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Exemplification- Discrimination
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Exemplification- Discrimination
When well defined, discrimination signifies the act of making distinctions between individuals based on the classes, groups, or other categories to which they are alleged to belong. Individuals may be discriminated against based on race, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender, in addition to other categories. Most films depict different types of discrimination that happen directly or indirectly in our societies at large. In this paper, “Get Out” is the film that I choose to show how a character is treated unfairly based on a character he cannot control. This character is race. In this paper, I provide examples of unfair treatment and elucidate how this movie deepens our understanding of discrimination.
The movie “Get Out” was written and directed by Jordan Peele. It demonstrates race in the framework of post racial tolerance in the United States. The movie demonstrates the insolences of white individuals towards black individuals to support race relations in contemporary times, where most individuals persuade themselves that they have gone beyond discrimination. It is a forthright message from the movie to its main character, Chris, a black bloke whose visit to his lover’s parents’ family becomes a nightmare housing racism. Not like the average clueless horror character, he is awakened as hell to what is occurring to him. The film illustrates this by demonstrating the captivation of liberal, white, Armitage household with black culture through them interacting with the movie’s black character, Chris, before showing their twisted intentions to obtain auspicious black physiognomies (Carew, 2019). Undertaking that demonstrates the idealization of blackness by white individuals as an entity to be accumulated rather than a cultural identity to be comprehended. The movie portrays racial discrimination in a way that black people go through psychological struggles attempting to adjust through a broader racial dynamic where the white viewpoint either demonizes or lionizes black individuals, verbalizing the viewpoint of black individuality. On the other hand, the movie attracts interesting parallels that appear like the components of a representative horror film to actual life events in order to reemphasize these concepts.
The race is possibly the single most predominant subject in the movie. From the start, we observe an environment in which the interracial affiliation between Chris and Rose poses some problems. Chris enquires from Rose whether she told her parents that he is black before taking him home. He is more troubled that the parents might be surprised and act disrespectfully towards him if they were not told about him in advance. As they were going to her parents’ lace, Rose and Chris are pulled over by a white policeman, who wants to see Chris’s identification, but Rose defends him accusing the police man of profiling Chris on his race. Upon arriving at the household, every person, from her parents to her parents’ white neighbors and friends to her family’s black servants, acts very strangely. This act shows how they racially discriminated against him. Chris becomes more suspicious and scared and finally turns to be a victim of a community-wide plot to abduct black individuals and fuse their brains with those of older white people in horrific eugenics experimentation. Chris had only one choice in that situation. He decides to escape by whichever possible way, which in the film case means open violence.
“Get Out” obliterates this chronicle entirely. In the initial two-thirds of the movie, the protagonist is deliberately silent while going through a fusillade of nonchalantly racist actions. It is apparent that he has learned this scheme through a lot of social interactions. His silence is purposefully intended to evade aggression and make an appearance of compliance and politeness. Chris remains nonviolent all the way through the course of racial discrimination until the last possible second, to his peril (Get out, 2017). The movie accentuates his intensifying levels of fear. His enduring tries to keep on being calm and be on his good behavior to contextualize the rising, life-threatening threat of his state of affairs. In actual life, the leading account of black peoples’ hardships to coexist in white society is that the black person is the problem to be dealt with, the troublemaker, and the agitation source. But since we are so accustomed by fear as a genre to the trope of the “man attempting to assure himself all things are fine when things are evidently not fine,” the audience still is on Chris’s side, even as his fights against white suburbia increases. This film inventively pits into practice general horror tropes to show realities about how malicious racial discrimination is in the universe. In this movie, the white society is a conscious spreader of evil, and Chris ought to remain vigilant to its benevolent racial discrimination. He has to do this to survive.
The racial ideas are evident, depicted definitely to the viewers from the first scene of the film. “Get out” provides an ultimate way to commence the discussion on racism and change perceptions on race. Whereas the issues it addresses are multifaceted, the manner in which it is presented is not. Both the back and white audience are able to contemplate and understand its message. Just like many other concerns, racial discrimination is something that comes again and again in the film. The film presentation of discrimination helps us understand the concept of discrimination, how it is demonstrated, and its effect on the target. This film’s protagonist stands up to an unjust system, using violence to attain what he needed.
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Carew, A. (2019). American Horror: Genre and the Post-Racial Myth in Get Out. Screen Education, (94), 14-21.
Get out (2017) The Sunken Place Scene (1/10) | Movie clips.
https://youtu.be/kBwVWrBk_uo
Exegesis of Genesis
Exegesis of Genesis – 2128175
Tradition credits Moses as the author of Genesis, however, a deadly theory denies that Moses had anything to do with Genesis, and so the author of Genesis is said to be God, working through Moses. Genesis 22:9-14 describes the covenant between God and the Jewish people where God asks Abraham to do certain things, in return for which he will take care of them. In the beginning, God promised Abraham that, “I am El Shaddai, walk with me and be trustworthy, I will make a covenant between us and I will give you many, many descendants” (Gen. 17:1-2). However, the fulfillments of these promises were conditional upon Abraham’s Obedience (Graham, 2014). First, God promised Abraham a great posterity and this is the reason why Abram’s name was changed to Abraham in Genesis 17:5; while in Genesis 15:5, Abraham is promised a great nation and a great name.
This covenant is the basis for the ideas to show that the Jews are the chosen people. Moses outlines the significance of this covenant by showing how God love his people after Abraham had shown that in deed he had a strong faith in God and therefore he obeyed God and offered his only son Isaac on the alter not to earn the favor of God, but because he was so confident in God’s promise to give him posterity through his son Isaac such as making Abraham the father of a great people. To be sure, covenant plays a significant role particularly in understanding God because the reality of God is not properly understood unless it is viewed within a covenantal frame, because God himself had revealed himself to us through love and unity.
In obedience to God’s command Abraham took his promised heir to Moriah so as to sacrifice him to Lord. Since Abraham was willing to slay his son, God restrained him from killing his son Isaac and at the end, he is promised to be blessed further for his obedience. Abraham therefore memorialized the place as “the Lord will provide.” Seeing this, God called on Abraham where he made five more great sacrifices: that is, his native country, his extended family, his nephew Lot, as well as, his son Isaac. All these sacrifices involved something which was naturally dear to Abraham, despite the fact that each resulted in greater blessings from God. Truly, this incident was significant because it demonstrated a strong confidence that Abraham had in God at this time, since he believed that God had power over death and was able to raise his son Isaac from the dead, just the way he raised Lazarus daughter from the dead (Hebrews 11:19).
From the incident, it is also evident that Isaac also had faith in God just like his father Abraham. It is true that Isaac must have known what actually his father intended to do to him, yet he did not submitted willingly (Genesis 22:9). On the contrary, if Abraham is said to have displayed faith that obeys, then Isaac on the other hand, displayed faith that cooperates. This is because, if Isaac was strong enough to carry the wood for a sacrifice, he was also strong enough in resisting his father.
Because Abraham had strong faith in God, he gained a greater appreciation of God as the One who will provide him for everything as a result of this incident (Genesis 22:14). The story reaches its climax in (Genesis 22:15-18) when Abraham confirmed his loyalty by obeying God’s command by being ready of sacrificing Isaac. Abraham’s sacrifice of the ram (Genesis 22:13), just like Noah’s sacrifice after he had left the ark (Genesis 8:18 to Genesis 9:17), expressed both thanks and devotion to God. This actually anticipated God’s benevolence or kindness toward the future generations. In (Genesis 22:15), it is evident that God again appeared to Abraham at the end of His test. This was to show that God fulfills his promises, and so God swore himself to confirm His promises to Abraham (Genesis 22:16). However, Moses referred to this oath later in Israel’s history (Genesis 24:7). The main point of Genesis 22:9-14 is not only about the doctrine of the Atonement, instead it portrays an obedient, respectful and subservient servant worshipping God in faith at great cost, and in the end getting God’s provision just like Abraham did (Graham, 2014).
Moses emphasizes that Genesis 22:15-18 majorly describes the establishment of Gods covenant in regards to circumcision. However, the lack of reference to circumcision in the immediate context tends to make this interpretation somehow tenuous. In Genesis 22:17-18), God also promised Abraham that he and his descendants would become the recipient of the covenant blessings. The covenant was not based on obedience, but rather the reception of covenant blessings was conditioned on obedience.
Conclusion
We therefore conclude that, Moses was the author of the Book of Genesis since the Scripture attributes the writing to him. Genesis 22:9-14 describes the covenant between God and the Jews people by portraying an obedient servant worshipping God in faith at great cost, and in the end receiving God’s blessings or provision. Conversely, God’s order to sacrifice Isaac produced a miraculous setback so that through Isaac’s offspring, many things would be accomplished such as; Mary giving birth to Jesus who in return blesses the world.
References
Graham, W. (2014). Why God Commanded Abraham to Kill Isaac. the Cripplegate. Retrieved July 17, 2014, from http://thecripplegate.com/why-god-commanded-abraham-to-kill-isaac/
Grigg, R. (2014). Did Moses really write Genesis?. Did Moses really write Genesis?. Retrieved July 17, 2014, from http://creation.com/did-moses-really-write-genesis
Disease Prone Personality and Self-Healing Personality
Disease Prone Personality and Self-Healing Personality
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Disease Prone Personality and Self-Healing Personality
Introduction
Disease-prone personality type refers to people who react to stressful situations with unhealthy behavior patterns and negative affect, leading to physical illness and a shorter life expectancy (Heilmayr & Friedman, 2020). Disease-prone personality type is linked to persistently negative mood, anxiety, depression, and irritability. Individuals with this personality type tend to focus on the unsatisfactory aspects of life and are often unhappy. Consequently, individuals have an increased risk of developing stress-related ailments, such as coronary heart disease. Mainly, the disease-prone personality is characterized by hostility.
On the contrary, a self-healing personality refers to a group of psychological traits that involves a match between the environment and the individual, which maintains psychosocial and physiological homeostasis. It is the mechanism via which good mental health fosters good physical health (Heilmayr & Friedman, 2020). In addition, personality traits connected with a self-healing personality include being emotionally secure, conscientious, positive outlook on life, and having good and strong social interactions. These traits result in healthier behaviors, such as quitting smoking, improving adherence to exercise programs, and keeping a nutritious diet. This results in a stronger resilience to diseases that are associated with stress.
How our Personality Relates to our Health
According to Cherry (2022), our personalities have a significant role in shaping our habits and behaviors therefore, it should be no surprise that different personality types are associated with different health outcomes. Therefore, the most significant health predictors are personality traits. For example, there is a correlation between the personality traits shown in childhood and adult health and between those traits and other important health indicators, such as total lifespan. Our habits and actions, both essential contributors to our general health, are determined mainly by our personality (Brantley, 2019). Besides, our personality traits impact many aspects of our life, beginning in childhood, including how we respond to stressful situations, the amount of physical exercise we get, the number of friends and acquaintances we have, and how often we go to the doctor.
In addition, according to Brantley (2019), certain personality traits in childhood, such as being conscientious, agreeable, imaginative, or intelligent, may positively impact one’s health in later years. Children who exhibit these personality traits are more likely to have a higher education, have healthier eating habits, refrain from smoking, and have a longer life expectancy. Notably, our traits alter our perspective on life, how we understand the world around us at work, and how we interact with our friends, families, and romantic partners. Our personalities may have both direct and indirect impacts on our levels of psychological distress, both positively and negatively, through negative interactions and social support. Lastly, an increase in openness, agreeableness, conscientiousness and extraversion are linked to better long-term health outcomes, whereas higher levels of neuroticism are linked to worse long-term health outcomes.
How Personality Relates to Certain Illnesses
According to Cherry (2022), an individual’s personality type certainly impacts their health and well-being; in fact, some illnesses are most likely to be impacted by an individual’s psychological characteristics. For example, heart disease is more likely connected to personality type than cancer. The tendency to feel more anger and hostility is one of the characteristics linked to an elevated risk of heart disease in people with a disease-prone personality. In addition, Type A personality type is associated with certain illnesses such as hypertension, social isolation, and increased job stress. Notably, patterns of harmful habits such as smoking, poor diet, and lack of physical exercise may lead to illness if an individual’s personality is poor. Lastly, dysfunctional personality traits may make it challenging to control the symptoms of psychiatric disorders and also serve as a trigger for the growth of depressive, anxiety, or psychotic symptoms.
How Self-efficacy and Resilience Contribute to Good Health
Self-efficacy has direct and indirect effects on health behavior because it influences motivation. Individuals’ confidence in their abilities has a significant impact on both the difficulty of the tasks they choose to do and the loftiness of their intended outcomes. Self-efficacy may play a significant role in people’s health, nutrition, and disease management. For instance, people seeking to stop smoking might benefit from a high level of self-efficacy since it increases the likelihood that they will really be able to achieve their objectives. According to Cherry (2020), self-efficacy contributes to good health by influencing an individual’s behaviors, such as maintaining a weight reduction plan, giving up alcohol, managing chronic pain, maintaining a healthy diet, and adhering to an exercise schedule. In addition, resilience contributes to good health by helping to protect people from several mental health conditions, such as anxiety and depression. The development of resilience helps to mitigate factors that raise the likelihood of mental health issues, such as experiencing trauma or being bullied.
Personal Applications
From the Big Five personality test, I was able to understand different factors that contribute to my personality. From the Big Five personality test, I got an average score on the extroversion factor, meaning that sometimes I am an outgoing and social person while other times I prefer to be alone. The test also revealed that I am emotionally stable; thus, I can develop a balanced and integrated way of seeing life’s problems. I had a high score in agreeableness, which revealed that I am more cooperative and have personal attributes such as kindness, trust, affection, altruism, and other prosocial behaviors. Besides, this revealed that I enjoy helping and making other people happy. A high score in the conscientious factor revealed that I am a methodical and detail-oriented person. Besides, this showed that I exhibit traits that are proactive, considerate of others’ feelings, and I am mindful of deadlines. Lastly, this test revealed that I am intelligent and easily understand things, and can deal with difficult situations.
I think that my personality is more of a self-healing personality. This is because the Big Five personality test revealed that I have personality traits associated with a self-healing personality type, such as being emotionally secure, conscientious, having a positive outlook on life, and having good and strong social interactions. Looking back at my family members, I see a pattern of self-healing personality. To start with, my parents are emotionally stable as they continually develop a balanced way of solving family issues. Besides, all my family members are conscientious, and we are all detail-oriented people as well as mindful of other people’s feelings.
Conclusion
This personality class taught me that different individuals have different personality traits. I have also learned that personality traits greatly influence health outcomes. Besides, I have realized that developing self-efficacy and resilience is essential in ensuring that we have good health. I have gained that although it is impossible to alter one’s personality, we may get insight into illness susceptibility and self-healing by observing the patterns of behavior shown by disease-prone and self-healing people. Putting more emphasis on leading a healthier lifestyle might make all the difference. As opposed to being in relationships that are stressful and fraught with conflict, cultivating positive and helpful social connections is preferable. Defending oneself against stress and everyday life challenges via the cultivation of effective coping mechanisms is one way to protect oneself against the development of stress-related illnesses.
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Brantley, A. (2019). How Does Your Personality Affect Your Health? – WellTuned by BCBST. WellTuned by BCBST. Retrieved 30 September 2022, from https://bcbstwelltuned.com/2019/05/09/how-does-your-personality-affect-your-health/.
Cherry, K. (2022). How Self Efficacy Helps You Achieve Your Goals. Verywell Mind. Retrieved 30 September 2022, from https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-self-efficacy-2795954.
Cherry, K. (2022). Your Personality Type Can Impact Physical and Mental Health. Verywell Mind. Retrieved 30 September 2022, from https://www.verywellmind.com/how-personality-type-affects-health-4153786.
Heilmayr, D., & Friedman, H. S. (2020). Self‐Healing and Disease‐Prone Personalities. The Wiley Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences: Clinical, Applied, and Cross‐Cultural Research, 371-376. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118970843.ch326