Second Guessing
Cameron Canupp
Eng 102 M-W 5:00
Michael Benton
An introduction to criticism opened my eyes more than I thought it was going to. Usually I avoid the reality of what the world really is. I am a working student, I show up on work on time everyday, then go straight to school, go home and start my homework and rest when there is time. I realize after reading an intro to criticism, that I am the gold fish in a bowl. Going with what I learned was “right.” I now know that the pyramid is not as simple as it is made out to be, but to stay protected in modern day civilization is to abide by these rules that are set by society. These rules come into play as early as I can remember. Starting in Kindergarten, I learned that the number one rules were to keep hands and feet to yourself, and to treat others as you would like to be treated. My mother raised me to be a hard worker and always said to work hard, as hard as you can, and good things will follow.
After completing the reading, I now realize that the concept of not being able to climb the “wealth” pyramid when you are at the bottom is not true. The people who are at the top of the wealth pyramid have protected themselves to where people below them stay working while they get wealthier. I’m not saying that hard work doesn’t always pay off, at least the way I imagined it, but I have been blind living day-to-day the same sociable routine. Words change the way you think, they bend the truth so you can go about your everyday life believing what the higher power does. If you were not to follow societies meaning of what is right and what is wrong, it almost seems that society will put a stop to your actions/beliefs in all sorts of ways. An example in the introduction mentioned that they would incarcerate men or women for going outside of the guidelines when really they are acting upon human nature, before culture was even thought of.
Personally I honestly thought about not doing this paper, because reading this meant changing my everyday routine. I thought maybe I could give you an explanation why I didn’t do it, but the reality from not doing the paper would have caused me to have a bad grade. Now I look at the world a little differently, second-guessing what is more complex, then they as in the media or radio etc, have brought to my eyes. The war on terrorism is more complex then I could ever summarize in a three hundred-word paper. Instead of hearing what I think about the situation, I wonder what they think. I believe what they did was morally wrong. I think the way we handled it was just as wrong, there could have been a compromise; we already liberated Iraq, so why are we still there?
What I’m going to take away from this assignment is to not go with the first thing that comes to mind, but maybe in fact wait for the last thing. It is no longer about morals or what is right or wrong. It is about finding out who I am and not falling into the assumption made every day, from just hearing words such as ‘terrorism’ or ‘poor’. Whatever it may be, it is time to go outside of the box and switch up my routine. I’m not saying I’m going to act wild and wined up and end up in prison, but to look at all of my options.
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