Consider the following quote by Morrie to Mitch in "The Classroom": "The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. We're teaching the wrong things. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn't work for you, don't buy it."
What did Morrie mean by this quote to Mitch? Do you agree or disagree with this quote? Why?
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Morrie means society is cruel. It makes people feel bad about themselves. People live based on society and what makes up society. But a strong person does not have to live by societies standards. A strong person would live their way without societies part.
I think that what Morrie means when he says this to Mitch is that the world that we live in is not always a good place; there is violence, there is fighting, and there is always something wrong. In order for you to have a happy life, you have to do something to change it and make sure it doesn't affect your life. I agree with what Morrie said because I think the same way he does about the world, that not everyone is always happy and that you do get to choose if you want to live through the flaws of life or not.
Morrie meant that people feel insecure about themselves because our society today is judgemental. I agree with this quote because more and more younger kids are feeling like they have to be perfect to meet society's expectations but in reality there is not a perfect person.
Morrie meant that in today's culture there are so many things that distract people from what they really want to do, or what they are meant for. I agree with what Morrie said because today everyone has technology and is on their phones almost the whole day. For some people, this is not what they were meant for, so they shouldn't buy into the culture of technology. For example, they would rather be talking face to face and having a personal conversation with real emotions.
This quote from Morrie is basically saying that the culture we live in is a partial lie. Meaning that the things they teach us in today society aren't the correct things, making our culture a bit of a lie. Some of the things that people learn in todays culture don't make them feel good about themselves. As if they had not learned enough about something. I agree with Morrie's quote because there are many people out there who don't feel comfortable with the things they learn in todays culture and it's true,some people are teaching the wrong things today.
Morrie meant that in our Society today, we don't promote feeling good about yourself and who you are. We are always judging people, even if we don't know who they really are. By doing this, we are teaching that it's okay to judge others and put them down. I do agree with what Morrie said. Our society is way too negative and we don't make people feel confident. We teach that if you are insecure yourself, the only way to feel better is to make others feel like you do.However, not everyone judges others, as the quote states. Some people just weren't made to think like that and if you aren't, you have to be strong enough to be able to do your own thing. So, yes I do agree with what Morrie said.
I agree with Morrie. He is saying that in today's world, life is about making money and having a successful job. Having nice cars and a big house will get you far in life. But Morrie does not think that is true. Yes, if you have a lot of money and a big home you might be happy. However, what truly makes people happy and feel good about themselves is being surrounded by people who love them and support them. There are people in the world who have nothing: no money, no job, no home. But those people are still capable of being content because they have loving friends and/or family members. If you are not as fortunate as others, you do not have to try and conform to the standards of culture in order to be happy.
Morrie is saying that society will always try to bring you down and that our culture is a constant struggle to seem like the best. The strong ones are those who can realize this and be themselves instead of an image they want others to see. I would have to agree with this quote because it is a pretty accurate representation of what we live like today. Everything is all about your image in society and on social media sites. Nobody is looking at personality, just the judgement they make up in their mind when they first see you.
Morrie meant that there are so many negative thoughts put into our heads at a young age that develop throughout our life. I agree with this quote. We are always taught that we are never good enough. Something always has to be better or improved and nothing can be accepted as it is. Whether it be a person's looks or level of intelligence, something seems it's not up to our culture's "standards" when it's really perfect as it is.
When Morrie presents this quote, he suggests that our culture makes us unhappy with ourselves. Our culture wants us to be a certain way and that particular idea does not fit everyone's wants and that hurts our mindsets. The idea our culture has is where everyone is accepted by everyone else and everyone must be like everyone else. I agree with this quote because I feel that you should do what makes you happy and not what everyone else wants you to be. You should't have to ask permission from society to be yourself. In addition, if the culture doesn't fit your standards, then you should make a new one where you can be yourself without an idea on what it's supposed to be like.
I agree to a certain extent. There are many things in the world that make people feel worse about themselves by showing bigger and better things, whether it be advertisements, movies, music etc. In school we learn basic knowledge of math and reading, but we don't really learn how to act in the real world. When those who don't know how to interact with others grow up, they influence and create the society that makes others feel badly about themselves. Morrie is saying that if you don't want to be a part of the "system" then you have to stand up for yourself and not fall into the trap of culture.
Morrie uses these words to tell Mitch that if you don't like or want to go with the culture we have, you have to be strong enough to decide not to go with it. You have to choose whether or not you want to be yourself, and whether or not you want to conform to the kind of culture we have today. Morrie states that our culture doesn't make people feel good about themselves, and I agree. We live in a world where you have to go through so much just to be you, whether it be criticism, judgement from peers, the events that shaped you to be you, etc. It is hard to be you, and even when you act as you, so many people and media messages out there tell you what you have to be in addition to you, often changing you in the process. Being yourself is hard enough, but people don't feel good about it due to the culture we have.
Here, Morrie is saying that modern society is not a flattering one: you only hear about the bad things that people do, body image is ridiculous, and the media shades an overall negative connotation on modern society. I agree with Morrie, in that today's society is not flattering or kind at all. On the news, you see instances of terrible moral decisions, whether it be a killing, the newest and "juiciest" court case, riots, etc. Rare is the news story about the kind things that go on, and life is portrayed negatively. Models and celebrities who are skinny give healthy people the terrible idea that their body isn't beautiful, which is the "wrong thing to teach", so to speak. Morrie is definitely right in that modern culture is flawed and makes you feel bad about yourself.
I agree with Madison, that there will always be something bad and you have to do something about it if you are a strong enough person they will hear you out. I agree greatly with this quote because some people will be pushed around by society and some will stand up to it. Morrie is correct in my eyes.
I agree with this quote. When we learn about our culture, we learn about all the bad things and sometimes this discourages people. Also our society is rather cruel. We learn that there are certain criteria that you as a person must have to fit in with the others in the society, and most of the time people do not believe that they fit this criteria. Both of these things discourage people and make them feel bad about themselves. He is saying that if this culture or this way of thinking about things does not work for you then you need to be strong and confident enough to say that it does not work for you and do not let it bother you what others say or think in this society.
I agree with Claire because, yes society today is very cruel and todays society is quite a mess which makes people feel very bad about themselves and the world around them. Which makes them want to live their own lives, their own way. Just as Claire stated in her own opinion of Morrie's quote.
I agree with what Chellee said about society not being a good role model. Kids look up to their parents, adults, basically anyone who's older than they are. They think a supermodel is what beauty is because they see that everyone thinks they are.
I agree with this quote. Today's culture says you need to be perfect. You need to have the best job, have the perfect skin and be the skinniest person. While being beautiful and/or best is a good thing to strive for, it is impossible to be this perfect person our culture expects us to be. This type of culture makes people feel bad about themselves because they can't be this perfect person they need to be, and makes them want to be something they're not. You need to be strong to break away from this and be happy without being the person society expects you to be.
Morrie is saying that we live in a culture where nobody is ever good enough, and everyone is aiming to reach the "top of the heap," and that it is wrong. I do not believe that this is entirely accurate. To say that this attitude is completely incorrect seems to instead encourage an attitude of complacency. A goal in every man's life should be to be the best that he can be. When our culture says a person is not good enough, that person should strive to be better. This idea of competition encourages people to work at the highest capacity they can in order to live up to society's standards.
I agree with this quote because our whole culture is based off of materialistic ideas that aren't what really what matter in life. They teach you to look a certain way and dress like everyone else and if you don't follow the cultures "rules' then you are considered an outcast. These types of ideas such as: how much money you make or what car you drive, make people who don't posse these things feel below other people. You shouldn't buy into the system just because it's what other people are doing, if you feel like our cultural is teaching the wrong ideas of what is meaningful in life then you need to stand against and do things that actually matter. Like being a good person and helping the needy, don't spend your life trying to fit into the wrong trends, feel good about yourself.
I wholeheartedly agree with this quote. Society is an ambitious, beautiful thing in thought and on the surface, but the thing is, human naivety and overall desire to be a "part of the loop" is the downfall of an interesting life. We concern ourselves so much with the issues of others, we forget to care about ourselves. This leads to societal tropes. The double standard. Racism. Religious extremism. We desire to cram ourselves into the groups that are 'hip', what is the current 'happening.' There is a reason the oft-used and somewhat rude term of "Having no life" kicks in. This derogatory insult stemmed entirely from the abundance of people, who refuse to care or enjoy what they have to themselves, and instead, despite the speaking the contrary, they spend all that time worried about what some other person might thing of them as a result. Society is a cruel, cruel creation. We've managed to create natural selection without the need for fatal measures, but for the need of something much worse: the discarding of independent thought. We, despite knowing it is impossible, think it is possible to become flawless by being 'in the loop'. But the truth stands tall: We are desperate to garner the attention of other so that we can be thought of in a good light, so that we can be seen as decent in the eyes of other individuals who do the exact same thing. That is when we split, when people break into their individual groups, to make themselves feel better, because they are in a 'loop', they are good in the eyes of other people. They've achieved exactly what they were so frustrated looking for, albeit they know fully well that their flaws remain.
We've, sadly, created a society where you must be flawless in an individual's eyes to be accepted. You need to be exactly like them. And individuality dies.
In this quote, Morrie states that our culture consistently glorifies those who are undeserving, and makes many feel inferior. And that you have to have the strength to not always buy into your the culture that surrounds you. I agree with this quote because many people do feel bad about themselves and do feel that they are undeserving and looked down upon by society's eye.
I like what Addie said about how people are just not made to fit in with our culture. She makes a good point that everyone has different ways of going about life.
In this quote Morrie is saying that today people do not always feel good about themself because of what society thinks you should act like, look like, eat, etc. I agree with with this quote. People on TV are "perfect" which makes people think that they have to live up to them. People think that they are not good enough. That is what Morrie means by "We're teaching the wrong things." People should focus on the important things in life like being a kind person and helping others.
I think that Morrie means that this world can be very cruel and unforgiving and that most of the time society is not a good role model. For example, kids are very impressionable and they can't always look up to people on television but they do. This is usually not the best idea especially in today's world. But he's also saying that if you realize these things, and you disagree with society that it's okay to say so. I agree with Morrie because you have the right to always speak your opinion.
I believe that this quote is true, although it may be difficult to take Morrie's advice he is correct when he says "the culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves." As a teenager in todays world you see the underweight models who are "average" all around you and if you want to be one one them you are expected to look like them. Well this unrealistic idea of being 15 and 100 pounds is making the average teenager feel self conscious. Therefore if the culture expects you to look one way but you look different you are "overweight" or "weird" which is a complete lie because everyone is beautiful and unique in their own way so who is to tell you that you are "different." When Morrie says this means that society has built an unrealistic standard for humans that the children of todays society are going to grow up learning the wrong things.
What Morrie meant is you have to find what makes you happy and you cannot let society shape out who you should be. Everyday we are bombarded by society's idea of who we all should strive to be. We can either listen to society about our lack of perfection and let it make us upset and stressed, or we can stop buying it. As long as you find what you love and do what makes you happy, you have lived a meaningful life. But if you let society and other's opinions drag you down, you will never be close to living life to it's fullest. Culture's lessons can lead us in the wrong direction because sometimes only happiness in your life can actually teach you something.
I agree with what Shannon said about happiness. The only thing that can make a rich person more happy is getting richer. However, when you have little, it's the little things that light up your day and put a smile on your face.
I agree with what Alli said. A lot of our society just hides behind the screens of our electronics and we don't really have face to face conversations. Some people would much rather have a conversation in person, then over the internet. You have to be strong enough to do your own thing, even if it's not what the majority is doing.
I agree with Addie's post. Today, everyone is judging each other and our society is negative. It feels right to some people to make other people feel bad if they are feeling bad. Our culture teaches that, but it is not right. If the culture doesn't work for you, then don't follow it.
I agree with Morrie. The society gives us so much to compare ourselves to. Commercials and ads show people with perfect hair and skin and high bars are set by schools to get the best grades or be the best athlete. Sure we should care, but we can easily get caught in the trap of thinking we're not good enough. The society that we live in makes us feel like we have to be a certain way. We should have the courage to say no and stand up for what we believe in, not what our culture says is right and true. If something doesn't work for you, don't give up and don't give in.
What Morrie is saying is that our culture does not encourage people to be themselves and love who they are. Everywhere you go, there is propaganda telling you to be like this person, get this quality by doing that, you need to be this weight, etc. Being the "odd one out of the group" is weird and should be frowned upon, and that makes people insecure about themselves. But, Morrie wants Mitch to be able to go against the crowd and not do what the culture says if he doesn't agree with it.
I agree with this quote. If everyone went along with the culture of today, there is the possibility that we would all be exactly the same (and honestly quite boring). There would be no such thing as being unique.
I agree with Claire. Strong people are the ones who don't live by cultural standards.
I agree with Hannah Wood, especially when she said that everything always is taught to need improvement. Nothing is accepted as is. I agree with this because we are always striving to be better, sometimes pushed by our culture and society, but we don't ever stop to realize that we are perfect as we are.
In this quote, Morrie referred to the disparaging superficiality of our modern society where certain individuals are idolized for their falsified aesthetics and cavernous wealth. These individuals are perceived as god-like and the society aspires to replicate the qualities of those celebrities in themselves, thinking those they wrongly worship possess what they supposedly lack as human beings. During this process of attempted self-transformation, feelings of worthlessness or distaste for one's self arise because the apparently seductive beauty and allure of celebrities can not be paralleled. Our culture precipitates the notion that the common folk are somehow undeserving or inferior because they lack the supercilious infamy or other desired traits of those overly glorified and sensationalized by the media. Morrie also claims that it takes a person of great conviction to separate themselves from these hollow rituals and pursue the inception of their own practices, alienated from the current mass media culture. Few can recognize that their miseries or feelings of inadequacy are born from the culture that focuses upon the individual replication of the rich and famous. Blatantly, I agree with this quote that our culture teaches the nation to worship another who is portrayed as more glamorous or affluent instead of emphasizing individuality. Satisfaction with one's self and indulgence in personal joys is the source of happiness, and the modern culture imposes conformity with the commercially boasted therefore creating general displeasure throughout the nation.
I agree with Maddie. The negative connotation does not help make people feel good about themselves. Only hearing about awful things and seeing people who have the "perfect" looks you don't have will not make people feel good about themselves and the strong person would half to break away from this and not believe it.
I like Rachel's comment, because I like how she said that there really is no perfect person. I completely agree with you and I love the way you worded your post.
I agree with Janelle and the idea that we cannot be as perfect as society would like us to be. I think we all have our flaws, but as long as we are happy, we are living a pretty perfect life.
I agree with Hannah Wood's statement. People feel pressure to succeed due to "standards" in society when they need to be happy with who they are. Nobody is perfect and they need to accept that
I agree with David that society is a race to be the best, but those who realize this and start caring about the things that matter will really succeed. Success isn't just having a nice house, car, and money, but about enjoying your life and not letting others judgements control you. It takes strength to stand out and be different, which is what Morrie was saying in his discussions with Mitch.
I agree with Hannah Wood because everyone feels that something can always be advanced and they feel the need to improve it or else they won't be good enough. However, our culture should understand that we are fine the way we are.
I agreed with Lucas' ideas of current complacency. I think in many aspects that people should not feel as personally judged by society.
I agree with Maddie, because our society is not a flattering one. We all care way to much about how the media shows what is beautiful and what is not. We all need to just realize it doesn't matter what you look like or what cool things you have, it's about doing the right thing and being a nice person.
I like Katelin Homskie's response because she talked about strength. I never really thought about this interpretation, but she said about having the strength to stand up for yourself and "be you". I like this because, along with negating society, Morrie also gives a way to succeed: you have to be strong and independent, and, most importantly, be you.
I agree with what Addie said. The media is a huge part of culture and they are promoting negative things. We need to learn to feel good about ourselves and ignore societies high standards.
I agree with Alyssa Glotfelty's post. You do have to find what makes you happy and you ave to do things for you and not anyone else. You also have to ensure that you live a meaningful life according to your standards and only yours.
I like that Ellie pointed out that some of the most important things in life are being kind and overall a good person. I can understand how many people in the world would rather step on others to get places than offer someone a helping hand. While, as I stated in my other comment, trying to be the best is important, but it should not come at the expense of being a good human being.
I agree with Rachel's post. I like how she said that there is not a perfect person. Our society can be judgmental and can put pressure on us to be perfect when really it's not possible to completely be perfect.
I agree with Isaac Coburn.
Political correctness is a direct result of what he stated: that society always portrays something bigger than you, always portrays someone ahead of you, larger than you, and dehumanizes you and makes you want to not be all you can be. Explain celebrities! Why does one look up to them, because they showed that they could do something better than the majority, and people then broadcast that, saying: "Hey, this person is better than you."
The saying 'There is always someone better' has always been off-putting to me for this reason. It seems less inspiring and more: "You'll never be as great as you think you are. Get used to it."
I know I am the absolute greatest at SOMETHING, and everyone knows that. Same goes for everyone here. Just because one group says that 'Hurr this person iz bettr duuhh' doesn't mean that you aren't the greatest. It means you aren't the best in their limited eyes. You will always be the absolute greatest in SOMEONE'S eyes.
I agree with what Karly Bruce said about society making us feel like we need to be a certain way. It can make people feel not good enough, and there is where the problems emerge.
I really did agree with Alli Lynn's comment. Culture does try to distract people from what is really important to them. So much of the time, people get caught up with the things that do not matter such as common trends when you really should be focusing on your grades and your family.
I agree with Dyani's statement that our culture enforces conformation with others who's exterior appearance seem to be more appealing or "the in thing". Society fails to emphasize individuality that leads to a lack of acceptance and prejudices against those who express their individual ideals.
In this quote Morrie is saying to Mitch that it is important to be an independent person. It is important to always stand by your own moral standards. I completely agree with Morrie. Although society is not always wrong, it can often steer you down the less ideal path. I believe it is okay to pay attention to society's decision, but at the same time to stay true to your own beliefs.
I liked Claire's description of a strong person. I agree with her theory of what a strong person looks like. They are a person that takes a different path then everyone else to achieve success. They always stay true to their morals. And most importantly, a strong person will be a better person because of the choices they make.
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