Baca later states, while being in jail, “All the fights I’d won to prove I was a man didn’t matter; nothing mattered expect what I was going to do now. The longer I postponed the inevitable showdown, the more it looked like I was afraid and the stronger it made him.” (Page #) When Baca says him he is referring to the black man who comes off as threat to him so something has to be done before the worse comes to him. Being put in this predicament he has to prove he’s a man so he can feel accepted from the society in jail. Along with masculinity, Baca has a hard time dealing with abandonment. As a
All the President's Men is an important film because it gives us a behind the scenes look as to how one of the most famous scandals in American history was broken. The hard work and determination of the two journalists who reported the story, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, will never be forgotten and they will always be looked upon as legends in the journalism world. Woodward and Bernstein needed to pursue this story for many reasons. Most importantly because the public has the right to know if the government is engaged in illegal activities. If Woodward and Bernstein hadn't pursued the story, the scandal would have likely never gotten out, and the public would have never known about the unjust and wrong actions of the Nixon administration.
Kovic feels so strongly against this war that he even puts himself in a position where he was sent to jail for his beliefs. Kovic moves a lot of people with this powerful book of his life. The unique aspect about Kovic's book, "Born on the Fourth of the July" is that Kovic wrote the entire book from personal experience. Kovic is not a writer but had a lot to say. He writes his beliefs and thoughts down to tell the world.
I especially enjoyed his analysis on the vigilantes and in particular the American Protective League (APL) which is a fairly significant picture of the state of affairs within our country and moreover, the lack of control the government had against the people. The “conspiracy theorist” inside of me has always believed in false flag terror, citizen spies and inside jobs and the existence of the APL was complete confirmation for me. While most would argue that these types of organizations couldn’t exist today, Kennedy opens the door to this type of behavior, which seems illegal in its very fibers. As discussed last week, this time period was rich with reform and political parties were eager to trump the other in any way possible. In Over Here, Kennedy touches on the elites pulling the strings behind the scenes spreading political influence and propaganda along the way.
Even though his own brother committed the sin, he knew it was wrong no matter who it was: "Maybe a jury will cut him loose. I wont. By god I wont” (143). Knowing most of Wes’s family is against the fact that Frank should not be punished; Wes puts his emotional feelings aside and grows up. Just by one fault by the closest man in his life, Wes realizes he has changed in better ways as things have gotten more complicated: “ My father stood for moral absolution ” (144).
In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus is a lawyer in Maycomb County, and the father of Jem and Scout. He is the man who had the courage to stand for what he believes and to fight against what he thinks is wrong. He takes Tom Robinson’s case even though he knows that he is going to lose and that the town’s people would not be happy with it. He believes that every human being should be treated and respected equally no matter his or her appearance. Atticus’ sense of justice redeems Maycomb County from their prejudice.
The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” Mandela begins taking charge and challenging the process right from his first day in office. When the leader of his bodyguards, Jason, asks for more men he supplies him with white bodyguards previously in the SAS. Jason protests but Mandela explains to him that people see him with his bodyguards and they are a direct reflection of him. “The past is the past. We look to the future now.” “Forgiveness liberates the soul.” By insisting the bodyguards all work together, he’s calmly modeling the way for others.
Again, as I stated in the above, I understand the game President Obama is playing given whom he is trying to appease and the far right of center competition he’ll be facing come the 2012 elections. But Dr. King knew he’d be killed from the warnings he had been getting from the FBI and J. Edgar Hoover, and yet he never let up or gave in to the White center, southern segregationists, or even the northern liberal
He never backed out even when some of his people weren’t ready, he got threatened to get assassinated, cabinet members were arguing, and many of his soldiers had died. However, Lincoln continued to be brave for our nation. He never felt pressured to just surrender. He had continued fighting until the Confederacy was defeated. Lincoln had never given up, not without getting what he wanted done in the begginning.
“If a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live.” (A Testament of Hope, pg. 52). Not only did he stand up for unjust actions he believed in non-violence. Every protest or March, King would not fight back. Yes, sometimes he and his supporters were badly bruised, but he proved that through non-violent acts justice can be redeemed.