Examples Of Communication In 12 Years Of Slavery
While complete justice for all is an aspiration of many people, the sad fact is that people have always been treated unfairly for a number of reasons. This injustice continues today in many areas of life. Many people observe it in everyday interactions with others while others experience it in the very legal system which is supposed to treat everyone fairly. We live in a world of different cultures where we can know and learn the activities and beliefs of each individual group. Culture can be define as "a learned system of knowledge, behaviors, attitudes, beliefs, and norms that is shared by a group of people" Beebe (p.73). As an example; The film "12 years of slavery" directed by author Steve McQueen shows us different ways of understanding
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"Hate speech is any word or phrase that is intended to offend and disrespect another person because of his or her race, ethnicity, cultural background ..." Beebe (p.168). Based on this definition we can identify an impartiality that many people or groups dominate. A demonstration of this definition is the film “12 years of slave” that mostly was focus on these kind of intentions. The communication between the main characters as; Solomon Northup who represents the black race being part of slavery and Edwin Epps who represents the white race as the chief of all slaves. There were moments where these two characters could face each other and the communication between the two reflected "hate speech" by Edwin Epps to Solomon. It is a clear example where we can see the position that Edwin has, the liberty to offend and disrespect Solomon due to his color, race, and identity. Another problem that can be recognized when making a communication between people is expressing negative qualities. “Horn effect attributing a variety of negative qualities to those you dislike" Beebe (p.70) This definition can identify negative effects attributed to the recipient. As in the film many of these qualities are expressed on the part of the white race against the blacks. Many times they used the word "Niger" or the whites sang songs that belong to black society to
"Hate speech is any word or phrase that is intended to offend and disrespect another person because of his or her race, ethnicity, cultural background ..." Beebe (p.168). Based on this definition we can identify an impartiality that many people or groups dominate. A demonstration of this definition is the film “12 years of slave” that mostly was focus on these kind of intentions. The communication between the main characters as; Solomon Northup who represents the black race being part of slavery and Edwin Epps who represents the white race as the chief of all slaves. There were moments where these two characters could face each other and the communication between the two reflected "hate speech" by Edwin Epps to Solomon. It is a clear example where we can see the position that Edwin has, the liberty to offend and disrespect Solomon due to his color, race, and identity. Another problem that can be recognized when making a communication between people is expressing negative qualities. “Horn effect attributing a variety of negative qualities to those you dislike" Beebe (p.70) This definition can identify negative effects attributed to the recipient. As in the film many of these qualities are expressed on the part of the white race against the blacks. Many times they used the word "Niger" or the whites sang songs that belong to black society to