Arendt and foucault (Skal have anden overskrift!)
Looking back upon the origin of the Israel-Palestine conflict, one will see that Palestine once was a nation. For more than a century, the country has been occupied by other nations, though the conflict we today know as the Israel-Palestine conflict only started around the 1. World war. In order to fully grasp how actions made half a century ago, is able to have an impact so large on history that even today the Palestinian people are fighting for a Palestine. We have chosen to use Foucault's thoughts about power relations and Hannah Arendt’s thoughts on dignity in order to look at and analyse the power relationship between the Israeli government and the Palestinian people living on the oPt called the West Bank, further more we will be using the Danish radio programme “Arabic voices: As the Palestinians sees it” because we want to examine the conflicts young Palestinians can meet during their everyday lives. According to Foucault, power relations occur when agents interact. Furthermore his thoughts have come to the conclusion that one can analyse power relationships by examining institutions though these have to be carefully defined. He wishes to analyse institutions by investigating power relations instead of vice
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She speaks of dignity and how easy it is to violate human rights tearing away the dignity of an agent. She does not think that human rights are natural; she looks at them as being conventions and nothing more. Therefore they are easily suppressed, violated and bypassed. They are created in order for the human race to live together side by side. Instead of living by the human rights as they are right now, she wants us to live according to the rights to have dignity, letting every agent around the world live the life that makes them joyful and feeling like no one is suppressing them. (Isaac
Both Anwar Sadat and William Deane effectively use the rhetorical devices to enable their audience to understand the issues and concerns expressed in their respective speeches. In Sadat’s ‘Speech to the Israeli Knesset’ inclusive terminology and pathos is used to convince the audience that they must unite in the grief caused by previous wars in order to achieve ‘permanent peace based on justice’. Deane also makes use of inclusive terminology and pathos to unite the mourners at the ecumenical service for the victims of the Swiss Canyoning accident and to convince them that their loss had a positive impact regardless. In ‘Speech to the Israeli Knesset’
In the speech “On the Adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights” Eleanor Roosevelt discusses unfinished business and how to achieve the task of finishing the business. She explains different proposals and method to complete the task. The unfinished business talked about by Eleanor Roosevelt has to do with human rights. She believes the Declaration is based on man having freedom in which to develop his full stature and rise the level of human dignity. She believes we are not in the right place and we should have both of these things for everyone.
On December 9, 1948, as the United States was approaching a proposal towards the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which seemed unfair and uncompromised, first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt displayed a motivational and moving speech to allow the citizens of America to come together as one to make the best of the situation that was proposed in front of them. The analysis of the tingling speech on the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, will explore the deep rhetorical devices used to compel the audience and America, including the true purpose and background of this particular eye-opening speech. In paragraph 1, it reads, “Not every man nor every government can have what he wants in a document of this kind. There are of course particular provisions in the Declaration before us with which we are not fully satisfied.”
She also mentions that women’s rights should be equal to Human rights. This speech was given at the United Nations Fourth Conference of Women on September
To What Extent was Ariel Sharon Responsible for the Sabra and Shatila Massacre? Abstract This essay will discuss the extent to which Ariel Sharon was responsible for the Sabra and Shatila massacre. The massacre occurred during the 1982 Lebanon War, or Operation Peace for Galilee as Israel called it.
Eleanor Roosevelt, with her informal speech, the Adoption of the Declaration of Human Rights (1948), explains her opinion on the importance of the declaration and how we need to treat freedom has a right not a privilege. Eleanor supports her speech by using euphemism, apostrophe, and anadiplosis. Eleanor's purpose for the speech is to address the United Nations about human rights and its importance in the world. She formally addresses this speech to the United Nations, World War II victims, and all victims in the world. Eleanor was born October 11, 1884 has Anna Eleanor Roosevelt in New York, New York.
During this speech she spoke about the Declaration of the Rights of Man, which she described as, liberty, equality, and fraternity. One of Roosevelt’s main points in her speech was “The basic problem confronting the world today is the preservation of human freedom for the personal and so for the society of which he is a part” (Eleanor Roosevelt). She also advocated that a Bill of Rights should contain two simple parts, A Declaration which could be approved through action of the Member States of the United Nations in the General Assembly and a covenant which would be in the form of a treaty to be presented to the nations of the world. One of the most important and well-remembered things she said during her speech was this, “The totalitarian state typically places the will of the people second to decrees promulgated by a few men at the top” (Eleanor
On 14 May 1948, David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the State of Israel, founded on the Zionist Movement, which supports the creation of a Jewish homeland. Directly after this declaration of independence, numerous Arab nations made it clear that they would go to extreme lengths to prevent the establishment of the Jewish state. A coalition of four Arab countries - Egypt, Syria, Trans-Jordan and Iraq - and Palestinian forces immediately attacked Israel, in what became known as the Palestinian War. Numerous wars followed and continue to, up until the present day. Apart from constant conflict with the Arab nations, Israel had also been the victim of unrelenting terrorist attacks, both within its borders and against her citizens throughout the world.
She is attempting to portray that through everything she continued to rise from the ashes of society. Denying the hold society has on her, Angelou states, “You may shoot me with your words,/ You may cut me with your eyes” (Angelou 21-22). The world attempts to quiet anything that enters its long dark path. For centuries society has managed to cage ideas and outlaw change.
Karim’s character growth, reflections on his list, and experiences in the Hopper’s ground, indicate an establishment of the main character’s profound connections to the readers. Karim’s connections to the land lead him to a sense of reality, understanding conflict Palestine was in, but taking pride in his
She says, “All I hear and see all day are men speaking their opinions, and I give mine in the same exact manner, and you would have thought I had said something offensive” (Izundo 12). This is a problem at the forefront of our society that must be dealt with. From the second we enter this Earth we are put into preconceived categories of male and female. From that point on we are taught to follow the guidelines that each gender entails. This constricts society as it makes there right and wrong, better and worse, ultimately resulting in a hierarchal
For, she says “…we have no choice of what colour we are born or who our parents are or whether we are rich or poor. What we do have is some choice over
The Palestinians were not pleased to learn that their home was going to be taken over by the Jews so the United Nations got involved and split Palestine. The Jews took early action in claiming the land given to them which lead to thousands of Palestinians to flee. This is
Power, however, is an in itself. Foucault’s writings demonstrate, there may be other concepts intrinsic to the nature of the concept of government, such as freedom. Marx writings illustrate that the emergence of power in the society is preceded but not caused by hostile outbreaks of violence. He does not support the mechanism of violence as a way to obtain power. In a combination of both writings, a standpoint can only be valid depending on the logic presented in both cases.
She also spoke about different ways in which this oppression was resisted. An example of resisting subjectivity is what she called ‘infra-politics.’ What she means by this is to look within yourself and realize consciously that you are not what your suppressors say you are. By doing this, one can see their true potential as a human being and not view themselves using the definitions given to them by their