A Man of the People

three of many things people associate with success. To a vast majority of the population, the word success correlates to money and the perks of having an abundant supply. Parents tell young children from an early age hard work and dedication are required in order to secure a stable future. Those people…

Every harmful action to oneself is harmful to society, highlighting the need for balance between individuality and conformity. Every action has repercussions. Man is completely interconnected through trade and services that individual harm causes societal harm. This illuminates the need for balance between being an individual that can make whatever choice they seem fit, and doing what society sees fit. Society molds a person throughout their childhood. Society establishes their understanding…

the well asked question of “what is man?”. Man is a being that is different in all of it’s aspects, unique and not like any other animal on the planet, and is a being that is top of the food chain, but not everything is know about man. The question of “what is man” has been half was answered, but can not be fully answered until we get past the pearly gates of heaven, all we can is wonder, there are though small things that we can continue learn about man. Man is a being of many wonders that we…

unjust about government. Thoreau explains how the government, laws, and prisons are not helping the common people. Thoreau refused to pay taxes to show his disapproval of the government. Thoreau believed that, “Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them, or shall we endeavor to amend them, and obey them until we have succeeded or shall we transgress them at once?” (Thoreau1 393). If a man feels a law is unjust, he should refuse to follow it and attempt to have it amended, therefore he…

“The people looked, with an unshaken hope, to see the minister come forth out of the conflict transfigured with the glory which he would unquestionably win. Meanwhile, nevertheless, it was sad to think of the perchance-mortal agony through which he must struggle towards his triumph. Alas! to judge from the gloom and terror in the depth of the poor minister’s eyes, the battle was a sore one, and the victory anything but secure.” (Hawthorne 191) Throughout Nathaniel Hawthorne’s book, Scarlett…

differently by different people of different classes. To some people, marriage is their way of hushing the critics. To others, marriage is a way of getting of poverty. To very few people, marriage is about love. Poet W.H. Auden writes about how Jane Austen is in middle class yes she can describe the marriages of upper class perfectly (QTD in Baker). She explains how there is little to no love in a marriage, the marriages of upper class are usually a social marriage (Baker). The people are…

paper, I mentioned how a Hispanic homeless man was kicked out of an establishment because he was seen as a disturbance. I made a point that he just wanted a place to rest and a slice of pizza. However, one customer started complained, once the vagrant came to her to ask for money. As she was arguing with the homeless man she made a point that homeless people decide to be homeless. And, that just seems like she was blaming the victim; blaming the homeless man for not being to have the same access…

Can someone be entirely evil or be purely good? In the autobiography An Ordinary Man by Paul Rusesabagina, Paul tells his story of being an ordinary man who becomes a hero during the Rwandan genocide and how he just did his job and saved countless lives. Within the story, Paul explains how human nature truly is. Man is neither inherently good nor evil. People are not purely good or evil, human nature is the combination of both, and better seen not in terms of black and white. “He had a soft side…

century brings many new ideas and opportunities to the table for females. Woman can now vote, they can now get jobs, and also are just as employable and fit for a job as a man is. Saying all of this however,a woman named Hillary Clinton believes “the rights of women and girls is the unfinished business of the 21st century.” When people stand up all at once to recognize inequality of gender roles, the achievement of pure gender role equality will rise. In the world we live in today, a female…

SweatShop Summary Joseph Stallin said, “The death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions is statistic.” When it comes to one man it is sad and depressing, but when it comes to millions of people, it’s hard to not forget. Such as 9/11 attack, and the France attack that happen 11/13/15. A lot of people have died at a sweatshop in New York in the 20th century. Many good people have been in bad things at the wrong times. A sweatshop was burned down and killed many workers in the 1900’s.…