Tension

In ‘Dead Poet’s Society’, Neil’s death causes conflict to arise, creating tension within the Welton Academy community. This amount of tension instigated a thorough scrutiny of the members in the community which lead to the expulsion of students, and firing of teachers. In spite of what is shown in the movie, it is evident that Mr. Perry, Mr. Keating and Neil are all equally guilty for Neil’s suicide. These characters hold strong affiliations with Neil and have interfered with his emotions and…

However, there are still certain issues especially regarding religion and it seems to be getting out of hand. One religion is against another, which causes external wars between countries or even internal wars amongst themselves. Therefore, religious tension should not be an issue to every country as it violates one’s fundamental liberty of practising any religion or belief, all religion asserts equality,…

Despite its contradiction, racial tension was an indirect consequence of the abolishment of slavery during the Civil War. The Ku Klux Klan was a direct consequence of this racial tension. The prolific organization had three rebirths throughout its history in the United States, still existing today. It began in 1866 in Pulaski Tennessee, during the era of Reconstruction, following the Civil War. An ex-Confederate officer by the name of Nathan Bedford Forrest founded it as a white supremacist…

Throughout the early and mid-1800s, sectional tensions arose throughout America. Sectionalism, or the loyalty to a particular subsegment of the Nation, rather than loyalty to the United States as a whole, was a pervasive characteristic of this period. Many factors contributed to these sectional tensions, however, the most divisive factor among the parties was the controversy over slavery. Slavery during this time was largely well-accepted in the South, but typically denigrated in the North. When…

The film Crash focuses on how racial tension can disrupt the lives of so many people. Every character in the movie ends up being affected by racism. However, the movie shows how their cultures and race may be different, but their lives still intersect and depend on the actions of one another. In the film, Officer John Ryan is a good looking white man with broad shoulders. He represents what society thinks a racist police officer should look like. However, Officer Ryan is racist, and he is not…

Political Tension in the 1800s The 19th century has stood out as a critical transition point in the social, economic, and political state of the entire world. This century was the genesis and acceleration point of nearly all the fundamental changes and developments that we see today. It was during that time that the subjects of racial and gender parity got more into the mainstream. Political tensions were a common occurrence, and they were quite hot. They involved a lot of bloodsheds;…

the right time to draw back or to step forward and at times let Dante form his own opinion on each circle, where the souls lie, of the inferno. Although the pair made it through all nine circles of hell, they faced many challenges on the way. The tension and suspense formed by these challenges also served another purpose by proposing moral lessons. Dante and Virgil…

There were many factors involved to increase the tension between the white and Asian populaces in western Canada and although both the white populace and Asian populace contributed to the tension, it was mainly the white populace at fault. Many British Columbians were concerned that they would lose their jobs to immigrants who worked for lower wages and were willing to work dangerous jobs. Furthermore, new immigrants often faced attitudes of suspicion and resentment due to the fear of Canada…

The way that Scout's actions had dispelled the tension in the room is by introducing himself to a man he had once known and then explaining how the two had met and an encounter he had with his son. As Scout had approached Mr. Cunningham he introduced himself as Jean Louise Finch and when she did introduce himself Scout had thought maybe he forgot who she was or didn't know him after all but then Scout began to mention Mr. Cunningham's son and had asked him if it was his son. After that Mr.…

particular gender. Thus, the town is faced with several sources of enmity that cause prices to be paid by certain characters mentally and physically. These three main sources of tension are: racial prejudice faced by Tom Robinson, suspicion towards Boo Radley, and lastly animosity in which Atticus Finch faces. First, the source of tension Tom Robinson faces is racial prejudice. Being an African American man in the late nineteen thirties was…