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Clarence Darrow - Consider The Following . . .

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Divide the class into two groups and debate the merits of capital punishment. Does it serve a useful purpose in deterring future crime? Use the Internet in your research, using Web sites to support and oppose the death penalty.
What organizations in your state or community support the death penalty? Which ones oppose the death penalty?
What is the perception of the death penalty in other countries? How do Europeans view the death penalty?

Regaled: Amused.

Prejudice: Opinion already established.

Bereavement: The loss of a loved one through death.

Bar sinister: Sense of shame.

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