Your response must be a minimum of 2 paragraphs and is due Tuesday October 9, 2012:
This week, schools across New Jersey celebrate Respect Week, where we give a little extra respect to our peers, teachers, loved ones, our neighbors, our pets (and even those people we don't like very much). As we go through the week, try and think of how you can embody this mantra in your own life - choose to respect someone else's opinion, not argue with them; help out your little brother, sister, cousin or parent; respect the beliefs of another culture (or at least their right to have a belief other than yours). There are many people who we can give respect to, both older and younger than us.
For your blog this week, I want you to think about the word "respect" and what it means to you. First, define the word in a personal way, perhaps illustrating with an interesting or colorful example. Tell us a situation when it was hard for you to respect someone (or try to think of a fictional character that has experienced a similar event). Relate a moment when a person has earned your respect.
We all know that we need to respect certain people. In your own words, describe the types (or specific) people that demand your respect, either habitually or occasionally. What makes them worthy of your attention and respect? Also, consider how one gets respect: is it something that is earned? or something that comes with a certain position or relationship to you? Explain. Think about how a person could lose respect (either self-respect or the respect of others) and how one earns it back. Isn't it difficult to earn the respect of someone whom you've let down? Finally, think about how you respect yourself: how do you evaluate your value? what actions to you take (or chose not to take) that show self-respect?
You do not have to tackle all of the questions above - they are meant to guide you and spark thoughts. I would much rather read a lengthy discussion of a few of the topics, with depth and meaning, than a list that answers all of them briefly.
In many people’s lives, including mine, respect is a value. To me, respect means to be honored by not only other people, but yourself as well. Some people think respect can only be given to others. However, self-respect, to me, is just as important. Giving others respect means to honor, compliment, and listen to others. For instance, listening to somebody else can be considered respecting them. Also, being polite and listening to what someone has to say, rather than arguing can be part of being respectful, too. An example of respecting others can be shown through a debate, much like the ones we had in class. One team would respect the opposing team’s opinions and words, rather than arguing before they finish speaking. Another kind of respect is self-respect. Self-respect consists of taking care of yourself, and being proud of yourself. Examples of self-respect can be shown through your appearance, confidence, and/or your self-esteem. All of these factors contribute to giving yourself and others respect.
ReplyDeleteAnother huge aspect of respect is who to respect, and under what conditions to respect people. First off, in my opinion, everyone should have respect for their elders. People should respect their elders because they know a lot more and are wiser. However, it can be hard to respect, not only our elders, but other people sometimes too. In order for me to respect someone, they must earn it first, otherwise they don’t deserve it. For instance, if someone has let me down or has disrespected me, they have not earned my respect, and won’t get it. A time when someone gives out a compliment, or even helps somebody out can earn respect. Many people can get respect, but they just need to earn and give it first.
Respect is a very valuable word to many, especially this week. Respect to me is to treat others as if they are your friends. It is a good way to think of it that way because it can keep you away from conflict with most other people. For example, in the story The Shining by Stephen King, a young boy named Danny faced conflict with his father. His father, Jack Torrance, was possessed by an evil spirit that told him to kill his family. While Wendy, Jacks wife knew that she and her son had to get away from Jack, Danny loved his father as most sons so and didn’t want him to perish into an evil soul, making it very hard to not respect him. A time that one has earned my respect was when I told one of my friends a secret of mine, which was my real age (I told him I was 26). After telling him via Skype, he messaged back fairly quickly as if he knew and said that he accepted me for any age as long as my persona reaches a more mature level. After this, he earned my respect very much.
ReplyDeleteThe people that I mainly respect are my superiors, such as my parents, teachers, law enforcement and elders (sometimes). My Mom and Dad are very nice to me and respect me for my achievements, therefore I respect them right back and they appreciate that. I can also respect someone with a good point or reason. To earn respect, thou must be respectful in return. Another way of doing this is to assure superiority over the people in whom you are trying to gain respect by being a responsible and eligible person. While some people have an antidisestablishmentarianism, it is always good to respect the police and law enforcement by showing a positive and crime free life, this gets you respect around your area to the police and gives out a good reputation.
An easy way to loose respect is to be ignorant and be of a vexation to others. While it is very easy to lose respect, it can be easy to re-gain by showing respect again; to the person that has lost respect for you. I have had a many friends over my years and I have lost a lot. In most of these cases it was a matter of me loosing respect for my friend(s) and finding new ones with a more respectable persona.
Respect is goes an long way. To me it means, you start at zero and earn hundred. What does that mean? Well it means, no one is going to respect you when they first meet you, or just pass by you in the hall way. Your at zero, when you start treating them good, how you would like to be treated then, thats when you start to exceed respect. Further more, to gain my respect it takes about two month to a year, lets be honest theres alot of rude people in this world. They act different around others. I only respect someone that does not, change who they are, or is fluenced by others. Being proactive shows, respect for your self and other if you haven't notice. Which brings me to my next conclusion. The most important respect,is to respect yourself. Respect your body and mind. For example stay clean, and don't do anything that can leave permanent damage. Shows really good respect for your body. Showing respect for your mind would be, stay postive and don't leave memory scares.
ReplyDeleteOn A funny show South Park, the is a funny kid name Cartman, that has no respect for no one. For example he always makes fun of his friends and gets them in trouble. There was this one episode, where he mad fun of a medgeit, and everyone started to hate him. Because he was so immature. So not having disrespecting one person, or group, can actually make everyone loose respect for you.
To me respect is always a give and take. To get respect you have to give it. My personal definition of respect is to always behave in a reasonable, kind and friendly way. Respect is that one thing that should be given all around to everyone, even to one who doesn’t deserve it. I believe it is always polite to be respectful to elders and peers. A time where I found it difficult respecting someone was over the internet once. It was a time when I was using the social networking and a stranger just decided to disrespect one of my friends online. At the time I couldn’t believe someone would have so much disrespect towards another. This made me feel that if he wanted to be disrespectful to someone, someone should be just as disrespectful to him. So, my friends and I decided to defend ourselves in a manner that might not have been the best way to handle the situation. Things were said to disrespect one another and it was something everyone wish they could take back.
ReplyDeleteCertain people require respect at all times. All elders, in my opinion, deserve respect from every minor. Specifically teachers and parents are mostly the elders who demand respect. Everyday in school it’s a habit to the students to respect their teachers. It is important to supply this demand of respect to teachers because they are only benefitting us in life. Parents are to be given respect no matter what the circumstances are. It is important to supply this demand of respect to parents simply because they are the ones who gave/will give you all the opportunities in life. They are the support, love and care of life and the least you could do in return is respect them.
Some people could lose respect easily. One thing could simply slip you right through the cracks of gaining respect. To me, to get respect you must give it. You have to always do the right things. If you don’t give respect then you definitely should not be considering some being giving to you. Respect is something that is exchanged. Respecting yourself is a quality of one. To respect yourself is to take care of yourself mentally and physically. It is to never bring yourself down, but to only pick yourself up in life. The action you do to show that you have self-respect is to care; care for others, and care for yourself.
Respect is one of the most important aspects of society. Respect should be given to all the people around you and most importantly yourself. Respect can be expressed in several different manners from simply not interrupting someone else to accepting someone else’s thoughts, words, or even religions. In my own words I can describe respect as treating others kindly and politely, allowing them the ability to do as they please. In addition, self-respect is maintaining a conservative and well treated overview of yourself. Respect is something you should automatically have for both yourself and the people around you; it’s not something you have to ‘earn’ necessarily, although it can be lost under some circumstances. However, both self-respect and respect between one another is something everyone should and want to have.
ReplyDeleteSome people should have your respect at all times under any circumstance simply because they are at a higher place or should automatically put at a higher standard. Elders like your teachers, parents, grandparents, or any person who clearly has more experience then you should never be disrespected. Most of these people only have the intention to better you with any situation they are put in and should be given the respect simply because they’re the ones who raised and brought you up into the person you are today. Secondly any kind of official or government leader like a police officer, judge, or principal should be respected at all times. These people clearly do not only have more power over you but are also making decisions most likely to better you or the people around you. Respect is imperative when working with other people and should be within yourself; without respect things would not move forward in a smooth and calm manner as they do now.
Respect is something that is needed in society and without it the world would be a much different place. To me respect means giving others your attention and always caring about what they have to say and being able to listen and do what they tell you to and also being able to not judge someone based on what their opinions are and or what their beliefs are. If we do not respect each other then we do not grow as a society. For example, if people do not respect the police that shows that they break the law and do not care about the lives they are putting in danger and make society look bad. However, when people respect one another people are much safer and it helps society.
ReplyDeleteIt can be hard not to respect someone if they are not respecting you. For example, it is tough to respect a bully because since that bully does not show you respect by picking on you. There are many people that demand respect from me and other teens. My parents demand my respect because they give me the love I need and the roof over my head, the clothes I wear, and the food I eat. Teachers also demand our respect because they give us the education we need to do well in this world. Police officers demand our respect because they make sure I am safe and stop danger when presented. Politicians demand our respect because they think up and present laws that can help me and the rest of the country. However, respect does not only have to be given just people they can be objects too. People need to respect laws that they are ordered to followed so that everything thing is safe, fair, and healthy. Also people need to respect other objects that do not belong to them. For example, people need to respect school property because that does not belong to them and they would not like it if their materials were vandalized.
Respect is something that has lost a lot of meaning over the past years. Kids our age, and even younger, have lost respect for older ones and even towards our parents at times. However, even though this word has seemed to have lost it’s meaning, it is still very important to respect those around us. Respect, in my opinion, is treating those with a higher authority or someone who you look up to with kindness, and politeness. There were many times I found it hard to respect someone. Most of the time, it was towards my parents when I was getting frustrated with them. When most kids get frustrated with someone, they begin to role their eyes, showing much disrespect towards that individual. I would know, I have done it many times in the past. However, after maturing and actually understanding what my actions could lead to, I know have a better understanding of why respect is so important, especially towards your elders.
ReplyDeleteLike I just mentioned, one of the main people who deserve our respect are our elders. They have been on this earth for many years and experienced a lot of ups and downs throughout their life. They also know much more than us. Even though they can be forgetful, they still have been through enough to help guide us or give us advice. So just that alone gives us a reason to show them our respect 24/7. It might be hard at times, but we know it’s the right thing to do and they will remember that. Respect is a two way street. When you show respect, you are one step closer to gaining respect for yourself. Once you show someone you respect them, that’s makes them begin to show respect to you in return, so it’s like a chain reaction in a way. However, losing respect is something that is done so easily. When someone loses the respect of an individual, it is most likely because they have done something to offend them purposely or simply done something going against what they said. I would say many people have experienced this, so it’s nothing new. It’s just gaining back that respect is the hard part.
When people think about respect, most of them totally over look self-respect. Self-respect is, in my opinion, is the key to showing respect to others. Self-respect is when you know your own personal boundaries and knowing you can succeed. Most people knock themselves down, thinking they could never go good in life. However, this just makes it even harder for them to show respect towards themselves. Respect in a whole is just a way to show that someone does matter to you and you are willing to show him or her you care.
Respect to me is a very important thing to build friendships, and relationships off of. My definition of respect is to listen to others opinions, ideas, and to admire their abilities and qualities. For example I respect my mom for her ability to focus yet be just as off the walls as one of her kids. A time I felt it was hard to respect someone was in math class with Ms. Montano. In one of her classes we were going over answers and she had gotten one wrong so Kevin corrected her, but she did not believe him. The rest of the class got involved and it was hard for me to look up on her skills because it made it seem as if she could never be wrong. A time someone earned my respect was when my older sister showed me how good she was at designing clothes. I had repect for her before but this made me look up to her even more because she had something special that she was good at.
ReplyDeleteThere are many people that habitually demand my respect. For starters my entire family have my respect especially my grandmother. My grandma has a lot of wisdom and experience and she helps me with some problems others can't. People that occasionally have my respect are my friends because they don't all listen toothers ideas so its hard to respet someone who doesnt respect you. To earn respect from me you have to be able to listen to me and have some sort of relationship to me. If i lose respect for them it is a liitle hard to accept them because I wouldn't know if I can trust them again. I chose to respect myself by making sure I dont try to be like everyone else and have specialties of my own.
Several people are respected and have respect for others. Respect is the way in which we show our admiration for people. For instance, several teachers have my respect. Due to the fact that they take their time to help students master a certain topic, shows that they care about our education. With the action that they all take, they have gained my respect. Other people, however, demand my respect for them. For example, my parents demand my respect. They expect me to listen to their orders and to treat them with kindness. They are worthy of my attention because they are the people that helped me get to where I am today in my life. With all of the support they have given me in mind, they deserve every bit of my respect.
ReplyDeleteThere are two ways that people get respect. They can both earn it and can have it because of a specific relationship that they have with another person. When people earn respect from others, it is usually because of trust, being caring, or just because the person is an adult. However, there are also ways to lose respect. one way to lose ones respect it by betraying a friend or by going against someone that has always been there for him/her. There are a ton of ways in which someone can lose respect and those are a couple. In addition, people can have respect for themselves as well. A few actions that are taken when someone does not respect themselves are, they don’t present themselves in a clean and healthy manor, they don’t care about anything that involves them, and they could even have a horrible attitude that affects other people. Showing respect for one another is something that everybody should take into consideration.
“I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university.”
ReplyDelete― Albert Einstein
This quote Albert Einstein made pretty much sums up my definition for respect. Respect is something that is earned. Some people think that the best way to get respect is to force it upon people. Force them physically to respect you. But my definition is simple, treat everyone the same. Whether it is a homeless man or the president of the United States, treat everyone the same, no matter what class they are in. Treat everyone the same, and also treat others how you would like to be treated. For example, if you don’t want to be physically tortured, don’t physically torture anyone. I know that is an extreme example, but it gets the point across. If you don’t want people to lie to you, don’t lie to them. I think the quote is brilliant, and explains what I believe perfectly. People can get respect easily; give respect, and they can get it. People who are respected tend to respect the people that respect them. It is human nature.
A time that was hard for me to respect someone was not too long ago. Someone promised me something. They told me that they would do something for me, but they went back on their promise. I think promises are very important. I know that if I promised someone something, I mean it. I wouldn’t promise anything if I couldn’t keep that promise. This person was someone I respected dearly. This person was very dear to my heart. It was hard to respect them after they lied to me, but I eventually got over it. I really do not like it when people lie to me. I tell the truth, and I think everyone should. Lying is never the answer, and it made me upset.
To me respect means to be looked up to or have someone admire you and not question your authority. For example, a coach. When in practice or a game coaches have full respect from players. When a coach tells a player to fix something they are doing wrong the player does not yell back or ignore them, they simply try to listen and fix the mistake they've made. A situation in where it was hard for me to respect someone was when my mom yells at me. When I get bad grades or do something wrong my mother does not ignore it, but she addresses it. In these situations I do not respect her. Sometimes I yell back and others I stare at her blankly. A time where I have learned to respect someone was during a track meet last year. There was this one girl who would jump farther than me every time we went against her team. Last year, I was determined to beat her. My coach never helps me in practice, but when he told me what I was doing wrong he told me to fix it and I would get a farther jump. By listening to his instructions, I jumped the farthest I ever have and I beat the girl.
ReplyDeleteMany people want respect, but there are certain people who demand it. For instance, teachers. More than occasionally teachers will either demand or plea for your full attention and respect. They only demand it to help students, but students tend not to listen. Most of the time students will ignore the teachers because they don't want to learn new things or receive harder work, but the teacher only teaches them and gives the work out so they can be successful in life. They deserve respect because they are trying to get you to achieve in life and strive to be your fullest. To gain respect one must simply be a good person. You can't gain respect if you've done drugs, or been arrested, or are just a generally bad person. People in jail don't have admirers, but the people who put them there do. Police, firemen, doctors, and paramedics gain respect for saving people's lives everyday. They lose respect just as they gain it. For instance, if a cop were to go against the law and secretly help a suspect they easily lose respect. Or if a firefighter were to stand by and be too scared to go help a person in a fire they would also lose respect. It would be hard to earn back the respect, but they could by doing something courageous. Otherwise, it is very difficult to earn someone's respect back after you have let them down. To show self respect I could never let someone change me. Staying true to myself will always be respected.
Respect is what everybody needs to show in order to receive it back from people. Respect basically means treat whoever it may be the way you would like to be treated. Everybody wants to be treated nicely, generously, honored and admired, nobody wants to be treated the opposite of these things. Many people think it’s okay to be disrespectful to people who they might not like but that’s not the way to go about things. Everybody encounters people they may not like or even don’t feel comfortable around, so immediately most people are rude and are disrespectful to them without thinking about their feelings afterwards. This exact thing has happened to me where certain things I said could have been taken in a disrespectful manner and were taken disrespectfully. Just as everybody says, in order to be respected you must respect that very person, and I didn’t follow that rule when I talked to this person. Although after times of being respectful I gained respect from that person even though it took a while to gain the respect.
ReplyDeleteThere are many people who deserve our respect on a daily basis; some of those people are our parents, grandparents, friends, family, and teachers. All of these people deserve our respect because they are the very ones who taught us what we know today and they are also the ones who stick by us and respect us for who we are and the least we can do is act respectful towards them in return. Someone doesn’t just get respected automatically; they must earn respect from that very person. They must show respect towards them in order for them to be respectful to you. Sometimes it may be hard to gain respect, but if you are respectful towards them sooner or later they will also be respectful towards you. Also besides respecting other people there is a great importance in respecting yourself. You must keep yourself healthy physically and mentally. You don’t want to hurt yourself in any way, you always want to respect yourself for who you are.
Respect is what everything is based off of if a person takes the time to truly consider the meaning of the word. To me, respect is a yo-yo. For example, a person whom I respect greatly might perform an action that causes me to lose respect for them. Respect is never a guaranteed thing. A person can not go throughout their life believing everyone will respect them. The meaning of respect varies greatly depending on the person. There have been many times when I have found it hard to respect a person, but one instance is more notable. I was at my aunt's birthday party, sitting alongside my cousin, when he started to make fun of our waiter. His basis to tease the waiter was that he acted in a stereotypical homosexual manner. As I sat there for the rest of dinner, I couldn't help but realize how much respect I had lost for him. This situation only reinforces my belief that respect is like a yo-yo.
ReplyDeleteEveryone has been taught throughout their life to respect their elders, and I couldn't agree with this teaching more. Elders deserve respect for many reasons. One of them being that they have more knowledge and experience pertaining to the world. They have lived longer than others and deserve respect from the younger generations. Another group of people that automatically have my respect are people enlisted in the military. The principle of helping our country and potentially putting themselves in danger for others well being causes me to respect those people instantly. Elders and people enlisted in the military are the only two groups of people that instantly earn my respect. My process for people to earn my respect is probably like many others. For a person to earn my respect, they have to have a sense of what is right and wrong. If a person who I do not respect tries to earn respect, it is a harder process. In my book, I believe that everything happens for a reason, which means that whatever made me lose respect for that person, happened because said person was supposed to do it. If I give everyone respect without taking into account their actions, I would have little self respect. For example, if I respected a person who was rude to me in the past, I would believe I deserved that little respect they displayed towards me.
Respect can have many meanings to people, for example for elders they think they always deserve respect even though they don't always act the correct way. For teens, they think they should be respected if they are respectful, which I do agree with that. Of course, not every teen is respectful likewise with elders, they don't always act in a respectful manner. I think we all need respect, its what we been taught and its the right thing to do.
ReplyDeleteFor me, the person who I respect the most is my mother. My mother has been by my side all the time, some might think because she's my mother that's her job, but to me its a blessing because sometimes I see or hear situations in which mothers have left, abandon, or even killed their own kids so that's what makes me appreciate my mom. The fact that she sticks by my side through thick and thin is what makes me respect her the most. I think every mother who is by their kids side are the ones who deserve respect the most. Every woman eventually becomes a mother or is a daughter and so because we are the ones who keep the growth of humanity going we deserve all the respect we can get.
Respect to me is something really Importat. We all learn how to respect when we were little that's what we should all know how to do the best. Respect is something really seriouse like once my parents told me you need to give respect to get respect. U can get respect by helping that person out or by helping them hen there having problems.
ReplyDeleteYou can also earn respect by giving people advice. How I earn my friends, and family member respect is by giving them respect for example once my friend had a family probables and I help him out a lot and cheered him up. That person is now my best friend now we go trew thing or thick
ReplyDeleteBy helping my best friend like that I gained his respect and he also respects me, we fool around at times but we respect each other. I gain my family members respect by listening to there advice and talking them serious, and I also gain there respect by also cheering them up by making them laugh and being there for them trew everything that's what family is here for. You can lose someone's respect by not being there for them when they neeand by not giving them you're help and advice. I have been on that position before is the worst felling ever, because is hard gaining there respect back because they don't trust you any more. That's what I have learn from respect and my examples about respect.
ReplyDeleteRespect. What respect means to me is to have a certain appreciation for one for what they did, and how it benefits others. There was a point in my life where I found it extremely difficult to respect one of my schools principals. I felt like she was unfair, critical, and over all just mean. I thought about it after awhile and I came to the conclusion that I still have to show respect to her for several reason. For instance, she's the one who helps keep the school a safe environment for the kids. Although she may have come off as mean, she really did care for the students and only wants the best for our future. To have a good future, it requires us to be in a safe learning environment. That was only one of the many things she has done for us, but she's an "elder" as some might say. So, therefore she should just automatically earn each and every single student's respect.
ReplyDeleteThere are many individuals in the working industry who earned the respect of society. For example, many type of doctors, engineers, and most importantly our U.S army. One person who most of us should always show respect to is our parents. There are some unfortunate reasons as to why you might not respect your parents. Maybe they've been in jail, on drugs, or possibly even abusive. It’s a sad reality, but this does take place in America, and all over the world. If you're not in any type of situation that may harm you with your parents, then by all means you should respect them. Many times my mother has told me “I’m the one who gave birth to you, you better respect me." You may think it's funny at the moment, but she's right. No matter what little annoying things your parents do to you, for example, not let you stay out with friends for as long as you desire, to always have to offer your respect. It's not something you have to decide on if you want to give it to them, it’s already a given. It's something that many teens talk and gossip about and few will actually admit it that it's important to give your parents respect. No matter how much you may hate them and everything they do.
Someone can also loose respect for many reasons too. It’s a give and take kind of thing. To get respect is to give it. It’s pretty much as simple as that. Maybe they called you some unnecessary words, or just did something for you to no longer have respect for them. In my past experiences, it’s pretty hard to earn my respect back. It has to be something drastic to lose my respect for you in the first place, but you’re going to have to do something big to earn it back. You not only have to respect others but you have to remember to respect yourself too. Respecting yourself could just simply saying no to drugs if someone offers you any. You shouldn't subject yourself to harmful things just because someone else thinks its "cool" or you have to do it just to be popular. If they don't like your opinion, and they know it’s the right thing, then that's too bad for them. These are just a few ways as to how you can earn, loose, and give respect.
In order to receive respect, you have to give it. It's just like the golden rule: Treat others the way you want to be treated. To me, respect is how we show each other that we care, and we all have our own ways of doing so. Each year when I meet my new teachers, I usually have trouble giving my full respect to every one of them. Sometimes when they give us a lot of work, are strict, or are tough graders, I seem to not have complete respect for them because it bothers me how much work I have to put forth, even though in reality it's just me being lazy. So it takes me a good portion of each school year to realize that they're doing this all because they want us students to try our hardest and be the best that we can be. My teachers are the people who don't always have my full respect, but in the end gain it.
ReplyDeleteOut of all the people who need/deserve respect in this world, I believe it would be our parents. Of course since we are teenagers there are points when we can't stand our parents, but at the end of the day we have to realize that they're doing what they are because they love us. But on a bigger note, our parents are also the reason that we are here today. They gave us our lives so I think the least we can do is give some respect back in return. This is why our parents are most worthy of my respect.
Respect for me is a word that includes every aspect of propriety, mannerism and being civilized. Respect is to give someone appropriate treatment of kindness, honor and admiration regardless of age, race, specie, or anything that would set one apart. One year, my friends and I had went camping locally. During our trip we had encountered a man with an extraordinary story. He explained how he served his four years in the army on the front line. A few weeks before returning home he had tried to save a few local children from a small town in Iraq. In the process, a bomb was thrown and even though he was pretty far away, debris had flown and thrashed in different ways. His left arm was severely injured. With this, he had to get an amputation and not to mention he remained in the hospital for a few months. Instantly, this man had won my respect and highest admiration. He was a real life hero, and I appreciated his courageous deed. From then on, I looked at him with a new perspective.
ReplyDeleteIn my own opinion, everyone deserves respect. Respect should be a given right for every human being and animal. Closer to my heart though, most authorities, my parents, family members and those who achieve great things should constantly be respected to a higher degree. By giving them respect, you prove that they deserve it due to their actions, and their automatic position in your life. Your peers, neighbors, friends,those who you dislike and even criminals should be given a justified amount of respect. The basic means of respect should be required for everyone but, to acquire a larger amount of respect and admiration it deserves to be earned. For example, a teacher may give a lecture to the class about morals and values. As a student or even just as a person, it should be an instinct to listen and understand their point of view. However, in order for the student to apply this information into their everyday life and to fully appreciate the speech, the teacher's respect needs to be earned. It should be earned in the depth and meaning of certain relationships, but should be a general basic act for every single person.
Self-respect is something that is definitely important to me. I live by the saying "if you don't respect yourself who else will?" because it is the raw truth. Self-respect is the act of portraying yourself in a modest, mannered, admirable way. If one doesn't take pride in their appearance or reputation, it eventually will not matter to others and will be taken advantage of. To maintain self-respect, I dress modestly, detour from profanity, I'm honest with my decisions, take care of my responsibilities and ultimately present myself in the best light possible. People often follow the leader ; to be respected you must be the leader - through this you will earn respect and be looked upon as a source of positivity constantly.
Respect is one of the most important things a person can give as well as receive. Everyone should show some kind of self-respect, and respect others as well. To me, respect is showing consideration, and admiration for others. I am not saying that the person has to worship everyone they respect, but at least recognize their accomplishments/achievements as a person. I have always respected my parents and teachers. They are always making sacrifices in order to help me out. It is only right that I respect them for all that they do for me. For instance, I am sure that most teachers have better things to do then hang around school to help students having trouble with a lesson. I respect them for taking time out of their day in order to help students like myself. The same thing goes for my parents. I am sure that they would like to do things with their friends every now and then, instead of drive me to practices, games, etc; which is why I try my hardest to show them that I respect them. Every now and then I try to show them that I respect them by helping out around the house. I feel that all children should show some kind of respect their parents.
ReplyDeleteRespect is something that is earned. If some people aren’t careful, they could lose it. In order to gain respect from other people, you have to give respect. Although it may sound cliché, people must treat others the way that they would like to be treated. Most people do not like getting made fun of, or pushed around. This is why everyone should treat people with generosity and consideration. If people do not treat others in this way, they will in turn lose all the respect they could have possibly gained. In addition, people should not only respect their fellow peers, but their environment as well. So, instead of littering around town, they could show a little bit of respect for where they live, and at least throw out their trash. I have absolutely no respect or tolerance for people that litter, and most people feel the same. It is for these reasons that everyone should show some kind of respect to the people and world around them, if they would like to earn it.
Respect means a lot to me and I feel is really important. Respect means my feeling of someone’s personal quality or ability or something they have done. My older sister went through extreme emotions and difficult situations when she was a freshman because she was so strong I have high respect for her, which I have for most of my family members. Earning and losing my respect is really hard and it usually only happens when the person has done something really important. For example, my friend earned my respect when she stood up her younger sister. I’m an older sister as well and when I see someone stand up for siblings it means a lot to me. Even though they are twins she still protects her younger sister even though her sister may be wrong.
ReplyDeleteRespect is something that shouldn’t be messed with. Many people can lose respect and many people can earn it. I feel respect is earned based on many things. First of all, if they are a parent, teacher, grandparent and people with high authority throughout my life they automatically get respect. However, the way they act can make them lose their respect. Now with peers and friends respect is usually earned by the way they act and what they do. If someone is against something I believe in and that I feel is an important subject they may lose some of my respect. Another thing I feel that has to do with respect is how hard it is to regain. I feel it’s extremely difficult because when someone loses your respect and they try to gain it back you will keep thinking of that one incident. Respect is so hard to regain, but easy to gain at first. That is my opinion of respect.
Respect is a value you must give in order to receive. To respect is to honor yourself and others. An example of respect is being kind, friendly, or polite toward others. Not talking when another person is talking, listening to others’ thoughts and feelings, and or simply accepting a person’s opinion. It is sometimes hard to give respect to a person that you may not specifically like. A time that I struggled with giving respect to someone was when someone had not given respect to me. I was in a tennis match with two other girls and I forgot what the score was. To verify myself, I asked them what it was and they gave me attitude. I struggled respecting them because their attitude was present throughout the whole game. I tried my best to show good sportsmanship, but I was confused since I didn’t do anything wrong. In some situations, it is difficult to stay respectful because of a past that you may have with that person or group of people.
ReplyDeletePeople that need respect habitually are elders, adults, and peers. One thing that I was always taught was to respect elders just because they’re older. In addition, I respect my parents and teachers. Teachers deserve a lot of respect for what they do. Daily, they have to deal with teenagers’ disrespect and eight long hours to patience and teaching. A person can lose respect by doing something they shouldn’t do or doing something that you don’t agree with. For example, making fun of a disabled person or a person in need. Pretty much, a person who disrespects will lose respect. It is very difficult to gain respect that was lost. Respect is like trust in that way, it is not something that can be gained back so easily. Self-respect is important to anybody. If you don’t respect yourself, then how do you expect others to respect you? This is a big controversy for girls. Modesty is a big form of respect that not everyone follows. The first step of receiving respect is being to able to respect yourself first.
Respect is a seven-letter word that has many definitions depending upon the individual. To me, respect means to be able to listen, understand, and tolerate someone even if you do not agree with them or their opinions. For example, I may not agree with someone’s political view, I still have to respect his or her opinion. More specifically, I am a Republican while many of my other friends are Democratic. Just because we do not agree does not give me the right to call them foolish or idiotic. Although I do not like discussing politics with my friends, I do listen to their opinions and critically ponder. I try to respect everyone, but when a person is dogmatic their ideas, even if their right, become worthless. I cannot tolerate a very opinionated person because I feel as if they do not respect my opinion for they believe they are always right. When acquaintances suggest that my way of thinking is incorrect I no longer have respect for them. Political view points are matter of opinion; therefore, there is no clear-cut right or wrong answer.
ReplyDeleteA person earns my respect when they respect others. How they treat a person whom they do not like or cannot do anything for them shows the individuals true character. If they treat the person who means nothing to them, as if they were something, I have great respect for that person. It takes a person with character to do that. In addition, I respect someone whose friends with everyone no matter their religion, race, gender, or socioeconomic standing.
Respect to me respect means many things like admiring a person, being polite to them, or treating them with righteousness. For example, I could respect or admire Bill Gates for donating $28 billion, to a foundation. I could respect or be polite to my parents by doing what they say. Lastly, I could respect someone who has different beliefs or views. One situation when it was hard for me to respect was when someone had a different view of something than I did, it was a hard time because I couldn't seem to agree with this person but later on we did come down to an agreement. Someone who has earned my respect was my brother, who used to always annoy me and take for granted they way I treated him, but he got tired of fighting and he felt like making a change and becoming a nicer person, from that time he has always respected me and kept it that way, I respect him too and admire him for his change.
ReplyDeleteSome people that should always be respected are parents, elders, teachers. But I don't really think an specific group of people should be respected, I think everyone should whether you are young, old, a religious group, or just anyone. Everyone deserves respect, even you do. There's nothing that makes people worthy of getting respect as I said everyone should be respected no matter what. Respect is usually something you earn, though. There are many simple ways of earning someone's respect, for example, by holding open the door, helping someone when they are in need, or maybe by just smiling and giving them a simple hello. Finally, I agree it is true to gain respect first you must respect yourself. If you don't respect yourself people are going to see that in you and then they'll wonder "If this person doesn't respect themselves, then why should I respect them?" So respect really starts with you, remember you must always respect yourself first, and to get respect you must give it back. Treat people how you want to be treated.
This week is the week of respect. What respect means to me is being polite and not rude towards your companions or adults. For example, when a teacher is talking and the class is quiet and listening the students are respecting the teacher. I believe that respect is a two way street. You get what you give. At home, I have a hard time respecting my younger brother and he has difficulty respecting me. We always argue and are mean to each other. Name calling is very common between my brother and I. When we get along we respect each other because we are kind and sweet. Other times we disrespect each other without even realizing it. Respect goes a long way in school, at home, between friends, and in the outside world.
ReplyDeleteIt’s very common and polite to respect elders. I believe that people respect their elders because it’s common courtesy. I believe respect is something that is usually earned. In some cases respect is already granted to people with high titles. For example, you respect the principle, teacher, and your parents. Respect is something that it usually learned when you are young. I believe that no matter how old or young, you should always respect everyone.
Respect means many things. To many people it means a feeling of deep admiration for someone. But to me it means something much more. You just don’t feel admiration; you can also feel something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements. In many schools people don’t respect others. They treat them bad or make fun of them. Like in many movies they show many characters be all mean and grumpy, but then at the end they turn out to be happy.
ReplyDeleteIf someone wants to earn respect, they should respect everyone. For example, ever since in kindergarten, teacher showed the students how to respect and that they should always respect everyone. Even if they young, old, tall, or small, you still have to respect them. In addition, when you bring to work at a restaurant or at an office you have to respect your patients and co-workers. All in all, respect is important and we should never give up respect one another.
Respect is a valuable to many people including me. The word to me means you start with no trust and your work your way up to having someone’s full trust. For example, it was me and three of my friends and my one friend’s cousin. We went to leave my house and go play basketball and I realized that my I pod was missing. I usually don’t misplace my I pod so I thought my friends cousin stole it because I trust all of my friends. At this point I had almost no respect for my friends cousin because I thought he stole my I pod. To prove me wrong when I confronted him he offered to help me look for it and we wound up finding it under my desk.
ReplyDeleteIf someone wants respect they should give respect, but there are different situations where you have to give someone respect but they don’t have to give it back. For example, if someone is a higher authority then you must show them the up most respect like teachers, police officers ex. But if they have the same authority as you or they are just a random person they need to give respect to get it. For example, if I’m the new kid in school and it’s my first day I will show everyone respect. But if someone doesn’t show me respect I will lose all respect for them and not respect them un till they respect me.