Since
the start of our English 221 class we have been taught to write in a discourse
different from our academic writing that we were used to in our Freshmen
Composition course. Proper English writing consists of certain paragraphs
structures that support your main idea or thesis. This new discourse gave us
more freedom to write in our own opinion without the need of proper English. It
also allowed you to use slang words or even the use of another language if it
made you feel more comfortable. While it sounded easy at first, it was hard for
me to leave academic English because I was really accustomed to it. In fact now
that we are returning to our regular academic writing style for paper three I
can say I missed it a bit. However, that does not change the fact that it has
been challenging to find credible primary and secondary sources and organizing
my ideas into a structured essay. It was been a while since I have written an
argumentative analytical paper.
This
military prison violates human rights guaranteed by the constitution.
Detainees
at Guantanamo Bay are held for indefinite without charges. Many of them have
been released after years of imprisonment without even getting charged because
they were denied a fair trial. They have been denied the right to a Habeas
Corpus, a court order to a prison official, demanding “bring the body” or in
other words to present proof of their crime. This can then permit a prisoner to
be released if the court determines that the prison official is acting beyond
their authority. Indefinite detention at Guantanamo
Bay violates the Fifth Amendment right to due process, the Sixth Amendment
right to speedy trial, the Eight Amendment protection against cruel and unusual
punishment.
Extreme
torture is used on a daily basis in Guantanamo Bay. Enhanced interrogation
techniques include sleep deprivation, waterboarding, stressed positions, and
severe beatings. These practices are all illegal and it violates the third
Geneva Convention barring cruel, inhumane, and degrading treatment.
I
plan to sharpen my argumentative paper using all these facts that support my
side.
It is terrible that a place like Guantanamo Bay even exists that acts as a major violation of rights like this. I am glad you are writing a paper to argue against such an injustice, I mean just imagine other countries having things like this for us? And we're the "good guys?"
ReplyDeleteIt's was hard for me to find a primary source too. But luckily, I was able to find one. And you are right. It is wrong how the people at Guantanamo Bay are treating the prisoners. It is cruel and unusual punishment. They shouldn't be treated that way.
ReplyDeleteThat is exactly how I felt about being able to write "informal" because I was super used to filtering out my voice when I wrote which makes no sense because it is my writing - my ideas.
ReplyDeleteAlso, i would have said my biggest challenge was finding an opposing arguement just because everyone in education and who are writing credited articles are usually liberal and want equality.
A place like Guantanamo Bay is only good for making people turn into criminals and making them want to overthrow the government. A place where human rights are thrown out the window is just a place of hell.
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