The Mentally Ill in the Legal System, Unknown Author

http://www.2facts.com/icof_story.aspx?PIN=i0701000&term=death+penalty

People believe that the law should be the same for every human being. This includes the normal average everyday person such as my self, celebrities such as Britany Spears, or even the President of the United States. What about the mentally ill? Yes every person should be held responsible for their actions, but what if this person who commits a crime is not mentally stable.
Most people who have a mental illness can live the average life just like anyone else can. They can do this by taking medication and support by others. For those people who have no family or friends around to help guide they will have a higher chance of unavoidable actions of committing a crime. Some argue that people should be held accountable for their actions of breaking the law, whether they have a mental illness or not. While others argue that mentally ill people should not face the same consequences for breaking the law as a person without a mental illness because of the main reason " they have a illness."

This article is very logically and effectively supported as well. The author gave a break down of the controversial issue on this subject. They also gave some supporting facts of how many mentally ill people are in the criminal justice system. A fact i came across is that there is a total of 10.1 % of inmates in a state prison who has been reported as having a mental condition. That is a high number. This argument of whether a mentally ill person should be treated the same as a person without a mental illness is very persuasive. It gives opinions and facts on both sides of the debate. Over all this article is a attention grabber.

This article makes me feel upset to a certain extent. It is frustrating to know that people feel that a person with a mental illness should be treated the same as a person who does not have this downfall. A person is not born with wanting to be mentally ill. It is not a choice. Yes i agree that they should be put on medication to help balance their life, but what about those who cant afford medication or those who don't have a support system to help guide them down the right path? Should they be punished because they were born with a defect? This issue can be a highly opinionated argument. I feel as if this issue should be more talked about in the court system.

Submission...Women Have To Turn Over Their Rights.

This photo defines a major issue that women have today in society. There are many men in today's world who feel as if when women say their marriage proposal and say "I do" they have 100% control over them. Men are so caught up in their world of control that they take over the life of their wife completely. There have been many stories heard of spouse abuse. The marriage starts off with an occasional argument here and there. Then soon can lead to many more issues. Men attempt to control every second of their wife's life. They can control many physical aspects of their wife. These include when she eats, sleeps, or even showers. Not only do they physically control their wife, they also emotionally damage women as well. They constantly put women down by calling them vulgar names and controlling their social life. This issue in today's society is a major problem. The image to the left shows the power men have over women.

The two sides of the debate are very controversial. Some people believe men should be able to control their wife's life. Many men believe that when women willingly get married and puts the ring on her finger, that it means they are giving over their rights to the man of the house. Others can debate that women have the same rights than men do. Just because they may lack the physical strength like men, does not make the women a less of a person. They still have a brain. They have feelings and thoughts as well.

The quote used in the image "The husband is the head of the wife, and that's the way it is, period." (Pat Robertson) is extremely effective. It shows the thought of many men and how foolish they really are. It explains that there is no other way that women can live, other than being controlled by their loved one. The picture alone is frustrating. It shows that women have no say in their life and their husband has 100% control over every move.

The Husband holds the key to the wife's life.

CRAAP, Evaluation

Child Abuse or Discipline: What Is The Difference?

http://www.parentstoolshop.com/HTML/tips8.htm

Overall the website is a plus. The article was written by Jody Johnston Pawel. She is a licensed social worker and a certified family life educator. Jody discusses the debate of punishment and child abuse.
The article was posted in May of 2008. It is not the most recent article, but it contains useful knowledge from a licensed educator. This article is intended for a parents use. It is used to inform the reader of the difference between abuse and punishment. I personally was not aware of the publisher of this article, but I have learned that she has independently published a parent education book, which leads me to assume she is full of knowledge surronding this topic. You can contact the author by email. A mail address is also present, available for those who may not have email.
This article is full of knowledge and information. Although it does not contain data facts, such as percentages, this would be a good article for research. It gives full detail about both subjects (abuse and punishment). Throughout this article there is no bias present. This article will surely help with my research paper. My personal belief relates to the the main focus on the article, "is is punishment, or is it abuse?"

Discipline Towards Children

Physical discipline towards children is the greater cause to the continuous behavioral issues occuring generation after generation. To decrease the number of violent outbreaks children need to be required to complete a course in school about Violence Prevention.

Lindsay Lohn, Is she next to be voted off?

Lindsay Lohan should be the next victim of the swallowing hole! The reason why I feel as if Lindsay should be removed permanently from the public eye is because she is a horrible role model for children. Turning to the Disney channel, there are many movies that she takes apart in. In all the movies she is portrayed as a normal teenager. They seem to show her off as an innocent person, but in reality, behind the scene, she is far from innocent. She has many issues with drug addiction and alcohol. She has attended rehab a numerous amount of times without success. When young children sees actresses on TV, in their heads they think "I want to be just like them." There are a number of children who are following in Lindsay's footsteps, which is in a bad direction.

If Lindsay where to disappear that will help have one less person in the media that has bad influences on young children. Children will soon realize that following in the foot steps of woman who negatively destroy their lives is not the smartest thing to do. They will see that its not okay to end up in situations as the same as Lindsay. With her continuous abuse of drugs she makes it seem to be okay to use substances in a negative manner, which will affect young children to this day. They will assume that since shes doing it, they should too.

I believe that many stars on the media are affecting the young generations that are growing up. Many stars are seen as drug addicts or sex symbols. Children tend to follow what they see in the media. Not only with movies, but with music also. There are countless songs out there that are demoralizing about many subjects such as drugs, alcohol and sex. The more that the media portrays these bad habits, the more negative affect it will have on children.

** There are many more "role models" in the media that should be removed**