Embarrassment

“You're Ugly”, “You look weird” these are successions of public shaming that often occurring on social media every day. Public shame is known for humiliating and dishonoring people, Are there any benefits? Or should public shaming became a thing of the past? In The Scarlet Letter (Source A), Hester Prynne is known for being a sinner and is shamed because of it. In The Price of Shame (Source B), Monica Lewinski has been publicly shamed for having unnormal feelings for her boss, which happens to…

In Monica Lewinsky’s TED talk “The Price of Shame” she claims that being cruel to others was nothing new until the internet revolution which led to an increase of public humiliation and shaming in the online world. Monica Lewinsky stated that “Gossip websites, paparazzi, reality programming, politics, news outlet, and sometimes hackers all traffic in shame”. The rise of social media has produced celebrity news outlets that only focus on stories that have maximum effect on publicity humiliating…

Sometimes, individuals arrive at a particular stage in their lives where they get a chance to benefit socially and academically. This is due to assistance from persons who care. Young people especially, are introduced to situations which help their development. On reading Toni Cade Bambara’s, “The Lesson”, it is clear that characters in the story need to be exposed to various aspects of life. Miss Moore makes this possible. Tolerance is also another factor portrayed in Bambara’s story. “The…

In the short story "Shame", Dick Gregory shares his story of shame and embarrasment at school. He had no father, therefore his family was on relief. Sometimes they didnt have enough money to eat at home. Mr. Gregory would steal food out of the other childrens ' lunch, or eat paste. He said " paste doesn 't taste too bad when you 're hungry." He couldn 't focus in class due to being hungry, so his teacher gave him a special seat in class called the "idiot seat". One day his teacher was asking…

like a bean my gym craze stopped after that first time. I lifted hard that day. And the next day I was wishing what little muscle I had would fall off. I decided I 'd take a break from lifting and maybe start in a week or a decade or so. That embarrassment is something nobody should have to go through. So, today I 'm going to tell you how not to be noticed at the gym. From this you will learn about people with huge upper bodies and small lower, girls lifting a lot more than guys, and the…

title The relatable story “ The Lie”, composed by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. , materializes in the normal everyday town of Marston Massachusetts. Like most kids have done, Eli Remenzel deceived his parents, and is in a deeper hole than he can dig himself out of. After getting a letter that says he didn't make it into Whitehill schools for boys, Eli promptly rips up the letter and doesn't tell his parents. Assuming Eli got into the high class school, the Remenzel’s attend the dinner for boys who have…

In Franz Kafka’s story The Metamorphosis, Gregor’s character initially parallels his sister, Grete’s, and eventually, as Grete has her own internal metamorphosis, highlights the deep shame she has by the end of the novel. Pre-Insect-Gregor, in the opening passage, awakes to find himself transformed into a monstrous insect. However, throughout the story, the recurrent theme of “self-shame” is prominently steeped within the two characters. Insect-Gregor withdraws into a self-loathing recluse who…

My middle school days were not the best; I encountered many instances of bigotry from students. I was teased endlessly and disrespected because of my diversity. Born and raised of West Indian Heritage, students made my life a living hell because I spoke with an accent. “Where are you from?” instantly began the conversation. It indicated what I said and how it was said, especially since it was delivered with a Caribbean accent. I quickly realized that my accent was the first thing people noticed…

Modern public shaming has more severe consequences than public shaming in the past. When someone is shamed today, they are at the risking of losing their jobs, their friends, and possibly loved ones. They might end up on welfare or even suicide, and for as long as they’re remembered, hurtful comments will be thrown at them. In the past, public shaming was an one time event, the person being shamed would stand in front of a crowd for a few hours. The position they held in society might be lowered…

“You should be ashamed of yourself for what you did,” the headmistress says seething, barely keeping her cool, “At this academy we hold our girls to a high standard and what you have done is unacceptable.” My hands lay, fingers clasped together, in my lap motionless. I sit poised in the uncomfortable wooden chair and rethink everything that’s happened, how I got in this situation, what I’m going to do after this blows over, and what this means. “I’m sorry-” “No, I am sorry, Miss, but sorry will…