vehicle for political agenda. A recent example would be Fernando Botero’s series‚ Abu Ghraib‚ which is based on the torturous events that took place by US soldiers at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. The series is a sharp contrast from the whimsical and oversized imagery Botero is best known for‚ and depicts the truculent abuse inmates were subjected to while in Abu Ghraib. Abu Ghraib 44 (2005); Oil on Canvas‚ shows a prisoner stripped of his undergarments and hanging from the ceiling by a rope tied around
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Power Corrupts and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely Throughout history the argument of power falling hand in hand with corruption has been brought to our attention in devastating scenes of destruction‚ turmoil and moments which will never be forgotten. But do these moments conclude that power eventually leads to corruption? Are there events over the past 100 years or more which argue this fact? In this essay I will discuss my own opinion on this topic looking at crucial figure heads in history
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atrocity events such as the massacre at My Lai‚ the abuse and torture of Iraqi prisoners in Abu Ghraib or the extermination of Jews during World War II? Whether groups of people bestowed with unaccountable power naturally resort to violence or not‚ the subject is indeed controversial. Arguably‚ the less restrictions that one must follow‚ the higher the risk becomes of one to condone violence. However‚ how can we explain war crimes and acts of torture? Is the most decisive factor leadership‚ group behavior
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late 2003 to early 2004‚ during the Iraq War‚ military police personnel of the United States Army and the Central Intelligence Agency[1] committed human rights violations against prisoners held in the Abu Ghraib prison. They physically and sexually abused‚ tortured‚[2][3][4] raped‚[2][3] sodomized‚[4] and killed[5] prisoners. It came to public attention in early 2004‚ beginning with United States Department of Defense announcements. As revealed in the Taguba Report (2004)‚ an initial criminal investigation
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by Phillip Zimbardo and the work of Steven Stefanowicz as a contract interrogator in Abu Ghraib prison. In 1971‚ Phillip Zimbardo conducted an experiment on prison behavior. This experiment consisted of ordinary college boys who were all emotionally and physically stable. The set up was very realistic allowing the subjects to remain in character. The realistic scenario manipulated the minds of prisoners making them believe they were truly bad people‚ and guards believed to have the right
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view of the outside world resulted in time-distorting experiences from the prisoners. c. Consider the psychological consequences of stripping‚ delousing‚ and shaving the heads of prisoners or members of the military. What transformations take place when people go through an experience like this? The transformation that place is solely base on humility. This stripping‚ delousing‚ and shaving of the head made the prisoners feel like the low life in society. d. What prevented "good guards" from
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Stephen Reicher and Alex Haslam‚ 2004. The article tries to explain why people become torturers‚ that evil is inside of humanity. This paper exposes that evil is inside all of us. The article refers to the Abu Ghraib prison‚ the controversial experiment of Zimbardo and the Nazis. However‚ Abu Ghraib is the central event in the article. The guards tortured and humiliated the Iraqis. In order to analyse this article‚ the rhetorical pentagram would be an obvious method. Stephen Reicher and Alex Haslam
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harmony and conflict‚ peace and war‚ compassion and hatred. And it will be concerned with the conflict of Arabs and Israeli‚ the teaching of Christian and Buddhism‚ the case study of 9/11 terrorist attacks‚ the Stanford Prison Experiment and the abuse in Abu Ghraib‚ the biological viewpoint as evidence to demonstrate the statement. Human Conflict: Simon Laurence suggests that ‘conflict is inevitable’ while human beings get together in groups in a social way by any forms. And conflict engendered
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to kill his enemy. I am sure that this method of long-range weapons also gives the soldier‚ who is only being obedient‚ a clean conscience when he goes home. 4. What are some of the similarities between Zimbardo’s prison study and the abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq? Zimbardo’s prison experiment was extreme. The
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Intro- name of the paper A team at Stanford University‚ led by Phillip Zimbardo‚ conducted the Stanford Prison Experiment to investigate causes of conflict between military guards and prisoners. Zimbardo and his team were seeking to observe the inherent personality traits of prisoners and guards and see if this was the chief cause of abusive behavior in these settings (Haney‚ Banks‚ and Zimbardo‚ 1973). This study is one that is well know and well-recognized. Zimbardo and his study are often discussed
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