The “American Jerk” written by Todd Schwartz is considered in my opinion a plausible essay. Schwartz shows us ways how society has minimized its civility simply by the everyday actions and activities we participate in. This essay gives examples of how politics, social media, economics, and home life struggles affect how we behave. Schwartz mentions the use of off-colored racial jokes being on the same level of disrespect as someone talking loudly on a cell phone. Schwartz gave reasons for our rudeness. Each annoyance seems to replace another in our society, thus creating a never ending list of annoyances in our lives. We have to make choices to be or not to be civil.
Van Winkle 2
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We can use our computers and iPads to read any books we want, without ever visiting the library. We use Facetime, Facebook, and multiple other electronic applications to communicate. We overlook the personal contact and closeness Van Winkle 3 that comes with direct human contact. We don’t have to face the consequences of any social reactions when expressing our opinions on social media. There may even come a day when we no longer speak to each other face to face, but rather chat online in different rooms. Hold on, wait a minute, we already do this. We will lose understanding for other people because we can’t remember how imperative our fellow members of society are. Our television watching and social networking can cloud our judgment and replace thinking with accepting whatever we hear. The government, teachers, and our parents tell us and teach us that we need to be civil to one another. This is repeated throughout our upbringing in hopes that we will retain civility, but we do not. Teachers are told not to use red pens to grade student’s papers, due to the chance, it could lower a child’s self-esteem. What are we teaching our children? The teacher …show more content…
Each of us has to take a first step toward making our country a better place. We live through technology while being trapped in our homes or we can step out our doors and encounter life face to face. We can have a meaningful conversation with a live person in hopes of discovering a way to solve our problems. We can choose to work towards the solution or we can choose to be part of the problem.
In my opinion, the essay “American Jerk” is a must read. The essay is an eye-opening story as to what our society has turned into. The American society feels no need to live with purpose, but instead, attempt to get by with the least amount of work. The need for us to work towards our goals is necessity, taking the easy way out is not an option. We tend to forget what really matters. Negativity fills our minds and as it builds, we begin to take things for granted. Once our Van Winkle 8 moral code is lost and we lose the desire to better ourselves, we no longer think for ourselves. Thus leaving us open to a negative society to easily influence
Van Winkle 2
I do agree with the author, we are more uncivil …show more content…
We can use our computers and iPads to read any books we want, without ever visiting the library. We use Facetime, Facebook, and multiple other electronic applications to communicate. We overlook the personal contact and closeness Van Winkle 3 that comes with direct human contact. We don’t have to face the consequences of any social reactions when expressing our opinions on social media. There may even come a day when we no longer speak to each other face to face, but rather chat online in different rooms. Hold on, wait a minute, we already do this. We will lose understanding for other people because we can’t remember how imperative our fellow members of society are. Our television watching and social networking can cloud our judgment and replace thinking with accepting whatever we hear. The government, teachers, and our parents tell us and teach us that we need to be civil to one another. This is repeated throughout our upbringing in hopes that we will retain civility, but we do not. Teachers are told not to use red pens to grade student’s papers, due to the chance, it could lower a child’s self-esteem. What are we teaching our children? The teacher …show more content…
Each of us has to take a first step toward making our country a better place. We live through technology while being trapped in our homes or we can step out our doors and encounter life face to face. We can have a meaningful conversation with a live person in hopes of discovering a way to solve our problems. We can choose to work towards the solution or we can choose to be part of the problem.
In my opinion, the essay “American Jerk” is a must read. The essay is an eye-opening story as to what our society has turned into. The American society feels no need to live with purpose, but instead, attempt to get by with the least amount of work. The need for us to work towards our goals is necessity, taking the easy way out is not an option. We tend to forget what really matters. Negativity fills our minds and as it builds, we begin to take things for granted. Once our Van Winkle 8 moral code is lost and we lose the desire to better ourselves, we no longer think for ourselves. Thus leaving us open to a negative society to easily influence