stem from<\/strong><\/em> means caused by<\/em>. stem<\/strong><\/em> is a part of a plant.<\/p>\n the article, based on an interview with cnn’s christiane amanpour<\/strong>\u00a0contains several productive examples of too<\/strong><\/em> used to indicate excess<\/em>.<\/p>\n clinton\u00a0explained<\/p>\n and<\/p>\n wind up<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, similar to end up<\/em><\/a>, indicates the end or result.<\/p>\n clinton’s concession reinforces a policy speech his wife,\u00a02016 presidential hopeful hillary clinton<\/strong>, gave last week\u00a0on the heels of<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(right after) protests and \u00a0in the streets of baltimore, maryland.\u00a0the unrest was provoked by the violent death of freddie gray<\/strong>,a young black man, and the role police might have played.<\/p>\n she also emphasized\u00a0that too many<\/em> americans are\u00a0incarcerated, and that<\/p>\n behind bars<\/strong> <\/em>is another way to say in jail, incarcerated<\/em>. tear apart<\/strong><\/em> means destroy <\/em>or pull forcefully into pieces.<\/em><\/p>\n hillary supported her husband’s crime legislation\u00a0in 1994\u00a0though<\/span><\/em>. she called it “well-thought<\/span><\/em> out, smart and tough.”\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em>specifically she touted<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(promoted, praised<\/a>) the ‘three strikes you’re out’ provision, which guaranteed a life sentence for offenders who committed three\u00a0serious crimes<\/p>\n this explanation of hillary\u00b4s 1994 opinion is extremely useful for seeing\u00a0the difference between these four words\u00a0because they look similar and\u00a0are often\u00a0confused.<\/p>\n though<\/strong><\/em> (similar to but<\/em>)<\/p>\n thought<\/strong><\/em> (the past tense and noun for think<\/em>; in this case part of the phrase thought out<\/em>–considered)<\/p>\n tough<\/strong><\/em> (hard, strong)<\/p>\n through<\/strong><\/em> (from one side to the other)<\/p>\n revolving door<\/strong><\/em> is an expression that gives the idea that criminals go to jail but get out quickly to commit different crimes that lead them back to jail.<\/p>\n what do u think? does putting a lot of people in prison really\u00a0stop crime? does it lead to other social problems? what other alternatives are there? share your opinions under leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"single](\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/single-stem-daisy-600x600.jpg\")
<\/a><\/h6>\na daisy . the skinny green part is a stem<\/span><\/em><\/h6>\n
<\/a><\/h6>\nbill says we’re wasting too<\/span> much money on putting people in jail (cnn.com)<\/em><\/h6>\n
there’s too<\/em> many<\/em> people in jail and we’re not doing enough to rehabilitate the ones u could rehabilitate. we’re wasting too<\/em> much<\/em> money locking people up who don’t need to be there.<\/h4>\n
we wound up<\/em>…putting so many people in prison that there wasn’t enough money left to educate them, train them for new jobs and increase the chances when they came out so they could live productive lives.<\/h4>\n
<\/a><\/h6>\nthe heel<\/span> is the motivation for the expression on the heels of<\/span><\/em><\/h6>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nhillary says prison tears families apart<\/span> (ap photo\/mark lennihan)<\/em><\/h6>\n
keeping them behind bars<\/em> does little to reduce crime, but it does a lot to tear apart<\/em> families<\/h4>\n
<\/a><\/h6>\nboth clintons say there are too<\/span> many americans behind bars<\/em><\/h6>\n
we will finally be able to say, loudly and clearly, that for repeat, violent, criminal offenders: three strikes and you’re out. we are tired of putting you back in through<\/span><\/em> the revolving door<\/em><\/h4>\n
<\/h6>\nprisoners passing through\u00a0a metaphorical\u00a0revolving door<\/span> (j.d. crowe)<\/em><\/h6>\n
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