Prisoners of War (POWs): In international law‚ term used to designate incarcerated members of the armed forces of an enemy‚ or noncombatants who render them direct service and who have been captured during wartime.1 This definition is a very loose interpretation of the meaning of Prisoners of War (POWs). POWs throughout history have received harsh and brutal treatment. Prisoners received everything from torture to execution. However‚ in recent times efforts have been made to reduce these treatments
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Stephen William Hawking (aka just Stephen Hawking) A world famous Scientist and Cosmologist And at this time he is probably the worlds smartest man. Next Stephen Hawking was born 8. January 1942 in Oxford His parents lived north of London but moved to Oxford‚ desiring that it’s a safer place. (Because London was under attack by the Luftwaffe He studied at University College Oxford‚ I was unable to find how old he was when he went there. Hawking wanted to study cosmology‚ so he had to
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treatment was received by the prisoners and what did the prisoners do in the camps? During World War II over 140‚000 prisoners were kept in Japanese’s camps. These camps took away the prisoners clothes‚ food and anything they have been carrying through-out the war. The prisoners who lived in these camps were contained by guards‚ the guards were cruel and abusive mentally and physically. These type of camps were often kept as a secret to the rest of the world. Prisoners were given jobs to do during
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Prisoners of War BY: Presented to: Mrs. Provato ENG 2A0-04 Wednesday December 8‚ 1993 Dear: The International Red Cross I am writing a letter to you today to mention how the prisoners of war were treated throughout the second world war. If you have never been a Prisoner of War (POW)‚ you are extremely lucky. The prisoners of war during the World War II‚ (1939-1945) were treated poorly with no respect or consideration and were given the living conditions worse than animals. It was
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Prisoners with Special Needs In today’s society‚ jails are starting to incarcerate more and more special needs prisoners. For example‚ the mentally ill‚ and substance abusing prisoners. This number is growing faster and faster and will leave behind the prison system if something is not done to make sure that these prisoners are treated the right way. Several people argue the fact that they are there because they committed a crime. They also argue the point of why should they
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Educating Prisoners An Unnecessary Effort Crime knows no bound‚ no race‚ no social status‚ no gender. In prisons‚ all criminals are criminals‚ whether they have committed felony‚ rape or assault. White-collar crimes are the same as any other crime. Still‚ most inmates are from the middle class and lower class of our society. However‚ committing crime‚ and what kind of crime‚ is still the choice of the person‚ whether he has attained a formal education‚ a higher degree of learning or not
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Text Review ’Misery’ by Stephen King Title: ’Misery’ Author: Stephen King Plot: Paul Sheldon is a famous writer who created the popular ’Misery’ series‚ and has just killed off the main character‚ Misery Chastain. He has just finished writing a new novel called ’Fast Cars’ and is heading to New York to get the manuscript printed when his car crashes in Colorado. He is pulled from the wreckage with both of his legs shattered by his number one fan‚ Annie Wilkes. She took him to her home
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”The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses” by Bessie Head is a short narrative with a powerful message. At first I was uninterested in and untouched by the story‚ but after understanding the moral context‚ I became engaged with the piece and it’s characters. The main purpose of the piece is to present a conflict where mental strength is tested against physical‚ showing that mental strength is superior and also to show that the world is a better place when we work together. Brille‚ the protagonist‚ not only
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There were three main reasons that Nazis had for evacuating the prisoners from the concentration camps. They were 1) they didn’t want the prisoners telling their stories‚ 2) The Nazis thought they needed them to make army supplies‚ and 3) they wanted to use the prisoners as hostages to keep the Nazi party alive. But‚ all of these reasons had something very important in common; the Nazis did not want to get rid of their captives. Between the three of these reasons we can see a common theme; the
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STEPHEN HAWKING Stephen Hawking was born on Stephen William Hawking was born on 8 January 1942 in Oxford‚ London. When he was eight‚ his family moved to St. Albans‚ a town about 20 miles north of London. At the age of eleven‚ Stephen went to St. Albans School and then on to University College‚ Oxford; his father’s old college. Stephen wanted to study Mathematics‚ although his father would have preferred medicine. Mathematics was not available at University College‚ so he pursued Physics instead
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