Last Judgment

I am writing in response to your request that I analyze Vanessa Friedman’s “Don’t Ban Photos of Skinny Models” and to make a recommendation for or against the publication in The Shorthorn newspaper. I have considered the rhetorical appeals of Friedman’s article and come to a conclusion that the readers of The New York times will find it quite convincing. Even though it could be unpersuasive to some readers, I am in support of publishing her work because readers all over are likely to find the…

How Will We Live Impressions and judgement of people we don’t even know are fairly common. We might hear a rumor about someone, or just hear of someone’s actions. Judgement is very common, and it prevents many relationships. Whether it’s someone race, religion, hobbies or interest we form our opinions about that person, but we do not truly know that person. Throughout first year seminar judgement was found in a lot of the texts we read. Judgement was found early in the course when we discussed…

What’s a stereotype? A stereotype is to believe unfairly that all people or things with a particular characteristic are the same. It’s a bad trait that most human beings have and do every day without even noticing. We tend to “Judge a book by its cover.” But you never know what could be in that book, may it just be a clear white cover with just the authors name, or a colorful active cover, that seems more appealing. It’s all about the material inside, that we wouldn’t know what that material is…

can make a judgment about all of Theodorus’s physical attributes, such as the fact that Theodorus has two eyes, a nose, legs, etc., but this does not distinguish Theodorus from other people that share the same physical attributes. Thus, in order to separate Theodorus from the rest of the people that share the same attributes, one must be able to distinguish what it is that differentiates Theodorus from the rest of the people that share the same physical attributes. However, mere judgment is not…

else’s shoes. It’s trying to understand how someone feels in relation to what’s going on in their lives without any judgment, it’s trying to find a memory in your life that connects to theirs and to put yourself back into that place to really know how they feel. I think empathic listening would be one of the best ways to help someone who is feeling troubled, it requires no judgment as well as understanding, it is said that when a troubled person feels empathy and understood they will feel a…

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…

At the end of Antigone, Creon discovers that he led himself to his own doom by his pride and power that manipulated his better judgment. Creon 's self-confidence helped promote his loyalty to Thebes. However, in the process of promoting his devotion to his land, he became overwhelmed with the power he possessed. "The furies sent by the gods and the God of death to strike you down…

Introverted individuals in particular exemplify how individuals keep a facade of themselves to protect their identities from the harsh critiques and unrealistic expectations of society. Shy, quiet, reserved: all those terms describe introverts; however, in some cases people consciously choose to act in such a way that averts attention and scrutiny. In school, societal pressures demand competition between peers for academic achievement; it demands conforming to a set standard of appearance; it…

the profiles were still judged by their immediate profile. The few differences being one female being rejected for “seeming irritating,” another in which the subject only read “I’m an angel” in a female’s bio and instantly rejected her. Societal judgment seemed to play a large part within the experiment. The first reluctance was shown when there seemed to be a chance that the subject’s friend could figure out that he had created a Tinder through Facebook. The connotation of Tinder users seems…

out somewhere and seen someone that dresses differently than you, or someone covered in tattoos, and immediately made a judgment on what kind of he or she is? Maybe you pulled up next to a car blasting music that you do not like, and again made a judgment about that person simply because of the type of music he or she was listening to? Even more disappointing is when judgment is made simply because someone is a different race. Judging someone without even knowing them is something most people…