The 2 articles are both talking about oppression because they were treating people with cultures really bad. Those articles have oppression because there are examples of cruelty and force. In the Maine news article, it shows cruelty by killing Asians and making fun of them. In the Moses story, the Pharaoh's army were controlling and beating the Jews. The word oppression mean taking away of a person's self worth about religion, culture, and others through discrimination. For example, the Jews were slaves to the Pharaoh in the Moses story. Another example from the Maine article is killing 8 Asian people because of their culture.