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How do you use the word oppression in a sentence?

Oppression is the act of exercising authority in a way that causes pain, hardship, or suffering. "Many African tribes suffered oppression at the hands of the colonial powers.… (MORE)

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In Tanakh and Talmud

Why did Pharaoh decide to oppress the Israelites?

Based on Exodus 1: 8-11 (The Bible) we can say that since the Israelites started to grow in huge numbers and multiplied extraordinarily in Egypt, filling the entire land, the … (MORE)

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How do people resist oppression?

Oppression is not just taking rights away forcefully. Oppression is the repeated use of force and trickery to limit access to resources and oppressors usually target a group i…n society to limit. These groups can be religious, racial or class groups. Fighting Oppression is very difficult. Much of the time, people who are being oppressed don't even know it. So the first step in the resistance of oppression is to realize that there are structures that contribute to a lack of some resource- this resource might be living wage employment, quality education or safe housing. The next step is to make sure that others are aware of the and have experienced the particular form of oppression that you are trying to resist. Individual forms of resistance cannot change many things. A group of people who are committed to fighting oppression can create some of the friction necessary to push for change. As a group you should use methods that offend the oppressor to push for change. Powerful people and governments tolerate picketing, and rallies so these forms of protest are unlikely to lead to change. Just remember how many people protested what Bush was doing with the Iraq war. You must use unacceptable means to protest- for example the threat of violence or the actual use of violence is a socially unacceptable means of protest that will get the oppressors attention- and others attention also. Using publicity is a great tool (and a much better, more realistic and probably more effective example). Publicity can be used to embarrass the oppressor, large scale sit-ins, strikes. These socially unacceptable acts of protest must be rational, consistent and repeated. A consistently high level of pressure must be lay-ed on the oppressor- this could take weeks or months or even years of work depending on what type of oppression is being fought. Here comes the really hard part... Historically, resisters to oppression tend to be severely punished because those in power will not concede willingly. The Oppressor will use all of their resources to convince the oppressed that things will never change. So if you are doing it right, there will be arrests and threats for the resisters. Evictions, firing from employment, etc. However, if the oppressor is pressured hard enough for long enough the oppressor will begin to negotiate- not because they support your cause but because they are tired. This negotiation is the beginning of change. (MORE)

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In Travel & Places

What is a oppress of toll?

If from Emily Dickinson's poem, "There is No Frigate Like a Book," the phrase 'oppress of toll' refers to a financial burden of some kind, the oppression of a financial toll. … (MORE)

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In Pronouns

What type of noun is oppression?

The noun 'oppression' is a common, uncountable, abstract noun; a word for prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control; mental pressure or distress; a word for a concept… (MORE)

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In Holocaust

How was the oppression in China similar to the Holocaust?

The oppression in China is based on the same human nature as the holocaust, racism. However, deaths caused by the oppression itself does not add up to the amount 6 million, th… (MORE)

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In Politics and Government

What is oppression?

The English term 'oppression' means 1: the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority:; 2: a feeling of being oppressed; 3: the act of subjugating by cru… (MORE)

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In Business & Finance

What is oppressive bureaucracy?

Bureaucracies legitimizing oppression and corruption. It may also refer to bureaucracies which are so tied up in administration that real tasks do not get done. The paperwor… (MORE)

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In Grammar

What is the noun oppress?

The noun forms of the verb to oppress are oppressor, oppression, and the gerund, oppressing.

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In Russia

Did communist Russia oppress Jews?

Communist Russia oppressed Jews and any other religious beliefsthey considered a threat to communism. That meant all religions.