Take a moment to reflect on the 3 people (the woman with the baby, bakery worker, and the mayor of NY) determine what you believer were their motives for interacting with the homeless. Why do you believe that person did what he/she did?
Next pick to look at this person through Kohlberg's moral stages or with a gender approach. What stage would you place this person on Kohlberg's list? Give text support to explain your reasoning. If you use a gender approach how does this person fit or not fit into the gender expectation. Use text support to explain your answer.
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I think the woman with the baby was a sterotypical racist mother. She clutched her purse and stroller when the man approached, and quickly reached for money to get rid of him. The second woman was helping the man by supplying a hot coffee and pastry. everyday
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ReplyDeleteIn the passage On Compassion there are three people that do good things for people but the writer doesn't know if it's compassion or do they want to get rid of the homeless people. The first woman gives the homeless man a dollar while he is staring at her baby, I think she just wanted to get rid of him but she might have also wanted to just be generous because he was standing there for a while, she could be level 2 or 3 on kohlbergs list. The next woman gives a homeless man food and a drink at her shop everyday, I think she did it to be nice because if she didn't want to she could just tell him to leave, I think she is level 5. The next one is the mayor who moves the homeless people into a hospital, I think he did it because it was winter time and getting cold and maybe some part of it would be because he didn't want them on his streets, I think he could be a two or three.
ReplyDeleteThe woman with the baby was just trying to keep the man away from her child because he was just staring at it, which could imply he might like the baby, or try to kidnap them. While the French woman who owned the cafe wanted to help the poor soul which drifted into her shop instead of just shoving him back into the street like some stray dog and yelling at him to leave and never come back.
ReplyDeleteI would also put the first woman at a 2 because she was giving the man the dollar not because he begged for it, but to get him away from her child and her. While the French woman at the cafe is more at a 5 due to how she's giving the man food instead of just kicking him out even though the second option might have been easier than feeding him, and at this point it might be a routine thing for him to show up there.
DeleteI chose the mayor because he seems the most controversial. People wonder if he put homeless people in the hospitable to help them or to just clean up the streets. well I believe it is to help people so they can get back on there feet. this put the homeless people in a place were they have shelter and food. I believe that the mayor was helping these people get through there tough times.
ReplyDeleteI will reflect on the mayor of NY. The mayor of New York City is moving the homeless off the streets and into Bellevue Hospital. I believe the mayor did this for many different reason. The first reason is he good look like at good mayor by doing this. Also some of the homeless could be sick or injury, they be taken care. Or the mayor could just be do this for the holidays so NY can look clean. But I truly think he just trying to help out the homeless.
ReplyDeleteI will reflect on the mayor of NY. The mayor of New York City is moving the homeless off the streets and into Bellevue Hospital. I believe the mayor did this for many different reason. The first reason is he good look like at good mayor by doing this. Also some of the homeless could be sick or injury, they be taken care. Or the mayor could just be do this for the holidays so NY can look clean. But I truly think he just trying to help out the homeless.
ReplyDeleteOut of the three people I think only one of them helped the homeless out of compassion. The baby with the woman was not the one. I believe she handed him a dollar because she was scared, she wanted him to go away and leave her baby alone.I know this because as soon as he came over, staring at her baby, she hurriedly got out a dollar to give it to him and he didn't even ask for it. this shows that she is at stage 2 or 3, she wanted to appear like a good person and she wanted him to go away by giving the dollar. The bakery worker however shows signs that she is doing this out of compassion. the homeless man comes in and she doesn't tell him to leave she "emerges from the kitchen with steaming coffee,... and a small bag of...of what? Yesterday's bread? Today's croissant?" They didn't speak a word to each other and the worker had this prepared, waiting for him. this shows that its a routine thing that this could happen everyday. Others would not do this which shows she is at stage 5 because she is compassionate for the homeless man. The Mayor is however is also at stage 2 or 3. this is because he "is moving the homeless off the streets and into Bellevue Hospital." I believe that he is not doing this to help them but to help himself because he wants to make his city look good with out homeless people everywhere.
ReplyDeleteOut of the three people I think only one of them helped the homeless out of compassion. The baby with the woman was not the one. I believe she handed him a dollar because she was scared, she wanted him to go away and leave her baby alone.I know this because as soon as he came over, staring at her baby, she hurriedly got out a dollar to give it to him and he didn't even ask for it. this shows that she is at stage 2 or 3, she wanted to appear like a good person and she wanted him to go away by giving the dollar. The bakery worker however shows signs that she is doing this out of compassion. the homeless man comes in and she doesn't tell him to leave she "emerges from the kitchen with steaming coffee,... and a small bag of...of what? Yesterday's bread? Today's croissant?" They didn't speak a word to each other and the worker had this prepared, waiting for him. this shows that its a routine thing that this could happen everyday. Others would not do this which shows she is at stage 5 because she is compassionate for the homeless man. The Mayor is however is also at stage 2 or 3. this is because he "is moving the homeless off the streets and into Bellevue Hospital." I believe that he is not doing this to help them but to help himself because he wants to make his city look good with out homeless people everywhere.
ReplyDeleteThe woman and her child: I feel that the woman did not give the homeless man help due to kind nature, but rather a sense of bliss. When he isn't directly in her face she most likely does not think about the homeless. When she notice him it makes her uncomfortable and the issues of homelessness are visible to her. In the moral stages "her hands close tighter on the stroller's handle as she sees the man approach" can be argued to give a feeling of stage two since she only aids the man to get rid of his presence. The baker seems to actually give compassion unlike the woman with her child. She hands the man food and drink without threats and he simply leaves only to come back another time and repeat the process. Her moral stage could be fairly high. You could even argue it to be in the four or five region. One statement that aids in this theory is "If expulsion were her motivation she would not reward his arrival with gifts of food. Most proprietors do not. They chase the homeless from their midst with expletives and threats." The last of the three would be the mayor, who's decisions could be taken in two different directions. On one hand he is aiding the homeless by getting into housing for the winter, but on the other, he is labeling them as insane and hiding them away in psych wards. Its entirely possible that his motivations are pure, but at the same time he may just be doing it to hide them and benefit the city at their expense. With this knowledge I personally give the mayor a two on the moral code chart.
ReplyDeleteThat's all for now folks, so until next time "Awe, true to Ceaser"
The woman and her child: I feel that the woman did not give the homeless man help due to kind nature, but rather a sense of bliss. When he isn't directly in her face she most likely does not think about the homeless. When she notice him it makes her uncomfortable and the issues of homelessness are visible to her. In the moral stages "her hands close tighter on the stroller's handle as she sees the man approach" can be argued to give a feeling of stage two since she only aids the man to get rid of his presence. The baker seems to actually give compassion unlike the woman with her child. She hands the man food and drink without threats and he simply leaves only to come back another time and repeat the process. Her moral stage could be fairly high. You could even argue it to be in the four or five region. One statement that aids in this theory is "If expulsion were her motivation she would not reward his arrival with gifts of food. Most proprietors do not. They chase the homeless from their midst with expletives and threats." The last of the three would be the mayor, who's decisions could be taken in two different directions. On one hand he is aiding the homeless by getting into housing for the winter, but on the other, he is labeling them as insane and hiding them away in psych wards. Its entirely possible that his motivations are pure, but at the same time he may just be doing it to hide them and benefit the city at their expense. With this knowledge I personally give the mayor a two on the moral code chart.
ReplyDeleteThat's all for now folks, so until next time "Awe, true to Ceaser"
The first lady was the mother who gave the homeless person a dollar. She gave him a dollar so he would stop looking at her kid. The lady in the shop gave the homeless man a pastry and hot coffee. She was actually being nice, while the mom was doing it to keep the man away from her child.
ReplyDeleteI feel as if it is OK for the mayor to move people to the hospitals. I say this because it is better for people to be inside of a temperature controlled room rather than sleeping on a cold slab of concrete. It is better for them to get meals and shelter rather than going to bed hungry. I would say the mayor is at stage 3. This is because his intentions were to be liked by everyone including the people he put away to psycho wards. The mayor does not fit into gender roles because he is caring and compassionate toward his cause.
ReplyDeleteThe women that was in ownership of the French bread shop took it upon herself to treat that man with a bite to eat and a nice coffee. She knew by the way he was dressed he was going through a tough time and he need some extra assistance. She could just smell the stench on his clothes. The way he acted as she gave him the food he silently took it and walked away. I personalty have given someone cash coming out of the blues game (it was my parents money) the man did not speck he took it and waved. I truly think there are people out their that need help and not just there for extra money. The whole Kuhlberg's moral stages thing in my opinion the women is between 4 and 5. In stage 4 they realize what the situation is and adjust the law and weigh the good from the bad. In 5 they are dedicated to what they are trying to accomplish whatever it takes they will do even if it takes their life. She is not adjusting the law because it is not illegal to do the actions she did. But then again she is not risking her life to help all homeless people. Maybe she just gives this man free things and not anyone else I don't know. That is why I have came to the conclusion on why I think the way I do.
ReplyDeleteThe women that was in ownership of the French bread shop took it upon herself to treat that man with a bite to eat and a nice coffee. She knew by the way he was dressed he was going through a tough time and he need some extra assistance. She could just smell the stench on his clothes. The way he acted as she gave him the food he silently took it and walked away. I personalty have given someone cash coming out of the blues game (it was my parents money) the man did not speck he took it and waved. I truly think there are people out their that need help and not just there for extra money. The whole Kuhlberg's moral stages thing in my opinion the women is between 4 and 5. In stage 4 they realize what the situation is and adjust the law and weigh the good from the bad. In 5 they are dedicated to what they are trying to accomplish whatever it takes they will do even if it takes their life. She is not adjusting the law because it is not illegal to do the actions she did. But then again she is not risking her life to help all homeless people. Maybe she just gives this man free things and not anyone else I don't know. That is why I have came to the conclusion on why I think the way I do.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the first women was just honestly trying to protect her baby from this stranger who she did not know. She fits the gender role perfectly, a momma bear. It says "Her hands close tighter on the stroller's handle as she sees the man approaching." This to me implies that she could have just pushed her stroller in a different direction or went around the man or told him to leave but instead she feels just the slightest bit of compassion and gives the man a dollar in which she didn't have to.I would put this women at a stage 3 on Kohlbergs moral stages list because she will do whatever it takes to get out of "trouble." At the same time think about why the homeless man pick her to stare at? There are thousands of people walking the streets everyday in NY but he picked her, why? I think it's also a gender role, he knew that this women would do anything to protect her child, including just giving him money to go away.
ReplyDeleteFrom my analysis of the article I can see that they all did it for , not necessarily a reward, but show of good being. Take the woman with the baby for example, this homeless man is standing beside her starring at her baby. To avoid this person and make herself feel better about the situation, she hands the man a dollar then the man leaves. She did this out of fear from the man starring at her baby and to get the man away from her and the baby. She had no compassion for this person nor did she actually about that person's circumstance. The same can be said for the store owner or worker. The homeless man walks into the store carrying a terrible stench that easily fills up the store. To get this man out of the store she hands him food and he quietly leaves the store. There was no conversation at all between the two. She obviously wanted the man gone or else she wouldn't have had the food ready as soon as he walked in. The man's foul stench could, and easily would, drive away customers. Also seeing a man like that in an establishment like that would also drive away customers. She does what she does for the concern of her customers and her business. Her ultimate concern isn't the man being poor and homeless, it's how he would effect her. The same goes for the Mayor. Him, pulling these poor homeless people out of the cold, makes him look really good in the public eye. You can see it in the headlines the next day "NY Mayor Saves Homeless" this would easily boost his popularity among the people of New York. He "Saves" these people only for his own gain. This also helps the city rack in a lot of money over winter. Cleaning up the streets by removing the filth and dropping it somewhere else was a great idea. Now people won't be afraid to walk around the city more and explore, seeing more sites than they usually would, bringing in an insane amount of tourism income. The mayor doesn't do this to help the homeless, he does it to help himself. They all do it for personal gain albeit for entirely different reasons.
ReplyDeletei think the women with the baby was trying to keep the man away from her baby because he was staring at it. the women with the baby was trying to get money to give to the man and just try to get rid of him. but the french women want to help the man by giving him a pastry and coffee.
ReplyDeletei think the women with the baby was trying to keep the man away from her baby because he was staring at it. the women with the baby was trying to get money to give to the man and just try to get rid of him. but the french women want to help the man by giving him a pastry and coffee.
ReplyDeleteIn the article On Compassion the bakery worker gave a homeless man a small paper bag. Everyday this worker would put food in the bag and give the homeless man the bag. The worker did this to make at least one person content in life. She would do this everyday so the man would not starve. On Kohlberg's moral stages the worker would be stage five. She would be stage five because she is trying to make a difference. In the article the author wrote "twice I have witnessed this, and I have wondered, What compels this woman to feed this man?" The worker has fed the man twice that the character has seen. The worker may have done it out of pity, compassion, or even wants him to get away from her shop. There are many reasons why someone would do something, some are good and some aren't. It depends on the person.
ReplyDeleteWell the writer for On Compassion clearly had a goal to catch people's attention by writing in small things like smell and color of skin. But they play a huge role on how people label a person, or why the actions of another person occurred due to how an individual looked. Like when the homeless black man stood gazing down on a baby in a stroller while the mother was waiting for the sign to say walk so she can get away form that uncomfortable stare he has placed on her child. But while waiting she thinks of the solution to hand him money to drive him away or simply be a kind citizen. Many believe she gave him money to have him hobble away because he was black and that she was terrified so the only solution to her was the dollar bill. Who knows the real reason? Well only her and it will remain that way unless you ask her. Then the writer observes a small french cafe and that a homeless man stood in the doorway lifting people's shirts waiting for something. Well the owner brings out coffee and a bag to him to make him leave or be a kind individual. But who knows, maybe he stands there knowing the woman would feed him and that he would leave so he stays waiting patiently. If anything the writer threw in all the details to have guesses be tossed around because we won't know unless we personally ask the individual.
ReplyDeleteIn the article On Compassion the bakery worker gave a homeless man a small paper bag. Everyday this worker would put food in the bag and give the homeless man the bag. The worker did this to make at least one person content in life. She would do this everyday so the man would not starve. On Kohlberg's moral stages the worker would be stage five. She would be stage five because she is trying to make a difference. In the article the author wrote "twice I have witnessed this, and I have wondered, What compels this woman to feed this man?" The worker has fed the man twice that the character has seen. The worker may have done it out of pity, compassion, or even wants him to get away from her shop. There are many reasons why someone would do something, some are good and some aren't. It depends on the person.
ReplyDeleteWell the writer for On Compassion clearly had a goal to catch people's attention by writing in small things like smell and color of skin. But they play a huge role on how people label a person, or why the actions of another person occurred due to how an individual looked. Like when the homeless black man stood gazing down on a baby in a stroller while the mother was waiting for the sign to say walk so she can get away form that uncomfortable stare he has placed on her child. But while waiting she thinks of the solution to hand him money to drive him away or simply be a kind citizen. Many believe she gave him money to have him hobble away because he was black and that she was terrified so the only solution to her was the dollar bill. Who knows the real reason? Well only her and it will remain that way unless you ask her. Then the writer observes a small french cafe and that a homeless man stood in the doorway lifting people's shirts waiting for something. Well the owner brings out coffee and a bag to him to make him leave or be a kind individual. But who knows, maybe he stands there knowing the woman would feed him and that he would leave so he stays waiting patiently. If anything the writer threw in all the details to have guesses be tossed around because we won't know unless we personally ask the individual.
ReplyDeleteI think that the mayor only did it because he wants to get them off the streets for kinda selfish reasons because he wants to get rid of the homeless people so that they can have more room on the street for like tourists and people that just walk the streets daily but he just used the winter excuse so that he will sound like a better person to everyone that doesnt actually know the real reason.
ReplyDeleteyeah I totally agree with you bro
Deletebesides the fact that it seems like your talking to yourself^ i agree that the mayor could have selfish intentions
DeleteI think the mayor of New York got the homeless people off the street because maybe he wanted to help them or maybe he was being selfish. It's winter so either he didn't want them to freeze to death, Or he did it so when tourist come to town it doesn't look like it full of Homeless people and its cleaned up.
ReplyDeleteI think the mayor of New York got the homeless people off the street because maybe he wanted to help them or maybe he was being selfish. It's winter so either he didn't want them to freeze to death, Or he did it so when tourist come to town it doesn't look like it full of Homeless people and its cleaned up.
ReplyDeleteIn the passage On Compassion I believe the mayor put the homeless people in the hospital to both get them off the streets and so tourists would not see them. New York's winters get a lot of snow and is freezing cold. No one should have to live on the streets in that kind of weather. If the mayor is putting the homeless in the hospital for that reason he would be a 5 or 6 because he is making a difference.The mayor also could only being doing it because many people visit New York in the winter and he doesn't want them to see the homeless and them to make his city look bad. This would be more of stage 1 or 2 because he would only be helping the homeless for selfish reasons.
ReplyDeleteIn the article On Compassion there were three people: the mother with the stroller, the bakery women, and the mayor. I think the reason the mother was nervous and seemed scared was because of how the man looked and how he just stood there and stared at her. In my opinion I believe the mother gave him the dollar to be generous. Some could say that she did it just to get the man to go away, but unless we asked the mother herself we wont know the real reason. To me the mother is at stage 3. Then there's the bakery woman who gave the homeless man the hot coffee and pastry. It wasn't the first time she had done that either. To me i believe she did it out of kindness and not just to make the man go away. If all the wanted was for the man to go away then why did she keep doing it over and over and not just tell him to get out? The bakery woman is at a stage 3 or 4. The last person we have in the mayor who put the homeless into the hospital. I don't think he did it because he thought they were crazy. I think he did it because it was almost winter and he didn't want to see them out on the streets in the colder harsh weather that winter brings. I would say the mayor is about at stage 5 or maybe even 6.
ReplyDeleteIn the article On Compassion there were three people: the mother with the stroller, the bakery women, and the mayor. I think the reason the mother was nervous and seemed scared was because of how the man looked and how he just stood there and stared at her. In my opinion I believe the mother gave him the dollar to be generous. Some could say that she did it just to get the man to go away, but unless we asked the mother herself we wont know the real reason. To me the mother is at stage 3. Then there's the bakery woman who gave the homeless man the hot coffee and pastry. It wasn't the first time she had done that either. To me i believe she did it out of kindness and not just to make the man go away. If all the wanted was for the man to go away then why did she keep doing it over and over and not just tell him to get out? The bakery woman is at a stage 3 or 4. The last person we have in the mayor who put the homeless into the hospital. I don't think he did it because he thought they were crazy. I think he did it because it was almost winter and he didn't want to see them out on the streets in the colder harsh weather that winter brings. I would say the mayor is about at stage 5 or maybe even 6.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the first women with the baby reacted the way she did to the homeless man out of fear. There may have been some sympathy or compassion also, but the majority of her reaction was out of fear in my opinion. The author describes that the homeless man is intensely staring at this woman's baby. All the woman probably sees is a dirty, strange man that could be a possible danger to her young child. This mom fits her gender role almost perfectly. She is acting as a protective mother that thinks of her child's safety before anything else. The dollar that she gives the homeless man is her way of telling him to "get lost" and hopefully remove his piercing stare from her baby. She was reacting to the situation in the best way that she thought possible for her safety and the safety of her infant, while still helping a man in need. A common stereotype for women is that they are protective of their loved ones, yet all around caring and empathetic to everyone. The young woman with the baby in "On Compassion" was a perfect fit to the mother stereotype.
ReplyDeleteI think that the only person of the three who seemed like they actually cared for the homeless was the shop owner. She had given him food multiple times and I think if she wanted him to stop coming back she would stop feeding him.
ReplyDeleteI think that the only person of the three who seemed like they actually cared for the homeless was the shop owner. She had given him food multiple times and I think if she wanted him to stop coming back she would stop feeding him.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the first women with the baby reacted the way she did to the homeless man out of fear. There may have been some sympathy or compassion also, but the majority of her reaction was out of fear in my opinion. The author describes that the homeless man is intensely staring at this woman's baby. All the woman probably sees is a dirty, strange man that could be a possible danger to her young child. This mom fits her gender role almost perfectly. She is acting as a protective mother that thinks of her child's safety before anything else. The dollar that she gives the homeless man is her way of telling him to "get lost" and hopefully remove his piercing stare from her baby. She was reacting to the situation in the best way that she thought possible for her safety and the safety of her infant, while still helping a man in need. A common stereotype for women is that they are protective of their loved ones, yet all around caring and empathetic to everyone. The young woman with the baby in "On Compassion" was a perfect fit to the mother stereotype.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the mother with the baby in the stroller was giving the man money so that he would walk away and not stand there staring at her and her baby. I think the mother felt uncomfortable because it says that she "waits for the light to change and her hands close tighter on the stroller's handle as she sees the man approach," the mother is by herself with her baby, of course there are other people around but she doesn't feel protected or comfortable. As soon as the article says that "his eyes fix on the baby" that's when she removes her purse and frantically looks for something inside it until she finally pulls out a dollar bill. I guess you could say that this shows she is in kholbergs stage of 1 or 2 because if you look at it as if she did it because she wanted him to leave her alone then that would mean that she did it for herself and not because she cared about him. She could also be in stage 5 or 6 because she did give her money to a man that she didn't know, but she could tell by the looks of him that he needed some help. Therefore you could conclude that she did it for the better of him. Nobody really truly knows why she did it.
ReplyDeletei believe the manager of the small french shop is trying to get the homeless man to shoo. I say this because when she walks out to hand the man food and a coffee all moody. She could only trying to get him out because when the homeless man walks in it makes the little shop flood with the smell of urine and stale cigarette. But why does the manager continue to give the man food and a cup of coffee everyday? Does she have some sympathy for him? If she doesn't then why dose she give him food? i say i would put her in about stage five cause she does this for someone else. Everyday giving the man a free cup of coffee and a small crescent or piece bread.
ReplyDeleteOn Compassion was an article written to get you thinking about how the world actually things, and to challenge yourself to see things in a new view. Take the bakery woman for instance. She knew that feeding him once will lead to feeding him twice, three times, four times, etc.. Thus there must be a reason of why she keeps doing it. My question is that the author wrote "moody french woman" so if she was moody why would she feel compassion to the point of repetitively feeding this homeless man? Maybe she was required to do so because the owner wanted him fed, or maybe the worker put on a "poker face" to hide how she actually feels. We might not know why she was described as crabby, but I feel like she does it from the goodness of her heart. Women usually have a more compassionate side then men do, and she defiantly lives up to this stereotype from what was written about her. On Kohlberg's moral stages this woman would probably find herself at a five. This is because I believe she is truly trying to make a difference in this world. Yet i may believe the wrong thing, and there is a whole different story on why she keeps feeding the man, so i might be wrong on her true motives, which would change how she lives up to stage five and the woman stereotype.
ReplyDeleteOn Compassion was an article written to get you thinking about how the world actually things, and to challenge yourself to see things in a new view. Take the bakery woman for instance. She knew that feeding him once will lead to feeding him twice, three times, four times, etc.. Thus there must be a reason of why she keeps doing it. My question is that the author wrote "moody french woman" so if she was moody why would she feel compassion to the point of repetitively feeding this homeless man? Maybe she was required to do so because the owner wanted him fed, or maybe the worker put on a "poker face" to hide how she actually feels. We might not know why she was described as crabby, but I feel like she does it from the goodness of her heart. Women usually have a more compassionate side then men do, and she defiantly lives up to this stereotype from what was written about her. On Kohlberg's moral stages this woman would probably find herself at a five. This is because I believe she is truly trying to make a difference in this world. Yet i may believe the wrong thing, and there is a whole different story on why she keeps feeding the man, so i might be wrong on her true motives, which would change how she lives up to stage five and the woman stereotype.
ReplyDeleteI think the woman with a baby had the intentions of protecting her along with her child rather than helping the homeless. You know she gave the man a dollar out of fear because the text says, "her hands close tighter on the stroller's handle as she sees the man approach." This lets the reader know that the mother was scared and fearful of the man which is why she held her child closer when she saw him. It also describes how she went through her purse quickly and was very impatient when the man wouldn't take her money. By reading the text, i think the woman offered money to get the man away from her thinking he would take the money and leave. I think she fits the gender role because you see her with her child which is motherly and expected out of all women. Also, she offers to give money to the homeless which connects with the thought that women are nice, supportive, and helpful. On the Kohlberg's scale i think this woman would be placed in stage 2. Stage 2 says they lack respect but want something in return. It has the phrase "you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours." I think this fits the woman because she is willing to give the man money if he leaves her and her child alone. I don't think she would offer up money if she did not get the mans absence in return.
ReplyDeleteI think the woman with a baby had the intentions of protecting her along with her child rather than helping the homeless. You know she gave the man a dollar out of fear because the text says, "her hands close tighter on the stroller's handle as she sees the man approach." This lets the reader know that the mother was scared and fearful of the man which is why she held her child closer when she saw him. It also describes how she went through her purse quickly and was very impatient when the man wouldn't take her money. By reading the text, i think the woman offered money to get the man away from her thinking he would take the money and leave. I think she fits the gender role because you see her with her child which is motherly and expected out of all women. Also, she offers to give money to the homeless which connects with the thought that women are nice, supportive, and helpful. On the Kohlberg's scale i think this woman would be placed in stage 2. Stage 2 says they lack respect but want something in return. It has the phrase "you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours." I think this fits the woman because she is willing to give the man money if he leaves her and her child alone. I don't think she would offer up money if she did not get the mans absence in return.
ReplyDeletei believe the manager of the small french shop is trying to get the homeless man to shoo. I say this because when she walks out to hand the man food and a coffee all moody. She could only trying to get him out because when the homeless man walks in it makes the little shop flood with the smell of urine and stale cigarette. But why does the manager continue to give the man food and a cup of coffee everyday? Does she have some sympathy for him? If she doesn't then why dose she give him food? i say i would put her in about stage five cause she does this for someone else. Everyday giving the man a free cup of coffee and a small crescent or piece bread.
ReplyDeleteIn the article "on compassion" the mother sees a homeless man looking at her child for a long time. She is scared so she looks into her purse to find a dollar bill and gives it to the man. i feel that she gave this man the dollar so he would go away. she might have been scared of the man because he was homeless and she didn't know what the man was going to do to her or her child. it states in the story "the baby's mother waits for the light to change and her hands close tighter on the stroller's handle as she sees the man approach." when it says she tightened her hands on the stroller it shows that shes afraid of the man. i say the it was fear that motivated the gift. it shows she was scared of the man and that's why she gave him the dollar.
ReplyDeleteFor the first woman with the baby, I think she has the right to become nervous. It is a bit stereotypical to be afraid of the homeless man with button-less shirt, missing a sleeve and baggy trousers and dreadlocks. But to me, if someone looking like that came up by me and began staring at my baby, I would become nervous as well. I think she did give him the dollar in hopes he would leave because he made her nervous. As for the French woman in the small bread shop, I believe she is giving the homeless man the Coffee and paper bag, with what is assumed to be a biscuit or croissant, out of kindness. Yes, it does say he smelt of stale cigarettes and urine along with wearing a blanket, but it is also says the Author has witnessed it happen twice, witch means it may have been happening more than that. If every time some one comes for help or food and it is given over and over, they would keep coming back, assuming the same treatment will be repeated. For the woman to keep giving the man coffee and food, it leads me to believe she is doing it out of kindness and not for him to just leave the small bread shop. And lastly for the Mayor, I think he is being kind to put the homeless in the hospital during winter to keep them warm and fed and even given help if needed. I can understand the people of New York seeing the homeless and feeling bad for them, and some tourist may not want to see them or deal with them, but the mayor could just leave them out there in the freezing New York winter. I think the mayor may only be and stage 3 of Kohlberg's moral stages, because a part of me thinks he may only be doing this so the people of New York will like him for getting the homeless off the streets during winter.As for the French woman in the small bread shop, I think she may be at the sixth stage. She sees the problem with the homeless man and goes out of her way to have coffee and food ready for him, everyday he walks in. For the first woman with the baby may be at stage five. She sees there is a problem but isn't sure how to help in all the right ways. Yes she gives the man a dollar but that's all. I think she would be willing to help bu isn't ready to make he larger step and lead the way for others.
ReplyDeleteFor the first woman with the baby, I think she has the right to become nervous. It is a bit stereotypical to be afraid of the homeless man with button-less shirt, missing a sleeve and baggy trousers and dreadlocks. But to me, if someone looking like that came up by me and began staring at my baby, I would become nervous as well. I think she did give him the dollar in hopes he would leave because he made her nervous. As for the French woman in the small bread shop, I believe she is giving the homeless man the Coffee and paper bag, with what is assumed to be a biscuit or croissant, out of kindness. Yes, it does say he smelt of stale cigarettes and urine along with wearing a blanket, but it is also says the Author has witnessed it happen twice, witch means it may have been happening more than that. If every time some one comes for help or food and it is given over and over, they would keep coming back, assuming the same treatment will be repeated. For the woman to keep giving the man coffee and food, it leads me to believe she is doing it out of kindness and not for him to just leave the small bread shop. And lastly for the Mayor, I think he is being kind to put the homeless in the hospital during winter to keep them warm and fed and even given help if needed. I can understand the people of New York seeing the homeless and feeling bad for them, and some tourist may not want to see them or deal with them, but the mayor could just leave them out there in the freezing New York winter. I think the mayor may only be and stage 3 of Kohlberg's moral stages, because a part of me thinks he may only be doing this so the people of New York will like him for getting the homeless off the streets during winter.As for the French woman in the small bread shop, I think she may be at the sixth stage. She sees the problem with the homeless man and goes out of her way to have coffee and food ready for him, everyday he walks in. For the first woman with the baby may be at stage five. She sees there is a problem but isn't sure how to help in all the right ways. Yes she gives the man a dollar but that's all. I think she would be willing to help bu isn't ready to make he larger step and lead the way for others.
ReplyDeletethe bakery worker knew that the man was homeless and knew he didn't have any money. Now she can decide if she wants to help the man or not , witch she does, every morning he comes to the back of the bakery and the worker gives him a bite to eat along with a cup of coffee. There is no more actions that take place, only the exchange of the goods then he leaves like he was never there. the stage i would to put the worker in is probably 4 because they both see that its against the law to just give someone free food and drink out of a bakery, but they still do it as nothing happened.
ReplyDeletethe bakery worker knew that the man was homeless and knew he didn't have any money. Now she can decide if she wants to help the man or not , witch she does, every morning he comes to the back of the bakery and the worker gives him a bite to eat along with a cup of coffee. There is no more actions that take place, only the exchange of the goods then he leaves like he was never there. the stage i would to put the worker in is probably 4 because they both see that its against the law to just give someone free food and drink out of a bakery, but they still do it as nothing happened.
ReplyDeleteThe woman with the stroller had only given the homeless man the money to keep him away, because whenever she gave him the money he left her and the child alone. In my opinion she over reacted, he could have just been coming over to compliment her.
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ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, I believe that the mother was protecting herself along with her child as the homeless man was in a piercing trance like stare at her child. By doing so she was protecting her child from the man by giving him money to stop looking at her child in an uncomfortable looking manner. According to the passage "On compassion" by Barbara Ascher states that the mother reacts by "hands close tighter on the stroller's handle as she sees the man approach". (paragraph one) As like many mother always protecting there own child, she even goes through her purse to find money to give to the man wishing he would leave once he accepted the money. According Kolhberg's moral stages at I believe that the mother is at stage 4, the reasoning is not only for protecting young child but protecting herself for doing something state making the mother feel uncomfortable and nervous for the protection as a mother. as it states in the passage "her h...the mother removes her purse from her shoulder and rummages throught its contents...she finds what she's looking for and passes a folded dollar over her child's head to the man who stands and stares." As an individual I can understand her position as a young women feeling defenseless. I would rate this women along with protecting her hat was right in her situation.
ReplyDeleteThe women who had the man looking at her baby had every right to be nervous and such. Also I don't think the man was intending to make the women feel uncomfortable. I feel as if the owner of the restaurant gave the homeless man some food and a drink to be genuine. Some may say that she just wanted to get rid of him so he didn't drive off all of her customers. But in my opinion i'd say if she has done it more than once then it's from the heart. I personally don't think the women was scared because of the mans appearance but mostly because he just stood there and stared at the baby. Most women would feel nervous if a stranger especially a man was staring directly at your baby. If it was a women who was staring would the protective mother felt so nervous? Would she be as cautious? Why is it when men are seeming suspicious everyone panics? When I think of babies being kidnapped I think right away it would be a women because they have the instinct to take care a young child. Student's comment
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