If trials actually did this, competency evaluations would be superfluous. Since society is not preparing to avenge the crime, there would be nothing egregiously unfair about going straight to trial. In reality, Tortorici’s trial was a moral one. Although the prosecution acknowledged Tortorici’s overt mental illness, they emphasized that the jurors must consider whether he was legally insane, arguing that: “The issue is not whether Ralph Tortorici is crazy, insane ……
Due to the Confederation government’s inability to collect taxes from the states, one of the most effective ways for states to pay their debts was to give up their western land holdings to the national government. Therefore, North Carolina, in 1783, gave up their western lands that are now known as East Tennessee. Settlers flooded this area as a new chance. When the land was finally ceded to the national government, the settlers and speculators kept their private property rights in the region.…
After the capture of Patsy Daley and flushed with renewed vigour, Sir Frederick was soon back in the Wheogo area in search of Ben Hall, whom Pottinger once more came into close contact with at Sandy Creek station. It would appear that Ben Hall was either camped near or was staying at his former home and was being supplied with victuals and other comforts by Susan Prior and Ellen MaGuire. Whether Ben Hall understood or even contemplated at this early stage when he was crossing the lawful line to the unlawful line Ben Hall could have handed himself over to the law, no doubt for Ben Hall a custodial sentence would have been imposed, it was possible for Hall that a lenient sentence may have been brought down through Hall's good character references, as has been testified too by his esteemed friends from the district published in the many accounts of his fall from grace.…
Labunski points out that if a second convention had occurred, it probably would have been open to the public and it is unlikely that delegates would have been able to agree on any amendments. Both Natelson and Labunski's articles discuss the importance of Madison's thought process in 1789 and 1790. This is when Madison realized the need for a bill of rights to be included in the Constitution, as states had begun proposing their own ideas for amendments. It is pointed out in both articles that Madison did not completely oppose the idea of states calling for another convention, but he reasoned that it should only happen once the political frenzy had settled down. , Conversely, compared to the level of detail that Natelson and Labunksi provide,…
Clifford and James are two philosophers who have contradicting opinions on whether having sufficient evidence is always necessary to believe in something. Where Clifford believes you cannot believe in anything without sufficient evidence, James believes that if the evidence doesn’t point in one way or another, it is justified to believe something based on our will. I will be arguing that James’ side is indeed correct. In James’ paper, he provides concrete evidence as to why his opinion is correct.…
Edmondson responds to the opposing viewpoint by agreeing with the opposing perspective in a manner where she introduces the idea that she agrees to in a positive manner to later crush it and reveal the truth behind the opposing viewpoint. For example, on page 260 Edmondson mentions introduces the opposing view point “While it may seem that Walmart’s and Meijer’s of the world bring variety to their host towns, thereby adding to the local culture, these giants truly have the opposite effect” ( Edmondson 260).Through this sample we see how the opposing viewpoint has been introduced in the sense she agrees with the idea, but as she goes on she eventually acts against her opposing viewpoint. Big box stores are so popular according to Edmondson…
The Supreme Court, as Justice Madison puts it, is the Supreme interpreter of the law, and all laws that are not constitutional must be strike down. Brandeis also thinks this way. He thinks the interpreter of the law has supervisory powers. They must be impartial and not allow a citizen or government official to break the law. If citizens break the law, then the appropriate punishment applies according to the statutes; however, if the government breaks the law, then sanctions applies to uphold the integrity of the law.…
On the occasion of her death in 2016, the New York Times noted that the defeat of the ERA was Schlafly’s “lasting legacy”. Yet on closer inspection what type of world has emerged in the thirty-five years since the ERA fell three states short. Schlafly may or may not have used the specter of shared gender restroom as a boogeyman but in 2016 President Obama issued a directive allowing transgender to use whichever restroom suited their gender identity. While President Obama’s decision remains to be litigated and is still controversial to many, it was once seen as too horrible to fathom but has since come to pass. Similarly, the fear of women serving in combat roles no longer is an issue as of Jan 1, 2018, women who turn 18 will need to register for the selective service just as their male…
The misinterpretations found in Parish’s book, Amelia Bedelia, are similar to some of the communication issues that English learners have in our classrooms today. Even cartoon artists, as seen above in Get Fuzzy by Darby Conley, see that Amelia is not alone in her misinterpretations. English has many homonyms and idioms that make learning English difficult. When we examine the issues with communicating that Amelia Bedelia has, we can easily see how similar miscommunication happens with our English learners. Teachers can approach these language barriers and others using the theories and teaching techniques such as Vygotsky’s ZPD, metacognition and multiple intelligences.…
According to our textbook, Invitation to the Life Span, metacognition is a control process that essentially allows an individual to better understand what they know, how they learn, and how they can improve their ability to learn. When an individual considers how they may improve their ability to learn, they develop strategies. One situation was presented in a video on Metacognition, in which students were able to enhance their reading comprehension and memory. Strategies consisted of careful reading, review of the text, the production of questions in relation to the text, and the enhancement of their knowledge in vocabulary. William Pierce’s presentation, METACOGNITION: Study Strategies, Monitoring, and Motivation, addresses appropriate strategies for all students to increase metacognition.…
The term was initially introduced by Flavell (1976), and there are several terms used to represent the same general idea of metacognition, e.g. metacognitive beliefs, executive skills, metacomponents, self-regulation, and judgments of learning (Veenman et al, 2006). The development of all of these terms relates to the myriad of definitions and foci associated with the term metacognition. Flavell’s (1976) original framework described metacognition as knowing about your own cognitive processes and the ability to monitor and regulate one’s own thinking and actions. This general definition was expanded as more research focused on the development of metacognition, its relationship to other cognitive factors, and its education implications.…
Part 1: Provide and explain the theory/ theorist to the field of education Metacognition is one’s awareness and understanding of one’s thought process. Metacognition is a popular word within the studies of educational philosophy. Ann Brown began researching metacognition as part of her studies on early developmental psychology. Although Brown was one of the original psychologist to introduce metacognition, studies and research on this theory have skyrocketed since it’s introduction.…
People all have metacognition but they just don’t understand it or even aware of it. Everything needs regulation in order to understand something. Nothing is easily understandable without practice and success cannot be easily achieved without hard work. That’s why if students want to improve in their academic performance then they should start improving thinking about their…
Metacognition is a big word that can be broken down into two simple pieces; meta, which means “to think about”, and cognition, which means “one’s own thinking”. This fact was explained to my class on the first day of T&L 301. However, before this was explained, we had begun our metacognitive journey. A week before we had started the class, we were asked to think about what we thought was development and bring in a picture that visualized our thought processes. After that first day, we then went on to create various mind maps.…
Education plays very important role in the development of human personality as well as in the development of a nation. Learning is the necessary part of education process which involves efficient us of cognitive and metacognitive process. Cognition help a person to connect in a multiple range of mental processes in order to realize the world around them. Cognitive Strategy Instruction (CSI) is an instructional approach which emphasizes the expansion of thinking as a means to enhance learning [1]. Cognitive strategies cannot be functional satisfactorily without the support of metacognitive strategies.…