25/26 Pd 1 H TKAM Thematic Questions Activity by Abigail Martins

Discuss the importance of a relationship between siblings (brothers and sisters, etc.). How does that relationship change as people mature? Also, explore both the benefits and downfalls of sibling relationships.

amartins8 — 2025-10-15 14:09:55 UTC

What is the job of a parent? In your opinion, what is the best way to raise a child? Is it a bad thing to treat your child as you would treat an adult? Be able to explain your thinking.

amartins8 — 2025-10-15 14:09:55 UTC

Do you believe that race still plays a part in our country’s judicial (court) system? How is the role of race different from 50 years ago? What changes have taken place in our country to support that change? Support with evidence or personal opinion.

amartins8 — 2025-10-15 14:09:55 UTC

Why would someone falsely accuse someone of a crime they did not commit? Can you think of any crimes where this would be more of a problem than others?

amartins8 — 2025-10-15 14:09:55 UTC

There are many milestone events in a person’s maturation process. What do you believe are the most profound events? Are they universal? Does the age at which you pass through these events affect how they impact you?

amartins8 — 2025-10-15 14:09:55 UTC

Explore the realizations that young people make that impact their worldview. How/when/why are they often reached? Discuss some of your own realizations and how they have changed your perspective on yourself/your family/friends/the world.

amartins8 — 2025-10-15 14:09:55 UTC

Who is the most courageous person in your life? Explain how he/she displays courage.

amartins8 — 2025-10-15 14:09:55 UTC

What does the following statement mean: It takes a village to raise a child? Please give concrete examples. Support or negate this statement.

amartins8 — 2025-10-15 14:09:55 UTC

What games did you play as a child? Imaginative? Serious? Adventurous? Reflect on your childhood. What stands out? What moments do you remember most? Why do you think that those moments stand out the most?

amartins8 — 2025-10-15 14:09:55 UTC

How does the moral universe in which we live affect the choices we make? What factors influence our moral growth?

amartins8 — 2025-10-15 14:09:55 UTC

Chloe Engel

ce185_1 — 2025-10-17 12:10:58 UTC

The connection between siblings is one that people let fly over their heads. It's one of the most important connections in your family you can have. Having a strong relationship with your sibling can help prepare you for your other friendships and teach you important lessons. The downside to having a sibling though are the fights, but overall the relationship with your siblings is very important and will help you in the long run.

Connor McCormick

cm6271 — 2025-10-17 12:11:15 UTC

When it says that it takes a village to raise a child, it means that you need more than one person in the child's life. You need more than one person in a child's life because that helps the child get new ideas and ways of doing things. If you have a neighbor, they can learn other things from the neighbor that you didn't tell them

Luke Ramsey

lr3111 — 2025-10-17 12:11:18 UTC

I think this statement derives from the statement that you are most like the 5 people you surround yourself with. When you are a child you are very impressionable. if the child sees people doing bad things, they will think that its a normal occurrence but it should not be. A group of people or the village should act their best to leave a good impression on the child.

Sanni

ss570 — 2025-10-17 12:11:21 UTC

I think it means that multiple people play a role in how someone grows up. I think this is true because even if someone has a good relationship with their family the environment around them still has an influence. A lot of people play different roles in someones childhood.

Kealey J

kj439 — 2025-10-17 12:11:23 UTC

The statement "it takes a village to raise a child" means that it will take not just the parents of a child to help them grow up. It will also take additional mentors or help. This statement is accurate, as children need help to grow that they can not always rely on just their parents for.

Taylor Ilgen

ti675 — 2025-10-17 12:11:31 UTC

I think it's the parents job to raise them with respect and keep them safe. I think it's not bad to treat your child as you would treat an adult to a certain degree. I think you should give your child the respect you would give an adult.

Torin M

tm292 — 2025-10-17 12:11:34 UTC

As a child I never really played imaginary games. If I played any type of game it would be either a board game with my family or a videogame with my brother. But the moments that really stand out to me are the moments with my brother and sister when we played board games together. Those moments stand out the most because now that they are both adults and doing their own things in life, I will never really get to do that again with them together.

Brendan Krewson

bk284 — 2025-10-17 12:12:22 UTC

The importance of your relationship with your siblings is very important. These are people that are a part of your family and that you grow up with throughout your entire life. If you ever need something a sibling will always be at a similar stage in life as you. You want a good relationship so you are there for each other. As you mature your relationship may not be as strong with your siblings as you won't be living together. Benefits are they can help if needed and they are always there. A downfall is they can be annoying and tag along with you or mess things up for you especially if they are younger.

Giancarlo

go385 — 2025-10-17 12:12:38 UTC

"It takes a village to raise a child" shows the influences on a child, how it takes a lot more than just two parents to actually have them grow and mature. The "village" represents all the experiences that a child may go through during his/her childhood that shape their personality. It also shows how many people have effects on the growth of someone, as opposed to just family members.

Maddy Barden

mb599 — 2025-10-17 12:12:38 UTC

The importance of a relationship between siblings is the fact that they're the person who you can relate to the most. They know what home is like, what you're parents are like, so keeping a positive relationship with a sibling can be benefit. If there were to be a downfall or negative relationship, it can harm the family as a whole, causing divisions among them. As people mature, you grow out of the chillness and hateful phase one has with their sibling, and are able to communicate better and more frequently about more heavy topics.

Hannah Sibley-Question 1

hs3201 — 2025-10-17 12:12:52 UTC

The relationship between siblings changes vastly as you grow up. When you're younger your siblings are either your best friends or your worst enemy, but you don't know as much about them as you think. However, as you grow up and you both mature you get to learn who your sibling really is and what they like, it's like getting to know someone you've always known on a deeper level, because you both know who you are now. Sibling relationships are some of the realest, purest things, those are the people that would do absolutely anything for you if you asked. The downfall of a sibling relationship is when you get older you see less and less of each other, everyone has their own life now and are no longer revolving around each other in harmony.

Chloe Engel

ce185_1 — 2025-10-17 12:13:10 UTC

The job of a parent is to always support your child no matter what, and ensure that they are safe. The best way to raise a child is to teach them good morals, be as close as you can with them, and be their biggest supporter. Having a good family foundation aids a good future. Treating your child is only appropriate to a certain age, since letting them experience their childhood is important.

Kim T

kt809 — 2025-10-17 12:13:22 UTC

Having good morals requires being aware of what's right and wrong. Most people are not aware of the choices they make when it comes to being confronted by a situation. The biggest influences for moral growth are the people you are around and doing the right thing, no matter if others are "judging" you.

Cheryl

co980 — 2025-10-17 12:13:29 UTC

The relationship between siblings is very important because you know that you can probably lean on them or trust them for help. They know where you are stronger and weaker, just as you know where they fall. The relationship changes as people mature because some people may think that they do better on their own or that they don't need any help. The benefit of sibling relationships include that you probably always know that they have your back and a downfall would be that if you guys grow apart, when you need each other most, it would be difficult to ask for help.

Joey Chicco

jc536 — 2025-10-17 12:14:22 UTC

It takes a village to raise a child means it takes more than just parents to have the child grow up. They need other personalities in their life to grow up having more knowledge. Just your parents cannot give you everything you need to grow and mature, you need to be in other situations in life with other people.

Connor McCormick

cm6271 — 2025-10-17 12:14:39 UTC

The Moral of the universe impacts how we form our own morals. Who you surround yourself with can impact how your morals grow and which ones you value the most. How you are raised can impact how your morals grow, as well as because you are influenced by your parents' morals.

Kealey J

kj439 — 2025-10-17 12:15:04 UTC

Young people's world views may be altered due to injustice or challenges they face. These may be reached when someone is judged for an aspect about themselves that they can not change. I've found that people are often crueler to people who have a different way of acting or looking.

Paige M

pm449 — 2025-10-17 12:15:06 UTC

Sibling relationships are very important, they can shape who you are and who you become. Sibling relationships are super important because they can understand what is happening in your life better than anyone. They can understand conflicts you might have with your parents or things that happened at school. Siblings teach you early in life how to interact with others that aren't related to you in a parent relationship way. A sibling relationship can also change as you mature. As you get older the way you appreciate your sibling grows. Creating a stronger sibling bond then you might have had when you were younger.

Hannah Sibley

hs3201 — 2025-10-17 12:15:10 UTC

I think the best way to raise a child is a mixture of treating them like a kid and an adult. Kids are still going to be kids and they deserve to have the opportunity to have a good childhood. However, it also has to be realistic as to how the rest of life is going to be. For example, take your kid to play on the playground, but don't allow them to throw a fit when it's time to go, that just allows bad habits that are difficult to break to form.

Giancarlo

go385 — 2025-10-17 12:15:18 UTC

The job of a parent is to ensure that their child is safe and protected from any harm, while allowing them to develop their own personality and grow, leading them to do the things that they enjoy. In moderation, treating your child like an adult may be somewhat beneficial because it allows them to mature more, it would most likely cause them stress or harm, as it doesn't let them enjoy their childhood. The best way to raise a child is to adapt to their needs and wants, letting them learn from the parent and experiences.

Brendan Krewson

bk284 — 2025-10-17 12:15:38 UTC

The following statement means that it takes more than just one person to raise a child. A child has to learn how to do different things from both of their parents that will help them later in life. It also may be really tiring and seem like an impossible task for one parent. An example could be a single parent that has to spend a lot of time at their job to earn enough money and when they get home to take care of their kid it is very tiring.

Chloe Engel

ce185_1 — 2025-10-17 12:15:42 UTC

The most profound events to growing up are all your first experiences; the transition from middle school to high school, your first relationship, friendship breakups, college, etc. I believe that these are universal milestones, as they invoke big emotions on the mind and can introduce them to the real world. The age you pass through these events I think is important too, because it can change the way you handle the situation or if you can.

Cheryl

co980 — 2025-10-17 12:16:00 UTC

The job of a parent is to raise and nurture the children and be positive role models for them. The best way to raise a child is with respect and discipline as well. Without discipline the child would think that anything they do is right when in reality it isn't. In some cases it is a bad thing to treat a child as an adult because they haven't yet matured so they don't know what would be right or wrong. Adults on the other hand, do have that knowledge of right or wrong.

Torin M

tm292 — 2025-10-17 12:16:20 UTC

I think that the importance of a relationship between siblings is very important. Siblings are just people who are with you throughout your life, no matter what, and they are always there with you to support you through the highs and the lows. As siblings mature, the relationship may change because they both might split off and have their own life so there is less time for talking and spending time together. A benefit of a sibling relationship would be the love and support that you always get from them at all times. A downfall of a relationship would probably occur when they do something to upset you or if they just dont talk to you as much.

Luke Ramsey

lr3111 — 2025-10-17 12:16:29 UTC

I believe one of the most important moments in a persons maturation process is when they realize that they are the older person that should be looked up to, not the person that needs to look up to someone else. Most people when they are younger look up to an older person because of either their strength, intelegence, or leadership abilities. When you realize that you now have to be that person that people have to look up to, its a very profound feeling.

Maddy Barden

mb599 — 2025-10-17 12:16:32 UTC

A person's maturation process is not universal to all since environmental impact heavily weighs on how fast you mature. One that is a big step that many go through is high school where you're put into a new environment with a mix of people. There is where people usually find who they want to be as a person and who they surround themselves with, developing maturity. Age plays a factor due to lack of benefit of experience. If you go through a lot of gravity at such a young age, you may carry with you more than others your age, maturing faster.

Sanni

ss570 — 2025-10-17 12:17:35 UTC

I think the most important milestone event in someone's maturation process is when they start thinking about how they affect others. I think this happens to most people around the age of 11. This impacts you because you gain more empathy and conscience.

Taylor Ilgen

ti675 — 2025-10-17 12:17:37 UTC

I think it's really important to have a concrete relationship with your sibling. I think this relationship will teach both siblings a lot. From respect, to how to act with other people. I also think your sibling is someone you look up to and learn from them. Also, by building the relationship young, you are opening up opportunities to have an amazing relationship when you grow up. Your sibling will always be there for you and support you. Although siblings will fight and argue here and there, the good relationship they have is for life.

Kealey J

kj439 — 2025-10-17 12:17:59 UTC

While having no siblings for myself, I still understand the importance the bond between siblings can be. Siblings are there to help eachother grow outside of just their parents. They may even feel more open with their siblings instead of their parents. The benefits to a sibling relationship may be that you have someone more to confide or trust in. However, as you get older, you may both grow into different people and not be as close anymore.

Joey Chicco

jc536 — 2025-10-17 12:18:18 UTC

To have a relationship with siblings is a very important thing. If the siblings always have each other's backs and have a good relationship, they can learn things that they wouldn't learn from anyone else. As people mature the relationship of siblings grow because they don't fight as much and they are at a point where they are much more mature so siblings become more of friends and someone to talk to.

Connor McCormick

cm6271 — 2025-10-17 12:18:22 UTC

The job of a parent is to raise their kid as healthy as possible and in whatever way they want. The best way to raise a child is to let them have fun and be who they want. I think it is a bad thing to treat them as they would be treated as adults because it protects their innocence and keeps them young and not having to deal with the real world until they are older.

Chloe Engel

ce185_1 — 2025-10-17 12:18:27 UTC

One of the most common realizations that impacts young people heavily is realizing the world is cruel, and its unequal. It causes a loss of innocence. These are often reached because they begin to grow up, in turn going more out into the real world. I had experienced this in middle school, and it made me realize how my peers were getting treated.

Hannah Sibley

hs3201 — 2025-10-17 12:19:00 UTC

The world we live in has very clear rights and wrongs. This makes it incredibly easy to know what is the right thing morally to do and what is not. The factor that most influences moral growth to me is peers. The people you are around influence how you act. There's an old saying watch who you hang around because you will become them. The people you spend the most time with change your opinion of right and wrong in the world.

Maddy Barden

mb599 — 2025-10-17 12:19:16 UTC

Both my parents, but especially my mom. Growing up and being deaf was a challenge for her due to growing up with such a lack of availability (schooling, etc). Her being able to persevere and still make it far within a career, buy a home, and build a family shows her courage.

Brendan Krewson

bk284 — 2025-10-17 12:19:55 UTC

The job of the parent is to take care of the child and ensure their safety and health, but they should also expose their kid to experiences they will encounter in life and teach them valuable things. The best way to raise a child is by making sure they are safe first. Then to give them rules to follow but other than that they can have freedom. They will learn and develop experiences on their own and if they ever get in trouble they will be restricted. It can be good and bad to treat your child as an adult. They should be treated as a mix. So that they can get some experience of being treated maturely but they are still a child so they will have to be treated as a kid in some aspects.

Paige M

pm449 — 2025-10-17 12:19:58 UTC

A parents job is to help their kid(s) mature and grow into good people. A parents job is to raise their kid in a safe way but also a way that lets the kid explore and have fun. It would be a bad thing to treat your child as an adult because they might not have the ability to comprehend all the things adults do. It might be hard for the kid to hold those standards that adults have. It would also be beneficial to hold your kid a standard that's fit to help them think about things that would help benefit their growth and maturity.

Cheryl

co980 — 2025-10-17 12:20:07 UTC

The saying, "It takes a village to raise a child." means that it takes more than one person to nurture a child. Children need more examples in their life so that they can be exposed to different behaviors. Doing this allows them to see the good and the bad aspects of people in general. An example would be that when you're growing up, the first people you surround yourself with are usually your parents, and if your parents aren't the best example of how you should live, you would think that it is okay because you see them doing it. But if there are other people around, you may be able to see that what your parents are doing is wrong.

Kealey J

kj439 — 2025-10-17 12:20:12 UTC

The job of a parent is to love and support a child. I belive the best way to raise a child is to let them explore on their own but be there when they need it. I don't think it is entirely bad to treat a child as you would an adult, you just have to make sure you are more constructive than you would be with an adult, as kids are still learning the world around them.

Torin M

tm292 — 2025-10-17 12:20:44 UTC

I believe that the primary role of a parent is to provide for their child until they are mature enough to take care of themselves. Also they should always support their child no matter what and make sure they are safe. I believe that the best way to raise a child is to just always give them love, support, and be able to provide for them until they are adults. I also feel that it is not a bad thing to treat your child like an adult at the age of 15 or 16. By then, they are soon to be adults, so they need to know what type of things to do if they go away to college or for when they live on their own.

Chloe Engel

ce185_1 — 2025-10-17 12:20:53 UTC

The statement, "It takes a village to raise a child", implies that it takes a lot of strength and devotion to raise a child. An example of this could be community service, where food is given out to families in need. This shows us how much help that we really need when raising a child. Another example could be babysitting. It's a tremendous help to busy moms.

Giancarlo

go385 — 2025-10-17 12:21:21 UTC

Race still plays a huge part in our judiciary because there are still cases to this day to level out the playing field for all citizens of the United States, because race discrimination is still a very real thing in our country. However, the role of race has changed from the equal rights movement, as 50 years ago, it was about not being inferior to anyone, with famous court cases like Brown v Board, leading the way through the movement. Now, as the country becomes more diverse, the role of race has become more about having equal opportunities to level out the playing field, and getting rid of any discrimination that still exists today.

Maddy Barden

mb599 — 2025-10-17 12:21:41 UTC

The job of a parent is to support their child with whatever they may want to achieve, but also setting them in the right direction (not to astray in the wrong path). If the child is really young I think treating them as an adult may be harsh, but as they grow older it's good for them to have the skills to be able to handle themselves outside of the shelter of their parents.

Connor McCormick

cm6271 — 2025-10-17 12:22:25 UTC

I believe that the most profound events that a person can go through are the ones where they need to learn the most. No single event is universal; it all depends on the choices that you make. The age at which you pass through certain events does matter because they need to happen at the right time for them to be most impactful.

Taylor Ilgen

ti675 — 2025-10-17 12:22:33 UTC

I think it does take a village to raise a child. I think that if a child only has one person to look up too, they will learn all their habits. Whether it's good or bad habits. So, I think that a child should have many people to look up to and learn from.

Hannah Sibley

hs3201 — 2025-10-17 12:22:33 UTC

As a kid I never really played a lot of games. My family was more into doing hands on activities or playing board games. I would say the thing that stands out the most in my childhood is growing up with my siblings and playing with them when they were still young. One of the moments I remember the most was going outside on Christmas break and building a snowman, going sledding, and then coming inside to sit by the fire and have hot chocolate. This memory stands out the most to me because that is what kids are meant to be doing, it is the purest definition of just being kids, not on screens, or stuck inside, just being carefree.

Luke Ramsey

lr3111 — 2025-10-17 12:22:47 UTC

The job of a parent is to raise your children so they become a better person than you were, and to do the things you wish your parents wouldve done to your kids. Your goal as a parent should be to see your child become a functioning member of society, and a kind person. Treating a child as an adult has strengths and weaknesses. It teaches them responsibility, but it could cost you your relationship with your child. It may leave the child with resentment for you not allowing them to have a normal childhood.

Sanni

ss570 — 2025-10-17 12:23:01 UTC

Having a close sibling relationship is important because you can always support each other. As people mature they might get more distant due to growing up and changing. The benefit to a sibling relationship is that they have many shared experiences and understand each other. The downfalls are that it can be hard when they don't understand you.

Joey Chicco

jc536 — 2025-10-17 12:23:08 UTC

The job of a parent is to protect their kid, give them a roof over their head, and keep them safe from things they don't need to be around. Parents sometimes need to not be on top of everything though, their kids need to mature on their own most of the time and if their parent is always there to help them, it is not a good thing because eventually they won't be. Treating your child as you would treat an adult is a good thing because they learn how life is when they grow up, but when they are very young, they should be treated like a child.

Cheryl

co980 — 2025-10-17 12:23:44 UTC

The moral universe that we live in affects the choices that we make because if we were to follow the crowd and the norm of society, we would probably find ourselves making bad decisions. Because in the world we live in today, it is usually about pleasing others and following others, we would find ourselves wanting to do the things that others are doing whether it is good or bad. People that we look up to influence our moral growth because if we see that they are making good decisions, we are bound to do them too because we think that they are doing something good. The same thing applies to if we see something that is wrong.

Kealey J

kj439 — 2025-10-17 12:24:19 UTC

Race still plays a part in the country's judicial system. This is due to the fact that people may still judge one another off the color of their skin. While it has gotten better, it still is not perfect. The role of race is different from 50 years ago in the fact that people of color have more rights than they would then.

Chloe Engel

ce185_1 — 2025-10-17 12:24:20 UTC

The moral universe heavily impacts our choices we make depending on what kind of work we are willing to put in and the environment you surround yourself in. When you don't feel the need to be nice to people, this destroys your morals. Being kind takes effort, and that's what makes it special. When you surround yourself in an environment that is cruel, you will in turn be cruel as well. Though, there are reasons as to why people act this way. Their upbringing, family life, mental issues, etc.

Raghad

2025-10-17 12:24:24 UTC

Siblings are like friends that you fight with a ton. You grow up with them which forms a close bond. Although siblings may argue a lot, you can always expect them to be there for you when you need them most. The relationship between siblings may change over time as they start to mature and their lives become more serious. They may have to make life altering decisions that could affect the overall relationship. Another way the relationship could start to decline as they get older would be arguments. When you're little, arguments with your siblings won't be too serious, but as you mature, you take those arguments way more seriously. As you get older, more distance is put between you and your siblings. You could grow to be completely different people, but for the most part that bond won't completely go away.

Torin M

tm292 — 2025-10-17 12:24:44 UTC

I feel that someone would falsely accuse someone of a crime they did not commit because of their skin color, or maybe how they look or act. A crime where this would be a bigger problem is one like stealing, or possibly hurting or killing someone. A lot of times back then, people would be quick to jump to conclusions on who commited a crime just because of their skin color. Even today, race is a huge problem in this world. I see videos all the time online of people being accused of certain things because of how they look or talk.

Hannah Sibley

hs3201 — 2025-10-17 12:24:53 UTC

There are many reasons other people would falsely accuse someone of a crime they did not commit. One of the larger ones might be out of spite or just blind hatred. Looking at what's on the outside of a person and deciding it is wrong before getting to know what's inside. Falsely accusing someone of murder would be very serious as that is a very heavy crime that is punishable by death.

Maddy Barden

mb599 — 2025-10-17 12:24:59 UTC

Morals shape who we are and allow us to believe what we think is right from wrong. Environmental and family factors influence people's morals just due to exposure and experience on different topics. By having more experiences in the real world, you're able to connect situations to decide your choices.

Sanni

ss570 — 2025-10-17 12:25:03 UTC

The job of a parent is to support their kid. I think the best way to raise a child is to respect and support them through their life. I don't think it's a good idea to treat your kid like an adult because they are not and they're still learning things.

Brendan Krewson

bk284 — 2025-10-17 12:26:03 UTC

Some realizations young people reach in the world is that it is very unfair and it is a lot harder to live than it would seem. They realize these viewpoints when they are a little older and possibly going out to live on their own. Living on your own is very hard alone in the aspect of money along with other aspects. People may see it as unfair as well because people who just moved out are expected to have tons of money and be able to live on their own. A realization I have made is that having enough money for the things you need is a lot harder to have than it seems. I now understand why my parents don't want to spend money on little things as they add up and they could use that money for things they need to pay off like the house or cars. I now will make sure to spend my money as I get older very wisely.

Taylor Ilgen

ti675 — 2025-10-17 12:26:43 UTC

As a kid, I would always play games with my little brother. We played board games and other games like tag or hide and seek. One thing that stands out to me is when me and my brother would have "sleepovers" in the basement. We would always watch a movie and then go to sleep. I think building these memories are so important to be able to look back on how much fun it was to be able to do these things.

Kealey J

kj439 — 2025-10-17 12:26:56 UTC

Someone may falsely accuse someone of a crime because they believe them to be less human than them because of a certain characteristic. This would be a major problem in a case involving murder, as they would go to jail for life without even committing a crime. However, it is a problem whenever someone is accused of a crime they didn't commit, no matter the gravity of the crime.

Joey Chicco

jc536 — 2025-10-17 12:27:23 UTC

Someone could falsely accuse someone of a crime they did not commit because they might not like who they are or the way they look. People can also falsely accuse someone if they had a relationship before and it ended and they were holding a grudge. If someone falsely accused someone of stealing something, this would be a big problem because they could be arrested for something they didn't do.

Connor McCormick

cm6271 — 2025-10-17 12:27:42 UTC

I believe that race still plays a role in our country's courts because the white lawyer will still favor the white person over anyone else. The role of race has gotten a lot better and is more controlled now than it was 50 years ago. We have implimented more laws to stop race from playing a big part in our courts, but it hasn't solved the problem completely

Maddy Barden

mb599 — 2025-10-17 12:27:48 UTC

the statement shows how to raise a child, you need more than one person in its life. It boils down to how a kid is very impressionable and naive, that they need to have a group of people they rely on and not just a singular view point. Its also a lot to raise a child by yourself because you're growing a new person that has their own thoughts and is going to have to deal with the weight of the world eventually.

Giancarlo

go385 — 2025-10-17 12:27:56 UTC

Young people experience realizations that the world is much more harsh, competitive, and cruel than they thought. These realizations are often experienced around early teenage years, where certain experiences may have an impact on their worldview, and they are often realized when children start to imagine their future once they become adults. One of the most fundamental experiences for me was realizing how competitive the world actually is, which changed my perspective on how much effort and grit I need to put in to actually have a fighting chance in the world.

Hannah Sibley

hs3201 — 2025-10-17 12:28:09 UTC

When someone says it takes a village to raise a child they are talking about all the personalities and influencers that are needed in a child's life to make them the best version of themselves. For example, if a kid participates in all kinds of activities, sports, music, clubs, they are getting to know a diverse group of people. When kids get to know lots of different people they are able to pull what they like about a certain person and put that quality into themself, which then makes them a mixture of everyone they know, which everyone is anyways.

Sanni

ss570 — 2025-10-17 12:28:29 UTC

Someone might falsely accuse someone because they don't want to face the consequences of something they did. They could also accuse someone because they especially don't like the person they're accusing or it could just be a misunderstanding. I think crimes where someone got hurt and something got damaged falsely accusing someone would be an issue.

Luke Ramsey

lr3111 — 2025-10-17 12:29:49 UTC

One of the realizations that a young person may make as they age is that someone won't always be there to help them. The more you age the more you shoudl be able to problem solve and figure things out on your own. If someone was always there to pull you out when you get in trouble then there would be no incentive to trying to be the best you can. To a certain extent growth comes from risk. You need risk to grow as a person. When you realize that you cant always take the easy road, it changes your whole attitude.

Brendan Krewson

bk284 — 2025-10-17 12:29:54 UTC

The games I played when I was younger were random games. Me and my friends would build structures out of big stick and in trees and we would often play on a trampoline our one neighbor had. The moments I remember most were sledding with my friends and playing on the trampoline mostly. I think those moments stand out the most because as a kid I had the most fun during those times and it was a great experience for me then and too look back up on now.

Joey Chicco

jc536 — 2025-10-17 12:30:15 UTC

As a child, I played many games outside whether it had to do with sports or just made up games. The moments I remember the most are being outside with people from my neighborhood and just playing all day until it became dark. These moments stand out the most because it helps me remember what it was like when I was a child.

Torin M

tm292 — 2025-10-17 12:30:17 UTC

I would say my father is one of the most, if not the most, courageous person in my family. Growing up as an African American, things were not easy for him in his household. At a very very young age, he actually watched his father get killed right in front of him. Then not too longer after that his mother died due to an illness. He had to grow up and become a man at such a young age so he was able to care for the rest of his family. But today he treats me and my siblings with respect so we will all be able to grow up and become the best person possible.

Connor McCormick

cm6271 — 2025-10-17 12:30:21 UTC

I feel that someone would falsely accuse another of a crime they didn't commit to get out of the crime because of something personal. Also, they could falsely blame someone else because they want to get back at someone for something that happened. I feel that the more severe the crime is, the worse it would be for the person getting blamed, and it would have the most effects.

Paige M

pm449 — 2025-10-17 12:30:31 UTC

Some of the most important events in a person's maturation process are the changing of school, elementary, middle, and high school, and even college. These are important because they exemplify someone maturing through the grades and becoming stronger people because of it. These milestones are universal because it shows how you have progressed. They represent how you can now think differently because of everything you have learned and done. The age at which people pass through these events is also important because they represent how you have developed and how you can think about certain situations.

Cheryl

co980 — 2025-10-17 12:30:42 UTC

As a kid, I always played games with my siblings especially when we were home and there wasn't any school. You could say that we were the "adventurous" kind because we were always being things like forts and stuff out of recycled items as well. When it snowed we would always try to build igloos and see how long it would last. What stands out to me is how well we worked together and came up with such interesting ideas to keep us busy. These moments stand out to me the most because this was when we would spend a lot of time together.

Giancarlo

go385 — 2025-10-17 12:31:50 UTC

I believe what we have gone through with other people and experiences change our morals, as our perceptions on trust, right, and wrong may be influenced by other factors than ourselves. Other people may break trust, which causes us to look at our morals differently. Or, if someone has had a very good or bad experience with making a good or bad choice, it would also influence that person's morals. Overall, I don't think anyone is inherently bad or good, it's the experiences that change a person.

Brendan Krewson

bk284 — 2025-10-17 12:32:06 UTC

Someone would falsely accuse someone of a crime because they do not like that person or because of their race. A crime where this would be more of a problem is in things like stealing or hurting someone. A person could face tons of years in prison or their entire life and they may not ever have done the crime.

Cheryl

co980 — 2025-10-17 12:42:52 UTC

I think that someone would falsely accuse another person for a crime that they did not commit would be based, either on their race, their background, and/or how they present themselves or act. Some cases where this idea would apply would be murder. If someone has a background of murdering people or a tendency to do so, they would have a higher chance of being falsely accused compared to someone who has never murdered anyone.

Taylor Ilgen

ti675 — 2025-10-17 12:45:30 UTC

Someone might falsely accuse someone of committing a crime they didn't commit maybe because of their race of religion. I think someone would falsely accuse someone of violence based on their beliefs. Many people follow different religions and believe in different things. And some people don't like the different religious beliefs and will wrongly accuse people of thinking or doing some things.

Taylor Ilgen

ti675 — 2025-10-17 12:50:04 UTC

I think that the world affects our morals. I think that what we learn and see throughout our lives affects our morals. Who we look up to and who we spend time with. Seeing their habits and morals can contribute to the development of our morals.

Giancarlo

go385 — 2025-10-17 13:18:33 UTC

The most courageous person in my life is my mother. She immigrated here from Ecuador when she was 17, in search of a better education. Her unmistakable grit and drive to be better is something I try to implement into my life.

Joey Chicco

jc536 — 2025-10-17 13:27:58 UTC

The most profound events in a person's maturation process are things like switching from middle school to high school, getting your first job, and going to college living on your own. I think these events are universal because it is a new stage in your life. The age as you pass through these events effect you because you become an adult when going to college or just moving away.

Torin M

tm292 — 2025-10-17 13:31:53 UTC

The statement "It takes a village to raise a child" just means that there needs to be more than one parent to help raise their child. They need more than one parent so that they can learn certain things from different parents. Also because it would be hard for just one parent to raise a kid because of how hard it really is. A group of parents should act the right way so then their kids can take what they see from them and use it for the rest of their lives. An example would be two parents supporting their child and giving a positive influence on how their child acts.

Sanni

ss570 — 2025-10-17 13:55:43 UTC

As a child I played a lot of different kinds of games. The games that stood out were the imaginative where you would pretend to be someone or something else with other people acting too. I think this stood out because I played it so often.

Kim T

kt809 — 2025-10-17 21:56:40 UTC

Nothing is as important as a sibling bond. Having a sibling is a blessing in itself, having a built-in best friend who will always have your back no matter what. But as both start to mature and enter the adult world, their relationship may not be as close as before. This reminds us that it's important to always check up on and take care of each other. There could be times when you face arguments, but unlike arguments between friends, these arguments are easily alleviated due to the trust and understanding of each other.

Kim T

kt809 — 2025-10-17 22:08:53 UTC

The most maturing event someone can face is dealing with the negative aspects of others around them. This is an event that is not always shared universally, because it could hit others at a later time. If you are still young and have gone through a significant event, such as being bullied, maturity may be harder to adapt to. But as you start to grow and gain a sense of your own feelings, your maturity also starts to grow.

Kim T

kt809 — 2025-10-17 22:11:46 UTC

The main job of a parent is to raise their child securely. It's always important to let your child grow on their own and let them follow a path they are comfortable with. I personally think the best way to raise a child is by teaching them to be humble. It is never bad to treat your child as an adult, especially when they have to face the real world one day. It's more effective to maintain a balance between being strict and being able to cater to them.

Kim T

kt809 — 2025-10-17 22:30:28 UTC

The most courageous person in my life is my Mom. At a young age, she had to learn how to mature because she never got to live a perfect life like others. Coming into America and starting from the bottom is not easy. But as a courageous woman, she worked as hard as she could to provide a family and a home. Even to this day, she is one of the strongest people I know because she still manages to take care of me and my brother while at it. I learned many things from her while growing up, and I keep her lessons with me whenever I feel down or less motivated.

Kim T

kt809 — 2025-10-17 22:50:01 UTC

A significant event in a young person's maturation process is building resilience. This is often reached when the person is going through a challenge in their life. For instance, there may be a moment where you are rejected from an important job/opportunity. Instead of seeing this as failure, you can look at it as a growth opportunity.

Paige M

pm449 — 2025-10-20 19:13:58 UTC

The most courageous person in my life is my grandmother. She was diagnosed with cancer 2 years ago and she fought through it. She is super courageous for undergoing all the treatments and radiations. She is now almost done with her treatments.

Paige M

pm449 — 2025-10-20 23:50:46 UTC

The meaning of it takes a village to raise a child, can be taken literally or figuratively. In a figurative way it means that it takes many people to help a child grow and become a successful person. An example in real life, could be a mom and dad taking care of their child along with their parents and siblings. It can take many people to help and raise a child and it eventually shapes how the child is as they grow up.

Paige

pm449 — 2025-10-20 23:54:58 UTC

Race still plays a big part in the country's court system. It shows in different outcomes and results of trials. The role of race is different from 50 years ago because it is something people recognize as bad and wrong. Fifty years ago it was something that was just accepted and followed but now people point it out, and see it as wrong. In our country we have developed away from segregation, which shows that the US people now understand racism as a bad and unjust thing.

Raghad

2025-10-21 11:54:09 UTC

The moral universe we live in affects our values and beliefs. The norms of society lead us in our actions. If something is seen as good or bad, you'll probably just agree. Not only that, but if you see people around you make certain choices, you're more inclined to make the same ones. Your morality is also influenced by your personal experiences. If something gives you positive consequences, you might do it again, and vice versa.