Summary: Part A:Shin Dong-hyuk was born in North Korea in a brutal prison camp called, Camp 14. He grew up in the camp, where he witnessed too many inhumane horrors to list. Shin knew nothing of the outside world, had never heard of Kim Jong, or realized that food was cooked and enjoyed in other parts of the world. He was raised without love, and he regarded his mother as merely competition for food. In fact, he reported his mother to guards for talking of plans to escape. In return, the guards made Shin watch as they shot her, and then tortured him for four days. He never considered escaping until he heard stories that food was plentiful and cooked in the outside world. Eventually, he did escape, at least physically; emotionally he is dealing with extreme guilt and post-traumatic stress syndrome for the first time in his life. Journalist Blaine Harden tells the unbelievable story of the life of Shin in his book, “Escape from Camp 14”.Part B:Some may remember her for her dramatic roles in film and theater. We now know her for her poem, On the Pulse of the Morning, which she delivered at the inauguration of President Clinton and her masterpiece of literature, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Always evolving toward her ultimate art form, Dr. Maya Angelou now most profoundly influences the world with her writing. Yet, throughout her career, she was always involved in civil rights. Dr. Maya Angelou became friends with a young Malcolm X and worked for Dr. Martin Luther King. Even James Baldwin influenced her to turn to writing as a career. Stemming from her involvement in civil rights and fueled by her love for all humanity, she has always worked tirelessly to span the gaps of race and gender. Now Dr. Maya Angelou is working on another project, the Maya Angelou Center for Women’s Health and Wellness, located in her hometown of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The goals of the center are educating women on healthy living and achieving equality in women’s health care
