Monkey See, Monkey Do: Human Nature In Social Media

Do people disagree with their parents? What do they do? How do both sides react?In the short story “Biderbiks Don’t Cry” by Avi, a boy named Charlie goes to a dance, and comes home beat up. Charlie confronts to his dad and he gets irated. Through this story, the author unfolds the theme of bravery.

Have you ever gotten into a quarrel with your parents? Have you ever fought relentlessly until you get your own way? Many times when children get into fights with their parents, they do not have the same views as the other person. They both angrily proclaim what they believe is correct, and why the other’s point is not valid. Parents and children typically argue back and forth with each other, and in the worst cases, the tension lingers for days. The narrator’s views in both Confetti Girl by Diana Lopez and Tortilla Sun by Jennifer Cervantes differ from the parent’s perspective and the child’s perspective. In many cases that I have encountered, I get mad at my parents for saying something that I do not agree with and that is irrelevant. Although

Dad saying Stop it, Stop it...retching, spitting, bad language...broken father sounds and violent bird calls... Crow emerged... He gently closed the door behind him and joined us at the kitchen table. We coloured in the zoo pictures with our felt-tipped pens and Crow went over the lines”. (Porter, 2015, p. 40)

During the story, the first conflict is between the two panthers and the child. In summary, the two panthers were going to hunt for food for their cubs when all of a sudden they heard a distant cry (page 83). The panthers changed their path with intentions of killing the child and bringing it back for the cubs. As a result, the audience feel bad for the child because if the panthers get to it, they will win with no doubt about it. The second conflict is between the settler that has a gun and the two panthers. To begin, the settler is walking back from work when suddenly he hears a child crying. He tries to contemplate whether or not to turn around and go check if everything is okay. He finally turns around and discovers that the child was crying because the panthers were face-to-face with the child. Therefore, the settler shot the panthers to save the child. Because of this, the readers feel bad for the panthers and the cubs since the cubs will obviously die from starvation without their parents. Thus, the diverse one-sided conflicts bring out sympathy towards the

it took the father few times to be convinced to abandon his children in the forest. He was relentless, “No, woman, …I cannot bring myself to abandon my own children to wild animals that would quickly tear them to pieces,” (Grimm, 1810)

The father and mother’s personalities and expectations clash harshly against each other, even before the conflict is

This is what’s left of this prideful and glorious man; a skeleton, product of all the innocent lives he took away and the barely human remains of an individual who’s cold, harsh, and unforgiving. “Mother on the other hand, tries to teach her children the principles of humanity. That is the task of a mother. Still, mother soon has to abandon the attempt because the children are out to be inhuman and do everything they can to look apart as well. Whatever you do is in

“Most people don't listen with the intent to understand, they listen with the intent to reply” (Covey). In other words, there are many conflicts in the world that drives people and things to respond with physical and mental actions. Few actions can be harmful towards anyone and could potentially increase the difficulty of resolving the conflict. However, with many types of conflicts in real-world problems and literature, many become a prime example of what the human or thing is capable of and soon becomes resolved. In the novel, The Lord of The Flies, written by William Golding; man vs. man, man vs. society, and man vs. self, are the conflicts between children that simulate the battles in mankind.

By comparing Piggy’s fate to that of a slaughtered animal, Golding shows the primal instinct and barbarity unleashed when hope dwindles and desperation takes hold. Furthermore, the description of “The brown swells of his forearm” embodies not just physical strength, but also the assertion of authority. The brown swells of his forearms manifest physically, suggesting that in the absence of hope, they are no longer able to talk things out (Golding 150). Dominance becomes a means of asserting control and survival, which leads to both sides trying to kill each other. Furthermore, the comparison of authority to an ape perched on the character's shoulder adds a layer of primal instinct to the depiction, emphasizing the regression of the boys into a state of primitive behavior.

Texts that deal with the theme of conflict make us think. Conflict is the centre of all dramatic development in the three texts I will be discussing. These are Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, and O Brother Where Art Thou’, directed by Joel Coen. There are many forms of conflict expressed in these texts. These include both emotional and physical conflict. Conflict has been brought about in many ways throughout these texts. Most of which has been fuelled by inner discord. However a person’s inner conflict can often lead to violent activity. This demonstrates that both forms of conflict are indeed affiliated.

Magazines have been constantly blamed for portraying an unrealistic expectation of what a women’s body should look like. Now with technology and the creation of Tumblr, Instagram, and YouTube many people are finding it difficult to have a healthy mentality of themselves. Social media can affect the relationship a person has with themselves compared to others. Examples of this are the creation of unrealistic body image expectations, setting a high bar on goals and a portrayal of extravagant unrealistic lifestyles.

Overall, the differences in points of views between the narrators and their parents both differ but they both face similar problems at the same time, which increases tension between the kids and their parents. In

It is no secret that social media has taken over a lot of our time, and perception on society. It influences our day to day lives without us really knowing. Social media usually portrays one’s life to be perfect, or it makes us feel like one’s life needs to be perfect. For this reason being, social media can be a bad thing. In "The Social Networks" by Neal Gabler, he explains how media has taken away the meaning of friendship or anything 'real'. In the long run, social media makes things seem better than they actually are, it gives us unrealistic expectations for our friend and family interactions, which kills the chance of having actual friendships because our expectations are so high. So, here are the reasons elaborated on why social media

In Jack London’s “The Apostate” he demonstrates the use of conflict to convey the idea that subjugating children to a large amount of responsibility can have detrimental effects on their mental and physical state. The protagonist of the short story, Johnny, is a teenager that struggles with simultaneously being the “perfect” factory worker and the main provider of his family. Whenever he tries to communicate his feelings to his mother “…to express the sense of unfairness that he feels, his mouth closes with a snap” (9). Johnny knows that his mother will never truly understand him because she does not see from his perspective as a full-time factory laborer and caretaker, therefore his plea is futile. His state of being and mind deteriorates

In the world we live in today, people have the opportunity to interact with one another due to the advancement in technology. For many years people relied on the traditional ways of communications, for example pay phones, send letters, a house phone, in person and they even used web cam’s. Presently, people rely on modern day methods of communication such as sending text messages, emails or even messaging via social. The development of the internet has made it so much easier for people to communicate that Social Media has become the place where people interact more than ever in a mere second.