The Stereotypes Of Amish People
A Little Taste Of Amish
Abstract
The Amish are a very conservative community and are strong in their beliefs. The way that the Amish choose to live their lives has landed them with a few stereotypes and most of them being true, but they all hold reason behind them and don’t seem to have an effect on the way they live. Going into the community and seeing their lives first hand gave me a realization and showed me the reasons behind the way Amish live their lives. The Amish are normal people just like everyone else, their past and the way they live just make their lifestyles different than what we are used to.
A Little Taste Of Amish
No matter what community or group you belong to, with the society we live in today, there will …show more content…
They aren’t open with the “outside” world. This is what can sometimes cause people to think that the Amish live in their own world, and they kind of do. Their beliefs differ in so many ways than the way that we live today. The Amish don’t believe in vanity at all, they believe that taking recognizable pictures of them goes against the Bible so you will hardly ever see a photograph of them. (Carr, 2007) I personally know people who have spent hundreds of dollars to be photographed and I believe that the Amish would be completely appalled by such an action. Just by being around them you can get a good feel on how differently they …show more content…
I had even heard some people say that the Amish community was some kind of cult and once you are a part of it you can’t get out of it. So I asked Anna about it. She told me that she wasn’t sure why anyone would want to leave the community but it is something that can be done. (Anna, 2012) Even though you have some people leaving the community, Anna also talked about how the Amish community is continuing to grow and spread across the US. As you can see in the picture the Amish are not a scarce community. Like was stated before even though they are growing you still have people trying to get out of the community. Maybe you have even heard of the new reality show Breaking Amish, which is about young adults that have decided to leave their Amish lifestyles in their past and adventure out into the
Abstract
The Amish are a very conservative community and are strong in their beliefs. The way that the Amish choose to live their lives has landed them with a few stereotypes and most of them being true, but they all hold reason behind them and don’t seem to have an effect on the way they live. Going into the community and seeing their lives first hand gave me a realization and showed me the reasons behind the way Amish live their lives. The Amish are normal people just like everyone else, their past and the way they live just make their lifestyles different than what we are used to.
A Little Taste Of Amish
No matter what community or group you belong to, with the society we live in today, there will …show more content…
They aren’t open with the “outside” world. This is what can sometimes cause people to think that the Amish live in their own world, and they kind of do. Their beliefs differ in so many ways than the way that we live today. The Amish don’t believe in vanity at all, they believe that taking recognizable pictures of them goes against the Bible so you will hardly ever see a photograph of them. (Carr, 2007) I personally know people who have spent hundreds of dollars to be photographed and I believe that the Amish would be completely appalled by such an action. Just by being around them you can get a good feel on how differently they …show more content…
I had even heard some people say that the Amish community was some kind of cult and once you are a part of it you can’t get out of it. So I asked Anna about it. She told me that she wasn’t sure why anyone would want to leave the community but it is something that can be done. (Anna, 2012) Even though you have some people leaving the community, Anna also talked about how the Amish community is continuing to grow and spread across the US. As you can see in the picture the Amish are not a scarce community. Like was stated before even though they are growing you still have people trying to get out of the community. Maybe you have even heard of the new reality show Breaking Amish, which is about young adults that have decided to leave their Amish lifestyles in their past and adventure out into the