http://www.squidoo.com/lensmaster/lenses
I did four different lenses
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
15 b Reflection on What You Learned
I definitly learned to be more organized in my writing and a great way to do it is by bookmarking all my sources i find in the internet using a delicious account. It is more effective than printing or writing everything out. I wouldn't necessarily use a blog, it was very hard for me to keep track of things there, but it was a neat idea. By doing good reasearch I discovered writing a 12 page essay isnt too daunting, I had also never written such a long paper and this class helped me at last make one. What did affect me a lot though was what I liked so much, having everything done by the internet. There were countless times my computer crashed and erased all my work and prevented me from logging on to the class wiki, perhaps many didn't experience these problems but finally experiencing them disheartened me from having everything solely done online. Either way I'm positive that getting to know many helpful resources online will help me a lot in future essays.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
RJA #14: Annotated Bibliography, Part 2
Banda, Solomon. "Corrections budget cuts take effect in Colorado." Denver Post 1 Sept. 2009. Web. 19 Nov. 2009.
Crist , Charlie , and Walter A. McNeil. "Statistics In Brief." Florida Department of Corrections Ed. Paula Bryant. N.p., June 2009. Web. 20 Nov. 2009.
Moore, Soloman . "Number of Life Terms Hits Record." The New York Times 22 July 2009. Web. 19 Nov. 2009.
Hood, Roger G. Death Penalty: A Worldwide Perspective. Third Edition ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. 170. Print.
Liptak, Adam . "Does Death Penalty Save Lives? A New Debate." The New York Times 18 Nov. 2007. 170. Web. 19 Nov. 2009.
Crist , Charlie , and Walter A. McNeil. "Statistics In Brief." Florida Department of Corrections Ed. Paula Bryant. N.p., June 2009. Web. 20 Nov. 2009.
Moore, Soloman . "Number of Life Terms Hits Record." The New York Times 22 July 2009. Web. 19 Nov. 2009.
Hood, Roger G. Death Penalty: A Worldwide Perspective. Third Edition ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. 170. Print.
Liptak, Adam . "Does Death Penalty Save Lives? A New Debate." The New York Times 18 Nov. 2007. 170. Web. 19 Nov. 2009.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
RJA #10b: Argument
The cost to maintain an inmate for the rest of their lives is ridiculous and the people paying for it is you
-It costs $1,602,618.82 to sustain inmates sentenced to life every day.
-$584,955,869.30 yearly
Reduce overcrowding in prisons
-1/11 inmates serving life sentences
Menace to society
-common crime in life sentence is 82.1%
-commit violent, grotesque, and unethical crimes
Money could be spent for a better purpose
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-It costs $1,602,618.82 to sustain inmates sentenced to life every day.
-$584,955,869.30 yearly
Reduce overcrowding in prisons
-1/11 inmates serving life sentences
Menace to society
-common crime in life sentence is 82.1%
-commit violent, grotesque, and unethical crimes
Money could be spent for a better purpose
-
Thursday, October 8, 2009
RJA #8c: Multimedia
I'm still trying to figure out if this video is legit...
Death Penalty Is 'Totally Badass'
Death Penalty Is 'Totally Badass'
Monday, October 5, 2009
RJA #7a: Internet Research Tools
Really all I use is google. Why?... I like google. It works well for me, it gives me some options on top for what kind of media I would like my search in: images (which I always use), video, web, etc. I like the look of it, it's easy to read and navigate. Also it's very convinient that google has a sect. in the menu bar on top, easy access. Before I used to use MSN sometimes because we had Internet account with them, I don't know what... point is the browser would open up there and there was this huge search box so if I was lazy to type in google I would use that, but I never really liked it. It didn't feel legit to me, a lot of paid ads, the results page was terrible! Annnd sometimes comcast because we have comcast and the browser opens up there just like MSN. I feel the same way I do with MSN. A main reason why I use google so much is because I really didn't know other search engines were out there...
Thursday, September 24, 2009
RJA #6a: Periodical Articles
Type of Material: Serial (Periodical, Newspaper, etc.)
Main Title: Death penalty reporter.
Published/Created: Houston, Tex., National College for Criminal Defense.
Description: 1 v. 28 cm.
v. 1; Sept. 1980-Aug. 1981.
ISSN: 0272-7617
had periodical text sent to email
Main Title: Death penalty reporter.
Published/Created: Houston, Tex., National College for Criminal Defense.
Description: 1 v. 28 cm.
v. 1; Sept. 1980-Aug. 1981.
ISSN: 0272-7617
had periodical text sent to email
RJA #6b: Search Strings
Good point Joelle...
Old search string:
(crimina* OR felon OR delinq*) AND (life NEAR sentence)
Revised:
(criminal* OR felon OR delinquent*) AND (life NEAR sentence)
Old search string:
(crimina* OR felon OR delinq*) AND (life NEAR sentence)
Revised:
(criminal* OR felon OR delinquent*) AND (life NEAR sentence)
Monday, September 21, 2009
RJA #5a: Reference Articles
--The New York Times
November 18, 2007 Sunday
Late Edition - Final
Section 1; Column 0; Metropolitan Desk; Pg. 2
The question of whether the death penalty deters murders has captured the attention of scholars in law and economics, setting off an intense new debate about one of the central justifications for capital punishment. According to roughly a dozen recent studies, executions save lives. For each inmate put to death, the studies say, 3 to 18 murders are prevented.
--
November 18, 2007 Sunday
Late Edition - Final
Section 1; Column 0; Metropolitan Desk; Pg. 2
The question of whether the death penalty deters murders has captured the attention of scholars in law and economics, setting off an intense new debate about one of the central justifications for capital punishment. According to roughly a dozen recent studies, executions save lives. For each inmate put to death, the studies say, 3 to 18 murders are prevented.
--
RJA #5b: Books
Title: Death Penalty: A Worldwide Perspective
Author: Roger G. Hood
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Pub. Date: November 2002
Edition Description: Third Edition
Pages 170: The Question of Cost
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Title: Capital punishment as moral imperative: Pro-death-penalty discourse on the Internet
Database Name: WorldCat.org
Copyright: Copyright Sage Publications. All rights reserved.
All Authors / Contributors: Mona Lynch
ISSN: 1462-4745
Description: 24
Language Note: English
Year: 2002
Publisher: Sage Publications
Accession No: 1462474514624_7452_00204014_2_2_132_360_22690
Article Type: Research Article
Source: 4, no. 2 (2002): 213-236 Punishment & Society
OCLC No.: 359618103
Author: Roger G. Hood
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Pub. Date: November 2002
Edition Description: Third Edition
Pages 170: The Question of Cost
----------------------------------------------------------
Title: Capital punishment as moral imperative: Pro-death-penalty discourse on the Internet
Database Name: WorldCat.org
Copyright: Copyright Sage Publications. All rights reserved.
All Authors / Contributors: Mona Lynch
ISSN: 1462-4745
Description: 24
Language Note: English
Year: 2002
Publisher: Sage Publications
Accession No: 1462474514624_7452_00204014_2_2_132_360_22690
Article Type: Research Article
Source: 4, no. 2 (2002): 213-236 Punishment & Society
OCLC No.: 359618103
Sunday, September 20, 2009
RJA #4a: Keywords
Questions:
Why should criminals sentenced to life be put to death?
Is it more cost effective to euthanize inmates serving a life sentence?
Criminal...............Sentenced........... Life............Death
Criminals..............Sentence.............Lives...........Deaths
Criminate............. Sentences........... Lived...........Dead
Criminality.................................................Died
Criminalities
Criminal: Delinquent, crook, culprit, convict, lawbreaker, felon, hooligan...
Sentence: Condemnation, dictum, edict, punishment, verdict, confine, adjudge...
Life: Span
Death: Annihilation, mortality, destruction, decease, expiration...
Why should criminals sentenced to life be put to death?
Is it more cost effective to euthanize inmates serving a life sentence?
Criminal...............Sentenced........... Life............Death
Criminals..............Sentence.............Lives...........Deaths
Criminate............. Sentences........... Lived...........Dead
Criminality.................................................Died
Criminalities
Criminal: Delinquent, crook, culprit, convict, lawbreaker, felon, hooligan...
Sentence: Condemnation, dictum, edict, punishment, verdict, confine, adjudge...
Life: Span
Death: Annihilation, mortality, destruction, decease, expiration...
RJA# 4b: Search Strings
Search strings:
(crimina* OR felon OR delinq*) AND (life NEAR sentence)
abolish* AND (life NEAR sentence)
(crimina* OR felon OR delinq*) AND (life NEAR sentence)
abolish* AND (life NEAR sentence)
Thursday, September 3, 2009
RJA #3a: Exploring Research Topic
Usually the info I find is about a specific state usually Florida ( who knows why) but I want to write my paper referring to the whole nation.
-There are currently approx 140,600 criminals serving life
-cost per day varies by prison but approx $65
what I did find out and it is something hard to counter is that many sentenced to life are sentenced thus because of the "3 strikes and you're out" type of deal and it could be for minor reasons, But really if thery are kept in prison they'll just keep continuing their way of life gradually increasing the level if their crimes.
-There are currently approx 140,600 criminals serving life
-cost per day varies by prison but approx $65
what I did find out and it is something hard to counter is that many sentenced to life are sentenced thus because of the "3 strikes and you're out" type of deal and it could be for minor reasons, But really if thery are kept in prison they'll just keep continuing their way of life gradually increasing the level if their crimes.
RJA #3b: Narrowing Research Topic
My topic -Abolish the Life Sentence for the Death Penalty- seems pretty narrow...
But I could narrow my topic down to here in CO. instead of the whole nation
The points:
- Cost comparison
- Employ money for better use
- There isn't any reason for them to be kept alive
- Employ money for better use
- There isn't any reason for them to be kept alive
RJA #3c: Developing Research Question
Questions:
Why should criminals sentenced to life be put to death and what are the benefits of doing so?
Who that currently serve life sentences qualify for the death penalty? (murderers and rapists and not the 3 strike people)
How much money could we be saving if the life sentence was abolished?
I like all the questions I can't choose which ones to eliminate.
Why should criminals sentenced to life be put to death and what are the benefits of doing so?
Who that currently serve life sentences qualify for the death penalty? (murderers and rapists and not the 3 strike people)
How much money could we be saving if the life sentence was abolished?
I like all the questions I can't choose which ones to eliminate.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Number 2:
Delicious Account:
delicious.com/NMNunez
Instead of sentencing criminals to life in prison they should be sentenced to death. The govt is spending millions of dollars for the sustenance of these inmates. The crimes committed to merit a life sentence are heinous and inhumane, why must the govt pay such a staggering amount of money to keep them alive? They could be spending that money on us, creating new programs, using it towards research, really anything that could be used towards our own benefit. Currently, Colorado is devising a proposal to let criminals with minor sentences go on parole earlier to cut costs and reduce over crowding in prisons. The problem could lessen if we remove those taking up the space unnecessarily. Personally I don't want to wander among a bunch of criminals! Especially if the reason for it was because there wasn't a 6x9 prison cell to stick them in. I find it ridiculous that more money and attention is given to the penal system than say a cure for heart disease.
Too much money gets spent on the penal system approx 60 billion a year. Inmates need to be fed, clothed, etc and there cost per day is about 50 dollars give or take depending on many factors. There are a little more than 140,000 prisoners serving life, so for people that do nothing, excuse me murder, steal... We are wasting a good deal on. Apparently sentencing someone to death takes more money than giving them a life sentence and that may be true but so few are actually givin the death penalty. And if we start using it more the cost of the death penalty would go down.
I need more stats and figures to make my points valid. I need to know the exact cost of the death penalty vs a life sentence. For my proposition to be valid and accepted I must make those sentenced to life look like inhumane cold blooded savages and that will take a bunch of info highlighting their crimes and showing previos records. I just know I have tons of research to do.
delicious.com/NMNunez
Instead of sentencing criminals to life in prison they should be sentenced to death. The govt is spending millions of dollars for the sustenance of these inmates. The crimes committed to merit a life sentence are heinous and inhumane, why must the govt pay such a staggering amount of money to keep them alive? They could be spending that money on us, creating new programs, using it towards research, really anything that could be used towards our own benefit. Currently, Colorado is devising a proposal to let criminals with minor sentences go on parole earlier to cut costs and reduce over crowding in prisons. The problem could lessen if we remove those taking up the space unnecessarily. Personally I don't want to wander among a bunch of criminals! Especially if the reason for it was because there wasn't a 6x9 prison cell to stick them in. I find it ridiculous that more money and attention is given to the penal system than say a cure for heart disease.
Too much money gets spent on the penal system approx 60 billion a year. Inmates need to be fed, clothed, etc and there cost per day is about 50 dollars give or take depending on many factors. There are a little more than 140,000 prisoners serving life, so for people that do nothing, excuse me murder, steal... We are wasting a good deal on. Apparently sentencing someone to death takes more money than giving them a life sentence and that may be true but so few are actually givin the death penalty. And if we start using it more the cost of the death penalty would go down.
I need more stats and figures to make my points valid. I need to know the exact cost of the death penalty vs a life sentence. For my proposition to be valid and accepted I must make those sentenced to life look like inhumane cold blooded savages and that will take a bunch of info highlighting their crimes and showing previos records. I just know I have tons of research to do.
Number 1:
Possible Topics:
- The U.S' first landing on the moon is a hoax
- Abolish the life sentence for the death penalty
- Benefits of higher taxes
- The U.S' first landing on the moon is a hoax
- Abolish the life sentence for the death penalty
- Benefits of higher taxes
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