Several paradoxes existed, and could be argued to still exist, but the most significant one as indicated by the document itself was that the students were “imbued with urgency, yet the message of [the American] society [was] that there [was] no viable alternative to the present.” How were they supposed to draw attention to matters that others had deemed insignificant or obsolete? The challenge to overcoming this paradox was solved by breaking down the naivety of the mass populous and creating a society that questioned and strived for more for themselves and others. This lack of control, attention, or interest directly affected the other paradoxes that existed in the students lives: the fact that America declares equality for all and yet marginalizes a group of people due to their race; the proclamations of peace by America in the Cold War while secretly fueling up for an arms race; the great and yet destructive potential of nuclear power; the image of the overwhelming wealth and influence of the United States and the lack of effort to facilitate that growth in other nations . These paradoxes, like the first one mentioned, are completely influential to a society, especially if they go unnoticed or unquestioned, because they seem daunting, even impossible, to overcome as a task. If they are not
These beliefs have been the ideas and founding principles in the past, but in our modern society, voter suppression has again and again crippled the rights of the people. In the recent century, many laws and political tactics have forced many people away from voting. Why is it important for Americans to vote? The question may have conversional answers. Voting is important because it allows individuals their rights as humans to express their opinions.
When this book was written in the 1970’s, America was going through a drastic change in culture with the help of the civil rights movement. During this time period it took a while for some Americans to adjust to the situation because they felt a little uncomfortable with all of the changes that were occurring and furthered the idea that people are afraid of change. In Silko’s novel, the people of Laguna are simply afraid of change because of the way they treated Tayo, who was known as a “half-breed” (Native American descent mixed with Caucasian). A character by the name of Night Swan, discussed with Tayo about that issue. Night Swan told Tayo with an understanding tone, “I saw the color of your eyes.” She addressed the fact that he was embarrassed because he was of a mixed ethnicity.
If we look back in history race was what mattered most. Throughout History people have been discriminating and have also been judgmental about another person from a different race. Back then you couldn’t write the story of an African American because you will be in trouble with the laws, the Jim crow laws were the laws that enforced this from happening. People from different races have been used through out history for example slavery, experiments, and even torture. The year today is 2012 and we are still discriminating against others and we have been for many years, is society ever going to get along?
Is the War on Terror similar to Vietnam? The question above is what most people today are asking themselves, and this is what many believe. Some would say that the answer is yes. Both the Iraq and Vietnam wars are fighting to win two unwinnable ideas, have a worldwide impact on the economy, and are repeating a dark time in history all over again. The Vietnam War began in the 1970’s and was one of the worst wars our country has ever been a part of, besides the world wars.
The Crucible The validity of Arthur Miller's The Crucible has sparked much debate over its relevance in modern society. Furthermore, questions have been raised over the inclusion of Miller's play in the Senior English Curriculum, with many arguing that it does not promote socially appropriate values, attitudes and beliefs. However, as an allegory, The Crucible was written in 1953 during Post-War America, whilst the infamous anti-communist McCarthy Trials took place. Though written more than half a century ago, The Crucible transcends time. Analogous ideologies of religion, rebellion and hysteria highlight the significance of Miller's text in contemporary society, and the importance it holds within the Senior
What we have considered taboo in previous years is now becoming just as normal as straight couples being able to marry. there are things we may consider to be normal and acceptable now that later down the line we look back to see how unfair they really were. Social norms will always change because Our beliefs on what is right are always changing. Social norms can never be perfect because not everyone will think the same or believe in the same things there will always be some type of flaw. So when will it be appropriate to question social norms?
Stanislav Prasolov 04/06/13 Diversity and It’s Discontents When moving to another country is always not easy because it takes a lot of time to get use to new society and culture. You get treated differently when people find out you’re an immigrant from different country, some people would bully you and some would not pay attention to you at all because they would look at you as an “the other”. Even if you were born in United States and your nationality is Spanish and you speak fluent English, the American people would still judge you as “the other” just like Arturo Madrid the author of Diversity and It’s Discontents. Madrid had a hard time to fit in, he was looked at the “other” which means not fitting in the group
In my opinion I feels like TV censorship should be more strict. Censorship is considered by some to be to lenient already. Many people see TV and wonder how some of the words being said are even being allowed to come out. People are unhappy with rules and regulations around censorship especially when the subject of children comes up. Basically people who want censorship to be more strict want, “protection of minors from pornographic material, protection of information/intelligence of National Security including information regarding the Military (weapons tech, enemy knowledge, etc.
For example, the legal abolition of untouchability in India, has been one of the many attempts to change a long standing social norm but unfortunately it has not yet succeeded due to the lack of social support by the masses. The term ‘social change’ talks about the changes that take place in human interactions and inter-relations. It also describes the different changes that take place in various social institutions, social processes, social organizations etc., including