Civility

“Natural disasters are terrifying - that loss of control, this feeling that something is just going to randomly end your life for absolutely no reason is terrifying. But, what scares me is the human reaction to it and how people behave when the rules of civility and society are obliterated.”- Eli Roth Survival in the Sahara desert is hard and challenging, but it’s even more challenging when the people who live there make their are ruining their environment by doing things like draining their…

mirrors that of a religion. The fact that we do these activities not only daily but for the most part without a conscious thought, and demonize those who break from these norms lead, in his article Children and Civility author Spencer Cahill to term the way we socialize as “religion of civility.” Just as in religion these norms and expected…

In the book, Choosing Civility, the author P.M. Forni argues that “the byproduct of doing justice to other is the enrichment of our own lives,” which is exemplified in the rule “speaking kindly.” I agree with Forni, that speaking kindly to others will benefit our lives as we speak kindly more often than not. Most likely there are many people out in the world who believe they speak kindly to others, I am one of those people myself. Throughout researching and testing this rule I have come to find…

Technology plays an important part in student success. However, some believe technology promotes more incivility then civility. Ever since it became popular there has been a rise in incivility both in person and over the internet. However, others believe that technology plays an important part in student success. Over the past couple of years technology has become very popular within schools and colleges. During this time students in college or school have had access to technology, whether on a…

As I flipped through the latest “Seventeen” magazine, my eyes centralized solely on the teenage models dressed in tight fitting clothes with the headline saying, “How to Look Hot”. I carefully read the tips on diets and fitness routines that could help me lose weight. My goal was to look as skinny as those girls in the magazine. If I didn’t look like them, I wouldn’t be attractive. I mentally prompted myself to stay clear of carbs and to only eat three meals a day with only snacks with less than…

In Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game”, Rainsford washes ashore a mysterious island habited by the strange General Zaroff. The General lives lavishly on the island and believes himself a superior being because he hunts humans for sport. Rainsford is welcomed and greeted, however later, the General hunts Rainsford but loses and Rainsford kills him. Through Zaroff and the island, Connell shows that even as civilized humans, humanity itself can never truly be maintained as it can be too…

award-winning professor at John Hopkins University and a graduate of the University of Pavia. One of his biggest achievements is his book Choosing Civility: The Twenty-Five Rules of Considerate Conduct, which has been translated into German and Italian, and influenced millions across the globe (JHU Forni’s Background). As we began reading Choosing Civility in class, I caught myself complaining about having to read a book that at the time I thought would be pretty irrelevant. However after…

Civility, in the first sense of the word, is perhaps not supposed to be polite and courteous. Democracy and the functioning of a representative state can certainly get ugly. For example, the recent Oklahoma teacher walkouts, while generally being polite and…

Civility: Where do we Draw the Line? Civility is a concern for those who not only study it but for those who are affected by it. It seems that today more than ever, the definition of civility and expectations have changed over time. From presidential candidates who may not uphold ethical dilemmas to impatient drivers or citizens who have certain expectations of how important their time is compared to others. But what is the real expectation of civility or even incivility in contemporary American…

contrast, civility, which means the usage of proper and dignified languages, is not as subversive as vulgarity in political sphere because it perpetuates falsehood. At first glance, this message seems convincing because she presents numerous examples to prove that political vulgarity is revolutionary: in the French Revolution, the vulgar cartoons and literatures undermined the aura of the…