Mumia Abu-Jamal

of "The Abu Ghraib Prison Scandal: Sources of Sadism," states that everyone is subjected to be a possible torturer (Szegedy-Maszak 76). Szegedy-Maszak asserts, the "unconscionable acts" committed by the Abu Ghraib were likely caused by "the anxiety and helplessness" of their horrific living conditions (Szegedy-Maszak 76). Philip G. Zimbardo, author of "The Stanford Prison Experiment," attempts to clarify the reasoning and motivation behind the sadistic acts in situations similar to the Abu…

Even thirty years after the Stanford Prison Experiment (SPE), the same theme of human corruption is still being documented. Similar to the SPE, the roles of superior and inferior are central to the various acts of torture inflicted on detainees in Abu Ghraib. For instance, the people…

they were surprised by their savagery, and started crying. The boys burned down the island, thus completely succumbing to savagery and losing their rationality, however they were still emotional when they finally came to their senses. Likewise, the Abu Ghraib prison guards were emotional when they were finally caught for their savage behavior and lack of reasoning in handling the…

The world remains uninformed about events that have occurred. For instance, Abu-Jamal criticized that the youths from this generation are now interesting in the entertainment news about celebrities while it is more important for them to acknowledge of the social events around them, especially after 9/11 that some evidence showed that…

The death penalty or sometimes referred to as execution is a government sanctioned punishments. If incarcerated individuals are sentenced to this punishment they will be facing death. There have been many innocent individuals that have been sentenced with the death penalty, due to false evidence. Some crimes include terrorism, first-degree murder, and espionage, etc. When the United States population is faced with choosing in favor of or against the death penalty, majorities have chosen to be in…

Capital punishment or the death penalty, has been used in the United States since the country’s founding in 1776. Back then, executions were performed publically throughout towns, and have been controversial from the beginning. I find the death penalty to be an extremely arbitrary and primitive act that should not be practiced anymore. We are at an advanced time in society and the U.S. is the only english speaking country to still practice this cruel and unusual act. The 8th Amendment of…

The United States of America was first founded on the beliefs of a new, better, and promising life. The American people sought to free themselves from the heavy hand of the British rule. Starting a country is similar to starting a business; rules and consequences need to be established. These rules and consequences are called the law and the justice system. Most people would claim our country thrives more than others, however our justice system still gets put under scrutiny and is judged by the…

Courage To change other passions with your own, however reasonably or unreasonable each one is it is hard. Fighting fire is with fire can sometimes be the only way a person can go by a problem. These people changed the world with their passion and courage. Courage is a power you can have when you have none. Courage is what conquers the powerful and is the essence of act in adversity. Like to stand up to a bully or friend even if you’re scared. Melba, one of the 9 teenagers that went to school…