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    Prisoner without a Name‚ Cell without a number “Argentina is God” Prisoner without a Name‚ Cell without a number is a melancholy novel that expresses Argentina’s terrorist state. Jacob Timerman‚ a well respected man of Argentina‚ an editor of a well know Argentinian paper‚ La Opinion‚ tells the audience his story of the terrorist state of Argentina from 1967-1978. His gripping novel both describes his personal experience being kidnapped by terrorist‚ while he tells us about the condition of

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    Providing Educational Programs for Female Prisoners Toward the end of the twentieth century nearly 84‚000 women were incarcerated in a state or federal correctional institution within the United States (Gillespie 91). Currently "the number of incarcerated women has exploded within the last twenty years" (Davis 79). After serving their sentence‚ leaving behind a life composed of bars‚ guards and time to reflect upon their crime. Most female offenders are released only carrying a few items of clothing

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    that she had that were ruined because of the new government’s laws. She was also imprisoned for a long time‚ and it that time she experienced horrible things such as rape. She got her freedom back and has went on to write her famous book entitled “Prisoners of Tehran”. This proves that she has lots of experiences to share because she experienced the oppression brought by the rise of Ayatollah Khomeini. I believe that when a person first-handedly experiences an event‚ that person would have the most

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    Kayla Davis Mrs. Anderson English 9A 5th November 25‚ 2015 The Prisoners of WWII World War II is looked upon with greatness for our nation due to the success of defeating the Japanese‚ but many fail to realize what we did the innocent ones living within the United States. Similar to the Germans during World War I‚ America had built concentration camps of their own. (“Japanese-American Internment”) Nisei‚ also known as Japanese-Americans‚ were imprisoned in these camps. (“Japanese-American Internment”)

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    Title Louie Zamperini once said “I was raised to face any challenge.” In the novel Unbroken‚ written by Laura Hillenbrand‚ Louie Zamperini‚ an ambitious WWII veteran‚ survives the hardships of life through perseverance and forgiveness. He struggled through multiple POW camps and an extreme captor‚ the Bird‚ but still managed to become the resilient person that made the impossible‚ possible. He had no regrets in his life because of the thorough decisions he made. By explaining how Louie’s resilient

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    "Today’s Prisoners Are Tomorrow’s Neighbors" Mass Incarceration is a complex and undervalued issue in the United States. Unfortunately‚ not everyone gives much thought to the disparities plaguing the system‚ the treatment of nonviolent and even violent offenders within it‚ and the impact of the system. In particular‚ the impact of mass incarceration on the families of convicts‚ the people left behind‚ and the communities in which they are taken from. So while there are many positive and constructive

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    Prisoner of War and Internment Camps in New Mexico HIST 203: New Mexico History After America’s entry into World War II‚ which lasted from 1941 to 1945 in the United States‚ prisoner of war camps and internment camps in New Mexico were among the largest. Most of the prisoners were Germans captured during the North Africa Campaign. Others were of Italian and Japanese origin. There were three base camps‚ located in Roswell‚ Lordsburg and Santa

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    When one turns on the television today they are made witness to all the crimes that are present in society. It is impossible to sit through thirty-five minutes of news without anger and rage becoming aroused. This is because society is bothered by infinitesimal paraphernalia. Society also believes in human rights and punishment for those who violate such rights. Yet what constitutes humanity? Ever sit there and watch the news and wonder just how far humanity reaches? When is it time to say

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    this just because we’re Jewish. I am writing this letter to not only inform you that I have read your article. But to also prove that SS officers of Auschwitz are guilty of crimes against humanity for the torturing of prisoners who were already tormented to the extreme. Prisoners of Auschwitz were already tormented beyond belief. The torment began even before we arrived at Auschwitz. We were transported in cattle cars. There was no food or water supplied. We were so

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    BOOK REVIEW: HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN BY J.K ROWLING Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban‚ written by J.K Rowling is the third book in the phenomenal Harry Potter series. The genre of this book is fantasy which involves magic‚ spells and Hogwarts‚ School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I chose this book because the whole series is incredible‚ and J.K Rowling is by far one of the all-time greatest authors in the world. The adventure of Harry Potter‚ along with his best friends

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