Violence And Violence

“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.

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.

The literature also feels and backs her opinion on violence. Violence among our youth has spread widely throughout the nation. This can be linked to several problems in our society, but mainly one. The constant barrage of television and media violence causes deviant behavior in

violence related to racism and hatred in different communities is nothing new. However, hearing about incident of racism involving youth is not something that you hear every day. Recently, there was an article posted by Boston Globe reporting a case of hatred among youth. According to the article by Travis Andersen, “an 8-year-old biracial boy was taunted with slurs and pushed of a table with rope tied around his neck last month (2017).” Thankfully, the boy was okay after being treated at a hospital.

amount of the violence. My children at times were abused for defending me. I knew

In the present world, violence is considered to be Cinematographic Enchantment which has no relation to the real world without making any effect on the common life. In his article “The Postmorbid Condition”, Vivian C. Sobchack considers this aspect as a global carelessness and insensible desire for violence on the human flesh and environment. Furthermore, the absence of criticism against the violence on television or any other kinds of violence develops wrong stereotypes and social impressions on the common life. Form this ideology, Sobchack coins the term “senseless violence”, which is used as a fulfillment of the scene. In the most relevant cases, violence is used as block of behavioral establishment or emotionally manipulative reasons.

Violence is defined as exertion of a physical force so as to injure or abuse. It is an intense turbulent and furious and often destructive action or physical force used to harm someone. Strong angry passion and acting hastily, in a hateful manner to the detriment of another, is simply unacceptable. We, and I mean each individual human being, has to be their filter. Yes, I recognize that we are of many, many different shapes, sizes, colors personalities and abilities, but we always were, yet as we went from extremely simple living, (small communities of people who relied on one another for daily survival) to large industrial computerized nations, our reliance on each other has diminished significantly. Society has shaped and become oblivious to varying degrees of violence, and way to many excuses, pardon me, reasons are given as to why an individual acts in a certain way. To me, we as a species are condoning some pretty horrific actions in this ignorant world and we are not being respectful of each other’s rights. Violence is one of those acts I strongly detest and oppose. There are so many facets of violence, such as violence against women, children, races, religions, cultures, elders, bisexuals, homosexuals, nationalities and transgender people that I could get on a platform here but I will lead the focus to one area of violence, transgender violence.

I do agree that there can be an overgeneralization when it comes to this topic.Not every cop is the violent, brutal, no holds barred person that we often are fed images and videos of by the media. I do think that the media tends to swing toward the negative, in a lot of cases, not just when it comes to police and violence. That said, I do think that the current focus on police who are involved in brutality and violence can be a good thing because it is bringing visibility to what is clearly a problem, even if that isn't the case for every law enforcement officer out there. I certainly know cops who are great people and who would probably never hurt someone, unless the situation were dire and it was the only choice. That said, I don't

The manner in which violence is carried out in America has evolved over time and has

The world we live in today is filled with violence everywhere you look. Whether it be through the news, books, video games, or movies, society is constantly being bombarded with violence and war. Growing up, children learn at an early age that violence can solve any problem. Violence is never the answer. People who act out in violence ruin their own lives and others' lives as well. People die for no reason every day from unstable men, women, and children that act out violently. According to the WHO, World Health Organization, one person is killed every minute. Most problems of this world can be solved peacefully; however, people choose to act out violently instead of working

It is easy to interpret that the world is more violent today than in the past, when violence is present on many television and radio channels and dispersed so liberally throughout the internet. The truth of the matter, however, is that physical violence has always been a part of our lives. Beginning with the first murder in the Bible by Cain, an early example of violence in literature, physical violence has often been a part of what one reads. In comparing the novel Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane, and the novel Deadwood Dick’s Doom by Edward Wheeler, one can see that both novels portray many types of physical violence, that there is not necessarily a relationship between the physical violence and

Throughout history, violence has led to destruction of societies, the oppression of cultures, the murder of innocents and the needless destruction of valuable property; but when justified, violence has positive outcomes such as the birth of civilisations, the defeat of evil and the liberation of the oppressed. Violence is often justified on two occasions, when you are defending yourself or others from an act of violence, or as a last resort if you are being threatened. While using violence on these occasions is justified, when not warranted violence is a malicious force that should never be unleashed.

“Even today we raise our hand against our brother... We have perfected our weapons, our conscience has fallen asleep, and we have sharpened our ideas to justify ourselves as if it were normal we continue to sow destruction, pain, death. Violence and war lead only to death” (Pope Francis). Individuals. Men. Woman. Children. Just as violence can be portrayed in a different manner for each and every individual, violence can have a large variety of effects on an individual. All of our lives we have looked to violence as a last resort, as a solution for problems in the present thinking little of the problems in the future. There is a time for violence that can be shown through any current conflicts in the world, but there is also a time to step back and look to the future. The theme I have chosen to explore is the effects violence has on individuals in society. The texts I have decided to use to further study this theme are Fight Club (A novel written by Chuck Palahnuik), Guilty as Trained (A spoken word piece by J.G), Dulce Et Decorum Est (written by Wilfred Owen ), and text number four (directed by ). The exploration of these texts will assist me in studying my theme of the effects of violence on society.

Before the levels of violence can be explored and compared, a couple of definitions need to be defined. The first of which is "Western States," for the purpose of this paper this shall be those in Western Europe, most notably England, France, and Germany, and also include the United States and Canada in North America. The reason why these States will be used is these there is ample data to be used for comparison purposes. In addition, these nations are mostly recognized as being some of the most developed when it comes to all aspects of society.

The term violence brings to memory an image of physical or emotional assault on a person. In most circumstances, the person affected due to violence is aware that a violent action has been performed on that person. There is another form of violence where the affected individual, in most cases are unaware of the violence inflicted upon them. These types of violence are termed as structural violence. Structural violence is a form of invisible violence setup by a well-defined system, to limit an individual’s development to his full potential, by using legal, political, social or cultural traditions (Winter and Leighton, 1).