Bob Marley Research Paper

Rastafarian Warrior: Bob Marley’s Moral Venture We all agree with our own set of values that are given to us when we are born, how we work with those values determine what we do with our lives. Moral courage is an individual's ability to defend their individual beliefs and values at all costs. The one and only legend from Jamaica, Bob Marley stood up for every person’s rights in someway or another. During the 1900s Jamaica was racially divided between native blacks and whites, not only was it divided by race, it was also separated by ethnic views and beliefs. Bob Marley’s music expressed his views and understanding of the world that influenced many in their own views, he brought several worldwide issues to millions of people’s attention such as social injustices and corruption. Marley’s music was inspirational, the realness of what he spoke of opened many people’s eyes to what is really going on in the world at the time, his music can still be related to today. “Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?” -Bob Marley His music was really outspoken in how society is ruining traditional and regular human interaction with each other, leading to others understanding his messages. Within his quote he is asking if people are really living life how they want, do people really want to live a

“Reality is wrong. Dreams are for real.” -Tupac Bob Marley influenced many into making music, including Tupac, they learned to express what they went through, through their music. “My music fights against the system that teaches to live and die.” He believed that the law and government is corrupt and are training people to act as sheep and follow what they are told, we aren’t free. Many other music artists sought out to become like Marley and put their messages in their