I am so excited to share my personal perspective on a topic so closely held to my Jewish Heritage. Growing up as an observant Jew I was taught about so many historical events that go back thousands of years. Amongst them, the Holocaust resonates in my mind as an event that I feel as a Jew, I need to understand. I continue to go back to 1933 when the onset of the Holocaust in Europe began, and had continued through […]
The existence of hatred is a universal reality and it is what fuels the largest number of crimes and violent actions. Human beings are heavily opinionated about various topics and concepts, and almost anything that could have more than a single perspective. This tendency of our species is the main reason for the large number of hate crimes all around the world. In the past hate crimes were usually seen against people from different ethnic, racial, religious, national backgrounds and […]
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Get help with your assignmentIntroduction According to Buddhist greed and hatred are referred to as poisons or fires (Harvey, P. 2012).? . The metaphors used to describe these two vices suggest how they are dangerous and also afflictive. Greed can described as being selfish, having misplaced desires and satisfying outward needs. On the other hand anger can be referred to as aversion and repulsion towards wrong views concerning reality. As a result of failing to control hatred and greed, actions which might cause suffering […]
BlacKKKlansman is an American comedy-drama movie that was directed by Spike Lee. The movie was originally released in 1966 as Crossed the Color Line and was later recast and released in 2018. Its main character is an African American male named Jerry Ellsworth. His daughter is among those who die in a church after being bombed by a racist. Jerry decides to revenge his daughter’s death and to exact the revenge he joins the group responsible for the murder and […]
Throughout history there have always been people who look, think, or act differently than the majority of others. When people feel threatened by the group of people who are different than them they become hateful and associate them as being others who do not deserve to be held up to the same standard as everyone else because they are different. The most well known example of this is anti-semitism that led to the killing of millions of Jewish people in […]
What causes the increase in hate crimes? Hate crimes are one that targets an individual, group, organization toward which the perpetrator feels prejudice on the basis of a real or perceived difference in race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or national origin. Hate groups still exist from the oldest and most well-known the Ku Klux Klan, to the newest hate group organization the New Black Panther. The government and its citizens promote tolerance through public education and legislation. […]
Recent reports of hate crime document significant increase in psychological distress as well as post traumatic stress and depression towards victims that are not motivated by bias crimes There are many types of hate crimes that happened throughout the world but three main ones that are common are sexual orientation, race and terrorist attacks ( American psychological association). Hate crimes are those with the malicious intent to hurt or harm people or property based on their identity such as: sexual […]
The Ends Justify the Meanness is a satirical work by author Stanley Bing, written to answer the titular question; what would Machiavelli do in order to achieve greatness over others and work his way to the top? The answers vary, but all intertwine into one main point; what he would do is he would play to win, and he would justify his meanness through what happens in the end (Bing, p. XXII). This book is a roadmap for people who […]
The term genocide was first introduced by Raphael Lemkin to first describe the Holocaust (US Holocaust Memorial Museum). He stated that by By genocide, we mean the destruction of a nation of an ethnic group (US Holocaust Memorial Museum). There are eight stages of genocide which are predictable but not inevitable (Stanton). During each of these eight stages, preventative measures could be taken to end it (Stanton). This is a non-linear process and logically the later stages of genocide have […]
Hate crimes have been going on in the world for years. They are criminal actions that are intended to people because of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, or other minority group status. They are also referred to as a bias crime. A hate crime is a traditional offense like murder, arson, or vandalism with an added element of bias. According to the FBI they define a hate crime as: Criminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole […]
After Hitler took over power in 1933, he created the Nuremberg laws. These were anti semitic laws. These laws restricted the rights of German Jews. After identifying who was Jewish, they prohibited marriage between Jews and others,and even banned sexual intercourse between Jews and non-Jews. Following the Nuremberg Laws on 1935, Nazi laws were issued to where the Jews were stripped completely to their rights as human beings.One of the houses burning. Watching some of the survivor testimonies and trying […]
Should criminals involved in mass crimes be forgiven? This is the difficult question with different answers that many ponder. Simon Wiesenthal investigates this question along with other authors in the The Sunflower. Simon was in a Nazi concentration camp during World War 2. One day during his imprisonment, he was sent to remove waste from a German army hospital, where he was then called over to the bedside of a soldier. The SS soldier, Karl, was mortally wounded and was […]
Thesis statement: Any form of anti-Semitic hate speech in the United States should not be given First Amendment protection as it has proven to cause violence. Introduction: The American Library Association defines free speech in the United States and mentions that it is founded in a belief that freedom of speech requires the government to strictly protect robust debate on matters of public concern even when such debate devolves into distasteful, offensive, or hateful speech that causes others to feel […]
Genocide is by definition the intentional, methodical, and targeted destruction of a particular ethnic, religious, or racial group. The term genocide is derived from the Greek prefix genos, which translates to race or tribe, and the Latin suffix cide, meaning killing. The Holocaust, also known as Shoah, is the most notable and deadliest instance of genocide in the world. The Holocaust began in Germany in the 1930s and expanded to Nazi occupied Germany, until the last liberation of death camps […]
The first amendment to the Constitution of the United States reads as follows, Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. (U.S. Constitution) Why does freedom of speech matter? Freedom of speech is what protects people from expressing what matters to them. Most […]
In the book 1984, Winston says, “It is impossible to found a civilization on fear and hatred and cruelty. It would never endure.” (page 45) These words spoke to me on such a deep level, as I continued reading 1984 I learned why. This book will completely change your perspective on civilization now and will open your mind to resilience. We are manipulated in many ways that we are not yet aware of. In the book they promoted, “ War […]
People tend to have different worldviews, either going against or with. It’s based off certain hatred that allows them to see the visible problems, but no one’s doing anything about it. There’s also the worldview of seeing the beauty, but still acknowledging that there are problems in the world. The case with Chris made it seem like he was in the middle of both views, he loved nature but hated the government and his parents. Chris’s belief of individualism came […]
The social issue of racism is one of the biggest problems facing the world and has been for ages. Racism is discrimination against a group solely based on race. Racist people believe that they are superior to the other races. Discrimination against races can happen to any race; however, in America it occurs most often against African Americans. For hundreds years, African Americans have been oppressed and discriminated against. Racism is a theme in many books, movies, poems, and other […]
How can racism be curbed in the United States is an age-old question that may never be answered or solved. Racism in America has been a social problem since colonization this country. It started with the native Americans and has spread far, and wide Anglo-Saxon protestant whites assumed the position of superiority to all other races. Non-protestants, Irish, poles and Italians were subjected to xenophobic exclusion until the late 1800’s or early 1900’s. In addition, Middle Eastern American groups like […]
Sex on social media is the exchange of materials that contain sexual contents between different people through social platforms especially the internet. Hate on the other hand, is the exchange of contents that promote violence which is based on the race, ethnic group, nationality, gender differences, ages, religious groups, or disabilities between various individuals especially through the internet and social platforms. Internet has made easier the scattering of information and conversation of throughout the world which has brought with it […]
Sharon Goldman Hum 312 9:30 9/14/2010 “Sonnet To A Negro In Harlem” Helene Johnson Helene Johnsons is the speaker in this sonnet and describes her subject in two opposing views. The first line starts with You are disdainful and magnificent– implying that the negro race may be a bit disrespectful to their homeland by living this new life possibly in a magnificent manner, clever in the way they have been able to adapt and fit in to the new Harlem […]
The poem “Fire and Ice” is a poem written by Robert Frost. This nine-lined poem of Robert Frost reminds me of Armageddon. Robert Frost is using the elements of fire and ice to represent the two strongest and deepest of human emotions. Fire would represent all the passion, lust, desire, and envy while ice represents the cooler and calmer emotions such as humans hate or ambition. Both are deep enough for humans to cause our own downfall. This is one […]
