Examples Of Shame In The Great Debater
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The word shame means to have a painful feeling of humiliation. Many of us are familiar with the definition, but the definition doesn’t give us an example or imagination of how one experiences it. In the movie "the great debater," it demonstrates a good example of shame. One example of shame was when they came across a man being strung up by his neck and being burnt to death for being black. Professor Tolson told the students to lower their heads, so the white people burning the man wouldn't spot them because of the color of their skin color. The professor and the team manage to escape. After the horrible event, Professor Tolson and the team arrive at a hotel. Professor Tolson leaves the car to acquire the keys to the rooms. While Tolson left