Part one of term paper
-Written by H.L. Mencken, 1926. [2]-Thesis -The thesis of the essay is on page 395, and is the last sentence of paragraph 3. It states: "What I contend is that one of the prime objects of all judicial punishments is to afford the same grateful relief (a) to the immediate victims of the criminal punished, and (b) to the general body of moral ...

Part two of term paper
... of the main arguments used by people who are against capital punishment. These points are clearly illustrated on page 394 in the first paragraph. -The first one reads: Hanging a man (or frying him or gassing him) is a dreadful business, degrading to those who have to do it and revolting to those who have to witness it. -He attacks this by saying it "…is plainly to weak to need serious refutation" -Basically saying this argument is not important enough to abolish the penalty…all it says i ...