Legends from our American ancestors often teach important life lessons and are great forms of entertainment. The stories are captivating and have been passed down for centuries and centuries. One very famous story, which has been read and interpreted by James Needleman is The American Indian. The American Indian focuses on a wide variety of important lessons, all focused around the center themes of peace and being in communion with one another. These stories and lessons are still prevalent in today’s world, and from them, we are able to learn many important values. The American Indian helps us to deal with pressing problems and understand worldwide evils, especially terrorism.
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Many people live in constant fear, wondering if they will survive the night. However, some people are extremely fortunate and are not afflicted by this suffering. However, terrorism is prevalent to our story in a variety of distinctive and significant ways. Just a few weeks ago in Barcelona, a street filled with people was struck by a van, killing fourteen people and injuring many. Only eight hours earlier in Cambrils, another vehicle terrorist attack occurred. One person was killed, and the driver of the vehicle was the subject of an international manhunt, named Younes Abouyaaqoub. Through this act of terrorism, Younes has brought about more chaos and has turned more and more people away from believing in the potential of constant peace. Terrorist attacks are reoccurring, and continually disrupting the peace of many nations. A few weeks earlier, a bombing in Kabul killed 31 people. Hands continually warns of the fact that “you will not continue to live if you forget peace… don’t forget happiness, peace, and me” (Needleman, 211). The farther away from peace we extend ourselves, the closer we are to ending our lives as well as the rest of the worlds. Terrorism and acts of destruction continually happen all around the world, day after day. Mosques are blown up, people are dying, countries are fighting, etc. These actions hit close to home for thousands of people, causing them to desire to retaliate and fight back, in honor of those who have died. Eventually, this reoccurring cycle will cause the whole world to be fighting against itself. Hands warns that “my brother will let loose upon the earth present here that will kill human beings… there will be nothing but contentions, and the people will forget peace” (Needleman 211). These actions are moving the world farther and farther away from peace and closer and closer to
The American Indian continually focuses on a symbol of communal …show more content…
Many people live in constant fear, wondering if they will survive the night. However, some people are extremely fortunate and are not afflicted by this suffering. However, terrorism is prevalent to our story in a variety of distinctive and significant ways. Just a few weeks ago in Barcelona, a street filled with people was struck by a van, killing fourteen people and injuring many. Only eight hours earlier in Cambrils, another vehicle terrorist attack occurred. One person was killed, and the driver of the vehicle was the subject of an international manhunt, named Younes Abouyaaqoub. Through this act of terrorism, Younes has brought about more chaos and has turned more and more people away from believing in the potential of constant peace. Terrorist attacks are reoccurring, and continually disrupting the peace of many nations. A few weeks earlier, a bombing in Kabul killed 31 people. Hands continually warns of the fact that “you will not continue to live if you forget peace… don’t forget happiness, peace, and me” (Needleman, 211). The farther away from peace we extend ourselves, the closer we are to ending our lives as well as the rest of the worlds. Terrorism and acts of destruction continually happen all around the world, day after day. Mosques are blown up, people are dying, countries are fighting, etc. These actions hit close to home for thousands of people, causing them to desire to retaliate and fight back, in honor of those who have died. Eventually, this reoccurring cycle will cause the whole world to be fighting against itself. Hands warns that “my brother will let loose upon the earth present here that will kill human beings… there will be nothing but contentions, and the people will forget peace” (Needleman 211). These actions are moving the world farther and farther away from peace and closer and closer to