All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. ~Edmund BurkeAs we are beginning our performances of Sophocles' Antigone, we must stop to consider Antigone's actions. Whether out of personal rebellion or moral conviction, Antigone stands up for her beliefs. Have you ever had to make a stand for anything or anyone? Why was it important for you do to so at that time? Tell me about the situation as well as why you felt the need to take action, OR tell me about what you wished you would have done when you had the chance, but didn't do for some reason. Why is it important to make a stand for some things, and why is it not important at other times? When is it okay to challenge people or ideas, and when is it wrong? Come on, take a stand: Tell me what YOU think!
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I stood up for a little kid one day, when he was getting picked on by older kids for some stupid reason! It made me mad so i went over and told them that it was inmature and they needed to grow up or they could deal with me! They choose to walk away and never talk to the kid again. I was very proud of myself when i did it, and the kid just loved me afterwards.
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Things, like standing up for a friend or asking out someone, is not easy. It takes courage. I stood up for someone, knowing that getting into the middle of something would be hard to get out of, but it was for a good cause. The buildup of courage feels good. I admire Antigone for doing this, for having courage.
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I feel that if you have an opinion you should speak up. Antigone wanted something done and she was gonna do it without a fight. She had respect for her brother that deserved to be barried. She was'nt going to let her sister stop her. It's okay to stand for something you beleive in, as long as it is'nt something completly stupid.
ReplyDeleteWell to me the time you should take a stand for something is if you strongly believe in it and if it is your duty and job to do so and of course if it involves you. One time, for me my friend was being bullied and I couldn't and didn't want to see my friend this way so I stood up for her and a lot of other friends did too and I just thought that I needed to do that because she was my friend and your supposed to look after each other and be there for one another. Another time, was when someone had accused me of something I did not do and was not involved in so I had to stand up for myself and not get pushed around and be blamed for something I didn't do. I think it is wrong to stand up for someone or something when it doesn't involve you and has nothing to do with you, that's just someone getting into other people's business that they won't understand and don't even need to be involved. In this case, Antigone is right to stand up for her brother they are family and you look after your family... :P
ReplyDeleteI think if you stand up to someone you should belive in yourself and know why you are takeing a stand . one time i saw a kid getting bulled so i took the kids side and told them to leave him alone and they wouldent leave so i said would you like it if someone did that to you and said what your sayed to him , think about it ...... (they left).
ReplyDeleteAntigone is one of my role modals for standing up for someone / what you belive . I am prond on how she acts .
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it is importand because you need to share you ideas and what you think its right. is also wrong when you do it just to put someone in the dump. its ok to do it with your friends, and when your trieing to expane something. its wrong when you do it just to be right.
ReplyDeleteI think Antigone did the right thing by burring her brother even if it meant getting herself into trouble because her brothers werent that different they were fighting for the same cause and it wasn't fair that just because Creon favored Etiocles than Polyneices couldnt have a burial like him. I have stood up for my friends alot in the past its gotten me into some trouble but I probably wasnt handling it the right way. But I'm wiliing to stand up for anyone if I see something that isnt right I will defenitly say something.
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Standing up for someone is very important! You not only are maing yourself look better but your also helping out the person in need. Standing up for someone is a great act of character. Also the person your standing up for could become or friend. There are endless possibilities when you stand up for someone and usually they always end in a good way.
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I think that it is important to stand up for yourself and what you believe in and what you think is right because its what you belive in and what you think is right and not go by what everybody else says
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its important to go with your own beliefs because when you only follow someone Else's ways you don't have the individuality that everyone should posses. i haven't ever had to stand up for something in my life i don't usually have a problem with what other people say. even if i do have problem with something i don't like to hurt other peoples feelings. but if someone is forcing or trying to get me to do something(smoking,drugs,praty,skip school) i dont believe in. i say my thoughts on that and how i am not that sort of person. maybe in a school project i try to agree apon everyone else while still keeping my firm beliefs in the subject aswell
ReplyDeleteI think if I were in Antigone's position I'd do the same thing. I've had to stand up for many people before including friends, sisters, even people I barely knew. I once went to a church camp thing in Kimberling City and there was this girl that everyone was talking about because...well, let's just say she hadn't made the best choices. She wanted to change and she thought if nobody could accept that then nobody would accept her. I had to do a lot of damage control but at the end of the week she had made a lot of new,unexpected friendships with people she thought hated her. It makes you feel good when you stand up for something or someone like that.
ReplyDeleteI remember a long time ago i was in a room with a bunch of kids and we were all talking. If you noticed, there is always that one kid in that group that is the least favored of everyone. Anyways, she said something really dumb and someone else took it the wrong way. The whole group of people started giving this girl a hard time and I was just sitting there getting really mad. They all started laughing at her and she finally ran out of the room crying. I stood up, glared at everyone, and walked out of the room to find the girl. When I did, I talked it out with her and she felt way better than she did before. When I came back in, everyone was silent because they knew how mad I was and they felt really crappy. So basically, I stood up against bullying and helped someone make their day from going bad to being a little bit better. :)
ReplyDeleteThe only time I would take a stand is when I stand up for my family or friends. And the reason I do that is because they mean something to me and I'm not just gonna sit there and do nothing. I'll stand up if I care about the person.
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I have a hard time when it comes to speaking up because I get very shy, but if someone isnt treating someone right it makes me very angry. They dont know what is going on in that kids life that we dont see at school. Just treat everyone nice! Ive also learned if somene is hurting somebody they are probably hurting. I guess my way of standing up is just being nice and accepting of everyone.
ReplyDeleteI stood up for a new girl in my old school. Everyone decided to pick on her just because she was knew. I told them that they need to back off and do something better with their time then mess with people. A lot of people didnt like me after that. I didnt care if they did or didnt. Didnt hurt my feelings at all. Well we became best friends. Still are now. Plus she doesnt have as many problems.
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ReplyDeleteI once stuck up for another kid that was being picked on at a football game. I mean, seriously, at a FOOTBALL GAME?! Is this really what the world has come to? I think that is just downright pathetic. Don't people have better things to do, especially at a sports competition? Like, for example, WATCH THE GAME? I thought that bullying, especially at a game, was the most absurd thing ever, so I walked over to the two people and saw that it was a high school kid picking on an eighth grader. I thought, "Dude, uncool. Pick on someone your own size. Actually, pick on nobody at all." I asked the 8th grader if the other person was bothering him. He nodded his head and I then spoke confidently to the other high school student. He pridefully walked away seeming with a sense of defeat about him. The 8th grader then thanked me and went to watch the game. I felt pretty good after I stood up to that bully. So, I challenge you to try what I did and take a stand for a person in need. (If you ever see one, that is.) Whether it be bullying, saving a life, or helping a person with their homework. Help them out!
i stood up for this one kid one day. he was getting picked on by this guy and i told him to do on to others as you would want them to do to you. so then on this guy has never picked on this kid ever again. but sometimes i have a hard time standing up someone who is doing wrong.
ReplyDeleteSome girl from our school put a picture of another girl at school and was making fun if her. That just set me off, I messaged her and asked her to take it off and how she would feel if that was her getting made fun of. And she argued with me at first but then she finally took it off! There's some other people that I wish I would have stood up tidbits didn't. And I've regretted it ever since/:
ReplyDeleteWell i guess that something I stand for is christianity. I think that it is important to stand for because that is what we're called to do and sense it's something I believe in I need to support it.
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the first time i stood up for myself was in the 4th grade.... and the person i was standing up to was myself. my pride was and still is everything to me this way i was defeating myself... well the first time i had problems with hr was in 2nd grade when she moved here... I know kinda sad but its the truth we trly hated eachother. we made fun of each other spit gum in our hair spreaded rumors. we could not stan eachother.... it was sad... in 4th grade she moved away... And i thought I could never be happier... but right in the middle of the year she moved back.... and at the first though i had was even worse cause she was moved to my class...... There was only one problem then though.... no one in that class liked her... not a single person. she spent the whole morning by herself everyone talked crap behind her back. She looked just sad.... Well lunch rolled around and our class had there own table once again the girl i called my enemy at the time was all by herself at the far end of the table. she looked missrable. i stood up to my fears and my pride. after all the fights and name calling... after the gummy hair and stupid rumors.... I stood up from where i was sitting and set next to the only girl at the time that i hated and got to know her..... Honestly i am so glad i did what i didd back than cause that girl is more than just my best friend now. she is my sister and i would do anything for her. :)
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I have had to make a stand in what I believed before. It was hard to show them what I thought was true because they would not litsen. When you stand up for somethign you believe may be good but the person you are standing against will not like you for it. So when I stand for what I think is right I don't force it upon someone else to do the same. Because I don't want people forcing something they believe is right on to me.
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If i really think about it I did have to stand up for my brother when he was younger.. It was important for me to do that, because he has autism and most people don't understand that he is different,but he can do anything like me and you. I make sure that people dont make funn of him like they have it the past...
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Yes it is important to stand up for yourself and others. Even if you might get in trouble for it.What i mean by that is if u think you need to stand up for something or someone then do it,but dont get to carred away with it.Its nice when you stand up for someone even if you dont know them.Because that could really make someones day.
ReplyDeleteI think it is very important for people to stand up for what they believe in. In my opinion, Antigone was right for doing what she did because she was sticking up for her brother, and doing what she thought was right. Ive stuck up for my friends in situations where they were being picked on. Its sometimes a hard thing to do, especially if your friends are picking on someone you dont know because they kinda expect you to go along with them. I get mad at myself sometimes, because I know I wouldnt want to be the one being picked on.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in 1st grade I had to stand up for a girl. She wasn't my friend, we never talked but I saw she was getting made fun of at lunch. I told my friends to cut it out, and that it wasn't nice. They had no idea what she had gone through. They never did it again. It made me feel strong and proud! I felt like I accomplished something! I don't even know if she even remembered me standing up for her!
ReplyDeleteI've often had to stand up for myself when people chose to lash out against me for my beliefs. The majority of the time it is for my religion, which I find incredibly childish to even fight about in the first place. It is necessary to make a stand for yourself for several reasons in several different occasions, especially when somebody goes against what you truly believe in and tells you that it is wrong. It's up to you to stand up for yourself and tell them why you believe in what you believe.
ReplyDeleteI stood up for someone when I was in kindergaren. I had a best friend with a mental disablate. Almost everyday a kid on the playground would make fun of him. I couldn't talk it anymore so finally I took care of it. Maybe not in a good way but I kid him. In well you know where. I got called to the office. My mom wasn't made because my friend couldn't do it for him self so I did. No messed with him after that. I'm glad I stood up for him because I know I can stand up for more then just that.
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I have never really had a time where i needed to take a stand but didnt. But i do believe there are certain time in which you should speak your mind and times when you should just leave it alone. Referring to Antigone, the rule was no one was allowed to burry the body or else there was punishment. Now this being her brother i think she had every right to obey the gods and to burry her brother. Creon by making a stand against her actions really hurt himself in the long run. I think you are to stand up for the things that are most important to you. But if something is going on that really isnt a big deal and it wont effect you then its not really worth making a stand.
ReplyDeleteIf we did not stand up for ourselfs we would be week & pathetic. I satnd up for me friends & they do the same like at the last BFR me & my friend wre walking back to class when he said that the BFR was stupid & a pice of crap. When a no good teacher who cant mind their own dang bisness walked up to us & asked my friend for his name. He said his name through his teeth cause he was pised the teacher said that he needed to go to the office I steped in frount of the teacher & said that he needs some time to cool & the retarded teacher said I DONT CARE & that he needed to go to the office. I thought teachers were suposts to be nice, helpful & kind BUT nope their are just like the PREPS & JOCKS who are complet jerk who dont care who they crush to get to the TOP!!! I think I should talk to the school about BULLING cause ive have been bullied ALOT & the school did NOTHING about it till i got my dad down their & all they did was tell them to stop which was some major BS & to add insalt to ingery they kept bulling me. so thats why i stood up for my friend cause the school is sport depending cause the PREPS & JOCKS ONLY GET A SLAP ON THE RIST!!!! to were my friend got OSS for 3 days.
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My friend told me one time that someone stole his brand new iphone and that he didnt want to tell the teacher on them. But i told them to tell if he wants his iphone back. He finally got enough courage to go tell and he got it back. and i wrote alot more the first time but it got deleted some how?
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ReplyDeletebasically its the thing is you need to stand up what you believe in but theres two that and standing up for someone but i have never have to do that because the friends i hve no one would mess with but standing up what i believe in is what i dont usally do and thats what i need to start doing
I have. My little sister and my twin sister. Some people can be mean and i will not tolerate them being mean to others. Many people also pick on this guy in our grade named, Dustin. In 8th grade, on the bus, a lot of people would always pick on him and i'd always tell them to leave him alone. It's not nice to pick on people. It just ticks me off. :/
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i have stood up for my little sister befor a girl on the bus was picking on her, and i went and rode the bus with my little sister to make shoure the little girl knew not to mess with her
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ReplyDeleteIt is important to take a stand for the things that you believe in and the things that represent you. Do not challenge people on there ideas unless they ask for an opinion, and do not challenge there beliefs they may get offended.
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ReplyDeleteWhen i was on the buss one day i had to stand up for a little kid. This was at another school where 1st through highschol rode the same buss. He was being cursed at by an older kid. I told him that he should be doing that and the kid had no reason to be yelled at. The older kig hit me in the face, but the driver saw. He was kicked off the buss and had to find another ride home after that. I had a big bruse on my face but the little kid was very greatful. I felt like a had to be the bigger person since the litte kids didn't know what to do. I'm glad i did because if i didn't he might have been that one that was hit.
Standing up for what i belive in is very important. Especially my religion. Or even standing up for my family and friends and whst they believe in. I have had many experiences where i stood up for my friends. It is only right to stand up and say your opinion is when it is said to you. Its right to stand up for yourself. (:
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One time when i thought i had to take action was when My freind was being bullied first hour by the other kids at out table on what he played and wore and even what he drew. I jumped in and took his side and backed him up alittle. The other kids then figured it wasnt right and should stop, and still today we all are cool!
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I think you not only take a stand for others, but also for yourself. If you didn't you would never be happy in life. I understand that sometimes it isn't a good idea, but most of the time it's okay to stand up for what you think is right. Otherwise, you'll never be satisfied with what you have or don't have.
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I have always had a pet-pieve for people cussing. i always take a stand when a hear a cuss word and call them out. usually when i ask some one to stop cussing they look at me like i'm dumb or something, but at least they stop. most people now that i dont like profanity so they dont cuss around me...
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One time I had to stand up for myself is when I didn't want to go to camp. I argued with my mom for 3 days because I didn't want to go. All she said was that once I got there I would have fun. I kept arguing because I didn't want to go, but she made me. Once I got there, I realized I wasn't having fun.
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ReplyDeleteWell, if I actually remember correctly, I'm pretty sure I stood up for a friend of mine in like first grade. People were really rude back then, even moreso now. But my friend (we will name her penelope) was getting picked on for having head lice. It wasn't her fault she got it, because she got it from a friend of hers. So "Penelope" was upset and crying. I stood up in front of all those people making fun of her and said, "Hey! stop making fun of her! Everyone gets something embarrassing. It's not nice to make fun of people." Now, those words would have just gotten laughed at. During this time period, though, the kids making fun of her completely stopped what they were doing, and walked away. One of them even said sorry as they walked. I felt amazing for standing up for "Penelope".
Well, I regret putting up with my ex-girlfriends alcoholic abusing dad. I Meen he was one of the most cruelest people i've ever met. And i was myave 11-12 and i wanted to kill him but i couldnt because i didnt want to mess her life up and didn't want to see her anymore hurt. But 4 years later. I ran acrossed him. And now hes in prison for the rest of his life. I Hate him. Thank You, Yours truly
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One thing I Had to make a stand For was last year when Mr.Alexander said I couldn't go to honors English 2. When I felt like I deserved to be in it. I tried to fight it. I stood up to him but he gave me a sassy attitude response. So I tried to go over his head to the Honor 2 teacher to see if she would put me through, but she said " I only go off of teacher Recomendation". So from there my mom went to the principal. And it kinda went down hill from there. But it's still good that I stood up for myself.
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I had to stand up for my sister. She was being bullied, and she was too scared to do it herself. I know it was wrong, the way I handled it. It just had to be done. I wish that I would have handled it in a nicer way but I feel good that I have my sisters back.
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If you dont take a stand then your just going to be known as a push over. When people think you a push over, and then you stand up for your self. They think your being mean and they wont take it seriously. When you believe in something stick up for what you believe is right.
ReplyDeleteI always stand up for my brother due to disability. He is no mentally able to stand up for himself and it realy hurts me watching people run him down but i love his smile and laugh when its all said and done. People wull down my brother and his friends for there disabilty and for being in ROTC and i know when im done saying something to them they will leave my brother alone and he will have the biggest smile on his face and al his friends will laugh. Just because they have issues doesnt make them all that different then everyone else. They just cant cope in some situations. But i know in the fututre i cant always be here to defend him so every now and them i let him take his own toll.
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well i stand up for myself when someone is trying to put me down or bully me. My friends try and help me by talking to who ever was doing it. Ive helped people i didnt even know that where getting bullied by people i knew it wasnt right what they where doing to these kids. i think we need to put an end to all of this!
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ReplyDeleteWell, i believe our school has a bad habit of bullying those with special needs, whether it be Down Syndrome or Mental Retardation they all get picked on and laughed at and i have seen it firsthand. One day, this group of kids were picking on this girl with a disability, and i really regret not saying anything now because i feel terrible about it.
i ounce took a stand on not sitting in my own seat. i did this because that seat is better and i can see more. i also payed more attention, which will give me better grades.:)to keep standing up for my belifes i will remain to sit there.
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Yes i have stood up for someone because the people that i know was going off on her. but everything is cool now. im friends with those people now.
ReplyDeleteI have stood up for a few people, but one time in pirate time this girl was making fun of a kid because he does all his work and is very smart. She was calling him a nerd and telling him he was stupid for being ahead. I told her to stop because it wasn't right for her to make fun of him when he was going exactly whathe was supposed to. I think that everyone is entitled to their own opinions but sometimes you should keep then to yourself because they could hurt people's feelings.
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i think that it is ok to challenge peoples core beleafes allthe time because if you can find flaws then i think their beleaf is rong or they just dont know enough about it to debate it
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Whenever I see people making fun of someone for ridiculous reasons like, doing their homework instead of going out with their friends, I normally stand up for them. Just because a person is different, doesn't mean that you have to be rude to them. All it proves to me, is that you're no better than them.
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i had had to stand up for myself before
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Gibson, that tells me nothing. You are going to have to write more than that to get any credit. I know you can do it. Try.
ReplyDeleteIv stood up for the new kids, they would get picked on or just joked about. I would be the one that stood up and told them to back off because I knew they were already having a have time. Iv had to fight to make sure a kid wouldn't get bullied anymore, it didn't make much of a difference to me. I know its heartless of me to say that but I do know i probably meant a lot to them.- Tricheco
ReplyDeleteLets see, this one time, i was at school. and i was in third grade. me and my friend Stuart were playing outside in the field during recess. We were just minding our own business, havin a good ol time, when all of a sudden. a wild bully appeared! his name was robert and he was a big ol jerk to pretty much everybody. and i guess he didnt like my friend very much because he started randomly yelling at him. things got pretty intense because he started pushing stuart, telling him to hit him or some junk like that. and i could tell he was trying to show his friends how "tough" he could be. I got sick of it and i could tell my friend was about to cry. so i clocked him in his face and then, well... the rest is history. now i know that violence isnt the best way to solve problems, but when you gotta do it, you gotta do it. i think that its really important to stick up for people because: #1. it feels great. and #2. you and that person will most likely become long-term friends. am i right? or am i right? now it would be a completely different story if you defended someone who was getting yelled at or whatever you wanna call it for doing something bad. i mean like if someone just robbed a bank, you dont go yelling at the judge thats sentencing him. but yeah, sticking up for whats right is pretty rad.
ReplyDeleteSuper entry right there. I wish I could give someone some credit for it!! Display name, anyone! :)
ReplyDeleteThere was a time when i had to stand up to my mother, for my dog. My dog, When he wasn't house trained, would drive my mother crazy. But we have had him since he was born. And she wanted to give him up. But being that we are all the dog "Chewey" knows, it would kill him to lose us. Im a very big dog person and i love both my dogs. By standing up to my mom, in a nice way, made her realize that it wuold be cruel to take away everything the poor dog knows.
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