Hatred

life that I had been important enough for this to happen to me” (p.472). As we read to find out more about this character and why he is hated so; we are pulled into Burma as if we are there ourselves as a bystander. Orwell continues by expressing the hatred the Burmese folk showed the English officers: an English woman alone would be spat at with betel juice, tripped on the football field without consequence, as well as insults and…

Life is full of adversity, and at times it is full of hatred and anger. Everyone has a point in their life when they must decide whether rage and hate should cause them to take revenge or love one’s enemies. In the book Night, Elie Wiesel fights a battle between anger and hate towards his Nazi captors, and in doing this Eli develops the idea that wherever hate is, anger in there also. Night depicts that both hate and anger lead to each other, and everyone must choose to either act upon these…

Throughout American History we have seen the multiple opinions people can have on immigrants. Whether they are Irish, Russians, Africans, or Southern Europeans, Americans have found reason to stray away from being friendly to their new countrymen, at first. This is seen vividly in the case of Sacco and Vanzetti, two Italian immigrants who were charged and convicted of robbery and murder. The contributing social reasons these men were convicted in American society were Sacco and Vanzetti’s…

Having reread my original autobiography I have realized how different my view on religion was then in comparison to now. Although I have never been extremely active in my religion I have gained a deeper understanding as to what it means to be Catholic. I had once thought that Catholicism was not a big part of my life but I have come to realize that it greatly affects me and how I view the world. “You’re not a real Catholic if [....]”. This is a phrase I have heard many times since I have been at…

deception, persuasion, and deceit which derive from her use of rhetoric. Helen manipulates these men to achieve her end goal of being reunited with her husband Menelaos. Helen’s manipulation begins when she meets Teucros, a Greek that has a burning hatred for Helen because…

In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tom Buchanan is seen as the antagonist in the book. Throughout the book readers get frustrated with this man and why nothing bad ever happens to him, but to the people who are associated with him. Tom Buchanan is an egotistical, unfaithful, and hateful man. Tom is known for his egotistical personality. He is selfish, vain, and overall a bad guy. Throughout the book, he makes references to himself and how great he is. For example, when Tom says, “I've…

Hate crimes is listed as the number one priority of our Civil Rights program. As defined from FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) Program, hate crime is a traditional offense like murder, arson, or vandalism with an added element of bias. It is also defined as a criminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in a part by an offender’s bias against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, or gender identity. Hate crimes happen often enough in the…

Reading Reflection 1, pg. 98 I feel like I have a similar thought process to Scout 's when it comes to some aspects of school. She thought that learning to read in the first grade was pointless and boring because she already knew how to read, so she would do something else. I did the same thing in middle school band. I had been playing and reading music for years before I got to seventh grade and joined the band. The director would be teaching the beginners how to read and play basic songs…

All individuals have the right to express themselves in whatever ways they desire, as long as it is done in a sane, humane, and harmless way. All individuals have their own unique identity; people have their own likes, dislikes, and preferences which set them apart from others. Using these different preferences and uniqueness can allow governments, universities, and other institutions to become successful by creating diverse environments with people who all have different talents and…

The Views and Handling of Hate Crimes In the eyes of the United States court system, hate crimes are simply an enhancer. What that means is when someone is convicted of a particular crime, they receive a just sentence. However, if there is solid evidence to prove that he or she was motivated by hate, bias, or prejudice, their punishment would be modified appropriately (hence the word enhancer). While this may seem like a relatively successful process, it is sadly, more often than not,…