Humiliation

Righteous slaughter is an impassioned attempt to perform a sacrifice to embody one or another version of the “Good”. Offenders defend the good, even in what initially appear to be crazy circumstances (page 13). One of the examples Katz describe was Francine Hughes who killed her spouse James for beaten her for 15 years in front of her daughter. The version of the good she was defending was not simply the right to simply physical self-defense. It also a version of the American dream that is…

It is this failure that men grow to fear, and in turn hate more and more. Hate stems from fear and "our fear is the fear of humiliation." Masculinity is a man's only barrier against humiliation since masculinity is a social construct that we evaluate a man through. "Our efforts to maintain a manly front cover everything we do. Every moment contains a coded gendered language." (Kimmel CP pp.…

on the person most able to “destroy” the democracy and force that person into “Ostraka”, which was a ten year seclusion from his own country. Citizenship provided significant motivation “rights,” and a sense of national pride without community humiliation and…

While we have moved on from the dunce hats in schools, and stock holds of puritan life, some are trying to reimplement the use of public shaming. But does it really have a place in our society today? Political figures like Jed Bush feel humiliation is the way to handle unwed mothers, and parents believe it would be an effective way to reprimand their misbehaving children. Additionally, some courts are trying to include shame as a criminal sentence. However, in the court systems, the ambiguous…

Korea has a history over 5000 years and yet does not seem to be able to maintain it as one country. Due to North Korea’s struggle with her economy, a myriad of North Koreans evacuates to South Korea by crossing over the 38th parallel and risking their lives. Nevertheless, walking around Seoul, there are hardly any North Koreans. When they are found in public, South Koreans either keep distance from them or stare at them with despise; the 38th parallel seems to be segregating the North and the…

days of humiliation or thanksgiving to make sure what they were doing was pleasing to God. These services were often led by the clergy. According to the “Journal of Church and State, ” (2014) the Humiliation and Thanksgiving sermons were very frequent, however Election Day sermons occurred once a year. Humiliation Day sermons were designed for people to ask for forgiveness for their sins and for fasting, prayer, and confession. As found in the Journal of Church and State, the Humiliation Day…

Commission Report. Many recalled violence and humiliation as a daily occurrence. These coolies (name given to indentured laborers) recalled being witness to physical punishment such as lashing, chopping of ears and fingers etc. almost on a daily basis. These physical punishment, in a way, equate to how enslaved people were treated as well as the labor conditions both groups were under. Punishment was also in the form of Ritual-as-spectacle which the public humiliation of people on a regular…

justice, resulting in the unraveling of their society. With his first grab for power foiled, Jack creates his own tribe of hunters which he uses in order to oppose Ralph’s power. As a result of his Humiliation, Jack continues to attack Ralph, looking to destroy Ralph’s group and give him the same humiliation and rejection from society. Jack with his larger group, steals away Piggy’s glasses and wrecks their camp, all with “a vicious snarling in the mouth” (Golding 167). These constant grabs for…

One innocent man was put on the spot and no one would have expected this to happen. A poor man in lower Burma had to make a vital decision whether he should bend the rules of his British peers or to follow his own heart. Throughout “Shooting an Elephant” George Orwell attains many main accomplishments. At first he shows us his personal experience while he stayed in Burma. This story was full of metaphors which pointed out the main themes. The elephant is a metaphor for many things like the man's…

seen higher in society. George Orwell in his writing Shooting An Elephant discusses three keys messages the fear of humiliation seems to be more powerful than the right thing, always follow what you believe is the right thing, and the wrong thing seems to be more often than not better appreciated by your peers. Initially, George Orwell addresses the fact that the fear of humiliation can blur the lines between right and wrong decision making. In our society it is a constant battle between…