I believe John Adams had it all figured out when he said, "Statesmen may plan and speculate for liberty, but it is religion and morality alone, which can establish the principles upon which freedom can securely stand. The only foundation of a free constitution is pure virtue. He realized that without the presence of personal moral in our leaders, we have no secure foundation in which to live by. However, today we face the issue of whether character is an important virtue of our leaders, or does it really matter what values our leader displays. Many people believe the values of America previously, are not the same as they are today. They believe that this is a changing world and new influences intern create new values and principles. In a way they are correct, but I think it is crucial that our president displays qualities that Americans can use as a guide to living. He is our leader and his personal beliefs directly influence his public actions. His public actions directly affect us; so personal morals are necessary in order to carry out policies correctly. Our country needs to demand that our leaders have good morals or else we are heading down a road of destruction.
Historically this issue is not new at all. Franklin Roosevelt was perceived, as "brilliant, compassionate, and above all he understood the imperative for America to be moral." But in actuality he was a vicious, ruthless liar. The same with Nixon, he was a very intelligent, hard worker that changed policy in many ways, but lacked greatly in values. Another is Linden Johnson who stole votes, accepted bribes, and betrayed many people. Yet he was the father of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, "the greatest piece of moral good to come out of Congress in 100 years." Although these presidents accomplished important things their values and morals indirectly affected their actions. Maybe if their morals were in correct place they could have accomplished much more for this country.
Roxy, is a beautiful slave who can pass for white, though she is one-sixteenth black. ... Her son Chambers, now called "Tom," grows up as a white man and heir to an estate. ... By robbing the houses he can pay off his debt. ... By "Tom" robbing houses she gets money. ... Roxy and "Tom" made decisions but they weren't thinking of the morality behind their decisions. ...
Walker questions the behavior of white slave owners, inquiring, "Have they not to make their appearance before the tribunal of heaven, to answer for the deeds done in the body" (Walker 27). ... As Raboteau states, Moses is their ideal of all that is high, and noble, and perfect in man they have been accustomed to regard Christ not so much in the light of a spiritual Deliverer, as that of a second Moses who would eventually lead them out of their prison-house bondage. ... Josiah Henson, an opportunistic slave who overcomes the corruptive influence of slavery, states that white...
Morrison portrays their everyday struggles and in doing so exposes white ignorance of black culture and ways of life. ... Davis writes that, "Blacks are visible to white culture only insofar as they fit its frame of reference and serve its needs (Davis 218)." ... This problem of lack of recognition by white society is further complicated by the nature of society, which is based on power relations. ... Sula comes from a house of "throbbing disorder constantly awry," while Nel sitting in front of her home feels "the neatness pointing at her back (51-2)." ... In questioning the very foundation up...
When it comes close enough they climb aboard so that they can try to salvage anything in the house. ... While at the house the woman talks about how she believes Jim is hiding out on Jackson's Island. ... Huck chooses the right thing to do because he has a good morality. ... They are clearly inferior to those of the white race. ... A slave is a person and they deserve to be free just as a white man would have been....
Martin Luther King seemed to take a naturalist view, hungry to incorporate morality into the aims of law in America, while George Wallace stood strong under the positivist view that had drawn direction for the aims of law from social phenomenon rather than a moral compass. ... King vowed that until the Negro members of society were granted the same rights as the white man he would continue to violate those laws which were morally unjust in an attempt to bring about justice stating that "It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. ... This note was a promise that all...
The second part of the story is the trial of a black man accused of rape on a white girl. ... Even Atticus, the shining example of morality, is symbolically weak, as he is old widowed as opposed to young and virile. ... The black-and-white film opens with an overhead shot of Scout opening and looking into an old cigar box of collected treasures and trinkets. ... When Jem, Scout and Dill creep up to the Radley House during the night, the music is slow and gentle. ...
Chaucer first introduces us to his feelings of man's morality in the Prologue. ... Within this vastness in personalities, many examples of morality and immorality take place. ... During the trip to Canterbury, the Manciple speaks up and begins to tell his story, consisting of Phoebus, his wife, and Phoebus's white talking crow. ... One day, when Phoebus had left the house, his wife quickly called to her "bully" and proceeded to commit adultery, right before the talking crow. ... Because of this majority, Chaucer's mocking nature toward man's morality becomes more appare...
With Sethe's decision to brutally kill her children she had confronted the issues of morality, religion and spirituality. ... With always being treated so badly it is evident that there was no morality being practiced between white people as well as between blacks. ... Most of the slaves will live this life in hopes that someday they will be free from chains and become equal to the white race. ... In the novel, Sethe did not let Beloved make her own decision on life and that is why the house in the beginning is haunted with her angry spirit. ... If beloved believed what sethe had done...
