As Ginnie says in the novel, "You don't pass or fail at being a person", I have to arguably disagree with this statement. In my opinion, a person is someone who makes an effort in their life to love or be compassionate for someone, and someone who tries in the best of their ability to make a difference in this world. In my mind their are a few things that someone can do to fail as a person, they can first of all promote violence in their country, have a negative attitude towards everything in life, and have an overall hate for mankind. If someone is apart of a gang and kills people for no reason, that is someone I would say is not considered a person. We seen an example of this in the short story, "The Frolik", as Joe Doe likes to kill innocent children for plain enjoyment, as he proclaims he's protecting them from the dangerous world that lies ahead. Some people may do violent acts such as killing, just to repay for acts done to them, or they see it as a sense of belonging. If an individual has the heart or ability to hurt another member of society and mankind, I believe they should be striped of their title of a person. In the process of calling an individual out for not being a person, I think that would behavior that would be seen as an act of negatively pointing out mankind. If we point out someone as not a person, we are doing just as a negative act as they are. If we pronounce someone as failing, we become the person who tries to explain the idea of being better than they are. We shouldn't have to announce our the better people, it should be something we know as a society, without pointing out the difference among us individuals. It's our job to be the better individual in this situation, and live the best possible example for children developing in this country.
Dear High School Senior, In the book, "The Transition to College Writing" by Keith Hjortshoj, the author does a great job of including five basic, categorical differences between high school and college. As once being a fellow senior preparing for college, I realize how stressful of a time it can be. It's important to keep yourself calm, and become recognized with the significant differences between each level of education. I'm going to explain two differences, that I've experienced throughout my first year in college, and hopefully you can learn a few tips on how you can use these to your own benefit. One basic categorical difference that Hjortshoj uses in his book is, "While high school teachers are usually generalists, college teachers are specialists." As Hjortshoj explains, college professors don't follow the ideas of high school teachers, as they aren't required to follow the given state curriculum. I noticed this, as soon as I started...
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