Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Research Question

I've always thought the death penalty was the perfect example of cruel and unusual punishment, so when Mrs. Maguire told us to write about something we care about, capital punishment immediately came to mind. I came across some stumbling blocks when I was coming up with a question, though. Most of them came along the lines of something that would let me vent about how much I hate the death penalty. Eventually, after sharing it with class, Mrs. Maguire suggested that I think of a way to reword my question so that I don't already have a pre-formed opinion of it before researching. I decided to think of alternatives to capital punishment and came up with rehabilitation. After doing further research, rehabilitation seems much more reasonable than the death penalty.

So here's my question:

Would rehabilitation be a better alternative to capital punishment?