A Desire to Resist Oppression Is Implanted in the Nature

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This expository piece in the form of an essay is designed to be read by my teacher as well as my fellow classmates. It explores the idea of how a desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man in the context of ‘Out of Oppression’. This piece aims to inform what happens when people resist oppression. After reading this piece, the audience should understand why people have a desire to resist oppression and what the results of these actions are. This idea connects with the core text, “The Power of One” because many of the characters have the desire to stand against oppression. Given that my audience will be well informed, I will use formal language suited to my purpose. “A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man.” Oppression is the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner. Several people are always oppressed in many countries all over the world. Some people have tried and done something about it and others have stay hidden. It is true that a desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man. It is by standing against oppression when people know that whatever way is available; they are still going to suffer, to live in a world that’s not oppressed and feel secured and how there are wars still happening due to oppression. Knowing that you are going to get oppressed either way, why not stand up and get your freedom? In the movie, “The Power of One”, a character named Geel Piet has always been suffering from the oppression by the warder named Borman. The warder always treated him as dirt and cruelly hit him. Though Geel Piet always suffered from the oppression, he tried to make a difference for his people. At last, he has a chance for his people to become free by expressing themselves in a song at a concert. By doing so, it has cost him his life where he got killed by Borman, but he was

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