Chris Abani discusses the idea of "ubuntu" in his Ted talk. He argues about the right to stand up against soldiers, being more compassionate and being human by reclaiming their humanity. He started by talking about the philosophical concept of Ubuntu this posits the notion that “the only way for me to be human is for you to reflect my humanity back at me” In Abani's eyes this meant that “there’s no way for us to be human without other people”. When you listen to Chris Abani you see exactly how the truth can hurt. Abani's stories describes to us a better life despite of all the bad things.
Humanity simply means being a human. The word humanity has a positive outlook on our society to most.Its the ability to empathize and sympatheize for one another to improve another human's life. Many people feel dehumanized because of historic situations and the lack of control they have among their own life. Columbus stated "As soon as I arrived in the Indies, on the first Island which I found, I took some of the natives by force in order that they might learn and might give me information of whatever there is in these parts." This is an example of dehumanizing by taking peoples identity. …show more content…
Many historic events do not reflect history instead it just brightens up a deeper meaning to life and shows why we need to reclaim humanity. Langston hughes wrote "If we must die, let it not be like hogs hunted and penned in an inglorious spot… Like men we'll face the murderous cowardly pack, Pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back!" Meaning that being human is worth fighting for and no one should have the power to take that away from anyone
Humanity simply means being a human. The word humanity has a positive outlook on our society to most.Its the ability to empathize and sympatheize for one another to improve another human's life. Many people feel dehumanized because of historic situations and the lack of control they have among their own life. Columbus stated "As soon as I arrived in the Indies, on the first Island which I found, I took some of the natives by force in order that they might learn and might give me information of whatever there is in these parts." This is an example of dehumanizing by taking peoples identity. …show more content…
Many historic events do not reflect history instead it just brightens up a deeper meaning to life and shows why we need to reclaim humanity. Langston hughes wrote "If we must die, let it not be like hogs hunted and penned in an inglorious spot… Like men we'll face the murderous cowardly pack, Pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back!" Meaning that being human is worth fighting for and no one should have the power to take that away from anyone