What does fear do to people? Fear causes people to act irrationally because they assume the worst about the people they encounter either in public or in private. People are judged every day for the way they appear. The people around you are constantly judging you, and sometimes they may be intimidated because of how you look or dress, like in the Christmas carolers article where the people getting pranked were scared because of the way the carolers looked or in The Off Season when Parkhill killed a Martian because he didn’t understand what their intentions were on Mars. Due to people’s fears of what could happen with the people they encounter, they become the stereotypers not the people being stereotyped.
In The Martian Chronicles many of the
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A group of black men from Linkin’ Bridge decide to act as christmas carolers and go to different houses dressed in baggy, dark clothing to try to prove a point that blacks are almost always stereotyped for the way they look and dress. “When strangers strolled into the Estates of Saratoga Woods, let's just say ‘neighborhood watch’ took on whole a new meaning. But panic quickly turned to praise...as the men began to sing acapella Christmas songs.” These people assume that because they are dressed in baggy, dark clothing, they are going to do something mischievous and troublesome. Executing a prank like this is creative and a good idea because it shows that many people stereotype other people because of the way they look, dress, or the color of their skin. Gil Corsey said in his article, “The acapella group Linkin' Bridge pulled this gag all over Louisville and saw reactions that were much the same. One man answered the door timidly, then called for his wife...But the singers admit that when it first started, they were as scared as the people being pranked.” These men are scared of what could happen to them if one of the people they were pranking were to call the cops on them for “disturbing the peace” because they didn’t realize ahead of time that they were only there to sing christmas carols. This connects to The …show more content…
Michael Dunn stopped at the gas station on his way home from his son’s wedding, and a group of black teenagers in the car nearby were playing loud rap music that Dunn stated as “obnoxious”. Dunn asks them to turn it down and the teenagers curse at him and say rude things from inside their car. Dunn states, ‘“I had every right of self-defense, and I took it.”’ Dunn fears for his life because he believes that one of the teenagers, a 17-year-old, has a shotgun in his car, and when he asks him to turn his music down they start arguing. When the kid gets out of his car to approach Dunn, Dunn thinks he's going to kill him. Dunn fires 10 shots towards the teenagers and then drives off, not checking to see if his bullets had hit anyone. Neale Rick stated in his article that, “Dunn reached into his glovebox, unholstered his pistol and opened fire at the Durango, which contained Davis and three other black teenagers. Three bullets struck Davis, who died shortly afterward.” He killed an innocent kid, and who knows if he was actually going to hurt Dunn. He could have been going over to talk to him, but he didn’t get the chance because he got shot. In addition, Dunn claims to not have known that the teenager was dead until hours subsequently after the event occurred. This relates to "The Off Season" because
Fear is a common human emotion, but the way some people react is different than others. Although, it is harder on some humans unlike other people. Ralph Waldo Emerson once said,” Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.” I think that means that fear harms more people than anything else does in the whole world. Also that people can scare themselves way easier than normal and it’s not healthy.
In this TED talk video, the necessity of it is because in general public it is told to ignore fear instead of using it as a tool in life, which prompts us for not being well prepared with having something going on all around us. Additionally, our disposition to accept control and we compose more clear however nonsensical worries as opposed to the more honest yet sensible ones. Karen Thompson Walker uses cases of fear to portray this from standard society today, including critical instances of affairs the world appearances, for instance, moderate ecological change and coronary ailment, getting her point across to her group that she has identified as her audience, which is 21st century Americans.
Its very sad to say that Fear is one of the most effect thing in a person mind set. In a world full of humans maybe about 8.5 of humans out of 10 people are terrified. It may not seem
There are many things that people fear some being for good reasons other not so much. Occasionally the thing that is being feared is caused by different events that have happened or happening at that time. These fears can influence people's actions and behaviors in negative and/or positive way. The Halifax Slasher fear is an example of a of people fearing something because of events that had happened and is affecting their actions behaviors. The Halifax Slasher attacks led to the people in Halifax to fear being attacked at night, which resulted in people patrolling the streets at night and women to do what they can to protect theirself. This fear was not justified and the overall effect of this fear was negative.
Fear, something we all have when we’re born, something that teaches us what is bad and what we shouldn’t do out of not wanting to be in trouble. Even though it’s an obstacle, we hold back, it can create something, either magnificent or terrible. How do other people react to such a creation once released into the world? Do they love it, hate it, or just plain terrified of it?
On the twelve day of Christmas the big news came to me about Santa the one who puts stuff under the tree. Santa is Santa no matter who is behind the big red and white suit. Why does it matter who is under the suit either they are black, white or have a disability change is yet to come. Everyone sees Santa as a jolly man in red played as a Caucasian actor. The Change has happen when the Mall of America introduced its newly trading of a black Santa. Larry Jefferson known as the “African American Santa” was the only Santa of color at the Santa gathering of 1,000 Santa’s. On Jefferson’s first day a child that sat on his lap asked an amazing question with a remarkable answers that brings diversity and democracy as a whole to understand and get use
Fear is a phycological element that causes one to feel unpleasant emotions by belief that something is of threat. It relates directly with prejudice as ignorance breeds agitation for
Have you ever watch a Christmas carol because I know I have we watch in school in class so we could do this paper on it. I hop you like it because I am going to tell you about this man that get's a visit by a ghost he was so scared he didn't know what to do. the ghost said that he was going to see 3 ghost and so he run and in to his bed bed and try to hid what would you do if that happened to you? Now stay tun for more defiles."The spirit then shows Scrooge the day when his beloved younger sister Fan picked him up from the school after repeatedly asking their cold, unloving father to allow his return, as she joyfully claims that he has changed and is now kinder than he was.The Ghost of Christmas Past is the first of the three spirits (after
Over the vast history of the human race, fear has protected us from possible threats. Whether it be rational or irrational, fear is always present and active in our minds. Over hundreds of years, many studies and tests have been performed to narrow down on the essence or meaning of fear, and today, we can be relatively certain of most aspects.
Fear is a negative influence because people will make people dangerous or cowardly. If they are
What makes a White Christmas; is it the snow? Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area there was never a lot of snow. There was however another white substance the holiday wouldn’t be complete without: sugar. Without which we don’t have fruitcake, gingerbread houses, eggnog, and this isn’t a new activity either. We’ve been domesticating sugar cane for approximately 10,000 years, using sugars as a valuable tool to survive the winter, however “Sugar is a poison by itself when consumed at high doses.” (Lustig as cited by Cohen). In order to gain a better understanding of the role sugar plays within our food system I reduced my intake to below that of the WHO guideline of 50g/day, a number largely the result of lobbying and closer to that
I Did some research on Christmas songs.Results showed that people like more up beat fun Christmas song than calm quiet songs. Here are some pros and cons to each. Upbeat song put you in a good mood and you have a good time when listening to them. Quiet song can put you in a calm mood and are great for background music.Both are perfect for the holiday and bring out your Christmas spirit.
Fear is a constant temptation in this life. Fear is a feeling or emotion that we must address and confront on a regular basis. Fear travels the globe and ensnares human minds at times like a slowly spreading flame that can grow into a powerful and destructive wildfire. Fear can emotionally paralyze humans, cloud judgement and divert the best plans of mankind. Fear can also be life saving when it stops those scared of heights from plummeting off the edge of the Grand Canyon. Fear of failure can propel students forward into success on their projects and studies for school. Fear appears in many different forms, however, fear is a word that unites humanity as we all feel it and are familiar with it.
think of us. The list is endless. People react differently to fear, depending on culture, education and character.
Fear is a condition of doubt. Human beings have this trait inside of them, but the ones who can get through anything in life, learn to use fear as a driving tool and not see it as a cumbersome weight.