In the documentary "Three Generations of Punishment" by Anderson Cooper, Shin's view of justice was significantly shaped by the atrocious rules and unloving environment in the prison camp. Throughout his life in the prison camp, he was taught strict rules about escape and the punishment for it. For example, Shin states, "If you escape, you would be shot. If you try to or plan to escape, you would be shot. Even if you did not report someone who is trying to escape, you would be shot" (Cooper). This reveals that the prison camp was unjust when dealing with punishments. If someone found out about someone escaping, they would immediately report it because it was "just" according to the rules of the prison camp and they do not want to get
But no one new what happened to the people who escaped. In Alcatraz the guards where always on high alert to make sure that the prisoners were in the building. And in their
As they stay longer and longer in the camps, the prisoners began to become former shells of themselves and just had their physical presence to define them. They denied everything, not just human rights, but also their heart, soul, dignity, pride, bravery, confidence, and the
Some of these prisoners escaped, living as bandits or trying to make their way home. Rubruck wrote of this,
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer is a novel about a young man (Chris McCandless) who died while surviving in the alaskan bush. A central theme in this novel is that the ultimate freedom is to live in a world where the only laws one has to follow are the laws of nature. The author, Krakauer, reveals this theme through Chris showing solitude, hatred towards society, and the love of nature. The ultimate freedom is revealed through Chris’ solitude.
Into the wild In history, there is a reoccurring theme of people criticizing the accomplishments and failures of others, which is based on their past causing the reader to form bias. Jon Krakauer’s Into The Wild, illustrates how Christopher Johnson McCandless, the protagonist, is criticized for his failures and accomplishments. Krakauer’s bias and writing style influences the reader’s opinion of the protagonist and elucidates the grip wilderness had on American imagination, relationship between father and son, and the allure of high-risk activities for young men of certain mind. The way these themes are presented is what causes the development of the reader’s opinions throughout the narrative and drive the reader. John Krakauer is bias;
From 1896 up until 1995 the Holmesburg Prison in Pennsylvania was in constant use. Much of the history at Holmesburg’s contains instances of rioting, murder, rape and even medical experimentation. Most prisons claim some violence in their past but Holmesburg’s borders on barbaric. Maybe this strong negative energy is what keeps the ghosts of Holmesburg Prison so active.
You may think, six people isn’t even that much. But it’s actually too many, one is too many. This was supposed to be the worlds toughest prison, mind-numbing, inescapable, horrible prison. Was it honestly, some people wondered what this prison really was. These prisoners escapes weren’t easy though.
At least eight people died in prison, including one infant and one child. Another fact includes that more than one hundred and fifty individuals were arrested and put in jail while awaiting trial. Due to the survival of many relevant
The author talks about how there is fear amongst him and the other prisoners of the camp of the Germans. The Germans use this fear to control the prisoners and make them do what the Germans desire. Along with fear comes grief. One of the biggest reasons that the prisoners have fear of the Germans is what they’ll do to them if they don’t follow through with their
What is forgiveness? Forgiveness can be seen from two different perspectives: the victim and the perpetrator. Victims ask themselves: When should I forgive? If I forgive, will I be frailer or stronger? On the other hand, offenders ask themselves: Will asking for forgiveness make me weaker?
“No…They’re not taking them away. They’re shooting them right here.” Prisoner B-3087 written by Alan Gratz is about a young boy, just 13 years, going throughout concentration camps, gas chambers, and torture, it all happens in this book. When you read about his adventure it feels like you 're right beside Yanek trying to survive too. Yanek survived WWII and the horrible concentration camps due to luck that involved his loving Uncle Moshe, family and harsh encounters with Nazis.
The article, “Teens Against Hitler”, by Lauren Tarshis describes the challenges Ben Kamm fought while fighting with the the partisans in WWII and the courage he had while doing it. Ben wanted to continue living in his apartment with his family and play with his friends every day. But, the German troops forced them into a ghetto with 400,000 other jews.
This caused sympathy for the prisoners and the public demanded their
Interacting with team and groups is very important in this situation. The prisoners did not have unlimited to resources to use in order to find support for their articles. The prisoners had to have a tight knit group in order to thrive given their situation. Given their
Born a Crime is an autobiography written by comedian Trevor Noah about his experiences growing up in post-apartheid South Africa. Noah was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother in the 1980s even though mixed-race marriage was illegal under apartheid rules. When talking about the negative effects of these laws, Noah states that “In any society built on institutionalized racism, race mixing doesn't merely challenge the system as unjust, it reveals the system as unsustainable and incoherent. Race mixing proves that races can mix, and in a lot of cases want to mix. Because a mixed person embodies that rebuke to the logic of the system, race mixing becomes a crime worse than treason.”