Human Culture : Violent Culture And Violence Towards Native Americans

“The practice of violence, like all action, changes the world, but the most probable change is to a more violent world” (Arendt pg 80). Violence is contagious, like a disease, which will destroy nations and our morals as human beings. Each individual has his or her own definition of violence and when it is acceptable or ethical to use it. Martin Luther King Jr., Walter Benjamin, and Hannah Arendt are among the many that wrote about the different facets of violence, in what cases it is ethical, the role we as individuals play in this violent society and the political aspects behind our violence.

For as long as humanity has existed, men have committed violence against one another. Assuredly, Nancy G. Guerra’s and Lyndee Knox’s entry on violence in the Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice affirms that, “As historical and cross-cultural records demonstrate, our evolutionary history is laced with examples of violence. Indeed, paleontological data reveal a rather continuous stream of human violence dating back thousands of years.” It is clear that violence is a part of human nature that has always existed and will likely never be eradicated. One of the aspects that all forms of violence seem to share is that, societally (in terms, at the very least, of Western societies), they are looked down upon. Consequentially, those who commit violent

Violence is one of the most exaggerated forms of physical aggression and it can exist for a series of reasons. It involves a person or a group of persons acting against another person or groups of persons with the purpose to achieve one or several diverse goals. In many cases violence results from individuals perceiving the acts of other people as hostile and thus wanting to act against these people before it is too late. Depending on the situation, more or less individuals might get involved in an act of violence, especially when they consider that it would be essential for them to do so.

What has our society come to these days? Everywhere we look, violence is present, at the streets, at work, at school, and even at home. Every day in the news we see reports about shootings, wars, thefts, drugs, rapes, and deaths. The worse part of seen this in the news is that all way do it’s complain about it and sit back. We do not even attempt an explanation or a resolution. Violence is among one of the most malignant act that has been increasing day by day. And why is it that we complain about other people being violent, but when we are asked if we are violent or if we have ever responded with violence, everyone says they are not violent. But if among ourselves we are not violent then who is it that makes our society a violent society?

Violence is an unavoidable terror that has played one of the, if not the most, important roles in all of history. Without violence, lands wouldn’t be conquered, empires wouldn’t fall, and people wouldn’t have any limits or restrictions. The French Revolution is one example of a violent uprising because the people of France revolted against the rule of King Louis XVI by raiding, storming, and slaughtering for their natural equal rights. The revolution marked the end of a government ruled by monarchy and the start of the Republic of France. One important reason of why the revolution was successful in bringing political change was because it was violent.

I have chosen to discuss the culture of violence in America and how it relates to gun control. It seems we cannot turn on the television, computer or smart phone without reading about gun violence throughout the country. I believe America’s love affair with violence has contributed to an increase in violent crimes. Having said that, there are several incidences in the news where possessing a gun has proven to be helpful in keeping homeowners safe and alive. In one case, a son was at home during a home invasion and used his gun to prevent the attack. This incident happened in Wagoner County, Oklahoma. Three teens dressed in black, wearing masks and gloves, broke into a residence. Authorities arrived to find two of the intruders shot to death in the home, one suspect was found dead in the driveway, and later an additional accomplice turned herself in to the authorities (Wire). Also, there is the case in which a 73-year-old man stopped a home robbery because he had a gun and shot the intruder. The elderly man reported being robbed several times that year, likely contributing to his perceived need to arm himself.

When you look at the history between the United States and the Native Americans, it has

Violence does not just come out in a person; it has always been there inside them, waiting to be awoken. Violent Act factors that are going to be discussed are upbringing/environment, gender, and media through the three essays titled “The Ghetto Made Me Do It”, “Gender, Class, and Terrorism”, and “Columbine: Whose Fault is It?” Being motivated by emotional factors, we spend plenty of time speaking about violence and its influence on our brain. A reaction of violence might be the effect. Thankfully for civilization, we've adapted through genetics, and experiences the ability leave violence as a last resort. Beyond simply learning how to temper emotional reaction, we have more options for dealing with conflict. Some explanations as to why people

Everything that was accomplished through bloodshed and savagery to begin civilization could have been done in a way that less people would have died. Prior to the European arrival into the Americas, the Native Americans lived in a civilized, equal and peaceful agricultural society. The Europeans used the Natives generosity as they came for their own advantage. They pretended to befriend the Native Americans, but once they were allowed into their villages they killed them for their land. This cruelty caused the Indian population to decrease in only a matter of years. If the Europeans would have seen the Native Americans equally things could have been different they could have came up with understandings leading to treaties with time. Zinn mentions that “If sacrifices are necessary for human progress, we do not have the right to decide for others for a progress that is not clear” Columbus and his man took many of the natives by force to find gold in their lands.

Violence against women didn’t start last year, ut for centries even with the Native Americans. We always assume that Native Americans were always friendly to each other, but they sometimes fought with each other for land and resources. Through Women’s Eyes mentions about that women and their children were more affected than anyone else in the tribe if they are captured. If the tribe is captured, the women and their children became slaves and forced into accepting their capture’s culture. No written documents from the Native American women to prove this, but we have written documents from the Europeans, who were eyewitness to this. Seeing this, the Europeans began to genrate the idea of capturing and owning slaves for themselves and a

The ever-so-basic life principle, “violence is never the solution” is one that has been taught to everyone since day one. It’s one of the most basic rules of life that we have been told to follow from parents, teachers, and siblings. Although, in most cases “violence is never the solution”, Dr. Marcus and his wife, Narcissa Whitman were incredibly disrespectful to the Native American Indians- taking their land, encouraging more emigrants to migrate, and were downright mean to the Indians. They also worked incredibly hard to change everything about the Indians’ ways of life, which prior to the missionary era had been working for decades. Therefore, I strongly believe that the Cayuse Indian tribe was right in what they did, because everyone

The Indians were very poor. They existed for only one reason, to work. The Spaniards forced them to farm the land or work the mines. Indians worked from dawn to dusk. Abuse of the Indians was common. They beat, tortured and even murdered the Indians, plus sheer exhaustion took their toll on the native population. The Colonists brought diseases such as smallpox, measles, typhus, chicken pox, and mumps. The Indians had no resistance to these diseases. Millions of Indians died. The Colonists left the Indians to die by taking their food. Fewer and fewer Indians were left. The Spaniards were in a panic as to who would work their fields and mines. They would turn to the African slaves.

The case study of the violence in Native American communities illustrate the concept of privilege. The group who are privilege in this case are the non-Natives. Even if they have committed a violence crime against a woman on a tribe land or is married to a tribe member, they can not be prosecuted by the tribe enforcement. The concept of oppressed based off this case study are the women. The Native American women who have been in a violence incident. They are oppressed oppressed from the Violence Against Women Act, because the tribal law not being able to prosecute the offender. The institutions that are seen in this case study are the law enforcement in the tribe, the federal law enforcement and the Violence Against Women act. The ideologies

Violence is an issue in human nature. Everyone has their own definition and their own interpretations of violence. The big question is if the world is still growing in its violent nature, or is it finally reaching its solemn, peaceful generation. The evolution of violence has grown in many different paths from survival of the fittest, genocide, slavery, etc. According to Steven Pinker’s article “Violence Vanquished,” he explains how the world is entering an era of peace because we do not deal with the same violence our ancestors did in the past. That is true. We abolished slavery, stopped brutal wars, and revolutionized with strategies such as commerce. Pinker analyzes his arguments very well, but negates common issues of violence that we still

  Conflict and differences of opinion exist in every healthy organization. Americans need to try to take control of today's youth and the violence that is and has been developing in this country for many years.  Although violence will never be extinct, there are many different ways to reduce violence.  Each school and student population has different ways of dealing with and helping to curb the need for violence in schools.