Is The Human Condition?

The contemporary texts, See you at Harry’s by Jo Knowles (2012) and Wonder by R.J. Palacio (2012) explore the common concerns that young people may face whilst growing up. The universal theme of the Human Condition involves the stages of life and the issues everyone must go through to develop a sense of self and purpose that define us from being social beings. These novels explore the Human Condition through discovering self-identity, relationships and loss. These novels are examples of bildungsroman as they are relevant to today's society and the children living in it. Young readers can relate to the struggles and feelings expressed by the characters, based off the composer's perspective of youth.

     Does life ever seem pointless and discouraging? In Albert Camus’s “The Myth of Sisyphus,” Camus describes the correlation between Sisyphus’s fate and the human condition. In the selection, everyday is the same for Sisyphus. Sisyphus is condemned to rolling a rock up a mountain for eternity. Camus’s “The Myth of Sisyphus” forces one to contemplate Sisyphus’s fate, how it relates to the human condition, and how it makes the writer feel about her part in life.

A famous philosopher Socrates once said, 'the unexamined life is not worth living.' With that idea, the question 'Are Human Beings Intrinsically Evil?' has been asked by philosophers for many years. It is known as one of the unanswerable questions. Determinists have come to the conclusion that we are governed by the laws of science, that there is nothing we can do about ourselves being evil because we naturally are. Evil is simply the act of causing pain. In this essay I will argue that human beings are born with a natural reaction to 'fear and chaos' to be instinctively evil.

Video games are progressively becoming a crucial medium today, despite the light connotation of its initial categorization. Today they are a business that produces billions of dollars and employs engineers and artists alike in an art form connecting interactive games, to virtual societies where millions of people dwell. However, like all human products, our same emotion, flaws and injustice show in the games, with the impression of hatred, racism and stereotypes that are our everyday background. What are the creators of these video games real intentions in the desire they produce in the human?

The social learning theory of highly-reputable psychologist Albert Bandura has been applied to understand the correlation of aggression and video games. Bandura’s theory emphasizes the importance of observation of human behaviors, ideas, and personalities of one’s environment. Bandura claims that human beings are more likely to act aggressive after observing models that commit aggressive acts. However, the only way that humans will emulate the aggression seen in the model (e.g., video games) is if the act goes unpunished or rewarded—a component saturated by video games. In the case of violent-oriented games, the gamer is rewarded directly. Whether it is receiving an extra hundred points aiming from the head of a zombie or simply receiving a kill streak when you kill a certain amount of people, the promotion of rewarded, violent behavior are highly identifiable in violent games. Additionally, the aggression-enhancing effects might be too powerful for a teenager’s mind that is unable to recognize the difference of “video game life” and real life. Players who are consistently and directly punished for violent behavior learn that this violence is not acceptable and, therefore, reconstruct their behavior to gain rewards. However, beholders who play games that reward violence may consequently learn that violence has a positive consequence of extra points, more achievement medals, and higher status among peers. Teenagers transcend this belief of rewards and violence when they put down the controller and live their life. Developmentally, teenagers are less able to discern reality from fantasy and are more likely to be emotionally and cognitively affected by the violence they observe, which can result in the increased likelihood of committing a violent

Games themselves are not the product of violence, but rather, the people influenced by the games and the interaction of the game. Just as guns do not kill, but the people and their cruel intentions, violent video games are a source that lead to effective mur-der homicides, suicides and tragedies. This is an evident problem. Yet, the problem lies in the heart of man. Until this is solved, every seemingly positive aspect in the world is merely the de-velopment of entropy awaiting

I found that this picture is a good representation to describe the Human Condition because it shows many things related to anthropology, sociology, and psychology. This image shows a boy by himself while 3 other kids are making fun of him. Bullying is a major topic that relates to the Human Condition. This issue affects peoples minds, behaviour, attitude, and emotions in a harsh, negative way. Almost everyone in the world go through some sort of bullying whether it cyber, physical, social or verbal. In this picture, the small boy is the victim meanwhile the 3 other kids are the bullies.

One of the funny things about human nature is that no matter where we live, what our cultural backgrounds are, or how we were raised, citizens in every country of the world tend to share the same overall "tastes". This can be seen particularly in what some might label as "vices"; those activities which could lead us into trouble if we were to not monitor them carefully. Drinking, smoking, and entertainment are some things that human cultures throughout history have engaged in in one form or another.

Violent video games have been being created since the first console. Yet only recently have we been blaming them for aggression in the player. We as humans have a tendency to blame our violent behavior on other things rather thin ourselves. Now aggression is being defined in many ways in this situation but mainly people point to the anger that’s brought out in the real world after the game or maybe it’s the gamers’ tendency to have outburst will playing the game. Both these thing show anger but do they really show that the game is what caused it. This same situation could be put in the place of me eating a potato and getting angry right after is it really the potatoes fault no.

The Human Condition can be argued to be in a crisis with its position in modern society.

Ask the average American what the problems facing his country are, and you will get a battery of standard responses. Some people will say health care, others violent crime, and still others will say drugs. There will probably be some who complain of high taxes or express a need for gun control. Certainly, there is evidence to support the fact that these are all issues of great importance. However, these are only superficial, and there is a deeper problem that will not have a simple legislative solution. Americans have forgotten how to think critically. Hannah Arendt places great importance on living a contemplative life, and it is for this reason that her book, The Human

The human condition places an exceptionally high value on time much like other desired resources. And if one examines closely they will likely observe several notable characteristics typically associated with commodities. Similar to commodities, the supply given to the recipient will eventually exhaust at some point. Although where it takes on an undeniable uniqueness is the human condition’s relation and fragile dependency; replenishment, like that of other commodities, is not an option under any circumstances. That would indicate the supply of time as the ultimate limited resource and therefore, very valuable to their person. Short of empathy, no one else has the same appreciation for the value of another individual’s time. An excellent

“The defects of society [can be traced] back to the defects of human nature ... The shape of a society must depend on the ethical nature of the individual and not on any political system however apparently logical or respectable.” This idea, quoted from author William Golding, of a corrupt individual corrupting an otherwise idyllic society is exemplified many times over the course of human history: Joseph Stalin corrupts Karl Marx's idea of communism into a totalitarian government that eventually results in the death of tens of millions of his own people; Hitler uses the muse of a worker's government that would lift Germany out of the clasps of the Great Depression to rise to power so that he could fulfil his dreams of brutally

The human condition is a term which references our complicated existence by highlighting our ongoing ability to adapt and change both our perceptions and values. Through our mental capabilities of both creativity and imagination, humanity is able to achieve a sense of both self-actualisation and liberation, resulting in them acting as the core of our existence where, without them we would become susceptible to the overwhelming flaws of the human condition. Evidencing this are the three texts, ‘Dejection: an Ode’, ‘This Lime Tree Bower my Prison’ and ‘Focus’, which

“In video games, the category of “first person shooters” has been controversial with critics concerned about what that means to players who actually perform acts of violence within the games. Instead of merely watching a character perpetrate a violent act, the player is actively encouraged to participate. Gamers will often refer to their characters as “he” or even “I.” “This suggests some confusion is brought on by the intense identification players sometimes feel towards their avatars. Players typically remain attached to a single character they can control; thus they have a very strong following pattern. Game designer, Will Wright, has argued that games may have a unique ability to make players experience guilt for the choices their characters have made in the course of action. Because players are making choices, they feel some degree of responsibility” (242-243).