Prejudice is a preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. It
can cause harm or injury that may result from some action or judgment. Religion is a cultural
system of behaviors and practices, mythologies, worldviews, sacred texts, holy places, ethics,
and societal organization that relate humanity to what an anthropologist has called "an order of
existence". In the book “The Crucible” and in the article “Mosque reaches into community,
focuses on education” you will see some similarities on how the people struggle with prejudice,
religion, cults, and terrorism.
Theocracy is a system of government in which priest rule in the name of God or a god.
Salem is a theocratic society. There moral laws and state laws are the same, so lying is both a
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state law that should be avoided. In Salem you either belonged to God or to the devil. There is no room to go against society or you are a threat to the public as well as God and true religion.
I say this because in The Crucible you had to follow or believe what the court said if
you don’t they assumed you to be a witch and you would be hung. Giles Corey was arrested
because he wanted information and he would not give it to Danforth. The mass hysteria in salem
was communicating with the devil, killing babies, and possession. The girls would act possessed
around the people in the community and say they saw certain things like birds flying.
The extremists in “Mosque reaches into community, focuses on education” also live in a
theocratic society where someone rules in the name of God. They kill all kinds of people because
they don’t like the way we do things and live. The attack that happened in France was because in
the paper had made a cartoon drawing of their prophet Muhammad. The extremists always say
that Allah told them to do it but that is just an excuse it is all about politics. There are so many
attacks that cause hysteria among the people in the world. They bombed places, shot, and
showed videos of them beheading a ton of people. The biggest hysteria that happened to the U.S.
was 9/11. Everyone was afraid after that. People didn’t want to take any sort of
transportation like a plane or a train. In the book “The Crucible” and in the article “Mosque reaches into community, focuses on education” you will see some similarities on how the people struggle with prejudice, religion, cults, and terrorism. They both use a higher authority to make it look like it’s ok to do the things that, but it’s not. They both caused mass hysteria for political reasons. Muslims fear they are guilt because people think they are part of the extremist group because they are muslim. What the people in the book and the article is indecent and should be punished for their crimes?
“Danforth:... You will sign your name or it is no confession, Mister! His breast heaving with agonized breathing, Proctor now lays down the paper and signs his name… Proctor has just finished signing when Danforth reaches for the paper. But Proctor snatches it up...His breast heaving, his eyes staring, Proctor tears the paper and crumbles it, and he is weeping in fury, but erect.” Not once in his time from that moment in the court, or jail, or at Gallows Hill did he confess to witchcraft, despite Reverend Hale’s attempts to persuade him otherwise. Proctor stood against the court, the girls, and some of the townsfolk, and although he was in the right, and his claims were accurate,...
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Likewise, even though the book was not as solemn as the current events in today’s society, discrimination is still brought upon between characters. As the characters were put the blame on, hatred was brought to them causing an arousal of fear. Many characters were innocent; although, that did not stop other people in the book to make the innocent look guilty. An example being, the author composed, “I never kept no poppets, not since I were a girl” (Miller 69). This statement was spoken by Elizabeth Procter as she discovered the allegation. There was a young character in the book, Abigail Williams, and she blamed Elizabeth Proctor for playing with poppets. Poppets are dolls that individuals in the late ages had used to cast a spell on a certain
All participants in the witch-hunt were influenced by the society that existed in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. Salem operated as a theocracy, a government ruled by and subject to religious authority. In a theocracy, people's sins are not forgiven, so that when they commit an indiscretion, they are left feeling guilty. "The witch-hunt was....a long overdue opportunity for everyone so inclined to express publicly his guilt and sins, under the cover of accusations against the victims." (p. 7) Characters such as Abigail Williams and Mrs. Putnam used the witch-hunts in the way cited above, as a method of confessing their sins without being accountable for them. Others used the chaos created by it for their own benefit. Thomas Putnam made his daughter Ruth accuse both George Jacobs and Rebecca Nurse so he could buy the resulting unclaimed land after they were hung. Any character that accused, confessed, or in any way joined the witch-hunt failed his or her test.
When fear is struck in desperate minds, they are capable of taking action disregarding the lives of others as well as the basic rules of civilization. The play written by Arthur Miller, The Crucible, is a desirable example of society’s boundaries of “removing” innocent people who bring concern or unease into their lives, this hysteria is astonishingly relatable to the discrimination of Japanese- Americans/Canadians during and post WWII. As Nelson Mandela once said: “No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” [FOOTNOTE] This quote
Salem’s flawed court system was chiefly responsible. Under their courts, denial was considered a terrible sin. The narrow mindedness of the court possessed an unwritten law that if a name was brought out within the court, without any questioning, that person was presumed guilty. In this system, innocence is not taken into consideration, and the court is convinced they are right only if the victim confesses. There is no hearing for the victim, and even if they are truly innocent, they are only left with two options: They have the choice of denial, which will lead to their execution; or confessing, which gets them thrown into jail.
Danforth, Hathorne, and Parris avoid answering accusations and questions by charging the speaker with trying to undermine the church and therefore the entire theocracy of Salem. For example, in response to Proctor’s presentation of the list of people confirming the good character of the accused women, Parris says, “This is a clear attack upon the court!” (94). This shifts the blame from Parris and the rest of the court back on to John Proctor and his comrades.
Parris and Danforth prioritize their reputations over John Proctor’s actual life. Hale does not care about his good name, but about the lives of the people in Salem and his guilt for partaking in the trials. Like Proctor, Parris, Hale, and Danforth are extremely flawed men. They all make unrighteous decisions that can be selfish. Unlike Proctor, though, these men place their own needs above the needs of the community. John Proctor has lived in Salem all his life and cares for the town and its citizens, whereas Reverend Hale, Reverend Parris, and Danforth are all outsiders to the town. They place themselves above the well-beings of the townspeople for the reason that they do not care if Salem is to be destroyed. Reverend Parris, Reverend Hale, and Deputy Governor Danforth’s yearn of John Proctor’s confession represents they only care for their own self-interests and not about what his confession could do for the town of
Christianity. This word brings a lot of mixed thoughts in one’s head especially for those people who do not understand the concept of this religion, such as the people of Rome in early times. “ … And by a distinction between the seasons which is due to God’s arrangement, set aside some for festivals, others for times of sorrow- merely to suit their own inclinations! Who can consider this a proof of religion, and not, rather, of lack of understanding?” (The Epistle to Diognetus) Christianity was seen as an insignificant cult for the ignorant and uneducated types and also viewed to be as treason to Rome. They are thought to be lustful (love one another), sinful, immoral and vile creatures of society who follow a cult that practices inhumane and cruel acts for their god. They were thought to have drunk human blood, beaten up dogs cruelly for sacrifice, held secret meetings and ate babies to be saved, etc. Christianity is often misunderstood and is not given the chance to explain their belief and their opinion to others. In those times, when you were a Christian you will be sentenced to die without a chance to defend yourself. “There is full liberty given to answer the charge and to cross-question, since it is unlawful for men to be condemned without defense or without a hearing. Christians alone are permitted to say nothing that would clear their name, vindicate the truth, and aid the judge to come to a fair decision.” (A Christian Defense by Tertullian) They are also seen as a threat to the Roman Empire for refusing taking the “oath” and to worship their pagan gods that is why being a Christian is equivalent to treason. “ A stone of course, submits; for it has no feeling. Therefore, you really disprove its sensibility, do you not?”...
When people frequently hear the word “prejudice,” he or she instantly thinks it simply refers to
Terrorist/extremists groups use violence to strike fear in people in retaliation of political or religious disagreements. The goal no matter national or international is to implant fear into the minds of
The event has not only left a mark on the country of France. It has had great impact all over the world, sparking debate on how much freedom of speech one should have and how to not let the future have another Charlie Hebdo event. Probably the most bizarre and startling occurrence that has happened surrounding the Charlie Hebdo incident are the supporters of the attack.
One way of changing prejudice is education. As Ms.Vauthier, an English teacher said “Prejudice can be stopped by educating people about religion, cultures, beliefs or values.” One particular way the socie...
“Those who want the government to regulate matters of the mind and spiritual are like men who are so afraid of being murdered that they commit suicide,” said Harry S. Truman. Religion or spiritual belief is a vast idea within the mind of every human being those who believes on his almighty Creator. Freedom of religion and conscience is the oldest version of internationally recognized human rights which is purely touches on individual liberty. Protection against freedom of religion was granted as early as before the civilization evolved. In a lexical meaning, religion is a belief or faith towards the Almighty and the freedom to profess a religion of his/her choice became a debate among many people in this civilized world.
A religion is a set of beliefs that a person holds and these beliefs actually defy a person’s life. Religion is the belief in one or more gods and ever religion has teachings that that have been prescribed to the followers. Religion is defined as ‘a particular system of faith and worship’ or ‘the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.’ Religion is one of the main elements that has divided this world mainly into Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus and etc. Religion is an important social institution that roots back in history and it has greatly influenced human lives since the birth of civilization. Even today religion has a great influence on all our societies and each and every