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Unwind Research Paper

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Stephanie Hernandez
Mrs. Simmons
English IV
2 December 2014
Genocide, Refugee Camps, and Suicide Bombers in Unwind Social and racial differences have all caused genocide, refugee camps, and suicide bombers to exist. And even though some rules are made to please two parties, some consequence can arise. This is what happened in the book written by Neal Shusterman named Unwind. The book takes place in the future were there is a civil war over abortion. To end the war, the Bill of Life is proposed and it requires for all babies to be born, but when the child grows up, the parents can choose to have him aborted for a greater purpose. Unwind may take place in the future, but the events are not too different from the past and present, where genocide, …show more content…

Many Christians were displaced when Islamic forces invaded large Christian cities in Iraq. People from different social and religious backgrounds are at the camps. One thing the people all have in common is the loss of their homes. A priest, Father Douglas Bazi, stated that, “During the first week, the only thing I could hear was crying” (qtd. In “Inside The Refugee Camps Of Northern Iraq”). The refugees were devastated that their homes, and that even some peoples lives were taken away. The refugees do get medical attention for psychological conditions they may have. Experiencing the trauma they had experienced having their home taken away can cause psychological problems. The refugee camps in Iraq house people who have had their homes taken from them. Three characters from Shusterman's book come from refugee camps and then turn into clappers also known as suicide bombers. Levi lived his live as a lie, Blaine wanted to be like his brother, and Mai suffered the loss of her boyfriend. These characters all experience traumatizing lives and want the world to suffer too. They plan to bomb one of the unwinding facilities. They want to punish the people for the cruelty or unwinding. To become clappers, they inject triglyceride into their bloodstream. Once they are ready to detonate, they …show more content…

In Nigeria, a student detonated himself during a school assembly. Many students were killed and many more were injured. The student was part of a group called Boko Haram. The group has been recruiting young people. The suicide by the student was part of the violent campaign to get more people recruited for Boko Haram which does not like the Nigeria's school system. The group wants Islam to be prominent in peoples lives. The social issues between Nigerian schools and Boko Haram led to the suicide bomber detonating during

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