Opposing Viewpoints

Throughout this assignment, my perspective on the person I studied changed. I learned several things about their character and the behavior that they presented. This task showed me that by simply observing a person’s behavior, my perspective about them changes.

A different aspect that may form the basis of goodness of self to other is written in human relations. Over the years, people have engaged in social interaction that has built the image and credibility of the society, portraying people as ambassadors of goodness with no guilt. Despite the decay of human relations in modern society, there is evidence of positive characteristics and goodness. It highlights the importance of rational perception and the possibility of goodness as a developed social institution. Such elements enable people to live positively and dependent on each other. Focusing on the reconstruction of government

A world where slavery is still widespread, genocide is an everyday occurrence, and the voices of the common citizen is silenced. This would have happened if we only disagreed over such matters and not dissented. In the Decline of Radicalism, by Daniel J. Boorstin, he asserts that “disagreement is the life blood of democracy, dissension is its cancer” and that dissent is negative word. Boorstin also claims that “disagreement produces debate”, which is true, but could have all conflicts been solved with diplomacy? Dissent is the life blood of democracy and it is not negative; it is vital to how our nation came to be.

impressions made on other people weather we are in contact with them or not (194). In the book,

‘Conflicting perspectives are the result of individual desires. Manipulation and distortion are used in the attempt to achieve a desired end.’

Worldviews vary from person to person and faith to faith, resulting in everyone seeing the world through their own assumptions and beliefs. Out of the many worldviews discussed in the text, Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity, and in class three stood out to me for comparison. These three worldviews consist of Naturalism, Pantheism and Polytheism. Worldviews, although not always correct, are how people see the world and reflect on our expectations about life. Differences can be seen in beliefs such as if they believe in a spiritual world, a material world, or both. Worldview’s purposes are to explain the purpose of man and the world. All three worldviews attribute the problems in the world to different aspects based on their beliefs and have diverse notions of how to resolve the world problems. Although a few similarities can be found among these world views, there are multiple differences found.

An important part of gaining understanding of other perceptions is acknowledging that what a person takes away from a particular event can be different from another’s view of the same event. People make judgements of others based on the past and if past instances are negative then present situations and the people involved will be judged in a negative light.

For years we have been conditioned to think, feel and act a certain way based upon what society deems ‘correct or right’. If we disagree with this way of life or thinking we are often shunned and discriminated against for differentiating from societal norms.

We have all experienced times when we have felt unappreciated or belittled by others, but very easily do we forget how uplifting or detrimental of an impact our words can have on their lives moving forward. In my Reflection #7, I provide my own analysis and interpretation of this subject based on the reading “Integrity and Disrespect: Principles of a Conception of Morality Based on the Theory of Recognition”, by Axel Honneth. In the reading, Honneth emphasizes how we should be weary of when we use disrespectful behavior towards others because this can do so much harm that we may be completely oblivious to. He argues that our well-being depends upon the approval of others when, he writes, “Subjects capable of language and action are constituted

To test this, we need only change our appraisal of others by praising them — recognizing in them the qualities that are true of them. However, our reappraisal must be based upon our perception of the universal qualities of Life, qualities that are the Truth and the essence of all. We are not praising traits that are unique to them. We are not looking for qualities that we wish they had. This

Have you ever experienced a time when your parents called you a genius and you truly felt like one? How about when a professor pointed fingers at you because he thought you were cheating on a test? Most certainly you felt some type of shame or guilt; or probably got so tired of your colleagues negative thoughts that you decided to embrace it and just go along with it. These are just a few examples of the impact that people’s opinions or thoughts can have on your reputation. Think for a second about the Stanford Prison Experiment, which demonstrates the influential role that a situation can play in human behavior. The individuals chosen to perform as guards were placed in a position of power and thus they began

As human beings, we are predisposed to mostly fabricate instant judgements about one another. Our ability to attempt to make distinctions between friend or foe of another human being may possibly be traced back to our early days walking this Earth. Moreover, our superior than thou minds are almost naturally wired to deduce certain attributions that may be utilized to label others of our species. It can almost be inferred that our intricate brains are constantly in motion to perceive others based on our own biases. In the field of Psychological Science, most researchers identified this manifestation as the What is Beautiful is Good Effect. To be more precise, most researchers try to engage and analysis an element of this they listed

Consequently, these various meanings can distract the reader from the Author’s original intent. A person can analyze their own perspectives too vigorously, and tenaciously challenge what the Author’s view or social intuitions and get lost about what the piece of work has to offer all together; due to this subconscious human behavior, it must be taken in consideration that humans project their subjective views in every piece of information that is presented to them.

The United States has been a powerful country for centuries, and an aspect of life that has not changed through the years, are differing opinions on all issues. One thing that Americans can agree on, is the need for volunteers to keep our country running. The flexibility in the Volunteer Protection Act allows states to opt out of coverage only if that state should enact a more explicit act citing the federal law. Before the federal act was signed into law in June of 1997, many states already had tort laws in place, protecting volunteers in general from litigation. Utah was a state that opted out of the act, and currently enforces their own volunteer protection. Along with the Utah statute protecting volunteers, it also

People judge each other on a daily basis. The way an individual presents themselves, speaks, and behave are all qualities other people base their perception off of. Consequently, these inferences are quite useful in determining who you would and would not enjoy being in any type of relationship with based on surface appearance. However, people may take judging people on surface appearance too far. Therefore, although making a judgement on about a person may not be a negative inference, people take their judgmental attitude to the extreme. Consequently, they have placed themselves in a negative lifestyle which negatively impacts their mood and social interactions.