Analect 5.12 Book 5

After reading the book 4 and a little of the book 5 of the analects, I chose this one.  5.12- Zigong said, "What I do not wish to do unto me, I also wish no to do unto others." The master said, "Ah, Zigong! That is something quite beyond you. This means that what I don't want others to do to me I shall not do to them. I thought this analect was very interesting because it made think of many people I knew. 

God I know so many people that do wrong to others and when other people in a sense "take revenge," the wrongdoers tell them to treat others the way you want to be treated. When I see this happen I really laugh because of the irony,  but I also look at those people with disgust. They don't realise that what they are saying doesn't apply to the problem do to the fact that they also have done something offensive to other people. When you try to tell them this, they either tell you that it is true and they will try to be a bit nicer which eventually is a lie, or they will simply insult and tell you that you are lying. People are very naive and really silly. Instead of trying to solve their problems they make them worse. Right now I am thinking about so many people that are this way. This is something that really gets on my nerves. For me this is a sign of inmaturity. Not only some of my friends do this but my cousins sometimes do this. I can remember a time when a friend of mine really treated someone poorly by insulting the other person and about a week after the kid insulted him back. Of course my friend went and told the teacher. The kid got in trouble at first. But after the teacher asked him why he had done this, he in a very calm manner told the teacher that eventually my friend has insulted him before. Both ended in trouble but the teacher made clear to both of them to treat other like you want to be treated. 

I wish those people could realise the damage they are doing to the other person. People all over the world have actually killed themselves due to an offensive joke they make about them. Most of those people that offend others have serious problems at their house or just problems. I understand that problably that is what they learn from their parents or because they are so destroyed inside, they act this way. But they shouldn't act this way. This isn't an excuse for their behaivour. If they are feeling sad or angry go talk to a counselor, a different family member or any of your friends! They don't have to discharge all their anger and insatisfaction against us. I have to confess that sometimes this was a problem I had. But there is  very good quote that many of this people can apply. Think before you act! Always do this. Before you are going to say something think about how you are going say it. Is this going to offend someone? Will this get me in trouble? Will it hurt someones feelings? Be very careful with what you say and choose your words carefully. There is two lessons that I learned from this analect which are the actual meaning of the analect and that I have to think befor I act. 

Spellbound Post

Question 4: Do you have something in your life like the National Spelling Bee? Describe some of the pressure you feel.

Question 5: Should we still have spelling bees? Why? Why not? 

After watching a little bit of the movie Spellbound, I immediately thought the plays and musicals I auditioned and I am going to audition. I thought how the first day I got to meet the partners I was going to work with for more than two months, and felt a little nervous to act in front of them due to the fact that I didn't knew some of them at all. But as the days went by that nervousness went away. But then it came back just a few days before the actual show. That anxiety I felt within me was something I have never felt before. But the actual days of the performance were really horrible. I at a point started to feel sick. By that point I had to calm down and think on something else because if I kept thinking on that I immediately felt sick again. But after the show ended though, that anxiety faded away. 

I think we shouldn't hacve spelling bees anymore. This is because I believe that it is pathetic to make such a big of a deal out of proper spelling. That is why we have an english course which teaches us how to do this and that is why we have spelling quizes. The purpose of them is to grade our spelling and how we need to improve. I mean this poor kids pass through a lot of pressure and anxiety just to prove they can spell words. Plus the amount of money people have to pay in order to organize this event is very high. I understand the fact that some kids that participate in this event want to show there talent, but I mean that is not the only talent someone has. They have to be good at something at else. I believe this is ridiculous. Too much pressure for something anyone can do. Really pathetic. 

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I think this is a great example of ethos. Ethos means appeal to authority. Here it shows how this company of batteries is using a famous and authoritarial figure in order for people to buy the product they are offering. This figure is Michael Jordan. One of the most famous legends of basketball. Companies use authority such as him in order to convince people that their product is worth buying due to the fact that a celebrity is using it. 

Response to Malala's two Articles

After reading this two articles I was speechless. First because of the fact that people are so cruel and so ambitious in order to shoot a fourteen year old child. Second because of her immense bravery and courage she had to speak out against the Taliban's laws. 

I just couldn't believe how courageous she was to post her feelings in a blog and just the fact that she gave a voice to many people in that country. Those are the qualities of an effective and capable leader. What I believe is that you don't question authority unless you have too. In this case she had to speak up because the laws enforced by the Talibans were simply to brutal and harsh against the people. I was also very impressed when I read she was nominated for various peace related awards. For someone that age is very hard to gain such honours recognised worldwide. But she definitely earned them. Her desire to  help and promote prosperity and change is amazing. I believe she can be placed in a category with women that have impacted the world such as Aung San Suu Kyi the women that wanted democracy in Burma, Rosa Parks the famous women that refused to give her seat to a white man, Margaret Thatcher the first female prime minister in Britain's history, etc. 

To conclude, I believe that everyone has to speak up for what they believe, fight for it, and defend it no matter what the cost is. No one can tell you that what you believe is wrong. I also believe that an effective leader is that person that has the courage to speak up and defend it ideas, fight for them, and stay true to them. 

The Dowry Blog Response

After reading page 144 of the chapter when Marji tells the teacher she was saying wrong information because according to the teacher there was no political prisoners but her uncle was imprisoned and other people too it made me remember of a similar experience I had with the teacher of social studies. He told something that was very wrong and I corrected him. He eventually found out I was right not like the Marji's teacher. This event also reminds me of myself and the other teenagers. We are rebellious and think we are always right and the rest of the people wrong. Just teenage years.....