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    Oppressed people deal with their oppression in three characteristic ways. One way is acquiescence: the oppressed resign themselves to their doom. They tacitly adjust themselves to oppression and thereby become conditioned to it. In every movement toward freedom some of the oppressed prefer to remain oppressed. Almost 2800 years ago Moses set out to lead the children of Israel from the slavery of Egypt to the freedom of the Promised Land. He soon discovered that slaves do not always welcome their

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    oppression‚ King naturally presents the disadvantages of the resistance of violence and acquiescence as well as the advantages of nonviolence resistance. The classification makes the thesis more reasonable and understandable because it offers an analysis and explanation for each type. Also‚ it strengthens the advantages of nonviolent resistance by comparing and contrast it with the resistance of violence and acquiescence. King discusses the three types of resistance to oppression in this order because

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    his thoughts and ideas. For example‚ he states that‚ “Almost 2800 years ago‚ Moses set out to lead the children of Israel from slavery of Egypt to the freedom of the promise land” (King). He proves that passively reacting to a situation‚ known as acquiescence‚ isn’t effective‚ by giving an example of

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    reader the inadequacies and misdirection of the then societies ideologies and how our filtered society has made every citizen a slave to authority. The themes displayed by Kesey include Sexual freedom versus sexual repression‚ independence versus acquiescence and finally selfishness versus selflessness. One theme presented in one flew over the Cuckoos nest is that of Sexual Repression vs. Sexual Freedom. One of the prevailing motifs of Kesey’s novel involves the metaphorical contrast between clamped-down

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    views are unconvincing due to biasness that reflects in some examples and the incompleteness of some of his argument. Firstly‚ there are several examples that King mentions that have signs of biasness. In the article‚ King personally thinks that “acquiescence”‚ the first way of meeting oppression‚ is not an executable and acceptable option of mitigating the pressure that is brought by the white people (203). Because of that‚ King describes the “fleshpots of Egypt” as a result of the slaves being tired

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    Oppression Oppression is the mistreatment of an individual or group in society by another individual or group in society. Webster’s New World Dictionary defines “oppression” as physical or mental distress. Oppression is the physical or mental abuse of a person or peoples by an individual or group who considers themselves to be superior. It is often socially condoned by the majority or “elite” within society. It restricts the oppressed from having control over their own lives. Oppressed people

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    written by Martin Luther King Jr. shows the three ways people use to deal with oppression. The first one is acquiescence‚ which merely increases the oppressor’s contempt. The second way is violence‚ which merely creates new and more problems. And the third way is nonviolent resistance‚ which is the way to guide Negro to harmonic race relations. Because nonviolent resistance reconciles the acquiescence and violence‚ it makes Negro remain in South and struggle for both rights and equality‚ it helps Negro

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    on battles and wars getting temporary results (p. 238). Violence leads to destruction and separation of communities. Hatred that is tied into violence stays among the oppressed‚ oppressors and future generations. Martin Luther King states that acquiescence is the way of the coward (p. 238)‚ therefore the way to handle oppression is with nonviolent actions. Even though people protest without physical aggression‚ they are still passionate fighters. As Martin Luther King says “The Negro must work passionately

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    credibility of responses due to response bias. Content validity‚ construct validity and criterion-related validity as well as test-retest reliability will be presented. The forms of response biases that will be discussed are social desirability‚ acquiescence‚ halo effect‚ extreme responding‚ midpoint responding‚ random responding‚ negative/positive bias‚ memory recall bias and cultural bias. The discussion will conclude with the role self-report data plays in psychology today. Limitations

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