His actions discouraged loyalty to the colonial government and England. Pretty soon, Bacon’s Rebellion group convinced him to lead them in fighting against the Indian tribes. He and his men attacked Indians that were causing trouble as well as innocent Indian tribes that only wanted peace. Even though he was denied commission to attack the hostile Native Americans, he did it anyway along with attacking friendly Natives, too. This was, in my opinion, the event that officially qualifies him as a traitor; the fact that he disobeyed the government whenever he pleased.
Saying that he does not deserve this is as if almost to say he did not exist. Hitler deserves his reputation without a doubt, even though Hitler’s reputation is a horrible one, why can’t Alexander receive his, much more it is not a negative one, one that killed a mass of people. Now maybe Alexander did kill many people in his time of reign, but most of those kills were because of war. Hitler’s reason was for an evil hatred of the Jewish community. I think that the idea that he does not deserve his reputation is solely for argument, because some people love the feeling of making other people angry.
For it is a natural human instinct to stereotype. For centuries, we have been stereotyping different races such as the blacks. The whites used to see them as evil doers, but now we realize that it is not true. In the book, Tom Robinson was killed because he was stereotyped. If he had an impartial jury, he would have been a free man.
I don’t want to stay cause they might beat me up” (173). An innocent man was ordered to leave to a different town or else the cops threated to beat him up merely because he was native they felt like they had superior power over him to threaten to beat him up. Prejudice is an international issue and in everyway treating a human being as an unequal due to physical appearance and personal costumes is absurd. The discrimination that takes place in both short stories negatively forces change, which is one of the factors for the loss off culture. In order to fit in with society native culture is demolished.
Harsh feelings could bring up the incentive to kill the famous president. Stanton could imagine it as the rebels ace in the hole, a way to turn the tables. Lincoln’s presence in the theater was advertised, so it had been filled with people. This worried both Stanton and Mrs. Lincoln, but Lincoln ignored their worries, claiming them to be too cautious. Lincoln had
Searching for something that seems to be the “truth” can cause blindness on what is the “real” truth. Javert couldn’t see what was real and because of that, he killed himself at the end of the movie. He talked about breaking rules and how he believed Jean should have be arrested, or killed for that matter. He soon realized that he, himself, has broken a rule. He could not see that Jean has changed.
elements of the Toulmin Model and can be analyzed according to the model. In the article, Lundegaard claims that the motion picture Crash should not be included on the ballot for best picture at the 2006 Academy Awards. The author’s claim is a claim of value, because it asserts his evaluation of the picture. Lundegaard supports his claim by stating his opinion that the movie gives an unrealistic view of a serious subject: the combination of race and class. He says the movie is not practical because the characters in the movie literally verbalize their racially- charged thoughts.
The malicious acts committed by Malcolm X reflect the idea that people ignore truth to conform to society. Known for having strong opinions, Malcolm X seems to be an unlikely victim of blind conformity. However, as shown in his essay, “My First Conk”, Malcolm X was victimized by this need to conform. Changing to look or behave like another because it is more desired by the public is due to a disregarding of self-claimed morals and values, an over emphasis of the media and outside opinions, and an insecurity. In “My First Conk”, Malcolm X assured that black people were being brainwashed to believe that they actually were inferior to white people, thus they conked their hair; which was a hair straightener gel made from lye popular among African-American men from the 1920s to the 1960s.
During the beginning of colonial settlement, Britain did not enforce strict laws upon the colonies because it wanted them to prosper. Once war broke out between the French and the British in the French and Indian war, Britain began to enforce harsher laws and greater taxes on the colonies to draw revenue for the war. This in turn, angered the colonists and they began to think twice about having another country rule them. The colonists at the time also violated the same ideals of equality of rights and rule of law when they discriminated against the African Americans, Native Americans, and the poorer white settlers by forcing people into slavery with terrible conditions and taking land just because the colonist needed it. When the French and Indian War broke out between the British and the French, Britain hoped to use the colonies as an extra source of wealth to fight the war.
Okonkwo’s tragic flaw is his fear of weakness and failure. Okonkwo is impulsive; he acts before he thinks. Consequently, Okonkwo offends the Igbo people and their traditions as well as the gods of his clan. Okonkwo is advised not to participate in the murder of Ikefemuna, but he actually kills Ikefemuna because he is “afraid of being thought weak.” Tradition was very important to Okonkwo as it was with most of the clan. Order was maintained by tradition and Ibo tradition was steeped in superstition.