MLA8 citation correctly Arguing position essay 5pages

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5page ARGUING position essay!!!!

Topic is "We need death penalty in USA" I am arguing FOR death penalty in USA .Must be 7 or more sources CITED CORRECTLY in MLA8!!!!!

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Death penalty in USA
Thesis statement- With the rate of homicide taking place and the wave of insecurity in the
country is need to promote and protect the death penalty as an important tool for meting out
justice in the United States. The death penalty is of paramount importance to promoting order
and preserving justice in the country.
I.

Morality
A. The death penalty in the United States is of extreme importance as a tool to guide moral
behavior in the society.
B. Some crimes are heinous and inherently wrong that they demand severe penalties
C. Currently, 62% of Americans support the death penalty, and this overwhelmingly shows
the importance of having the death penalty
D. It is thus a process that seeks to ensure integrity and promote morality in the society.
E. Sentencing killers who have taken lives for various reasons such as pleasure would fail to
provide the victims the justice they deserve
F. The death sentence promotes the belief in promoting moral order in the society
G. The death sentence promotes morality in the society by clearly outlining that immoral
acts will be punished.

II.

Ultimate warning and deterrence
A. The death penalty can be explained as the ultimate warning.
B. It seeks to show the society there are laws that should not be broken and that life is
sacred.
C. The classical theory of crime, human behavior is based on rational thought and the
tradeoffs between pleasure and pain

D. This theory, therefore, identifies that individuals have control over their behavior and
thus chose the life of crime since the rewards are greater than the punishment.
E. The death penalty seeks to promote the ultimate warning to deter crime.
F. The death penalty thus seeks to reinforce the law and ensure compliance in the society as
the ultimate punishment reduces the rate of heinous crimes.
G. Civilians are less inclined to break the law when they face the fear of being executed for
their crimes
III.

Closure and retribution
A. The death penalty promotes closure for the victims’ families
B. The grief that started once an individual is murdered may not end until retribution for the
crime has been accomplished.
C. The death penalty seeks to promote retribution in society.
D. Punishment is justified because the individuals who have committed the crime deserve it.
The American society needs to punish those who deserve it. Actions have consequences,
and that is what the death penalty communicates to the society.
E. The execution of criminals of heinous crimes such as murder is validated based on their
crimes
F. It is not just the feeling of relief that families experience but the feeling of closure and
that the criminal has received what he or she deserved.

IV.

Cost of death is lower than life in prison
A. The cost of capital for execution is high, but it is far cheaper as compared to life in prison
B. The death sentence saves money by executing criminals who would have otherwise being
hosted by the government all their life.

C. The cost of sustaining a criminal in a high-security prison is at $40,000 a year yet
prisoners ca...


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