Why Is It Important To Pursue Self-Determinism?

Sartre's perspective on freedom is “We will freedom for the sake of freedom. And through it, we discover that our freedom depends entirely on the freedom of others and that their freedom depends on ours. Those who hide their freedom behind deterministic excuses, I will call cowards. Those who pretend that their own existence was necessary, I will call scum”. In other words, Sartre’s believes that freedom is absolute, and the existence of one's freedom. Every man values stand for themselves, as the freedom is the foundation of each individual's values. Human freedom is made up of consciousness ability to get out of the sense that human beings can not pass to be free. Sartre also mentions that from freedom, one is able to change its attitude

The group voiced its concerns in a positive, yet proud, way. It celebrated one another’s personal experiences in a non-elitist manner. The members of the group endeavored to show people around the world that their identity considerations and associations do not score their experience of repression. They emphasized that the oppression they underwent is no more than an experience or even more significant compared to the one of any sideline

The dystopian novella, Anthem, is set in an age in which every aspect of life is controlled by oppressive leaders. In this society, everyone was deemed equal to each other, meaning no new ideas were allowed and the past could not be discussed. Individuals are told they exist only for the sake of serving society and have no other purpose. Strict rules were put in place involving everyone’s daily lives, their partners, and even when they were allowed to smile. The goal of this controlling environment is to be completely free from conflict and maintain peace and order by giving citizens little freedom.

The inconsistencies in the implementation even partly contributed to the outbreak of the Second World War (xxx, xxx). The European powers mobilized their African subjects with propaganda vilifying the racial-supremacist ideology of the Fascist powers. This set-in motion a process in which “Fascist nationalism produced the opposed reality of anti-Fascism; and anti-Fascism became antiracism; and antiracism led in due course to an end of colonization” (Davidson, 1992). The result was the erasure of European colonial rule from large swathes of the African continent within a relatively short period of time (xxx, xxx). Consequently, this led to the development of a decolonized version of the self-determination concept. The decolonization version of self-determination was based on the following three principles: i) all dependent peoples are entitled to freedom; ii) the peoples so entitled are defined in terms of the existing colonial territories, each of which contains a nation; and iii) once such a people has come to independence, no residual right of self-determination remains with any group within it or cutting across its frontiers (Emerson 1964). This version of self-determination had numerous implications. The concerned entities often did not find it necessary to demonstrate effective legitimate authority to gain and

At times, entire populations are sheltered from the rest of the world and its ‘pleasures’, to comply with an principle such as egalitarianism or socialism, i.e. communism in North Korea, and formerly the Soviet Union. These very same people are led to believe in blind faith that their society is always right, and therefore perfect. Unfortunately, the government in Anthem abuses

As Equality consumed more and more of his time through his thoughts he discovered the way of his nation. He was pressured into giving in his information however, no matter the punishment he stayed loyal to himself and his brother International 4-8818. Equality didn’t let their doubts and fear stop them though “It is forbidden they answered” “But we should go nonetheless.” “They were frightened but stood by and watched us go” (Rand 31). International 4-8818 feared some of the actions of Equality in spite of their brother ship. “They raised their hands to their ears for they have never heard words such as these” (Rand 34).

The collectivist society in which Equality 7-2521 lives within is similar to the Nazi and Communists states of the twentieth century. The leaders of this society do not permit individual thinking, but to be like a fragment in a group whose purpose is to serve its needs. Equality 7-2521 states, “We are one in all and all in one. There are no men but only the great WE, One, indivisible and forever.” (Chapter 1, Page 19) Individuals have no identity of their own, and come to the realization in their society that they are just part of one, large group.

Imagine living in a place where all your freedom, rights, and skills were taken away from you. You can't pick important things like your job, your spouse, and your name. You have to wear “handicaps” so you aren't better than anyone else. If you don’t follow the rules, you die. In literature, a lot of societies like this come from the desire for equality. Although many times some equality is a good trait to have in a society, complete equality can lead to a dystopia. Two stories called “Anthem” by Ayn Rand and “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut illustrate how complete equality can lead to no individuality.

In a world where citizens are equal, if an individual is seen as different, an almighty power will come either to convert or to exterminate them. All governments are aiming for a society that is balanced, but certain rulers take this too literal. In order to reach this sense of utopia, there are a select few who are willing to do anything. In most cases, these attempts cause chaos and distrust in the government. What these governments fail to realize is that they are creating a dystopian society.

In a post-apocalyptic setting a group of people strive to create a new utopia out of the ashes of the old. Dystopian societies sprout from the attempt at sustaining control over society and highly restrictive laws are set in place. Multiple fear tactics such as intense surveillance, mental reconditioning, an irrational fear of the outside world, these cruel punishments are used to strip the people of their ability to possess their own individual thought and personality. In place of their individuality the citizens are conditioned to follow specific moral and personal standards, enforcing the aspect of uniformity associated with dystopian societies. The citizens accept their way of life due to the fact that they don’t know how to live in any other way because the controlling party manipulates history to erase past events of rebellion or examples of a better way of life.

In her esteemed work, “The Decline of the Nation-State and the End of the Rights of Man,” Hannah Arendt, a prominent Jewish-American political theorist, juxtaposes Nash and conveys her skepticism of universal rights. Per Arendt, the aftermath of the events that transpired on August 4, 1941, namely the beginning of World War I (WWI), specifically statelessness and rightlessness, prohibit the world from achieving a cosmopolitan-from-above framework. By comparing the days preceding and following the initiation of the lengthy combat to the calm before and the aftershocks of an explosion, Arendt dramatizes the permanent ending of a period and the beginning of a new and unprecedented era. Creating a domino effect, the exertions of WWI dismantled the European aggregation of nations beyond repair. In addition, inflation, unemployment, civil wars, and migration caused the rise of stateless individuals, those who have lost the protection of their government and who therefore rely on international agreements for safeguarding. However, following World War II (WWII), the term “statelessness” was replaced by the term “displaced person,” no longer recognizing the pandemic obstacle and implying that the individuals are simply temporarily removed from their residence. As minorities emerged in Eastern and Southern Europe, stateless individuals were driven to Central and Western Europe, and disintegration was consequently introduced to postwar Europe and used at a weapon for the rising

Throughout American history, no matter what time period, humans have been categorized, discriminated against, and treated according to their class, financial status, and race. Many concrete and obvious examples of this have appeared throughout the years, ranging from the Salem witch trials in the late 1600’s, all the way to the recent civil rights movements in the 1950’s and 60’s. Social history uses personal stories to show how class/status and race played a part in the way people were treated in America.

The Soviet government became concerned with resistance to their occupation of Latvia during the spring of 1941. In May 1941, Beria agreed with Stalin on a draft decree of the Council of People 's Commissars and the Communist Party and the Communist Party Central Committee “On taking action on cleansing the Lithuanian SSR of anti-Soviet, criminal and socially dangerous elements” (the Latvian and Estonian Republics were added to Lithuania at this stage of coordination.” With this decree, the Soviet government and the NKVD began drafting plans to arrest and deport

Minority groups in society have faced prejudice and discrimination throughout history and they continue to face it today. Religion and government have immense power to dictate what is seen as “correct behavior” in society. Furthermore, it is when minority groups infringe on these beliefs, that they can face this extreme prejudice and discrimination. Minority groups who have faced these adversities include First Nations and LGBTQ+ groups. Two stories that show the adversities that these groups face are A Word From the Nearly Distant Past by David Levithan and Totem by Thomas King.

The nineteenth century saw the start of the scientific debate in which brain size was presumed to indicate intelligence. Which in turn lead some scientists to the conclusion that men, having on average a larger brain size than women, may be more intelligent.