Every day, most of us spend time learning about new things going on in the world. Through the newspaper, television, radio, and internet, we are kept up to date on news and stories which are filled with facts and differing opinions on the world’s happenings. Recently I have read heartwarming stories about people who rescued a dog from a busy highway, and a child who bravely fought cancer and is now raising money for others who are struggling in the same fight. Just after reading these happy stories, I came across saddening ones. Among them were articles about a shooting in Charlotte that injured six people, and others about war in the middle east forcing millions of refugees to flee their homes. People will argue their opposing opinions and
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According to the government archives, the first time someone used it as an interjection was during one of the most famous broadcasts in the history of radio journalism. In 1937, Herb Morrison gave an eyewitness report of the explosion and crash of the German passenger airship, Hindenburg.
“It’s fire and it crashing! . . . This is the worst of the worst catastrophes in the world! Oh, it’s crashing . . . oh, four or five hundred feet into the sky, and it’s a terrific crash, ladies and gentlemen. There’s smoke, and there’s flames, now, and the frame is crashing to the ground, not quite to the mooring mast. Oh, the humanity, and all the passengers screaming around here!” The reporter sounds completely astounded by what he is witnessing, which was everything that humanity encompasses: death, horror, fear, pain, indifference, anger, selfishness, hope, gratefulness, empathy, kindness, forgiveness.
Humanity is a broad word which encompasses different meanings and strong feelings. Just as it is difficult to believe that humanity can cause destruction after one hears about people rescuing other life, it is also difficult to keep faith in humanity while one experiences its evil. When thinking about humanity it is important to think of all aspects of it, including the other side of the coin of the virtuous
According to the government archives, the first time someone used it as an interjection was during one of the most famous broadcasts in the history of radio journalism. In 1937, Herb Morrison gave an eyewitness report of the explosion and crash of the German passenger airship, Hindenburg.
“It’s fire and it crashing! . . . This is the worst of the worst catastrophes in the world! Oh, it’s crashing . . . oh, four or five hundred feet into the sky, and it’s a terrific crash, ladies and gentlemen. There’s smoke, and there’s flames, now, and the frame is crashing to the ground, not quite to the mooring mast. Oh, the humanity, and all the passengers screaming around here!” The reporter sounds completely astounded by what he is witnessing, which was everything that humanity encompasses: death, horror, fear, pain, indifference, anger, selfishness, hope, gratefulness, empathy, kindness, forgiveness.
Humanity is a broad word which encompasses different meanings and strong feelings. Just as it is difficult to believe that humanity can cause destruction after one hears about people rescuing other life, it is also difficult to keep faith in humanity while one experiences its evil. When thinking about humanity it is important to think of all aspects of it, including the other side of the coin of the virtuous