Biases From the Enlightenment Period

Biases From the Enlightenment Period

Abstract All three dominant subjects: mind, men, and standard literature, not only share dominance, but also relate to the fact that their roles are clearly shown in the schools of our society. Schools exercise the brain, boys are pushed harder and expected to do better in school, while canonic literature haunts students throughout their English classes. The body, women, and horrific literature take a back seat to their counterparts, but still fight to have their voices heard. All of the roles and ranks come from biases; maybe the biases come from insecurities of men who fear the loss of control. They definitely come from the biases routed in the Enlightenment period,

Imagine going to see the latest horror flick only to find the film without the role of a monster; there would be some very disappointed moviegoers. People easily identify with roles. The creation of roles occurs in every aspect of life: humans and animals rank things naturally. A male lion knows to fight the rival male lion for the role as head of the pack. Roles create order; they help us categorize subjects to quickly understand the subjects' relations to the world, therefore resulting in a better understanding the subjects. Rank plays an integral part in several human activities. Without roles, whom would the audience cheer for in a movie? Without ranking, how would a business function? Although these roles help us relate to unfamiliar things, they sometimes come from unfair biases. Society quickly puts a person or idea in its place without always being objective. Biases only create more biases, which finally create a neatly ranked society where all things big and small have their own place...

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... loss of control. They definitely come from the biases routed in the Enlightenment period, and there is always hope for change.

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