They also believed that a gay person is committing a sin and would burn in hell for having a sexual experience with a person of the same sex. (Rathus, Nevid & Fichner-Rathus, 2005) Until recently, some religions would perceive the male on male and female on female sexual interaction as inappropriate. Then, consider the cross cultural viewpoints and according to the text, it appears that there are some cultures that are more accepting to this. The New Guinea is one of the cultures that are more excepting to the view of homosexuality. In this culture the young
In The Scarlet Letter evil is portrayed in many ways. A woman and her child are forced to live in shame because of two men’s indecencies. While most people in that time believed the way a Puritan should, others were more rebellious. Roger Chillingworth and Arthur Dimmesdale, both considerably older men, express evil all throughout the story. Chillingworth, a man of age and wisdom, has a dark side that many don’t see.
I believe that Oedipus suffered from PTSD after finding out the true story of his life. The role of women has improved but not by much. Women now have more rights when it comes to publicly working but still don’t have as many opportunities as men. Oedipus and Jocasta were not guilty, because they got together unknowingly that they were mother and son. They end up feeling guilt and shame because they have violated tow of the basic rules of humanity.
The shame pressed down on his shoulders with an unbearable weight. He also describes the injustices in detail, using vivid pictures like 'The wretched prisoners huddling in the stinking cages…'; (Orwell,277). This does not come from someone who condones such behavior. It stems from a troubled, remorseful soul. The mob, thousands by his description, also pressured him.
However, the word “pain” tells us that it is an agonizing, and confusing period for young people when they are trying to discover their sexuality, but the word does not criticize being homosexuals, it only states that it can be difficult. This implies that Bennett is aware of the homophobia that was and still is a serious issue in society, and that it is not always easy to come out as homosexual. Posner’s next line of speech after this is “I just wish there were marks for it”. This jokingly criticizes the exam focussed, functional education system, because this shows Posner’s obsession of doing well in exams. This criticism of exams
This is the attitude of most people of Laramie. They do not trust gay men or gay women. This is rather strange as it strongly opposes the great ideal of Laramie life – “Live and let live” (Kaufman 17). Such level of discrimination in Laramie has only creates great problems of insecurity within the society itself. This level of insecurity has only given birth to great amounts of mistrust within the Laramie
Watching this film was extremely moving. The death of Matthew Shepard has forced me to take a step back and reflect how cruel homophobia can be. Hating someone just because they are homosexual is no different than hating someone because they are Jewish, black, or Latino. It is expressing hate towards someone different than himself or herself. Correlating racism and homophobia may seem like an extreme, but realistically they are closely related.
Amanda Porter 12 Angry Men GROUPTHINK VS. MINORITY INFLUENCE The jury situation portrayed in 12 Angry men had a lot of symptoms that would normally lead to a groupthink phenomenon. For example, the majority of the group had a belief in the moral correctness of their decision—they were punishing a bad person, they had a stereotyped view of the people who opposed them (bleeding heart, do-gooders). There was extreme pressure to conform, an illusion of unanimity (at least in the beginning), many of the jurors engaged in self-censorship (they didn’t initially voice their opinions) and strong personalities that were trying to push the group in a certain direction. Despite these symptoms, the minority was able to override the majority and sway the vote
This reading was about the viewpoints of heterosexuals who feel and question if homosexuality should be eliminated. Many do not feel that this is a way of life, and this reading proved the viewpoints of many who see homosexuality as a disease, immoral, lecherous, or anti-social. Even though those who do not agree or approve with homosexuality, they stand it. Throughout this reading, it talks about how society deals with homosexuality, trying to cure it when, really, society is just making it worse. Society makes it clear their disapproval of homosexuality, but tries to punish it in a way that does not begin to “cure” it at all.
As the storm approaches around him, King Lear goes mad, tortured by the pain of the turn his life has received. The madness is the understandable reaction to a life that has no meaning or purpose. Mad can also be used to describe upset and deranged. People seen King Lear this way quite often but some didn’t understand why. My mom has always said “For every action, there is a reaction.” I believe that all the “madness” that is going on is all for a reason.