I know many people will argue that not being part of a solution is just as bad as being part of the problem. However, I will tell you why I believe otherwise. I believe that right or wrong, this judgement should be carried out separately for any single situation. Although in some cases it may be correct, in others it can seem pointless, if not stupid. For instance, if a man walks straight past a starving child, and is well off himself, I strongly believe he is just as wrong as the people who starved the child in the first place. However, over seas there are men and women dying every day from acts of terrorism. Does this mean that I am just as guilty as the men who commit these violent crimes, just because I do not risk my life to stop them? In this case I disagree. Situations vary and we must make our own choices. In this case there is no definitive answer, instead every questions has its own.
The book Sold is a great example of how situations vary with the question: "If you are not part of the solution, are you part of the problem?" All of the girls in the brothel show how this statement can be true. The girls' unwillingness to unite and rebel against Mumza allows her to keep a tight rule over them and when any of them do fight back alone, she punishes them severely. The rumors they spread, about the Americans being bad, also keep them locked away. Although they were all tricked into Mumza's ugly business, it is their own unwillingness to work together that kept them from escaping much earlier. However, in this case another person could also argue the opposite. For instance, they were all forced into their currant position, most of them were no older than fourteen, and even if they had all united, what could they have done against Mumza and here guards?
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