Evaluation of the group's work Before the start of the seminar, I knew little about the death penalty, what qualifies a criminal to receive this punishment and the countries where the death penalty is accepted. The workshop involved different methods of bringing the texts to life and developing the class' understanding of each task. Each stimulus studied also provided a different perspective on the death penalty, expressing opinions through speculation or a monologue. Each stimulus also described scenes that differed from the others socially, culturally, and historically. Although each stimulus was studied using a variety of exploratory strategies and showed different situations in which the death penalty was predominant, most students in the class came to a conclusion about capital punishment. By the end of the seminar (it is unknown whether the seminar entirely influenced these opinions) a total of four out of twenty-three students were in favor of the death penalty, with a whopping nineteen students opposing the sentence. "Long Black Veil" was sung by Joan Baez and written by Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkin. The tune is originally a 1950s song, although it was re-released in the 1980s. The song was written and sung as contemporary Anglo-American folk music. This stimulus was the first of the dramatic texts we used in our seminar on capital punishment. The song described someone taking the blame from someone else who would suffer more if the truth came out. Following this thought, in our groups of four, we all developed a role-playing game where someone takes the blame for a… middle of paper… which gives a better insight into future criminals or a similar violent nature. The opinion is mine, and families of murder victims may believe that capital punishment is the only answer for murderers. This is understandable, as I imagine the loss of a loved one at the hands of another person can dramatically change your opinion on the death penalty. Personally, the seminar only strengthened my opinion that the death penalty has never been the answer to murderous criminals. The different texts examined and the feelings of remorse of both the guilty and the accused have only made it clear that although the death penalty may seem like the easiest way to deal with murderers, it is not the right way. While rehabilitation and counseling may not be able to change the character of killers, killing them might not do much more..