Law vs. Justice

In the movie, there is obviously some racism, since it takes place in southern Africa in the early 40's.  Steven Biko is a black South African who only wishes that the blacks could regain control and dominance of the land that was originally theirs.  The English don't think to highly of people speaking out and trying to reform against their laws and ways of control.  The one way the English control this is by having a fraud legal system, in which the money or the higher up people are in control of the law.  In the  movie you see how the law will do anything they want, no matter if its right or wrong, to take Biko down, because hes a threat to their way of life. this movie really shows how English (white) men didn't care whether it was justice or not and how they would do anything they wanted to keep control and bring down the blacks.

The Slightest Thing

It was my eight grade year when i experienced something that would change my life, not a great deal, but enough to make a difference in who I am.  I was a avid basketball player, always playing and thinking of ball. One of the main reasons I loved basketball so much was because of my coach.  My coach not only knew the game of basketball but knew me.  I looked up to him and listened to him for not only guidance on the court but off the court.  As the season went on, we won a  majority of our games, and we were already thinking about the tournament and the championship.  We finished out our regular season with only  a few losses. We were undefeated in the tournament, which meant we were in the championship.  We all thought that this game was life and death. We could all tell that our coach wanted it as bad as we did.  The outcome of the game wasn't in our favor. We were all bummed out, some of us were even in tears.  I remember the talk after in our locker room.  Our coach told us how proud he was, and didn't even mention the loss.  That time is when i realised one of the most important things in life.  Its not all about winning.  Not just in basketball either, but in life in general.  It took a whole season and coach, but ill never forget it.