Prisoner of Her Past

Prisoner of her past

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Questions

How is the CIA's treatment and interrogation of suspected terrorists in the military prison Guantanamo bay justified?

What I have learn to fully answer my research questions is what the CIA, how the CIA was formed and what they do. I also need to learn about Guantanamo bay, how Guantanamo bay for formed and why suspected prisoners are sent there and not to a state prison. I also need to learn about what the interrogation techniques of the CIA. I also need to learn about the treatment of the prisoners in Guantanamo bay and why the prisoners are there.

Tentative

I am wanted to look up the CIA and there hidden workings. I have been interested in there secretive nature and what they do outside the US. I know they can not work inside the US but I do not believe that.
http://www.nytimes.com/1984/11/08/us/briefing-rumors-and-the-cia.html
http://intelligencenews.wordpress.com/2009/05/18/01-143/

Why does the CIA exist and what do they really do

Maus II

One questions that I was hoping would get addressed further was about the sudden change between the masks and then mice heads on human bodies and why the writer was wearing that mask. It was discussed but I felt that we could of done more with it and gone in more depth with it. That was the only question that I had that was not fully discussed. The discussion went well, who ever wanted to talk did. The book so far is interesting and gives helpful insight into what happened during that time.

News about Congo

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1076399.stm
The article is describing the death toll of the fighting in the Congo. The article also talks vaguely about the history about how the country is always in a civil war and has dealt with corruption. It talks about the alarming death rate and that people are dying from either gun fighting or malnutrition or exposer. It also talks abouts the efforts to stop the fighting, but it also states that there is still fighting going on and that it will not stop any time soon.
What is being done by countries out side Africa to help the Congo?

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Rusesabagina-Welcomes-Congo-Report-Warns-of-Another-Genocide-in-Rwanda-104427048.html
The article addresses the crimes that are going on. It hints that the army may have committed genocide. A peace activist is quoted saying that there are rapes and mass killings going on and that someone needs to step in and help the innocent. The UN has found evidence for the claims the peace activists are pushing.
Who will take responsibility and who is actually to blame?

Lingering Discussion Thoughtst

Overall the discussion went well, we had a few deep discussions but it did seem like all the question had an answer phrased in them. We could not really elaborate on each questions. The one question that we did have a good discussion about is if King Leopold would pull out of Africa or stay in if he every stepped foot in Africa

End of class thoughts

I am curious about how countries were colonized and would like to learn more about. I also want to learn about the White Mans Burden. It seems interesting and important to understand why European countries were colonizing other countries

Current events practice

What's being discussed in this article?
The article is discussing an attack on a girl's school in the middle east. It is describing what happened and then raised the question to whether or not there was an actual attack and not just mass hysteria. It is said to believe that the poison gas attack was from militant groups against educating woman.

When did the event happen? (Is this breaking news or something that's been analyzed and discussed for a while?)
The event was recent, August.

What questions do you have that would help make this article make more sense to you? What more do you need to learn about to be able to report on this event?
I do not have any questions that would clarify the article. The article talks about what happens, why it did and if it has happened before.

Which news worthy events do you remember from your life time?

A news worthy event in my life time was when England won the rugby world cup. It changed the rest of my school year and the whole energy in the country was increased. The second was when the twin towers were attack, it effected the whole world. Even though I was in a different country it was plastered every were. Another news worthy event was when the tsunami hit Asia. It was important and effected a lot of people, I lived in Asia when the tsunami and it was everywhere. 

A news worthy event event for my mom also when the twin towers were hit. The towers falling was the most important news story in the world in 2001. Another news worthy event was Vietnam war/cold war, it was effecting everyone and was so important during the 60's-70's. The final news worthy event was the Iraq war. It has been effected a lot of people and all over the news.