Respect is a positive feeling shown towards someone or something considered important, or held in high esteem or regard as it conveys a sense of admiration for good or valuable qualities. This debatable concept of whether respect must be earned or not is explored in “The Fight” by Richard Wright and in “The Confrontation” by Raymond Barrio. Even though some support exists for the struggle for respect being freely given, more evidence supports respect being earned by oneself because it gets one point across and respect cannot be given unless it is earned. Respect must be earned as it gets one's point across. Manuel in “The Confrontation” realizes he must take action in order to gain respect from his oppressive chief. Barrio writes, “So. He knew …show more content…
The protagonist in “The Fight” realizes fighting may be necessary to be admired around the school. The protagonist states, “Listen, I ain't picking a fight,” I said, “But if you want to fight, I’ll fight” (Text 1, Line 26). This depicts the protagonist as he realizes that he will physically fight the person he is trying to gain the respect from because he knows if he does not, he will never earn respect in the school. Secondly, the protagonist in this short story figures out he must earn his respect of his acquaintances at his new school. Wright writes, “I went into the school grounds, and a group of boys sauntered up to me, looked from my head to my feet, whispering among themselves. I leaned against a wall, trying to conceal my uneasiness” (Text 1, Line 12). It is here where the main character figures out the respect he desires will not be handed to him freely but he will have to earn it one way or another whether it be physical fighting or verbally. Lastly, after the physical fight for respect is occurring, the main character knows he has won his new classmates respect. Wright writes, “Every blow elicited shouts of delight. Knowing that if I did not win or make a good showing, I would have to fight a new boy each day, I fought tigereshly, trying to leave a scar, seeking to draw blood as proof that I was not a coward, that I could take care of myself” (Text 1, Line 63).
Respect is a such a simple concept and a virtue that should be simple to follow. It means treating other people and animals in a dignified manner. Respect doesn’t mean that people need to hug everyone they come across or hold their opinion higher than everyone elses. Respect means treating others as equals and acknowledging that as human
Ta- Nehisi Coates lives in New York with his wife and son. He is a national correspondent for The Atlantic and received the George Polk Award for his cover story, “The Case for Reparations” in The Atlantic. He also received the National Magazine Award, the Hillman Prize for Opinion and Analysis Journalism. Coates is the author of the memoir The Beautiful Struggle and Between the World and Me.
What would you do if you had a huge secret to hide? In the book Cross Fire, James Patterson demonstrates a secret that needs to be hidden for some time. Within doing this he also demonstrates a good example of a complete plot. On the other hand the book is mostly written in first person point of view. This has a major effect on the book, in the way it is used.
In all cultures, there are people struggling for survival. Some are starving, some are living in sheer poverty, some are thrown into slavery and some just cannot get their footing; but in all of these situations there seems to be a common theme that presents itself over and over again. Many of these people become so desperate to live they will give up their morals and give in to whatever they can to get by. Occasionally, there is one person stronger than the rest, one able to hold onto their morals, one that would rather die than give in to immorality. However, given certain circumstances; even these people turn to pure barbarianism in order to survive. The Pulitzer Award-Winning novel, The Road by Cormac McCarthy, details the numerous obstacles a man and his son face, in an attempt for survival, in a post-apocalyptic world. The man, the protagonist in the novel, hesitates to help any random strangers who he and his son encounter along their path. Meanwhile, Jose Saramago’s Nobel Prize-Winning novel, Blindness, deals with a mass epidemic of blindness infecting nearly everyone in an anonymous city. The doctor’s wife, who keeps her sight throughout the novel, can be identified as the protagonist. Her situation of being the only person with sight amongst the blind is both dramatic and yet classic; as it adds depth and interest to the novel. Both works emphasize the fact that the dark side of human nature becomes more pronounced once survival is threatened.
To fight is to stand up for what is right, break through the walls of what is acceptable, and to have the fire blazing in the eyes of a warrior. Throughout life society has taught humanity to form into a definite way that should not ever change, but through life there has been a small population who are immune from societies spell. The outcasts that must battle to stand up for what they believe is right. In the novels Antigone, Anthem, and in the movie Whale Rider, the main characters fight for what they believe is right by standing up to society's norms the society has deemed acceptable.
Both students had the same problem with bullying. In the beginning of this short story the narrator uses strong imagery to describe his the antagonist izing bullies. The notorious gang of bullies known as Klutters Kobras are known to torment everyone in the school.The narrator uses an example of imagery by using “fang marks” to describe the type of bruises and scars the bullies would gave him and his classmates . Klutters Kobras name originated from their brute leader Monk Klutter dictated his school with ease by using his army of Kobras to lurk around the halls collecting money from their classmates; if the student are unable to pay the bullies money then the bullies resort to using violence. Monk’s signature dress is described using creative imagery such as “Ostrich skin boots” and “Lizard-skin flaps” to give the reader the interpretation of Monk not only acting tough ,but also has a intimidating
Respect to me is admiring someone for their abilities, qualities, or achievements. I think respect is always earned an can never be given. As soldiers soldiers we should always respect our peers because they have made the same sacrifice as us. But as soldiers we should have a higher level of respect for our NCOs because they have done their time an have earned it. Being respectful is not hard it is simple, just treat others the way we would like to be treated ourselves.
Respect is something you earn by being a good person or doing something admirable. All of the citizens of Maycomb look up to Atticus and see him as a respectable person. Atticus is the character in the novel that has the most respect. He is a caring, loving father, the only member of Maycomb who will actually defend a negro, and he always displays respect for other people.
In turn, you demand a respect from the person, leading you to be
When I think of what respect means to me, my definition is: listening and being mindful of what someone is saying or doing. The dictionary on Google has respect listed as: “admire (someone or something) deeply, as a result of their abilities, qualities, or achievements” (Google). I have never associated with respect with admiring someone’s abilities, qualities, yet along their achievements. The two different mothers in the stories view respect differently as well.
In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, the notion of the past and present played a great part introducing and developing a theme. A character in both novels long to relive their pasts but at the same time are okay with keeping things as they are. One of The Alchemist’s themes is about achieving one’s Personal Legend; and one of A Catcher in the Rye’s themes about the pain of growing up. These characters and their stance on the past and present were catalysts for introducing these themes.
In three seperate dictionaries, respect is defined as a regard for or appreciation of the worth or value of someone or something. In my opinion, respect goes far beyond this definition. Respect is the cornerstone of the society in which we live. Although many look at respect as simply treating another person or thing with kindness, this word has many different aspects. For instance, I would not give an elder the same type of respect that I would give my peers or myself. Respect is not considered a neccessity in this world but, I can’t imagine a person getting very far in life without this virtue.
The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, teaches us that fighting has never been, and never will be, justified. There are many people that fight for fun, or to feel powerful. Maybe both. However, other people often fight out of self-defense. Whilst that is a good reason to fight in a sense, they shouldn’t need to fight. Often it turns to habit if they’re forced to fight for a long time. People fight far too often, whether it’s for fun like Randy before Bob’s death, for defense like Johnny, or simply because they do, like with Ponyboy, it isn’t good and doesn’t solve anything.
There is a rare respect that everyone in the world possesses, and that is the
People receive respect whether they are privileged or underprivileged; the difference is individuals that are privileged often aren’t receiving genuine respect. People treat privileged individuals with respect because the money says, “I’m better than you”. The money equals power or shows a higher status/position in life and people treat elitist as so with no questions asked. These “special” individuals also have a tendency to show little, if any respect for others, especially when the others look of little importance. It seem that the entitled ones don’t understand that respect should be given in order for it to be received. In actually, people don’t respect the affluent because tha...