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...discerning atruer truth as defined by her freely determinedindividual standards. At first, this rejection ofgenerally shared values seems an affront to thereader. Harlan's rejection of convention quicklybecomes understandable, though, as the narrativemakes clear that the common definitions of trueand untrue, right and wrong have only ever beenused to imprison her, conventions that define heras wrong and prevent her from constructing anidentity of her own so that she might be moreeasily be made to serve. For Harlan, theestablished definitions of truth and realitythreaten to deprive her of her humanity ascompletely as her Grandmother's humanity wasobliterated by the fake turtle...
...area in which Republicans could be getting out ahead of the public mood is in the provisions that would imprison kids with adults, though not in the same cells. While reportedly 8,000 teens are already housed with adults, federal rules require "sight and sound" separation, meaning juveniles cannot be within reach of adults. Some corrections officials say that requires a pointless division of facilities used by both populations--for instance, two exercise areas when one could be shared. The Senate bill would override the complexities of the sight-and-sound rule by imposing a "no physical contact" provision, which...
...this experience hardly makes me a neo-Puritan supporter of the continuing war against marijuana users. It's despicable to criminalize and imprison thousands for marijuana possession, while the liquor and tobacco lobbies are destroying so many lives with advertising and campaign contributions. I told my kids that marijuana in moderation for medicinal, ceremonial and recreational use is defensible, especially in comparison with alcohol and tobacco. I also warned them that marijuana has never improved anyone's ability to do homework or hit a curve ball. It infuriates me that my kids, like millions of their generation, are defined...
...sick of politicians, as I am, of using children as political props and pawns while not supporting what children need, come stand with us," Edelman said. "What kind of values does a nation have when it is willing to pay $20,000 to imprison a youth but can not give even $1000 to support that youth earlier in life so that he or she never is imprisoned...
Chomsky described how the autonomy zones are separated, both from one another and from Egypt. He said the zones have been separated so that Israelis could easily imprison Palestinians either by closing roads or by imposing curfews...