Changed Against Will

The quote, “A mind changed against its will is of the same opinion” means that a person cannot force another individual to change the opinion he or she believes or to carry out a specific task. People should not be forced into unwanted tasks, as it causes both physical as well as mental problems. However, many people do not believe this speaking to don’t because the people they are admit their actual opinions. By forcing people to perform tasks that they do not want to do, it does not change their minds, just makes them aggravated or stressed. Forcing tasks upon others has been an occurrence since before the beginning of slavery in 1619. World leaders have always stressed about following individual wills and doing whatever the person wants to do, whether it’s going to medical school or trying a new food. Many people cannot follow their own wills because there are others that push, or even force, people to perform a …show more content…
In this, masters would force both women and men to perform different tasks, depending on the area in which the master lived. For example, if the master lived on a farm, slaves would be forced to produce an enormous amount of crops in a short amount of time. If the crops were not produced, the masters would beat the slaves. In addition, slaves were often also forced to convert to Christianity, even though they didn’t believe in it. Lastly, women in slavery were often forced to give up their own child so the master could sell him or her to another person, even though, as mothers, they didn’t actually want to give up their children, in fact, most of the time the children were forcefully taken away, or even kidnapped from their families. During every single one if these scenarios, the people most likely did not believe the words they were told, or did not want to do the tasks forced upon them, but they did it because the slaves knew that they would be punished if they