Mitchell, Jonathan F. “Capital Punishment and The Courts.” Harvard Law Review 130.7 (2017): p.269-275. EBSCOhost. Web. 27 September 2017

In this article, Mitchell speaks on whether capital punishment truly deters crimes. Because capital punishment is such an opinionated topic, it is difficult to determine whether it is an ethical approach to delinquency. While some people may believe that capital punishment serves justice, others may oppose this point of view. Mitchell begins by expressing and showing the many questions and directions that this topic can lead to, philosophically and empirically. Mitchell explains how capital punishment creates a big risk for the government as they continue to use such measures for concluding cases. He also provides sources that can be referred to, to compare contrasting opinions and get information on cases that involve forms of capital punishment. This source will work great in my essay, as it gives me many ideas to choose from and discuss. The purpose of the article will be to provide examples and information on why capital punishment should be avoided or banned all together and what should be considered in a process as such.

When first reading the excerpt of Paradise Lost by John Milton, it was difficult for me to interpret, however after discussing it in class, my understanding of the story came to be despite Milton’s use of wicked actions and ideals in the story. It explains the relationship of the unholy trinity, Satan who takes the role of a king, Sin who takes the role of Satan’s daughter and mother of Death, and Death who takes the role of being the son of Satan and Sin. As the story progresses Satan and Death battle over who will be the one to rule. However, Satan realizes that his death cannot be avoided and he will soon be put to an end. Satan then takes the fatherly figure and promises to Death that he will have unlimited access to the world of sinners and he can kill as he chooses. Which in irony, still ends in death.

This reminds of a modern-day manga called Deathnote. In this manga, a young teenage male, named Light discovers a book which has to the ability to cause immediate death for those whose name is written in it. Light believes this opportunity gives him the power to restore balance in the world by killing those who have committed crimes. However, once again death is inevitable. Light believes he can rule over and challenges Ryuk (the death god). Almost similar to Satan and Death’s battle. Light forgets that he doesn’t hold as much power as Ryuk who could kill him instantly. Light dies throughout the manga and shows how Paradise Lost and Deathnote relate. Those who do bad things even with some intentions of doing good will certainly be punished in some way.

Last Friday’s peer review wasn’t exactly useful to me due to the fact that it lacked a good structure. When I say structure, I believe it would’ve helped me revise my paper better, with the use of a printed worksheet that points out specific things to correct such as use of punctuation, grammatical errors, and etc. This allows for easy exchanging for individuals and helps guide students when reviewing their peer’s paper. Last semester, for our English Composition 1 class, we received sheets to inform students what to look for when revising over these papers. This way helped me better and gave me something to refer to.