Shunning

Chosen Theses: Thesis 4: The Monster Dwells at the Gates of Difference It is known that monsters come in all shapes and sizes, from the stereotypical grotesque, menacing creatures to the seemingly innocent wolf in sheep’s clothing. Apart from appearances, monsters would also be created from cultural, political, racial, economic, sexual differences. With that said, all monsters dwell at the Gates of Difference, where differentiation is disapproved and abhorred. In the following essay, I will…

different. I didn’t understand, because I thought that just because I had made new friends and got involved into new things, did not mean I was a completely different person. I tried to continue to be friends with Jadyn and Kylie, but they kept shunning me. I was heartbroken, now that I knew that they didn’t want to be my friends anymore. I started hanging out a lot more with my new cheer friends, and I guess I just drifted apart from Jadyn and Kylie. However, this horrible experience taught…

continues to dramatically rise. Washington states in his address, “One method of preserving it is to use it as sparingly as possible, avoiding occasions of expense by cultivating peace......avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt, not only by shunning occasions of expense, but by vigorous exertion in time of peace” (Washington). The United States has been at war since the twin towers fell in New York City September 11, 2001. This has caused a significant drain on our economy and national debt…

happiness he pursued. 
Both ‘The Tuft of Flowers’ and ‘Into the Wild’ reveal the importance of human relationships on our internal and external worlds. However, while the poet finds peace in communion with mankind, Chris finds only despair when his shunning of the social world cements his…

Evaluating Addiction in the eyes today's society is almost like watching a horror movie. With addiction coming in variety of forms, it causes concern as to what perspective society has on the issue of addiction. Though some of our society would express that some addictions are more concerning than others. The reality is all addiction have risk and are all dangerous. Romans 7:18 says, “For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but…

Vernã Myers begins her Ted Talk, How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly towards them, talking about violence and brutality black men have been faced with through history and in our present time. She explains that as a nation we still have a strong bias against young black men. She explains bias as the story we have made up for people before we know who they are. Everyone has biases and Myers explains that that is okay, it’s just a part of us, what’s not okay is when we let our biases cloud and…

More women have started to embrace their natural hair. The media has stopped shunning ethnic hair and has come together to promoted it. More natural hair commercials have started to air on television. Even the actresses are being prompted to wear their own hair and not extensions. Although the Natural Movement is going on currently…

Shunning refugees is not only an insult to U.S. values, it is an indirect acceptance of ISIS’ warped viewpoints. ISIS has denounced refugees fleeing to the West, warning them that they would not be welcome in the U.S. and Europe. Therefore, by accepting refugees…

I have felt hunger. At one point mommy never had a job. She peeled oranges and sewed people’s clothes in exchange to feed me. Some days she ate nothing, so I could have the money to go to school. Was it moral for her to starve herself? Kant’s formulation states, "Act in such a way that the maxim of your action could be willed as a universal law.” In other words, we should act in a way that our behavior or principle of action would be applied so everyone could follow. I believe this principle…

Response 2 1. “You don’t say?/ The mind draws moisture into the watercress?/ Oh Socrakitty, do come down to teach me at once and teach me all I’ve come to learn…A yearning to learn how to speak. I’m being harassed and stripped and plundered by the most vulturine creditors.” (Aristophanes, The Clouds, 144) In this passage, Aristophanes begins to demonstrate the contempt he holds for the new thinkers at this time, the sophists, while also supporting his argument on why they should be disdained.…