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Capital Punishment -- Megan -- 09/06/2015 We introduced each other and talked about capital punishment. Corrections: in the river: Many people were rowing kayaks in the river. (Not "on the river" even though the kayaks were floating on the river?) reward / prize: Once we finished the final puzzle, we went ahead to claim our prize (not reward. For a game, "prize" is a better word). thick sweaters/blankets: not "thick sheets". footsteps: not "foot steps". complicated past: not "complex past". ("complicated past" is more common, but then when do we use "complex"?). premeditated crime: "criminal-to-be" is not the right word to describe someone who is about to commit a crime. vocabulary: sketchy: suspicious quarter back: a position in American football. blur: My memory on my club experience at OSU was blur. skull: capital punishment: death penalty. the criminal: There is no such word "crimer". ruthless: showing no pity or compassion. The criminal was ruthless. remorse: The criminal was gave a short time to have remorse (to ask for forgiveness). electric chair: An option to execute the death penalty. Phrases: The OSU team was set back until the last few minutes. immediate experience: My immediate experience after finishing the test was relief. injected execution drug. Pronunciation: cumin: "cu" as in "cute", not as in "cut". use them as an example: The law uses an executed criminal as an example to warn other people. Others: buzzfeed: an interesting website. 12 Pictures Of Death Row Prisoners’ Last Meals: So there was indeed a guy who asked to watch the Lord of the Ring trilogy while he was having his last meal.

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"in the river" because the kayak is inside the river. Use on when it only on a surface. For example, the cup of coffee is on the table". We can have a quick prepositional review.

 

You can use "criminal to be" it's just informal.  

 

blur: My memory on my club experience at OSU was A blur.

 

 

 

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