Scapegoating

Satire is used in literature to criticize and point out society’s flaws. The criticism is usually masked in humour. Irony is commonly used in satires to expose flaws, an effective example is John Smith’s A Modest Proposal, in this essay he effectively uses irony, to communicate his argument about the poverty in Ireland. Similarly, in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale she criticizes the society that women live in. Atwood uses satire to display the oppression of women in political, religious…

Human beings are the guardians of this planet and what is pleasantly astonishing is that we come in an assortment of shapes, sizes, and hues. Examining the advancement of this extraordinary civilization, it has been clear that boundless societies have molded this planet. Major and Minor commitments impact the way we live today. Despite these accomplishments numerous in the public eye are avoided, disenfranchised and misjudged. Each person conceived possess their own unique qualities. Actually,…

Witch-hunting in Early Modern Europe The infamous witch hunting which took place in Early Modern Europe is a fascinating and recently contested event of significance to New Zealanders. From around the time of the mid-15th century to that of the 17th, the European continent was plagued by what is now known to be ‘The Great Witch Craze’. Many were put to trial under the belief that they had been practising Satanic rituals that did not align with conventional Christianity. Now, as historians look…

“Let them eat cake,” is part of a line that many assume was uttered by Marie Antoinette, Queen of France. This portrayal of Marie Antoinette is a far cry from the compassionate, humanitarian she preferred to be. Above all she wanted nothing more than to be a mother and had a fondness for children that no wicked queen could have. Pamphlets produced during her time as Dauphine and then as Queen has ultimately written her in a negative light, not at all the once beloved girl who had won the hearts…

Propaganda is information that is not objective and is used primarily to influence an audience. Information that is biased or misleading used to promote a particular subject such as a political cause or point of view is how the world today rotates. Whether one acknowledges it or not there is propaganda all around us, in fact there are 50 types of propaganda. The types are ad hominem, ad nauseam, appeal to authority, appeal to fear, appeal to prejudice, bandwagon, beautiful people, black and…

The idea of a scapegoat prevails throughout history. From the Jews throughout the Middle Ages in Europe, to the Blacks during the early 20th century in the United States, minorities groups have beared the burden of discrimination and marginalization in all societies around the world. The majority peoples of societies dehumanized these minority peoples, and, thus, allowed themselves to blame these groups for the many problems they faced that were either unsolvable or were very difficult to solve.…

The legalization of prostitution in the United States would make the profession safer, more profitable and more socially acceptable for all parties involved. Often dubbed “the world’s oldest profession”, prostitution is nothing more than a manual labor job that has been wrongfully stigmatized by society as iniquitous. The stereotyping of prostitution, otherwise known as escorting, only perpetuates the risqué, unsafe, and shameful conditions of said act. Escorting in the United States is…

As soon as a minority obtains a criminal record, suddenly a vast amount of legalized scapegoating besieges them. They can now legally be disenfranchised, denied housing, and quality education. Disenfranchisement of African Americans is a huge problem. In fact, today more African American males are disenfranchised than in the 1870’s. This is…

In the 1800s, Dwight D. Eisenhower said, “The search for a scapegoat is the easiest of all hunting expeditions.” In this case, the victims of scapegoating are the fast-food restaurants throughout America that appear to be “causing” obesity. Many people rush to attribute the source of the American obesity predicament to the vast number of fast-food restaurants that plague society. This tends to be a common occurrence because of the nature of the fast-food industry. Fast-food restaurants have…

The Racial Divide They are inferior and disrespected; therefore, they must be African-American. Labelled before taking their first breath. For what wickedness does the African-American race truly own? Are they not human? Do they not breathe the same air? The United States is a multicultural country. Almost all cultures and races are present in America. Considered as a country of foreigners, this nation has confronted and is still confronting numerous racial troubles from the Civil Right Movement…