What Is The Theme Of God I Am By Rachel Jensen

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In Jensis's story, he shows how the educational life is significant in societies, but understanding the values of societies is less essential. Thus, when the slaves trying to live in normal lives and get education as same as other people, they still face racism and feel that they are different from the other people in their societies. The story tells a boy childhood experiences in a school, and in a library where he feels that there is some bias toward the slaves . As a result, he thinks racism will still be growing even when the slaves have free lives.
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The most principle fact is that all people are equal, but some societies still make differences among people that might affect other people negatively. Derrick Jensen's story indicates that some people such as slaves are feeling hopeless when they try to live like others in their societies because people behaviors toward the slaves make these slaves resent their lives. As a result, the slaves dreams, goals, ambition might be destroyed when they think they have to be different from others.
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The doctors in New Hampshire diagnosed Linda to prove that she had a mental illness while she was living her life by her own. While no one believed her that she was normal, and tried to live her life by her thoughts, Linda decided to follow the doctor's false diagnose. As a result, she was a victim of that false diagnose and died.

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