Privilege In The Medieval Ages

One economic system used in Europe during the Middle ages was manorialism, and one system used during the Industrial Revolution was capitalism. Manorialism was used back when there were kings and peasants, and rendered the peasants dependant on the king's land. Capitalism is when the economy is controlled by private businesses, and not the state or

Privileges are things that a person receives that gives them an advantage over most people (Merriam-Webster). These are benefits that only certain people receive for being in a certain group or discourse. Peggy McIntosh, director of the Wellesley College Center for Research on Women, wrote “White Privilege and Male Privilege” and states “I think whites are carefully taught not to recognize white privileges, as males are taught not to recognize male privilege” (605). She argues that whites and males receive certain privileges, yet they do not even notice them. This shows that different races and women are still put at a disadvantage, but the people who receive the benefits are blind to the problem. Many people will argue that she is correct

According to the article, “the ocean-going canoe was the vehicle that Austronesian speakers employed to expand across the South Pacific” (p. 278). Thousands of miles were traveled in these canoes, boats that lacked an auxiliary motor and navigational equipment. Voyagers had to rely solely on natural forces to propel

The social class for the Elizabethan Era was unique because of the different ways it was set up than from today. This social class has a very different type of hierarchy than any other social class that was ever made. Even though this social class was unique, it still needed the opportunity for improving the flaws. Certain levels of hierarchy needed a possibility for demotion for their class to move up in the rankings so they can get treated and respected better. The lower levels of the social classes didn’t have the best ways of living and suffered cruelty. The social class in the Elizabethan Era had a different type of hierarchy than we do today, the social class had the opportunity for improvement, and the possibility of demotion of the social class; therefore the social class could have had a revolution or change in the system.

Privilege is an unfair distribution in which a particular group, goods, services and equity ratio is higher than another group.

A privilege is an aspect that people will rely on to have an advantage over another, which can be completely unjust. Dr. King states in his “Letter from Birmingham Jail” that “It is a historical fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges voluntarily. Individuals may see the moral light and voluntarily give up their unjust posture, but groups tend to be more immoral than individuals.” I strongly agree with this implication. Even to this day groups will not give up their privileges willingly, consequently exhibiting exactly how unjust and inhumane these groups of people that have this “advantage” are and can be. Due to the numerous amount of circumstances leading to this accusation, like political leaders acting selfishly or

I cannot think of a topic that is more controversial, and unsettling than race. The idea of race began in the middle ages, but really starting taking foot when the America’s were discovered. Since our country was discovered, there has always been racial inequality. In colonial times Africans were used as slaves, and the Native Americans (the ones who inhabited our country first) were pushed away to reservations to make room for the white people. Skipping ahead a couple of decades to the Holocaust. Jew’s were widely executed because they did not fit Hitlers standard of a perfect person, (white). In current times, there is still racial inequality, but the minority population is rising, and rallying for equality.

How did the Polynesians find their way to Hawaii, over two thousand miles from any other land? Was it over population at home, or political turmoil? Whatever reason for leaving these people used amazing knowledge and skill of the ocean and of the sky to navigate them to this new land. They faced the unknown and braved into the wide-open ocean for long periods of time. The real focus in this paper is on the navigation techniques that they used in these voyages throughout the Pacific.

Democracy is a form of government where people choose leaders through elections and social construct that are based on the equality of everyone within the state. It is a form of government were majority and public opinions combine to choose leaders with respect to the social structure of a particular society, taking into consideration the social laws, rules, traditions, norms, values, and culture. Plato and Aristotle tow of the most influential figures in Greek philosophy. Both Plato and Aristotle were big critics of democracy as a poor form of government. Aristotle’s views about democracy hold that democratic office will cause corruption in the people, if the people choose to redistribute the wealth of the

“In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme” - Aristotle. This quote lays out the main idea behind Democracy. The idea that the people deserve equality and freedom. Equality in race, colour and religion, and freedom of speech, and will, unless it is against the will of the majority of the people. Democracy endeavors to achieve a balance in freedom of an individual, whilst not violating the majority's will. Democracy was developed in Ancient Greece. The word itself comes from the greek term ‘demokratia’ (‘demos - the people’ and ‘kratos - rule’. Democracy was first used in the Greek state, Athens. Athens used a direct form of Democracy, as people knew each other. Nowadays, there are an abundant amount of countries that are ruled under democracy, such as New Zealand, Switzerland, Ireland, and Austria.

Privilege creates dominance and dominance creates prejudice. A privilege is a benefit generally in wealth and social status, which is only given to a person or group. People who have privilege holds the capability to achieve what they desire because they have more freedom and access to resources they need such as, education. People have rights usually fall into believing that they are in control, and powerful than others, therefore resulting in segregation, disparity, and unfairness. Furthermore, prejudice is opinions of people or individual without reasonable feelings, knowledge, and thought especially of a hostile environment regarding an ethnic, social, racial, or religious group.

In the late sixteenth century, the people of England lived under the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Society was divided into six strict social classes: Monarch, Nobility, Gentry, Merchants, Yeomanry, and Laborers. The Elizabethans believed that God placed all of creation in a universal hierarchy ranked by their importance and spiritual nature called the Chain of Being. God would decide where people belonged in their social class by their wealth, employment, education, and ancestry. Social hierarchies had strict rules of which everyone had to follow. People of higher class social status were fortunate enough to have more opportunities to show off their luxuries in society, while people of lower social class did not have the same opportunities.

The Middle Ages was the period of European history from the 5th to the 15th century during the fall of the Western Roman empire. During the central Middle Ages, social, economic, and political structures were rediscovered and organized. Although Europe suffered disasters of famine and war in the 14th century the main social, economic, and political structures remained the same. Europe began to experience its revival between the 15th and 16th century. The Middle Ages ended with the Renaissance period. While Christians stressed the importance of individuality and human equality, secularism and individualism continued to rise and mark the Renaissance society. The middle classes and peasant populations both believed it was possible to change their standard of living. They no longer subjected to inflexible social position as they began to improve their social class and lifestyle through new ideas and hard work.

Social classes play a major role in society and shape the roles of the people. Since the Elizabethan period began, the social classes were well structured with many influences, such as prestige or wealth. Many citizens found ways to elevate their status and become more successful citizens in the public. The social class structure in the Elizabethan Era was thought to be strict and very well organized, yet still had many opportunities and flaws which lead to changes in citizens’ lives.

The question to whom should contain the political power and authority in the political state is one that has plagued the leaders of many countries throughout the course of history. Many countries have taken different approaches and established governments where the political power and authority is dispensed among the many, few, and in some cases a single person. In Plato’s Republic, Socrates should be hesitant to write that philosophers are the only experts in society that should rule because in a political state with only philosophers ruling, a majority of the non-philosopher citizens are left out of the political process and unable to hold wielders of political power and authority accountable for their actions. Therefore, a mix of experts and non-experts alike should contain all of the political power and authority so that the ruling process is opened to more types of people and the ruling class can be checked.