TASK 3

"The death penalty is not a deterrent, it is murder." Do you agree?

According to winkipedia, capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. Capital punishment has been abolished in most democratic countries around the world with only a few democratic countries retaining it. Among non-democratic countries, the use of death penalty is common but not universal.

The death penalty is a very subjective issue. Personally I feel that the death penalty is a deterrent and not murder. The death penalty gives justice to the victims and his family and assures the society that the criminal would not pose a threat to anyone anymore. Furthermore, it is more economically sound than putting them in jail and wasting taxpayer’s money as it requires money to keep them in jail. Also, imagine how the victim’s family would feel if they knew that the murderer who caused the death of their loved one is still sitting behind bars and they had to pay for his living expenses in jail. They would certainly feel injustice, as the saying goes, “an eye for an eye”. People would definitely want to see justice being carried out and the criminal to pay for his crimes. Furthermore, the death penalty serves as a deterrent to others, to prevent repeat offenders by setting a precedent of the felon. Imagine if there were no death penalty, nothing would be serious enough to scare and stop criminals from committing all sorts of crimes.

However, opponents of capital punishments might argue that it does not deter criminals more than life imprisonment. It might be seen by others as a violation of human rights. However, aren’t they violating the rights of the victim in the first place when they committed the crimes? There are also some executions of those who are wrongfully convicted. Those are just a few cases within many. The death penalty should not be abolished just because of some mistaken cases. However, many argue that two wrongs do not make a right. Since the crime is already committed, we should look forward to rehabilitation instead of execution. However, is the society gracious enough to forgive and forget what the felon has done? Would the families of the victims be able to accept this? I do not think so. I believe that it is every human nature to want revenge and retribution to be done back on the criminal.

In conclusion, I strongly disagree with the motion that the death penalty is not a deterrent but murder.

TASK 3

"The death penalty is not a deterrent, it is murder." Do you agree?

According to winkipedia, capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. Capital punishment has been abolished in most democratic countries around the world with only a few democratic countries retaining it. Among non-democratic countries, the use of death penalty is common but not universal.

The death penalty is a very subjective issue. Personally I feel that the death penalty is a deterrent and not murder. The death penalty gives justice to the victims and his family and assures the society that the criminal would not pose a threat to anyone anymore. Furthermore, it is more economically sound than putting them in jail and wasting taxpayer’s money as it requires money to keep them in jail. Also, imagine how the victim’s family would feel if they knew that the murderer who caused the death of their loved one is still sitting behind bars and they had to pay for his living expenses in jail. They would certainly feel injustice, as the saying goes, “an eye for an eye”. People would definitely want to see justice being carried out and the criminal to pay for his crimes. Furthermore, the death penalty serves as a deterrent to others, to prevent repeat offenders by setting a precedent of the felon. Imagine if there were no death penalty, nothing would be serious enough to scare and stop criminals from committing all sorts of crimes.

However, opponents of capital punishments might argue that it does not deter criminals more than life imprisonment. It might be seen by others as a violation of human rights. However, aren’t they violating the rights of the victim in the first place when they committed the crimes? There are also some executions of those who are wrongfully convicted. Those are just a few cases within many. The death penalty should not be abolished just because of some mistaken cases. However, many argue that two wrongs do not make a right. Since the crime is already committed, we should look forward to rehabilitation instead of execution. However, is the society gracious enough to forgive and forget what the felon has done? Would the families of the victims be able to accept this? I do not think so. I believe that it is every human nature to want revenge and retribution to be done back on the criminal.

In conclusion, I strongly disagree with the motion that the death penalty is not a deterrent but murder.

TASK 2

Censorship is the selection and limitation of information by the government on the media. Censorship has both its advantages and disadvantages depending on how you view the issue. Some people argue believe that censorship is neccessary as censorship protects the moral values that are prevalent in society, thus it reflects our values. Viewers of media receive messages, which, in some cases, they need to be protected from to prevent them from absorbing the wrong information. Censorship is needed as there would always be people who are incapable of judging what they see from the right and wrong. An example of such a group of people is children. Children are vulnurable as they are unable to judge from what is wrong and right. They are more easily influenced by the media as compared to adults. However, some people view censorship as unneccessary as they believe that films can influence, but that citizens should not be all treated as though they cannot interpret media images safely.

TASK 1

I feel that the media plays a very important role in our society. The media is useful in spreading out information to the public, introducing new subjects, conveying thoughts to others, sometimes it even serves as propaganda, influencing and changing the mindsets of people. The most powerful effect of media is that it can control and change your actions and thoughts as it is almost anywhere, everywhere. The media comes in the form of televisions, radio, magazines, internet, the newspapers, books, advertisements and films, etc. The communication tools of media are basically in the form of images, sounds or words. The type of media displayed to us. the general public, depends on the extent of the censorship allowed by the government. Only the government has the power to limit the extent of censorship. i feel that censorship by the government is important because without it, every type of information ranging from violence to gore can be viewed by everyone, including children. Children are supposedly at the age whereby they learn and copy all the things they see around them without knowing what the things they are doing actually mean. Hence, it is bad if there were no limitations of information by the government. The media is supposed to be a tool to protect the young and weak-minded, to prevent riots (racial and religious), to decrease tension of all sorts, to handle sensitive issues and to protect national interests. However, there are two sides to a coin. The disadvantages of media is that there is no freedom of expression because of the limitations by the government, reporting is objective and selective, also, most media only shows what it wants to portray. Hence, it is often bias, depending on which side it is on.

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Hi to all. My name is Jacqueline Ong Wee Ling and im from class 23/07. I am currently in guitar. Basically, im a simple girl who is blur at times. i can study if i set my mind into it. However, whenever i feel like studying, i would be distracted by all sorts of things and i end up spending the day watching the TV, using the computer or sleeping. I am a very lazy person i admit. I rather spend the whole day at home sleeping or slacking than going out. My interests and hobbies are playing the keyboard, playing the guitar, playing with my fat and cute hamster (ah pui) , playing AUDITION (an online game which im very addicted to) , swimming, shopping, going to the arcades, taking lots of neoprints, watching animaes ( prince of tennis!, inuyasha) and reading comics. I also love to draw manga characters from the comic books. I would draw almost anywhere if you give me a pencil and a paper. And, i miss my secondary schoool, Swiss Cottage a lot. i miss 4E1, my previous class, i miss all the people there, i miss the food there, i miss SJAB, and i miss the teachers there! (mrs chua, mdm zainab, mai da bian, mr ravi) If only my previous school has integrated programme, then i wouldn't need to come to AJC. All the memories i had in Swiss Cottage are all precious and memorable and i will never forget those days. If i had a choice, i would choose to stay in Swiss for the rest of my life.