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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