Human Rights Violations By John Wyndham - 1534 Words

Human Rights Violations in The Chrysalids There are some rights that every human in this world is entitled to. These are called human rights and they define how a human should be treated, so that everyone is treated equally and no one is discriminated, or treated unfairly . Violations of these these rights include torture, slavery, discrimination and restriction of freedom, these are only some of the many violations. In today s world many people are discriminated and have their human rights violated, just like the post apocalyptic novel, The Chrysalids by John Wyndham which about a boy named David Storme. In David s district, Waknuk anyone or anything that is different than what they think it should be like, is considered a deviation. Human deviations are called blasphemies, and are sent away to a horrible place called the Fringes, which has low amounts of food and other blasphemies. If it is a plant or animal which is diviational, it is called an offence,the animals are killed while the plants are destroyed.They do this bec ause they believe that anything that is different is made by the Devil, therefore evil. Due to the strict religious laws in Waknuk, many people are not treated right and a lot of basic human rights are violated. This is proven many times in this novel, like when Sophie has to leave Waknuk to save her and her family from danger, and when she has her ability to reproduce taken away, when Katherine and Sally get kidnapped and tourchered, and finallyShow MoreRelated Kosinskis Being There and the Existential Anti-Hero Essay example3188 Words   |  13 Pagescraving for freedom and independence is generated only in a man still living on hope.   For Mersault, nothing mattered... (25).   The existential frustration from which Mersault suffers has engendered within him an inability to realize his capacity for human emotion.   Mersualts heart pounded with an emotion he almost took for love (26; my emphasis).      Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   Chance is incapable of even knowing love.   Chances Adam needs an Eve and Elizabeth Eve Rand, EE for short, serves as his counterpartRead MoreEthical Companies12021 Words   |  49 PagesBusiness. Profit.† This year, there are 110 World’s Most Ethical Companies. Of these companies, 36 are new to the list in 2011 and 26 companies dropped off from the 2010 list. These â€Å"drop offs† generally occurred because of litigation and ethics violations, as well as increased competition from within their industry. 2011 WORLD’S MOST ETHICAL COMPANY SELECTION PROCESS: 1. The Methodology A methodology committee of leading attorneys, professors, government officials and organization leaders, assisted