Shane
On the outside, the movie Shane looks like a movie that showcases a classic battle of good and evil, but taking a closer look, it is a movie that hones in on more complex American ideals. Set in the Grand… Read moreShane
Category: Reading and Film Presentations and Discussion
Debate Question 1
Americans have historically been overly concerned with equality, ultimately to the detriment of freedom.
Shane ERA
The film Shane is about a lone cowboy, Shane, who is traveling through the Wyoming territory when he comes across a small family of homesteaders. After some initial awkward introductions, Shane sympathizes with the homesteaders and agrees to work as… Read moreShane ERA
“The Present and Probable Future…” ERA
In this chapter, Tocqueville describes the condition, relationships, and lifestyles of the three different races (European, African, and Indian) in America. The white people were cruel, unfair, and lived as superiors to the other two races. Tocqueville goes on to… Read more“The Present and Probable Future…” ERA
on Tocqueville’s view of relations between ‘the three races that inhabit the United States’
Tocqueville is unremittingly bleak in this section of the book. Why do you think he is he so pessimistic about the possibility of harmony between the ‘three races’ (by which he means people of European descent, people of African descent,… Read moreon Tocqueville’s view of relations between ‘the three races that inhabit the United States’