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Child Abuse and the Catholic Church, 2008.
This research study specifically examines the sexual abuse of Latino children in the United States perpetrated by priests and clergy members of the Roman Catholic Church.
31,770 words (approx. 127.1 pages), 63 sources, APA, $ 249.95
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This paper reveals that the Roman Catholic Church intentionally and negligently covered up the sexual abuse of children by members of the clergy between the years of 1945 and 2003. The author stresses that, because the majority of the Latino population in the United States are members of the Catholic Church, this problem is exacerbated in Latino children. The American Psychological Association and other supporting agencies are faced with a crisis in providing effective mental health treatment for the Latino American population. The paper reviews effective methods for assessment, diagnoses and treatment of this unique population and reviews the recent literature accessing information of the experts in this field and the agencies that provide mental health services to the Latino population. Includes figures.
Table of Contents:
Objective
Introduction
Healthcare Factors Impacting Latino Immigrant Children
Overview of the Catholic Church Legal System
Response of the Church to Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse
Secrecy in the Roman Catholic Church Surrounding Child Sexual Abuse
Legal Issues Arising to Debate
The Latino Victim of Child Sexual Abuse by Clergy
Mental Health Care Service Delivery to Latinos
Summary of Literature Reviewed
Development of Plan: Provision of Effective Mental Health Care
Services to Latino Population in the United States
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"This research study has related that it is not practical, nor is it advisable, to attempt to have a family member interpret due to limitations that exist in the effectiveness of this use of an interpreter, specifically due to role reversal when the child is interpreting for the parent and due to cultural issues that may limit or null the interpretations provided by a family member interpreting between the clinician and client. It is important that the client feel warmly welcomed to the service providers clinic and that staff members are attentive to the needs of the Latino client and their family."
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Barriers to Team Integration, 2008.
This paper discusses what teamwork means and what kind of barriers cause inefficiencies in team integration within US companies.
2,111 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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This paper assesses teamwork within a company context. The paper states that people are surrounded by others and, even more, they form distinct groups; practically, teams are parts of everyone's life, as they live within family teams, staff teams, church, school, community and even work teams. Specifically, this paper looks at the role teamwork plays with the employees of big companies who tend to have better professional results when practicing effective teamwork. Also, this paper looks at how effective and efficient teamwork goes beyond individual accomplishments and how the most effective teamwork is produced when all the individuals within the team harmonize their contributions to work towards a common goal.
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"Under these circumstances, it is important for the person who wants to become part of an American company to be opened minded and able to accept other vision of things than that he or she currently has; from the same perspective, the members of an American teamwork should really take into consideration the values upon which their society is built and accept and treasure the multicultural dimension. This is a characteristic not all nations in the world have and, therefore, should be treated with a special consideration, as it can bring many advantages, such as the accumulation and use of different experiences."
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Deviant Behavior, 2008.
A general discussion of deviant behavior.
1,165 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 40.95
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This paper provides an overview of deviant behavior. The paper defines it generally as being any form of behavior that violates accepted social norms and laws. It examines both the roots of this behavior and the causes for its continuation. The paper argues that this understanding is essential to learning how to best stop deviant behavior. It concludes that successfully stopping deviant behavior through an understanding of its roots and causes is an important part of the law enforcement agent's job.
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"Deviant behavior plays numerous roles and functions, depending on the individual or group and the deviant behavior being taken. For example, deviant behavior often defines or affirms a particular culture's values or norms or clarifies the moral boundaries of a group. Deviant behavior can also be utilized to promote social unity by creating us/them dichotomies and encouraging social change. More so, deviant behavior has also led to the creation of numerous jobs aimed exclusively at controlling deviant behavior, most notably law enforcement agents. Often time, deviant behavior serves no further purpose than being an assertion of personal individuality and identity, often taking the form of a rebellion against an established norm. (Barron: 2007)."
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Prescription Drugs for the Elderly, 2008.
This paper looks at the impact of legislation regarding prescription drugs for the elderly in the United States.
876 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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In this article, the writer notes that in an effort to improve access to prescription drug coverage for the elderly, President Bush passed an amendment to Medicare that would provide seniors with some financial relief from the skyrocketing costs of their medications. Although this legislation was aimed at improving health outcomes for seniors--ensuring that they would not have to sacrifice basic necessities such as food and electricity to afford their medications--the outcomes of this change do not appear to be having a positive impact in this particular area. Using this as a basis for investigation, this essay considers prescription drug coverage for the elderly, its impact on overall health and the problems that have been created as a result of the new legislation providing seniors with prescription drug coverage.
Outline:
Introduction
Review of the Issue
Analysis of the Issue
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"Synthesizing all of the data provided in this investigation, it becomes evident that while a some effort has been made to improve outcomes for seniors and improve their access to prescription drugs, the current program creates considerable gaps in accessing prescription drugs for seniors. For middle class seniors making more than 150 percent of the federal poverty limits, access to prescription drugs does not appear to be significantly improved. Seniors are still being asked to provide considerable out-of-pocket support that continues to create disparities in accessing perception drugs. As the number of baby boomers reaching the age of retirement increases-retirees will soon comprise almost one third of the population-improving access to prescription drugs appears to have significant ramifications for public health and the overall health care system."
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PDAs in Health Care, 2008.
This paper provides an assessment of the use of personal digital assistants (PDAs) in health care provision.
1,600 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 52.95
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In this article, the writer notes that the problem that exists in today's medical and health care sector is that knowledge is growing more rapidly than the diffusion of that knowledge and this is further complicated by a shortage of medical and nursing personnel. However, the writer points out that there is hope due to recent developments in the technological field and most specifically the use of PDAs in the delivery of health care. The paper then examines the factors affecting health care delivery in today's society. The writer concludes that the use of PDAs is growing rapidly and holds great promise for the delivery of effective, excellent healthcare, even with shortages in the health care workforce as are currently being witnessed.
Outline:
Introduction
Analysis
Application
Conclusion
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" The use of Personal Digital Assistants is growing rapidly and holds great promise for the delivery of effective, excellent healthcare and to be able to do so even with such shortages in the workforce in health care as are currently being witnessed in health care organizations. Doctors have widely adopted the use of PDAs and studies are coming in showing the cost effectiveness and a positive outcome in the quality of health care provided through use of the PDA. No longer will the nurse be required to run back and forth between the patient and the computer but can function in real time in providing patient care. Time and money savings are realized through use of the PDA by medical staff and ultimately the PDA will likely result in life saving as well."
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Socialization of Children in US Orphanages or Institutions, 2008.
A look at the differences in socialization between children raised in a family environment and those raised in institutions.
1,341 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 45.95
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This paper discusses the process of socialization - an essential process in the lives of young children, focusing on children in institutionalized care. It looks at how the socialization process for children in foster homes, orphanages and other institutions presents a different set of socialization issues and variables. The author describes some reports that have been carried out and finishes with the conclusion that the family is still a very important agent of healthy socialization.
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"Socialization is the process of imbibing the norms, value and social patterns of a particular society. It is also closely linked to the concept of individual and personal development. Socialization is seen as an essential process in the lives of the young child and adult in that it is an essential process of learning and adaptation necessary for social and psychological well-being and survival.
"The family and socialization are terms that are often linked in terms of their sociological nature and function. The family is in most societies the area or the social structure where the child is socialized and where he or she learns the norms and mores of that particular social environment and culture. Notwithstanding the recent sociological concern about the demise of the family structure in developed countries like United States, the family is still generally seen as the centre of the socialization process."
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Health Care, 2008.
This paper compares the healthcare system in the United States to the British system.
2,846 words (approx. 11.4 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 84.95
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In this article, the writer notes that the healthcare system in the United States is perceived as in crisis as costs rise and as more and more people do not have health insurance. The problem is a political issue in the current presidential campaign. The writer points out that the issue was raised before and met with the first Clinton health care plan in the early 1990s, leading to claims that the sort of fix proposed was a form of socialized medicine like the British system. The writer maintains that the British system was also depicted as a failure that leaves patients waiting for care that they may never get and that is too costly, which were reasons why opponents did not want the same sort of single-payer system for the United States. The two systems as they stand now are different. The writer concludes that both face some crises, though not of the same order, and the British system or a modified version of it has many proponents.
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"A proposal for a National Health Service was made in 1944, describing a system of administration with the central responsibility vested in the Ministry of Health. This would be the guide for the service created in 1948, which presented a radical change in the relationship between the individual citizen and the state and which established a firm government commitment to the development and improvement of the nation's system of health care. There was a hierarchy established with different levels of responsibility. There were fourteen Regional Hospital Boards (later increased to fifteen), and each focused on a university and a medical school. Hospital Management Committees were appointed to operate the non-teaching hospitals. Local health authorities were made up of county councils and borough councils, and through their health committees they provided community and environmental health services including maternal and child welfare, health visiting, home nurses, vaccination and immunization, care and after-care for mental illness, and the maintenance of health centers."
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Ways of Coping with Pain, 2008.
This paper looks at ways of coping with pain as raised in Jonathan Safran Foer's novel, 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close'.
1,722 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 55.95
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In this article, the writer notes that the book 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close' is the New York odyssey of the nine-year old genius Oskar Schell who begins a detective-like quest in his attempt to make sense of the death of his father, which occurred at World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. The writer points out that the main theme of the book is thus the effort to cope with the losses that came after the greatest terrorist attack in human history. The writer maintains that it is not accidental that Foer chooses a nine-year old child as the main hero and narrator of this story. Rather, Foer intentionally avoids social realism and direct psychological interpretation, seeking to coat the bitter and unthinkably sad events in the imaginative and playful discourse of a child. The writer also notes that Foer's novel revolves around the issues of coping with pain. The writer concludes that the child character who is the hero of the book makes the novel seem a fairytale more than a realist story, but his imaginative way of looking at things is in fact the main source of emotion in the text.
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"Thus, Oskar's obsession with inventing an alternative universe becomes coherent in the book's narrative structure. The child attempts to create an imaginary world where people would be safer, where nothing is impossible, and where everything has a reason. It is his way of compensating for the loss he cannot fully grip. The novel even starts up abruptly with one of Oskar's invention: a teakettle that would be able to sing, to recite Shakespeare or to imitate his father's voice. Even from these first lines thus, the boy's struggle to atone for his loss through imaginative 'tricks', is evident. Throughout the novel, there follow many other similar inventions, all having the same function. A good number of them are symbolically connected with the idea of falling or with the force of gravity. This is an obvious hint to the dreadful images of people falling off the windows of the great towers, as were seen by eye-witnesses of the attack on September 11."
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Pennsylvania Universal Healthcare, 2008.
This paper looks at the merits of the Pennsylvania Balanced and Comprehensive Health Care Reform Act of 2005.
1,466 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 48.95
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In this article, the writer notes that health care in America has been under a strain for some time, and people more and more believe that reform is needed and that major changes are required to reduce rising costs and increase affordability. In addition, the writer points out that many patients feel that the system is not responsive to their needs and that they do not have sufficient control over their own health care. Various reforms have been suggested, and one way of experimenting with reforms has also been suggested by leaving health care to the states so that each state can try an approach that may prove valuable and then be emulated by other states, in lieu of a federal system that would impose one answer on everyone. The writer discusses that Pennsylvania is one state that has developed its particular solution to the health care problem, developing a single-payer system known as the Pennsylvania Balanced and Comprehensive Health Care Reform Act of 2005.
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"The history of efforts to institute some form of universal health care in the United States extend back more than a century, a form of coverage that is found in many other countries in varying degrees. In the United States, such efforts have generally met considerable opposition from business interests. The one exception has been Medicare, which is a single-payer system for the elderly. The private insurance industry is generally seen as not providing the coverage needed for all Americans, yet this industry has also been the leader in opposing any reform that would create a single-payer system with coverage provided by the government. Still, more stats are turning to a variation on a single-payer approach, and the current system in Pennsylvania was formed in imitation of the same sort of system in Massachusetts. In spite of the fact that this is a state effort and that it supports the idea of letting the stats experiment and then decide, conservatives and business interests have opposed it."
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Consumer Satisfaction with In-Home Supportive Services, 2008.
This paper presents a research proposal to determine consumer satisfaction among Russian immigrants with providers of In-Home Supportive Services.
2,082 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 65.95
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The aim of this study is to assess the level of consumer satisfaction among a cohort of Russian immigrants that receive in-home supportive services. The writer explains that In-Home Supportive Services is a publicly funded program in California that provides personal assistance services to low-income persons suffering from chronic and/or disabling conditions that would otherwise prevent them from remaining safely in their homes. The writer notes that due to political and economic hardships in the former Soviet Union, many immigrants left in order to find better opportunities in the United States. This has resulted in the Russian immigrant population experiencing more rapid growth than any other population in the San Francisco Bay area. The proposed study will assess the perception of the quality of care that Russian immigrants receive from In-Home Supportive Services.
Outline:
Study Aim Background and Design
Participant Population
Study Procedures
Research Risks
Confidentiality
Benefits
Compensation
Costs
Alternative
Consent/Assent Process and Documentation of Consent/Assent
Investigator Qualifications
Funding Sources
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"The recruiting process will begin approximately one month prior to conduct of the survey and interviews. Permission will be obtained from In-Home Supportive Services to obtain their assistance with the study. A letter will be mailed to potential participants in the IHSS database. The database allows the researcher to obtain the primary language of consumers prior to initial contact. The letter will announce the study and inform the consumers that they may be randomly selected to participate in a phone survey/interview. A letter of support from In-Home Supportive Services will be included that highlights the value and importance of the study, as well as their support of it. These letters will be in the primary language of the participant selected. "
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Military Health Care System, 2008.
This paper discusses the intricate health care system available for those in or working within the American armed services.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 60.95
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This paper discusses health care for the quarter of the population of the United States which is in or has a job related to the armed services. A network of health care providers offer complete health benefits to these men and women and is worth over $45 billion. Specifically, this paper discusses the major components and partners of the U.S. Military Health System, which are health affairs, Army medicine, Navy medicine, Air Force medicine, U.S. Coast Guard medicine, the Tri-Care system, the Uniformed Services University health sciences, the public health service, the Veterans' Administration and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS).
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"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is dedicated to improving the health, safety and well-being of America. Their policy states that office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation's focus is on welfare, poverty, service delivery issues, data for research, policies affecting children, youth and families, and economic matters affecting the Department. The major areas that are covered are child welfare, consumer choice, data and information policy, data sources and statistics, early childhood and school readiness, employment and a host of other human relations related areas. The department deals not only with child welfare, but with substance (alcohol and drug) abuse, as well as violence and poverty. With this broad a spectrum, the department focuses on groups in the nation that demand its services most, such as the American Indian, Alaska Natives and Native Americans; the children of the nation, disabled, elderly, families, homeless, immigrants, low-income individuals and families, racial and ethnic minorities, rural populations, un- and under-insureds, veterans, workers and unemployed and youth. Currently, studies are being funded by this department in obesity found among American Indians/Alaska Natives, as well as gaps and strategies for improving these groups. Uninsureds and Under-insureds are being charted in the U.S. Health System Chart Book and employer-provided health insurance data is being collected in other funded studies."
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Social Work: Help for the Family, 2008.
An overview of the social services available and appropriate for a family with significant social and psychological issues, using the family in Augusten Burroughs' "Running with Scissors" as a sample case.
2,925 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 86.95
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This paper discusses the social services that should be provided when a family is undergoing psychological difficulties to both the family as a whole and to the children so as to ensure a healthy and safe environment. The writer describes the broken family situation in Augusten Burroughs' "Running with Scissors" and then discusses the best strategy for ultimately uniting the mother with her son, and the different agencies that will be involved in accomplishing this.
Outline
Introduction
Background
Summary of the Case
Policy Analysis
Assessment Outline
Agency Assessment
Conclusion
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"According to this purpose of acting in the child's best interest, the initiative is a new approach to the well-being of children and young people from birth to age nineteen. Therefore, all services provided in this case must be viewed as part of a multi-agency strategic approach focused on the coordinated action of numerous agencies driven by an analysis of all the party's priorities and secured through a coordinated and integrated frontline delivery, processes, strategy and governance."
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Working Women, 2008.
This paper discusses the lives of working women who need to combine the demands of a job and the needs of home.
1,774 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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In this article, the writer notes that income level absolutely impacts virtually every dynamic within a family. Countless studies have been performed that focus on virtually every variable within a family dynamic and each have shown the impact of that variable upon the stability, health, finances, education, longevity, happiness, and every other aspect of family life. The writer discusses that one of the most frequently debated family variables is the work/career status of the matriarch of the family; and one of the most significant sub-variables is the income level associated with the job held by the mother. The writer concludes that the professional mother is better able to provide for her family's needs than her working-class counterparts. Therefore, the writer maintains that it is better for the family to have a professional working mother, than a working-class working mother.
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"This is the life of the professional woman. If she wants to get ahead, or even just keep her job, the professional is expected to put in longer hours than the wage-earning working-class woman, she is expected to often place the needs of the business over the needs of her family, and that means, most often, time. However, the professional woman is also more frequently in a job that grants her greater work-time flexibility, a larger number of paid vacation days, and more liberal benefits when it comes to taking care of the family. This is particularly true within larger corporations - so these women are giving up time with their family and putting their children into the care of others for longer periods of time in order to achieve a higher income level and to get much better benefits than are offered (if available at all) to their working-class counterparts."
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Hispanic Diversity, 2008.
This paper looks at several of the different populations among the Hispanic community in the US.
1,000 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that a great deal of assumptions and misconceptions surround Hispanic diversity in the U.S. The writer notes that many people of the majority think of the Latino/Hispanic cultures as a collective and homogeneous representation of diversity, and yet in reality the population of Latino/Hispanics is actually quite diverse and the only real glue that holds them together, besides majority classifications is language. The writer points out that most of the Hispanic population speak Spanish as a native language. This essay addresses the linguistic, political, social, economic, religious and familial conventions of several Hispanic populations, Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans and Central Americans.
Outline:
Introduction
Familial
References
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" There are clear economic differences between these populations as well, with most subgroups reporting growth in real wages and property and increased spending, but at differing levels over time. Cuban Americans tend to be regionally successful and prosperous, even living in a relatively high level economic region. Yet, this same community also tends to send a great deal of support, where they can, home to family still living in Cuba. Additionally, the same can be said for Puerto Rican immigrants, and Central American Immigrants, but for different reasons. The Central American communities do so as a result of serious economic difficulties in their native nations, while Puerto Rican families tend to settle in America with the ultimate intention of fluidly returning to Puerto Rico. Mexican American spending, includes a small percentage of return to family in Mexico but as they remain here they are more focused on creating secure middle class lifestyles and homes."
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Capital Punishment, 2008.
This paper argues in favor of abolishing the death penalty.
1,812 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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In this article, the writer maintains that the death penalty is an abhorrent, barbaric practice from the days of kings, queens, and sorcerers and it should be abolished immediately. The writer claims that most Americans today believe in the death penalty because they believe it is a deterrent to violent crime. Statistics, however, show that law enforcement does not agree. The writer points out that most Americans also believe that the death penalty brings some amount of closure to the families of the victims of violent crime, but most family members who are willing to comment on the issue feel that wishing for someone to die does not help them heal. The death of the criminal only causes another family to grieve, instead of helping the family of the victim to stop grieving. Most victims' families would rather work on getting on with their lives and dealing with their pain than wait around to see if the murderer of a loved one is going to be executed. The writer concludes that fighting for an execution is a constant reminder to these people that they have lost someone to senseless and tragic violence.
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"First of all, allowing the death penalty to continue is allowing human beings to play God. After all, one of the Ten Commandments does say "thou shalt not kill," and while it should definitely apply to the person who committed the crime, it should also apply to our government. Most people who believe in the Christian God believe that before we are born, our whole life, including when we will die, is determined. In the case of violent crime, although it seems extremely tragic and unfair, it was that person's time to die. When the person who committed the crime is executed, he dies before his determined time and the government has taken over the role of God. Even those who argue that predetermination means that the judgment of execution for a violent crime makes it the criminal's time to die still have a hard time explaining why they are going against one of the Ten Commandments. Secondly, the United States prohibits the execution of anyone who was under eighteen when they committed their crime, or who is mentally disabled, or both. There are laws in place that are supposed to prevent those kinds of executions from ever taking place in any state."
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