A Response to Sarah's Essay...

I know you discussed the movie Food Inc. briefly but I have also seen this film and I was thinking about it the whole time I was reading your essay. Similarly to you, I did not have any desire to give up eating meat after this film. My mom said that people told her to watch the movie because they would never want to eat meat again and my mom responded, "Why would I not want to eat meat?" Even after watching this movie I did not want to stop eating meat, though I did have a better understanding of the meat that is better to eat. Meat is so common within our society that it seems unusual to be a vegetarian. On a menu there are vegetarian options as opposed to meat options. If it is more unusual why is it considered to be the better options in an eco-friendly sense?

A Response to Lauren's Essay...

I found this essay really interesting because last semester in my Psych 111 class, the professor actually spoke about one's true circadian rhythm and what time we are supposed to sleep and for how long. According to various studies, he explained that humans' brains are designed to get the best sleep between the times of 2:00 AM and 11:00 AM. I thought that it was pretty funny that these are the times you go to sleep and wake up, yet they are considered frowned upon. How can it be that what is scientifically proven to be correct is actually socially incorrect?

A Response to Alex's Essay...

Everyone has heard of The Golden Rule. Treat others the way you want to be treated. It is what we learn at a young age and is supposedly a common value in life. Yet it is something often forgotten. This essay really made me think of kindergarten. I went to a jewish elementary school so we learned values from the Torah at a very young age. I remember the first thing I learned in kindergarten was The Golden Rule. It was a motif throughout the rest of elementary school, yet I don't often hear it anymore. It is something that is expected, yet never emphasized. Is it possible that as we get older we lose the meaning of The Golden Rule? Could it be that The Golden Rule is almost a childish value? If The Golden Rule is supposedly expected from everyone, then why is it so often forgotten?

A Response to Steven's Essay...

For some reason this essay reminded me a lot of the movie Mean Girls. This movie puts a large emphasis on social stereotypes and I think that has a lot to do with your paper. It is not "socially acceptable" to sport a mullet in this era. It is obvious of this fact due to the reactions you received from close friends and family. Yet, why are you seen in a different view when purely changing the way your hair looks? Just like how Cady suddenly becomes more popular when she changes her appearance, you were viewed differently when you changed your hairstyle. Your personality did not change at all, but because your hair became socially unacceptable, you were the subject of strange looks and rude comments. It is a common saying that what is on the inside is what is more important than the outside, yet then why are we so commonly judged for what people see when they look at us and not when they look in us?