Without a doubt the hardest of the three articles was Jean Jacques Rousseau’s A Discourse on the Moral Effects of the Arts and Sciences. Primarily, because it was written nearly 250 years ago in French and then translated to English. The article's focuses on Rousseau beliefs that human morality can become corrupt when heavily exposed to the arts and sciences. Furthermore, he goes on to discuss the impact that the present day super powers (France, Spain, England) have on the countries that they invade. The people living in these unconquered lands have been preserved from the contagion of useless knowledge, have by their virtues become happy in themselves” (Rousseau 2-3). Describing how it is not morally or ethically acceptable for these countries
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It is not something that is done intentionally; it is just what has been taught in schools for the longest time. The main character of the story realizes that what he has learnt in school is nowhere close to reality, “I found myself thinking that they didn’t look like Indians to me, the Indians I knew from my school books and from the movies, the Indians, in fact, who were depicted inside the museum displays I was looking at” (Francis 2). In Canada, most people associate the word Indian with someone living in a tipi, wearing a war bonnet and who hunts with a wooden bow and arrow to catch their meals. Throughout the world there are many nations or cultures that have also somehow kept their stereotypes from the 1700s. Other examples include China and Japan with their traditional attire. Unlike Chelsea Vowel’s article, which focuses on the political issues, Daniel Francis targeted the visual stereotypes that these people are pictured …show more content…
Her writing style also feels a little bit more personal, as if she could have said all of these things to you during a debate. In addition, the article paints a very good picture of the issues that Chelsea and her family have had to endure because of whom they are labeled as. However, it also discusses these issues on a level that will surely entertain someone with a deeper knowledge of these issues. Personally, the most insightful sections of her article where the first and second chapter because I believe it is an issue that many people struggle with. Most people never ever intend on being insulting when discussing these people but come off as such because they use a derogatory
It is not something that is done intentionally; it is just what has been taught in schools for the longest time. The main character of the story realizes that what he has learnt in school is nowhere close to reality, “I found myself thinking that they didn’t look like Indians to me, the Indians I knew from my school books and from the movies, the Indians, in fact, who were depicted inside the museum displays I was looking at” (Francis 2). In Canada, most people associate the word Indian with someone living in a tipi, wearing a war bonnet and who hunts with a wooden bow and arrow to catch their meals. Throughout the world there are many nations or cultures that have also somehow kept their stereotypes from the 1700s. Other examples include China and Japan with their traditional attire. Unlike Chelsea Vowel’s article, which focuses on the political issues, Daniel Francis targeted the visual stereotypes that these people are pictured …show more content…
Her writing style also feels a little bit more personal, as if she could have said all of these things to you during a debate. In addition, the article paints a very good picture of the issues that Chelsea and her family have had to endure because of whom they are labeled as. However, it also discusses these issues on a level that will surely entertain someone with a deeper knowledge of these issues. Personally, the most insightful sections of her article where the first and second chapter because I believe it is an issue that many people struggle with. Most people never ever intend on being insulting when discussing these people but come off as such because they use a derogatory