FACTS: Christopher Simmons was convicted and sentenced to death for capital crimes he committed when he was 17 years old. At the time of his conviction the Court’s ruling in Stanford v. Kentucky held that the 8th Amendment did not proscribe juvenile between the ages of 16 and 18 from being sentenced to death. In 2002 the Supreme Court ruling in the Atkins v. Virginia barred the use of the death penalty on mentally retarded offenders due to “evolving standards of decency” which put them in a class
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Sports Guy” by Bill Simmons‚ was a book only the Sports Guy could write. Save a few hundred pages for Simmons to inform the readers on how he became the basketball and Celtics fan he is today (hint: it was his dad choosing between a motorcycle and season tickets to the Celtics)‚ why as a child he called himself Jabaal Abdul-Simmons‚ footnotes galore‚ his hatred for Isiah Thomas and Wilt Chamberlain‚ and many of the greatest “What-if’s” in basketball history. Other than that‚ Bill Simmons uses this behemoth
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Assignment Dialogue A. 1. I play Karen Richards. I think she’s in her early thirties‚ and she’s Margo Channing’s best friend. She’s also stylishly well-dressed and supports her friends for the best. 2. This action takes place around the 50’s. 3. It takes place at an empty ladies’ room at Stork Club at night‚ with two chairs in a corner. 4. Karen is Margo Channing’s best friend‚ she’s the person that meets Eve Harrington‚ a big fan of Margo‚ in the cold alley outside the stage door. She eventually
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While it is not necessarily talked about that often‚ the death penalty is still widely used in many countries. In the supreme court case Roper v. Simmons‚ an individual of age 17 committed premeditated murder‚ as well as breaking and entering and vehicular theft. Simmons wanted Roper to be sentenced to death‚ but they appealed because Roper was legally a minor at the time of the crime. When the case came to the court it was a 5-4 decision that ruled the execution of minors was unconstitutional‚ which
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SYNOPSIS Richard Clayton Harwick’s father is ill and this worries everyone in Harwick Hall. Before his death‚ he tells Richard to take care of his mother and sister‚ Lilith and Charlotte Harwick. After that‚ Richard not only feels sad for his father’s death‚ but also because his father had only thought of his mother and sister instead of him until the end of his life. Later in the story‚ Lilith marries Reverend Coldstone‚ a priest who is cruel towards Richard but is very nice towards Charlotte
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disastrous Yorkist family feud. The throne should have passed smoothly to his son; Edward V. This however didn’t happen due to his brother‚ Richard duke of Gloucester wanting the power; Edward changed his will on his death bed so his wishes weren’t clear; his marriage to Elizabeth Woodville. On his death a bitter family feud was started. Edward IV youngest brother‚ Richard‚ duke of Gloucester was powerful by himself due to Edward giving him lands in the north; this gave him power‚ men and was far away from
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The main focus point and argument regarding both the Stanford v. Kentucky and Roper v. Simmons case rely mainly on the eight amendment. Throughout both cases‚ the eighth amendment played a key factor in determining the court’s decision‚ regarding whether or not Simmons or Stanford would be facing the death penalty. Both “The Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments forbid imposition of the death penalty on offenders who were under the age of 18 when their crimes were committed.” The eighth amendment states
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Pencilface is an experimental documentary by Christian Simmons that displays a simplistic art style. We meet our nameless main character. She is a fairly young girl playing in what seems to be an abandoned lot. The colors are very earthy. Shades of green and brown are displayed. Even on the character we see she has long brown hair that matches her short‚ plain‚ neutral toned dress. The other character that we meet‚ Pencilface‚ is a bright yellow number 2 pencil. The main character finds the pencil
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Simmons Lab Case The Situation: Newbridge‚ a recently hired project head manager‚ meets Zaph at the lab one day. Zaph was an intelligent capable person‚ who had impressed Dr. Jerrold‚ the head of the laboratory. Zaph had many ideas and solutions to the different problems the lab was dealing with. Zaph immediately connected with Links‚ the mathematician‚ and started helping him with his theories‚ which Newbridge did not understand very well. Zaph’s dominant personality became apparent to Newbridge
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Mini Biography on Destery Smith (Moore) Destery Smith (aka Destery Moore) was born on February 19‚ 1991 in Bakersfield CA. From a young age Destery aspired to be a director in films and now at age 21 he has truly made a name for himself. He has a love for music‚ video games‚ making his own video’s‚ DJing‚ and making techno music and with his love for all of these things‚ he has become famous. He makes youtube videos with his best friend on a channel called DesandNate where they talk about anything and everything
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