Religion 300
11/30/2007
How does what we believe influence what we do both positively and negatively?
When someone has a strong belief that is built upon concrete ideas their actions to the final goal can have a negative or positive effect. There were many examples of how beliefs that people had gave certain consequences while reading the book by Marsh.
In one instance Mrs. Hamer believed that everyone should have the chance to vote whether or not they are black, white, or another color. She had a strong belief for civil rights, "Well, killing or no killing. I'm going to stick with civil rights." (Marsh,17) She was so determined to become a registered voter that she didn't care what she had to do because she wanted change, change in the way black people are treated and represented in the United States, and in the southern states, "Now, you cain't have me fired ‘cause I'm already fired, and I won't have to move now, because I'm not livin' in no white man's house. I'll be......
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