Prompt One
The fascination with violence seems to come from the American separation from actual violence and the glorifying aspect of fighting wars in service of a greater good. Although some portions of our society are extremely puritanical in regards to topics like sex and alternate views on issues, almost all of American society, from television to advertisements, accepts violent imagery as a legitimate form of communication and permits violence to be used to solve disputes. Some ideas, like the “castle doctrine,” where one is justified in using deadly force against someone committing a crime on one’s property, promote an ideal of valuing property and materialism over the life of a human because of one mistake. These laws devalue human life …show more content…
American football, the preeminent example of the American fascination with violence and consumerism, appears to be a simple exhibition of testosterone-fueled bloodlust instead of the passionate strategic game that some proponents make it out to be. From the tiny amount of time (around 11 minutes per game) that the players are actually in play to the epidemic of brain damage among former NFL players, the game of football presents itself as just an excuse for Americans to indulge in some officially-sanctioned violence. The American desire for violence and acceptance to solve conflicts, such as fighting to protect a romantic partner from some sort of intrusion or fighting to protect one’s honor, show that although Americans may feel like they have experienced the full extent of violence fighting in foreign wars, the average American has never even lived near to any kind of actual warzone and has not experienced the horrors that other Western nations experienced during both World Wars. The traditional American media consistently censors sexual content and explicit language in television and moving pictures, but also fails to censor the, debatably far worse vice, of violence and consistently …show more content…
This high school, unlike most schools, will neither try to “mainstream” all students into a set path nor exclusively focus on enhancing the welfare of only our brightest students, but will teach every student at his or her level and speed. In math and science courses, instead of learning in the classroom and practicing and mastering the material at home like traditional schools, our students will have the ability to watch and learn the material on their own time in their own time-frame. In these classes, teachers, instead of lecturing and answering questions, will be helping students master the material and answering confusions about the lesson itself. In an online format, one can watch lectures and lessons at one’s own pace; By rewinding to go over tough parts or skipping over self-explanatory parts, students everywhere on the bell curve can achieve success in these subjects that are heavily based on mastering the previous material before moving on to the next material. Instead of simply preparing for college or working, the education that one receives at this school will prepare one to be a critical thinker in society and an eternal curious person. Unlike most schooling, this school does not begin until rather late in the morning, 10 AM most days, in order to allow teenagers, with their naturally late sleep schedules, to have enough