Throughout history man has displayed violence towards both the environment and other men- physically and emotionally. As a result of the need for land, rights, social change and power, man has felt the need to compete and prove their dominance to other races through violence. In many cases, those who initiated the violence felt they were superior to those they invaded because of the difference between their race, religion or way of living. There are many different contributing factors to the history of violence; many of which still exist today. Violence has been around since the Mayans, Incas and Aztecs. It has occurred for millions of years and all for the same reason- power, land, religion and/or race. The Ainu, Native Americans and African and Asian Natives have all been victims of the violence surrounding power, land and religion. This violence is a direct result of those with the mind of British Imperialist Joseph Chamberlain. He stated that “the welfare of Britain …show more content…
Until around 1918, an action for the rights of women began to take hold. Women were looked down upon because of their gender and were not given the same rights as males; if given any rights at all. As explained in the previous paragraph, women were paid less than men because they were considered less valuable and important. Not only are women considered less valuable, but in many cultures they were violated, harassed and sold. In the book Voltaire, Candide, or Optimism Cunegonde tells her story of how she was beaten, raped and sold. Then, the old woman tells her story of how her and many other women were held in a building and when the soldiers got hungry they cut off one cheek from their bottom and left them there to die. Through these stories the author is able to give a good view of how women were treated. Surprisingly, still today, some countries do not give their women rights and still act violently towards