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Essay Instructions: Capital Punishment Jurisprudence:
Drawing on the following landmark Supreme Court cases, describe the evolution of capital punishment jurisprudence from 1972 to the present:
-Furman v Georgia (1972)
-Woodson v North Carolina (1976)
-Gregg v Georgia (1976)
-McCleskey v Kemp (1987)
-Ford v Wainwright(1986)
-Atkins v Virginia (2002)
-Roper v Simmons (2005)

1)Little bit about legislation
2)Jurisprudence: Arbitrariness, Mandatory Death, Guided Discretion. -Furman v Georgia (1972)
-Woodson v North Carolina (1976)
-Gregg v Georgia (1976)
-McCleskey v Kemp (1987)
3)Jurisprudence: Mental Illness, Mental Retardation, Age.
-Ford v Wainwright(1986)
-Atkins v Virginia (2002)
-Roper v Simmons (2005)

Essay Instructions: Capital Punishment
Thesis Statement: Capital punishment, when administered by the State for the most heinous crimes, is inconsistent with justice from both a legal and a moral perspective.

Issues of relevance to this topic:
Jurisprudence
Utilitarian justice
Kant
Retributive justice
Deterrent

Structure:

Introduction (100 words) Central claim must be clearly defined and conforms to the argument.
Argument 1 (500 words) Argument must defend and substantiate the claim being made in the introduction.
Argument 2 (500 words) Argument must defend and substantiate the claim being made in the introduction.
Counter Argument (500 words) Argument must relate and must be used to substantiates the central claim.
(Outline how you will defend the claim by naming the sections of the essay. The essay should include two sections that defend the central claim and a third that deals with the most mon counter argument. Each section must show evidence of literature search and full citation of all sources used.)
Conclusion (100 words) Conclusion must provide a summary of the defence of the central claim.

Each section of the essay must indicate the sources used. No more than 1 internet site (URL) can be used for each section and at least 1 journal article or book must also be cited for each section.
To use for the referencing at least one of each of these categories

The Oxford panion of philosophy
The Cambridge dictionary philosophy
A panion to ethics

Electronics encyclopedias of philosophy:
Routledge encyclopedia of philosophy
The internet encyclopedia of philosophy
The Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy

Journals (would be good something from JSTOR)

Electronic Books

Hard copy Books

PLEASE USE REFERENCES THAT WILL BE EASY FOR ME TO FIND (POPULAR, EASY ACCESSIBLE, PUBLIC, I ALSO ATTACHED A LIST OF DATABASES THAT WE CAN ACCESS).

I ALSO ATTACHED THE ESSAY MARKING RUBRIC, WHICH DESCRIBES WHAT NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED FOR AN EXCELLENT ESSAY, AND THE REFERENCING GUIDE.

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Essay Instructions: Capital Punishment

1) An analysis of the moral issue being addressed Capital Punishment.

2) An analysis of the plausible positions one can take on this moral issue, including the position taken within the reading you're examining. (ie,Haag, Morris, Bedau, Prejean these are some examples of essays that are pretty short and easily available of course if you have another reading you have already read or familiar with thats fine too.)

3) An analysis of the argument found in the reading you're examining.

4) An evaluation of the reading's argument, providing a clear,concise, and comprehensive response to its key points;and this critique should lead the reader to, and end with, your conclusion on the moral issue being addressed.

5) Small bibliography

Essay Instructions: Sum info from the class,
You will be required to submit a position paper as to your ?informed? opinion concerning capital punishment in the United States. An informed opinion is based on research and knowledge acquired through such research. And, you should cite the sources that led to the development of your opinion. Regardless of the position taken, the paper must include your own reasoning. Your discussion should be supported by evidence and reasoning, and/or otherwise demonstrate thoughtful analysis of your topic ? analysis which shows your thoughts on the subject and does not merely repeat what sources tell you.
APA style
Must not to exceed 15% on turnitin.com.
Do not use Wikipedia or pop-culture magazines