Shunning

concerned with being masculine and refuses to value anything feminine, leaving him an unbalanced person. Although Okonkwo spends most of his time expressing his masculinity, he ignores or violates feminine beliefs like peace and valuing one’s family. Shunning all things feminine causes him to commit crimes and leads to his downfall. Okonkwo’s character represents men who have a title and are strong, hardworking, and authoritative. Men were required to be aggressive and tending to land and…

In “A Rose for Emily,” by William Faulkner, Emily is a woman, living in a small town in Mississippi, who is held at arm’s length by the townspeople. They, the townspeople, have treated Emily as though she was a commodity that could be viewed and critiqued. Their failure to help Emily holds them responsible for the aftermath, because if they had forced her to pay her taxes, treated her like she was a part of the town, and put her in front of their reputation, the outcome of this Southern gothic…

outsiders of our society, individuals in our society are seen as different if they don’t study at school, or they don’t do their homework, or read books. . A large portion of the dystopian aspects of this society are on account of reversal, like the shunning of books, or that firemen start fires as oppose to extinguishing them. Reversal challenges the idea of how our society would always see ‘smart’ people as the respected members of society, and how this idea could change over time, ‘With…

The word immigration is defined as a person that goes and lives in a foreign country. One of the first immigrants known was Christopher Colombus, the discoverer of America. Colombus was originally migrating to India but landed in the Americas in the year 1492. Once America was discovered many Europeans came to America in search for jobs, lands, and most of all freedom. There was a specific group of immigrants that helped establish America and they are known as the thirteen colonies. The…

Militarization of a civilized society can be very quiet, acting behind the scenes and is often used in the justification of political and economic agenda’s such as the militarization of the United states post 9-11. Public propaganda does not need to be utilized in order to effect a social perception of an enemy, but is often an effective tool for swaying social acceptance and commitment to the militarization process (Lutz 2002). Routinizing and normalizing terror has aided the U.S in effectively…

Extra Credit Essay Review of Article: The Shame Culture In his article, The Shame Culture, David Brooks discusses how society, especially the American college campus, has transitioned from a culture of moral relativism to a culture of moral judgement. According to the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, moral relativism is, “the view that moral judgements are true or false only relative to some particular standpoint and that no standpoint is uniquely privileged over all others,” (Internet…

Injustice In All Shapes And Sizes Amongst many recurring themes in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, injustice proves itself the most extensive. In the small southern town of Maycomb, populated by both blacks and whites, several situations involve great injustice. One may see injustice practiced by a person making quick assumptions or judgments, or by one possessing a prejudicial attitude. Whether a minor offense or one in a courtroom, injustice is always wrong. The common theme of…

The Scarlet Letter, Hester, the main character in this novel, gives up her public approval to protect her child. Hester is tried and punished for committing adultery and is made to wear a scarlet “A” at all times. This leads to the whole community shunning her, as they are all Puritans. She bears the burden of humiliation and being shunned from society without complaint, taking her punishment head on. She raises Pearl alone and with little income, but refuses to give up Pearl’s father, even if…

thing to do. When people judge in middle school instead of being insecure we should be ourselves no matter what they say. Loud and proud! Doesn’t matter the look of someone or their body weight they are all people. In the past from my experience shunning someone can lead to; friendships broken people being depressed or worse suicidal thoughts. This is why it is important to be ourselves no matter what people say especially in middle school as I have…

In society, mental illness is a very uncomfortable issue. Society sees it with such a negative stigma that many people with a mental illness have been discriminated against. Many people go undiagnosed because of the fear of being discriminated against, whether it’s from family or society. There are different types of stigma, such as social and self-stigma. There are multiple different causes for this stigma, mainly the fear of misguided views. With this fear of violence, people can begin to…