Growing up in the red-state of Kansas, I naturally gravitated towards the republican party, and it was a commonsense choice when I learned of the ambitions of those who occupied the alternative one. Fox News pundits, conservative bloggers, and God fearing Christians, all informed me that the Democratic party was a party full of lazy anti-Americans who wanted to raise taxes because they chose living off the government instead of taking personal responsibility to achieve their goals in life. They also told me that the party was full of libtards, idiots, communists, and socialists, who lacked a healthy understanding of economics and history. And let’s not forget the immoral god-haters seeking to destroy our society by evicting every trace of …show more content…
But then something happened. I don’t really know how to articulate what occurred, but I can only refer to it as a moment of existential disruption. This disruption triggered something in me that said, “I need to reevaluate everything I think and know.” So, I began to reflect on what I believed about the world, as well as the methods I used for acquiring information about it. After a few years of deep thinking and extensive research, I reached many conclusions that differ from what I originally thought and believed. I believe that it’s important to challenge the beliefs and opinions held about the world. The reasons for challenging opinions and beliefs about the world are numerous. One reason, for example, is that when people holding different views engage in discussion, the opportunity to sharpen critical thinking skills is created, which are essential for every area of life. However, it’s not within the scope of this blog series to delineate every reason, just to cover what I believe to be the most imperative. I believe it’s important to challenge beliefs and opinions held about the world because they shape how we live in it. During the beginning of President Obama’s first term, conservative pundits propounded a great deal of anti-Obama rhetoric, with one of the chief claims being that he was anti-American, and therefore wanted to destroy the
The Civil war was not inevitable; it was the result of extremism and failures of leadership on both sides. This war was long forthcoming; we see this conflict as a nation divided or as Lincoln put it a house divided (Doc 4). It was a conflict between pro-slavery southerners and anti-slavery northerners. Both sides felt strongly about their position, leading to neither side backing down. However, this war could have been avoided through a compromise of stronger leadership and less extremism.
In order to fix our increasingly inefficient and divisive immigration system, we need a president who has this issue as a top priority. Hillary Clinton, a current United States presidential candidate, has immigration as one of her defining issues accompanied by a feasible and realistic policy. Former Secretary of State Clinton announced that if elected president, she will establish an Office of Immigrant Affairs, creating a place in the White House dedicated to integration services for immigrants and refugees. To facilitate the process for the 11 million illegal immigrants in our country to apply for citizenship, Clinton fully supports current president Obama’s executive orders on DACA and DAPA. DACA and DAPA give deferred action status to
Modern Views Challenge Traditional Views " Previous generations thought they knew what was true and what was
The absolute “Truth depends on your point of view the truth, customs perspectives, morals or beliefs created by one owns culture will not necessarily apply to another culture.” (Muelhoff & Lewis). In many regions of the world, people tend to view and value different customs, beliefs and values.” The world we embrace have different perspectives and view points, which greatly influenced our perceptions. “Not only is our knowledge of the world influence and condition by culture, but our idea of how the world should change is influenced as
Some of the main areas that people love to express their view or opinion is things like: where is the best place to grab a hamburger or hotdog or steak, is the perfect temperature hot or cold. People even love to voice their opinion on their view on politics for instance; how should our country be run, should it be a democrat or republican, should it be a man or women? Some of the main areas of world view is the view of creation. How did we get here? Is there a god, if so who is he? What does this god want from us? How we answer these question will affect the way that we live our life and how we will respond to the situation of the world.
Not many people consider the dynamic influence the rhetoric of the world has on us; however, it drastically shapes many components of our life. If I were stranded alone on a desert island starting the very moment I became conscious of being, I would be quite a different person. My personality, actions, and characteristics that are heavily influenced by my parents, friends, and society would be totally different without their presence on the desert island.
As it is written by Sara Perring, “Our perspective on anything is coloured by our beliefs, values, and experience”. Our judgement is clouded by how we see certain situations. This judgement could impact how we treat others and feel towards them. If we open up more, and see the world through other people’s perspectives, we would have the chance to become a better person. Looking at other’s point of views would give us the opportunity to understand how they are feeling. Once we understand this, we will learn more about the world and the problems it holds, thus broadening our beliefs, values, and
people trying to understand and learn about the world they are living in. If we do this, then we
I believe that you should always be aware of what is going on in the world around you because you should always be informed about things. Like for instance the Las Vegas shooting if you did not know this happened
The world’s population is exponentially increasing on a daily basis. With each passing day, hundreds of thousands of lives, some great, some horrible, are added to this world, introducing many different perspectives, stories, and beliefs into the already colossal set of the history of the human condition. This idea was extremely discouraging for my view on the world, for I wanted to make a difference on this extremely large planet. To be utterly unique and achieve feats that have never been accomplished, was always a goal. Yet, one novel completely destroyed my entire viewpoint that had taken years to create; however, once my desire to shine brighter than everyone faded, I realized there are more important things in the world than myself and even if I influence one person out of seven billion, I changed the world.
People across the world need to work together as a planet now more than ever to take on climate change, corruption, economic justice, for-profit wars, and the refugee crises that these other problems create. We must work together to ensure healthcare for all, clean water and food for all, and a peaceful and healthy environment that all can live in. A world in which all have clean water, healthy food, and peace is a world with little terrorism and few refugees. Human beings generally prefer to live out their lives peacefully in the culture in which they grew
Most people think that there is only one true world in which they live, and everyone lives their own life in this world. This is not true, unfortunately. The world in which each person lives is the world for himself or herself that is built up by his or her own sense and thoughts, which is slightly different from the true world. The word that expresses this well is a phrase that the world exists only as much as people know. It is not that people perceive the world because it exists, but the world exists because people perceive. And people are very vulnerable hearing the truth that breaks this world of their own. For instance, Children who believe in the existence of Santa Claus may react violently if they hear that Santa Claus is not real. Edith, in The Man From Earth (2007), becomes outraged when John says he was Jesus who tried to pass down Buddha’s lesson to others. Colleagues go through emotional up and downs constantly and even upset while they listen to John’s story which stands against their common sense and faithful
From an early age I was taught the importance of personal integrity and the importance of being adaptable and prepared for any stressful situation that life may throw at you. During my time as a boy scout I was constantly taught to be prepared and to also to always be at the service of others. At the end of our camping trips we would be told repeatedly to “leave this place, better than when you found it” and this lesson has translated into my own life. I want to make the world a better (safer) place than when I found it. As I grew up, these lessons continued to play a key role in the decisions I made and have made me into the man that I’ve become today.
Individuals see the world in unique and varied ways. Factors such as educational experiences, ways of knowing, personal responsibility and family structure have influenced my beliefs and attitudes. A world view results from the process through which knowledge and understanding is obtained.
In this essay, I shall consider the question of the opportunities and risks associated with nurses using social media. I will look at how social media provides a channel of communication between nurses and keeps nurses informed with current news occurring world-wide. However, there are risks to social media being used inadequately, in terms of receiving inaccurate knowledge from an unknown source and nurses using social media unethically. I will suggest that professionalism for nurses is to be maintained with the practice of legal, ethical and professional standards regards to the use of social media.