Reasonable person

Why do people travel? Is it to connect with their surroundings? Or find their place in the world? Some composers comment on the how and why of travel rather than the typical where found in travel guides. Welcome to the Newcastle Writers Festival. I am Mia Jenkins and currently a year 12 student. I am here to discuss the ways composers explore the relationships between people and landscapes on a more meaningful level. Alain de Botton's 2002 'The Art of Travel' is a didactic text that explores…

Being a person that is genuinely kind to others permit a person to sense a better feeling about themselves because they know that they have done a good deed, which the good could come back to assist them in the future. Even so, according to the novel, Superfreakonomics by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, they address different situations about the people who do good for the world, which is known as altruism; however, most will only do good deeds for a prize or an incentive. Usually, a person…

Culture can affect multiple aspects in a society and can shape a person. It can affect who they are and how they act during certain situations. In Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Mr. Darcy, one of the main characters, goes through a lot of character changes and grows in personality and actions. Fitzwilliam Darcy is Mr. Bingley's best friend; he grew up at his estate in Pemberley and later his father took in Wickham. He is a very private man, and the way he was brought up highly affects his…

Some way somehow, all of us feel like we are unique individuals with certain qualities in us which have to be recognizing by others. As Hegel presented in “The Relation Self”, human can only discover their qualities through the presences and recognition of others. He further elaborate that being recognized by others provides individuals with a sense of being free and independent. He also mentioned that we can be free and independent when we free ourselves from our own desires. Hegel accounted…

Bystanders; they are all over the place. Some do not even realize that they are actually bystanders, and just think they are doing the other person a favor by minding their own business. Others are afraid of the outcome of speaking up. The stories, “38 Who Saw Murder Didn’t Call the Police,”“Little Things are Big” and “On Compassion” examines instances of the bystander effect and gives the audience a representation of how and why witnesses decide to intervene of remain ignorant in crisis…

A person willing enough to take a stand cannot have the mindset of winning, that person has to really care about what they are standing up for and must show it in everything that they do. Their optimism is not just believing in a successful outcome, its understanding that it will require effort…

To be a part of a community is to have a feeling of fellowship with others as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, or goals. The definition of community can change based on the people involved, but it always has a common factor. In Norse culture, the concept of community is essential to their way of life. People were separated into clans, and everyone of each clan was treated as importantly as the king. Those adopted into the clan were treated as family members, and seen as a serious…

People are deeply affected by both past and present events. Thoughts, actions, and ideals of individuals are all influenced by others they are around because people like to fit in. Crowds and companions offer protection that does not exist for a single person. So, people do what those around them do, often without thinking about if their actions are right or wrong. In A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, the juxtaposition of opposing characters and themes enhance the idea that people are…

Positive Attitude Helps Avoid Suicide People may always consider themselves as the world’s center and it is truly difficult for people to care for others all the time, so people’s life becomes boring or annoying sometimes.In the essay David Foster Wallace Commence Speech, the author, David Foster Wallace, throw the true life in adults’ world to those graduates and encourage people try to care about the world around us besides people themselves, that is, jumping out of people’s default setting.…

on the company we are in. When around people we are familiar with our behavior will be more relaxed, showing that that is a comfortable environment for us. The actions of someone in a stressful situation are more forced, and usually, result in the person looking like they don't know how to act. Though people have different layers of personality, their true colors will find a way to shine through the cracks in the mask they try to put on. We may try our hardest to conceal how we feel about the…