I know that it is a tourist attraction not only for the prison, but for the island itself. You can catch a tour off the San Fransisco Bay area and you can purchase the tickets on-line. I do not believe nor have I heard anything about it re-opening, making it a meseum would be a cool thing.
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I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.