Topic: The Alligator River Story
Waiting for a love is very hard; I know because I am dealing with it right now. In this story, Abigail needed to wait to see her love; however, she got desperate and did not wait. If she loved Gregory enough, she could have waited or traveled the extra distance to be with him. The things she and other characters did to one another betrayed their trust and love. All of the characters did a wrong one way or another. I rate the characters by the level of how wrong their decisions were.
Gregory receives 1 because he had every right to cast Abigail aside for her betrayal of their love. He was hurt by how Abigail did not wait until she didn’t have to work the next day to make the travel, or until the bridge was fixed. Also, he could have helped her see him by meeting half way with her. I think, however, if he really loved her then he should have been more sympathetic to her situation.
I give Slug a 2 since the only wrong he did was to beat Gregory. He did it out of compassion for Abigail. He only wanted to hurt the person that hurt Abigail. Yes, hurting someone for this reason is not good at all. When I weigh the wrong doings against each other, the actions Slug took were far better than those of the other characters. Slug only did what he thought needed to be done.
Ivan gets a 3 since he was a bad friend to Abigail. Friends should not turn their backs on one another, especially in times of crisis. Ivan was wrong for looking the other way when Abigail needed help from him. He didn’t need to stay out of the situation, though I do agree it would have been a difficult one to deal with. He betrayed his friends trust and there are only a few things worse than that.
Sinbad obtains a 4 because he asks for one of the worst things for a service, sexual intercourse. He is the essence of evil in this story; he demands something that should have been unthinkable for Abigail. Sinbad was greedy, a black mailer, uncompassionate, and a number many other things. I have little respect for a person who asks for sex to give something in return.
Finally, Abigail gets the low of a 5 because if she really loved Gregory, then she would have waited forever, if that’s how long it would have taken. Love sees no time. Abigail did all the wrong things to be with Gregory for maybe a short amount of time. She willingly proceeded to be unfaithful to Gregory for all the wrong reasons. She deserved to be cast away by him. She was so impatient that time actually blinded her love, and lead her to make hasty and unwise decisions. She laughed at Gregory as he was beaten, and that is the worst thing a person can do; it is nothing but pure spitefulness. I have no respect for her. In the end, her decisions caused the result.
In this story, the characters made wrong decisions to cause a domino effect. None of the characters respected the nature of love. Love has no boundaries, and is not held down by time. Love does wait forever, only if it is true love.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Make a Choice
Topic: Human Rights vs. Majority Rule
Human rights and the will of the majority, rule our society today. Sometimes concerns of the majority of our people and the rights given to us as humans tend to clash. When they do, debates arise that become very important; the outcome of those deliberations are then a pivotal part in our way of life. The majority rule is not always fair to all involved because it does not reflect the wishes of the minority. Human rights help in giving the minority their own rights when the will of the masses is not what they were hoping for. Discrimination is one thing that ignores human rights entirely which is very cruel. Circumstances involving this should not be decided upon by a majority, leaving out the minority opinion, because these people need their opinions heard too.
Take the attempt to legally abolish in public employment discrimination based on sexual preferences for example. This has become a very huge debate. Human rights should really govern this, not the will of the majority. It just is not moral. In our society today, a majority of people do not want homosexual people teaching in our school systems, or pretty much any work environment it seems. This is where human rights come in, because whether you are straight or gay, we all have the same liberties. Homosexuality does not necessarily mean that the person in question is going to be a bad influence, or even will push their beliefs on others. Your sexuality and personal life really should be kept separate from your work anyways. Almost everyone knows this, and that is why it is completely wrong to deny employment based on a persons sexual preference.
This is what happens when our concerns for two different sides come into conflict. The decisions on sexual preferences are becoming a vital part of our culture. Human rights should be the choice maker, especially when it comes to abolishing discrimination. I believe that we are all equal, no matter our ethnicity, religious beliefs, or even sexual biases. We are all people with feelings and thoughts of our own, and we all should have the same liberties as each other, in this society.
Human rights and the will of the majority, rule our society today. Sometimes concerns of the majority of our people and the rights given to us as humans tend to clash. When they do, debates arise that become very important; the outcome of those deliberations are then a pivotal part in our way of life. The majority rule is not always fair to all involved because it does not reflect the wishes of the minority. Human rights help in giving the minority their own rights when the will of the masses is not what they were hoping for. Discrimination is one thing that ignores human rights entirely which is very cruel. Circumstances involving this should not be decided upon by a majority, leaving out the minority opinion, because these people need their opinions heard too.
Take the attempt to legally abolish in public employment discrimination based on sexual preferences for example. This has become a very huge debate. Human rights should really govern this, not the will of the majority. It just is not moral. In our society today, a majority of people do not want homosexual people teaching in our school systems, or pretty much any work environment it seems. This is where human rights come in, because whether you are straight or gay, we all have the same liberties. Homosexuality does not necessarily mean that the person in question is going to be a bad influence, or even will push their beliefs on others. Your sexuality and personal life really should be kept separate from your work anyways. Almost everyone knows this, and that is why it is completely wrong to deny employment based on a persons sexual preference.
This is what happens when our concerns for two different sides come into conflict. The decisions on sexual preferences are becoming a vital part of our culture. Human rights should be the choice maker, especially when it comes to abolishing discrimination. I believe that we are all equal, no matter our ethnicity, religious beliefs, or even sexual biases. We are all people with feelings and thoughts of our own, and we all should have the same liberties as each other, in this society.
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