Annotated Sources:
Argo - Iranian Hostage Crisis Movie.
US History Textbook "Hostage Crisis" pg.190-191 - Iranian Hostage Crisis overview, and US security agreements with other countries.
Argo Film Locations - This source talked about the real life film locations used in Argo to make the movie look like it was filmed in Iran.
CIA - Document on 6 CIA Hostages Held captive.
CIA Agent Recalls Escape - Former CIA Agent gives details on how the operation unfolded and some of the challenges/obstacles that arose.
Monday, April 29, 2019
2.13 Menu - Argo
Iranian Hostage Crisis Menu -
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| Water is a necessity and resembles life for the hostages that survived being captured for 444 days. |
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| Macallan would be used to help calm the nerves of the worrisome hostages while they were behind enemy lines. |
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| Leek soup is easily prepared so it would be used as the appetizer and would help show how little initiative was taken by the captors to ensure enough was being done in order to take of the hostages. |
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| The hamburger is an American favorite and would be served at the dinner party because the hostages were away from some of their favorite American foods for such a long time. |
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| Sangak bread is a typical Iranian side for dishes and would represent the bare minimum of food given to the Americans while they were Held hostage in Iran. |
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| The chocolate cake would be used as dessert and would help to remind the hostages of the food that they were taken away from for 444 days while being held hostage. |
2.12 Exhibit - Argo
Iranian Hostage Crisis Exhibit -
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| Actual business cards used by fake film crew in rescue of Hostages. |
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| Image of Cover to book about covert operation to extract 6 American Hostages. |
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| Image of actual script of "Argo" used as evidence of film project to help escape the hostages in hiding. |
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| Image from a letter written by Jimmy Carter regarding the release of the hostages. |
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| Image of crowd awaiting the arrival of the Iranian Hostages. |
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| Telegram that confirms the known details of the Iranian Hostage Crisis. |
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| Image of Hostage being held while in Iran. |
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| Image of US Embassy being stormed. |
2.11 Invitation - Argo
Guests:
Ambassador Taylor - The Canadian Ambassador at the time of Iranian Hostage Crisis, would make a good guest because of his actual first hand experience of the Hostage Crisis and some of the information that he could provide while at dinner.
Ben Affleck - Plays Tony Mendez who was an actual CIA Agent, would be a good guest because he could provide his expertise in the film industry and provide information on the film industry for the actual participants in the Hostage Crisis.
John Goodman - Plays make up artist, John Chambers, would be a good guest to have because of his humor and easily sociable attitude.
Tony Mendez - Actual CIA Agent, would be a good guest because he could specialize in giving some of the details in planning and preparation for an operation like this to take place.
Robert Anders - Actual Hostage Crisis Survivor, would be a good guest because he was the oldest of the hostage group and seemed to take charge and make the calls on what should be done next.
Joseph Stafford - Actual Hostage Crisis Survivor, would be able to provide a detailed account of what all took place while the Hostage Crisis was unfolding.
Kathleen Stafford - Actual Hostage Crisis Survivor, would make a good guest because she would be able to speak on some of the emotions and actions that took place to flee the embassy and reside in enemy territory for so long.
Mathew Wald - Writer for New York Times, would make a good guest because of his close work with the Argo cast and the actual survivors of the Iranian Hostage Crisis so would be able to spark conversation on both sides.
Monday, April 15, 2019
2.10 Thinking Like a Historian
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| Sign in a Chicago Park in 1917 that is deterring German Americans from entering. |
The conditions for German Americans became unbearable in World War 1 and they were being targeted constantly by the American society. German Americans were the receivers of much hostility from Americans that were fearful of a German revolt on their own home soil.
Monday, April 8, 2019
2.9 Criminal justice Essay
Complications Prisoners Face Trying to Re-Enter Society
Incarcerated people face obstacles while trying to reenter into society after being in prison or jail. I will be showing my research and data that I gathered about the three most prominent challenges that ex-convicts face after prison. African American ex-convicts face a particularly harsh road after incarceration and are set up to fail in society with a criminal record. African American convicts face a stigma and discrimination like no other when it comes to reentry into society after serving a sentence.
African American men in particular face a challenging and harsh environment that actively deters them from being productive in society. 3 years after release, 67.8% are rearrested and 5 years after release that number jumps to 76.6%. It is very difficult to navigate the legal and social barriers that are presented to them after incarceration. Employment is another issue that actively deters ex-convicts from becoming productive members in society. A past criminal conviction reduced the likelihood of a job offer by 50%, this leads to a valuable work force that is being overlooked for the crimes they committed in the past. African American offenders are 2/3 less likely to receive job offers from companies, and African American non-offenders are 1/2 as likely to see the same job offers. No national law has been set in stone to help ex-convicts with employment, but some states have begun adopting a "ban the box" or "fair chance laws" to improve employment among ex-convicts. Sadly, 1/3 of the adult working age population has a criminal record, and more than 70 million have been indexed by the FBI.
With all of the men and women with a criminal record in the United States, it is becoming harder to meet housing requirements. 4/5 tenants are expected to run a background check on who they are renting out to and for many of the people with criminal records this prevents them from choosing this particular path for housing. The other problem with housing is that in urban areas the public housing is already at a shortage which makes it twice as hard for people with criminal records to find affordable and suitable housing conditions for where they are in their life. Homelessness is also a major problem with ex-convicts and unemployment plays a large role in this part of the process. With no one to turn to, friends and family are an ex-convicts only option to reintegrate to society. Being away to prison for such a long time can take a toll on those tight knit relationships which in turn ends many of the past relationships that they might have had. The situations are amplified when juveniles go off to prison or jail for long periods of time.
Juvenile face unique challenges compared to any other population after incarceration. Juveniles typically have limited experience of the "outside world" which makes it difficult to reintegrate into a society that they were never really a part of in the past. Juveniles in these criminal justice systems have never done simple and even mundane everyday tasks such as driving a car, owning a bank account, successfully searching for housing, or holding a steady job. Juveniles need support reentering into society with the mental and emotional roller coaster that they will face outside of incarceration. They will need to be guided on their journey for housing, employment, education, and even basic friendships with people around them.
African American convicts face a stigma and discrimination like no other when it comes to reentry into society after serving a sentence. The criminal justice system does not do a very good job of providing support for formerly incarcerated people trying to integrate back into society, this is probably why the national recidivism rate is 43.3%. This leads to the ongoing cycle for most prisoners of re-incarceration and feeding themselves back into the system. Someone needs to push for change to overcome these massive barriers that the system seems to push onto formerly incarcerated people. In order to overcome these barriers the society that these people are coming back to needs to provide support and encouragement for these men and women that are trying to control their own lives again.
African American men in particular face a challenging and harsh environment that actively deters them from being productive in society. 3 years after release, 67.8% are rearrested and 5 years after release that number jumps to 76.6%. It is very difficult to navigate the legal and social barriers that are presented to them after incarceration. Employment is another issue that actively deters ex-convicts from becoming productive members in society. A past criminal conviction reduced the likelihood of a job offer by 50%, this leads to a valuable work force that is being overlooked for the crimes they committed in the past. African American offenders are 2/3 less likely to receive job offers from companies, and African American non-offenders are 1/2 as likely to see the same job offers. No national law has been set in stone to help ex-convicts with employment, but some states have begun adopting a "ban the box" or "fair chance laws" to improve employment among ex-convicts. Sadly, 1/3 of the adult working age population has a criminal record, and more than 70 million have been indexed by the FBI.
With all of the men and women with a criminal record in the United States, it is becoming harder to meet housing requirements. 4/5 tenants are expected to run a background check on who they are renting out to and for many of the people with criminal records this prevents them from choosing this particular path for housing. The other problem with housing is that in urban areas the public housing is already at a shortage which makes it twice as hard for people with criminal records to find affordable and suitable housing conditions for where they are in their life. Homelessness is also a major problem with ex-convicts and unemployment plays a large role in this part of the process. With no one to turn to, friends and family are an ex-convicts only option to reintegrate to society. Being away to prison for such a long time can take a toll on those tight knit relationships which in turn ends many of the past relationships that they might have had. The situations are amplified when juveniles go off to prison or jail for long periods of time.
Juvenile face unique challenges compared to any other population after incarceration. Juveniles typically have limited experience of the "outside world" which makes it difficult to reintegrate into a society that they were never really a part of in the past. Juveniles in these criminal justice systems have never done simple and even mundane everyday tasks such as driving a car, owning a bank account, successfully searching for housing, or holding a steady job. Juveniles need support reentering into society with the mental and emotional roller coaster that they will face outside of incarceration. They will need to be guided on their journey for housing, employment, education, and even basic friendships with people around them.
African American convicts face a stigma and discrimination like no other when it comes to reentry into society after serving a sentence. The criminal justice system does not do a very good job of providing support for formerly incarcerated people trying to integrate back into society, this is probably why the national recidivism rate is 43.3%. This leads to the ongoing cycle for most prisoners of re-incarceration and feeding themselves back into the system. Someone needs to push for change to overcome these massive barriers that the system seems to push onto formerly incarcerated people. In order to overcome these barriers the society that these people are coming back to needs to provide support and encouragement for these men and women that are trying to control their own lives again.
Images:
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| Image of Incarceration rates in the United States. |
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| Image of Formerly Incarcerated people with unemployment. |
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| Image of disproportion between African American men/women and White men/women. |
Sources:
www.correctionalofficer.org - Criminal Justice Overview
eji.org - Equal Justice Initiative Incarceration Reentry to Society
www.brennacenter.org - Criminal Records Effect in Society
socialwork.simmons.edu - Challenges of Prisoner Reentry Into Society
scholar.utc.edu - Challenges of Reentering Society for Incarcerated African American Men
prospect.org - After Incarceration, What's Next?
eji.org - Equal Justice Initiative Incarceration Reentry to Society
www.brennacenter.org - Criminal Records Effect in Society
socialwork.simmons.edu - Challenges of Prisoner Reentry Into Society
scholar.utc.edu - Challenges of Reentering Society for Incarcerated African American Men
prospect.org - After Incarceration, What's Next?
Sunday, March 31, 2019
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