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| Capital punishment: yes or no? (Be sure to prove what you say - “common sense” doesn’t count.) If yes, under what conditions? (See book.) |
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| Self-defense. Defending your country. Law enforcement. Protecting one’s family. When is killing justified? |
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| Other experiences, stories, research... Download page: http://tonyinosaka.googlepages.com/tonysensei Extra Material: http://www.impactseries.com/Issues_new/issues_link.html Video (opinions): http://www.impactseries.com/Issues_new/issues_personal_opi.html |
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| Recommended: The Green Mile Movie: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Mile_(film)> Novel (Stephen King): <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Mile_(novel)> In Cold Blood Novel: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Mile_(film)> Movie: <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061809/> Twelve Angry Men <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12_Angry_Men> To Kill a Mockingbird Novel: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Kill_a_Mockingbird> <http://www.amazon.com/Kill-Mockingbird-Harper-Lee/dp/0446310786> Movie: <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056592/> |
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| Murderer’s Row: Richard Speck - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Speck John Wayne Gacy - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wayne_Gacy Charles Manson - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Manson Jeffrey Dahmer - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Dahmer |
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| Language note: In English, “I can’t understand” is much milder than the equivalent in Japanese. It doesn’t carry any sense of the disapproval that “それをわからない” can in Japanese. To express disapproval of words or actions, use “I don’t agree with,” “I can’t accept,” or “we shouldn’t condone.” |
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