Dear Mrs. McCarthy, I am writing this letter to you as I have recently read your fascinating article titled “Being different will only result in tears”, and I would like to respond to it, agreeing and disagreeing with several of your elaborated points.
Firstly, Hans Kruuk’s experiment proves herding behaviour is a matter of survival, proven when tested on animals when a prey animal would be marked with an ‘X’, it was killed every time, as “The X was a death warrant”, due to the animal being different. However, the experiment was carried out in the 1970’s; therefore, it is not recent and not developed according to the time. Animals in the wild can also not be compared to human society.
The value society places on individuality are misleading and are in contrast to the experience of many individuals.
1. Positive aspects of individuality.
2. Argues from personal experience, McCarthy, may have personal …show more content…
This situation is part of the ‘natural order’ of things. Need to challenge not excuse.
5. We should not be surprised – this is the natural order of things – it is inevitable.
The point McCarthy is trying to make is being different could be deadly.
I think that McCarthy’s comparison between school and the jungle are quite effective as it shows how direct the comparison to predators and prey are in the jungle. We are all animal species and it is in our innate behaviour to be ignorant towards differences.
“March to the beat of your own drum” I completely agree with this point, every one of us should be who we want to be, we should be ourselves and no one else. We were brought to this world to be ourselves, not someone else.
“Making friends for me was a strategy” I agree as well as disagree with this point because to survive in school and not be noticed by “predators” you need friends, whom help you blend in and not become a target; however, some friends are ‘real’ as you may have just become friends naturally and truly like them as you have a lot in
Firstly, Hans Kruuk’s experiment proves herding behaviour is a matter of survival, proven when tested on animals when a prey animal would be marked with an ‘X’, it was killed every time, as “The X was a death warrant”, due to the animal being different. However, the experiment was carried out in the 1970’s; therefore, it is not recent and not developed according to the time. Animals in the wild can also not be compared to human society.
The value society places on individuality are misleading and are in contrast to the experience of many individuals.
1. Positive aspects of individuality.
2. Argues from personal experience, McCarthy, may have personal …show more content…
This situation is part of the ‘natural order’ of things. Need to challenge not excuse.
5. We should not be surprised – this is the natural order of things – it is inevitable.
The point McCarthy is trying to make is being different could be deadly.
I think that McCarthy’s comparison between school and the jungle are quite effective as it shows how direct the comparison to predators and prey are in the jungle. We are all animal species and it is in our innate behaviour to be ignorant towards differences.
“March to the beat of your own drum” I completely agree with this point, every one of us should be who we want to be, we should be ourselves and no one else. We were brought to this world to be ourselves, not someone else.
“Making friends for me was a strategy” I agree as well as disagree with this point because to survive in school and not be noticed by “predators” you need friends, whom help you blend in and not become a target; however, some friends are ‘real’ as you may have just become friends naturally and truly like them as you have a lot in