4 Sources

Focusing Question: Where and when did capital punishment start and why?

Source:Robinson,B.A. "Capital Punishment Part 1:Data and Trends." Ontario Consultants and Religious Tolerance 27 October 2008


Layer 1: Story the Source
The article begins with how many people were killed in colonial times then gradually goes into how many people are killed yearly now due to the death sentence. Robinson then goes into which states dropped the death penalty and which ones still use the death penalty today. He then talks about how texas holds the hightest rate for capital punishment. He then goes into how the percentages of gender and race that are killed annually.


Layer 2: Rapid Summary
Baiscally this article is about the beginning of death penalty and how we use it today. There are statistics in this article and it mentions the states which offer the death penalty and which states do not.

Layer 3: Narrative of Thought
I learned so much from this article I thought I knew alot about the death penalty but after this article I was very unknowledged. I did not know how many states do now offer the death penalty I was surprised. I was very impressed with this article.


Focusing Question: Cons Against Capital Punishment
Source:B., Phil "Phil for Humanity." Phil for Humanity. 27 October 2008.

Layer 1: Story the Source
This article has the pro's and con's of capital punishment. It goes into great detail on the con's of capital punishment. It has all the reason's from it is inmoral to we the people are playing god.

Layer 2: Rapid Summary
The article has the reason to install capital punishment with the price to keep a person in jail vs the death penalty. Also how that capital punsihment can deter crimes rates. It then shows the con's of capital punshiment with how we are playing god as well as it is not humane and that it will have hardships on both sides of the families.

Layer 3: Narritive of Thought
I learned both sides of capital punishment. The pro's were reliable but not enough to support my decision on being for capital punishment. I think that the information for being aganist capital punishment will help me greatly inform my audience.


Focusing Question: Can Capital Punishment Be humane.
Source:no author cited 27 October 2008

Layer 1: Story the Source
This article has all the ways that we use to kill a person.

Layer 2: Rapid Summary
This article has all the ways that inhumane for the death penalty. It goes into detail how each different form is used. It tells you about lethal injection, shooting, gas chamber, and electrocution.

Lay 3: Narritive of Thought
I learned a lot more about all the different ways we have used in the past. I liked how each subject like the gas chamber and the leathal injection how it went into detail on how humane or inhumane it is.