Hypocrisy

and characteristics of African American political thought. One such author was Frederick Douglass, one of the most esteemed abolitionists and writers of his time, whose speech in 1852 entitled “What to the slave is the 4th of July?” exposed the hypocrisy of white citizen’s celebrations of their independence and freedom while denying the same rights to their slaves. Beyond just the issue of citizenship, this work exemplifies differences between the races that created and contributed to their…

Sir Thomas More’s, Utopia, provides a deep, insightful view into the human character, it is a book I know well and very much appreciate, but I fear what might become of the men of England if this book is misconstrued. For the book is not intended to be a foreground for political reform, or the foundation for a colony in the new world. The intent of this book is purely satirical, and not to be taken seriously as his eminence, Archdeacon of Barnstable, has suggested. To interpret, Utopia, as…

Candide by Voltaire is satire criticizing optimistic views on the world events or the saying that, “this is the best of all possible worlds” and everything happens for the best. Voltaire saddened by two major world events: the Seven years’ war and Lisbon earthquake questioned the reason behind these events. These events killed thousands of people for no reason and still philosophers like Leibniz, continued to believe that this was the best of all possible worlds and behind all evil lied God’s…

Benjamin Banneker in his letter to Thomas Jefferson, argues that slavery is a great injustice. Banneker supports his argument by highlighting the hypocrisy of the United States and its official documents. The author writes in a respectful, yet critical tone for Thomas Jefferson. The author’s purpose is to convince Jefferson that his views are unjust and inequitable so that slaves can receive the rights and the equality they deserve. In order for Jefferson to convince him of his narrow minded and…

find ways to get Arthur (Boo) Radley to come out. The whole novel explains the difficulties the face and it soon leads to how Jem got his arm broken. In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses racism to show how it can lead to inequality, hypocrisy, prejudice and it can make things unfair towards others. Inequality can be seen as you read through the novel. For example, “She went up to the front steps and hanged on the door…’She’s supposed to go around in back.’” (124). Since…

Lyndon Johnson and the Vietnam War: Nature Conservancy Magazine 1963 symbolized tremendous change throughout America. This is the year in which the acting President, John F. Kennedy was assassinated. As a rule, the Vice President would assume the role as President, should the President be incapable of performing Presidential duties. So, Lyndon B. Johnson, Vice President at the time, presumed office. As soon as Johnson took on the primary role of President of the United States, he immediately…

ways: first he shows how Ukiyo expectations create hypocritical double standards for individuals, and secondly he shows how the indulgence in Ukiyo can lead to hypocritical figures that are supposed to epitomize morality but are in fact corrupt. Hypocrisy, through unfair double standards, is evident from the very beginning. In one breath women are labeled as being “very basic creatures” (611) that are only useful for the pleasures of a man, while in the next moment they are declared to be…

In Samuel P. Huntington’s book, American Politics: The Promise of Disharmony, he lays out a distinct claim; the gap created by the division between American institutions and the moral perfection ideals of American Creed are what cause friction in our political system. Ultimately, our ideals like democracy, equality and individualism as American’s are at odds with the institutions and government around us. This gap that Huntington says exists, I believe, will never be able to be succumbed. The…

appetites and is uncontrollably violent during his rages, when he gives the women "what they deserve". Sadly, in a world cruel to women, he finds women who are desperate enough to agree to his terms. But in his provocative way, Sakharam questions the hypocrisy of the "bond" of marriage. Subjected to demands on their lives, bodies and minds, these women stoically accept their fate. Sakharam, on the contrary, believes that he is magnanimous when he gives the women in his life permission to leave,…

to the injustice of slavery. Therefore, this was almost as boasting in the fact that they were acting according to a good rule, which was to feed the slaves well, or simply be kind to them until it caused them their ownership of the slaves. This hypocrisy is one of the common characteristics of slavery, no matter of the location. Therefore, it is nothing like freedom, it is almost freedom, which includes the worst of the slavery. Another general idea of slavery was to prevent the slaves from…