What does normal look like? I ask the question in the attempt to focus on judging and what is normal. Everybody has their own perceptions of what is normal and they make judgments based off of these perceptions. Many of these perceptions can cause someone to be judgmental. Judging someone has gone far beyond the color of someone’s skin. People judge you on everything. Where you live‚ how you talk‚ dress‚ people you hang with and definitely how you look. My mother use to always tell me‚ “don’t
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Morgan Glennie 2/6/17 5th Hour Mrs. Wong The Problem with Judging Many different themes are in “To Kill a Mockingbird.” The theme of this essay is “Don’t judge before learning.” In the play‚ two kids called Jem and Scout investigate the rumors of a neighborhood man called Boo Radley while their father‚ a lawyer named Atticus‚ prepares to defend an African American named Tom Robinson for a crime he did not commit. People judged Tom Robinson‚ Boo Radley‚ and Scout. Tom Robinson was accused of
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The setting of Twelve Angry Men‚ by Reginald Rose‚ affects all of the character’s emotions and the overall mood of the play. There are two parts of the setting that affect the mood: the weather and the room. The weather seems to mimic the overall atmosphere of the jury room‚ as well as the jurors’ moods. It is a very hot summer day‚ so the jurors feel very warm and uncomfortable‚ which can cause them to be unruly. The room and its environment have an effect on how everyone is feeling as well. The
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It’s Black and White “Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts‚” stated author E.B. White. If someone is prejudice towards another‚ they view them as if they are a dirty animal‚ they belittle them and do not believe they are on equal grounds. The story “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck and Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s television series‚ “South Park” share similar messages about prejudice. First off‚ the messages that each of these pieces portray
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enforcer of good manners) · The jurors had come to value a case based on facts‚ not prejudice or stereotypes. Those who upheld this value (Juror 8 and the Juror 4) were respected and became leaders that were looked to for guidance. The jurors that maintained arguments based on stereotypes alienated themselves from the others. · The decision has to be unanimous (hung jury was something nobody liked) · No racial prejudices were tolerated (everybody turned their backs to juror 10 when he started saying
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and cons. There can be bad consequences or awards to judging a person based on their first impressions. In my opinion‚ I believe that the cons can make a more compelling argument. It is alright for some people to think a person’s first impression was a bad one as long as they don’t look back on it and regret their decision‚ however‚ you never know what could have been going through that person’s head that day. There are a few pros to judging a person by their first impressions. One pro would be
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to Fight For “This gentleman chose to stand alone against us” (Rose 240). Juror Eight and Antigone chose the path of the unpopular opinion in the two works Twelve Angry Men and Antigone. These two morally based individuals feel they have a civil duty to uphold to the person whom they are defending. The jurors of Twelve Angry Men are faced with deciding the fate of a teenager who supposedly shot his father. Antigone‚ Haemon‚ and Creon are to choose with whom their loyalty resides--the State or
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Judging by Cover The article Judging by the Cover by Bonny Gainley explains that no one should be discriminated on how the individual dresses and whatever messages it portrays to the public or in the workplace. Gainley stated “that no organization should try to change or accommodate the employee because he/she is unwilling to abide in the standards‚ unless when the standards are legal”. Likewise‚ Gainly uses emotion on her article because the reader can relate emotionally on the article.
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when Cherry saw Pony she didn’t think he was a Greaser. In this I’m going to be talking about Judging people. My theme is Don’t judge a book by it’s cover because things might not seem as how they look. In the book The Outsiders‚ my theme is displayed by the Greasers and Socs. An example of this is when Ponyboy said “ I was wishing I looked like Paul Newman he looks tough and I don’t(1). Ponyboy is judging
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Twelve Angry Men “Reasonable Doubt” Theme The play‚ “Twelve Angry Men” is of how there could’ve been flaws in the Judicial system; however one juror tries to prove that the man isn’t guilty and persuades the others to follow his reasoning. One of the many themes is reasonable doubt‚ meaning a doubt of the guilt in a criminal due to lack of evidence or thorough examination. Reginald Rose feels that reasonable doubt is often portrayed in many real life juries partly because of testimonies‚ lawyers
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