BLog #10

You seem to be saying the through “Train Heist,” the writers of Firefly are arguing that after someone makes a mistake, it’s still possible to make it right again and that it takes a big heart to forgive someone.  The main evidence for this is when Mal takes a job from a crime lord with no questions asked.  Then when he learns the truth about what he stole, he finds out that the stolen goods are actually much needed medicine that were going to a small village with a plague.  A real world example of this is when Ulysses S. Grant ordered Jewish citizens in four counties in Missouri to evacuate in 1863.  He soon realized that he was very wrong for enforcing this and apologized to the Jewish community for his actions and they forgave him.  They embraced him so much that the Jewish community voted him back into the office.  This is a timely argument because people make mistakes everyday and it is important that people learn to forgive and forget.  I think this is important because some people need to realize that everyone, including high power people and officials, make mistakes.   

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