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    The Giver By Lois Lowry

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    The giver is an award-winning book by lois lowry. In the first chapter of The Giver‚ Jonas reflects back on some memories. Such as when he witnessed a plane flying over the community‚ and when his best friend Asher was late for school. He also experiences a tough time of sharing feelings‚ a daily ritual in his community‚ for the upcoming ceremony makes him nervous. Jonas is riding his bike home one day and thinking about how he feels. He feels frightened. But no‚ that is not the right word. He was

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    12/03/10 -KHALID JAMA Are We “Prisoners of The Progress”? Technology has caused us to be less direct and social then our predecessors. Back in the 90’s‚ when a 10-year old boy wanted to play video games with his friend‚ he’d go to his friend’s house to play or they’d go to his house to play. Now all children need to do is have a good internet connection and they’d play

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    economic hardships for Union prisoners in the Andersonville prison camp during the the American Civil War. The camp was located in a remote part of Georgia for several reasons being that it was easily guarded with fewer men‚ and if anyone found a way to escape they would not make it far because there was no civilization around it. When the prison camp was first opened in February of 1864 it was about 16.5 acres of land with 15 foot high stockades enclosing the prisoners to prevent any sort of escape

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    Ethical Treatment of Prisoners Christina Rostar SOC 120 Amber Espana March 1‚ 2013 The issue of how prisoners should be treated is an ongoing issue that may never die down. Many believe that prisoners have lost their right to be treated ethically when they chose to break the law to the extent that they were removed from society. Others say that just because they are imprisoned they should still be treated ethically within their imprisonment. People’s opinion often changes from one side to

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    Ethical Treatment of Prisoners Syreata Survillion SOC120: Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility Nicole Hanner April 30‚ 2012 Ethical Treatment of Prisoners Some people believe the history of corrections shows movement toward more humane treatment of prisoners as society has progressed. At first‚ punishments for prisoners were considered a corporal punishment such as‚ whipping‚ beheading‚ dismembering‚ torture or even death. There was fines and dispersion of property‚ which was

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    Luxuries For Prisoners? Prison: A secure place where somebody is confined as punishment for a crime. What does society think of when they hear the word “prison”? Unfortunately‚ prison is far more luxurious than people would think. Instead of punishment for breaking the law‚ prison has become more of a relaxing facility to prisoners. Prisoners are treated with too much leniency because they are given more luxuries than a homeless person would have‚ and prisoners spend their time in jail doing everyday

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    Ethical Treatment of Prisoners People in society today have rules‚ regulations‚ and guidelines to follow in order to maintain freedom‚ safety‚ structure‚ and self-discipline. If any of these rules are broken‚ there are consequences to follow. It depends on the severity of the crime on what type of punishment or consequence is given to an individual. If the crime is severe enough the individual may be deprived of their rights‚ freedom of movement‚ and sent to prison

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    The utopian society described in Lois Lowry’s The Giver is very similar to the form of government described in the Republic by Plato‚ especially The Allegory of the Cave. Both are descriptions of totalitarian dystopic governments included the separation of people by professional class‚ assignment of profession and purpose by the state‚ and the absence of traditional family units‚ replaced by state-organized breeding. If Jonas‚ the leader‚ is the man released from the cave‚ then his obligations as

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    Special Needs Prisoner

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    Needs Prisoner David Thompson University of Phoenix Special Needs Prisoner The American penal system is comprised of every element of society imaginable. There are people from all walks of life being held in one prison or another across our great country for crimes they’ve committed or allegedly committed against mankind. Be it at the state‚ federal or county level‚ the U.S. prison system does not discriminate with regards to those who are physically challenged. Be it a prisoner who is

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    A prisoner of war can be defined as somebody who is captured or imprisoned by the enemy during an act of war. Anybody can be a prisoner of war‚ even an eight year old civilian who is simply caught in the crossfire. Both “Guantanamo Boy”‚ a novel written by Anna Perera‚ and “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas”‚ a film directed by Mark Herman‚ revolve around two key issues relating to the main theme of Prisoners of War. The issues are Innocence of Children and Discrimination. All of the three main characters

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