Resentment

Man has never been a lone wolf, but a nomad, always traveling in packs because without others Man cannot survive. Without cooperation, Man cannot live because life is not self-sustainable. For those who attempt to live on their own, they realize the hardships of being lonesome the hard way. A man who believes that one can be self-sufficient is a man with a distorted vision of reality. Therefore, McCandless’ distorted vision of reality forces him to abandon civilization and seek self-fulfillment…

The streets sparkled with shattered glass, gleaming with a crimson glow as the flames danced into the night. The date is November 9th, 1938, and this is the Night of Broken Glass, also known as the Kristallnacht. The embers of hatred have began to engulf the country of Germany, as the weakened loser of the first world war ignited the flames of bloodshed once again. This once powerful country had been dismantled under the Treaty of Versailles, oppressed by the allies that feared another war that…

Ceremony by Leslie Silko follows a Native American war veteran Tayo after he returns home to the reservation from war. Like many of the other Native American veterans, Tayo returns home to turmoil, plagued by an incurable illness. At the time of the Native American being seen as inferior to the white man, the war allowed Native Americans to feel a sense of belonging and respect for the first time. Yet when the war ended, the Native American veterans returned to a land that treated them as second…

Puritan Society, Study). The lack of desirability for the women in the Puritan settlements gave the girl’s motives for starting the holy war. Moreover, the witchcraft plague formed due to the resentment, cowardice and attention seeking actions of the girls in the community of Salem. The girls’ own resentment encouraged them to continue the idea of witchcraft. They wanted to use the intimidating thought of witches to scare the town into turning on certain citizens. The citizens were accused in…

left him. And all of the time she was gone made Enrique’s urge to see his mom even bigger everyday that goes by. The reason that makes Enrique want to go back to Honduras is his resentment towards his mom. For Example, “I’m not going to do the same as you stay here all my life”. This quote shows that Enrique’s resentment towards his mom is making him…

events that took place Rwanda. In fact, many of the factors that lead to the Rwanda genocide of 1994 started in 1916 when the Belgian colonist first arrived; by creating a since of Tutsis superiority the Belgian colonist created resentment within the Hutus community. This resentment would eventually build up within the Hutus people, leading to the Rwandan genocide.…

It’s well known that the United States started out as colony of a world power that sought to end its oppression. So with this in mind, some people wonder how the U.S. could impose imperialistic force on other smaller countries. This was especially true during the early 20th century when the country was in Turmoil about what to do with countries such as: the Philippines, Costa Rica and various other trade port islands. Coincidentally, we faced these decisions when the U.S. freed these territories…

In the excerpt given from the “Debtor’s Prisons”, the author, Samuel Johnson is very unhappy with how prisons are being used to convict people unable to pay their debts. Samuel Johnson does not believe so many people should be thrown in jail so lackluster. He states that the men in the prison are “groaning in unnecessary misery” and are “pitied for a moment… and then forgotten.” Not only does he believe these people shouldn’t be imprisoned, he also believes that there is not enough enough…

of the overarching themes, revenge. When Heathcliff is first brought to Wuthering Heights, he is immediately drawn to Catherine, and the two become very close. Hindley however clearly loathes him, and moves off to college mainly because of his resentment towards Heathcliff. When Hindley returns…

American community. The problem, as I see it, are old grievances have been handed down from generation to generation, reopening old wounds so that they never get a chance to heal. The only thing it has accomplished is fostering resentment, anger, and victimization. Those resentments are so ingrained they have become a part of their cultural identity. I had a discussion with someone on another forum awhile back and they lamented that African…