Do the Right Thing

country and will do whatever it takes to do the right thing. Soldiers often show great courage by putting there life in danger for others. In fact all heroes will risk their lives no matter the problem at hand. Above all, heroes are admired for strength and nobility. Heroes are good role models because they show your children that it’s always good to do the right thing. Heroes are often people who do something we couldn’t do, don’t want to do, or don’t think we could possibly do. Heros don’t…

In 1989, Spike Lee released the film Do The Right Thing. At the time, this movie was a huge surprise to many audience members because it showed the true racial tensions and racial issues that were happening in the United States. One example of a racial incident that happened was at Howard Beach in 1986, where a group of black men were chased by a group of white men and in result a black man was killed by running across a highway and getting hit. This is one example of violence in the 80’s that…

the right choice. An often theme in writing is being a good person. This theme can be seen in the texts “Doing the Right Thing”, Thank You Ma’am, and The Road Not Taken. After reading “Doing the Right Thing”, Thank You Ma’am, and The Road Not Taken it is evident that family, a mentor, and confidence gives people courage to do the right thing. As shown before, coming up with enough courage to do or say the right thing is a difficult task. However the football players in, “Doing the Right…

definitely improved, but there is still racial inequality within today. Racial inequality is imbalance of opportunities and treatments that occur based off someone’s race. There are many explanations on why racial inequality exists and the film Do the Right Thing shows various ways of why racial inequality exists and sociological concepts that are analyzed throughout the movie. One way we can look at racial inequality is through agency and structure. Agency is the social practices of…

If you’re an avid fan of basketball you’ve probably encountered a historical character named Mars Blackmon who accompanied Michael Jordan in his early Jordan brand commercials and questioning who this is. Little do you know that the man who plays the character is actually an influential filmmaker who created many films relating to the problems regarding race and society. This man’s name is Shelton Lee, or better known as Spike Lee to the rest of the world. Just through films, Spike Lee was able…

Even though Radio Raheem is not the main character in the film, he is the most symbolic character in Do the Right Thing. In the film, he is portrayed as an intimidating black man who is respected and feared by the young people of Bed-Stuy. He’s menacing appearance is due to the camera always looking up at him which makes him look superior to others and more intimidating. There are certain scenes in the film that embody Radio Raheem’s ideology such as the metaphorical boxing match between LOVE…

Michael J. Sandel’s Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do? explores the meaning of justice and the challenges of answering the big questions posed in political philosophy through various examples. One of the first few questions he proposes is: “Does a just society seek to promote the virtue of its citizens? Or should law be neutral toward competing conceptions of virtue, so that citizens can be free to choose for themselves the best way to live?” (Sandel 9). A just society should promote a…

Ladies and Gentleman mankind seems to believe that abortion is the right thing to do in our society today. Yet people seem to complain that there are less cures for diseases, there are less soldiers for our military, and there are less and less scientific discoveries each year. What they don’t see is that abortion is the reason for their complaints. You see when abortion is done for the wrong reasons it just leads to the termination of a human being. Through this mass termination these…

President Fletcher hear a ruckus outside to which Troy is sent to investigate and even dilute. It is at this moment that Troy’s hedge of privilege slowly begins to crumble. Following a series of chaotic events, Troy finally has his Mookie in Do the Right Thing moment. He smashes the locked door of Hancock Hall with a shovel and is immediately arrested. As silence falls over the chaos, Dean Fairbanks arrives outside in time to see one of the cops pulling a gun on a struggling Troy. “Don’t shoot!”…

for all…” I strongly agree with this quote said by Martin Luther King Jr. Violence is a very concerning issue in the past, present and certainly in the film “Do The Right Thing”. It is my personal belief that you cannot achieve anything by violence and that it only brings major unwanted consequences into our lives. The film “Do The Right Thing” illustrates the difference between violence and counter-violence and the diverse consequences they each convey. Violence is the act of physical force…