Adair Sarasy Tucker Calpurnia 10/15/12 Creative Title Short introduction: 1-2 sentences to grab readers attention &

introduce title. Thesis: State your opinion with 3 clear reasons. Colored people should not be blamed for crimes they didnt commit because of their ethnicity.No one should have to suffer through court cases, public courts, and put in jail cells where someone can kill you at any time when you are innocent. The death penalty in California has been killing innocent people and letting the guilty survive. It has also been keeping people in diseased cells where they could die at any time.They have also been killing more than 200 innocent men and women.

Body Paragraph #1 Topic sentence: State the first reason that supports your thesis. Concrete Detail/Evidence: Support topic sentence with a fact, statistic, quote, percentage & cite where that information. Warrant: This is your explanation of why or how the evidence/data supports your claim. (Similar to commentary in an informational essay.) Typically 13 sentences in length. Counterargument: State a logical counterclaim. Use language to show should guilty people be imprisoned and put into cells to slowly die away r be put out of their misery by getting killed?

By killing people who are innocent because of a blame for a crime we are letting the guilty person get away with it very easily.

Several cases in California Illustrate the inherent risk with the death penalty that an innocent person could be executed(www.deathpenaltyinfo.com)

According to MSN News the last execution occurred in 2006. This is because so many people have opposed it and thought it through that the man executed in 2006 was in fact innocent. This event made people realize what the were doing.

this is a conflicting viewpoint (i.e. although, even though, despite, however, in contrast, etc.) Concrete Detail/Evidence: This fact, research, statistic, etc. should refute or prove your counter argument incorrect or weak. Having people suffer with the guilt of their action can be worse than having be killed right away, also by keeping people who have been accused of a crime alive leaves time for courts to figure out if they have accused the correct person.

Warrant: This is This lets us change things that weren't right or accuse the guilty instead your explanation of of the innocent. why or how the evidence/data refutes or disproves the stated counterclaim. Typically 1-3 sentences in length. Conclusion statement Body Paragraph #2 Topic sentence: State the second reason that supports your thesis. Concrete Detail/Evidence: Support topic sentence with a fact, statistic, quote, percentage & cite where that information. Warrant: This is your explanation of why or how the evidence/data supports your By keeping people in jail cells this can lead to being tormenting and having a very high chance of disease in the jail and them passing away before the court has made a decision if the person is guilty or not.

According to the death penalty information center, it costs 1.94 billion dollars for the pre-trial costa, $925 million for the automatic apeals, $775 million for federal habeas corpus appeals, an #one billion for costs of incarceration.

This demonstrates that money has been taking a great part in the death penalty.By abolishing the death penalty we can save our state money for something we can use in the future.

claim. (Similar to commentary in an informational essay.) Typically 13 sentences in length. Counterargument: State a logical counterclaim. Use language to show this is a conflicting viewpoint (i.e. although, even though, despite, however, in contrast, etc.) Despite having done a major crime, spending the rest of ones life in jail can be much worse mentally than being killed.

Concrete Studies show that criminals have been found to turn around in life or Detail/Evidence: been sorry for what they have done after having their whole lives to This fact, research, think about what they did. statistic, etc. should refute or prove your counter argument incorrect or weak. Warrant: This is By people changing mentally this can guilt the person making them your explanation of sorry for what they did. why or how the evidence/data refutes or disproves the stated counterclaim. Typically 1-3 sentences in length. Conclusion statement Body Paragraph #3 Topic sentence: State the third reason that supports your thesis. Concrete Detail/Evidence: The death penalty is not stopping crimes from happening, only causing more innocent people to be killed for crimes they did not commit.

The fact that innocent people are being killed is why voters should vote no.

Support topic sentence with a fact, statistic, quote, percentage & cite where that information. Warrant: This is your explanation of why or how the evidence/data supports your claim. (Similar to commentary in an informational essay.) Typically 13 sentences in length. Counterargument: State a logical counterclaim. Use language to show this is a conflicting viewpoint (i.e. although, even though, despite, however, in contrast, etc.) If it was guilty people who had taken away the life of another then that would be different. Imagine being the innocent person and being accused for something they didn't do and the judge calling them guilty and their life gone in a flash. How would you want to be punished? by ending your life in a flash or by staying in a cell so there is a bit of hope that the guilty person will be accused.

200 innocent men and women have been killed in the past years.

Concrete Having less innocent people be executed can change the percentage of Detail/Evidence: unnecessary deaths in California. This fact, research, statistic, etc. should refute or prove your counter argument incorrect or weak. Warrant: This is Because of the budget in California the death penalty is only causing a your explanation of debt. why or how the evidence/data refutes or disproves the stated counterclaim. Typically 1-3 sentences in length. Conclusion statement

Conclusion Paragraph Restate your position/thesis in different words. So what? Why is this issue important? By saying innocent people are guilty we are not doing the right thing or the legal prosecution. We are letting the innocent be killed, whole the guilty walk freely. When people still live its a chance of change in the guilty person if the person accused was innocent.