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Jenna Welsh
5/9/2015 09:20:49 am
Quote: “I think that Maimonides felt that it was demeaning to the receiver to know who he was beholden to, but he also felt it was unhealthy for the giver to know who he was supporting.”
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Christian Klosterman
5/9/2015 01:22:54 pm
I'm not sure, when he states his opinion on different topics of economics it makes a lot of sense and it is backed up by facts, but some of it contradicts the others. It is sort of confusing.
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Sarah Lockhart
5/9/2015 02:05:09 pm
That was such a great analysis of that section! I think you have a great argument; people tend to be selfish and will only want to donate for the recognition it gives them.
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christian Klosterman
5/9/2015 11:31:11 am
"I'm willing to give money with no strings attached to solace someone for a while who's down on his luck. The challenge is to avoid turning the safety net into a hammock. The government is good at creating a hammock. To produce a chance at true self-reliance, we should try Custom Charities."
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Kaeli Leoni
5/9/2015 12:08:08 pm
I'm not exactly sure. Maybe if they offered some type of cheaper education to them, however some people might think of that is unfair.
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Jackson Sjogren
5/9/2015 01:40:19 pm
Yeah the government is capable of giving all sorts of things but that being said all they things they may give someone will still cost money. So lets say land was taken away from someone and now they want land back the government will give them the money the land was worth so they can then go buy land equal to their previous land. So essential I'm saying everything they may want instead of money will still cost money.
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TJ
5/9/2015 02:05:04 pm
To answer your question I think you answered it yourself. If you give someone the skills to make money they can continue to improve their lifestyle whereas if you simply give someone the money and they run out of it they can't do anything about it.
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Abby Elliott
5/9/2015 04:16:26 pm
For people to gain self-reliance, I believe they would benefit from prgrams where they get assistance, but are accountable for some of the assistance. For example, I have seen people recieve new houses and then they are responsible for the upkeep and taxes. It is a great way to empower people! We all deserve a chance.
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Kaeli Leoni
5/9/2015 11:33:52 am
Quote: "Coming up out of the valleys makes the view from the peaks exhilarating."
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christian klosterman
5/9/2015 11:36:43 am
No I don't think so. People need multiple things just to live, let alone be happy. :/
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jackson sjogren
5/9/2015 01:36:46 pm
Well their is multiple answers to this. On one hand yes because if I only have family and thats it well i'm still happy. Where as some people only have a lot of money and they are wildly unhappy. So I think it can go both ways.
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Sarah Lockhart
5/9/2015 02:07:48 pm
I don't think one material thing could give someone a lifetime of happiness, but perhaps a lifetime of working towards a goal and eventually achieving it mights.
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Jenna Welsh
5/9/2015 02:51:09 pm
I think that the answer to your question depends on the person. For some, they only need their family to be happy. Others need multiple things, including money or a terrific job, in order to consider themselves "happy."
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Tristan Elghoroury
5/9/2015 03:03:53 pm
I think it can if it is a living thing and not something bought! Like a life-long friend or husband/wife, for example.
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Abby Elliott
5/9/2015 04:21:16 pm
People have to find their own happiness. There are rich people and poor peole who are unhappy and visa versa. There was a character in a book that I read and he had money, but he chose to live a very simple life. So simple that he owned only one of everything-one lamp, one blanket, one fruit in one fruit bowl at a time. This book made me think. So one single thing can make you happy.
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Kevin Stiemke
5/10/2015 11:42:19 am
I guess it depends on what that single thing is I think that in order for people to stay happy they have to try new things.
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Isaac Fernandez
5/10/2015 03:52:51 pm
This is an awesome choice, yeah I think it is really tough with the people in our generation. Because little things do not really satisfy long term.
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jackson sjogren
5/9/2015 01:31:50 pm
Q:"He realized that for the first time, in a long time he actually cared about what someone thought of him."
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Kaeli Leoni
5/9/2015 01:37:01 pm
I don't think he normally cares what others think because of how often he gets into disagreements over his beliefs. He probably had to stop caring otherwise he'd become embarrassed over what he personally thinks.
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TJ
5/9/2015 02:07:27 pm
Based on the way he acts and the conversations he manages to get himself into? No. I don't think he cares at all.
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Tristan Elghoroury
5/9/2015 03:05:07 pm
I think that he cares only a little and in situations where he is unsure, like with women.
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Isaac Fernandez
5/10/2015 03:54:07 pm
think that he likes to say he doesn't care, but he honestly does.
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TJ
5/9/2015 02:02:15 pm
"Isn't that what life is all about? Coming to know yourself and finding a way to do what is right? What's the good of having the government do it for you through a law that reduces your choices?"
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Jenna Welsh
5/9/2015 02:54:08 pm
I know, I thought that, too. The HealthNet plot is becoming a bit melodramatic. I think the author is trying to counterbalance a lot of the pro-capitalist claims and themes from Sam-Laura's plot, and, in order to do that, he has to paint HealthNet as a cold, unfeeling corporation: exactly the kind that Laura preaches against.
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Sarah Lockhart
5/9/2015 02:02:36 pm
"First, independence should be the goal. Second, the dignity of the receiver must not be forgotten. And third, and we often neglect this, the soul of the giver counts too."
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Alexis Habib
5/10/2015 03:37:16 pm
I love that last point that you made and I can see how that happens everywhere
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Matt Rose
5/10/2015 04:10:16 pm
I completely agree with Sam, if we can use this large amount of money charities get in a more efficient manner that helps the ones in need on a long term effect then people will start to see results and more and more will join this cause.
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Tristan Elghoroury
5/9/2015 03:02:14 pm
"...But after ten years of caviar for breakfast, caviar tastes like corn flakes."
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Morgan King
5/21/2015 04:57:29 am
Personally, Im glad that you put the vast contrast into perspective because they have close to the same outcome on certain people. I think that it is hard to give an answer of if I would take the offer or not, because what I would do also comes into play.
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5/9/2015 04:14:43 pm
"Catching a fish on every cast isn't heaven. Having a billion dollars is boring. Banning television doesn't bring us closer to the good life-it doesn't really transform the world."
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Eddie
5/9/2015 04:31:24 pm
Dang I agree with you about the process of getting something is toughest and greatest but once you get it your like now what. That's the same with money, once you're Ballin with life your eventually going to run out of things to dad tidy you like the great gatsby.
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Emily Dingman
5/9/2015 04:27:50 pm
Q: Give a man a fish he eats for a night, teach a man to fish and he never goes hungry.
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Nicole Matteson
5/10/2015 01:52:56 pm
I think we could teach others something new everyday if we opened up to others more. I'm sure there are others like me who always over think what they're going to say and don't end up saying much of what they wanted to, but if we could get over this fear/ discomfort, I know we would be able to teach others something everyday.
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Eddie
5/9/2015 04:29:14 pm
"But looking into her eyes he saw the Tristan's comfort that he needed"
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Srdja
5/10/2015 01:35:09 am
I hope so Eddie. We will see.
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"Ban television and a person can learn to sit and think, a lost art in the television age."
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Srdja
5/10/2015 01:34:36 am
Sometimes we do lose or sometimes is don't'r. The problem is that on TV everything is perfect or too bad. Like white and black. In real life there is always mixture of these two.
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Mikayla Kricfalusi
5/10/2015 06:16:07 am
Watching television is an incredibly passive activity. Maybe we lose a sense of responsibility for ourselves.
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Abby Elliott
5/9/2015 04:48:09 pm
Quote: “So tell me,” she said, “what’s wrong with welfare programs?”
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Mikayla Kricfalusi
5/10/2015 06:17:23 am
Its one of the many ways we can get stuff. Everyone wants stuff.
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Srdja
5/10/2015 01:32:49 am
" Coming to know yourself and finding a way to do what is right?"
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Mikayla Kricfalusi
5/10/2015 06:15:07 am
Quote: "But also because the Dream Machine strips life of everything that makes life worth living. The striving, the seeking, and the finding."
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Kevin Stiemke
5/10/2015 11:47:02 am
The possibility of failure can influence people's lives everyday in negative, and positive ways. A positive way would be the risk, and the adrenaline rush, and a negative way is the part of being scared to fail, and being conquered by it.
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Chenoa Levy
5/10/2015 06:06:28 pm
The possibility of failure hinders many people from achieving their goals. Failure scares people away from trying new things.
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Hesham
6/8/2015 07:55:21 am
Because failure brings us to sense what mistakes we have made and how we can make our actions better so we don't face that same failure,.
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Camila Antonorsi
5/10/2015 08:50:47 am
"Isn't that what life is all about? Coming to know yourself and finding a way to do what is right?"
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Nicole Matteson
5/10/2015 01:56:04 pm
I definetely think so! People always over think themselves now adays and are so scared of judgment we don't act on our urges too much. I think if we could be less afraid of what others think and become more confident in ourselves, we could compliment strangers and do more acts of kindness. I aim to compliment a stranger everyday haha sometimes it works... sometimes its awkward.
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Ryan Cormack
5/10/2015 08:53:32 am
Q: "Capitalism involves struggle, but it has an invisible heart beating at its core that transforms people's lives."
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Dylan L
5/10/2015 02:27:42 pm
I think that that is a really interesting idea. If people had to work a required number of hours every year for charities... However, people would probably view it in a similar place as Jury Duty...
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Eli Murguia
5/10/2015 09:46:40 am
“‘Give a man a fish and he eats for one night, teach him how to fish and he never goes hungry.’... ‘I learned three things from Maimonides. First, independence should be the goal. Second, the dignity of the receiver must not be forgotten. And third, and we often neglect this, the soul of the giver counts too. Although it is better to give than not to give at all, the ideal is to give gladly rather than grudgingly. The ideal is to give before you’re asked. The ideal is to give out of compassion rather than for the egotism of having someone depend on you… while it’s nice to take a beggar to dinner, the best thing that you can do is help him become independent.”
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Nicole King
5/10/2015 10:39:16 am
Q: Isn't that what life is all about? Coming to know yourself and finding a way to do what is right?
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Mikey Saunders
5/10/2015 11:30:57 am
Q:"He realized that for the first time, in a long time he actually cared about what someone thought of him."
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Dylan L
5/10/2015 02:26:11 pm
I wrote about a similar quote. Personally, I think that people pretend to be someone they aren't because they are insecure. They're worried about their image to the public or another person, and due to their insecurities (which can vary completely), they change themselves. I think it's a little bit sad.
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Kevin Stiemke
5/10/2015 11:37:12 am
Quote: "He realized that for the first time, in a long time he actually cared about what someone thought of him."
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Matt Rose
5/10/2015 04:05:49 pm
That does exist and its very common for people to care about what other people say, especially with ones who are very insecure. And it mostly leads to either anger, sadness, or many other negative feelings
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Nicole Matteson
5/10/2015 01:49:39 pm
"Capitalism involves struggle, but it has an invisible heart beating at its core that transforms people's lives. If you give it the chance. Look at the full picture and you get a very different perspective."
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Alexis Habib
5/10/2015 03:35:25 pm
Great connection! Very true
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Dylan L
5/10/2015 02:23:53 pm
"He hesitated. Was there a way to say how he felt without sounding like an ogre? What a strange sensation, worrying about how he came across!"
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Chenoa Levy
5/10/2015 06:04:38 pm
I don't think he will necessarily change them but, instead filter them. For example the dinner party(although in the end he shared out his opinions). I think he's learning what to say and what not to say.
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Alexis Habib
5/10/2015 03:32:53 pm
"He realized for the first time in a long time, he actually cared about what someone though of him. He hesitated. Was there a way to say how he felt without sounding like a ogre? What a strange sensation, worrying about how he came across!"
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Piper Tompkins
5/11/2015 09:01:27 am
I think this defiantly depends on the person in the end, some people are very quick to think and some people take their time.
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JustinR
5/10/2015 03:34:53 pm
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Matt Rose
5/10/2015 03:53:13 pm
"And I would be willing to give out a lot more then a dollar to help fast eddies life if there were a charity that knew how to help him" pg 161
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Piper Tompkins
5/11/2015 09:02:36 am
I think people being given money should attend a work shop of some sort so they can learn how to use their money wisely.
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Chenoa Levy
5/10/2015 06:02:05 pm
"The Dream Machine strips life of everything that makes life worth living. The striving, the seeking, and the finding."
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Eamonn M.
5/11/2015 12:33:25 am
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Allison Hopkins
5/11/2015 01:28:53 am
Quote: "He was a sheep in wolf's clothing."
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Chandler Gaines
5/11/2015 08:27:34 am
"I belive in bieng generous in the face of suffering, But I've got my limits."
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Piper Tompkins
5/11/2015 09:00:12 am
Q:”’So tell me’ She said, ‘what's wrong with welfare programs?’ Sam looked into her eyes.She was smiling and waiting for him to speak. He saw the same open face, full of wonder and life that he had seen across that table in the coffee shop.”
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Noah Parr
5/11/2015 02:07:15 pm
Q: Give a man a fish he eats for a night, teach a man to fish and he never goes hungry.
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Morgan King
5/21/2015 05:00:00 am
I don't think that many people realize that if they give just a little more of their time, it would greatly benefit both of them.
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Morgan King
5/21/2015 05:56:24 am
Quote: "It would be," Sam began again "to ban television."
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Hesham Hamed
6/8/2015 07:52:12 am
Q:"Ban television and a person can learn to sit and think, a lost art in the television age."
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