Beyond Freedom and Dignity

to allow the tyrants a place at the heart of African American life. Wilson’s worry, though, did not include the immediate circumstances of African American life but with life itself. In Wilson’s eyes, often African Americans have their identity, dignity, and significance…

Pope Saint John Paul II’s speech “At Israel’s Holocaust Memorial” expresses the late pope’s views and opinions of the Holocaust. His own experiences during the World War II, which he shared in his speech, help shape his words during his speech and connects with the Jewish people. As a political leader, Pope John Paul II discusses the problems with the Holocaust and the person that created it. As a religious leader, the pope explains the importance of prayer during difficult times. Pope Saint…

talking about a religious affiliation or views or proselytizing as Dr. Welfel discussed in the textbook (Welfel, p. 23). I’m talking about core principles and values that are lived out unconsciously that guide and direct one’s steps each day in freedom without any input whatsoever. Even Welfel discusses how our biases are played out in unconscious ways (p. 61). I want those unconscious ways to be outward, visible behavior that are good fruit--love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,…

bring I forward a single hour.” This is Muslims holy book and means Allah chooses how long each person will live. Human beings should not interfere in this. From the Torah which is Jews holy book it states “The value of human life is infinite and beyond measure, so that any part of life – even if only hour or a second is precisely the same worth as seventy years.” This means that Jews are against shortening a human’s…

novel reveals the fact that the miseries and trails are the same as a woman in a patriarchal society whether she is a peasant or a princess. The novel Raj under the veil of historical events it represents a woman’s – constant struggle to live with dignity. The novel revolves around the central character Jaya and her transformation from a mute observer to an active individual. Her struggle begins with her birth. It is a time of Indian renaissance. In her childhood, she learns the lesson from the…

during the Great Depression and World War II. Roosevelt was a renowned social and political activist, philanthropist, journalist, educator, and diplomat. Throughout her tenure as First Lady, and in the decades to follow Roosevelt helped found the Freedom House and the United Nations Association. She even served as a U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations during both the Kennedy and Truman administrations (Berger p. 33-45). Despite Eleanor Roosevelt’s reputation as an extraordinary First Lady,…

In the book “The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta”, John Ridge suggests that even though America was a democratic country in the 19th century, the citizens awarded true freedom, rights and the label of “American” to only the white people and disregarded people of color. On the other hand, the article “Democracy in America” by Alexis Tocqueville suggests that the rise of democracy in America created equality in the society with everyone being equal in class and all other social aspects.…

As much as we would like to believe that slavery and human trafficking are only horrific aspects of our collective past, these tremendous abuses of human rights and human dignity have in some form continued to exist throughout the world: and, in fact, have experience a dramatic resurgence in recent years. The details vary from country to country but, put simply, human trafficking is the coerced use of human beings as objects of commerce. The most known period of slavery and human trafficking…

The study of development is so often focused primarily on the economic sector of growth or lack thereof. In that, while we frequently discuss notions of power, the labour market, and various economic theorists - it is seldom acknowledged how living in these economic conditions affects the citizens on a human rights level. I am of the opinion that human rights enforcement and economic development need to occur hand-in-hand, to avoid instances of international exploitation and rights infringements…

theory, a representation of his figurative imprisonment, should be the most contradicting experience of a man that once viewed himself as the focal point of his own world, yet now we are able to find that Raskolnikov experiences true happiness and freedom behind bars, an example of his literal imprisonment. Because he is with Sonya, the longing for power and isolation has been replaced with a yearning for forgiveness from a higher power, God, and human companionship. At last Raskolnikov…