every now and then‚ that luxury would be taken away. If you like to sit around and watch TV for hours‚ you can forget about that too. Logical Orientation: Alcatraz has a long history of transformation as to how it came to be known as the inescapable prison island. This reputation did not stop a handful of men to try and do the impossible and escape the island. BODY I. Main Point: Alcatraz has a long history A. Before Alcatraz became the tourist attraction it is today‚ it was speculated that the Native
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For decades‚ inmates in prison have taken part in medical research for both government testing and pharmaceutical drugs. At first what seemed to be a good idea‚ has recently been proven to not be as beneficial as once thought. Although many believe that testing on prisoners is a good idea‚ prisoners should not be used for experimentation due to the fact that prisoners are easily manipulated‚ along with poor physical and mental health. Many prisoner testing enthusiasts would put out the argument
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Since the early 1980’s the private prison system in the United States has expanded immensely. This is mainly due to lobbying between corporations and politicians including big investors gaining record high profits within Wall Street. Through such lobbying this movement has been baptized as the Prison Industrial Complex where the main goal is making money by sending individual bodies to the confinements of the prison system. With the U.S. prisons housing approximately more than 2 million inmates through
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What does it mean to be German? an essay by Max Zöfeld This is a hard question‚ which may sound a bid jingoistic in the wrong ears. A blonde person with blue eyes‚ well organised and every time punctual is that kind of person‚ which comes to the mind of many people in other countries when they here the word “German”‚ but the question is why? Maybe they are influenced by the Aryan standards which became known in the time of the national socialists. However my own opinion distinguishes from this
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The role of ordinary Germans in the Holocaust is that of bystanders. The people of Germany watched on‚ without protest‚ as the Jewish people were murdered. Small and large jobs such as engineering and railway work contributed to the operation of the Holocaust and the murdering of Jews. The manipulation of the German people‚ through racist and anti-Semitic propaganda‚ speeches and polices from Hitler‚ meant that millions of Germans backed the plans to rid the nation of Jews. The idea that the Jews
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Torturing Prisoners in the War on Terror Is Never Justified "Torturing Prisoners in the War on Terror Is Never Justified."At Issue: How Should the United States Treat Prisoners in the War on Terror?. Lauri S. Friedman. San Diego: Greenhaven Press‚ 2005. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. Kenneth Roth‚ "Time to ’Stop Stress and Duress‚’" Washington Post‚ May 13‚ 2004‚ p. A29. Copyright © 2004 by the Washington Post Book World Service/Washington Post Writers Group. Reproduced by permission
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Locking up criminals behind bars only puts them under isolation and manipulates minor offenders in becoming worst. Therefore it is a crucial concern for nations to reform these criminals and make them of good use later in society.The alternatives to prison system which may reform offenders include community services‚ drug treatment‚ educational and vocational training‚ rehabilitation with psychiatric help. Community services can be given to minor offenders who impose no threat to society. The service
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The Nuremberg Laws: Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honor (September 15‚ 1935) 1. From these laws‚ the Nazis considered marriage between Germans as a decisive factor in the reproduction and preservation of pure German blood. Therefore‚ German women must be protected against the risk of violation of laws and committing the crime racial defilement. For example‚ the laws prohibited Germans from marrying Jews and “female nationals of German or kindred” from being employed in the Jews’household
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unification of Germany into one sovereign state and into one of the high and dictating powers of the world at the time. A crucial and fundamental event that led to the stepping blocks of the future rise of nationalism within the hearts of future Germans alike was that of the Confederation of the Rhine and the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte I. In 1806 after countless wars involving Napoleon against Austria’s Francis II and Russia’s Alexander I in the Battle of Austerlitz‚ Napoleon and the French empire
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Mazzini centralized the republic and gave more emphasis on the right and the will of the people. Next‚ Gioberti headed the federation of existing states‚ and then Italian nations were built around the aristocratic kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont as german looked towards Prussia. Cavour has played a prominent role in the Sardinina government from the period 1850 to 1861. He was recognized as a dominant figure during that time. In 1852‚ Cavour was elected as a chief minister in the Sardinian monarchy
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