not always what it seems. A group of prisoners were chained up in a cave since there childhood‚ each prisoner was chained to each other by their heads.The prisoners were forced to face a blank wall while they were in the cave. Behind the prisoners there was a fire however the prisoners could not see the fire but between the prisoners and the fire there would a be puppet show where people would walk‚ talk and carry objects to keep the prisoners amused. The prisoners perceive only shadows of the people
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empirical research. For the latter the 11unicipal Jail .o f Romblon‚ Quezon City Jail‚ Provincial Jail of Batangas and the New Bilibid Prison were utilized as venues as actual investigation. Ten maximum-security prisoners‚ six medium security-prisoners and five miniJ11um-security .prisoners . were informally interviewed. A pack of cigarettes always helped in eliciting honest and more d~wn to earth answers. 60 . .’ 1977] PHILIPPINE PRISON SYSTEM 61 On the side of the administration‚ several
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of a fire behind them‚ and begin to designate names to these shadows. The shadows are as close as the prisoners get to viewing reality. He then explains how the philosopher is like a prisoner who is freed from the cave and comes to understand that the shadows on the wall do not make up reality at all‚ as he can perceive the true form of reality rather than the mere shadows seen by the prisoners. The allegory may be related to Plato’s Theory of Forms‚ according to which the "Forms" (or "Ideas")‚
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The Japanese concentration camps‚ in particular‚ were awful places that forced hard labor out of prisoners of war until they died. During World War II‚ the Japanese lost to the Allies and surrendered‚ but the concentration camps of the Japanese still caused the death of many prisoners of war. The hard labor forced by the Japanese concentration camp runners wasn’t only unsafe and unhealthy for the prisoners‚ but it also was a deadly trap that killed thousands of people. World War II was the second war
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epistemology. The stage furthest from enlightenment occurs when the prisoners‚ in the analogy of the cave‚ can see only a shadow of an imitation of reality. This occurs when the prisoners in the analogy are bound in a cave preventing any movement and the only light in the cave is provided by a fire burning behind them. Between the prisoners and the fire is a parapet. On the surface the parapet‚ puppets are being manipulated and the prisoners can only see the reflection of the puppets and can hear only
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incarcerated‚ prisoners are provided meals‚ basic clothing‚ and a few very basic personal care items. Prisoners can act like normal citizens‚ with trust fund money to purchase additional supplies from the prison commissary. Commissary system work shows it is not hard to get pay when you’re in Prison‚ because of funds‚ Barter system‚ and commissary. Prisoners have the option to work in the prison to have personal prisoner trust fund. In the article‚ commissary system work states‚ “ Prisoners are not
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prison. (Thomas‚ 2) The only reason people know about prisons is because of the media. The news‚ movies‚ and books all contribute to people’s stereotypes about prisons. Prisoners receive three meals a day‚ workout facilities‚ a library‚ as well as other things. People are also given the idea‚ through the mass media‚ that prisoners are free to walk around certain parts of the prison. All of these ideas are cast upon prisons so that people will not be afraid of them. Society has been given the idea
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and Communities Prisoners and Families: Parenting Issues During Incarceration Creasie Finney Hairston‚ PhD Jane Addams College of Social Work University of Illinois at Chicago December 2001 [ Project Home Page | List of Conference Papers ] Contents * The Importance of Family Matters * Family Definitions * Financial Difficulties * Parent-child Relationships and Children’s Care * Emotional and Social Issues * Information Needs * Prisoner-Family Communication
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endure. The situation was getting worse everyday to the point where all the prisoners finally became and behaved like savages. It was ordinary to steal other prisoners’ food and supplies‚ even from the dying prisoners. They also fought for food crumbs on the ground because there was a lack of food for them to eat. The food distributers stole the foods that were supposed to be given to the fellow prisoners so the prisoners felt the threat of severe survival. Soon after‚ Gordon was put into the intensive
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perceived as the enemy likewise‚ the prisoners at Stanford were also seen as a threat. At Stanford‚ guards felt the need to maintain everything under control. Upon arrival‚ the prisoners at Stanford were stripped down‚ given a dress as a uniform‚ and given ID numbers. Each prisoner had to be referred to and can only refer himself by number. Unlike the military‚ a stocking cap was placed on the head as a substitute for having the prisoner’s hair shaved off. The prisoners were to wear a heavy chain on there
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