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Assert American Values

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Chanel Hungria

Punishment Varies by Nations

Each nation has a different view of justice. After carefully analyzing the two text, the reader realizes that the article “Time to Assert American Values” from The New York Times has the most relevant and sufficient article instead of “Rough Justice” by Alejandro Reyes because of the way the reporter supports the information with logical evidence. This is noted in, “According to Dun & Bradstreet and the U.S.-Asean Business Council, some CEOs and companies in this category are: Riley P. Bechtel of the Bechtel Group Inc.; John S. Reed of Citicorp; Roberto C. Goizueta of the Coca-Cola Company Inc.; Edgar S. Woolard Jr. of E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company; Lee R. Raymond of Exxon Corporation; John F. Welch Jr. of the General Electric Company; Michael R. Bonsignore of Honeywell Inc.; Louis V. Gerstner Jr. of the International Business Machines Corporation; and Ralph S. Larsen of Johnson & Johnson Inc. ” ( Times 180). Demostrating that the reporter investigated some of the CEOs and companies whom want to press against President Ong Teng Cheong, canceling Fay’s punishment. Another evidence incorported of how the reporter supports the editorial is “Americans need to remember that this country was also founded by dissidents—by people who were misfits in their own society because they …show more content…

“While caning is mandatory in cases of vandalism, rape and weapons offenses, it is also prescribed for immigration violations such as overstaying visas and hiring of illegal workers. The death penalty is automatic for drug trafficking and firing a weapon while committing a crime” (Reyes 183). Singapore’s form of punishments for criminals contrasts American form of punishment with America dissapproving of their

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