Scapegoating

The play “The Crucible,” by Arthur Miller, takes place in Salem, Massachusetts during the late 1600’s when a faction of teenage girls are caught dancing in the forest by a local minister, Reverend Parris. The small group is led by Abigail Williams, who is the niece of Reverend Parris, and rumors about witchcraft start to spread around the Puritan town. Parris begins to question Abigail about the events that happened in the forest, but she admits that nothing happened besides dancing. When crowds…

Who am I ? I am Katera Faith Davis. My name holds so much power, but who I am could change the world. I am confident, determined, patient, and fully of ambitions. No I'm not gloating, I'm just speaking fun facts about my life. I bet you're wondering how did I become this way. My family, society and culture as made me the young ambitious women I am today. My African American background of oppression in a white mans world as made me strive to be more in life than the stereotypical angry African…

In February 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, a decision that led to the internment of people of Japanese heritage in identified areas across the United States. Several factors, including concerns about national security threats, social and racial attitudes about Japanese and Japanese Americans, and economic issues such as land and business ownership influenced this controversial action. The internment of people of Japanese heritage in the United States is still…

Masks, are items created by indigenous Cultures, Once used for Religious, Ceremonial, Ritual, used in a way to welcome and entice good spirits and ward off evil spirits, Rights of passage , Religious Offerings , Protection, and Sacrifice. Masks have had different roles throughout history and their are no limit to ways they will/have been used. The mask we use now have compromised to a psychological level. I use a mask, in fact everyone does. We use masks everyday, they are what I put my mask…

When we think we meet a charismatic person, what do we actually mean by charismatic? Who’s the most charismatic individual we’ve ever met? And is a person still charismatic once we know them intimately or is charisma reserved to distant leaders? All these questions lead us to a positive connotation of the word “charisma”: the charismatic person is impressive in its speeches and the image it leaves in the audience’s mind. The Oxford dictionary defines charisma as a compelling attractiveness or…

Analyzing the Influence of the Novel To Kill a Mockingbird What makes a book a classic? Perhaps it needs to teach a noteworthy lesson. Possibly, to be called "classic," a story must be more than fifty years old. Maybe classic books must be bestsellers and win awards, or always make it to the top of school reading lists. Or the term could require that the reader have personal ties with the story and its characters and essence. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird fulfills all of the above…

case, the boy can be compared to Christ. The boy was a sacrifice and had to endure the pain of everyone one else. In this case instead of it being salvation he did it for, it was for a utopian society. Although, both short stories participated in scapegoating another, in “The Lottery,” they did for another reason. It was a sense of pride in their tradition, and a release. They needed someone to release their anger, and problems on. Scapegoatism is often found in today’s society. Muslims, the…

Religious attitudes were not the fundamental reason for the persecution of witches in Europe between 1580 – 1660, but rather socio-economic factors. Witch persecution was relevant during these years as it was from 1580 legislation started to be put in place that encouraged persecution and ended in 1660 as this was where persecution started to fall (notably from the rise in new science). Here it will be considered why religious attitudes may have been seen as “fundamental”, as well as the…

Isn't our political scene constraining us into extremes, into pointing the finger at individuals for "wrong" accepts and into summing up and scapegoating varied perspectives for our own purpose? Simply take a look at cutting edge political interactions. Frequently open-minded or more dynamic guesses are still treated with tendency. Once in a while, do individuals get a handle on the effect those…

There are many prevailing themes within The Lord of the Flies, but the most apparent to me is the political struggle between Jack and Ralph. At first the tension between the two is subtle, but eventually it leads to conflict.The boys on the island are young and probably do not understand the conflicting ideologies that are being played out through their actions. It becomes apparent throughout the events of the book that Ralph tries to maintain an orderly form of social democracy, while Jack…