Undersatnding People Essay

“…knowing I have failed him. I tell myself he drinks to ease an ache that gnaws at his belly, an ache I must have caused by disappointing him somehow, a murderous ache I should be able to relieve…” (Sanders 734). Sanders explains the guilt which he experienced and continues to undergo. Although Sanders understand his reasoning is incorrect, he cannot come to terms with the reality of the truth. Therefore, he engages in an internal conflict of man versus self, as he must learns that alcoholism is the root cause of his father’s agony. In addition, he states, “…I played the stalwart and dutiful son who would hold the family together” (Sanders 743). From this statement, the audience can understand that Sanders calls upon himself to be the strong one, the shoulder for others to cry upon. He engages the sympathy of the audience because his actions reveal to the audience that he has no shoulder to lean upon. He must be the comforter, but as the comforter, he has no one to strengthen or encourage him. By sharing about his internal havoc, Sanders employs the use of

If we understand the complexities of the cultures around us, we can better relate to the people engaged in the other cultures. It also allows us to better understand why others are acting the way they are. At the hospital I work at, we are taught about how others use the word “yes.” For instance, I might ask if they understand the paperwork they are signing and they will respond with “yes.” However, to them the “yes” might not be an agreement with the understanding the paperwork but they are using “yes” to be respectful. One then must clarify whether they truly understand

Human services professionals are those who facilitate and empower those in society who require assistance in meeting their basic human needs both emotionally, mentally, and physically. Human services professionals work with diverse cultures in many different settings to provide prevention, education, and resources for individuals, families, groups and communities. Some of the populations served are, children and families, adolescents, and the homeless. To support groups in crisis human services professionals must be committed, patient, possess listening skills, and have an ability to be empathetic without reducing one’s ability to be empowered (Martin, 2011).

Social factors that contribute to a diverse and equal society in which we live in

While, the narrator refers to the room as a nursery, the circumstances suggest that the room was really used to “treat” women like the narrator from similar illnesses. The room has a bolted down bed that “is fairly gnawed” (Gilman 517), which the narrator bites a piece off of in frustration, suggesting it was under similar circumstances that the bed came to be gnawed. Therefore, the narrator’s creeping inside the room is the only way for her to be part of society, as in the room she can “creep smoothly on the floor, and [her] shoulder fits... so [she] cannot lose [her] way” (Gilman 518). She has to suppress and hide her true self in front of others, even her husband, as many women had to during those times.

three subjects that are going to be discussed are sex slaves, health disparities in LGBT

Research into Privation and Deprivation Deprivation is when you have had something taken away from you. E.g. food. When we talk about attachments, deprivation is the loss of an attachment figure. When an infant has had an attachment and it has been broken. There is research done into deprivation by Bowlby.

Accepting the differences of others by expanding your own level of understanding begins with the awareness that your own culture

People often only realize this after the worst occurs. One person’s actions can stop something from going downhill. In class, when we analyzed 60 Minute’s “Bad Samaritan,” through David Cash’s story, we came to realize that indeed, just one person’s actions could make a difference. If David Cash had stopped the violence, Sherrice Iverson would still be alive today. If Hitler chose not to exterminate Jews, the Holocaust would not have happened. The takeaway is that if we expand our universe of obligation, we will feel responsible for more people. In turn, we will help more people, and furthermore, we might prevent something terrible; we might prevent a genocide. Through analyses in class, we realize that more often than not, people have a very limited universe of obligation. In the video which we watched in class of a Gay Teen being bullied, many people in the surroundings of the video ignored the incident. It is clear, that they do not feel obligated to the teenager. Similarly, in Night, Franek simply takes out Eliezer’s crown without any guilt. Franek does not feel obligated to Eliezer. This feeling leads to the division of society. An analysis of Night allows teens to understand the need for an expansion, to create unity and change the world for the

Often times people can easily turn away from the injustices that others face simply because they do not want to face this problem so they ignore it. He goes further into this explanation by stating about

Denial and ignorance is a common behavior noted in this book. Many times people do not react to what is going on around them, even though they may have a sense of what is going on. Some individuals may walk away from a scene so they don’t have to get caught up and involved. There are also many stereotypes of people of

Indifference to the suffering of others keeps humanity divided. As Elie Wiesel said in “The Perils of Indifference”, “[Indifference] benefits the aggressor -- never his victim, whose pain is magnified when he or she feels forgotten” (2). When one sees a victim suffering, one may be indifferent to the victim’s sufferings. This diminishes the hope that the victim once saw and had, because without anyone showing concern for their sufferings, victims can believe that even their own humanity has betrayed them. This in turn creates a lack of trust among

At the very outset, civilized society is shown to be unenlightened and uncharitable towards the unfamiliar. Instead of offering a helping

Some couples keep all of their arguments and fights between them instead of letting everyone else know. Lucinda and Davis Matlock are a perfect example of one of those couples. Lucinda went through a great deal of things during her lifetime, but she never complained. She did her motherly and wifely duties and enjoyed doing so. She was a mother of twelve, but she lost eight of her children. Lucinda was a hard working woman, in and outside of the house. She still managed to make the most out her life. Many of the other married women complained about how they were disgusted, angry, or unsatisfied, but Lucinda enjoyed her life, despite of everything she went through. She is very proud of the life that she lives. She says, “Life is too strong for you--It takes life to love life." What Lucinda means is that the people of our society take small things and make them much bigger than what they should be. She doesn’t think that they can truly understand and love life, because no one tries to be happy with the positive things. Davis was her husband of seventy years. He compares how his generation lives to how he expects the future generations to live. He believes that the people of his time works hard for everything they own. Davis says, “For the next generation, this generation never living,” describing that he thinks the next generations won’t be of people who are willing to earn their belongings. He also lost eight children, but still manages to enjoy the rest of his life. According to For Your Marriage, the most recent studies show that 63.1% of men and 60.7% of women say that they are in happy marriages. Fortunately, over half of men and women consider their marriage to be a happy one. The number increases when both husband and wife accept God as the center of their marriages. If more people, including Mr. and Mrs. Pantier, could see life and each other the way the Lucinda

Berriault writes, “God must surely have created beds for sharing, for most of mine were shared and see the ways you’ve shared yours.” Beds are a sacred place where people are vulnerable, intimate, and contemplative, and we share them for a reason. In our beds is where we are able to figure out life’s problems because we are free from the distractions of the world outside. Being able to solve our own problems allows us to open up to others with our thoughts. We are able to share those thoughts and give insight into others’ situations just as we are able to share our beds with them because it allows us to connect on a deeper level.