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Conflict is also the catalyst that corrects many wrongs.  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wielded conflict with mastery; “nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and foster such a tension that a community which has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue” (217).  The Seneca Falls Convention incited conflict with statements like “the history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part man toward woman, having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over her” (Stanton and Mott 282), with the direct intention to elevate the position of women to that of equal to man.  Dynamic social change is at it’s core conflict, the old way rarely if ever goes easily to it’s grave. “We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed”  (King 218).

Conflict is also the catalyst that corrects many wrongs.  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wielded conflict with mastery; “nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and foster such a tension that a community which has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue” (217).  The Seneca Falls Convention incited conflict with statements like “the history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part man toward woman, having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over her” (Stanton and Mott 282), with the direct intention to elevate the position of women to that of equal to man.  Dynamic social change is at it’s core conflict, the old way rarely if ever goes easily to it’s grave. “We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed”  (King 218).

In the grand course of human existence the question of what should be on TV is quite trivial, yet conflict on the topic is rampant.  The American Psychological Association states  “parents can outright ban any programs that they find too offensive” (445).  Tim Goodman contends  “to demonize Hollywood . . . [is] just plain wrong, reeks of censorship and, in the context of parents worried about their children, it’s looking for a scapegoat when lax parenting skills are more to blame” (448).  TV is not the only trivial source of conflict, Emily Tsao writes of the conflict between politically correct speech and everyday speech (138).  In a tongue in check style Tony Kornheiser (348) echoes Deborah Tannen (182) about the conflict in style that men and women use to communicate.  Something as simple and trivial as tic-tac-toe is still full of conflict.

In the grand course of human existence the question of what should be on TV is quite trivial, yet conflict on the topic is rampant.  The American Psychological Association states  “parents can outright ban any programs that they find too offensive” (445).  Tim Goodman contends  “to demonize Hollywood . . . [is] just plain wrong, reeks of censorship and, in the context of parents worried about their children, it’s looking for a scapegoat when lax parenting skills are more to blame” (448).  TV is not the only trivial source of conflict, Emily Tsao writes of the conflict between politically correct speech and everyday speech (138).  In a tongue in check style Tony Kornheiser (348) echoes Deborah Tannen (182) about the conflict in style that men and women use to communicate.  Something as simple and trivial as tic-tac-toe is still full of conflict.

From a young age it is human nature to be involved in conflict.  Babies claw at faces in frustration with miniature fingernails.  Toddlers punch, kick and bite to get the attention and results they desire. “Children’s play often focuses on the most salient and graphic, confusing or scary, and aggressive aspects of violence” (Diane E. Levin 446) Levin explains that this aggressive play is how children attempt to understand the violence around them (446). In her essay Girl, Jamaica Kincaid writes, “this is how you bully a man, this is how a man bullies you” (127) illustrating how human culture passes conflict from one generation to the next. We raise our children to understand that the world is a place of conflict.

From a young age it is human nature to be involved in conflict.  Babies claw at faces in frustration with miniature fingernails.  Toddlers punch, kick and bite to get the attention and results they desire. “Children’s play often focuses on the most salient and graphic, confusing or scary, and aggressive aspects of violence” (Diane E. Levin 446) Levin explains that this aggressive play is how children attempt to understand the violence around them (446). In her essay Girl, Jamaica Kincaid writes, “this is how you bully a man, this is how a man bullies you” (127) illustrating how human culture passes conflict from one generation to the next. We raise our children to understand that the world is a place of conflict.