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    Being A Prisoner Of War

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    reported missing during wartime. They may have been killed, wounded, become a prisoner of war (POW), or deserted”. Around 1912 the United States Army created the MIA/POW because most army personnel in countries were not routinely issued with ID tags. As a result, if someone was killed in action and his or her body was not recovered until much later, there was little or no chance of identifying the remains. Around the First World War ID tags were then made as source of identification, some were made of aluminum

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    Early on in the semester, I have found that Chapter 12 has been one of the more intriguing sections to read. After deciding on a topic for the paper, I combed the book for interesting topics that could relate to the prisoner of war ethic. In many ways I started my ‘journey’ with Chapter 12; making it all-the-more fitting that I end here as well. Chapter 12 and the section on Prima Facie Duties cover a good range of personal subjects. This chapter espouses the ideal that communication is not confined

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    These fences with their isolation properties have me feeling more like a criminal in a Prisoner of War camp, held here for seeking a better, safer life with a better future for my girls. We’ve been here for months, a year, longer, I don’t know. I have no way to know, no communication, no luxuries to make you feel at home, not even a calendar to cross of the days that come again and again but every day is the same. Is as prison like as I know. I brought my girls in hope for them to live a life free

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    Essay Prisoner of War

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    You wake, lying in mud, chained to a wall like a dog on a lead. You look around but nothing's in focus, just blurred figures lying down or sitting, some crying. You're cold, a winter breeze flows through the room through bars in the wall. Smells; you recognise them, blood, urine and vomit, stagnant, lingering. You feel sick, but have nothing in you to throw up. A shape appears at the door, and then disappears but only for a second. It returns, you feel nervous, what is it

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    Almost everyone was an enemy to one another in World War II, and the countries had to do everything they could to keep the enemies from having any kind of chance to win the war. Prisoner of war camps came about when countries were able to get in control of the enemy and take them away and put them into a camp. There were many camps in every country, but all had a lot of differences. Each camp had different ways in which they treated their prisoners, some worse than others. Interesting Facts In Japan

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    Prisoners of war have been experimented on since the late 1930s. In world war 2 according to the medical ethics timeline: “During World War II, Nazi doctors conduct experiments on thousands of concentration camp prisoners--Jews, Gypsies, and others--without their consent. Experiments are conducted to find ways to help Axis military personnel to survive injuries, diseases and other conditions suffered in wartime. Prisoners in concentration camps such as Auschwitz, Buchenwald and Dachau undergo painful

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    Prisoners of War are individuals, whether a soldier or civilians, who are captured as a prisoner during an armed conflict. In the middle ages the modern law was the source relating to the treatment of Prisoners of War. However, today the modern foundation of international law relating to the Treatment of Prisoners is the 1949 Geneva Convention. During the Korean War conflict more than 7,500 Americans were detained by the Chinese Communists with only 3,000 returning home. It has been stated that

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    The Japanese prisoners of wars had to repair the damage that was done by Japanese Army. The Japanese soldiers who had fought in Burma were sent to Rangoon to help rebuild the city. The soldiers had to live in tents made out of leaves and mats. The soldiers had to put sacking cloth on the floor, so they can lie down and sleep. Each prisoner had a mosquito net and the ration (food) was given out to the prisoners on a daily basis. Some of the Prisoners of Wars started complaining about their treatment

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    Despite having a relatively calm culture, the Imperial Japanese army were known for treating and torturing their Prisoners of War (POWs) in horrific and inhumane ways. The prisoners of war captured were brought to camps where they were fed poorly, resulting in scurvy, cholera and many other diseases. The prisoners were tortured in different ways, often for no reason. They were beat with sticks or wires, lighted cigarette butts were pressed into flesh, buried alive and many were also shot and beheaded

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    Australian Prisoners of War Over 22,000 Australian servicemen and almost forty nurses were captured by the Japanese. Most soldiers and nurses were captured early in 1942 when Japanese forces captured Malaya, Singapore, New Britain, and the Netherlands. Good morning, I am Reagan Baillie and I am here to inform you about the significance of the Australian POWs during the Second World War. In this speech I will be talking about the reason the Japanese captured the Australians, what they were being used

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