Chains On The Neck - 1179 Words

Oumaima Crary Professor Post English 1101 08 Oct. 2014 Chains: on the neck, on the wrists, on the ankles†¦ but also on the mind or on the heart. Chains have been and still are a way for humans to keep other humans from doing what they want. This kind of control can be used for various ends, like doing work or performing a task, and to keep doing it. This is what occurs in the historical situation known as slavery. In slavery, the person working or performing a task is doing so against his/her will or desire. He or she simply cannot choose to stop. Slavery doesn’t have to involve two or more subjects. It can involve one person, thanks to their complex human brain. One person can force themselves to keep doing something even though they may†¦show more content†¦However, that did not occur all the time (52). Due to prolonged family debt, some slaves could not break away. Ultimately, the slaves were under ownership of individuals, and they were required to complete the tasks the owner wished for (160-161). T here were different types of slaves, for example chattel slaves and serfs. Serfs were poor people who were obligated to farm the land of the lord that they worked for (964). Chattel slaves were considered to be personal property of an owner, their total being and future was at the whim of the owner (223). A serf could possibly have some influence on their well-being and future; a chattel slave could not. To Americans, the best known history of slavery is that of the slaves who lived and suffered in the southeastern United States, â€Å"the Old South†. Slaves were first used in continental America in the 1600’s. At one point thereafter, nearly every one of the thirteen colonies contained some slavery. In the southern region of the United States, the practice of slavery remained to keep the regional agricultural industries going. The practice of slavery in the United States, however ended with the Northern Union States winning the civil war. In today’s society, sl avery does still exists: sex slavery. According to The International Labor Organization (ILO), about 12.3 people are involuntarily working, forced to work as children, and are being sold as sex-slaves (Morrow 244). Families do indeed sell their