Response Journal- Man who loved flowers

What motivated this man? Was he a horrible person? Can we blame his crimes on something from his past or on something that these women did to "deserve" their fate? Or was he just LOST?

Response Journal- Shadow of the Day

Listen and Respond.
What character from Shawshank does this song remind you of?


Linkin Park - Shadow Of The Day

"Life" in Prison

Prison was created for two basic functions--
PUNISHMENT of a crime & REHABILITATION of a criminal.

Some questions to think about:

1. Does prison do its job?
2. Does it punish AND rehabilitate so that a person does not commit the same crime again?
3. Does it offer a SECOND CHANCE to those it houses?
4. Does it change a person? How?
5. What does prison do to the family members of the incarcerated?

6. How many innocent people are sent to prison each year?
7. What happens to them? Physically? Psychologically?
8. Does anyone continue to fight for them once they are sent to prison?
9. How do they maintain hope while they are locked up?

Repsonse Journal- Waiting on the World to Change

How much power do you, as one person, have?
If you do not agree with a policy or law, CAN YOU AFFECT CHANGE?!?!
Listen and respond.

John Mayer - Waiting on the world to change

Response Journal- The Death Penalty

Read the following quote and respond.

Consider the young Hindu, who sits in prison today, so heavily guarded because he killed Gandhi. Is he to die or to live? If we are to take Gandhi literally, and I think he meant always to be taken literally, that man should not die by violence, even as punishment for a crime.

-- Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973), writer, Pulitzer Prize winner 1932, Nobel Prize winner (Literature) 1938.

Response Journal--Crime Rates

Fact:
The overall crime rate in Denmark is lower than it is in America.

Respond:
WHY?
What factors contribute to a country's crime rate?

What is the difference between larceny and burglary?

Larceny- The unlawful taking and removing of another's personal property with the intent of permanently depriving the owner; theft.

Burglary-The act of entering a building or other premises with the intent to commit theft.

Response Journal- Bowling for soup / My Sons on Death Row

As you listen, think about "My Sons on Death Row" from The Lift.
Are there similarities between the story and the song?
How did the story make you feel? How does the song make you feel?


"When We Die"
Bowling for Soup - When We Die