Pushed and shoved. Cruel names shouted across a classroom. No friends. No conversations in your direction. Lonely. This is a sad reality most us have faced once or twice in our lives. But it doesn't have to be so sad and dark. Everyone is talented and unique in their own ways. Just because one person is ¨different¨ doesnt mean their not a great person. Everyone's different one way or another. Our differences are our strengths because they make us unique.
The uniqueness of our differences will help us in the future. In the article ¨Revenge of the Geeks¨, Alexandra Robbins talks about people being different and what she has observed from high school students. She writes about what our differences can do for us. Robbins states ¨ I’ve seen repeatedly that the differences that cause a student to be excluded in high school are often the same traits or skills that will serve him or her well after graduation” (Robbins …show more content…
In the article ¨Encountering the Other¨, Ryszard Kapuscinski is intrigued by what he calls ¨the Other¨, meaning other people that are unlike us. He studies a group of people and their culture and lives. Kapuscinski writes “The encounter with the Other with, other people, has always been a universal and fundamental experience for our species.” (Kapuscinski 1). Their differences draw Kapuscinski´s attention and makes them interesting.
People who are different are more likely to have an affect on the world. In the article ¨Isn't Everyone a Little Bit Weird?¨ The author talks about Benjamin Franklin and his ¨weird¨ ways. The author explains how his weird ways affected his thinking and made him great. The text states “Additionally, he had the courage to communicate his insights, act on them, and turn them into achievements. It may have been Franklin’s weirdness that made him great.” (Isn’t everyone a little bit weird, 6). This shows how people´s weirdness and differences are useful and can help them do great
The uniqueness of our differences will help us in the future. In the article ¨Revenge of the Geeks¨, Alexandra Robbins talks about people being different and what she has observed from high school students. She writes about what our differences can do for us. Robbins states ¨ I’ve seen repeatedly that the differences that cause a student to be excluded in high school are often the same traits or skills that will serve him or her well after graduation” (Robbins …show more content…
In the article ¨Encountering the Other¨, Ryszard Kapuscinski is intrigued by what he calls ¨the Other¨, meaning other people that are unlike us. He studies a group of people and their culture and lives. Kapuscinski writes “The encounter with the Other with, other people, has always been a universal and fundamental experience for our species.” (Kapuscinski 1). Their differences draw Kapuscinski´s attention and makes them interesting.
People who are different are more likely to have an affect on the world. In the article ¨Isn't Everyone a Little Bit Weird?¨ The author talks about Benjamin Franklin and his ¨weird¨ ways. The author explains how his weird ways affected his thinking and made him great. The text states “Additionally, he had the courage to communicate his insights, act on them, and turn them into achievements. It may have been Franklin’s weirdness that made him great.” (Isn’t everyone a little bit weird, 6). This shows how people´s weirdness and differences are useful and can help them do great