Title: The Alligator River Story
I am sure most people have heard the saying, “True Love Waits”. In my opinion of this particular situation love was worth any of it. It being, waiting to cross the river, sleeping in another’s bed or crossing a river full of hungry alligators. That is if it really was love but if it was, it could have waited a little longer. Here are my ratings of the characters I this story:
Starting with Abigail, I gave her a rating of five. My impression of her is that she is desperate for something other than love. To sleep with another person other than the one she was with is not conceivably right. I have no respect for anyone who would sleep with another person just to gain something for themselves either. I think that giving up her job and moving to the other side of the river would have been a smart idea.
On the other hand, or the opposite side of the river, lives Gregory. I chose to give him a rating of 4. If he loved Abigail and knew she wanted to be with him why didn’t he find a way to get to her? I do not truly think he was in love with Abigail. The story explained that Abigail was in love with Gregory but never really said he was in love with her. Had Gregory actually been in love with Abigail I feel that things might have been a little less one sided.
Moving away from love and into friends is Ivan. Though I do not believe Ivan was the best of friends I do not know the whole situation. I rated him as a three. For all I know he could have been secretly in love with Abigail and did not want her to cross the river to be with Gregory. I think there had to be a reason that Ivan would not want anything to do with the situation.
Friends and business don’t often mix and that leaves me with Sinbad. I gave him a one. My highest rating went to the greedy boat captain. I had to give him credit; he is truly a self person. Even if I wanted to think of myself over others I could never. I have too much compassion. I find a certain respect in people who can think of just themselves and not others.
I do not have respect for people who abuse others. This is why I thought Slug deserved a rating of five. Hitting never solves anything. Slug should have thought through the situation and looked at both sides. Abigail was just as much to blame, if not more than, Gregory. Slug made a decision based on one person’s account of the situation. Gregory could have been really upset and eventually recanted his decision to cast Abigail aside.
None of this would have ever happened if Abigail had just waited a few weeks. The bridge would have eventually been built and Abigail and Gregory could have lived happily ever after. That is if Gregory was in love with her after all. Guess we will never know. Either way I found the story interesting and the Characters even more.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Unique Decisions
Title: Human Rights v. Majority Rule
Majority rule is exactly what it says it is… Majority! Your average person tends to always lean with the overall idea of the group. Human Rights makes you think twice about exactly what it is, the concept of human beings as having universal natural rights. For some of us who are not necessarily with the group decision majority rule can be a big pain in the gluteus maximus. The same can be said for human rights because depending on the group there can be argument as to what certain decisions are a right. Both majority rule and human rights can make living a normal life for some people not so easy.
When majority rule clashes socially, people are often left being judged. For instance, I could personally care less who the designer of my jeans is or where I bought my shirt. I tend to go for comfort. Although, I do not have problems with this others often do because socially majority rule has an effect on everyone thinks they should wear. This can make deciding to go to dinner a tough decision because the group consensus is that as women we should have make up on before we walk out of the house. I hate taking the time to do my makeup especially when I am hungry!
If it isn’t the clothes you wear, it’s your decision not to like the opposite sex but the same one. Although this is a human right gay people are often judged as if it shouldn’t be their choice. I was raised in a family where my parents thought that being gay meant you were condemned to hell. It is like that many places across America. I have many gay friends and I love them for who they are and not what they are. If we as humans could let others make their own choices we might realize that gay people make the best friends and tend to be a lot less judge mental of the things that really matter. A particular gay friend of mine is a teacher but when he applies for a job he tries not to let on about his sexuality because many times he won’t get any further than the interview if they even suspect he is gay. Even though it is his human right it is not accepted to the majority of society today. Public discrimination is still around and not just in the gay community.
Whether it is majority rule or human rights the two will continue to frequently clash in society. I think that it is ideal to make choices that are not exactly what the general decision is. Making those different decisions is what makes us interesting and without interesting people the world wouldn’t be the same and human rights activist wouldn’t have anything to talk about! In my perfect world I would not have to choose which side I am on because there wouldn’t be a side to choose. Everyone would like everyone regardless of race, sex, or political views. I know in my heart that this won’t happen but I also know it is possible.
Majority rule is exactly what it says it is… Majority! Your average person tends to always lean with the overall idea of the group. Human Rights makes you think twice about exactly what it is, the concept of human beings as having universal natural rights. For some of us who are not necessarily with the group decision majority rule can be a big pain in the gluteus maximus. The same can be said for human rights because depending on the group there can be argument as to what certain decisions are a right. Both majority rule and human rights can make living a normal life for some people not so easy.
When majority rule clashes socially, people are often left being judged. For instance, I could personally care less who the designer of my jeans is or where I bought my shirt. I tend to go for comfort. Although, I do not have problems with this others often do because socially majority rule has an effect on everyone thinks they should wear. This can make deciding to go to dinner a tough decision because the group consensus is that as women we should have make up on before we walk out of the house. I hate taking the time to do my makeup especially when I am hungry!
If it isn’t the clothes you wear, it’s your decision not to like the opposite sex but the same one. Although this is a human right gay people are often judged as if it shouldn’t be their choice. I was raised in a family where my parents thought that being gay meant you were condemned to hell. It is like that many places across America. I have many gay friends and I love them for who they are and not what they are. If we as humans could let others make their own choices we might realize that gay people make the best friends and tend to be a lot less judge mental of the things that really matter. A particular gay friend of mine is a teacher but when he applies for a job he tries not to let on about his sexuality because many times he won’t get any further than the interview if they even suspect he is gay. Even though it is his human right it is not accepted to the majority of society today. Public discrimination is still around and not just in the gay community.
Whether it is majority rule or human rights the two will continue to frequently clash in society. I think that it is ideal to make choices that are not exactly what the general decision is. Making those different decisions is what makes us interesting and without interesting people the world wouldn’t be the same and human rights activist wouldn’t have anything to talk about! In my perfect world I would not have to choose which side I am on because there wouldn’t be a side to choose. Everyone would like everyone regardless of race, sex, or political views. I know in my heart that this won’t happen but I also know it is possible.
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