Welcome to the Power/Control and Crime/Punishment/Redemption support page 
to be used in conjunction with the task provided to you by your teacher.

A quick way to find out more about this topic is to do an internet search but remember to think critically about which websites you use. For example, the EPIC databases are probably more reliable than Wikipedia.

There are lots of ways that you can research this topic. Once you have chosen your questions and keywords, try researching using the following tools:

Why not try carrot2 as your search engine?

It searches deeper across the web than just Google and clusters your results for ease of use. Click on the CIRCLES or FOAM TREE tab in the results screen to have your results displayedas is depicted here on the right.

Try using search terms such as:

1. "Crime and punishment"
2. "Good versus evil"
3. "Power and control"

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... OR Boolify?


It helps you to create your search piece by piece to narrow it down to what you actually want. The more specific you are, the more useful your search can be. 

Use the keywords you have chosen on your worksheet.

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Please feel free to ask Library staff for help using any of these tools. :) :)

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Try Many Answers for some really good websites on these topics:
http://manyanswers.co.nz/

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Try searching The New Zealand Herald site on these topics:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/

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Try searching the Stuff.co.nz site on these topics:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/

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Try searching EPIC resources (you will need our username and password - see a teacher or library staff for help): http://www.tki.org.nz/epic2


Select Opposing Viewpoints

1.  Search: crime and punishment [select from drop-down menu] 

Good amount of material for you to select from – scroll down and select or choose from the list on the left hand side.

2.  Search: redemption [select from drop-down menu]

Good amount of material for you to select from – scroll down and select or choose from the list on the left hand side.

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When you are researching the film Shawshank Redemption, use these tools:

Carrot2:  
http://search.carrot2.org/stable/search

1. Search: Shawshank Redemption 
2. Select Shawshank Redemption Homepage

You will find everything there that you need to know about the movie The Shawshank Redemption

EPIC databases – login


1.  Select Literature Resource Center and search: Shawshank Redemption

This article looks good - The Shawshank Redemption  Author(s): Richard Alleva 
Source: Commonweal. 121.19 (Nov. 4, 1994): p16. From Literature Resource Center. 
Document Type: Movie review

Review of the movie and includes comparisons with movies “Cool Hand Luke” and ‘Natural Born Killers’. Includes, Pope John XXIII's dicturm, "Notice everything, overlook much, improve a little.";  Dylan Thomas's lines, “Light breaks where no sun shines; Where no sea runs, the waters of the heart Push in their tides.... The impossible is achieved and so becomes possible.  

2. Select Student resources in Context and search: Shawshank Redemption

Justice Thinks Again  [article looking at prevalence of miscarriages of justice since Shawshank Redemption was filmed]

Newsweek, February 22, 2013 http://www.newyorktimes.com 

Byline: Tony Dokoupil 'The Staircase' revisits a jailed man--and the shoddy case against him. "Everyone in prison is an innocent man," or so goes the best line in chain-gang culture. Stephen King gave it to Red, the... 

Idebate:
http://idebate.org/debatabase

A variety of viewpoints/debates arranged by theme. Topics/debates have an overview overview and points for and against.

1. Select Law filter by topic 
2. Select from drop-down box – eg. punishment – select from results  - eg. This house believes criminal justice should focus more on rehabilitation – read more for an overview on the topic and click on Points For/Points Against to discuss. 
3. The author /editor of the debate is listed on the right-hand side 
4. Click on the person’s name to see their credentials [who they are and what they do].
5. Also on the right-hand side you will find a list of related debates.
   

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Something to think about ... are people born bad?