Kerri Brown Professor Jegede ENC 1101 9/12/11 Carolyn Forche’s “The Colonel” In the poem “The Colonel‚” Carolyn Forche recounts a cruel encounter with the titles main character of interest while working for Amnesty International in El Salvador. The colonel personality can best be summed as a remorseless man in a chaotic country where violence is customary to the colonel and his people. He also cares not for the civil liberties of the citizens of El Salvador that he governs or the fact that he
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When considering the work of memory lingering form harrowing historical events‚ the mental experiences of the individual and the sociocultural aspect of the damages left behind are rarely the focus of cinematic representations and discourse of history. Although the aggression of war and manslaughter are commonly presented in history literature‚ the sociocultural and psychological aspects are often avoided due to the “intrusiveness” nature that it carries. Two mentionable films that try to address
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is longer and her face lacks the childish features it had the previous page. This change is not coincidental‚ it occurs after one of the most important moments in her life: the death of her uncle Anoosh. Though Marjane is aware of the deaths and torture going on around her before her uncle’s death‚ these things had never affected her personally. The change in her size and features are made intentionally to demonstrate‚ she has undergone a change‚ not physical‚ but mental and emotional. The death
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solitary confinement (National Geographic). Cut off from human contact. Subject to what might be the most extreme prison environment ever designed. Some say it ’s the only way to handle the worst prisoners. Other ’s say it amounts to psychological torture worse then any physical abuse. RELATING THE TOPIC TO THE AUDIENCE: Ever been completely alone? Not even strangers around. These people are Absolutely Alone. Often for years at a time. Imagine going 2..5.. maybe 13 years without being outside.. Seeing
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Weston Thompson 00555484 POLI:3505:0EXW Fall14 Politics of Terrorism Final Was the CIAs Enhanced Interrogation Techniques (EITs)‚ as a counter-terrorism strategy‚ effective? In 2002‚ the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks‚ the Department of Justice approved the CIAs request to perform what it called Enhanced Interrogation Techniques (EITs). There were ten techniques in total‚ they are: attention grasp‚ cramped confinement‚ cramped confinement “with an insect”‚ facial hold‚ facial slap‚ sleep deprivation
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America ’s Accountability to its Constitution and the Events at Abu Ghraib - ... While I agree that “severe” is a matter of perspective‚ what went on at Abu Ghraib‚ the depraved acts against Iraqis and humanity‚ were certainly torture. Trying to argue against that point would be somewhere on the order of arguing against gravity. The pictures speak for themselves (Unauthored). And also consider this: the woman who took the infamous Abu Ghraib photographs was “…convicted by a court-martial‚ in May
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There is an ongoing debate on whether torture should be used and if it is ever “ok”. There are many different points of view and both sides have very clear‚ convincing arguments on whether torture should be used as a way to obtain information. One side says that torture is not necessary even in extreme cases. The other side it should be used if it mandatory. Although these sound like a compromise they do have a few conflicting ideas. Even though both essays are trying to sway the reader to one side
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“The Case for Torture” Torture is a concept that Americans attempt to avoid. If a criminal possesses the opportunity to harm innocent lives‚ the delinquent should be stopped. The idea presides in Michael Levin’s “The Case for Torture”; Levin attempts to portray a point that the act of torturing terrorists in order to save innocent lives is justifiable. Throughout the article‚ Levin fabricates situations to present his argument that torture is not a bad idea. He voices that torture is not established
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Despite numerous efforts to reduce torture during police custody and pretrial detention‚ it is still a remaining issue around the world‚ mostly occurring in the LEDC countries. It is debated heavily for a clear and myriad different kind of consequences across the world‚ but yet there hasn’t been any clear resolution to this problem. Although the practice is banned currently‚ however there are still countries which take place such as: China (Solitary Confinement)‚ Egypt (beating)‚ Iran (sleep deprivation)
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In the article‚ The Case for Torture‚ Michael Levin sheds light on the complexity of using torture. The author argues that the use of torture is sometimes necessary. He lays out various situations in which torture may be needed and highlights arguments in support of torture. I agree with Michael Levin’s theory that torture is sometimes justified because it is sometimes morally obligatory‚ it helps to maintain order‚ and it prevents evils that may happen in the future. The first reason I agree with
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