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and why did we choose cleveland

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what was our intentions and aim in our piece please need it for portfolio

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Well done to everyone today! We all did well and I hope that we get the grades to reflect the hard work and commitment that we put into this! Hopefully we can use all of the research that we did to help us with our portfolios as we certainly have lots to write about.

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- Before Wavua’s monologue - PIPPA says “Michelle knight who fell in love with her kidnapper,Ariel Castro,now testifies
- Before Pippa,s monologue - IZZY say “ Gina DeJesus who was emotionally and permanently scarred now testifies
- Before Izzy’s monologue - EMILIA say “ Amanda Berry the first to escape from captivity, now testifies”
- Before Emilias monologue-  WAVUA says “ Jocelyn Winshaw called by Ariel Castro his personal human punching bag now testifies

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- we need to breathe all the time so if someone breathes stand then breathe
-  as soon as joe says not guilty change into our positions for his monologue
- never look at the person speaking
- as the 4 girls space out the  positoning more
- during mine if ur neutral do the Ariel Castro pose
- whenever  walking to blocks make sure it sharp and strong hands by sides and relatively fast
- in Emilias scene once she is slapped EVERYONE cry
- once pippa says WAKE UP or whatever last line she says everyone breathe in then continue with next scene

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should we do like an interview scene talking to neighbours and stuff cause there is loads of quotes we could use and make it a narrative scene

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should we do like an interview scene talking to neighbours and stuff cause there is loads of quotes we could use and make it a narrative scene

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Monday - 7pm finish
Tuesday - 4-6pm

Wednesdays - 7pm finish at HRD

Thursday - 6pm finish at whatever site you finish (because of sixth form day)

Friday - 7pm

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https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2014/05/ariel_castro_files_kidnapper_a.html

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https://abcnews.go.com/US/life-captivity-cleveland-kidnapping-survivors-amanda-berry-gina/story?id=30532737

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Ariel Castro also had two brothers, Pedro and Onil. They were arrested under the suspicion of being tied with the kidnapping but were later released after an inverview with the victims

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-for this scene we would be walking around and then look at you and all ask in and Ariel Castro way " do u want to play Russian roulette" Pippa would then say " why not"
- we would all sit in a semi circle
- Pippa would then walk around with a gun ( I've got a kinda realistic one) and aim to all our heads whilst saying her monologue ( related to the whole Russian roulette thing)
- whilst this is going on we would all be doing a soundscape related to the monologue so if Pippa said "he would prayer" and someone would go "dear lord"
- later if Pippa was to talk about him sitting on her back Pippa could be at the front of the stage on her front and we could all have one foot on her back
- when she says how he only touched and talked we could crowd her and fake talk and over exagertly touch her in like an appropriate way

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- DeJesus said Castro asked her to play “Russian Roulette” with him, taking turns pointing a gun at each other.
-"In my head I’m like why not, I got nothing to lose,”
-“He went first,” she continued. “So then he pulls the trigger and nothing happens, and I think then he gives me the gun and I’m like, ‘OK, I’m about to like pull the trigger and everything,’ and he’s like, ‘let me pray for a minute.’ And I said ‘what?’ I’m like, ‘why are you going to pray?’ So he gets on his knees and he starts praying. … So then I pull the trigger and nothing happened.”

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I read about Gina's abduction and it says:
- he asked her to help move some equipment and then he started to touch her and stuff
- gina said "What are you doing? You could go to jail?" Ariel replies that "Well, OK, we’re going to, you’re going to go home now." and "But you can’t go through the same door you came in."
- Ariel took Gina to the basement and grabbed and chained her.
- Ariel didn't tie them tight enough so she threw them off and tried to run but he sat on her back
- she the kicked him and slightly bruised him
- DURING THE FIRST WEEKS ARIEL ONLY TALKED AND TOUCHED HER

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For pippa's scene I think we should do a soundscape. I read that the examiner likes soundscapes so if we can come up with any ideas for sounds ...

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In a strange turn of events, Castro was found hanged in his prison cell at the Correction Reception Center in Orient, Ohio, at 9:20 p.m. on September 3, 2013. After prison medical staff tried unsuccessfully to resuscitate Castro, he was transported to the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, roughly 20 miles outside of Orient. At 10:52 p.m. that evening, he was pronounced dead.

The following month, speculation surfaced that Castro's death might not have been a suicide, but rather, caused by auto-erotic asphyxiation—a sexual act in which an individual achieves pleasure through choking themselves, ultimately causing them to lose consciousness. Countering those assertions, the medical examiner who conducted Castro's autopsy, Jan Gorniak of Ohio, stated that she wholly believed that Castro had planned his death. "I did the autopsy myself. I saw the ligature. I saw the pictures of the cell," Gorniak said, according to a report by CNN. "It was a suicide."

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On May 6, 2013, Berry escaped from Castro's house. Police quickly freed the other women and arrested Castro that same day. In July 2013, Castro agreed to a plea deal that spared him from the death penalty. On July 26, he pleaded guilty to 937 charges, which included kidnapping, rape and murder (the murder charge stemmed from his role in ending one of Knight’s pregnancies). On August 1, 2013, Castro was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus an additional 1,000 years.

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- everyone write monologues
- watch 2 devised pieces on YouTube (other school)
- watch Miss Cella's research video

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- Mum and baby
- Grandad and son
- Orphan and welfare
- Psychiatrist
- Ensemble

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I will not say her name

Because I believe she hates her name.

But there was this woman who lived in Yorkshire.

Her baby was two years old.

She left him, strapped in his pram, in the kitchen.

She went out.

She stayed with friends.

She went out drinking.

The baby was hungry.

Nobody came.

The baby cried.

Nobody came.

The baby tore at the upholstery of his pram.

Nobody came.

She told the police:

“I thought the neighbours would hear him crying

and report it to someone who would come

and take him away.”

Nobody came.

The baby died of hunger.

She said she’d arranged for a girl,

Whose name she couldn’t remember

To come and look after the baby

While she stayed with friends.

Nobody saw the girl.

Nobody came.

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Her lawyer said there was no evidence

of mental instability.

But the man who promised to marry her

Went off with another woman.

And when he went off, this mother changed

from a mother who cared for her two-year-old baby

into a mother who did not seem to care at all.

There was no evidence of mental instability.

The Welfare Department spokesman said:

“I do not know of any plans for an inquiry.

We never became deeply involved.”

Nobody came.

There was no evidence of mental instability.

Only love can unlock locked-up love.

Manslaughter: she pleaded Guilty.

She was sentenced to be locked up

In prison for four years.

Is there any love in prisons?

She must have great pain.

Now she is locked up.

There is love in prisons,

But it is all locked up.

What she did to him was terrible.

There was no evidence of mental instability

What we are doing to her is terrible.

There is no evidence of mental instability.

Millions of children starve, but not in England.

What we do not do for them is terrible.

Is England’s love locked up in England?

There is no evidence of mental instability.

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Only love can unlock locked-up-love.

When I read about it in the papers I cried.

When my friend read about it in them papers he cried.

We shared our tears.

They did not help her at all.

She has been locked up.

For locking up her love.

There was no evidence of mental instability.

Unlock all of your love.

You have enough to feed all those millions of children.

Unlock all of your love.

You have enough for this woman.

Cry if you like.

Do something if you can. You can.

Unlock your love and send it to this woman.

I am sending her my love.

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is the father also to blame? should he get a prison sentence also for abandoning the mother. This can link to the topic of single parent family's / domestic abuse

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the fact that no names are mentioned could imply that this is a general thing that happens all across the world

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Could the baby be a metaphor for a child who is neglected by their parents. "no body came" is a reoccurring line in the poem. The mum is also described to have gone out drinking, (parents with a drinking problem).

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england is also guilty of neglect as many children globally starve but england do nothing about it.

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the government also failed the baby as they never became aware of the neglect of the baby

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Many people in england neglect and block out the thought of starving children by locking up their love

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With the mother telling the police that she thought her neighbors and babysitter would come to the baby, she is putting too much trust into other people to take care of her child

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If she wasn't married she shouldn't have had sex with the man

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-Can everyone like time themselves doing their monologue like full out with pauses,acting and also at a slower lace then put it on Padlet
- also can everyone try to come up with a small scene like ariel suicide

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some people credit the unsuccessfulness of countries to the state they were on during cononialism

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the baby was never loved neither was the mother ( by “the man who promised to marry her”) which is a common resemblance/link between the two of being unloved and rejected

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there’s so many different mental illnesses and so many yet to be discovered how can they really be sure she really isn’t mentally unstable

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If nothings per say is wrong with her could she be pure evil? Possibly a theme or recurring motif in our devised peace

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Action Against Abduction works to protect children from the threat of abduction. This includes abduction by a family member, by people who are known but not related to children, and by strangers. We aim to give parents the best information, and to ensure professionals have the right policies, so that we keep all of our children safe.

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Action Against Abduction works to protect children from the threat of abduction. This includes abduction by a family member, by people who are known but not related to children, and by strangers. We aim to give parents the best information, and to ensure professionals have the right policies, so that we keep all of our children safe.

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we could do something about the life inside of prisons. e.g, we could explore the idea of living in one of the most dangerous prisons in the world.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3969827/they-are-the-prisons-that-keep-cannibals-serial-killers-and-cartel-leaders-locked-up-so-whats-it-like-behind-bars-at-some-of-the-worlds-most-dangerous-prisons/

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Sat in a circle, waiting for session to start. Repeating “I’m ready”, gradually speeding up. Quick switch front the fast repetition to the psychiatrist’s calm tone, creating contrast. Psychiatrist comes along and says “Hi guys, welcome to the support group...”. Then it transitions into each of the individual pairs’ stories.

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Psychiatrist says “so why are you here”. The three individuals say “like everyone else, we’ve been in prison”. The mother says “I killed my baby”, the orphan says “I was left alone” and the son says “I couldn’t care for him anymore”

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The mother then stands individually and says “I killed my baby” switch everyone else replying by saying “you killed your baby?” and the mother then trying to defend herself. The rest of the support group start rapidly questioning her

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The mother narrates her story. Everyone else acts out as the ensemble being the toddler getting pushed around by the mother showing the neglect that the mother inflicted on it. Or everyone else moves the mother around showing how the mother has no control over what is happening. Build up of tension up until point of baby/toddler dies —> all quiet - freeze frame

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Son says “I didn’t really kill my father” with stuttering and then everyone else says in unison “but you did, didn’t you?” (questioning him)

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I think we could adapt this to be our piece

http://mrskempton.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/8/1/31818083/27_royal_jelly_by_jroald_dahl.pdf

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10 Teenagers Who Were Sentenced To Death

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If your intended effect is looking at people after being kept locked up this would be great

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Crime: The story of 3 girls who were kidnapped and kept captive for over 10years !

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https://edition-m.cnn.com/2013/07/26/us/cleveland-kidnappings-fast-facts/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.uk%2F

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Frantic Assembly | Masterclass: Learning to Fly | National Theatre

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On shared drive  there is a piece called 'Columbine' from 2017. If you go to 2mins and watch for about a minute or so you will see the chair duet they created for their opening. It is more sophisticated than the ones we have previously created and doesn't follow the restraints of actual chairs!

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Miss Cella said that if we wanted to focus on life after prison then to look at kidnapping.Personally, we shouldn't and should stick to neglect as we don't really have a clear and I'm aware a few groups are doing a similar idea. I feel we aren't really drawing any of the kidnapping theme from the stimulus.I'm not saying we have to do this but this just my concern.

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Miss Cella said that if we wanted to focus on life after prison then to look at kidnapping.Personally, we shouldn't and should stick to neglect as we don't really have a clear and I'm aware a few groups are doing a similar idea. I feel we aren't really drawing any of the kidnapping theme from the stimulus.I'm not saying we have to do this but this just my concern.

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The FULL interview with Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus - BBC Newsnight

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Ariel Castro, a Cleveland man who held three women against their will for about a decade, chained them and repeatedly raped them, has been sentenced to life in prison with no parole.

On Thursday, one of the three survivors spoke at his sentencing hearing, while representatives of the two others delivered victim impact statements to Judge Michael Russo.

Below are their complete written statements, as provided by the law firm Jones Day.

Michelle Knight
To Judge Russo:
I would like to tell you what 11 years of my life was like:

I missed my son every day. I wondered if I was ever going to see my son again - he was only 2 1/2 when I was taken.

I would look inside my heart and see my son. I cried every night. I felt so alone.

I worried about what might happen to the other girls and me every day.

The days never got shorter. The nights turned into days. The days turned into years. The years turned into eternity.

I knew nobody cared about me. He told me my family didn't care about me. He tormented me constantly, especially on holidays.

Christmas was the most traumatic day because I didn't get to spend it with my son.

No one should ever have to experience what we went through. Not even an enemy!

Gina and I were a team. I never let her fall and she never let me fall. She nursed me back to health when I was dying from his abuse. My friendship with Gina is the only good thing to come from this situation.

We said we'll all get out alive some day and we did!
To Ariel Castro:
I remember all of the times you came home talking about everyone else that did someone wrong. You acted like you weren't doing anything wrong. You said "at least I didn't kill you". You took 11 years from my life, but I've got my life back!

I spent 11 years in hell. Now your hell is just beginning. I will overcome all that happened, but you're going to face hell for eternity!

From this moment on, I am not going to let you define me or affect who I am. I will live on but you will die a little more inside each day as you think of those 11 years and the atrocities you inflicted on us.

What does God think of you hypocritically going to church each Sunday and then coming home to torture us? The death penalty would be the easy way out; you don't deserve that! We want you to spend the rest of your life in prison!

I can forgive you but I'll never forget. With God's guidance, I'll prevail and help other victims who may have suffered at the hands of another.

Writing this statement gives me the strength to be a stronger woman and know that there are more good people than evil.

I know there's a lot of people going through hard times but they need someone to reach out a hand for them to hold and let them know they are being heard.

After a long 11 years, I am being heard and it feels liberating!

Beth Serrano on behalf of Amanda Berry:

My name is Beth Serrano. I am Amanda Berry's sister.

The impact of these crimes on our family is something that we do not want to discuss with people we don't know. Even if I wanted to talk about it, it is impossible to put into words.

For me, I lost my sister for all those years and thought it was forever. And we lost my mother forever. And she died not knowing.

My mother and my sister, the two most loving people in the world. It is impossible to put into words how much it hurts.

Amanda is not here today. She is strong, beautiful, inside and out, and is doing better every day.

She's not just my only sister, but the best friend I have and the best person I know.

She does not want to talk about these things. She has not talked about these things even with me. And she does not want other people to talk about these things.

The main reason she does not want anyone to talk about these things, or be forced to talk about these things, is because she has a daughter.

She would like to be the person who decides what to tell her daughter, when to tell her daughter, and how to tell her daughter certain things.

When people say things and file things in court, it is public. It gets written about and talked about. By people we don't know.

Amanda's concern is that her daughter will hear about things, or read about things, said by the wrong people, the wrong way, at the wrong time.

Before Amanda thinks the time is right to tell her daughter.

My sister has asked me to say the same thing she has been saying since this case started. Please respect her privacy. She does not want other people to talk or write about what happened.

Now that there will be no trial, there doesn't seem to be any reason at all why people cannot do what she asks.

Amanda did not control anything for a long time. Please let her have control over this, so she can protect her daughter. She will do anything to protect her daughter.

She also asked me to say that she is grateful this case is over.

She wanted me to say thank you to people that have supported her and our family, including James Wooley, Henry Hilow, Heather Kimmel and everyone at the Jones Day law firm, the FBI, the Cleveland Police, the DeJesus family, the entire community and everyone else who's continued to stand by our side.

We appreciate everyone's support and kindness. Thank you.

Statement from Sylvia Colon on behalf of Gina DeJesus:

"My name is Sylvia Colon and I am a cousin and spokesperson for the DeJesus family. We have enjoyed our low-key lives and pray we can continue to savor our privacy.

On behalf of my entire family, we would like to thank the Honorable Judge Michael Russo, Office of Prosecutor Timothy McGinty and staff, as well as the defense team for the accelerated resolution to the Castro case. Today we will close this chapter of our lives.

Family members - we love you. To our friends, neighbors, FBI, Cleveland Police, Attorney Henry Hilow and our attorneys at Jones Day, the great city of Cleveland and too many others to name - thank you and God bless you.

For nine long years you have been by our sides, encouraging and supporting us. We shall never forget you. You are now a part of our family.

To Ariel Castro's family - we are saddened that you are burdened with this horror and will unfortunately forever be tied to these atrocities.

Please know that we do not hold you accountable and pray that you can one day be whole again. Continue to love and support one another - we promise you that with this recipe you will be triumphant.

Our family recognizes it is not for us to judge or determine any punishment. Only a higher power can do that.

Today is the last day we want to think or talk about this. These events will not own a place in our thoughts or our hearts. We will continue to live and love.

We stand before you and promise you that our beloved family member thrives. She laughs, swims, dances, and more importantly she loves and is loved.

We are comforted in knowing that she will continue to flourish. She will finish school, go to college, fall in love, and if she chooses, will get married and have children.

She is where we will continue to put in our energy. She lives not a victim, but as a survivor. Her insurmountable will to prevail is the only story worth discussing.

We ask that you continue to give her and our family privacy as we continue this journey back into society.

To Ariel Castro - Que Dios se apiade de su alma [May God have mercy on your soul].

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Ariel Castro, a Cleveland man who held three women against their will for about a decade, chained them and repeatedly raped them, has been sentenced to life in prison with no parole. On Thursday, one of the three survivors spoke at his sentencing hearing, while representatives of the two others delivered victim impact statements to Judge Michael Russo.

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Amanda Berry talking about her experience 

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https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/cleveland-house-of-horrors-sex-slave-amanda-berry-tells-of-her-decadelong-ordeal-chained-and-abused-by-ariel-castro/news-story/2b61122fe2f936402b8735d4196d3515

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Amanda was introduced to Michelle as Ariel’s brother’s girlfriend and Gina was introduced as Ariel’s daughter despite the fact that Michelle knew both of them previously

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Michelle wasn’t looked for because she’d run away previously from her house. She’d spent her early life in an over-crowded house getting raped and abused nightly by a relative living with them. She ran away and got taken in by an older man and a boy her age who took care of her in exchange for her selling drugs for them

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Michelle had been given a puppy by Ariel due to her constant pleading; she named it Lobo. After about four months of having it, Ariel broke its neck after getting frustrated at its barking when he tried to rape Michelle

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Michelle and Gina were chained together by the ankles. Amanda had more freedom and was able to fend of Ariel when he tried to rape her

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Ariel didn’t mean to kidnap Gina in the first place. There was another girl in her school that looked exactly liked her and he got the two of them confused. He didn’t know that he kidnapped Gina until her saw her name on the news, but he didn’t feel too bad about it. He even helped Gina’s parents search for her

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Ariel said to Michelle:
"No one was ever looking for you. That’s why I hate you the most. You ain’t nothin’ to nobody. Nobody loves you, and nobody misses you.”

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https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/abby-hernandez-teen-kidnapped-held-13195157.amp

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https://youtu.be/kSjaPrZ-BhU

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https://youtu.be/WJ_5PpzY_Tc

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https://youtu.be/bLObkZTi5TM

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https://youtu.be/MA0EXhKYplY

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The prison and idea of being locked up could be a metaphor for how people feel guilt and feel trapped in their own mind, no longer capable of showing love

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https://m.ranker.com/list/scary-abduction-stories/amandasedlakhevener

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It is a  true crime documentary, a family falls prey to the manipulative charms of a neighbor, who abducts their adolescent daughter.

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Frequent acts of violent crime have grown to form a major threat to Nigeria's national security. These include instances of militancy, insurgency and banditry. Banditry includes cattle rustling, armed robbery and kidnapping for ransom.

Kidnapping has remained the most virulent form of banditry in Nigeria. It has become the most pervasive and intractable violent crime in the country.

Kidnapping can be targeted at individuals or at groups. School children have been kidnapped in groups in various parts of Nigeria. Usually, the prime targets of kidnapping for ransom are those considered to be wealthy enough to pay a fee in exchange for being freed.

Nigeria has one of the world's highest rates of kidnap-for-ransom cases.

Kidnapping is the unlawful detention of a person through the use of force, threats, fraud or enticement. The purpose is an illicit gain, economic or material, in exchange for liberation. It may also be used to pressure someone into doing something-or not doing something.

Nigeria has one of the world's highest rates of kidnap-for-ransom cases. Other countries high up on the list included Venezuela, Mexico, Yemen, Syria, the Philippines, Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia.

Thousands of Nigerians have been kidnapped for ransom and other purposes over the years. Kidnapping has prevailed in spite of measures put in place by the government. The Nigerian police's anti-kidnapping squad, introduced in the 2000s, has endeavored to stem the menace. But this been to no avail, mainly due to a lack of manpower and poor logistics.

In my view these efforts have also failed because of weak sanctioning and deterrence mechanisms. Kidnapping thrives in an environment that condones crime; where criminal opportunism and impunity prevail over and above deterrence.

This obviously calls for an urgent review of Nigeria's current anti-kidnapping approach to make it more effective.

Opportunistic and organized bandits

Even prior to the advent of colonialism there were recorded cases of kidnap for rape, ritual or for other purposes in various parts of Nigeria. But kidnapping today is done primarily for ransom - either money or its material equivalent to be paid for someone's release. The underlying logic of the kidnapping enterprise is that the victim is worth a ransom value and they or their proxy have the capacity to pay.

Kidnappers persist because the benefits of their crimes exceed the costs.

Each victim has a so-called "kidnap ransom value" which makes them an attractive target. This value is determined by a number of factors. These include the victim's socio-economic or political status, family or corporate premium on the victim, the type of kidnappers involved, as well as the dynamics of ransom negotiation.

The kidnapping business in Nigeria has been mostly perpetrated by criminal gangs and violent groups pursuing political agendas. Bandits have often taken to kidnapping for ransom to make money. The escapades of the famous kidnap kingpin, Evans, speak volumes of this pattern of kidnapping. Evans was a multimillionaire kidnapper who was arrested in Lagos a few years ago. He is currently is detention awaiting trial.

Organized violent groups such as militants and insurgents have also been involved in kidnap for ransom in Nigeria. Current trends have been linked back to the example set by Niger Delta militants who resorted to solo and group abductions as a means of generating funds both for private use and for the cause of a particular group.

Similarly, Boko Haram insurgents have used the proceeds of kidnapping to keep their insurgency afloat. The insurgents engage in single or group kidnapping as a means of generating money to fund their activities. Huge sums are often paid as ransom by the victims' families and associates to secure their release.

In addition to militants and insurgents, organized local and transnational criminal syndicates have been involved. This is happening to apocalyptic proportions in North West Nigeria where rural bandits engage regularly in kidnapping in the states of Zamfara, Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi and Sokoto.

The cost

Kidnapping has led to the loss of tens of thousands of lives and huge sums of money in Nigeria. Many of the victims of the crime have been killed in the course of their abduction, custody or release. Many more have been injured. This is in addition to huge amounts of money lost to ransom takers.

For the victims and their families and friends, the consequences are even more frightful.

Nigeria should never have got here. Kidnappers persist because the benefits of their crimes exceed the costs. So the obvious solution is to raise the costs by imposing harsher, surer penalties. The present penalty for kidnapping ranges from one to 20 years in prison, with the possibility of life imprisonment for extreme cases involving, for instance, murder.

Stricter measures, such as life imprisonment or the death penalty, may not be completely out of place in dealing with the kidnapping menace. After all, the crime of kidnapping is a maximum threat that requires an equally maximum deterrence.

Chukwuma Al Okoli, Lecturer/Resident Researcher Department of Political Science, Federal University Lafia

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Kidnapping for ransom has become Nigeria's latest security problem

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Frequent acts of violent crime have grown to form a major threat to Nigeria's national security. These include instances of militancy, insurgency and banditry. Banditry includes cattle rustling, armed robbery and kidnapping for ransom. Kidnapping has remained the most virulent form of banditry in Nigeria.

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All the latest breaking news on kidnapping. Browse The Independent's complete collection of articles and commentary on kidnapping.

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An 8-year-old girl was found safe Sunday after being grabbed off a street in Fort Worth, Texas, police said.

Salem Sabatka was walking with her mother when she was taken and put in a vehicle.

Her mother went after her but was unable to stop the kidnapping. She fought with the man who took her daughter, grabbed a piece of his jewelry, but was then thrown from the vehicle, police said.

Part of the incident was captured on the doorbell camera of a neighbor, who ran out to the street after hearing the mother's screams.

Police quickly started looking for the girl and sent out alerts with photos and details of the car.

About eight hours later, police arrested Michael Webb, 51, on an aggravated kidnapping charge. Police expect additional charges to be added.

Police found Webb and the girl at a hotel after local church members who were looking for the car spotted it in Forest Hill, Texas.

"I have two boys and I would have wanted as many eyes looking out for my boys as possible," said Jeff King, a local pastor who went searching for the car after seeing the police alerts and then notified investigators of its whereabouts. "I feel like God allowed me to be a tool."

Sabatka was taken to a hospital for examination.

"Those of you who have camera doorbells, keep them going," Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price said at a press conference. "They were a huge help in getting this settled."

Associated Press and Sarah Twarog contributed.

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Girl, 8, found safe after being kidnapped while walking with her mom

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An 8-year-old girl was found safe Sunday after being grabbed off a street in Fort Worth, Texas, police said. Salem Sabatka was walking with her mother when she was taken and put in a vehicle. Her mother went after her but was unable to stop the kidnapping.

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strobe lighting for nightclub scene; red, yellow, blue & green

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For a possible scene, I was intrigued by this fact: 'He convinced Bob and Mary Ann that his subsequent treatment by a psychologist involved spending multiple nights in bed with Jan'. I thought one side of the stage could be Jan and the abductor doing a type of chair duet about the "abductor" forcing himself own her and then on the other side the parents chair dueting showing how uncomfortable they feel.

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timeline: three cleveland girls go missing; no word for 10 years - cnn

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Timeline: Three Cleveland girls go missing; no word for 10 years - CNN

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Lorain Avenue is where the nightmare began for three women held captive in a Cleveland home for roughly a decade.

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First Scene - 999 call / beginning of lover scene. German(the operator/interviewer) asks all of us a question each and we reply. Wavua's Character ( the lover) resists

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- party rockers
-last friday night (best so far)
-fancy

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four girls sat at front of stage showing four emotions, physically abused, psychologically abused, rebellious, in love (stockholm syndrome)

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write out a monologue
watch documentary
kind map ideas about characters / research

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Wavua research Michelle Knight
Pippa research Gina DeJesus
Emilia research Ashley Summers
I’ll research Amanda Berry

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The Cleveland Captives What Really Happened??  BBC crime documentary kidnapping 2013

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- 999 call
We did the research and took quotes from the actual 999 call. We split the quotes between us and developed our characters from the quotes that we used.
- Essence Machine in Pippa’s Monolgue
Showed how Pippa’s character was absorbed by what was happening. We used our research to create the actions, reflective of what she actually experienced.
- End Scene - “We never got justice!”
At the beginning of the scene, we showed his scentencing, but at the end of the scene, we showed his suicide in contrast. We spoke about how even after Ariel got incarcerated, they never actually got justice. But when they said “we never got justice”, we held hands to show their unity after their traumatic ordeal. We also said a key line to summarise each of our characters at the end to show how everything changed them.

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https://youtu.be/l4zXBU68JTw

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https://youtu.be/0Xxugnuaw9k

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https://youtu.be/HyX_nxUxn60

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https://youtu.be/8G0ca1obwmc

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3057392/Cleveland-house-horrors-survivors-reveal-Ariel-Castro-raped-5-times-day.html

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just want to let everyone know we've got 22 days until we perform our devised piece. Thats less than a month. so we need to meet at least 3 times a week and maybe even weekends . what days can everyone do.

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White fill lighting to represent newspaper
Spotlight on each character
This scene could be played multiple times and whenever each girl is captured and gives the audience an insight to how they felt being taken and their time in captivity

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Room ( Devised A Level, Physical Theatre- inspired by Frantic, DV8, Gecko)

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Ripped! Physical Theatre (inspired by DV8, Frantic Assembly, Gecko)

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scene 2 - lovers scene
scene 2.5 - dance/physical theatre W to P

scene 3 - emotional abuse
scene 4 interview scene ( maybe0
scene 4.5 - dance/physical theatre I to J
scene 5 - rebellion
scene 5.5 -dance/physical theatre I to E
scene 6 - physical abuse
scene 6.5 - big dance
scene 7 - chair duet

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Can someone put the videos for the scene 

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Can someone put the videos for the scene 

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Can we delete the columns themes questions and context and Izzy can u make us so we can add coloumns if we need to