This enquiry includes German philology, philosophy, psychology, and
pedagogy in order to implement improvements by learning,
self-discipline, understanding and reflection. This report reveals
erosions of personality and family-relationships through infringements
of human rights by the State Secret Police in the former East Germany.
Through the research and self-directed and practical actions, we can
grasp Whitehead's living contradiction. I adopted Tian and Laidlaw's
step-by-step guide to complete the five action research-cycle questions.
This complex process is illuminated by its historical background,
access to Stasi records and picture-footage from Hoheneck Prison. The
report seeks after truth, justice, and peace; it holds a mirror up to
Germany's past. The text is dedicated to all, but particularly to those
who suffered under the GDR regime, and serves both as ethnographic
research and as a transparent banner of hope for human wellbeing and