Analysis Of Three Essays By Dillard, Appiah, And Pratt

In the three essays written by Dillard, Appiah, and Pratt, they all use different examples but focus overall on the same “big picture”. They’re all part of a larger conversation, but they each stepped back and put in their own point of view on this subject. The main subject they all discuss is seeing. Dillard talks about how what people see is what they get. If they look for positivity and see positivity in everything, then they will get positivity out of it, and vice versa. Appiah talks about race, racism and judging. Basically if people see other people as different, or perceive them in a different light than himself or herself, they are bound to judge them unfairly and make them seem lower level than himself or herself. Pratt talks about …show more content…
If people are optimistic and look for the good in everything, chances are they will get the good in everything, because they chose the ignore the bad. People who choose to see the negative side of things, or are pessimistic, tend to receive the negative aspects or side of things. For example, a person who is positive about all of the studying they did for an upcoming test, will stress less about it, and typically score better than someone who negatively views they’re studying. On the other hand, if someone thinks they did a poor job of studying, they will typically stress about their test, and not score as well. This of course differs among each person, because everyone is different. This was meant as just a brief and simple example of how people think and see can affect what they think and see. Granted, seeing the positive side of things won’t always make people see and feel positive, because they’re human. They are bound to see and feel negative at some point, because of how our human brains are. However, it is possible to be positive a majority of the time, and be happy! Choosing to be positive is truly one way that how people see in this world makes them who they