Second person

L8r, G8r Banned or Not? The name of the book I have chosen is “L8r, G8r” by Lauren Myracle. The book is about three girls named Zoe, Maddie, and Angela. They are high school seniors dealing with the pressure of graduating high school together, and going their separate ways. A large number of people think this books should be banned due to religious reasons and adult content, along with bad behavior by the teenagers. My personal opinion is that this book should be banned for many reasons that I…

Isolation. Self-destruction. Desolation. When societal influences become that little voice planting doubt in the mind, the line between personal values and the cultural normalcy become blurred. The influence of those around us becomes the only thing that is discernible. When society is working against personal values, self-isolation becomes an appealing choice. Alienation provides the main characters in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and William Shakespeare’s Othello with their motivation,…

this might take place in real-world scenarios. Lessing is so convincing throughout her article that she has made me a believer in how individuality is starting to take form as an outcast member of society rather than someone bravely being their own person and making their separate decisions based upon their beliefs. Lessing provides valid points that any reader can understand and possibly even relate to. She develops every point with abundant detail that portrays a picture of the real world as…

Anyone who saves someone or something is called a hero meaning murderers, criminals, ordinary people could be heroes. These individuals get recognized as a hero just because of their one deed. They step up once and are assumed heroes. Some of those men and women could be anti-heroes, as in heroes lacking heroic qualities. This does not mean a hero has to do something drastic to be a hero; it simply means not everyone is a hero. A hero is a concrete or abstract entity who/that influences a life…

After reading and viewing the mob mentality pieces, I conclude that people in mobs lose control of what is morally right. For example, Edmonds writes, mobs follow the other mob members, because they are “emotional” and “angry.” She also says “it only takes one act of violence to whip the crowd into a fury.” Mob members can be furious, bitter, or enraged. When people are so angry, they do not always think about what they are doing before they proceed to do it. “Being a part of a group can destroy…

known for their entire life or it could also be a person that someone has encountered only one time in their entire lives. Regardless of the amount of time, each person affects those that they meet in different ways. Those that one meets throughout life can usually be categorized into one of two groups: primary and secondary. Each category has its own benefits and can influence a person in completely different ways. One group that nearly every person on the planet has the opportunity to…

to acknowledge everyone who walks by them. If a person were to need help in public, the crowd would be rude and become the bystander affect instead of helping a fellow…

So many people are wrapped up in their own lives that they can’t see past the next day to know what they are doing with their lives or what they are going to do. So how is anyone supposed to be connected to another person? It would be easy to find this connection by looking through your everyday life and routine, it’s guaranteed you will find, no matter what you are not alone. You will see how your family will affect you and what they bring to each day. You will see how your friends affect your…

Everyone has been isolated at some point in their lives. Whether we physically isolate ourselves or psychologically isolate ourselves, we all need to experience it. According to Mark Conliffe in his essay “On Isolation,” he states that we look for isolation for different reasons, to think, heal, rest, recover, consider actions, and prepare for the future (116). In the book Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer retells the events of a man named Chris McCandless. Chris had a very promising life ahead of him…

Countless numbers of twins are known for their parallel mannerisms, such as being able to know one’s “thoughts and emotion” and communication with others, that they display to the public due to the relationship they share which sets them distinctly apart from the rest of society. Chris Fraley and Caroline Tancredy write that “although non-twins siblings experience differences with respect to particular activities and interests, their long history of shared experience promotes similarities in…