The Prisoner

focusing on him being a prisoner of war during the second World War. The book talks in detail about the camps and all of the prisoners hardships while they’re there. It gives insight on what they went through on a daily basis, being forced to help the Japanese during the war and not being fed. When people discuss World War II they tend to mainly discuss the troubles in Germany and about the bombings in Japan, but never talk about the 140,000 prisoners in Japanese prisoner of war camps. One in…

middle-class students to take part in the experiment. Half of the students were chosen to be “guards” and the other half were chosen to be “prisoners”. The researchers in the Stanford Prison Experiment did not realize how much of an impact the experiment would have on themselves and the prisoners. The observing of constant abuse used by the guards unto the prisoners…

were unable to object or countermand the bad guards because of the fear of what it would do to the guards’ authoritative role in the eyes of the prisoners. If they showed disunity as guards the prisoners could take advantage of the unstructured and create chaos within the walls of the prison. By objecting to the bad guards, they take the risk of the prisoners not taking the guards orders seriously. There is also something called the bystander effect which is a social psychological phenomenon…

opened in 1940, and maintained by the Nazi soldiers (History). It is located in southern Poland. The camp was originally used to hold political prisoners, but later on it was converted into an extermination camp for the Jewish people, and other enemies of the Nazi’s. Also, when the camp was operational, torturous medical experiments were being done to the prisoners of the camp. This camp is the most known concentration camp, and it is also known well for being the deadliest of all the camps.…

Teenager Success If we are thinking about Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" and how the prisoners wouldn't leave the cave and the effects of constantly and mindlessly conforming to what society says, never stopping to find out the reasons behind the events and just believing that what they see and feel is real. They never stop to think that the shadows might be manipulated and changed to distract them from reality. One might conclude that some people are stupid when in fact everything that…

Stanford psychology departments basement. Which the basement for Stanford was converted to a real prison. Over 70 college students reached out to the add that was put up in the newspaper about this experiment. Only 24 random college men to be the “prisoners”, and a few men to be the “guards” in this experiment. Zimbardo would pay them 15 dollars a day till the experiment was over, which had to last 2 weeks. The Palo Alto police surprised the men by arrested at the location they were in and was…

Prisoners have committed crimes, but does that mean that they cannot be educated? In this essay I will talk about the two-sided argument of ‘should prisoners have the right to an education behind bars’. I will be addressing the agreeing side of this argument, however, I will still explain as to why some Americans do not agree. Thesis: There are three main topics, educating prisoners will decrease crime, financial benefits, and the counter argument. There are some reasons why I chose this claim,…

Eshleman, on his own agenda, started out lightly picking on the prisoners. It might be safe to say that from the start, he was the only experimental guard who immediately transitioned into his power-figured role. The rest of the student guards had to experience a bit of rebellion from the prisoners in order to really begin exercising their authority (The Menace Within). However, that did not take long. The prisoners, although not intentionally mistreated by the guards on the first day, still…

experimenter told the guards that they expected them to show their authority and discipline the prisoners Furthermore, there is somewhat lack of informed consent. In textbook terms, informed consent means that the participants should have information about the experiment and also know the risks and costs involved. Since Dr. Zimbardo himself did not expect things to go out of hand,…

stubbornness with piety and impiety, and the prisoners…