Refer to the "The Filipino and the Drunkard" to answer the following questions.
*Do you think it is acceptable to defend yourself even when you know there will be consequences? Provide reasons for your response.
*Is it in our nature to experience emotions-one thing which has been said to separate us from animals. Do you think that we must, as humans, control our emotions? Are there reasons why we should or shouldn't control our emotions? Explain and give reasons for your response.
Make sure your response answers both questions and is at least 5 sentences! These are controversial questions which should generate discussion-if you don't respond to someone then your not really making your voice HEARD. Respond at least twice!
109 comments:
I think that we should control our emotions. One reason is you can hurt the people around you. Also you can effect whether or not you have a good life. If you do not control your emotions it can cause stress. That stress then can build up and slowly kill you.
Yes, I think it is appropriate and acceptable to defend yourself if there are consequences. If you are going to get hurt or harmed, defend yourself. Yes, I also think it is in our nature to experience emotions, because our race has feelings. I think us as humans should control our emotions because we could be a disturbance to nature, or we could really hurt/harm someone.
I think that in some situations we should control our emotions.But others let it out for instance. If a loved one has died the best thing for you to do is to let it out. But a person is trying to upset , pressure , or make you explode then that's when you need to keep it in and control.
Yes, it is true to defend yourself even though there are consequences, because if there is a occurring action that sucks or will hurt you or the person next to you, you must defend. That's what people do in fights. Also, it is in our nature to experience emotions such as stress. It's also necessary to control your emotions so you don't start yelling at random people and they go report you for vandalism. Yeah, that actually happened.
@bmendoza5,
Stop copying me you weird person
@dmicnight2,
Stop making animal sounds on the bus.
Yes it is acceptable to defend yourself if your being hurt by someone or something. You can't just sit there and let them punch you in the face. Yes it is our nature to experience nature. Humans should and should not control there emotions depending on the situation. You should control anger but not happiness because when angry you can do something bad. If you never show your
DMcKnight2 Good job.
bmendoza5 I totally agree.
I think you should defend your self even if thier are consequences. If someone starts punching you in the face I think you should defend yourself even if it means getting in trouble. Sometimes you do not even get in trouble for defending yourself. I also think we should show more or less emotion about different things. Lets say you girlfriend dumped you... You should not start crying and act like it is the end of the world. Lets say your grandma died.... In this situation I think it would be ok to cry or show emotion.
@ dreynolds6: I completely agree with you.
@ opanchal5: your suppose to make comments on the blog not stuff relating outside of school
I think we should always control our emotions.One reason could be is that you could give people a wrong impression about you.Also it could affect your life style.If you don't control your emotions,you will have stress in the future.And the stress could also kill you slowly.
McKnight:Nice post bro.
OPanchal5:You gave a lot of reasons.
Yes to a certain exstent. If your are getting bullied then no your just using anger. If your getting hurt threatened then you should defend yourself no matter what. Yes we should control emotions and it does seperate us from animals. If we couldn't control our emotions the their would be chaos.
opanchal make comments about the blog!
bmendoza thats a great post.
yes i think it is acceptable to defend yourself even when there will be consequences.if someone is messing with you or trying to hurt you you should always defend yourself.yes i think we should always control our emotions. Because if you don't your emotions it can make us do REALLY bad things.No there is no reason why we shouldn't control our emotions.
Twithers5
cool
OPanchal5
true
I think that it depends on the situation and the consequence. I of course think that it's always right to stand up for yourself. BUT people make mistakes and like the guy in the story they sometimes are drunk and dont know what they're doing. I wouldnt have killed him honestly, but i would have stabbed him. Even if he was drunk. Mistakes are always made and who knows if if he was fully aware if he would have harmed that boy? But i wouldnt let him get away with it. And i think that it depends on the emotion. Anger should be controlled more than happiness.
@SSorgi5 That's true.
@TWithers5 I agree
I think it is acceptable to defend yourself even when I know there will be consequences. I would at least want people to think I wasn't the one to be blamed and I would be willing to get in trouble because of it. I think we should be able to control emotions because some people take anger too far and could end up hurting someone. It depends on the emotion but controlling anger is most important.
Yes and no. at certain points in time you need to show your emotions and others you don’t. Like if you are mad you shouldn’t go kill someone. But if you were in danger you need to be able to fight back. So it all depends on the situation.
mlennon6
Good job.
ssorgi5
Good job.
jphan2 i agree
mlennon6 nice job
I think that it is acceptable to defend yourself even when you know there will be consequences. The reason why is because what if the person that is trying to hit you or something like that it will be a possible chance that, the person that hit you could kill you with that one hit. So instead of just sitting there, you could actually do something to help you live. So even when there are consequences i still think it is acceptable to defend yourself on any situation.
LMiller2
good job bruhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
jphan2
good job dude
Yes I do think defending yourself is acceptable especially, in the "The Filipino and the Drunkard" story because in the 50’s whites were very racist towards other races. The Filipino had all the right to stab the Drunkard especially since no one was helping him and he was on a ship and nowhere to go. It depends if you should control your emotions. When you are happy smile but when you are mad don’t let your emotions overcome. In this story he did the right thing because he had no choice he was in danger.
jphan2
good job
DMcKnight2
watch your grammar
i think it depends on the situation if you defend yourself or not. like if someones is actually attacking and coming at you .i think you should defend yourself not matter if you have to really really hurt them. i think you should control your emotions 75% of the time. just so you don't always explode and get mad at people. the other 25% you should get mad at the people that deserve it.
good job smwillams2
nice work jphan2
I personally think it is acceptable for you to defend yourself at all times. Because if you don’t a lot of people are going to pick on you and you need that skill in defending yourself. I think we should control our emotions because if you don’t your emotions will get the best of you. Also in some situations you can’t control your emotions because if someone dies then you know you can’t control your emotions. But in other words you can control your emotions because some situations aren’t that serious and you find yourself overreacting.
Dmcknight2: good job(:
Bmendoza5: goooodd!
I think that you should defend yourself even if there are consequences, because if someone want to hurt you just because you are a different race then you should defend yourself. Yes I think that you should experience emotions, because then you know what they are. We are human so we can have different emotions to different things. If we were in school I think that we shou8ld hide our emotion until home, and the same with when you’re at a friend’s house. If you’re at home then I think that you should left out your emptions.
yes i think its acceptable to defend your self. like in the story "The Filipino and The Drunkard" because the white guy treated the filipino very bad and yes the filipino had the right to stab the drunk man because he was messing with him.sometimes you should control your emotions. but you shouldnt let your emotions come over you all the time
good job smwilliams2
good job on blog gmontgomery2
I think in some ways we should control our emotions but in other we should not control our emotions. For instants if you have a family member who had died then you should just let it out, but if you are playing a war ball game and something isnt going right you should keep silent because it was just a mistake and no one perfect.
dreynolds6
good job that makes a lot of sense and it helped me do my blog
DMcKnight2
good job i think thats so true
Yes, I think you should defend yourself no matter what. We can’t risk being hurt the drunkard could have seriously hurt the Filipino so he did what he had to. We should control our emotions at times. In school it’s wrong to say something like I hate a certain race even if that’s your opinion. If someone’s bothering though you should express yourself. So all in all I think the Filipino did the right thing.
Ccummings5-I agree with you
Dblair6- I see what you mean
I think you should because it's the right thing to do in order to help someone in need. Especially if it's someone who can't defend for themselves. We should control our emotions though because we all make mistakes that sometimes can't be forgettable. If we don't then our lives will be soaked of guilt. And being guilty all of your life causes serious stress.
Yes I think we should defend ourself against anything that you think is bad against yourself. Defending yourself is probably the best you can do instead of being threaten or whatever it is. You should never risk the injury that it can probably happen. I also think you should control your own emotions because their would be emotions for everywere you go. You should always show your emotions.
arockett2...
Nice explanation.
kcarnes5...
I agree with you.
I think that it is okay to defend youself in times of need . If you feel you're in danger I think it's acceptable to be able to defend yourself anyway yo can . The Filipino was afraid the drunkard would harm him , so he took action and attacked the man because he felt like he was in danger . We should control our emotions . For example , it would be okay to run around and yell outside but inside it would not be .
pblangor5...
good job.
bmendoza5...
I like how you put details in your blog.
kcarnes5 - great blog .
jclark2 - i agree withyou .
I think you should be able to defend yourself no matter what happens to you afterwards. If you dont defend yourself you can get seriously hurt or injured, also more and more people might join in and hurt you. The Filipino boy in my opinion did the right and self-respecting thing he could do. I think it depends the time and place you show your emotions because some places are places you shouldnt like interviews or restraunts and some places you can like your house. Your house is probably the best and most private place you can show your emotions. Its not good to keep your emotions bundled up inside or you csn become stressed... I think
Yes, I believe we have the right to defend ourselves. I strongly Believe this because if someone such as the drunkard was attacking me and wanted me dead, that i could protect myself from him if nobody else was helping me. everyone should control there emotions and use then at the right time. For explain say your friend was just killed but you have to exscape. my feelings are that the filipino boy did the right thing.
@kcarnes amazing job
@ccummins nice
ahutto5
Very good blog.
mvang5
I agree with you.
I think that depending on the situation and what the consequence may be you can show your emotions. it akso depends on the timing and the place of where you are. As humans, we are smart enough to understand what we s hould and shouldn't be doing with that being said, you should know if it is okay for you to express your emotions in the situation you are in. Also, the fact that the things you do afeect the people around you so don't do anything you would regret. But at the same time, you shouldn't hold all your feelings and emotion inside because that could causes stress.
It is perfectly fine to use self defence. If you are being attacked the you have the right to hurt them. It isnt agains the law to attack someone if they are attacking you. You need to control your emotions in public but release then when you get home you sould let then out. You have to be sure that there is only one option and there is no other way.
Yes, we should be able to defend ourselves if we are in serious danger. However, we should limit what we do im self-defense. For example, in "Filipino and the Drunkard" after the filipino feels he is in immmediate and serious danger, he stabs the drunkard multiple times in the chest. Maybe he couldn't escape without stabbing the drunkard, but it would have been a better idea to stab him in the leg a couple times so the drunkard can't chase after him, then run away as fast as he could. Yes it is important to defend yourself, but if you can it is better not to kill or seriously injure the attacker. It is very important to control our emotions because if we don't, people can get hurt or sometimes even killed.
@mvang5 I totally agree.
I think that anyone should be able to defend themselves, despite the consquences. I acually do not think there should be consquences for self defence because it's your life. I also think we should have control of our emotions, but you can only control certain one's. For example anger it is very hard to control anger, it takes over a person. Happiness is like a choice because it doesn't take over a person but some people can't control it.
dsmith5 that was an great comment.
I believe it's okay to defend yourself even if there is consequences. This is because you don't have to take bad things that people say to you. For example, if my mom accuses me of doing something that I didn't, I will tell her that I didn't do it even though I'm aware she'll get mad at me for back-talking. I think in certain situations it is appropriate to keep in your emotions. For example, if your teacher says you're wrong when you're right, don't say anything.
jjone6 that was a nice post.
@tnichola
excellent point
@bcampbell5 i see where your coming from
I personally do think that defending yourself in any situation is acceptable even they have very bad consequences. I think that because if you don't defend yourself you can just get hurt or maybe even die rather than saving your life by defending yourself with consequences. I think we humans should control our emotions because without control, this world would be messier than it already is. it can save a lot of people's lives and injuries without self control.
@jphan2
great post!!
@arockett2
I agree!! everyone should defend themselves at all times(:
I think if you defend your self there will always be a consequences, there is for every thing you do. Like animals we have emotions but what is different from us and them is that we can control them.i think that everyone should control that part of them selfs, it dosent even matter what kind of emotion it is . It has to be control
DMcKnight2 you are sooo true
dreynolds6 see thats where your wrong i think everyone should control there emotions no matter what
Yes I believe it is acceptable to defend yourself. I believe this because if someone is harassing you and making you feel uncomfortable or in danger you have to defend yourself so that you won't get hurt.We should control our emotions at times. There is a right time to express your feelings and let everything go but there is also a correct way of doing that.We should control our emotions or bad things can happen. Just like how the Filipino killed the white drunk man. If he would have controlled his emotions the drunk man wouldn't be dead.If we hold our emotions it could lead to stress and depression which causes suicide.
@dreynolds6 Good Point
@bmendoza5 Great job explaining that
I do believe that it is acceptable to defend yourself even when there are consequences because if you don’t you could end up getting hurt anyways. Sometimes depending on the situation you should control your emotions because if you get angry easily and you show it every time at little things it would be bad. Emotions such as happy you can show because by being happy isn’t going to affect anyone negatively. Also sad you should show because if you keep that bundled up it could hurt you and grow bigger. So it depends on whether or not you should show your emotions.
bmendoza5 Good post!
mlennon6 I agree with you.
yes I think that in certain situations you have to defend yourself even though there will be consequences. yes it is in our nature to experience emotions because unlike animals our emotions build up inside and its impossible to not show how we are feeling. but on the other side we have to learn to control our emotions before they get out of hand. for example referring to the "Filipino and the Drunkard", the man could have lived if he didn't get the Filipino mad by being rude to him just because he was different. he should have controlled his feeling towards the Filipino.
dreynolds6
great use of examples in your post.
jphan2
great post this week.
I think that we as people should defend ourselves even though there might be consequences. I believe that if someone is trying to hurt you defending yourself is the right thing. You could end up dead if you don’t. I think that people should control their emotions because if they get out of hand they could cause harm to other people or hurt their feelings.
I think it is right to defend yourself espcially if your life is in danger. If the situation is dangerous then it is best to walk away. If you can't walk away safely then defeated yourself it important. We should try to control our emotions depending on the situation. Sometimes controlling your emotions is important like other times, it is just as important to show your emotions.
DMcKnight2 Good blog
Yes , i think it is appropriate to defend our selfs even when there are consiqenses , becuse i would rather face them then be hurt or dead,and yes you should control our emotions becouse we are different then other animales, thats why we are called humans,
jphan2 Good job
Jphan2 good post
DMcKnight2 Great Blog
It is acceptable to defend your self but it all depends on the situation.Sometimes we should sometimes we shouldn't because like i said its depend on the event.For example during the aftermath of 9/11 it is important to express your feelings for those who died.But one event where we should is when your in the state of hurting or harming another
@irivera2 and @bcampbell5 good job on your post reasons on emotion
Yes I believe that is okay to defend yourself if your in a situation that needs you to act. That is because really you have almost nothing to lose, and if its between life and death you really don't have a choice. Also, I believe that we should control our emotions because sometimes, just letting them out can have consequences. This is because freely expressing yourself sometimes can get you in trouble, especially if its not in a good way. Just like how the Filipino defended himself against the drunkard I believe it was his only choice and the right one because that is a life and death situation.
@nhamilton2
Very True
@dreynolds6
Definitely makes sense.
I think you should always defend yourself even if there is consequences. If you don't, you aren't really showing that you respect yourself and will hold your ground. I think that as humans you should control your emotions. When you control your emotions you are having self control. Another reason is that if you don't control them you could hurt someone around you.
Epata2
Good point.
akinney5
Your post was a little bit confusing.
Well, first of all, we should never keep our emotions on complete lock-down. If we do, that would make us robots. That may just be me using the word "robots" because its 2 am, but I believe that you should at least try to vent once and a while. I do believe that we should defend ourselves, no matter the consequence. If you let your self be a doormat, or let some ignorant meanie shut you out of existence, then it is about time to stand your ground and stab him in the chest repeatedly with a knife (Get it? It's a reference to the short story we read? Haha, I'm funny.). Yet, our instincts that allow us to stand up for ourselves can get some-what out of hand, which can make you seem almost beast-like. My overall opinion is that you should control your emotions sometimes.
@Ssorgi5 Those are some good points.
@Twithers5 Great post.
yes i think its okay if you defend your self so say if the drunkard was attacking me and nobody would help i would use self defense.You shouldn't let your self be a human punching bag defend yourself and stick up for yourself. Also keep in some emotions like anger and wait to release it at the right time. Yet if its a sad or happy emotion let it pour out because it can cause problems if you dont. So saying that control your emotions at the right time and stand up for yourself.
cummings5 great blog and great answer.
Akinney5 great post
I think that it is acceptable to defend yourself to a certain extent. In the Filipino's case I believe he should not have killed the Drunkard but kept on ignoring him. I believe we should control our emotions sometimes. Like if someone looks up to you and something bad happens you should control your emotions and be strong for them. But in other cases like if something is hurting you the best thing to do would be to show your emotions and tell someone.
bmendoza5 I agree!
dreynolds6 That's kind of the same thing I said!
Yes to both. We have every single right to defend our selves, without that criminals would be getting away so easily... That right can stop wars from happening. Also, humans need to control their emotions, but it all depends on the situation. Keep it formal sometimes but if you need to let it all out.
@wperkins6 I like that opinion on the first one.
@ccummings5 I agree!
I think it is acceptable to do both. Our emotions determine whether we are willing to do anything about anything. Clearly the Filipino didnt care the outcome, he just wanted the drunkard gone.
wperkins6
good blog
dblair6
good blog
Wperkins6
Nice post, I agree.
awilson06
Nice blog.
i think you should defend yourself no matter what.it is in your right to defend your no matter the cost of it.most of the time you have to control your emotions.sometimes you have to control your emotion because it is not worth it most times.
@zbauer5
good blog
@wperkins6
good explanation
I think is is acceptable to defend yourself under the circumstances give. I think this because the boy would have been hurt if he didn't. I think we must control are emotions at certain times. I think thins because if if is not a big deal you should hold it in,but if someone in your family dies then it is ok to let them out. It is in our nature to experience these emotions.
ttaylor5 : good job
DMcKnight2: good job
I think its is acceptable to defend yourself even when you know there will be consequences. If you don't there might be another type consequence. And I think you should always defend yourself no matter what. We should control our emotions because you don't want to me showing your emotions ALL the time. Sometimes its ok to hide your emotion so you won't hurt anyone's feeling.
@DMcNight
great job i totes agree
@bmendoza
awesome so true!
I'm my opinion I think it is ok to defend your self. Theree are limits to what you should do in that situation. As for he situation with the drunkard and the filipino mabe killing the drunkard was a little extreme beecause he could of handled his emotions way better than he did. I believe that we should know when to show our emotions and when to let them out.
Wperkins
I agree 100%
Wperkins
I agree 100%
Ttaylor5
No offence but I disagree with out comment
I think it is acceptable to to defend ourselves even if there are consequences because if we are in danger we should be able to keep ourselves safe. We should be able to control our emotions only at certain times. If we are in the middle of a test or something very important we do not want to get to emotional. At the same time if you lose a loved you you still want to be able to cry and feel the sadness or happiness that comes with life.
@bmendoza5
I agree, you said that really well.
@DMcKnight2
you forgot to mention the protecting ourselves from a killer.
Yes, I agree that we should defend ourselves at certain times, even if their are consequences. If you are going to be injured, defend yourself. I also think we should control our emotions in nature as well. You do not want to end up yelling at your boss. Even if you are in school, you do not want to hurt other students.
bmendoza5
Very well put
DMcknight2
Nice post
Yes, I think it's acceptable to defend ourselves even when there will be consequences because you have to do what's best for you, and if doing something with a consequence means you're supporting yourself best, then you should be able to do it, especially when it means our lives.
Yes, we should be able to express our emotions, because if we couldn't, then we couldn't act out. Sure it can have a lot of drama, but we need the drama to put the bad guys behind bars and keep the innocents safe.
@ssuskin5 I completely agree.
@mglover6 I think we should all have that opinion because that's what makes the most sense. If the people didn't stop the drunkard then they should be sent to court with no intent to stop the murder.
Yes, I absolutely think we should be able to defend ourselves, sure their is going to be consequences but just do what's best for you. Honestly, that is all that matters.
Defintely we should be able to express our emotions. We don't want to end up doing stupid things and end up in trouble.
@rgatlin2 nice job and details
@fgoetz2 great job
Yes, I think we should be allowed to defend ourselves. There will always be consequences no matter what you do, either good or bad. As long as it benefits you in the long run.Emotional wise, who's to say you can't? You should be able to express yourself anyway you want. If you don't, all they're going to do is bottle up.
@hale6 i absolutely agree. good post.
@rgatlin2 one of the truest things ive heard in a while. good job.
I think it depends on the situation and the consequence to decide if you should defend yourself. If someone is going to try to kill you, defend yourself even if the consequence is they die or get hurt. I think it is also in our nature to experience emotions. I think it also depends on the emotion to know whether or not you should try to control it. If you are mad and could hurt someone, then you need to try to control your emotions.
I think you should defend yourself because if someone is hitting you it's self defense if you hit back and you hope that they stop. you just should not go too far or someone could get seriously hurt. Also i think we should show our emotions because it shows people who we are. Only when those emotions lead to anger and destuction do we hold them back
zotto5 i agree with you.
tdaigle6 that is a great post and your completely right.
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