Judgment

Critical Reading: “The Blind Man” We live in a society where people are solely judged by their appearance. We allow the media and the internet to develop our opinions. Most of us no longer take the time to get to know each other and it's rather unfortunate. The short story “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver is very relatable and is a great example because it deals with the idea of looking versus actually seeing. One might think that those two words are interchangeable but Carver shows that…

Title and Citation HARTSOCK et al. v. RICH’SEMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION et al. Facts of the Case This case is about a check was accidently sent to the wrong address, and the check was illegal cashed by someone that it was not intended for. According to the case, it is about Carolyn Hartsock whom received settlement payments from Prudential Reinsurance Company. After receiving her settlement, she sold one of her lump sum payments of $60, 096 to Singer Asser Finance Company, LLC. She wanted Prudential…

Understanding the Misunderstood The three short stories, "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut, "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, and "A Small, Good Thing" by Raymond Carver each create an atmosphere that is intriguing and manage to deliver a surprise at the end. Each of these stories has very different settings and plot, thus seeming uncorrelated at a first glance. However, there is a unifying theme. All three short stories portray that misunderstanding and judging others in society can…

information at hand. The couples did not know each other, and the normal couple began to ridicule someone else’s physical appearance. For example, one philosophical paper stated, there are “ … two broad classes… "before-the-fact" moral judgments [and] … "after-the-fact" moral judgments… [Before-the-fact judgement] … based on the best information available at the time as to what the moral landscape holds and what its future shape will be” (“Moral Judgement”). This moral judgement is neither good…

“Being Judged By Society” In the excerpt “ How To Tame A Wild Tongue”, Gloria Anzaldua provides a description of her struggle being a Mexican in the United States. Specifically, Anzauldua argues how people in society can categorized people and be judgmental because off little information known about them. In this paper, I write about different aspects of myself that I feel are misunderstood and how I feel prejudged based off my circumstances. I will describe parts of me that others are not…

As I walk through the front door, once again, I am confronted by the familiar sound; “drip, drip, drip.” “Not a problem” I think to myself. “Just a drip.” I convince myself that it’s just a part of life and can be dealt with later. I even rationalize that the sound is somewhat comforting, an old friend whose rhythmic sounds are soothing to the soul. After all, it is my home and am I not the king of my own castle? A little water in the basement sink won’t hurt anything. “I just don’t have the…

How are we influenced by society’s Judgement? You walk down the street, you see a man with a dress on. What do you think? How about a girl with bright pink hair, a black man with a gun, a person on the large side eating McDonalds? Are they positive or negative thoughts? And are they really yours? Society the one thing that we all listen to, if they say it we believe it because who else is going to tell us the truth of what we believe is the truth. Society is judgemental. Over the years it has…

Lana Wachowski became famous as one of the Wachowski Brothers. Blockbusters including The Matrix Trilogy helped her make a name for herself in the film industry, but that name was Laurence Wachowski. As their movies rose to fame and acclaim, Wachowski directing duo sought to keep their personal lives in the shadows, avoiding the press until Cloud Atlas. A trailer for their new film allowed Laurence to make a name in the industry again, and this time it would be the proper name - Lana Wachowski.…

Allegiant Novel Essay We’ve all made a choice that changed our lives. Maybe it was choosing one person over another or choosing one path instead of another. We are going to make hundreds of choices in our lives. Some will be small, like choosing what to eat for breakfast or what to order at a restaurant. Others will be big, like choosing who to marry. Sometimes we make good choices that lead to positive things and sometimes we make bad choices that lead to negative things or…

Extra Credit #2 Knowing about your personality is what this extra credit was about. Filling out the questionnaire was a bit confusing or let’s say difficult for me because I felt like both of the choices contained somewhat of my personality. Overall it was fun getting the result of my own personality. Every question I answered, I felt curious thinking that what change might this answer bring to my result. But, to know myself, I answered all questionnaire with those behaviors that is more in me…