" Execution kills instantly, prison killls by degrees."
what is the meaning of degrees?
2007-03-18 13:42:16 · 15 answers · asked by BOT22 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
This sentence shows that both execution and prison kills. The only difference is in speed. According to this sentence, execution is a preferable punishment, as the criminal is instantly killed, as opposed to begin killed slowly, bit by bit in a prison.
2007-03-18 13:49:02 · answer #1 · answered by poseidon33 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Execution kills someone physically. Prison kills people mentally and by varying degrees. Some people have the strength to stay in prison for long periods of time and have it have no effect on them. Others, however, die slowly each day they are there....And others mentally die rather quickly every day. Think of being in a place where you are told what to do every minute of everyday. Would you be able to handle that? Not having the freedom to come and go as you please? It would suck. You have different degrees of death in prison because you have different people with all different kind of tolerances.
2007-03-18 20:53:09 · answer #2 · answered by angelchild688 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Execution kills a person immediately while prison destroys a person little by little, like gradually eating away at a man's soul.
For example, a bullet which pierces the heart will end life immediately while cancer lingers on until the body is no longer able to sustain life. Cancer kills in small agonizing degrees but a bullet has more kindness with its instant destruction.
2007-03-18 20:54:25 · answer #3 · answered by Bethany 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that in and executions, you die instantly. But being stuck in prison your soul dies a little each day (or by degrees). You have to suffer the effects of your decision each day your are locked up where as when you die, your suffering ends instantly.
2007-03-18 20:51:12 · answer #4 · answered by Samarama 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In other words, it is saying that execution is sometimes viewed as more humane than being in prison. At least execution happens quickly, whereas time spent in prison passes by much more slowly.
2007-03-19 02:18:29 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To execute means to inflict capital punishment on; put to death according to law. Death is swift and permanent.
To be put in prison the person will live one day at a time. Each day he will remember why he is there. So little by little, day by day he will die.
Degrees mean any of a series of steps or stages, as in a process or course of action.
2007-03-18 20:53:23 · answer #6 · answered by Catie I 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means prison kills you a little at a time.
2007-03-18 21:25:50 · answer #7 · answered by Mr. Awesome 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
.Degrees is a way to say slowly over time You die a little each day in prison
2007-03-18 20:47:18 · answer #8 · answered by redd headd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like degrees it goes up one at a time usually slowly so you die slowly one bit at a time.
2007-03-18 20:50:56 · answer #9 · answered by Volleyball Sweetie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
degrees means bit by bit, because guilt and dread will eat away at a persons insides and soul while execution is immediate death.
2007-03-18 21:34:08 · answer #10 · answered by Kmisun 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋