Argumentative Essay: The Oppression Of Life

One of every 10,000 americans don’t have an education, instead they are forgotten. To be forgot is like not having knowledge of something. Just like the oppression of the mind it is what keeps us from being sophisticated and leads us to ignorance, and with ignorance leads to racism which impacts our lives to mentally hurt and abuse each other. Today, we live in a world where our education and race are things we fight for. Like being a great man from his past Frederick Douglas lived a perfect example of what we minimally see today. Although some people feel pain physically. Both physical and mental aspects of knowing have a head to head exchange with each other. The pain on the body can lead to mental wounds as well as the mental issues, but I think that …show more content…
Day in day out he worked as a slave, not a man who gets payed but a slave with no value. This is something that leads to depression and stress which can leave a huge mark on someone. It often led to slaves losing their mind or worse being unable to express emotion. Even if they were to think of their possible freedom they couldn't do it. There was one way however that gave slaves a sense of freedom. An example of that would be, Slaves sing most when they are unhappy. The songs of the slave represent the sorrow of his heart, and he is relieved by them … jaws of slavery.¨ (Douglas 30) This is what gives them a way out of reality away from their daily struggles, a way they can escape their mental punishment. For the body this is just an action taking place by which brings relaxation of the body, but it does prove that it's better to be mentally sane then physically relaxed. Being sane is proof of emotion and having control of a way out. With songs slaves use this to help themselves rid of becoming insane. While being still uneducated gives slaves a chance to have hope, being beaten to a pulp for no reason leaves scars and pain we live the rest of our