People's lives are different depending on the era they live in, their age, gender, job, environment, and the individuals they live and work with. An individual's perspective and opinion of these people can be various as well. There may be biases, assumptions, and sometimes hypocrisy, depending on the personal experiences of the individual. Louisa Collins, from the first reading, lived and worked at a farm in Nova Scotia with her family during late 1815, post War of 1812. From 1815 August 14th, beginning of her journal, people’s lifestyle in the rural area, after the War of 1812, is shown in Louisa's perspective. The Treaty of Ghent, after War of 1812, allowed both English and United States government to regain peace and restore civilization …show more content…
John recorded in his journal about religious culture that was pretty major at that time in his community, in Orillia, Ontario. Sunday December 15th, he recorded “a number of the settlers, perhaps 60, met at Newton to attend public worship and hear a sermon from Mr. Brough...” This statement tells the readers that church was the center of people's gathering on Sundays. John did not mention about the town's population, but if he could count how many people attended church on weekly basis, he must have been socially active and a religious man. From the events John recorded in his diary, it is clear that the townsfolk had a very good relationship with each other. The townsfolk also did something called "bees", an initiation which they brought laborers to support their neighbors with their task. Some tasks could not be done by the family themselves, so the "bees" was sort of an action out of courtesy. John often wrote about timbering, which townsfolk helped each other to chop down trees and timber logs for the winter. Such actions of courtesy for each other and asking for nothing back bonded the people together in John's community. In the last entry of John's dairy, he recorded about how the justice system worked. The convict was truly sorry for his crime and was rather eager to have justice, instead of evading it. This tells the readers that people in this time, or it may be just people in John's community, were honest and responsible
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People place judgment on one another every day based on differences. Sometimes it is done subconsciously; sometimes it is done on purpose. In the book The House of Sand and Fog, by Andre Dubus III, two different cultures were represented; Kathy represented the culture of the western civilization, whereas Behrani represented the culture of Persians. People judge one another based on unimportant things, and get judged based on those same things as well. Two cultures were used to amplify how different their cultures were from one another. Throughout the book cultures vocalized what they did not like about the other cultures by placing judgment on people based on ethnicity, appearance, and status; despite how different the cultures were, they had something in common, negative judgment. In a world where there is so much diversity, the only way for all cultures to get along is to place judgments aside and accept the differences.
Colin G. Calloway’s The Scratch of a Pen 1763 and the Transformation of North America is a well researched, effective, and a creative story of North America during the year 1763. Calloway narrates his way through the year 1763 and talks about the effects on American History as a result of the Treaty of Paris 1763. The story illuminates the themes of racism, gender, and republicanism. Calloway has interesting techniques to approach important topics to show the topics significance. His book is very well researched and he cites a lot of different reliable sources to help make understanding the time period easier.
The small community of Hallowell, Maine was no different than any other community in any part of the new nation – the goals were the same – to survive and prosper. Life in the frontier was hard, and the settlement near the Kennebec Valley was no different than what the pioneers in the west faced. We hear many stories about the forefathers of our country and the roles they played in the early days but we don’t hear much about the accomplishments of the women behind those men and how they contributed to the success of the communities they settled in. Thanks to Martha Ballard and the diary that she kept for 27 years from 1785-1812, we get a glimpse into...
The War of 1812 was a war between Britain and the United States fought primarily in Upper Canada. It had many causes, few which involved British North America. The results of the war include the fact that there was no clear winner or loser among them. The only real losers in the situation were the Natives in the region. They were driven out of their lands and customs. None of the borders was changed by the war, though many attempts were made. The Treaty of Ghent, which ended the war, did nothing to advance the state of the countries. It went so far as to end the war and put things back the way that they were, but the main causes of the conflict were not addressed or dealt with. In order to evaluate the significance of this war, Canadian victories and losses, as well as overall results, must be analyzed.
The society has a tendency to develop assumptions about individuals based on their race, income levels and even gender. One of the major stereotypic notions is based on the roles and position that
It also provides John with closure that helps him come to a moral reconciliation. In a sense the judge is a priest giving John, who is the sinner, absolution. The Judge comes to the conclusion that John is “somebody that maybe tends to be a little hard on theirselves” (McCarthy 291), and that he must put the past behind him. He reassures John that his actions were justified as he had the right intent. John did not have to reclaim and return the horses to their rightful owners. Whether it was out of guilt or a sense of duty John chose to do the right thing. John, much like the judge, saw injustice in the world and decided to take a stand against it. The judge never wanted to become a judge, and John never wanted to be a vigilante, but in the face of adversity they both did what was morally right. This conversation enabled John to put the past behind him, and allowed him to set out to find his own
Humans are a stereotypical lifeform. Disregarding all backgrounds and cultures, humans are constantly categorizing others subconsciously and blatantly. Due to past experiences and social observations, I have come to the realization that there is a way in which humans are taught how different societies define differences among different people and this is way that varies from culture to culture.
Why one judges another may be due to the fact that people have been doing so for centuries and it has simply progressed over the years. In her Difference Matters book, Brenda Allen states that a “reason we might suppose that certain persons occupy particular roles… stems from a complex history in the United States of systemic, socially reproduced inequities” (2-3). The problems America faced when becoming a unified country were not easy, as many know. Though social injustices such as racial and religious discrimination, gender inequality, are not as predominant today as they used to be, the history of it remains. People are reminded of the past inequalities and continue to judge others intentionally or subconsciously. Furthermore, the connection between “identity shifts and historical cultural configurations, [suggests] that certain character types are encouraged by cultures through differential socialization practices” (Howard 7). The way people act is influenced by when, where, and who with they were raised. Someone born in the 1930s will have different surroundings, which will effect how that person acts and thinks than compared to someone born in the 2000s. Identity itself and how one perceives another individual’s identity goes hand in hand with the history of how it came to
In “A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson,” Mary Rowlandson, a Puritan mother from Lancaster, Massachusetts, recounts the invasion of her town by Indians in 1676 during “King Philip’s War,” when the Indians attempted to regain their tribal lands. She describes the period of time where she is held under captivity by the Indians, and the dire circumstances under which she lives. During these terrible weeks, Mary Rowlandson deals with the death of her youngest child, the absence of her Christian family and friends, the terrible conditions that she must survive, and her struggle to maintain her faith in God. She also learns how to cope with the Indians amongst whom she lives, which causes her attitude towards them to undergo several changes. At first, she is utterly appalled by their lifestyle and actions, but as time passes she grows dependent upon them, and by the end of her captivity, she almost admires their ability to survive the harshest times with a very minimal amount of possessions and resources. Despite her growing awe of the Indian lifestyle, her attitude towards them always maintains a view that they are the “enemy.”
...hung from the church’s walls john has ended the pain for his family and John was hung. All the event that occurred showed that John’s action effect the people around him in a positive and negative way, having cheating on his wife had an major effect on his wife and there relationship he completely took away all the trust she had for him, also form being a very selfish man and only caring for himself to a man who gave him life for his wife so that she can live a easier life.
views within society, the setting of time and place are a key factor in this as well. In
...rent prejudice areas have a huge impact on people’s daily lives. Women are struggle at work more than men because of their gender. People tend to be more biased in their younger years and then they tend to continue that as they are older and in school. Many people face the affects of prejudicial views and are harassed or abused because of it. How do people let themselves make up their own prejudicial views without actually experiencing any problems with others?
In the end we find out that John had not raped and killed the two little girls he was found with, but instead he had happened upon them and tried to bring them back to life; only it was too late. Seeing the fantastical nature of the situation the guards who knew the truth were unable to free John of the charges he was facing and they had to kill him anyways.
it’s critics, however. Given the social forces to which each person is subject, the distinction be