Selfish Vs. Selfless
Astrid Carias
Mr. Baker
English II
30 April, 2012 Selfish vs. Selfless I think people are more selfish than selfless because of the way our society has changed effectively, in terms of behavior. They’re definitely selfless as well, but not as often because of the fact that they sometimes get influenced to do bad by others around them. If it wasn’t for bad influences, I’m sure most people would be very selfless, with good matters, behavior, and actions. I don’t think people are always selfish though; I think that at least once in a while they do something selfless. There are many reasons for why people are now very selfish though, the first reason would probably be that, it’s something people in our generation focus on. That could be because of the fact they always find ways to be bad to others, for example, by bullying, criticizing, offending and so on. In school, mostly in high school though, you would notice a lot of that happening.
Another reason behind it could as well be racism, which has been around for so long that we still haven’t gotten rid of it. That’s a big effect though, because of that people don’t help others out, when in need of assistance. A good example of this would be when, my stepdad saw a black man struggling to get some things out of his truck. Thinking the man might have bad things in his truck, like drugs or a gun that could harm him in some way; he just decided to walk away and not help the man out. Besides being racist, he just wanted to safe himself from getting hurt, if that was possible, by not helping the man out, who looked like he really needed some help. I think not helping the man was just his way of protecting himself and he probably grew up thinking black people are really violent and that’s why he didn’t help. But, that’s exactly what makes him selfish, the fact that he put himself first before others by protecting himself instead of helping the man. If
Mr. Baker
English II
30 April, 2012 Selfish vs. Selfless I think people are more selfish than selfless because of the way our society has changed effectively, in terms of behavior. They’re definitely selfless as well, but not as often because of the fact that they sometimes get influenced to do bad by others around them. If it wasn’t for bad influences, I’m sure most people would be very selfless, with good matters, behavior, and actions. I don’t think people are always selfish though; I think that at least once in a while they do something selfless. There are many reasons for why people are now very selfish though, the first reason would probably be that, it’s something people in our generation focus on. That could be because of the fact they always find ways to be bad to others, for example, by bullying, criticizing, offending and so on. In school, mostly in high school though, you would notice a lot of that happening.
Another reason behind it could as well be racism, which has been around for so long that we still haven’t gotten rid of it. That’s a big effect though, because of that people don’t help others out, when in need of assistance. A good example of this would be when, my stepdad saw a black man struggling to get some things out of his truck. Thinking the man might have bad things in his truck, like drugs or a gun that could harm him in some way; he just decided to walk away and not help the man out. Besides being racist, he just wanted to safe himself from getting hurt, if that was possible, by not helping the man out, who looked like he really needed some help. I think not helping the man was just his way of protecting himself and he probably grew up thinking black people are really violent and that’s why he didn’t help. But, that’s exactly what makes him selfish, the fact that he put himself first before others by protecting himself instead of helping the man. If