https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb 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 2022-12-08 12:06:17 UTC 2025-10-08 17:12:22 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f43b.png masonk2 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414229740 2022-12-08 12:08:25 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414229740 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414250401 It is difficult for a person to go against a group because we feel the need to belong and relate to a larger group.]]> 2022-12-08 12:32:11 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414250401 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414252380 The need to be a part of a group affects our actions because we do things that we might not normally do on our own with the group in order to fit in. We sacrifice our own moral compass and beliefs in order to be accepted. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:33:29 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414252380 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414252422 It became harder for the bear to maintain his identity because others kept saying that he wasn't a bear and so he started to believe them and because a man that needs to shave with a fur coat on.]]> 2022-12-08 12:33:33 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414252422 mashaylaboatemaa2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414252436 Since everyone the bear would come across would insist that he wasn't a bear because he wasn't doing what the people thought bears were supposed to do it was hard for him to maintain his identity.]]> 2022-12-08 12:33:34 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414252436 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414252912 As he moved through the factory, the bear had more and more people telling him that he wasn't a bear, even though he was. This made it harder for him to keep telling himself he is a bear if everyone else is telling him he isn't one.]]> 2022-12-08 12:34:13 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414252912 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414253059 Tashlin suggests that society can changes an individual so greatly to the point where it can change how they view themself and their identity.]]> 2022-12-08 12:34:24 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414253059 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414253066 It became harder and harder for the bear to maintain his identity because others kept telling him that he was not a bear, so the bear started to believe it. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:34:25 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414253066 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414253108 It became harder and harder for the bear to maintain his identity as he moved through the bureaucracy of the factory because all the men and the president as well as the foreman were all claiming he was not a bear and they were testing him upon what he could do the bear identified with the workers and so he was not a bear]]> 2022-12-08 12:34:27 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414253108 nicoleblaisbennett2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414253218 It's more difficult to maintain the identity because of the constant berating and environmental shift. The bureaucracy kept insisting he was a worker when in reality, he was a bear. It's similar to the Thomas Theorem in concept; the bear would've eventually caved in.]]> 2022-12-08 12:34:37 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414253218 viviangiles2025 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414253231 It became harder and harder because all of the workers always kept telling him that he was not a bear, and then when they kept saying it over and over, it made him start to believe that he wasn't a bear. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:34:38 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414253231 seanle2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414253248 It became harder for the bear to maintain his identity as he moved through the factory because everyone believed that he was not a bear so he thought he was not a bear.]]> 2022-12-08 12:34:39 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414253248 jaylaoneal2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414253367 It became harder and harder for the bear to maintain his identity because everywhere he went he had people telling him what he was. They were all giving him a title of something that he was not, and soon enough the Bear started believing everyone else. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:34:50 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414253367 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414253584 It became harder for the bear to maintain his identity as he moved through the bureaucracy of the factory because everyone was telling him he was something that he wasn't, and he was starting to believe them.]]> 2022-12-08 12:35:08 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414253584 mashaylaboatemaa2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414253646 Society often pressures people into identities that it is comfortable with. No one wanted to believe the bear was an actual bear because he was in a factory, not in a cage or in a circus. And with those pressures from society it can become difficult for an individual to maintain their unique identity. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:35:13 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414253646 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414253700 The title means that the bear wasn't a bear.]]> 2022-12-08 12:35:17 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414253700 gianorcia2025 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414253736 It became harder for the bear to maintain his identity as a bear because people kept telling him the same thing over and over. They told him that he was a silly man who needed a shave and wore a fur coat. After hearing that for months, he started to believe it himself that that was who he was. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:35:20 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414253736 jasonfournier2025 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414253767 It became harder for the bear to maintain his identity as he moved through the bureaucracy of the factory because he had more and more people telling him that he wasn't a bear. Each one with an increasing degree of power and influence.]]> 2022-12-08 12:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414253767 RelCavanagh2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414253856 The bear's identity was constantly questioned and denied, making him question his own identity. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:35:29 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414253856 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414253927 Tashlins suggest that because powerful groups and individuals are so higher up those with less power and authority will believe everything they say.]]> 2022-12-08 12:35:33 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414253927 viviangiles2025 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414254063 Tashlin is suggesting that individuals and society as a whole can change someone or multiple people a great amount, which then leads them to question and change how they identify and how they view themselves. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:35:44 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414254063 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414254166 I think Tashlin is suggesting that society can influence an individual so much, whether it be positive or negative, that that individual could change everything about themselves or lose themselves because of society.]]> 2022-12-08 12:35:51 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414254166 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414254287 Tashlin is suggesting that the identity of an individual is heavily influenced by the society around them and how they view them. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:36:00 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414254287 jaylaoneal2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414254488 Tashlin is suggesting that society tries so hard to just fit everyone and everything in a box. To go against that there is going to be backlash, because people judge what they often don't understand. Even to the point of people viewing themselves in a different way because of society. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:36:16 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414254488 RelCavanagh2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414254499 The author suggests that one's view of themselves is based on how society views them and what society tells them what they are/should be.]]> 2022-12-08 12:36:16 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414254499 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414254621 I have and I was able to maintain my independence.]]> 2022-12-08 12:36:22 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414254621 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414254623 Tashlin suggests society is comformative and wants individuals to fit into certain roles even if they disagree. It causes people to feel the need to not stray from being who they really are because of the close minded society. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:36:22 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414254623 abbilane2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414254789 As he moved through the bureaucracy of the factory, the bear found it very difficult to maintain his identity. This was due to the invalidation from the surrounding workers. From this, the bear began to believe them.]]> 2022-12-08 12:36:33 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414254789 seanle2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414254830 Tashlin is suggesting that society can influence someone to the point where they think they aren't who they really are.]]> 2022-12-08 12:36:35 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414254830 nicoleblaisbennett2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414254831 With enough of an expectation from the majority, an individual's identity can be distorted to the greater's needs.]]> 2022-12-08 12:36:35 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414254831 mashaylaboatemaa2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414254946 In most cases, people listen to higher ups. So when someone with more influence, or authority places a label on you it is hard to get away from that label. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:36:41 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414254946 alexobrien2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414254963 It became harder for the bear to maintain his identity as he moved through the bureaucracy of the factory because the other people in the story are constantly telling him that hes not who he is to the point that not even he knew anymore.]]> 2022-12-08 12:36:42 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414254963 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414254977 The author is suggesting that it is a process about when people do not recognize what is different and similar about a person. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:36:43 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414254977 gianorcia2025 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414255020 Tashlin is suggesting that society has a great influence on people's self-concept. Even if a person knows deep down who they are, society can convince them otherwise. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:36:45 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414255020 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414255497 The title means the bear that was a bear actually wasn't because of how society and others kept saying that he wasn't a bear.]]> 2022-12-08 12:37:20 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414255497 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414255619 I don't think I have experienced a similar problem, at least that I remember.]]> 2022-12-08 12:37:30 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414255619 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414255742 Tashlin is suggesting that power figure for those with authority have influence over those with less power because their social status makes their opinions "true/meaningful"]]> 2022-12-08 12:37:38 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414255742 viviangiles2025 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414255861 Tashlin is suggesting that powerful groups and those individuals within those groups have more power than those groups and individuals that are not as powerful. So individuals within the powerful group will have more power, and those below them will start to believe things that they say due to their influence. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:37:46 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414255861 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414256352 It is difficult because there are so many people that you are going against and the individual gets over powered by all the other people]]> 2022-12-08 12:38:19 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414256352 viviangiles2025 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414256379 I am not sure if I have experienced a similar problem. If I have, I may not remember it that well. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:38:21 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414256379 jasonfournier2025 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414256441 Tashlin is suggesting that society holds influence over the individual and has the power to force them into certain identities or roles that they might not want to be a part of.]]> 2022-12-08 12:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414256441 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414256510 She is suggesting that the people with more power will be listed to more and taken more seriously rather than a bear in a factory.]]> 2022-12-08 12:38:27 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414256510 jaylaoneal2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414256517 Tashlin is suggesting that powerful individuals carry importance and often judgement. So when a person of less authority or less power than them begin to break out. This creates a problem, because who are they to go against what the powerful groups or people have to say? What power do they hold?]]> 2022-12-08 12:38:28 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414256517 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414256592 it's harder for the bear to maintain his identity because literally everyone was telling him he wasn't a bear so he started to believe them]]> 2022-12-08 12:38:34 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414256592 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414256652 I have experienced a similar problem to the bear before. In order to deal with it, I had to understand that others would not understand and I should do what is best for me. I was able to maintain independence because I was not afraid to break away from others that believed in different things. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:38:38 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414256652 gianorcia2025 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414256736 Tashlin is suggesting that since some people are given a high rank and an authoritative status, that people tend to listen to what they say. Tashlin suggests that authority has a great influence on people with less power because they feel that they are better due to their status.]]> 2022-12-08 12:38:45 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414256736 nicoleblaisbennett2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414256784 It's entirely possible. I've become a therapist-friend before and as much as I try, I can't get away from it. Most of the people I talk to have some form of mental anguish they need to get rid of, and I'm often the safety net.]]> 2022-12-08 12:38:48 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414256784 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414256790 It became harder and harder for the bear to maintain his identity because no one believed who he was and insisted that he was a worker. No matter how hard the bear tried to explain that he was a bear, all of the higher statuses within the factory still insisted that he was one of them.]]> 2022-12-08 12:38:48 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414256790 mashaylaboatemaa2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414257169 To some extent yes, living in a household of mixed cultures I had to learn how to maintain that as a cohesive identity with some push back from people within those individual communities. I was eventually able to find my ground and identity within all of them. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:39:04 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414257169 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414257299 I personally have not experienced a similar problem to that of the bear.]]> 2022-12-08 12:39:13 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414257299 RelCavanagh2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414257589 The author suggests that powerful people and groups have control over how others are labeled and perceived by others, setting in place expectations that are not only enforced by the powerful party, but also those below them.]]> 2022-12-08 12:39:30 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414257589 jacobwhitworth2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414257621 It became harder and harder for the bear to maintain his identity as he moved through the factory because people were telling him that he wasn't a bear, which made it harder for the bear to keep telling himself that he is a bear. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:39:31 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414257621 abbilane2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414257639 Tashlin is suggesting that society has such high power which can influence an individual's identity. Society as a whole essentially can change someone so drastically to the point where they don't know who they really are.]]> 2022-12-08 12:39:33 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414257639 jaylaoneal2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414257706 I have experienced a similar problem to the bear, because some expect me to act a certain way because of how I look. Though I do not shape my personality around my looks, I act how I want to. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:39:37 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414257706 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414257838 It is difficult for a person to go against a group because the feeling of belonging and feeling liked and appreciated can influence people to follow others and stay in a group instead of being independent.]]> 2022-12-08 12:39:47 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414257838 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414257889 The title is saying that the bear wasn't actually a bear because of how society viewed him, which temporarily altered his truth, that he was a bear.]]> 2022-12-08 12:39:51 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414257889 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414258151 the author suggests that people in society that are different are often told that they need to fit in with everyone else in order to fit society's standards.]]> 2022-12-08 12:40:09 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414258151 gianorcia2025 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414258291 I personally have not experienced something similar to the bear that I can remember.]]> 2022-12-08 12:40:20 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414258291 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414258366 The factory officials did not recognize the bear for what he was because he did not belong in a factory and they though bears dont work. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:40:24 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414258366 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414258553 Tashlin suggested that powerful groups shape those with less authority because in the social ladder, they have more power, meaning more people will listen and obey them. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:40:37 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414258553 seanle2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414258581 Tashlin is suggesting that people with authority can have more influence on someone with less power and authority because they are the higher up.]]> 2022-12-08 12:40:39 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414258581 viviangiles2025 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414258628 The need to be apart of a group can affect our actions because the group may do things that we don't normally do or want to do, but we will end up doing those things so that we can feel apart of the group. We change ourselves to be with the group, even if it's something that we don't want to take part in. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:40:42 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414258628 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414258713 The title means that he was a bear but because of society telling him he wasn't one, the bear lost sight of actually being a bear.]]> 2022-12-08 12:40:48 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414258713 mashaylaboatemaa2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414258801 There is solidarity in numbers. When you are a part of a group there is a sense of security, you don't have to worry about being an other, because there are people there for you. When you go against a group, especially on your own, there is no one to back you. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:40:55 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414258801 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414258862 It is so hard for a person to go against the group because they feel heavily influenced by the group, overwhelmed by their opinions, and may want to please them. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:41:02 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414258862 jaylaoneal2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414258982 The title means that the bear was not a bear because of how he was viewed by society. As time went on because of everyone's strong disagreements about who the bear was, he began to lose his truth and identity in the process. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:41:10 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414258982 jasonfournier2025 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414259006 Tashlin is suggesting that people and groups that hold power in society have more control over individual people with less power and authority. After speaking to the president and vice presidents, the bear was convinced that he wasn't actually a bear.]]> 2022-12-08 12:41:12 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414259006 alexobrien2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414259233 Tashlin suggests that society has a large roll to play in how we view the individual. Often times the individual is ridiculed for not conforming to society's ideals.]]> 2022-12-08 12:41:22 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414259233 RelCavanagh2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414259337 I have experienced similar issues to the bear.  I am dealing with it by cutting off a part of my family.  My independence is not being affected that much by it. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:41:30 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414259337 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414259430 It is so difficult for a person to go against the group because they know they will have a less chance at what they are trying to aquire.]]> 2022-12-08 12:41:36 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414259430 gianorcia2025 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414259433 The title implies that the bear was convinced that he was not a bear. Many people who have authority were repeatedly telling him that he wasn't a bear, so he even began to think that he wasn't.]]> 2022-12-08 12:41:36 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414259433 nicoleblaisbennett2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414259523 Those in a position of power have major influence over those without the power. Through this influence, the authority assumes a sense of truthfulness and integrity, when it could be entirely a facade.]]> 2022-12-08 12:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414259523 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414259790 i have experienced something similar and i dealt with it by ignoring the people's comments and listening to myself instead of everyone else]]> 2022-12-08 12:41:59 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414259790 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414259941 it made it harder for him to remain him because nobody believed that he was a bear. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:42:09 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414259941 jasonfournier2025 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414260187 I don't think I have ever experienced a similar situation to that of the bear.]]> 2022-12-08 12:42:21 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414260187 viviangiles2025 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414260194 It is so difficult because the person may not want to go against the group, but if they do, there will be more people that have more authority over them. It can cause them to feel a certain way and be influenced by the individuals authority. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:42:22 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414260194 seanle2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414260286 I haven't personally dealt with something similar to the bear but I would deal with it by just being stubborn like I sometimes am.]]> 2022-12-08 12:42:30 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414260286 jacobwhitworth2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414260365 The author is suggesting that society can have a great influence on someone to the point where they think they don't know who they really are.]]> 2022-12-08 12:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414260365 seanodoherty2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414260553 It became harder and harder for the bear to maintain his identity because everyone kept saying that the bear was a man that needs to shave with a fur coat. The zoo, and circus bears said the bear was not a bear. So the bear started to believe that he was not a bear.]]> 2022-12-08 12:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414260553 abbilane2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414260567 Individuals and groups with more power tend to take advantage of those with less authority. These people with less authority are easily influenced due to the control the higher power has.]]> 2022-12-08 12:42:46 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414260567 jaylaoneal2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414260646 The factory officials did not recognize the Bear for what he was because their agenda was pushing something else. The bear being a man was what worked for them, they needed workers and they found one. It did not matter to them the way the Bear identified, just who they thought the Bear was and how useful the Bear would be. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:42:53 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414260646 nicoleblaisbennett2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414260818 If we belong in a group, that gives us reassurance about our actions. If the action is morally wrong, you alone are not to blame.]]> 2022-12-08 12:43:04 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414260818 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414260858 he suggesting that no one person is alike]]> 2022-12-08 12:43:07 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414260858 seanle2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414260925 The title means that even though he is a bear because of the way everyone else around him viewed him he then started to think he wasn't actually a bear.]]> 2022-12-08 12:43:11 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414260925 alexobrien2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414261292 Tashlin suggested the way powerful individuals and groups shape the identity of those with less power and authority through fear and judgement.]]> 2022-12-08 12:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414261292 RelCavanagh2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414261357 People seek out groups and social connections naturally. They are terrified of being ostracised and cast out so they go to great lengths to fit into expectations regardless of the personal cost. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:43:40 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414261357 mashaylaboatemaa2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414261539 When you feel the need to belong somewhere, you will do somethings that are out of character. This doesn't always mean something inherently negative, for example, changing the way you dress to fit in with a certain group, or changing the media you consume, or picking up interests you otherwise probably wouldn't have. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:43:54 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414261539 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414261701 It became harder for the bear to maintain his identity as he moved through the bureaucracy of the factory because people had kept telling him that he wasn't a bear but instead a man who needs to shave and wears a fur coat so he had started to believe it because that was all he was hearing. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:44:05 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414261701 abbilane2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414261786 I don't think I have had a similar experience.]]> 2022-12-08 12:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414261786 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414261830 I have not been in a similar problem]]> 2022-12-08 12:44:14 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414261830 jasonfournier2025 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414261914 The title is saying that the Bear wasn't actually a bear because society didn't view him as one. Even though he thought he was a bear, he was told countless times that he wasn't until he believed it.]]> 2022-12-08 12:44:19 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414261914 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414262104 it's difficult for a person to go against their group because of the amount of comments and pressure the person would face while in the process of going against the group]]> 2022-12-08 12:44:31 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414262104 seanle2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414262507 Our need to be part of a group affects our actions by making us do things just to fit in and have people around us.]]> 2022-12-08 12:44:37 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414262507 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414262592 I do not think I have experienced a similar problem, but if I did I would remember that other opinions do not always matter over my own.

]]> 2022-12-08 12:44:42 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414262592 nicoleblaisbennett2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414262786 The qualities and expectations of what a bear is are strictly contrasted with Bear. The environment was wrong and the behaviors were too.]]> 2022-12-08 12:44:52 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414262786 jacobwhitworth2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414262841 Tashlin is suggesting about how powerful individuals and groups shape the identity of those with less power because people will believe more what they say when they are more powerful than someone else.]]> 2022-12-08 12:44:56 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414262841 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414263022 Tashlin is suggesting that society can change an individual's perspective on oneself and how they view themselves. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:45:07 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414263022 RelCavanagh2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414264030 The bear didn't fit the factory worker's expectation of what someone is supposed to be like, so rather than accepting it and changing their mindset of conformity, they just rather denied it.  It is also another source of likely free labor for the officials so it could be more conscious because it benefits them.]]> 2022-12-08 12:45:38 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414264030 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414264107 More people of higher positions told the bear he was a man, and he started to believe it]]> 2022-12-08 12:45:42 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414264107 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414264132 I don't believe I have ever experienced this in my life. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:45:43 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414264132 seanodoherty2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414264221 The title is saying the bear wasn't a bear, because of how society viewed the bear.]]> 2022-12-08 12:45:49 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414264221 jacobwhitworth2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414264536 I don't think I have encountered a similar problem.]]> 2022-12-08 12:46:05 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414264536 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414264828 Society can shape an individual into something they aren't]]> 2022-12-08 12:46:23 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414264828 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414265384 The title of the bear that wasn't means that society had changed the bear's perspective on himself making it that he didn't believe he was a bear anymore.]]> 2022-12-08 12:46:57 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414265384 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414266079 The factory officials didn't recognize the bear for what he was because they believe that a bear is only a real bear in a cage or a zoo. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:47:44 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414266079 abbilane2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414266165 The title implies that because society didn't view him as a bear, the bear himself began to think so as well.]]> 2022-12-08 12:47:50 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414266165 jacobwhitworth2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414266418 The title is saying that the bear wasn't actually a bear because of how society viewed him.]]> 2022-12-08 12:48:09 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414266418 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414266482 no i have not ]]> 2022-12-08 12:48:14 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414266482 jasonfournier2025 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414266732 It is difficult for a person to go against the group because it is human nature to want to please people and be part of a group. Going against a group of people can unleash backlash that can cause severe damage to the person]]> 2022-12-08 12:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414266732 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414267066 the title means that the bear wasn't actually a bear because of the societal standards that are put on him. it made him think he wasn't a bear when he actually was]]> 2022-12-08 12:48:53 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414267066 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414267148 Tashlin is suggesting that people in power or even society in general can change how someone views things, topics, or even themselves.]]> 2022-12-08 12:48:59 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414267148 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414267441 The need to be a part of a group affects our actions because we want to be accepted and we feel more comfortable in a group.]]> 2022-12-08 12:49:16 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414267441 seanodoherty2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414267637 Tahlin suggests that society can change a person so much to the point where they start to change how they see themselves.]]> 2022-12-08 12:49:30 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414267637 jacobwhitworth2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414268811 The factory officials recognized the bear as a worker because they would expect a bear to be in a zoo or in the circus and not in a factory so they kept telling him he wasn't a bear.]]> 2022-12-08 12:50:44 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414268811 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414268957 It is difficult for a person to go against the group because we want to be a part of a group because it makes us feel comfortable and accepted. ]]> 2022-12-08 12:50:54 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414268957 abbilane2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414270205 In most cases, the desire to be a part of a group is so strong it can affect our actions. This is due to the aspiration to fit in. Because of these desires, people will sacrifice themselves and their identities.]]> 2022-12-08 12:52:14 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414270205 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414270878 Tashlin is suggesting that powerful individuals and groups can have a major influence on those lower than them because they must be always be "correct" if they are at the top.]]> 2022-12-08 12:53:06 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414270878 alexobrien2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414271379 I have experienced a similar problem to the bear due to being transgender. I have been told that I can't be trans because I was cheerful as a kid and that I was just trying to "hop on the bandwagon." I dealt with it by having support systems that didn't try and gaslight me.]]> 2022-12-08 12:53:44 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414271379 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414271435 because they didn't know that there was a bear in the near by area.]]> 2022-12-08 12:53:49 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414271435 seanodoherty2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414272174 Powerful groups and individuals are higher up, those with less power and authority will believe what they say.]]> 2022-12-08 12:54:37 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414272174 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414273182 I have before and I was able to get away and maintain my independence.]]> 2022-12-08 12:55:39 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414273182 seanodoherty2023 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414273845 I have not]]> 2022-12-08 12:56:16 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414273845 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414275874 The title the bear that wasn't means that he was a bear but society influenced him so much to the point that no one believed that he was one and he didn't even believe it.]]> 2022-12-08 12:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414275874 alexobrien2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414277473 The title meant that the bear wasn't perceived as a bear]]> 2022-12-08 12:59:43 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414277473 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414278112 The factory officials didn't recognize that he was a bear because he didn't act like one and he was in a factory environment, not a zoo or a circus according to the workers.]]> 2022-12-08 13:00:21 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414278112 alexobrien2024 https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414279094 The factory officials didn't recognise that he was a bear because it wasn't normal for them.]]> 2022-12-08 13:01:19 UTC https://padlet.com/leicesterpublicschools/qoun3w42zjycr5kb/wish/2414279094