1) How do you feel about the men's treatment of Nolan and of their strict adherence to the policy of never letting Nolan hear of the United States? What would you have done had you been aboard a ship with Nolan? Why?
2) Is there ever a time when breaking a rule is the right thing to do? Why or why not? Explain.
2 comments:
1) I feel that the men’s treatment of Nolan and of their strict adherence to the policy of never letting Nolan hear of the United States was completely unfair. The judge was obviously bias to the fact that Burr was proven innocent, and didn’t treat Nolan the way he should’ve been treated. There was also no jury to vote on his innocence or guiltiness. The judge also did not let him say his version of the story. I feel that Nolan, just as his friend had said, shouldn’t have been punished for saying something when throwing a tantrum. The punishment seemed to be from the statement he shouted out, rather than the deed that he did with Burr. Obviously, any man with an idol would be angered when their idol is being accused. Nolan obviously wasn’t thinking, and had just said something that slipped his mouth while he was pissed. If I had been aboard a ship with Nolan, I would’ve told him information about the United States. For whether it was against the rules or not, it was depressing thinking that a man as accepting and strong-hearted as he was, extremely devoted to the United States, could never see his country again. Even when he was sick, almost about to die, he couldn’t see his home! I would have let him at least hear about his homeland, and risk the consequences, rather then see a man like him suffer.
2) I think that sometimes, there is a time when breaking a rule is the right thing to do. This is because sometimes, like the judge, rules are made where they are not the best choices. When a rule is completely unfair, or wrong in anyway, it should be broken no matter the consequences! For example, when blacks and whites were separated and forced into segregation because of “rules”, a great man named Martin Luther King Junior broke the rules and took a risk. No matter how this would affect his dignity or even his life, he broke the rules and stood up for what he thought was right! I think this is an extremely important trait to do, to break rules if you truly believe they are wrong, and have affected the community in a negative way.
1. I feel that the men's treatment to Nolan was kind but strict. They did not treat Nolan as a traitorous prisoner, instead, treated him as a guest. Their strict adherence to the policy of never letting Nolan hear of the US was cruel as I know the story behind Nolan's imprisonment, but to the men that did not know, I can understand their loyalty to the law. They pitied Nolan but did not believe he shoulds be released. If I was aboard the ship with Nolan, unless Nolan was dying, I would not speak of the US. I would not because given that I did not know his past, I would be ignorant to tell Nolan about our home country. I would however, treat him with kindness because I do pity him and it is against my nature to treat a person with comtempt.
2. There has and always will be laws and rules that must be broken. Some small and some big. An example of this is the Civil Right Movement. There are some rules and ideas that will change overtime. When those ideas change, so will rules and laws. White's were once considered to be more powerful than Blacks back in the days. Nowadays, almost every sports team is filled with African Americans and even our president is Black,
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