Resisting Violence and Suffering Concealed by Corruption

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Humans are social creatures, which impinge and get affected by others. All our norms, values and attitudes are born and developed through direct and indirect communications that continuously connect people together. Throughout the history of human’s discrimination, hatred, manipulation and injustice on the basis of class, status and ethnicity has been a part of our society. However we should never forget that we may also find meaning in life even when people around us treat a person according to his or her race and origin. When facing a fate that cannot be changed, than what matters is to bear witness to the uniquely human capacity to deal with these kinds of people. This is to transform a personal tragedy into joy, to turn one’s predicament into a human achievement. As in Mrs. Dalloway (novel) and In the name of the father (movie) the unfair laws corrupt judicial system and exploitation of power by government are common issues in society. Through this people’s rights are violated and they are drawn into violence and their families suffer due to the isolation of their family members but they still stand against those authorities and fight for their rights.
People’s rights are violated because of corrupt government and authorities who do this for their own interest to stay in power or for money. Throughout time, corruption has been present, while many people would rather look the other way on issues such as this. The history of corruption begins as early as time has first been recorded. The judicial system in England was subject to corruption even in late 1800s. The corruption stemmed from tax collectors scamming people for more money, to officials of the court and police, taking bribes or for their personal interest to do acts ag...

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Morris, Stephen,D. “Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Violence in Mexico.” The Brown Journal of World Affairs 18 (2012): 01-15. Print.
Frintner, Carly. “Lonley Madness: The Effects of Solitary Confinement and Social Isolation on Mental and Emotional Health.” Serendip Studio 17 Jan. 2008. Serendip. Web. 17 nov.2013. Retrieved from; http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1898.
In the Name of the Father. Dir. Jim Sheridan. Perf. Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, and Alison Crosbie. Universal pictures, 1993. Online.
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