Never Let Me Go Ishiguro

Dehumanization is the process of depriving people of human qualities (dictionary.com). In the book Night by Elie Wiesel, it's based on an experience from one of the Holocaust survivors of how him and his family, and how he was deprived of all his rights as a person in concentration camps in Auschwitz, Germany. In the excerpt “All Quiet on the Western Front” by Erich Maria Remarque is based on an experience from a soldier in Germany during WW1, and how he felt forgotten after fighting in the war not important to anyone.

Dehumanization is understood as the process of humans being deprived of what makes them human, but the Nazis took it a step further to encourage mistreatment between the prisoners . The Holocaust is a ghastly event in the history of the world, that killed around 6 million Jewish people, but the horrors don’t stop there. The way the prisoners were treated in the concentration camps left lasting effects on the survivors. In Elie Wiesel’s memoir, Night, he recounts the horrific actions of the Nazi party against the Jewish people . The lasting effects of dehumanization do not take long to show, and the effects are only worsened through the numerous reminders from the Nazis that they aren’t worth anything.

After attending Tarrant county college I decide to join the cornerstone honors program. I was accepted into the program and it charge my life. Over the course of a year I was exposed to the idea of being able to formulate my own ideas through intense writing assignments an assigned readings. I came out of the program much more confident which ultimately gave me the courage to run for an officers position for the Beta Delta Omicron chapter at southeast TCC. The introduction to speech honors course helped me develop the crucial public speaking skills I would need to stand before 60 dedicate Phi Theta Kappa members and prove, in 90 seconds, why I deserved the opportunity to help lead the chapter. During my speech I describe my dedication to my

Rousseau thought that man was born weak and ignorant, but virtuous. It is only when man became sociable that they became wicked. (Cress, 80) Since civil society makes men corrupt, Rousseau advocated “general will”, more precisely the combined wills of each person, to decide public affairs. General will would become the sovereign and thus it would be impossible for its interests to conflict with the priorities of the citizens, since this would be doing harm to itself. Virtue came from the freedom of men to make decisions for the good of the

As a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, my academics must be my highest priorities. However, even before I received the invitation to join the community of honor students and alumni, I was keen to educate myself. Unlike some, I did not continue my formal education immediately preceding high school. My family lacked the resources to get me there, so I had to work for it; I had to want it. The time between my schooling was spent working hard to eventually work even harder once I could afford to. Days off were spent reading countless books at public libraries—reference and recreational—dabbling in anything I

In his "Discourse on the Origins of Inequality," Rousseau argues that the arts and sciences "which first civilized men, ruined humanity." The philosopher challenges Thomas Hobbes' theory of the wicked nature of man, arguing that it is not man's nature but society and the pleasantries of civilization that have weakened and demonized mankind: "It appears, at first view, that men in a state of nature, having no moral relations or determinate obligations to one another, could not be either good or bad, virtuous or vicious" (279). The nature of man, therefore, is naturally untainted and based on compassion- a basic, innate virtue. Man's nature is neither good nor evil, neither wracked with steadfast competition nor satiated of philanthropy.

Jean- Jacques Rousseau was born on June 28, 1712, in Switzerland. The European philosopher wrote a book called A Discourse on the Arts and Sciences. His belief is that society is corrupted by evil and that man is good in his “state of nature” (Notes). He believed that man are naturally good and if we let them act on their own instinct, that they will act their true nature. He claims that politics are evil and corrupt the society with their systems.

I stopped procrastinating projects, I practiced color guard every day to make myself a better performer, and I got into the habit of studying despite feeling like I didn't need to. I took the initiative in all that I did and held myself to a higher standard, having finally learned it was best to lead by example; My siblings would grow up watching their sister work hard to succeed, and my work ethic rubbed off on them. What makes me a unique candidate for the Calhoun Honors College is not just that I am mature, but the way in which came to be that way. I haven't just learned the meaning of responsibility, I've shared it. I wasn’t just born mature, I’ve grown to live with it. As such, the maturity I gained is a unique response to a fairly common situation. I may be “wise beyond [my] years”, as parents and other adults have noticed, but I am also young enough to recognize I still have a life before me and plenty of lessons to learn, some of which I am hoping to gain from the Calhoun Honors

In contrast, Rousseau had a generally positive view on human nature though a rather negative view on modern society. He proposed that humans had once been solitary beings and had learned to be political. He believed that human nature was not fixed and was subject to changed. Likewise, he believed that man was good when in a state of nature, but was corrupted by society as shown in his quotation, "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.” Also differentiating himself from other humanists, Rousseau taught that the sciences and the arts were not beneficial to man. Rousseau believed the general will must always be right and to obey the general will is to be free.

During the Holocaust, German Nazis slaughtered Jewish people and held them prisoner as well. While they were held captive, the Jewish people were often dehumanized. Dehumanization is defined as the process of depriving a person or group of human qualities. Throughout the book Night by Elie Wiesel, there is many examples of dehumanization, like taking away personal identities, starvation, and being forced to watch others be murdered that helped Adolf Hitler achieve his ends.

Silent Spring tries to convey the message that humans alter the environment by using chemicals, and mainly uses the usage history of the chemical DDT as an example. Chemicals can affect surface waters, the soil, kill many species, and cause effects in cells/cell division and DNA, cause cancer, insects are becoming resistant, kill “good” insects that could be predators, spraying does not always bring the population you want down, spider mite,

According to Rousseau man was born “naturally good”. However, when man began to acquire private property it created a society where the naturally good of individuals became corrupted. Modern institutions like private property are the driving force behind an immoral

In light of this change in man’s nature, several of Rousseau’s more shocking claims can be reconciled. The most striking—that man must be “forced to be free” by compelling him to obey if he does not wish to abide by the decision of the general will voluntarily—appears much less paradoxical when viewed in the context of society’s shaping effect on the individual. Rousseau sees human nature as a constantly changing set of predispositions, and law is one of the forces shaping these dispositions. This is most clearly seen in his justification of censorship, in which he contends that “not nature but opinion determines the choice of [people’s] pleasures” and that “when legislation weakens, morals degenerate,” establishing a causative relationship between good laws and good natures (IV.vii.3-4). Thus, for a man to be forced to be free is merely for his nature to be fully

Guidance counselors spoke about picking classes, and challenging yourself -that’s when it hit me-What I needed to do was take advantage of all of the opportunities provided to me. I joined clubs. I worked hard in my classes, I asked questions when I needed to. Any opportunity thrown at me I was taking it or if there was none, I went searching. Here I am now as a high school sophomore. I am not the typical class clown any more, I am not refusing to do any work, and I am taking advantage off all of the opportunities provided to me. Before, deciding to apply for the High School Honors program, I didn’t’ know what to write about, I spent weeks trying to come up with a topic. I discovered what I wanted to write about only after receiving, yet another orthopedic surgery last month. I stayed in the same hospital I did during my first surgery, and when I had seen the same staff that nursed me four years ago, it was a huge eye opener! It reminded me of all the things I was overcoming when I first received surgery- such as all of the opportunities I missed out on by being the class clown, but it also reminded me to take opportunities. So when you ask me, why I want to attend The high school honors program, well, it’s simply because I would like to take advantage of every opportunity placed in front of me in order to

On the other hand, Rousseau is of the idea that human beings are good in nature but they are latter to be vitiated by the political societies which are not part of the man’s natural state. Men need to live in collaboration and help each other to face life challenges. However, with the establishment of political and social institutions, men begin to experience inequalities as a result of greed. Rousseau claims that, in man’s natural state, they only strive for the basic needs and once those needs are satisfied they are contented in that state (Hobbes & Malcolm, 2012). Additionally, Rousseau points out that after the inception of social and political institutions, humans began to be self-centered