Misunderstood

People have misconceptions about pit bulls, fearing them and viewing them as “vicious killers” or “dangerous”. The reason pit bulls are so misunderstood is because of the many myths that surround the breed. A lot of these myths contributed to the negative image associated with pit bulls and many of them do not fairly represent the breed. It was stated in an article “Pit Bull: Myth vs. Fact”, on TeamPitAFull.org, that of the most one popular myths about pit bulls is that they have locking jaws,…

Next to love, forgiveness is the most misunderstood concept. Forgiveness has been twisted by a lack of awareness as to how it functions. To forgive does not mean we must rejoin with our ex-lovers, free criminals from prisons, return to old jobs or anything else absurd. We are taught to believe that if we are to forgive the one who hurt us, it must manifest in some form of behavior. Forgiveness is often seen as weakness. Forgiveness is a function of love that seeks to understand the negative…

Misunderstood Mission Individuals occupying leadership positions within an organisation are essentially responsible for making sure that everyone knows the company’s purpose. However, if an organisation, along with all its members, misunderstands the mission, it is most likely due to the fact that the individuals in leadership positions themselves misunderstand the organisation’s purpose and vision. The organisation's mission is constantly evolving overtime, making it essential that leaders…

Snakes: A misunderstood Villain Sssssssssssssssss…. Doesn’t this sound make you cringe? The twisting and contorting body of the lengthy creature as it stalks its unknowing prey in the tall grass. In a split second the serpent pierces its prey with its venomous fangs, injecting paralyzing venom. Its prey can only sits with this poison coursing through its veins. It is forced to watch as it is devoured still breathing and alive. Is this act so wrong? I contend that it is not. A creature’s…

“Myths are simply stories about truths we've forgotten.” Magnus Chase is a homeless teenager who lived alone on the streets of Boston alone after his mother’s mysterious death. One day, a man he’s never met tracks him down—a man that Magnus mother acclaimed as dangerous. The man tells Magnus is the son of Norse god. So the Viking myths are true. The Gods of Asgard are preparing for the war as trolls, giant and monster are stirring for the doomsday. The only way to prevent Ragnarok (the Day of…

Love is the most common misunderstood and misused term in society today. Everyone at any point has been asked the question “What is actually love?” Most of the time, people does not give an accurate answer. This term can be confusing sometimes, especially because it used to refer to multiple things. By definition, love is “a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.” (Dictionary.com)or, “a sexual passion or desire” (Dictionary.com). Despite this term is most of the time used as…

Hammurabi ascended to the throne of Babylon after his father Sin-Muballit. Hammurabi was the sixth king in the Babylonian dynasty, which was in central Mesopotamia c(known day as Iraq) from 1894-1595 B.C. His family were descendants from the Amorites, the Amorites were known as a semi-nomadic tribe in western Syria, and his name exemplifies a combination of cultures: Hammu, which means “family” in Amorite, combined with rapi, meaning “great” in Akkadian, the language in Babylon. In the 30th year…

Much like other displays of power, the same lenses we flaunt to remind ourselves how chic we are, unavoidably expose our hidden shortcomings and insecurities about the world around us (Cohen,2014). The telescope which was one of the central instruments of what had been called the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century revealed the unsuspected phenomena in the heavens. It was not until the completion of the thirteenth that lenses existed as they are today, even though their properties…

Why do you think global climate change has become such a misunderstood concept in the U.S., and so politically charged (as compared to other countries)? I believe climate change is so misunderstood because of how the message and facts are spread in our country. You will hear from two different sides that either global warming is something we need to be extremely concerned about or that it is a myth and quite frankly doesn’t exist. We have the media to blame for this. The media, like for most…

things has also experienced being misunderstood. Ralph Waldo Emerson once stated, “-Is it so bad then to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood” (Emerson). Although powerful leaders have been misunderstood for thousands of years throughout history, Chris McCandless endured being misunderstood in all aspects of his life. Not…