Ethics are the
values or beliefs by which we live and make decisions every day. In Chapter 3,
Atticus tells Scout that “you never really understand a person until you
consider things from his point of view…until you climb into his skin and walk
around in it.” This idea is sometimes
stated as walking in someone else’s shoes.
When you look at the work through another person’s eyes, it helps you to
understand why they do what they do.
This activity helps you apply the lessons from the novel to your own
life. It reminds you of the importance
of sympathizing with others. It also
provides an opportunity for you to express yourself with your writing.
Directions: Consider
a time when you or someone you know was able to see things from another point
of view. What happened? What was the outcome? What might have happened if you didn’t stop
and look at it another way? When responding to this post, keep in mind all classmates will see your response. Please do not mention names of others and only share what you are comfortable with sharing.
*All posts should use formal grammar and should be written in complete sentences.
A time that i had an argument was when one of my friends ,she didnt understand why i was upset with my father. The situation turned around and at the end she was upset with her dad for the same reason i was. if the situatin didnt turn around she would be mad at me for being upset at my parents.
ReplyDeleteI was never one to understand people. Mybe it was becouse I never tried. In 5th grade there was a girl who would always where the same shirts for weeks end. I was not understanding the problem.I was two quick to judge not grasping the state she was in or her situation. When I fanilly realized it I felt bad and hated my quick judgement.
ReplyDeleteAtticus quote "you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of veiw...until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." this quote relates to my life because my ex bestfriend was always quick to judge people for what they look like and not who they are and there qulity. She was never considerate of how other people felt when she said mean comments to them. She never understood what kind of problems they have. You never know if there going threw deppersion or any conflict.
ReplyDeleteWhen i lived in New york this girl was bullying my friend lina. And she did it for no reason. One day I saw her crying and she said she bullied people because she got bullied. And i tried to see how it would feel to be lina and i felt bad. But she apologized,to Lina the next day and we all became friends.
ReplyDeleteabout 2 weeks ago my dad got a phone call from his sister that his grand mum had past away. he did seem sad or angry but he just went on with his life. When me and my dad went to the funeral it seemed like i was so seperate from every body else because i didnt really know her. But when we were leaving to go back home he pulled over and started crying. i have never seen him cry in my entire life. i just didn know what to do.
ReplyDeleteMe and my friend we're playing basketball. He was wearing shoes that his grandma bought for him. It was muddy outside. his shoes got muddy and he was going crazy. Im tell him that they are just shoes. Then he tells me that his granma moved away and they were the memory of her.
ReplyDeleteA time I had to put myself in someone else's shoes was when my friends Dad was in the hospital. I tried to make her happy as much as I could... I invited her for sleepovers, I was willing to take her out for dinner. Just to get her father being in the hospital out of her mind. So I had to stop and think, 'What if that was my father? How would I feel?' and that's when I put myself in her shoes and it made me realize that she was depressed and all she wanted was to be alone with her family and hope her family was okay.
ReplyDeleteAround a week ago, my bus was late because we had a substitute. My dad got a text from my mom that my uncle's mom passed away. I saw a single tear shed on his face and I knew something was wrong. That weekend we had to go to a funeral, but I didn't know why. I wasn't told that she passed away until the funeral. My uncle, my aunt, and my cousin were all crying. Ever since then, me and my family have been trying to help them through this major bump in the road.
ReplyDeleteA time where I had to put myself in someone else's shoes is when my bestfriend's grandma passed away. I tried to make her feel happy. I did my best to make her laugh and not think about the memories she had with her. That's when I put myself into her shoes and realized how depressed and meloncholy she was. All she wanted was her grandma back. It was hard to see her so upset.
ReplyDeleteA time I had to put myself in anothers person's shoes was when my friend's grandfather passed away. I could tell she was really sad because she wasn't her self. Her grandfather was sick for a long time. When he passed my mom told me. I put my self in her shoes and thought how she probaly wants to be alone and not talk about it at the time. All I said to her was I was sorry for her loss. A few days later I talked with her about it because she was less stressed and upset.
ReplyDeleteWhen my friends mom was in the hospital I had to understand how hard it was for her. I know what she was going through because I have had family member in the hospital a few times. I was there for her whenever she needed to talk to someone.
ReplyDeleteThe time i had to put my self in somebody ele's shoe was this year during the fisher soccer season were were playin a game and me and a offence went fo the ball and my elbow hit his ear and he was kid of craying the my other teammate stated laughing at him, then i thought what i would fell like if that was me, then i walk to him and ask him if he was okay and tell my team mate to stop and get back in the game.
ReplyDeleteIn gym class there was a boy that everyone made fun of when we were doing our excersizes. I had to put myself in his shoes to realize how much it hurt him. I stood up for him and told the boys to leave him alone. The outcome was they apoligized and if i didnt stop it the boy would have been upset.
ReplyDeleteWhen a friend of mines was getting talked about behind her back , when she found out she was very upset. My pov was that you shouldnt care what people have to say about you , but then i had to look at it her way and comfort her
ReplyDeleteOnce when I was in the 7th grade a girl that was soecial needs stopped me in the hallway. When she stopped me she pushed me against the wall and ask what my name was. I didn't know at first that she was special needs so when she pushed me against the wall I balled my fists up but my friend stopped me and told me that she was special needs. When my friend told me that, I smiled at bthe girl and told her my name.
ReplyDeleteThe time when I was in someone elses shoes was when my my dads friend got hurt. When i walked in the hospital he was laying there and we all could tell he was hurt because he was moaning and then he had to get his leg amputated and thenwe tried to make him happy by giving him candy and cards.
ReplyDeletei had to put my position in my moms position because she was tired when driving me to school. she said she was feeling horrible and that she only got a few hours of sleep. so i tried to imagine how she felt with little sleep and driving. i trhen realized that it was difficult and that you have to be very cautious. i then tried to help her by getting her things ready, starting the car, and getting her coffe and it had helped.
ReplyDeleteWell in the beginning of the year I had walked into reading class and had to sit next to some kid that will not be named. I thought that he was the weirdest kid ever until I acctualy got to meet him and talked to him. Now he is one of my good friends. Even though we make fun of our past we are all cool.
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw my friend helping someone who didnt have as much as we have I couldnt really imagine my life as it is i tryed to imagine it but I couldnt .
ReplyDeleteA time when I had to put myself in another persons shoes is when I was skatin with one of my friends and he used to skate together. He used to always get new stuff, like clothes and shoes and skateboards. But then it all changed. We would see each other like once a month. And when i saw him he would wear raggity clothes and have skateboards with tape. His mom was fired from her job and his dad left his mom. I felt really bad for him so I let him borrow some of my stuff.
ReplyDeleteOne day when i was in 4th grade this kid kept on wearing the same shoes everyday. people kept on picking on him but when i met him he was a nice kid . So i told people to stop messing with him .
ReplyDeleteOne time my Grandma was babysitting my little cousins for the weekend. They were twins, so i thought it was easy. Me and my sister went to with my aunt to go to shop rite for some sodas. when i came back the house was a wreck and my grandma had a fly swatter in her hand. My little sister had dance the next day so my grandma asked me to watch the twins. My sister and aunt helped me. When my granndma and my little sister came back an hour and 45 minutes later the twins was running out the door. My aunt had a belt and my sister had her hands ready to pinch and so as me. My grandma started to laugh but it was really hard watching twins at the same time. I always watch the twins every week. They are still bad today.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in elementary school, my mom's aunt died, but I didnt really know her very well, but when we got to the funeral, everybody was crying and I got really depressed. I had to understand how important she was to my family and especially what she did for me and my life.
ReplyDeleteI remember one time, I went to bring your child to work day with my mom. When I got there, I noticed some kids were making fun of a kid who was autistic. I felt really bad for him, so I stood up for him. And made the kids apologize, because here was this kid. Really nice, and respectful. But, he has a disease. he isnt even aware he has it because his disorder was that bad. And he was being made fun of for it. And, the worst part was he didnt even know they were making fun of him, in his head it was all a joke and they were just laughing, and making fun of him for it. That was by far a time i will never forget when i had to put myself in someone else's shoes
ReplyDeleteMy cousin and I were making fun of a boy at my soccer game. He heard us and got upset. I felt really bad because what if I heard someone say that about me, I would get upset too. So I apologized to him, but I still felt really bad.
ReplyDeleteAbout somewhere last year my sister had lost her precious new phone that cost alot of money and she was devistated because she also didnt want our parents to find out and punish her so she looked frantically around the house while i just relaxed and watched. She told me i was being insensitive and when she started to break down crying thats when I felt bad and so i put myself into her shoes and helped her look for it. We searched the house for hours and as those hours of looking dragged on i started feeling the panic my sister was feeling afterwards. It wasnt until the next day that we found her phone and i turns out, my mom had i the whole time. The end.
ReplyDeleteIn elementary school I saw a kid that looked like he was wearing the same shirt everyday and called him a loser. Then I stared to think about people making fun of me and I started to feel bad for him. I talked to him and then he becam one of my best friends in elementary school.
ReplyDeleteWell one time I was critizsing a girl because of the way she looked. I ended up aplogizing a lot. If i didnt stop and look at it in another way, she would have probably told on me, or had an emotional outburst on me.
ReplyDeleteI used to make fun of people because they were short. Then i realized that if people started making fun of me becuse i was so tall and start calling me a giant, then i would feel hurt because its not my fault am this height. This made me realize that i shoudn't have been making fun of all the short people and if i hadn't realized that then i probably would have continued making fun of the people and not realizing that i might have been hurting there feelings.
ReplyDeleteFICTIONAL STORY: When I was 9 my friend and I were making fun of a woman with REALLY big glasses and she heard that we were talking about her and my mom told us to go apoligize. We went to apoligize and she said that she gets that a lot and that it was fine. She said she was glad we had apoligized. I realized after we had said that I wouldnt have liked if someone was talking about me behind my back.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was younger I used to think that my oldest brother was weird. I remember I used to always think about how different he was from all of the other kids in our family. And how some of the things that we did he either couldn't or wasn't allowed to do. But my mom had to explain to me that he wasn't like me or the other kids because he was epileptic. There were a few times after that when he saw situations differently than others and I had. Times like that occur even now. Yet my second oldest brother and I have learned to deal with things like that as they come along. One by one, side by side. And that's how it always will be.
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