Friday, March 28, 2014

Merchant of Venice Pre-Reading Work


1.     Don’t rely on outward appearances when making judgment – agree
·      I agree because people come in all different shapes, sizes, and looks yet one’s personality isn’t determined by their appearance.
·      Many people around the world today have a specific idea of what the people they want to get to know, to have the perfect image, which is why society today is corrupted with the many judgmental people.
·      I most of the time judge people by the way they look, as a first impression, but as time goes on I feel I get to know the person, and enjoy their personality.
2.     Justice is always blind – Agree
·      Power can influence many people
·      The world today has different perspectives of what the “right” thing to do is
·      I am a person that rather leads than follows but if I were to follow then I would think that the leader is wrong, but if I were the leader then I would think im right, so leadership or justice is blind.
3.     A brotherly love between two friends can be just as strong as an intimate love between a man and a woman -Agree
·      People may not notice but there is actually a lot of people that think a friendship is just as important as a relationship
·      Others really enjoy the company of friendship just as much as being in a relationship
·      I can't say I have personal experience with this but I feel that I would be the type to defiantly believe that one’s friendship can be as strong.
4.     You can break a promise but as long as you have a good excuse- Agree
·      If the excuse is actually worthy enough then its possible someone wouldn’t mind breaking a promise
·      People may just be more understanding than others
·      I’ve had many people break their promises, which kind of led me to get use to it, so as of right now when people make promises I try my best to not except so much from people.
5.     Love is blind -Agree
·      Love is blind because many people try to do certain things for their “lover” not noticing.
·      Some people do so much for the person they like, they start to act a certain way that is not how this person usually acts.
·      People around me that they say they are in love usually is all over their “lover” so they act a different way.
6.     Stereotypes are often right- Disagree
·      This is basically that same thing as judging a book by its cover
·      Stereotypes are very fictional and the more people spread a certain “type” of person, the more classified it would be as a stereotype
·      I am Asian and wear glasses, so people think im like really smart, but in reality im not that smart (hahaha)
7.     An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth is a good motto to live by. – Disagree
·      I disagree because you cant really hold something against someone because problems that people seek revenge for is basically a waste of someone’s time.
·      Some people have the ability to be the better person and just walk away from an issue like this
·      I’m not the type of person to be the to fight back, but instead to walk away knowing I’m the better person. But if it’s serious then I would obviously I would.

1 .I have had time where being sad is just a thing that I feel just at random. I cant say im incredibly sad but I think its just like puberty or something. When im sad I usually think to myself that this feeling isn’t permanent, which gives me hope that I can reach true happiness.
2. The attitudes today have changed in many ways due to the fact people don’t really mind unless they get something in return. As of right now, I know that many people are greedy with their money and those are the type of people that usually have no friends, but as for the people that do lend money and get paid back, are usually those who have a better chance of being considered as a good person.

3. I really wouldn’t let people take a large amount of money, but if I were to lend someone money they would have to pay me back, if not then I would get mad of course and also my trust in this person gets lost. But other than that the money I lend someone must be returned to me.

4. I wouldn’t really expect them to blend considering the fact that people have different views on religion and ethnic ways. In this story I think it will all bend in the end but will take a while for it to work out.