I
believe that something that is very important to note from my groups Major
Writing Assignments, is the importance that is placed on recognizing the human
qualities in each and every person. Each
of the assignments analyzed how often we can forget about the feelings and
interests of the people who surround us, and how it is on us to constantly keep
these in mind. In Sihley’s Major Writing Assignment she discussed her surprise
to see her teacher perform at Maha. We,
as students, can often overlook that teachers have interests outside of the
classroom. When Sihley saw her teacher,
she began to humanize her teacher in a way she had not done before. She even goes on to say that she develops a “pseudo-friendship”
after the festival with her teacher, because of their new found interest in
similar music. We also see this in Jimmy’s
paper, where he discusses the significance of “oap” in Midwest culture. “Oap” provides the opportunity to say sorry
in a way that recognizes the other individual as more of a human. While it is something unique to the culture
in the Midwest, it provides insight into the emphasis on humanizing people
around us in every day life. In Jacob’s Major
Writing Assignment, he discusses the struggles that both him and his family go
through during his father’s battle with cancer.
Cancer, at its core, is a disease that dehumanizes whoever it comes in
contact with. However, it was his father
who constantly sought to take care of his family during this difficult time. This constant push to keeping our identity as
humans, allows our culture to create deeper connections with the people we meet
on a daily basis. For this reason, this is why we all have the desire for
humanizing the people who surround us.
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