beneficial. Being indifferent in some situations can be worse than anger or hatred. Firstly‚ indifference can be dangerous as it allows certain situations to grow without action. For example‚ the Holocaust may have been even more devastating in terms of the lives lost‚ if the world had been indifferent. “Indifference indifference is always the friend of the enemy‚ for it benefits the aggressor-never his victim”. Anger or hatred can sometimes be useful when it has a purpose‚ for instance‚ being angry
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In the book The Secret Lives of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd‚ Racism is a huge epidemic in the 1950’s - 1960’s and life is especially extremely difficult for African Americans. However‚ Lily does not understand to what extreme racist whites could go to. Lily at first thinks that colored people exaggerate the supposed racist attacks against them‚ yet Lily is surrounded by African Americans throughout the whole book and its not until she witnesses injustice and unfairness with people close to her that she
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and hatred are negative yet important themes in the play of Romeo and Juliet. For example‚ the hatred between the two feuding families and disorder that occurs which leads to tragedy. The consequences of these actions both lead to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Hatred is a main factor between the Montagues and the Capulets. It threathens to destroy the social stability of Verona. Hate between the Montagues and the Capulets is an obstacle which Romeo and Juliet have to overcome. The hatred between
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Does Religion teach hatred? All religions claim to teach love‚ peace and tolerance. But of course‚ we know differently. I have noticed that people‚ who preach‚ often preach hatred‚ developing their hateful messages from those same holy books that are meant to preach love and tolerance. Hate is a cancer. It destroys people‚ churches‚ and nations. If you hate‚ your hate may destroy someone else. But it will also destroy you‚ and those people that you love. Hate shrivels up your heart (not physically)
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Othello: Envy and Hatred Envy and hatred are concepts that can dominate one’s views‚ life‚ actions‚ and words. Envy and hatred have existed and are experienced all throughout history in every culture and nation. These two are practiced by many despite of their cultural background‚ religious beliefs‚ or social class status. These concepts are reflected and shown very powerfully and lively in the famous Shakespearean story of “Othello”. The mechanics of envy and hatred can be portrait and analyzed
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Self-hatred in the Bluest Eye After reading the Bluest Eye‚ the readers will be impressed by the atmosphere of depression and anxiety. One main reason for that is the self-hatred in the story‚ which is the black people’s common psychological condition. Almost each black people in the story have the feeling of self-hatred. And the self-hatred deep inside their heart usually revealed in different indirect ways. For instance‚ Claudia could not help dismembering and destroying the doll with
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Hatred and Judgement Hatred is a harsh word but everyone has hatred towards people because they’re different. Racism and hatred are both alike. To be racist someone has to have hatred or dislike towards who is of different color. Back in 1930’s Alabama‚ people who are white are more respected than people who are black because they think white men are more superior. In that time people were judge for defending a black man and were called a “negro-lover”. Being called that was like poison to anyone’s
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to take over Germany and with his power he turned it to hate and killed Jews for no reason. This time period was full of darkness and hate. In the book Night there were many events that showed the hatred that the Jewish people went through and the horrible living conditions. The first event of hatred was when the Jews were beaten for doing something that wasn’t even wrong. One example of this was when the Jews were marching they were wiped by soldiers. Another example was when Elie’s father was
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“Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.” These words once spoken by Martin Luther King Jr. convey that love and hate have a great influence on our lives. William Shakespeare demonstrates these two strong emotions throughout the play Romeo and Juliet. In this play the children of two feuding families fall in love and attempt to overcome obstacles that come between their love. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
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Marcus Grave Park with an attractive lineup. The rising singer Charenee Wade opened this day with songs of her latest record Offering: The Music Of Gil Scott-Heron And Brian Jackson. The greatest moments of the concert arrived with “Home is Where the Hatred Is”‚ where groovy funk and swinging jazz in its purest tradition cohabit‚ and “Song of the Wind”‚ a ballad that tells the importance of our ancestors. While the former piece featured a widely applauded sax solo by the Harlem-born Lakecia Benjamin
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