Question

Write a composition [in approximately 450-500 words] on the following subjects-
Capital punishment should be abolished. Argue for or again the proposition.

Answer 1

Hint: Composition can mean the activity of writing and the nature of the subject of a piece of writing.

Complete answer:

The death penalty, also known as capital punishment is a legal procedure in which a state executes a person for crimes he/she has committed. This punishment has been implemented by many states and is normally used for atrocious crimes, especially murder. It is also used on crimes against the state such as treason, crimes against humanity, espionage, and violent crimes while other states use it as part of military justice. There are mixed reactions on capital punishment depending on one’s faith and the state they come from. In my view, I am not in favor of the death penalty is unacceptable and an inhumane practice for it denies one the right to live. The death penalty does not deter crime, it is an act of punishment? What about life Imprisonment? This will make the life criminal sheer hell. You get only a small piece of the sky to see, bland food to eat, no company of the close ones, no friends to banter with, an apology for food, and endless time to brood over what one has done! Isn’t this life like a living death? Will it not act as a deterrent for crimes in society?
As for capital punishment, once the victim is dead, they’re dead, nothing will bring them back. Killing the criminal is simply state-sanctioned murder. How can one say murder is wrong but then commit it to serve as an example! The second point is that a criminal should be forced to confront the consequences of his actions. The undoubtedly frightening for the condemned, but soon they’re dead, so they have nothing to worry about once that conclusion is reached. With life imprisonment, there’s at least a chance they’ll be influenced to at least think about what they’ve done.
Another salient point is that as long as you have capital punishment, there no guarantee that innocent people won’t be put to the death penalty.
Again there is a possibility that money power can buy justice! How many millionaires get capital punishment? Worst crimes remain improved due to the lawyer's skills. And the same skills can prove an innocent person guilty! Imposing death on innocent ones becomes the most unjust deed. Data showing the crime rate in many countries where capital punishment occurs, prove that it doesn’t necessarily deter crime. Heinous crimes like murders and rapes occur despite the provision of the death penalty.
Whereas many states capital punishment is not allowed, show a lesser crime rate. Long term imprisonment serves the purpose of punishment better than the savage method of killing. The death penalty should be abolished as it like fighting the symptom rather than root causes. Just give a thought to the effect of the death penalty on the public’s psychology? Our society is already too violence-saturated as it is, without adding this horrendous relic from the past.

Note: Good writing can include elements of multiple modes of composition. You should also have a vast vocabulary, to express yourself clearly.