Fairness In The Film Directed By Spike Lee Doing The Right Thing

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In todays society people are generally motivated by the idea of fairness, Humans have the assumption of their idea of fairness is acting on achieving social goals , but in reality to many the concept of fairness is usually lead by selfish motives to an ideas in which fairness will benefit them in their individual needs. According to the Oxford English Dictionary the word “fairness” by definitions means: Impartial and just treatment or behavior without favoritism or discrimination. By definition the world is to have an interest or goal that with beintft everyone and not just one individual. typically generated to fit a persons self interest. in the movie directed by Spike Lee Doing the Right Thing

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