where he was taken as a prisoner of war. Vonnegut was captured by the Germans on December 14‚ 1944 in the Battle of the Bulge (Biography). He was kept in Dresden with other POWs to work in a syrup factory. When Dresden was bombed on February 13‚ 1945‚ he survived while hiding in a cellar of a slaughterhouse where the POWs were living. Vonnegut was finally able to come home in May of 1945. He discusses his struggle to write about his experiences of at the beginning of his novel Slaughterhouse-Five
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what would happen to you would differ. Out of the 140‚000 Prisoners of war in Japanese camps‚ about one third of them died from starvation‚ punishment for disobedience‚ and disease. The POWs were treated very poorly because the Japanese did not follow the rules set in place by the Geneva Convention. The POWs were forced to work in mines‚ fields‚ shipyards and factories for twelve hours a day. If any disobedience was sensed in a prisoner‚ they would be beaten. The little food they were given
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Civil Liberties‚ Habeas Corpus‚ and the War on Terror POL 201 April 15‚ 2013 Civil Liberties‚ Habeas Corpus‚ and the War on Terror Civil liberties‚ Habeas Corpus‚ and the War on Terror have been the forefront of Congress since 2001 with the terrorist attack against The United States. Although there have been many attacks before‚ none have hit the American people in such a manner to question whether our civil liberties are at stake. As a member of the Armed Forces I swore to support
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“Distinctive images are created for different purposes” How is this shown in your prescribed text? A composer uses techniques in order to influence and create a lasting impression on the responder. John Misto’s aim is to increase awareness of the women’s suffering during the war‚ allowing the responder to acknowledge the women‚ which will convince society to pay tribute to the women. He uses a variety of techniques which involve many senses of the responder in The Shoe-Horn Sonata to achieve this
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determination and recollection of memories fascinated Phil and Louie: “Louie and Phil were enjoying remarkable precision of mind‚ and were convinced that they were growing sharper every day”(173). Louie’s mental determination to survive continued as a POW. Even though sometimes he could barely walk his thoughts of escaping always remained in his mind. When his mental strength kicked in‚ Louie devised a plan to escape “He‚ Tinker‚ and Harris concluded that it might be possible to get around the guards
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He was a POW in one of the Japanese camps where they kept American soldiers hostage. During the time of life in the Japanese camps he was extremely skinny and was not treated the right way. "As Louie prepared to start Torrance High‚ he was looking less like an impish
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Discuss the role that running had in Louis Zamperini’s life. Unbroken‚ by Laura Hillenbrand is a biography about Louis Zamperini and his journey in life. The novel takes the reader through Louis’ childhood‚ his running career‚ his stay in Japanese POW camps‚ and his later life. His track career and his time in the Olympics had a major effect on him by getting him out of trouble when he was younger‚ saving his life‚ causing him depression‚ and allowing him to meet influential people. From the time
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friend Phillips‚ were “Nursed back to health” (paragraph 5). Louis was becoming healthy again‚ before he would travel to a worse Japanese camp. Most Japanese camps were extremely cruel to their prisoners‚ and would often go beyond the rules of war. “POW” (Prisoner Of War) camps (paragraph 5) were merciless with all of the prisoners‚ by beating‚ starving‚ and harming them in
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injured. Instead of giving up‚ he persevered. Years later‚ he said: “All I had‚ I gave it.” Adversity continued to hit Louie’s life like powerful waves. He survived 47 days on an inflatable raft in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and years in Japanese POW camps. The sadist guard known as
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Over 2‚600‚000 civilians and militants died in Japan alone during World War II. One survivor named Louie Zamperini experienced unimaginable horrors‚ and faced death daily in a POW camp in Japan. He survived by refusing to let his captors deprive him of his humanity and make him “invisible.” Louie’s life could have been very different if he had never been captured. His experiences shaped him as a person and eventually made him a better man. In the book Unbroken‚ Laura Hillenbrand illuminates the theme
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