Life imprisonment

Texas is no land for soft men, but it is apparently the land for missing men. On August 8th, 2013, a twenty-six year old man named Brandon Mason Lawson disappeared in the city of Abilene, Texas. This missing person case is filled only with a inaudible 911 call, an undamaged truck, a call from Brandon to his brother’s girlfriend, and a warrant out for his arrest. Neither the family nor the police department know exactly what happened to Brandon, but it seems as if he came upon an aggressive crime…

Mortalities Sleep Birth is one of life 's greatest moments. Seeing a child 's birth is for many one of the greatest moments in life, but paradoxically that is the exact time we are committed to a life sentence. Death is a reality of life, an inevitable but bitter truth. Spring, the buds sprout out of their branches to start a new beginning, they bloom and grow, and sing their way until autumn arrives, and the poor leaves have no option but to fall down and be crunched by oblivious humans and…

execution of his duty” but was acquitted on the grounds that PC Walker had unlawfully infringed upon his freedom of movement. Two years after the trial in Camberwell Green Magistrates Court, Mr. Walker issued a claim asking for damages for “false imprisonment,…

After visiting the web link provided in the instructions for this week’s discussion task, I read what was basically an abstract for the full 40-page report. This exposed me to an overview of the Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative (JDAI) and how successful the program became and continues to grow. But, I wanted to know more specifically what JDAI is before recognizing the impressive statistical achievements this program has reported. So, I downloaded the full 40-page report and learned…

camps that held prisoners of war. These POW camps were supposed to follow the international laws of the Geneva Convention, but a lot of the time the camp officials did not follow these regulations. Laura Hillenbrand’s biography Unbroken, describes the life of Louis Zamperini who was an American POW that was captured and lived in several Japanese POW camps. In these POW camps that did not follow the international law the prisoners were treated extremely poorly. While Louis was in these camps he…

this conversation Socrates expresses his thoughts about the soul being trapped in the human body like in the prison, and his anticipation of the moment of death as a way to release the soul. (upon which the soul would be liberated) The motif of imprisonment and release pervades the entire dialog. Plato uses this motif as a main frame for Phaedo and he reveals it on different planes. The most obvious…

oppression, imprisonment and entrapment by both women. The woman of…

father is determined to make her life easier, even with her disability. Meanwhile, Werner a german orphan is training for the military because of his passion and skills in mechanics and radio. The freedom to pursue a chosen path in life is vital to a person if they want to live a life of fulfilment and comfort. Because without freedom, one will feel trapped and hopeless. The freedom to pursue a chosen path in life is vital to a person if they want to live a life of fulfillment and comfort.…

most of all her community. Throughout her, life she was surrounded not only by people she loved but also by her faith. I believe that the significance of the title requires her readers to think pass what is evident and look deep into the meaning of her memoir. Although, she was constantly surrounded by her loved ones, she encountered difficult situations in which all she was left with, was her faith. Her faith resulted in a failed marriage, a few imprisonments, and her often ignoring her own…

murdering his wife and sentenced to imprisonment for life. He is sent to Shawshank prison, where he meets Red, an old man who has spent more than a half of his life living there. Despite they are two very different men, they become friends; sharing his time and thoughts. The text I have chosen, presents a conversation between the two characters, who face the same situation from two different points of view. Both of them are in jail, but while Red has lost all hope in life and of being free…