Violence Is A Straightforward Premise

This book relates to the course because it is an example of the general indifference that was felt towards the life of others in the Western Civilization from ancient times to the mid-17th century. Another example of how this book is related to this course is the acceptance of state-sponsored violence which was seen during World War II in the Holocaust and it was also seen in Wars or Reformation. The final example is cruelty in general, because a lot of cruel dark things took place in both the Holocaust and the Western Civilization from ancient times to the mid-17th

“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.

Gruwell taught her class about the Holocaust, the genocide of Jews. While learning about this major event in class the students were able to see how another person’s hatred affected someone’s life. They saw that many of the victims did not survive and were killed simply because of their race. This drew a parallel for the students to see how their hatred and violence against each other was senseless. In the same way Hitler killed Jews because of their race, they were killing each other. From learning about the Holocaust the students were able to step outside from their own personal norms, and examine a situation from a new or different

Society has been subjected to many violent acts over the course of its history. Although violence is immoral and wrong, somehow people everyday condone and commit violence for countless reasons. Many Hollywood films glorify mindless violence to their advantage and captivate audiences through its entertaining shock value and rake large box office profits. Car chases, crashes and glorified gladiator sword fights are all familiar scenes in which violence is portrayed in an unrealistic glamorised manner.

In this passage Leonid Fridman uses comparison and contrast to display one countries values to another and how they are messed up. The author states how, "in East Asia, a kid who studies hard is lauded and held up as an example to other students", but in America that is not the case. Leonid Fridman expresses how the anti-intellectual values that pervade our society must be fought.

The way he flows through the appeals adds a definition to his purpose. Chavez expresses a great deal of pathos throughout this piece, he connects with his audience by doing this. He points out the disparity of violence and how people abuse this nature. He relates to Martin Luther King Jr. through their shared belief of a complete non-violence. Also chavez references to Gandhi and how he taught and expresses the instruments of non-violence. Cesar chavez reveals the truth about violence towards our working men and women. Boycotts and rampages were referred to as “weapons against grower” and “a way of avoiding our senseless violence”. He uses this to show the power of violence, but the even greater power of

One of these implications about society are that the group that is the most “favorable” will get better treatment and privileges, while the least favorable will get worse treatment. This can be shown not only in the book, but in the Holocaust in general. The Christian Germans, who are the most favorable members in that society get to make the rules, therefore get better treatment, while the minority groups, such as the Jews, are sent to concentration camps, stripped of their resources, and abused, for the benefit of the superior groups. An example of this specifically is Idek, who as a kapo, can do anything he likes to the Jewish people without getting punished. This freedom that he holds and the abuse of the Jews can be shown when the book explains “One day when Idek was venting his fury, I happened to cross his path.

Violence has been interpreted in various way by authors as the centuries have gone by. In Candide, Voltaire paints a picture about violence in the 17th century as war that continues to rage over centuries between empires with the main protagonist Candide, and his fellow members being subjected to all kinds of hardships as they themselves become casualties of war. In the Dew Breaker, Danticat discusses the extent of the everlasting damage, both physical and psychological, that is caused by totalitarian regimes, such as the Duvalier’s in Haiti in the 1970s. The central character in this story, The Dew Breaker represents an individual that is the product of such regimes, with his cruel and sadistic past as a torturer epitomizing violence. On the

And that’s how we should learn to love the world.” The key to Zizek’s ideology is love through change. We as people must begin to adapt and accept the world as it comes, and care for it as if it were

In order to discuss the modes of violence inherent in any symbolic order, a discussion of violence must precede its effects. It is easy to observe what I will call ‘subjective’ violence; however, doing so taints an ‘objective’ assessment. By subjective violence, I mean acts that we can describe as breaking the status quo or utterly unacceptable; spewing a spit ball, punching a friend, engaging in armed conflict, and so on. Objective violence is the status quo, or systemic acts maintaining the existing order; profit schemes enabling the last recession, government institutions that motivate resistance, etc. For the sake of brevity, I only wish to note that I am conceptualizing the notion of violence in an operative sense, as, I believe, it is the only way to provide an effective critique of

Instead, Zizek says that the “yoke of the Big Other” comes from our individual and collected desires. Hence, if we want to change our perception of the world, we have to start with our

Violence throughout our time has been evident ever since the beginning of our human species. From verbal to physical, one will not go through his/her lifetime without understanding the violent nature of other people. Richard Wilkinson brought up a point that “More unequal societies tend to be more violent” (Wilkinson 2). Wilkinson shows that there is a prominent correlation between income and homicide. Lower incomes shows higher rates of homicide. In A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens shows how violence can flourish due to the inequality seen in the lower classes. Dickens uses violence to portray that a society filled with inequalities can lead to violence.

Violence can be described as a behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something. Violence has been around from the beginning and can be seen through history in writing and events that occurred. In Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, violence’s jarring effects on societal members are evidenced through various relationships and partnerships, portraying society’s corrupt ideologies and ethics.

The books Child of the Dark by Carolina Maria de Jesus and Testimony by Victor Montejo describes the lives of two individuals from different societies. In both of these societies there was much hardship and violence. The two main characters who wrote these books describe life through their point of view and explains the hardship and challenges they had living in a society filled with violence.

Violence is a concept which can be felt more aptly than defined. The word ‘violence’