My mother, she's always been there for me and she has given me the best advice. She prepared me for life and she still is.
Basically what it says no cruel or unusual punishment and excessive fines an example would be like being fined 4 million dollars for refusing to pay a ticket and imprisonment for 50 years
So you can "read in between the lines" so to say, Teachers want you to re-read what you have read to develop a deeper understanding.