Our Talmud has spend a lot of effort debating what is fair in paying money in the event one person hurts another intentionally.
But at our school as well as in life, when you and a friend fight- either physically or with words- there are other things that need to happen to get things 'right'.
Comment below disagreements in your life and in the world, and ways that people solve disagreements.
Sarah Brill Comment #11 Extra Credit:
ReplyDeleteIn daily life I argue with many people. I argue about who is right and who is wrong. For example, my friend and I had an argument on a matter that had to deal with yoyos. We were arguing in how long we could yoyo for. I eventually one because it turned into a physical argument where we both yoyoed for a certain amount of time. In the end I won and my friend had to suck it up. This was when I was eight but it was kind of silly that we were arguing over something so small. Some ways to solve an argument is be arguing logically and critically and not result in violence. Try to talk it out and be honest with each other. Try to find a loop hole and tie the knot. Why would a person want to argue about something they know they will lose? Is there any possibility to solve an argument without apologizing? When arguing make sure to do it logically. In the Talmud, one text a Rabbi was arguing about who was right about whether an oven was Kosher or not. In the text its states that this Rabbi preformed extraordinary miracles, but the other Rabbis did not believe him. Then G-d himself came down and said that the oven was kosher. The other Rabbis used a text from the Torah and they out smarted G-d. This states that there is always a loop hole, if only one tends to find it. I solve my disagreements by contradicting what another person said by put their own words and putting them back in their mouth. I also resolve by logically explanations and proof. If I can't provide proof, I don't argue.
Sarah Pomerantz Comment #6
ReplyDeleteIn the world and in my personal life life there are many conflicts that someone will come across. The Talmud works to make things right and to make sure that the harm will be equally compensated. For example in my life I fight with my brother. We are four years apart and he and I disagree on almost everything. From how to solve a math problem to what food we like, and everything else. My brother and I always make up in the end. One major fight that we both had was one day on the way home from school. Most days I need to leave right away in order to make sure I get to whatever after school activity I need to be at. My brother is not the fastest person and he was very late to pick me up. I was angry and we got into an argument. Then he became made at me and we both ended up upset that we were so angry at each other. We then made up and we were fine. We learn each time what we like and how we should interact with each other in order to avoid another fight. The Talmud tries to make sure that if people get into a fight that it will be prevented in the future.
In the world people get into conflicts all the time. Even though this conflict has not been solved we can hope that one day they will resolve their issues and live in peace. This conflict is the Israeli-Arab conflict. This conflicts has been around for 66 years and even though they are not close to finding a solution there is still a chance that it could happen. Fights happen but eventually they need to be resolved so that the conflict does not continue.
Michelle Postolovskiy comment #11 Extra Credit
ReplyDeleteIn my life I argue with people over silly things, such as who said what, when they said, and so much more. One time my friend and I got in to a fight about who had better grades. Well this fight got bad fast, we even had to figure out our GPA in order to solve the problem. I won but she had to calm her self and also let it go. We solved the problem but tried to make sure that it didn't happen again, by not bragging to each other if one of us gets an A. The Talmud makes sure that if/when people argue they won't do it again.
In the outside world there are more serious fights, not about who got a better grade in math. Power is a major argument. Like the 9th grade learned this yea the US and China are "fighting" for the top spot, and soon we might not be allies any more. But we can't not be allies just because we want to be in top spot. More then half of our things come from China, if we did not have them as allies we would not have half of our clothes or furniture. Combine China and Us and you get a world power house. We need to solve the problem eventually; we can't always compete for the top spot.
Alex Gage comment #6
ReplyDeleteOver my short time on this earth I have argued over many stupid things with my friends, parents, and many other people. I always argue with my mother over directions, and politics. I also argue with my father aboutsports, cars, and many other things. Most of it is just stupid arguments that are easily resolved with either an agreement to disagree or we find some type of middle ground to settle on. However, on a bigger scale such as our government there are many ignorant arguments that are tossed around in several different directions. an example of this would the debate over abortion. many conservatives believe that it is a sin to end a life, even if it is still just an embryo. Liberals also think that if someone gets pregnant they can just walk into a planned parenthood center and get the pill. this issue probably won't get resolved for a long time and this is just one example of many, many arguments within our government.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2003-05-19/news/0305190142_1_abortion-debate-birth-self-defense. this is just one of many articles about the debate. something that is so simple that causes so many problems is just strange.
Alex Ravioli comment #8.
ReplyDeleteIn my short 16 years of life i have argued a ton with my parents, brothers, friends and others.I always argue with my brothers about who has to do the chores, who gets to play xbox, who gets to play on the ipad, who gets what and other things. Most of the time the disagreements have no point and we just argue hours on end. We come to an agreement. Our agreements are that one of us has to do half the chores and then one of us gets to play a little bit on the xbox. We argue for very long time but come to a conclusion in less than a minute. I argue with my parents about many things like how long can i stay out, how long can i hang out with my friends, what i can or can not do. Most arguments end with both people coming to an agreement that both suits there needs. There are many arguments out there in politics and in the governement. One side believes one thing and the other believes something else. Usually how they solve these arguments is they settle somewhere in the middle and take a little bit from both sides to make it fair. Arguments can also turn violent as one side of the argument disagrees with the other and can not come to an agreement. http://www.kltv.com/story/25548104/tyler-man-arrested-after-argument-turns-violent. In this case a man stabbed another because they could not come to an agreement. In my life most of my arguments go well and do not end in violence.
Matthew
ReplyDeleteI seem to argue about everything I can with my brother. we argue about Xbox, TV, shotgun, when someone breaks something who's fault it is, and everything possible. I argue with my parents about school work and why I got the grades I did even though I am unable to talk them out of their anger when my work is unsatisfactory, or late. When I get frustrated with work or mess up and delete my blog posts the first time I write them. makes me disappointed in myself and i realize that it is a waste of my time i can be doing something else with my time.
Ariane #8
ReplyDeleteIf I ever get into a fight with a family member or a close friend, I always think the the first thing that anyone should do to solve a fight/disagreement is to confront the other person and to talk about it. You can get your stories and feelings straight and that will ensure that there is no confusion or miscommunication. That is almost always what i need to do in order to get over a fight with someone else. Just using your words and talking can do wonders. Luckily for me, I've never had to take it any further than that. Sometimes you need to bring in an outside party to help. A step further would be to go to court about it whether it be a suit or something else. The last and most extreme step that you can take is to start violence (fights/war). There are so many different ways to deal with problems with other people to try to get them to forgive you. In this article, "Teen convicted of killing 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway sentenced to life", it talks about the horrific tragedy that was committed. In this case, they went to court where justice was served, but the poor family and friends of that little girl could never ever forgive that man for what he did. But, court did help to settle different matters and ended to situation.
website: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/other/teen-convicted-killing-10-year-old-jessica-ridgeway-sentenced-life-f2D11624142
Evelin comment #7
ReplyDeleteWhenever I get into a fight with a friend, I need time to cool off and think about the fight. I usually think whether im being over dramatic or I just reevaluate the situation. Then I usually go up to my friends and talk to them and tell them how I feel or I just tell them I'm done being mad. When you get into a conflict with someone, you should always ask yourself if the fight is worth it. You have to think about what you are arguing about and if it is really important or not. In the world there are many dissagreements. For example one disagreement is the gay topic. Whether gay marriage should be legal or not. I personally think that you are entitled to your opinion. If you are about to get into an argument with someone over opinions, you have to remember we can think what we want. You have to think clearly and respect others opinions.
Laurel Esstman #9
ReplyDeletehttp://www.newsweek.com/2014/06/06/arab-spring-has-sprung-252505.html
In this article it talks about the Arab Spring conflict. This whole Arab spring thing was done through violence. By citizens taking over the government. They could have tried talking it out but that wouldn't have worked because its a tyrant they won't listen. So the citizens only had one option. Now that they got the tyrants out of power everything is 'right' in their countries. When i fight with my friends i try to stay away from physical violence and instead I take a step back and look at the fight and my options of what to do. Once i had weighed my options then i chose the best action. Usually i just talk it out with my friends and we move on. Which is what i think is the best way to go with your friends. Other situations may call for other actions but it depends on the situation.
Adina Kalantarov #9
ReplyDeleteWhen i get into an argument with my parents, friends, or even teachers, the first thing i do is try to think of a way to solve this disagreement that we have. Whether it is simply apologizing or getting a punishment, in my head i know that it is the past and i have more things to worry about. I need some time to think things through and cool off. I make sure that i communicate with the person that i am arguing with to make sure that we are okay and that there is no misunderstanding. In the world today, many people think that in order to solve their problems, they have to be violent and aggressive towards who ever they are arguing with or even with innocent people. However there are also types of situations where people decide to deal with a scenario in a well-mannored way. For example, with gay marriage, you don't see people killing others just to make it legal. Yes, there are protesters, but thats a little better than killing, don't you think? In a recent article by NYtimes, they report about an issue with same sex marriage, and in the end win the argument. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/05/27/us/politics/ap-us-gay-marriage-tipping-point.html?_r=0
Whenever somebody doesn't agree with another person they usually talk behind there back and never try to fix the true problem. When someone isn't happy with another person they should confront them with the problem and resolve it together because that is the easiest and best way to make everyone happy in the end. When major problems happen though people become more stubborn and not willing to compromise, but eventually they will if they are with the person they disagree with for long enough. Everytime my sister is home she always yells at me for not doing me chores around the house and i always tell her i did part of them and ill do it later. She then continues to fight with me and i continue to tell my story, but she never listens. After an hour on continuos arguing we finally come to the conclusion of something that we both agree on.
ReplyDeleteAdira Brown Comment #5 of second set
ReplyDeleteWhenever i get into an argument or fight with a friend or family member, I am not one to just cool off immediately. The first thing that I think is necessary to do is to confront the person who you are dealing with. Like Ariane said, it is necessary to get the story straight. Often times I find that the message had been misconstrued to mean something other than the original intentions. Secondly, I remove myself from any place that would only worsen the situation. I take time away for myself to contemplate what has happened and what I think it necessary to do. I don;t think there are many situations in which the way to settle it is through court, unless there was a crime committed. However, within our society , many people have to take arguments to court in order to resolve them. I think that this is a responsible thing to do when matters get too intense, because otherwise people could potentially be harmed.