Allied soldiers were captured‚ brutally tortured‚ pressed for information‚ and used as a source of amusement for Axis powers. They were known as prisoners of war or POWs. Prisoners of war‚ or POWs‚ were soldiers that had been captured and held in concentration camps. The Geneva Conventions are a series of treaties… on the treatment of civilians‚ prisoners of war and soldiers‚ who are otherwise rendered out of the fight‚ or incapable of fighting (“Geneva Conventions”). Allied soldiers
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In the poem “Frankenstein” it is clearly stated that Outcasts deserve to be treated fairly because they have many marvelous traits that one wishes to have. For starters‚ the monster was thought to be evil by the ignorant villagers due to the fact he was ugly and made of cadavers‚ but he meant no harm to anyone. The blind man saw good in him so he was kind and let him stay in his thatched roof and the monster actually behaved really well. For instance in the poem it said “ He really has no instincts
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who has followed all the laws? As of 2016‚ prisoners who’ve finished their sentences are allowed to vote. If the convict is on probation or parole‚ they are not allowed to vote. (www.aclu.org) There are only two states that allow prisoners to vote. If they are a citizen of Maine and Vermont‚ while behind bars‚ the convicts have the right to vote in the elections. There are about 5.85 million Americans‚ 2.5% of the voting population in the US are prisoners. After finishing their time‚ convicts will
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Work in the GULAG was grueling. The prisoners were forced to work every hour of the day with the limited sources of food and sleep. They would be forced to build train tracks‚ work in the mines‚ or cut trees in the thick snow. By performing these tasks‚ the prisoners ran the risk of illness‚ freezing to death‚ or in the case of working in the woods‚ being crushed by a falling tree. Moving on further it is important to say that the Gulag had many types of people that were considered "criminals"‚ be
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"Prisoner 88" is a historical fiction book about a 10 year old kid who goes to the Idaho state penitentiary by Leah Pileggi. During his time spent at the penitentiary for manslaughter‚ he learned to read and write with Margaret. He also "worked the hogs" every single day with Henry. At the end of the novel he was pardoned by the governor and moved in with a foster family. This shows that all the choices you make have repercussions. Jake living at the penitentiary helped show that all actions have
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Special Needs Prisoner There are many special needs prisoners‚ one that many are familiar with are the mentally ill. In 1955 there were no more mental institutions being built‚ on top of that forty had been shut down within a decade. Since there were more prisons opening up‚ they seemed the most qualified to care for and house these patients. Today prisons have taken on the lead role of caring for mentally ill patients‚ housing 45‚000 in prison to 3‚000 in mental institutions. Rehabilitation programs
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Prisoner Rehabilitation Antisocial personality disorder is considered one of the most difficult of all personality disorders to treat. Individuals rarely seek treatment on their own and may only initiate therapy when mandated by a court. The efficacy of treatment for antisocial personality disorder is largely unknown. Few individuals seek medical attention specifically for antisocial personality disorder‚ or ASP. Antisocials who seek care do so for other problems such as marital problems‚ alcohol
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During the Holocaust people were treated unfairly. I feel that what causes people to be treated differently is because they may not be the same as everyone else. These differences may include religion‚ physical and mental disabilities‚ homosexuality‚ and race. People treat others badly so they feel like they have power. In most cases the people who were treated unfairly couldn’t help their differences. People with physical and mental disorders couldn’t be like everyone else‚ they couldn’t change
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How Tom and Gatsby are Treated Differently Different treatment of Tom and Gatsby impacts Daisy’s decision of who to pick. Tom is treated better in general than Gatsby is. Tom and Gatsby are treated differently by society which affects Daisy’s choice of man at the end of the book. Gatsby is treated like a battery by society‚ when people are done using him they no longer want to be around him. While at Gatsby’s parties people gossip about him behind his back. People only come to his house for free
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The “Prisoners Dilemma” is a concept in which two criminals are arrested for a crime they committed‚ however‚ the police cannot charge them with the main charge. So they decide to convict them on a lesser charge and only put them in jail for a year each. These two prisoners cannot talk to each other‚ so the police come up with a plan to try to get them to incriminate the other. The plan is to get one of them to testify against the other‚ if so‚ the one who testified against the other gets no time
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