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By Doug52498 BRONZE
Cumberland, Rhode Island

$1,260,000. That’s how much the average execution costs in the United States. The death penalty is one of the most disputed laws in the country. Many people praise it for the justi...
Doug52498 BRONZE, Cumberland, Rhode Island
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taylormorris BRONZE, Piedmont, Oklahoma
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By mayamitch BRONZE
South Orange, New Jersey
mayamitch BRONZE, South Orange, New Jersey
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yiyijessicali SILVER, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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By ecarguh GOLD
Hillsborough, California
ecarguh GOLD, Hillsborough, California
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#987 Opinion
By Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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Favorite Quote:
If you chase two rabbits, you will lose them both. <br /> - Native American proverb<br /> <br /> Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.<br /> - Dylan Thomas<br /> <br /> What is past is past -- it is the present and the future that concern us.<br /> - Hiawatha, founder of the Iroquois Confederacy

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AVM1427 BRONZE, Cary, North Carolina
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bguzman921 BRONZE, BRONX, New York
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cmccray@CBA SILVER, OLD BRIDGE, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life is a ticket to the greatest show on Earth&quot;<br /> -Martin H. Fischer<br /> <br /> &quot;The fireworks begin today, each diploma is lighted match, each one of you is a fuse&quot;<br /> -Mayor Ed Koch