Instructions: Read the following article and then answer the questions below in the form of a comment on the blog.
The term slave has its origins in the word slav. The slavs, who inhabited a large part of Eastern Europe, were taken as slaves by the Muslims of Spain during the 9th century AD.
Slavery can broadly be described as the ownership, buying and selling of human beings for the purpose of forced and unpaid labour. It is an ancient practice, mentioned in both the Bible and the Koran.
As for those of your slaves which wish to buy their liberty, free them if you find in them any promise and bestow on them a part of the riches which God has given you. - Koran, Chapter 24, Verse 32.
Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
- Old Testament, Ephesians 6, Chapter 6, Verse 8.
Indeed, the main religious texts of Judaism, Islam and Christianity all recognise slaves as a separate class of people in society. Going back further in time the Mayans and Aztecs kept slaves in the Americas, as did the Sumerians and Babylonians in the Near East. The Egyptians employed huge numbers of slaves, including the Jews, Europeans and Ethiopians.
The Greeks and Romans kept slaves as soldiers, servants, labourers and even civil servants. The Romans captured slaves from what is now Britain, France and Germany. Slave armies were kept by the Ottomans and Egyptians.
In Imperial Russia in the first half of the 19th century one third of the population were serfs, who like slaves in the Americas, had the status of chattels and could be bought and sold. They were finally freed in 1861 by Emperor Alexander II. Four years later slavery was abolished in the southern states of America following southern defeat in the American Civil War.
In Africa there were a number of societies and kingdoms which kept slaves, before there was any regular commercial contact with Europeans, including the Asanti, the Kings of Bonny and Dahomey.
According to what you read in this article, Is it correct to have a slave? Would you have one? Under what conditions would you feel is ok to have a slave?
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According to what you read in this article, Is it correct to have a slave?
ResponderEliminarNo it is not because a person shouldn't own or control anyone but themselves. It isn't right because most slvaes were abused or not treated very well.
Would you have one?
No i would not have one. I feel that is wrong.
Under what conditions would you feel is ok to have a slave?
I don't feel like there is any condition when it would be okay to have one.
-Sammy Mohney
I do not think it is right to have a slave because a person does not have the right to own another human being.
ResponderEliminarI would not have a slave because I think it is morally wrong to hold another person against their will.
I do not feel it is right to have a slave on any conditions whatsoever.
-- Ava Gumowski
According to what you read in this article, Is it correct to have a slave?
ResponderEliminarNo, in my opinon it's incorrect to own a human being and make them work for no pay in the worst conditions..
Would you have one?
No, I think no one should be treated like they're less of a person than I am.
Under what conditions would you feel is ok to have a slave?
I'd have to have a gun to my head, I think.
-Lauren Gedris
no, i don't think it is ethically corrrect to make another person submit to you by force and against their will. i would never have a slave but they are an important part of our history. this country was built on the backs of slaves, as well as many other countries were. the super powers in control today would not be around if not for slavery.
ResponderEliminar-joanna
under what condition would you feel is it ok to have a slave?
ResponderEliminari dont' think it is ever "ok" to hold another person hostage like we did to the slaves
-joanna
Yes, the article encourages the use of slaves by saying multiple people who used them and how it helped them greatly. I would never have one personally because I would end up breaking the definition of a slave. I would never feel comfortable having one because I wouldn't be able to call them a slave after giving them a salary.
ResponderEliminar-Devan Jones
I strongly disagree having slaves. People are not property but their own person. I would never have one. It is only okay to have a slave if the person consents to it and is treated fairly.
ResponderEliminar~Ashley
According to what you read in this arcticle, is it correct to have a slave?
ResponderEliminarthe arcticle makes it seem like slavery is okay, by looking at it through and economic standpoint but they dont seem to realize that what they are buying and selling are people and not products
Would you have one?
no
under what conditions would you fel it is okay to have a slave?
no conditions, i would not have one
-Javier
in this artical it is right to have slaves(i stongly disagree).if i was a farmer that neede some help i would buy a slave. but if i was just some person that was getting along without a slave just fine than i would not buy a slave.
ResponderEliminar-jharid boosamra
Jharid,
ResponderEliminarDo you have any moral opinion for this? Say you were someone that doesn't have the money to pay for a slave and someone offered you one. Would you accept him/her and why? Also, you didn't explain why you would buy a slave.
-Devan Jones
Jharid,
ResponderEliminarwould you feel okay if you were mistreated agianst your will just so that someone else would benefit it.
-Javier
Ashley,
ResponderEliminarI highly agree with your point of view. My thoughts told me I would be wrong to even own a slave but yours took a trip outside the box and showed ways to not take a false definition for slaves by giving them a possiblity to live while still falling under your rules, no exceptions.
-Devan Jones
Roya,
ResponderEliminarI would ask of you to give details on what your feeling about this rather than stating the answer. Yes, you did point out that you did not like the whole idea of having a slave, but why are you against it? If there was a chance to do something about it, would you? How deep are you acually into your ideas?
-Devan Jones
Jharid,
ResponderEliminarWhy do you feel it is okay to have a slave? Woould you treat them right? Explain.
- Ava
Ava,
ResponderEliminarI like your comment but i feel like you need to elaborate more and what you're trying to say
Lauren,
ResponderEliminarI liked how you answered on why you think it is wrong to have a slave. I also liked your answer to the question would you ever have a slave. Very outside the box. I assume you'd treat them well?
- Ava
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by Javier (i keep forgetting!)
1.I disagree with you Jharid If You were a farmer either doit yourself or pay someone to do it for you. but not as a slave.
ResponderEliminar2.Devan i agree with your opinion on not having a slave unless i paid them but then that would be part of business not slavery, right? I think it's very clever ways of putting things.
3. Joanna what do you mean by the super powers of today?
~Ashley
joanna,
ResponderEliminari like your comment but i feel like its to short
-Javier
Joanna,
ResponderEliminarI liked your answers to the questions. I liked how you also stated that although you think and know that slavery is wrong, that you do admit that slavery sort of contributed to the buildings blocks of our country.
-- Ava
Ashley: I don't think any person would consent to slavery. Even so, if they did consent to slavery, I think that would break the definition of a "slave".
ResponderEliminarJharid: Would you really own a slave, and treat them badly for your own benefit?
Joanna: I agree that the slave trade got us to where we are now, but that doesn't justify the pain and misery of an entire race of people.
-Lauren Gedris
i agree with Javier when he said
ResponderEliminar"the arcticle makes it seem like slavery is okay, by looking at it through and economic standpoint but they dont seem to realize that what they are buying and selling are people and not products"
this article made it seem like they were totally ignorant, and that they didn't know what they were doing. but i can't imagine the slaves being very happy about being bought and sold. couldn't the slave traders see the pain all around them?
-joanna
lauren: i don't think that it "justifies" the pain and misery of an entire race of people. but it happened and our country would not be where we are today without slavery. (just as a fact)
ResponderEliminarashely: by the super powers of today i mean, the countries that have the most power today: the US, china, Great Britian, etc.
-joanna
It is never ok to have a slave even if they are in debt to you or part of your religion. I would never own a slave because i think it is very degrading and extremely disrespectful to the person. I think it is ok to have a maid or butler though because they are being paid for what they do and they are stilllooked at like a human being.Apparently thought they belive that it's ok to have slaves and even in the bible it says that it's ok to have a slave but i don't know really?
ResponderEliminarWhitney Burney
Jharid- If you think that owning a another person is bad then why is it ok when a poor farmer or something like that gets one?
ResponderEliminarJavier- I agree that they aren't realizing the things that they are buying and selling are not the lastest shampoo, It's someone who could possibly be one of your family members one day
Ashley- I kind of see what your saying about the slave consenting as if they were working off their debt but techinically they'd be earning pay which is not slavery
Whitney Burney