https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd Please read the pdf attached. Then answer the FOUR **mandatory** questions listed. Next, choose TWO of the remaining four questions to answer. Finally, respectfully comment on your classmate's perspectives. en-us 2023-04-24 12:22:05 UTC 2025-11-13 19:30:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f43b.png masonk2 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565613868 2023-04-24 12:26:41 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565613868 jaydenclark2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565901480 Everyone was telling him that theirs no way he could've been a bear because he wasn't where other bears were]]> 2023-04-24 15:33:17 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565901480 irelandhuff2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565904097 The factory had been built around the bear. It became harder for the bear to maintain his identity because of this, seeing as he was not where other bears should be.]]> 2023-04-24 15:35:09 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565904097 jaydenclark2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565904107 The author is showing how much impact society can have on a person or a thing in that society.]]> 2023-04-24 15:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565904107 stephenmatavao2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565904989 The bear kept getting told he was just a silly man that need to shave and was wearing a fur coat, so as more people said it he started to believe it.]]> 2023-04-24 15:35:46 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565904989 acedelgado2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565905645 more and more people kept telling him he wasn't a bear and it's hard to feel right when you're going against the majority]]> 2023-04-24 15:36:10 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565905645 jaydenclark2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565906136 The powerful Choose what the less powerful are able to do and eventually how to think ]]> 2023-04-24 15:36:30 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565906136 jessicamccarthy2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565906418 It became harder for him to maintain his identity because more and more people told him how he wasn't who he thought he was and was who they thought he was. Even other bears told him he wasn't a bear. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:36:43 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565906418 kaylareynolds2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565906994 It was difficult because everywhere he had gone throughout the factory, the bear was told he was just a worker and not a bear and he needed to be working. If he was a bear he'd be at the circus or would be where bears live.]]> 2023-04-24 15:37:07 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565906994 sofiaacero2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565907074 People kept telling him and giving him reasons to convince him that he wasn't a bear, so he was starting to believe it.]]> 2023-04-24 15:37:10 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565907074 stephenmatavao2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565907290 Tashlin is trying to show that society will tell you to be something that you are not even though you fully know what you are.]]> 2023-04-24 15:37:19 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565907290 jaydenclark2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565908082 I don't believe I've experienced something like the bear]]> 2023-04-24 15:37:48 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565908082 sofiaacero2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565908353 Tashlin is trying to show how much of an impact society has on people and how they can push people into taking roles that they want.]]> 2023-04-24 15:37:59 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565908353 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565908633 It became harder because everyone that the bear spoke too would invalidate his identity and it made him start to rethink his identity for himself.]]> 2023-04-24 15:38:09 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565908633 jessicamccarthy2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565908668 The author is showing how society's influence and opinion can change how people view themselves. Whether it is true or not, people will believe what all of society is telling them. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:38:10 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565908668 aydenbeique2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565909121 It became harder for him because as he moved through the bureaucracy because there were just more and more people affirming that he was a man which made it hard for the bear to believe himself]]> 2023-04-24 15:38:27 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565909121 nathankeevan2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565909220 As the bear moved up the bureaucracy ladder of the factory more people kept telling him he was not a bear but in fact a "Silly man who needed a shave wore a fur coat". This ended up temporally making the bear believe he wasn't actually a bear. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:38:32 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565909220 irelandhuff2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565909470 Tashlin is suggesting that society shapes an individual. This is demonstrated throughout the story when multiple people, and even other bears, lead the bear to believe he is just a man who needs to shave in a fur coat, in which he eventually does.]]> 2023-04-24 15:38:41 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565909470 stephenmatavao2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565909793 Tashlin is suggesting that the more power you have the more influence you have on others.]]> 2023-04-24 15:38:55 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565909793 hannahkularski2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565909848 It was hard for him to maintain his identity as a bear because everyone was telling him that he wasn't a bear, and he was a worker in the factory. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:38:57 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565909848 jessicamccarthy2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565909917 People will be more likely to believe people with more power and authority rather than people with less, believing that because they are so powerful they must be right. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:39:00 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565909917 acedelgado2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565910150 the authors suggesting that just because we are part of one status (the bear being in the factory, being a bear) doesn't mean we're part of other statuses (being human, being in a zoo or circus).]]> 2023-04-24 15:39:10 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565910150 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565910182 Tashlin suggested that if people tell you who you are supposed to be enough time, you will start to believe it for yourself. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:39:11 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565910182 jaydenclark2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565910206 It's difficult to go against the group because for a while it's like you're on your own ]]> 2023-04-24 15:39:12 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565910206 jessicamccarthy2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565910968 I think everyone has been influenced and changed by society in all different ways, some drastic and some not. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:39:42 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565910968 aydenbeique2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565910986 They are suggesting that society shapes a person and tells them who they are, and the individual has no chance of changing that because society believe themself and not the individual]]> 2023-04-24 15:39:43 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565910986 stephenmatavao2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565911063 I have not experienced a similar situation as the bear.]]> 2023-04-24 15:39:46 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565911063 kaylareynolds2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565911185 The author is showing that people will judge you based on what area you are put in, either it being a home, school, or as in the story work. This also shows us the social status being used and pushed onto people based on where they are placed. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:39:52 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565911185 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565911193 the more authority you have over someone, the more influence you will have as well. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:39:52 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565911193 sofiaacero2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565911265 Tashlin is suggesting that people will try to fit the role society pushes on them.]]> 2023-04-24 15:39:55 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565911265 arivera20231 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565911750 He found it difficult to keep the identity of a "Bear" because when everyone around you continues to go against what you believe to be true, eventually you'll believe they're right. That's why he settled on working in the factory. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:40:14 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565911750 nathankeevan2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565911895 Tashlin is suggesting that society often labels people for who they are, but in the end it's up to the individual to truly define themselves for who they are. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:40:18 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565911895 sofiaacero2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565911921 Tashlin is suggesting that more powerful people have more influence over others.]]> 2023-04-24 15:40:19 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565911921 jaydenclark2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565912146 To want to be in the group your morals can be looked over to go with the rest of the group you're following.]]> 2023-04-24 15:40:28 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565912146 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565912154 People at the factory gaslighted him into believing he was a human. Deconstructing his identity and reconstructing it into something else. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:40:28 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565912154 joelyfontaine2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565912205 It made it harder for the bear to maintain his identity because he was being forced to fit into a mold by others and to fit their standers for him. The bears life was being dictated by others]]> 2023-04-24 15:40:31 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565912205 jessicamccarthy2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565912231 It is hard for people to go against a group because people think the group holds more power than the individual making it hard for people to go against it. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:40:32 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565912231 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565912338 I have experienced something similar to the bear and it is difficult to maintain independence. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:40:37 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565912338 sofiaacero2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565912389 I don't think I have experienced something similar to the bear.]]> 2023-04-24 15:40:39 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565912389 irelandhuff2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565912437 In the story, countless officials of higher status are constantly telling the bear he is something he is not to the point where he eventually believes it. This is an example of how Tashlin suggests how individuals of higher status can shape the identity of those with less power.]]> 2023-04-24 15:40:41 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565912437 michaelconnly2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565912438 As the people around him told the bear who he was instead of telling him that he was a bear he began to believe them.]]> 2023-04-24 15:40:41 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565912438 mariaclarke2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565912443 It became harder and harder for the bear to maintain his identity because shortly after hibernation, all the workers, presidents, etc, kept telling him that he wasn't a bear, he was a silly man who needed to shave and wears a fur coat and after everyone telling him that, he started to think that's who he was and it became harder for him to realize who he was. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:40:41 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565912443 stephenmatavao2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565912597 The officials do not believe that the bear is a bear because they think that if he was a bear he would be in a circus or at a zoo.]]> 2023-04-24 15:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565912597 acedelgado2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565913134 when we're conditioned to have respect for authority, we do that subconsciously, so the bear seeing all of these important people telling him something different made him question himself]]> 2023-04-24 15:41:00 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565913134 hannahkularski2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565913396 The author is showing that the society can influence how people view themselves. Whether it is true, the people will believe anything that society is telling them. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:41:10 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565913396 aydenbeique2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565913591 The individuals with more power shape the ones with less power because they have more influence on the lower ones. The people with less power believe the ones in higher power because they are of a different status and must be right]]> 2023-04-24 15:41:18 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565913591 elizabethgallagher2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565913828 It became harder for him as he moved through the bureaucracy because each time he was told he was not a bear the harder it was to believe that he was a bear. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:41:28 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565913828 michaelconnly2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565913842 An individual may change or lose their perception of themselves as the people they encounter label them.]]> 2023-04-24 15:41:28 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565913842 jessicamccarthy2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565913856 People want to be apart of a group in order to fit in or belong, and by wanting this, people will change themselves to fit in more with that group. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:41:29 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565913856 aydenbeique2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565914053 I have not experienced a similar problem]]> 2023-04-24 15:41:36 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565914053 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565914342 Because conformity is easier to do and non conformity is something that could burn many bridges in your life. people are afraid of non conformity. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:41:47 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565914342 hannahkularski2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565914375 The author is showing that the more powerful people have more influence/ power over the others. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:41:49 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565914375 irelandhuff2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565914392 In a way I can say I relate to the bear. Society has shaped me in some aspects but not all. Despite this, I have still maintained individuality.]]> 2023-04-24 15:41:49 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565914392 stephenmatavao2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565914520 It is difficult for a person to go against a group because of the many people telling them the same thing so it must be right.]]> 2023-04-24 15:41:54 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565914520 hannahkularski2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565914639 I have not. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:41:59 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565914639 joelyfontaine2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565914930 The author is suggesting that people can and will change due to the fear of seeming strange and society telling them what they can and can not do.]]> 2023-04-24 15:42:11 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565914930 michaelconnly2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565915086 Larger groups or more powerful individuals can subconsciously control an individual's sense of self.]]> 2023-04-24 15:42:17 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565915086 lserwaamanu2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565915456 He was ignored because people viewed him very different because he was a bear and saw him as he belong to the zoo. So basically his appareance had a huge affect on him ]]> 2023-04-24 15:42:28 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565915456 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565915548 our need to be apart of a group affects our actions because humans want to be apart of a group to feel validated. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:42:31 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565915548 mariaclarke2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565915612 An individual can start to think about themselves as a totally different person because of the people around them who tell them "who they are" rather than following themselves and only themselves. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565915612 sofiaacero2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565915779 People will change themselves if they want to fit in with a certain group.]]> 2023-04-24 15:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565915779 arivera20231 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565915784 Tashlin is trying to show the reader that when society continues to clash with what someone believes to be their identity it can have a negative impact on that person and what they believe. The bear was so sure he was a bear until he was pushed into the mold of a "man who needed a shave."]]> 2023-04-24 15:42:42 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565915784 michaelconnly2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565915948 Similar to the bear I am hairy and out of place.]]> 2023-04-24 15:42:48 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565915948 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565916048 everyone kept telling him he was a silly man and not a bear.]]> 2023-04-24 15:42:53 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565916048 acedelgado2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565916138 the factory officials didn't recognize him as a bear because they have predetermined biases of what it means to be a bear (being part of a circus or a zoo) and when he didn't fit into those boxes, they assumed he must not be a bear]]> 2023-04-24 15:42:56 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565916138 aydenbeique2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565916172 The title means that he was a bear at heart and on the outside but the people thought he was just a silly man and thus made him not a bear, hence the name "The Bear that Wasn't" He was a bear but society said he wasn't]]> 2023-04-24 15:42:58 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565916172 kaylareynolds2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565916563 Tashlin is suggesting that people who have more power for example be the Vice pres. or the general manager has more power than the bear because they had a better title. They talked down to the bear and pushed him to work. This shows the different between social status and the unfair respect. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:43:12 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565916563 alexanderrusso2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565916591 It became harder for the bear to identify himself because people were telling him he was not a bear which he began to believe.]]> 2023-04-24 15:43:13 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565916591 hannahkularski2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565916747 I think that the factory officials did not want to believe the bear because if he was a "real bear" he would be in the zoo or the circus.]]> 2023-04-24 15:43:19 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565916747 michaelconnly2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565917282 The "bear" is no longer a bear at the end of the story, as he is conditioned to believe the labels given to him. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:43:41 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565917282 mariaclarke2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565917486 The author shows that living in a society, larger groups and people have more power over an individual and can shape them to what they want them to be. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:43:49 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565917486 hannahkularski2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565917598 People will change anything about them just to fit in with a certain group. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:43:54 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565917598 aydenbeique2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565917602 It is hard for them to go against the group because if there are a lot of people saying something different then the many outweigh the few]]> 2023-04-24 15:43:54 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565917602 irelandhuff2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565917771 The title "The Bear That Wasn't" suggests that the bear wasn't really a bear simply because of what society told him. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:44:01 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565917771 joelyfontaine2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565918304 The more powerful the person or group the more likely someone is to see that individual or groups statment as truth and that it can't be changed.]]> 2023-04-24 15:44:19 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565918304 acedelgado2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565918309 I have and it was a little hard to maintain independence but I got through it]]> 2023-04-24 15:44:19 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565918309 michaelconnly2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565918321 They don't see him for who he is as an individual, rather as a worker who can contribute to their company. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:44:20 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565918321 nathankeevan2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565918338 Tashlin is suggesting that powerful individuals and groups shape those with less is by having a popular consensus that others with power agree with so that those with less power are deemed wrong by popular opinion. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:44:21 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565918338 mariaclarke2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565918456 I dont think i have ever experienced the problem the bear had. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:44:26 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565918456 sofiaacero2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565919133 The factory officials did not believe he was a bear because he did not fit their vision of a bear, which would be in a zoo or a circus.]]> 2023-04-24 15:44:52 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565919133 irelandhuff2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565919684 The desire to fit into a certain clique or group can affect one's actions. People will change in order to have a part in something.]]> 2023-04-24 15:45:14 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565919684 michaelconnly2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565919793 People may change parts of themself that make them unique in order to be a part of a larger group. Sacrificing individuality for acceptance. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:45:20 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565919793 kaylareynolds2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565920224 I have not experienced a similar problem to the bear, but it differently seems like something that goes on with different communities and etc.]]> 2023-04-24 15:45:31 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565920224 cohenthomas2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565920869 It's hard to go against a group because one person can't defend themselves against 5 people. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:45:51 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565920869 mariaclarke2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565921238 The title "the bear that wasn't" means and shows that after everyone telling him he was not a bear but a man, in the end, he believed everyone around him and thought "I wish I was a bear" meaning everyone around him changed how he saw himself. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:46:01 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565921238 arivera20231 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565921393 The author is showing the more power we give someone in our minds the easier it is to be manipulated. The bear continued to say he was a bear when talking to those "lower" on the status scale but then those higher in power insisted and forced him to work, he had convinced himself he was no longer a bear. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:46:09 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565921393 acedelgado2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565921728 our need to be a part of a group is very primal (animalistic) so when told that we don't, we feel very panicked, which heavily influences our actions, making us do anything and everything to prove that we do belong]]> 2023-04-24 15:46:23 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565921728 lserwaamanu2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565922056 It was hard for the bear because people saw him as just a bear and that he did not belong there. His appearance reallt made society saw him different.]]> 2023-04-24 15:46:37 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565922056 kaylareynolds2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565922057 They only saw him as a worker and someone that would be helpful to make them successful. someone that they could boss around when needed. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:46:37 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565922057 elizabethgallagher2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565922215 He is suggesting that individuals may view themselves as one way but society can put labels on them that society thinks is right. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:46:43 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565922215 michaelconnly2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565922289 Going against the majority means you loose the support and respect of said group. For human beings, being respected and liked is of utmost importance. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:46:46 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565922289 mariaclarke2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565924390 The factory officials didn't recognize the bear as one because he didn't fit the definition of bears in a society like being in the circus or in zoos and being locked in a cage. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:48:15 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565924390 kaylareynolds2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565924614 If you go against a group you were a part of, you tend to lose the respect of others and you gain distrust with the people you surround yourself with.  ]]> 2023-04-24 15:48:26 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565924614 arivera20231 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565925371 I've experienced something similar and it's hard to just be yourself when it feels like everyone around you has an issue with it. But it's important to know who you are. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:49:00 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565925371 lserwaamanu2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565925604 Tashlin is suggesting that an individual view themselve differently and society can change basically impacting them. This change the person ]]> 2023-04-24 15:49:11 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565925604 alexanderrusso2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565926294 The author is trying to state that society says things that try and convince you to believe your something when you dont fully know what you are.]]> 2023-04-24 15:49:40 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565926294 nathankeevan2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565927065 I have struggled with driving, at times during my lessons I've felt like I wasn't going enough at driving though some instructors and that's had given doubts on my ability to pass my test. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:50:12 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565927065 lserwaamanu2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565927895 People that have more power are mostly to be believed than someone who has less power. Having power shows alot and a person can think you have mor experience.]]> 2023-04-24 15:50:46 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565927895 joelyfontaine2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565928012 I have experienced a situation similar to the bear where I have been told that I can not do something because of my disabilities and have been able to go above and beond others peoples expectations. It really depends on the situation if I am able to maintain my independence or had to ask for help to advocate for myself.]]> 2023-04-24 15:50:51 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565928012 lserwaamanu2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565929024 I have not really experience similiar to the bear ]]> 2023-04-24 15:51:30 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565929024 arivera20231 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565930437 They didn't see him as a bear because he didn't "fit" the mold of a bear. He wasn't in a cage or a circus. He was still a bear just pushed out of his mold because the forest around him was destroyed. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:52:33 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565930437 nathankeevan2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565930541 I believe that the environment of the factory had influence over why the factory officials did not recognize the bear. Seeing it as out of place that the bear wasn't at a zoo or circus so he must not be a bear.]]> 2023-04-24 15:52:38 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565930541 arivera20231 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565933068 I feel like everyone wants to fit in but no matter what it feels weird to be part of the minority, even if you're right. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:54:27 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565933068 alexanderrusso2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565933243 The author shows how larger groups are more powerful people and they can control someones self.]]> 2023-04-24 15:54:35 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565933243 joelyfontaine2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565933322 The factory workers didn't realize the bear was a bear because the bear didn't fit their expectations of a bear.]]> 2023-04-24 15:54:39 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565933322 lserwaamanu2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565933362 They did not reconizge the bear because of the environment. Also because he was not in a zoo or circus so they thought that was not normal which they also saw him as a worker.]]> 2023-04-24 15:54:41 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565933362 nathankeevan2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565933957 Not wanting to be an outlier to society, we often will change aspects in how we act or think around groups of people in order to fit in.]]> 2023-04-24 15:55:09 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565933957 alexanderrusso2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565935742 Have not expirienced something similar.]]> 2023-04-24 15:56:28 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565935742 lserwaamanu2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565935888 People change themsleves just to fit in society and fit in people standards. ]]> 2023-04-24 15:56:34 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565935888 joelyfontaine2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565942055 It is difficult for people to go against a group due to the fear of being seen as an outcast and being seen as different.]]> 2023-04-24 16:00:54 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565942055 alexanderrusso2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565943829 The bear was convinced he was not a bear which resulted in the bear no longer its self.]]> 2023-04-24 16:02:18 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565943829 elizabethgallagher2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565971807 The people with the higher status such as the president and the first vice president convinced the bear more. ]]> 2023-04-24 16:22:32 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565971807 elizabethgallagher2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565973544 I have never really experienced anything like that. ]]> 2023-04-24 16:23:51 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565973544 elizabethgallagher2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565978302 The need to be apart of a group influences people not to make decisions for themselves and make decisions based off of what everyone else is doing. ]]> 2023-04-24 16:27:18 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565978302 elizabethgallagher2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565980404 It is difficult for people to go against the group because they don't want to be judged or be seen as different. ]]> 2023-04-24 16:28:50 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2565980404 alexanderrusso2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2566059116 The factory officials didnt recongnize the Bear for what it was because it did not "fit" the expectations of being a bear.]]> 2023-04-24 17:28:30 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2566059116 alexanderrusso2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2566062780 People are willing to change things about themselfs in order to fit in a group.]]> 2023-04-24 17:31:18 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2566062780 alexanderrusso2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2566068753 People dont want to face backlash for being against a group, they dint want to be seen as "different" or "weird."]]> 2023-04-24 17:35:56 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2566068753 michelledacri2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2569509551 It became harder for the bear to maintain his identity as he moved through the bureaucracy of the factory because each time he encountered someone and tried to tell them he was a bear, they would shoot him down and tell him he was something else, a man that needed to shave. He didn't fit into the identity of a bear because he was either in the factory, not wearing a circus outfit, or wasn't in a cage. ]]> 2023-04-27 00:33:51 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2569509551 michelledacri2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2569511202 Tashlin is suggesting that a person can view themselves as one thing, but society can put different labels on the person and completely morph them into something else. ]]> 2023-04-27 00:35:17 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2569511202 michelledacri2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2569513336 Tashlin is suggesting that individuals with more power can have a stronger influence in dictating the identity of the other individual. The people will less power get overcasted by the individuals with a great status/power can go along with the higher up individuals surrounding them. ]]> 2023-04-27 00:37:09 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2569513336 michelledacri2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2569515957 I think I have. It's hard not to be something that people are telling you you have to be and are urging you. Social media is especially a factor in identity with influencers telling you what you have to be, believe, and look like. It's a struggle but I have been able to keep my independence. You just have to push past it and remind yourself of who you are. ]]> 2023-04-27 00:39:20 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2569515957 michelledacri2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2569518204 The factory officials didn't recognize the Bear for what he was because he didn't fit in with the standards of society. He wasn't in the forest or being held captive like in the zoo or circus. ]]> 2023-04-27 00:40:57 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2569518204 michelledacri2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2569521048 It is difficult for a person to go against the group they are in because they don't want to be judged or shunned from their group. They have been socialized and molded by this specific group so leaving is difficult. They don't know anything else. ]]> 2023-04-27 00:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/i1xy68nmf6w2xecd/wish/2569521048