On November 1, 2015 The Gerrymandering Blues blogged “Capital Punishment: A Burden to All Texans,” to
depict and oppose Texas’s capital punishment law. Throughout her whole post,
Sarah does an excellent job persuading her readers why Texas should stop capital
punishment.
Sarah’s introduction provides a
powerful statement that proclaims the theme of progression and change. The
author stated, “Societies change over time and government must change its
policies also, in order to reflect the will of the people,” to implement the
idea that Texas needs to continue improving and updating its laws and
practices. Sarah’s arguments thematically support the idea that capital
punishment is an issue, and therefore requires change to make it a solution.
Altogether, Sarah does a great job at continuously reminding her audience of
the theme of progression and change and how Texans can change capital
punishment for good.
The author uses multiple credible
sources to make her argument reasonable and just. For example, the author uses
information from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to explain the
frequency of Texas capital punishment, and information from the Dallas Morning News to highlight the outrageous amount of tax dollars used to terminate people
under capital punishment. Sarah’s arguments are also reasonable. The author
identification of the cost of killing a criminal and how she proposes that
those tax dollars could be distributed to funding other “beneficial programs”
is a valid argument against capital punishment. The author’s efforts to propose
alternative uses of capital punishment funds shows her commitment to solving social
and economic issues facing Texas.
In conclusion, Sarah’s blog has
definitely appealed to me and influenced my support on ending capital punishment once and for all.
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