hence the phrase “ignorance is bliss”. The classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ takes place in the town of Maycomb‚ a fictional small town in the American south‚ during the beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement. Reading came easy for Scout Finch‚ especially with her father’s help (he is an educated lawyer)‚ but her 1st grade teacher‚ Miss Caroline Fisher‚ does not
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Socrates said‚ “There is only one good‚ knowledge‚ and one evil‚ ignorance.” Ignorance is the lack of knowledge. A person who is ignorant does not even know they are uninformed or unaware. Ignorance is evil because it is rooted in assumption. Assumptions are always theoretical and can be disproven. Many times during the day people need to make assumptions or guesses. For example‚ a father who has raised his children assumes he will be taken care of by those same children as he ages. His children
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Political ignorance only poses a problem if the politically informed continually dismiss the politically ignorant as‚ figuratively speaking‚ an embargo to freedom- an entity that must be dispelled and whose words must be muted or whose products must go unconsumed. Political ignorance only poses a problem if the politically informed settle on submission‚ on subservience‚ and throw the politically ignorant into the pit when it comes time for a sacrifice to be requested by perpetrators of tyranny‚
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Stupidity vs. Ignorance “Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity‚” explained Martin Luther King‚ Jr. Even forty-five year after his death‚ Dr. King still continues to preach a very bold message to the world. Although stupidity and ignorance may seem very similar‚ they are very different. Ignorance is the unwillingness to evolve whereas stupidity is the inability to evolve. Today technology is a key aspect in everyday living. It is a necessity
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If a person is born ignorant‚ to guardians who were born ignorant and raised under misleading information‚ in a society that encourages ignorance‚ and inevitably dies under the influence of ignorance. They died a normal person‚ because ignorance was their social construct of living. The indoctrination into this matrix can be called education; brainwashing‚ can be called entertainment. The criminals and lawbreakers so condemned by this society‚ can actually be found in its leaders. The lies these
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Rawls’ View of Ignorance Rawls theory of justice revolves around the adaptation of two fundamental principles of justice which would‚ in turn‚ guarantee a just and morally acceptable society. The first principle guarantees the right of each person to have the most extensive basic liberty compatible with the liberty of others. The second principle states that social and economic positions are to be a) to everyone’s advantage and b) open to all. A key problem to Rawls is to show how such principles
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race‚ religion‚ sexual orientation and gender seemingly smaller issues such as weight or height. Despite efforts at eliminating overt forms of discrimination through the years‚ it remains persuasive in society largely because of ignorance. Willful and/or unintentional ignorance is more often than not‚ the fundamental reason for discrimination and is the river from which all other reasons- such as tradition –flow. Religion has been a hot topic in the last decade since the events of September 11‚ and
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Ignorance + Fear = Racism Racism is really another word for ignorance. It’s another way of saying that nature should have had only one type of flower or tree. It’s another way of looking at the world with your eyes closed to diversity and change. Racism is another word for fear. Fear of the unknown is understandable‚ of course‚ and for many of us those of different races and creeds are the great unknown. Most of us are brought up in a particular environment with a particular type of people
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“an appeal” by Oodgeroo is a clear portrayal of the poets views‚ attitudes and morals in respects to her longing for a future when Aboriginals and Whites can live peacefully. I choose this poem because of its reveals Oodegeroo’s contribution‚ sympathy and directness in the fight for the rights of Aboriginal people. The poets shares her attitudes through literary techniques and sound devices‚ her precious values are illustrated through the use of tone and form and her views are illustrated through
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As I start my Appeals Activity I have chosen two examples from the list given on our assignment. For my first example‚ I have picked a video of a commercial that is on YouTube. The video follows a man with his family that appears at a mechanic that suggestions to fix their truck would cost more than that truck is worth and that it would be best to just sell the truck (Chevy Runs Deep). The main character is the gentleman of the family and follows him as he gathers things from his truck only to come
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