They’re many controversial thing happening in our prison here in the united states. One of theses is the use of solitary confinement in our jails. Prisons systems only have one effective way of punishment in prison. The prisons provide the inmates with housing‚ medication‚ and food. Maybe not the best food but it does the job. All of these are basic human needs for survival. Thus makinging them human rights. You cannot take these rights from an inmate. These are the only rights and freedoms they
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said: “The state of your life is nothing more than a reflection of your state of mind.” It was certainly in that direction that May Sarton wanted to corroborate in her essay The Rewards of living a solitary life. In that essay‚ she emphasizes the benefits she get everyday by being lonely or by living a solitary life like being flooded with happiness just by watching the sun rise over the ocean‚ having a long think‚ or walking her dog for example. Sarton simply did feel comfortable living alone for twenty
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The Eutrophication of lakes. Eutrophication is defined as ¡§the aging of a lake by the biological enrichment of its water¡¨ (encyclopedia.com). This biological enrichment is caused by the addition of nutrients. There is natural eutrophication and cultural eutrophication. Cultural eutrophication is usually defined as the over-enrichment of lakes and rivers with nutrients‚ usually phosphorous‚ leading to excessive growth of algae and other aquatic plants. Cultural eutrophication is becoming more
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psychiatric attention‚ prohibits the establishment of prison gangs‚ and gives the prison officials the opportunity to use solitary confinement as a form of deterrence by intimidating inmates to change their disruptive behaviors. On the contrary‚ Mears notes several negative unanticipated effects of solitary confinement onto the inmates. The basic ideology is that the threat of solitary confinement will lessen an inmate’s disciplinary violations. However‚ while in confinement some inmates suffered from
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Solitary Confinement: A Sentence Worse Than Death A Centuries Old Issue: Solitary confinement is more of an everyday occurrence in the United States as opposed to many other European countries such as the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom places 0.1% of its inmates in confinement whereas the United States places 1.8% of its prison population into confinement (Idalsky). Solitary confinement is a more secure area within a prison. The concept of confinement originated in Philadelphia in 1829 and
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Solitary Confinement Imagine alone in a dark hole for twenty-three hours a day‚ no one to talk to‚ to look at‚ or anything to do and with the exception of food‚ that is what Solitary Confinement entails. Solitary confinement is a controversial form of punishment used in the prison. Prisoners who are placed in Solitary Confinement will spend up to twenty-three hours a day in a cell without human contact except prison staff. Solitary Confinement should not be in the prison system because it drives
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You might be wondering why I wrote compiled by and not written by that’s because I’m not the only one writing this book. Now my dear friend I welcome you in a whole new adventure in a realm of magic‚ war‚ friendship and love….. Welcome to The Reaper Tales…. Chapter One An Unexpected Awakening “Unknown to truth‚ I was left to wander this world of uncertainty‚ without a soul and without a choice.” I hear a low marching sound as I stand amidst the darkness. Silence followed‚ and then the marching
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man’s life for him to break a barrier of reality to go from invincibility to mortality. They have to take that leap forward gradually‚ but as they do they will make mistakes along the way and have to learn from the bad ones. The short story “Greasy Lake” by T. Coraghessan Boyle is about three young men who have to break that barrier of reality in one horrible night by making mistake after mistake‚ only they have to learn from their mistakes quickly or they wont get out of their bad situation. There
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issue that the government is not addressing. Further‚ within the already complicated prison system‚ there is another issue. Solitary confinement‚ which was originally supposed to be used as a short term punishment within prisons‚ or jails‚ has now become an integrated part of prison life (Edge‚ 2014). Solitary Nation‚ is 2014 documentary highlights the damages that solitary confinement is doing to people (Edge‚ 2014). Individuals whom have not shown any signs of degrading mental health come out of
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The Rewards of Living a Solitary Life By Affifi Hakimi bin Hussen One of solitude paradoxes –that challenges the mind of every man-is how a loner’s perspective remains persistent over time. While May Sarton’s “The Reward of Living a Solitary Life” discusses the virtues of being in the state of solitude‚ it also provides an in-depth view of what and how the person thinks while being alone. Consider the following : how does one experiences the vicissitude of loneliness? Does not one afflicted from
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