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The Use Of Torture In Rendition

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After watching Rendition, if I was asked to teach about torture I would answer and explain some basic questions about it. For example, What is torture? Why is it used? For whom is it used for? Is it legal? Etc. My first topic would be to explain what torture is. As defined by Webster, torture is the act of causing severe physical pain as a form of punishment or as a way to force someone to do or say something or; something that causes mental or physical suffering: a very painful or unpleasant experience. Some examples shown in Rendition were waterboarding, starvation, and electrocution.
After defining it, I would teach about why it was/is used illegally and why it is condemned. I would also explain why torture could be justified. For example,
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