go to the second part
of the trial, the punishment phase. I think that imprisonment is much better
than hanging, lethal injection or shooting the person.
5.Capital
punishment is not an easy issue. It’s a very hard topic and its still going
on everywhere so people should be more careful and decrease their wrongdoings.
Purpose:
I
chose this topic because it’s an appealing theme and it’s still going on
around the whole world. This topic has
been
debated on several times but still not covered by the media. I would like
to let the young people get an idea of
what
Capital Punishment really is.
Introduction:
Capital
Punishment is an official infliction of death as a punishment for violating
illegal law. In history people have been put to death for many types of
wrongdoings. A strong case can be made in principle for and against capital
punishment. There are many types of Capital Punishment, which are hanging,
shooting, lethal injection and the electric chair.
Facts:
Main
Fact: Hanging
Hanging
is the second most widely used method of
execution in the world. Hanging is when a rope is tied to
the murderers neck and then drops and dies. Usually they
tie the murderers hands together. Hanging was first used as
a method of execution in Persia about 2500 years ago for
males only! This was a really cheap method and it did not
need an expert to do it.
In Britain hanging was the primary
form of
execution. There were hundreds of executions a year
in the
sixteenth and seventeenth centuries with the
greatest
numbers in which is now called Oxford Street.
1,140 men
and 92 women were hanged between 1703 and 1783.
It is estimated that 90% of allthose executed were young
men aged under 21 in Britain. In Britain hangings were
carried out in public until 1868, from then on executions
were carried in county prisons. An example of person that
got hanged is Thomas Wells; he was only 18 years old and he
was caught stealing so he got hanged in London in public.
Main Fact: Shooting
Shooting is the most common form of execution in use
day. Shooting is when a person fires from short range at
the back of the head or neck. Shooting occurred in about 71
countries but China, Yemen and Iran are on of the most
essential countries. China has the death penalty for 68
crimes including murder, drug trafficking, rape,stealing
money, and even killing a panda. Executions in China are
carried out after a public sentencing rally and the
criminal's family is made to pay for the bullet. China used
to use lethal injection but then replaced it with
shooting.
Yemen was
another country that contained shooting as an
execution
method. Yemen has executed 31
men by shooting
during
2001 . Almost all executions there are for
murder.
Executions are carried out in public and are
usually
attended by relatives of the sufferer.The
last
country
is Iran. In the years of 1979 Iran had over 100
criminals
shot and their crimes included murder, drug
trafficking
and religious offenses.
Typically those who
were to
be shot were lined up in groups seated on the
ground along a wall and blindfolded. An example of a person
who got shot was Lee
Yuang-kwang who was convicted of drug
trafficking.
He was blindfolded with a white cloth before
being led
into the chamber with his legs and hands
shackled
and then died after 15 minutes.
Main Fact:
Lethal
Injection
Lethal
injection is now the most common method of
execution
in the United States. Lethal Injection is when a
prisoner
is strapped to a hospital bed by leather straps
over the
body and legs. The technician then inserts a
catheter
in each vein and carry chemicals, which kills the
person.
Lethal injection carried throughout many countries
but the
minor one is the United States. In the United
States,36
states now use lethal
injection either as their
single
method These being Arizona, Arkansas, California,
Colorado,
Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Illinois
and many
more. Of the 683 executions in America the end of
2000, 518
have been by lethal injection, including those of
four women.
46 men and a further two women have been
executed
by this method. An example of a person who got
injected
is Emmit Foster who took a long time to die.Foster
was not
marked dead until 30 minutes after the stream of
chemicals
began into his arms. After seven minutes the
blinds
were closed to forbid the witnesses from viewing the
scene and
the problem was the straps were very tight. He
was one
of the injected people in May 3, 1995.
Main Fact:
The
Electric Chair
The Electric
chair was the latest execution ever made. The
prisoner
is placed in a chair with leather belts across the
chest,
thighs, legs, and arms. The executioner presses a
button
on the control panel to deliver a first shock of
which lasts
for between thirty seconds and a minute and
smoke usually
comes out and eyeballs tend to pop out.
The major
State which electrocution occurred in was New
An
Example of a person who got electrocuted was Martha
Place.She
became the first woman to die in the electric
chair when
she was executed on March 20th 1899 at New
York's
Auburn prison for the murder of her step daughter
Ida in
February of the same year.
Analysis:
Capital
punishment is a difficult issue and there are as
many
different opinions as there are people. We can
relate
this topic to Lebanon
Capital
Punishment in Lebanon:
Capital
Punishment has started all over Lebanon to.
Many people are getting hanged for there wrong doings and
Most of the members of my family have been to place called
‘‘Khiam’ in the South were you could see what executioners
do to prisoners and even innocent people. They hang them to
a rope until the choke to death and all the blood pours out
and that makes me really sad and hurt for the innocent
people. A guy called Yehia Rayess has been put on the death
row for a wrongdoing and is going to be hanged soon and
he’s only 19 years old. Long time ago, if you were caught
stealing, drug trafficking or doing any of those kinds you
would definitely get hanged or killed or electrocuted but
I’m not sure if its still the same nowadays.
Preventing Capital Punishment in Lebanon:
I
think people should decrease all the offenses they are
doing
and be more careful of what they are doing and how it
affects
them and there country. Many members and
representatives
say that Capital Punishment should be
abolished
but they still did not make a final decision.
Conclusion:
The
main categories for Capital Punishment are Hanging,
shooting,
lethal injection and the famous electric chair.
Capital
Punishment is the harshest form of punishment
enforced
in the world today. Once a jury has convicted a
criminal
offense they go to the second part of the trial,
the
punishment phase. I think that imprisonment is much
better
than hanging, lethal injection or shooting the
person.
Capital punishment is not an easy issue. It’s a
very
hard topic and its still going on everywhere so
people
should be more careful and decrease the
wrongdoings.
References:
-Gottfried, Ted, The Death Penalty Debate, IL: Gottfried, Ted, United States Of America (1997) (GOT 345.73)