Several modern rulers (from everyday fathers to leaders of the country) have begun as ‘brave soldiers’ and ended as crazy destroyers because of their poor choices and the consequences. Psychologists have shown us that, behind seemingly straightforward human motives (good or bad), there are often extremely complicated emotions and intentions. From Macbeth killing practically everyone in his life for his own gain, to the armed robberies and riots happening all over the world, we see greed, violence and people struggling with the concept of right and wrong in our everyday lives, no matter how far we think we’ve come from Macbeth. Lately we’ve been hit by a tidal wave of armed robberies. From general stores to petrol stations and even a train station in Perth has come under attack from guns and knives.
This helps use know that because of that some colonist went there to make it worse by creating more conflict with the natives by stealing their food and killing people (Document D). The second reason for some deaths in Jamestown was because of the lack of skill. They had plenty gentlemen that didn't know what they are doing or how to
Because of the uprising led by Brutus’ father, Cassius and Brutus conspire to do the same thing. However, back then was a lot different from the current day that Brutus lives in. When his father killed the man, the nation rejoiced but that was before they grew attached to the guy who was trying to be crowned king. In the present day it is different because a lot of
Mr. Columbus killed and raped Native Americans because in his eye they were less than humans. Lastly, I learned about the Gorilla gang leader, Bloody Bill Handerson. This man was known for robbing banks, people, and killing people for sport. Not only was a cold-blooded person but he was also made an idol by the media. The film explained the relationship between violence and racial prejudice by showing us that it is through racial prejudice comes violence.
An example is in the Rwandan Genocide in which 800,000 Tutis were killed by Rwandan extremists. The Hutu controlled the radio stations which encouraged them to kill the Tutis “cockroaches”. The group were dehumanised in which their members were seen as worthless and not worthy of moral consideration. The last idea is that of situational variables. ZImbardo argues that the powerful influence on situation can have on people’s
It appears that Columbus is an impatient man, for when he did not get what he wanted, when he wanted, he released his wrath by brutally killing the natives, and so they could recognize his authority. Columbus also found that the success of his conquest was most important to him. It would not
This writing was so detailed in the horrible mistreatments of the slaves that, he began to be accused of treason of his own country. His brutal descriptions of the slave’s treatment seem to prove his motives positive. It seems that he wants others to be disgusted by these wrong doings, just as he was. It is said in his writing, The Very Relation of the Devastation of the Indies, “And the Christians, with their horses and swords and pike began to carry out massacres and strange cruelties against them. They attacked the towns and spared neither the children nor the aged nor pregnant women nor women in childbed, not only stabbing them and dismembering them but cutting them into pieces as if dealing with sheep in the slaughter house”(37).
Aggravated, Odysseus carefully planned a trap with the help of two loyal men and killed all the suitors. Odysseus is someone who would not be considered heroic today for he was disrespectful, cheated his wife, and killed many people. In the beginning of the Odyssey, Odysseus landed on the land of the Cyclopes. There he and his men met Polyphemus. Odysseus thought very low and rude about him.
Another major reason was the war itself, as it killed many natives. The advantages that the Spanish had over the natives were immense. The Indigenous people had “wooden clubs tipped anridged with razor-sharp obsidian...that probably shattered against Spanish helmets.” (Acuna 2007) While the Spanish had long, sharp swords that easily killed natives in a short amount of time. This advantage allowed the Spanish to approach and kill the native warriors that gathered and protected their leaders, and once their leaders had been killed, his followers would thereupon surrender to the Spanish. (Acuna
This man caused a family to be broken, a man to be scarred forever, and disturbed the minds of thousands of people across the nation. I guess it goes without saying that he deserved far more than life in prison with a chance of parole. This criminal deserved the DEATH penalty. You should definitely consider this a case of injustice. Lastly, the Charles Manmosn case was a situation of injustice because it make other criminals think that they can get away with doing wrong things without getting proper punishment.