What Makes A Neighbor?

Throughout life, one is to see many people they don’t know Humans walk past each other and no interaction occurs. Depending on a particular situation one might be in, it can change the ability to react, help and care for a stranger in need. In the article “We are all bystanders”, by Jason Marsh and Dacher Keltner, it shows how in certain settings people don’t act to help another, even though one might want to. “Everyday Stuart would board the bus and a couple of boys would tease him. I would sit silent and watch. I wish I would’ve helped” (Marsh/Keltner 3). People develop a feeling that prevents them from caring for strangers. This is due to a thought of peer pressure or judgement that could be given to an individual for taking action.

The general statement made by the author, Anna Quindlen, in her work Getting Involved, is that it is vital for human beings to be apathetic, and care for one another. More specifically, the author argues that isolating oneself from local conflict will not resolve any issues. She writes, “Neighbors heard screams and shouts and the unmistakable sound of something hitting a human being…But nothing was really done until…[the] little girl was taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead.” In this passage, the author is suggesting that being a bystander is detrimental and can lead to severe, preventable outcomes. In conclusion, the author’s belief is a topic that need to be spoken upon more often, the society is in desperate need of compassion

The famous greek writer Aesop once said “No act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.”In today's society kindness is look upon as rare act and is sometimes questioned sincerity. No one really realizes how simply holding a door, sharing, or even giving a compliment can help better someone else's day or even life. In “Enrique's Journey” acts of kindness are scarce for immigrants trying to cross the border. The closer and closer immigrants get to the border, kindness decreases as violence rapidly increases. Those who are lucky enough to experience these kind acts, big or small, are extremely grateful. The idea of knowing things could go worse instantly, allows people to appreciate and also give an act of kindness in another form to someone

Although, the reader has experience a home invasion four years ago but thankfully no one was present during the time. Those robbers did take away valuable items but life is more important than those items that can be easily replaced. It’s sad to see many stories of home invasion since that’s when people want to rest and be worried free. But, today robbers continue to hunt down house to steal valuable items and hurt the homeowners if needed. All we can do is take precaution of all the stories to keep not only our neighborhood safe but the

“Residents were asked about the likelihood (‘would you say it is very likely, likely, neither likely nor unlikely, unlikely, or very unlikely’) that their neighbors could be counted on to intervene in various ways if (i) children were skipping school and hanging out on a corner, (ii) children were spray-painting graffiti on a local building, (iii) children were showing disrespect to an adult, (iv) a fight broke out in front of their house, and (v) the fire station closes to their home was threatened with budget cuts” (Sampson et al., 1997, 919-920).

Through Raymond Carver’s minimalist styled writing, comes “Neighbors,” a story about a seemingly ordinary couple who live dreary and plain lives. In the first few paragraphs we have a detailed description of the type of people, the relationship, and occupations Bill and Arlene Miller have. Later on, the story begins to spark a more dark and mysterious conflict by unraveling the Miller’s strange obsessions. Carver uses third person objective point of view to add onto his technique of simplistic writing & to create a more intense mystery.

The non-material culture of Wauwatosa Wisconsin Is largely centered around family values and art. Seeing as a large majority of the population are part of an immediate family, and live within walking distance of a school the value of family and safety is one of the highest concerns for my town. In my neighborhood almost every house consists of a small family’s. A lot of the household’s take safety as a large priority. I live within walking distance of an elementary school so ‘drive slowly’ or ‘school crossing’ signs litter my neighborhood. Little kids are always playing in their front yards and the neighbors always look out from them making sure that everyone is safe and nothing is out of line. The family safety also falls under the material part of the Wauwatosa’s culture. It seems almost every family as the NextDoor app

Altruism, also known as selflessness, is one of the most puzzling topics in the public domain today. The main issue from the perspective of many scholars is how altruism can be effective. Even though many people get involved in lifelong altruism, only a few of them emerge to be effective in it. What could be the reason behind this? And what makes altruism such a common issue that everyone needs to engage in it? The producer, Peter Singer, puts on important points that give more light on the urgency of the altruism to the younger generation and how to make it effective in the long run.

One of Eastern Christian's core values is Embracing Community, in order to embrace a good community, you need to be able to have trust, respect and care, for your neighbors. In order to have a good relationship with anyone you need to have trust. You need to know that you can trust each other, and they need to know that they can trust you. In To Kill A Mockingbird the only people that trusted each other were Jem and Scout.

If you had the opportunity to go back in time and save someone’s life with no more than a phone call would you do it? I’m sure you would, along with the 37 bystanders who witnessed the assault of an innocent young woman who cried for help, yet did nothing. Although it is not surprising to hear about homicides often occurring in New York City, the murder of Catherine ‘Kitty’ Genovese is an iconic tragedy because of the lack of compassion and humanity exhibited by the neighbors who could have prevented this tragic death. It seems though people are losing a sense of community over the fear of “getting involved”.

Neighbors work together, in conjunction with the Woodlake Neighborhood Association, to ensure the area remains beautiful and family friendly. In addition to getting together

In “The Abundant Community,” both authors John McKnight and Peter Block discuss their ideas on “the citizen way” of life, and the downfalls of “the consumer way,” and how to avoid them. For instance, the authors believe in the goodness that is “the citizen way,” and that if we learned to trust in our neighbors we could build a strong community that can provide security. As well as, obtaining a better income by talking to people in one’s community about future employment. However, if we continue to depend on “the consumer way” we as a community will live an unsatisfied and disconnected life. We are so advanced in technology that we are able to obtain almost anything from the comfort of our own homes, which limits social interaction. Moreover,

The mitzvah commands us to love our neighbors as we love our self. That is the exact translation but it can also be compassion for others. We are all created in the image of god and we have to care for and love all jews and their belongings because we are all made in the image of god. We should love and have compassion for everyone like we would for ourselves

Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to God's love by loving our neighbors as ourselves;

Ira got pregnant with a child whose father was unknown. When Rumani was speaking to Kenny, Kenny said that a baby is no worse if conceived by an encounter but Rukmani replied that it was “shameful” and that people had not spared them. Kenny then says, “That is all you can think of: what people will say! One goes from one end of the world to the other to hear the same story. Does it matter what people say?” (Markandaya 107).