My teacher came into class today and showed us a piece of essay(not sure from where). It is about a mother who married a bad husband and has a daughter, she tried to run away one night but the thought of the daughter stopped her. She bore with the husband and the horrible life she had to pay for the daughter's studies and when the daughter became a doctor, she went to the other countries to do community work regardless of the mother's pleading. The mother was very very sad when the daughter just left her a letter and left one night.
Then a few days later, another teacher walked in with a newspaper article about a young doctor who was 20 years old or so who went to do community service in other countries. That teacher praised the doctor in a article. And when the teacher wanted us to write a newspaper article. I wrote that she should not have gone but should have stayed with her family. But the teacher said that it was sad that I should have wrote that about the "noble" doctor. But I think that by leaving her family, it was cruel.
What do you think? Should I not think like that?
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QUOTE (Electrokinesis is me @ Feb 1 2008, 08:52 AM) 
My teacher came into class today and showed us a piece of essay(not sure from where). It is about a mother who married a bad husband and has a daughter, she tried to run away one night but the thought of the daughter stopped her. She bore with the husband and the horrible life she had to pay for the daughter's studies and when the daughter became a doctor, she went to the other countries to do community work regardless of the mother's pleading. The mother was very very sad when the daughter just left her a letter and left one night.
Then a few days later, another teacher walked in with a newspaper article about a young doctor who was 20 years old or so who went to do community service in other countries. That teacher praised the doctor in a article. And when the teacher wanted us to write a newspaper article. I wrote that she should not have gone but should have stayed with her family. But the teacher said that it was sad that I should have wrote that about the "noble" doctor. But I think that by leaving her family, it was cruel.
What do you think? Should I not think like that?
Then a few days later, another teacher walked in with a newspaper article about a young doctor who was 20 years old or so who went to do community service in other countries. That teacher praised the doctor in a article. And when the teacher wanted us to write a newspaper article. I wrote that she should not have gone but should have stayed with her family. But the teacher said that it was sad that I should have wrote that about the "noble" doctor. But I think that by leaving her family, it was cruel.
What do you think? Should I not think like that?
I would explain to the teacher what persuaded you to think that way about the situation. On the other hand, there comes a point in your life where you have to make your own decisions. I'm not just talking about this essay, I'm talking about you. Think for yourself. Don't just repeat what another teacher told you.
That's a tough one for sure. I can understand the daughter choosing to work outside the country. But I can also understand the mother wanting to be close to her daughter.
But that has to be an individual decision. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't.
But that has to be an individual decision. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't.
Yeah teachers are always trying to guide you to their way of thinking.
I still laugh to myself, thinking back to when we were giving an essay to write about an indigenous tribe of Peru.
It was obvious the teacher wanted to guide us to write about how great and amazing they were.
Yet the center piece of my essay was about how they didn't invent the wheel and their lack of contact with the outside world greatly hindered their technology advancement and the lack of medical facilities was contributing to the tribes high mortality rate. As well, as some rather unsavory and dangerous tribal rituals based on the personal beliefs of a rather insane shamanic doctor.
I can still remember the teacher's face..
QUOTE (Bill Hill @ Feb 1 2008, 09:19 AM)
Yeah teachers are always trying to guide you to their way of thinking.
I still laugh to myself, thinking back to when we were giving an essay to write about an indigenous tribe of Peru.
It was obvious the teacher wanted to guide us to write about how great and amazing they were.
Yet the center piece of my essay was about how they didn't invent the wheel and their lack of contact with the outside world greatly hindered their technology advancement and the lack of medical facilities was contributing to the tribes high mortality rate. As well, as some rather unsavory and dangerous tribal rituals based on the personal beliefs of a rather insane shamanic doctor.
I can still remember the teacher's face..
I still laugh to myself, thinking back to when we were giving an essay to write about an indigenous tribe of Peru.
It was obvious the teacher wanted to guide us to write about how great and amazing they were.
Yet the center piece of my essay was about how they didn't invent the wheel and their lack of contact with the outside world greatly hindered their technology advancement and the lack of medical facilities was contributing to the tribes high mortality rate. As well, as some rather unsavory and dangerous tribal rituals based on the personal beliefs of a rather insane shamanic doctor.
I can still remember the teacher's face..The Inca's are also the only civilization that evoloved without a written language.
Yes but it seems awful that someone who is not kind to even her family wants to do community service(being kind to other people) cause I believe that you should be better to your family than to others.
QUOTE (Electrokinesis is me @ Feb 1 2008, 10:54 AM)
Yes but it seems awful that someone who is not kind to even her family wants to do community service(being kind to other people) cause I believe that you should be better to your family than to others.
A child growing up and going off on their own to make their own life is not unkind, it's being independent and responsible. I certainly don't expect my son to live with me his whole life. I would be proud of him if he did something like this. Once you grow up and have your own children you will uinderstand. This mother needs medication and psychiatric treatment. She has serious dependency issues.
When I was younger I lived in Colorado for a year or so. Nothing permanant. Pretty much just to get away from Ohio for awhile. My mom was actually worried that I would live out there for good. One thing she told me was that her and my dad didn't have kids so they would move clear across the country.
So maybe it's a generational thing. They both came from close knit families where the familly members never ventured too far off. But times have changed. And society has changed aswell.
So maybe it's a generational thing. They both came from close knit families where the familly members never ventured too far off. But times have changed. And society has changed aswell.
Hi, I can see where you're coming from and why you think this way, I also think that your teacher should respect your opinion on this because it is just that - YOUR opinion, which is what she asked for in your essay.
I think that when kids grow up they have to live their own lives, however, my sister emigrated to the other side of the world 14 years ago, and I was all for her going. Since then, we've had some tragedies in our family and she only seems to come back home for a funeral, which makes her anxious and she regrets moving away.
I think it depends how close the family is too, when my sister left she knew there were three of us over here with mum and dad.
I think that when kids grow up they have to live their own lives, however, my sister emigrated to the other side of the world 14 years ago, and I was all for her going. Since then, we've had some tragedies in our family and she only seems to come back home for a funeral, which makes her anxious and she regrets moving away.
I think it depends how close the family is too, when my sister left she knew there were three of us over here with mum and dad.
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A child growing up and going off on their own to make their own life is not unkind, it's being independent and responsible.
Exactly.
Also, you say the father was 'bad.' Maybe the girl was escaping the bad father and not abandoning her mother, huh?
If you ask me, the mother was selfish for staying with the bad father for security's sake and allowing her child to grow up with a bad father. (Okay, okay... depending on the 'badness' level and what the 'badness' entailed actually).
QUOTE (Electrokinesis is me @ Feb 1 2008, 03:54 PM)
Yes but it seems awful that someone who is not kind to even her family wants to do community service(being kind to other people) cause I believe that you should be better to your family than to others.
I think that if you're born into an incredibly abusive family you have a right to dump them and lead what you consider a rewarding life. If you HAD to stay with your family no matter what, that would be like being born into a type of slavery. However, if your parents are at all reasonable you should remember that you owe them and make a big effort to help them be happy.
I think your teacher should of respected your view. Everybody is entitled to their opinion, Its really only the teachers opinion that what the doctor did was 'noble'.
It reminds me of an assignment my husband was asked to do in high school, they were asked to write an eulogy for a famous person, I cant remember what was the point of the assignment but everybody else chose people like mother Theresa and stuff like that, my husband chose Stalin.
He got an B+ for it, the teacher pulled him aside and told him that he would of gotten an A+ had he chosen someone else.
It reminds me of an assignment my husband was asked to do in high school, they were asked to write an eulogy for a famous person, I cant remember what was the point of the assignment but everybody else chose people like mother Theresa and stuff like that, my husband chose Stalin.
He got an B+ for it, the teacher pulled him aside and told him that he would of gotten an A+ had he chosen someone else.
yea the teachers in this worl are always trying to get the children to think the way that they do about things in this world
QUOTE (Electrokinesis is me @ Feb 1 2008, 01:52 PM)
My teacher came into class today and showed us a piece of essay(not sure from where). It is about a mother who married a bad husband and has a daughter, she tried to run away one night but the thought of the daughter stopped her. She bore with the husband and the horrible life she had to pay for the daughter's studies and when the daughter became a doctor, she went to the other countries to do community work regardless of the mother's pleading. The mother was very very sad when the daughter just left her a letter and left one night.
Then a few days later, another teacher walked in with a newspaper article about a young doctor who was 20 years old or so who went to do community service in other countries. That teacher praised the doctor in a article. And when the teacher wanted us to write a newspaper article. I wrote that she should not have gone but should have stayed with her family. But the teacher said that it was sad that I should have wrote that about the "noble" doctor. But I think that by leaving her family, it was cruel.
What do you think? Should I not think like that?
Then a few days later, another teacher walked in with a newspaper article about a young doctor who was 20 years old or so who went to do community service in other countries. That teacher praised the doctor in a article. And when the teacher wanted us to write a newspaper article. I wrote that she should not have gone but should have stayed with her family. But the teacher said that it was sad that I should have wrote that about the "noble" doctor. But I think that by leaving her family, it was cruel.
What do you think? Should I not think like that?
If you question why you thought the daughter was wrong to leave then maybe you should re-think why you thought that in the first place.
To make a informed decision you must have all the facts. If you knew why the daughter left then you could then make a good decision taking in to consideration all the aspects of the relationships that are involved.
I can not and will not make a decision about why you answered the way you did becuse you didn't explain why you felt the way you did.... so the merry-go round goes around and around.
Most likely you made this decision based on something you have experienced or how you think the girl feels about her life with her parents....not yours. Think it over.
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