Videocassette Recorder and Brighton Beach Memoirs
Senanur Anac
Period 2
Dr. Conrad
12.15.13
Brighton Beach Memoirs
“If you don’t speak up, people will take advantage of you”(Simon 43). This quote is the best definition of what life really is. In life if you do not speak for yourself, people will push you around and take advantage of you. If you want something done right in this world, you have to do it yourself. Depending on others is what others want, but that dependency will take over your life and it will become something that is not yours anymore. This quote is one of those rare things that I, personally, agree with one hundred percent. I watch people get pushed around everyday at out high school and that is only because people are afraid of speaking up for themselves. People who are shy and do not like speaking up are usually the ones who are not as successful and most likely to fail. Those people are the kinds of people that are called “losers” in our society. We live in a society that enjoys pushing others around—we live in a horrible society. There is nothing to do about that except for speaking up for your self.
For example I was at Best Buy today and there was a problem with my computer. I had guarantee on it but Best Buy refused to fix my computer. Instead of accepting what they did to me, I spoke up for myself. I fought for what I thought was right and I got what I deserved. They fixed my computer and I got the money I paid for the guarantee back and had one extra year added to my guarantee—no charge. This is the kind of society we live in, so people need to learn and speak up for themselves, otherwise they will get pushed around.
Period 2
Dr. Conrad
12.15.13
Brighton Beach Memoirs
“If you don’t speak up, people will take advantage of you”(Simon 43). This quote is the best definition of what life really is. In life if you do not speak for yourself, people will push you around and take advantage of you. If you want something done right in this world, you have to do it yourself. Depending on others is what others want, but that dependency will take over your life and it will become something that is not yours anymore. This quote is one of those rare things that I, personally, agree with one hundred percent. I watch people get pushed around everyday at out high school and that is only because people are afraid of speaking up for themselves. People who are shy and do not like speaking up are usually the ones who are not as successful and most likely to fail. Those people are the kinds of people that are called “losers” in our society. We live in a society that enjoys pushing others around—we live in a horrible society. There is nothing to do about that except for speaking up for your self.
For example I was at Best Buy today and there was a problem with my computer. I had guarantee on it but Best Buy refused to fix my computer. Instead of accepting what they did to me, I spoke up for myself. I fought for what I thought was right and I got what I deserved. They fixed my computer and I got the money I paid for the guarantee back and had one extra year added to my guarantee—no charge. This is the kind of society we live in, so people need to learn and speak up for themselves, otherwise they will get pushed around.