Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Focus Activity-Chapters 11-16

Describe a situation in which a person might feel he or she has been repeatedlly rejected by others. What emotional response might the person have?

19 comments:

Julie said...

One situation where somebody would feel like he or she has been rejected by others is going to a new school and not meetng anyone. Especially if one is a girl going into a new middle school. Middle school girls tend to be very mean and nasty, and it would be unlikely that the new girl would fit in right away. In a situation like this, the new girl would feel very rejected. She would probably feel like nobody wants her around and be very lonely. I would feel very bad for a person in a situation like this.

Alexis said...

One situation that will make a person feel repeatedly rejected is if they changed after a camp or even coming back from an old school. They may have changed when the old people have not. Therefore, people will start rejecting this person because he or she does not believe the same belief. This person will start to have a hard time. The emotion can either turn into sadness or angriness just like Frankenstein felt.

Michael said...

A situation where someone is constantly rejected by others could be a child from abusive parents who is constantly picked on not only by them but by kids at school because of lack of hygiene or what have you because their parents don't bother to teach them.

The child would feel awful, no one likes them and it would make them either very depressed or very angry.

Caroline said...

People who are not very popular or are not considered to be in the "in-crowd" might feel rejected from those who are popular. The "unpopular" people would feel angry and upset because they are not considered "cool enough." Leaders of the clique could make that unpopular person feel even worse about themselves by either totally ignoring him/her or spreading rumors about them. The person could become very upset and even want revenge on the people who hurt their feelings.

emalie said...

One such situation is if a person were trying to get onto a sports team and all the rest of the players wouldn't cooperate. Maybe they would not pass the ball or fail to include them. That would cause the person being treated this way to possibly want to give up. They might become angry at those people who wronged them. Emotionally this would probably have a long term effect and it would be hard for them to forgive those who were so hurtful.

emalie said...

Alexis,
I like your response. It is so true! I could see this happening in real life and yes, that person would have a hard time.

Nathaniel said...

A situation in which a person might feel that that he or she has been rejected by others could occur as a result of the individual being disfigured by an accident and their peers degrading them. The individual would undoubtedly feel rejected by his or her former friends. Their emotional response to this situation would probably consist of mainly anger or sadness. The reaction would, however, depend on the person who is in this situation.

Chelsea said...

A situation which someone may feel repeatedly rejected is if they are not good at a certain sport and are constantly cut down or made fun of about it, such as being always picked last or laughed at. This person may respond with hatred towards those who have cut them down and then later on in life never try that sport ever again because of fear of being made fun of again. Also they may develop a hatred towards any type of sports player because of this. So people really need to realize what they say may have a lasting effect on a person's life.

emalie said...

Michael, I thinks it's good that you pointed out the example of a child being abused by their parents, it is a prevalent topic in our world today. It is beyond sad.

Charlotte said...

In today's world, people are often rejected because of how they look or characteristics that differ from those around them. Someone might be rejected or avoided because of the color of their skin, their clothing, or their religion. An example of this is how people of today tend to avoid Muslims, who are generally identified by their turbans, long beards, and dark skin. After 9/11, a huge stigma surrounded the Muslim population, many times leading to the isolation and targeting of their people. Muslims might feel upset and frustrated that they are being judged by the way they look and what they believe. This prevalent discrimination also cultivates strong feelings of anger and hatred, sometimes leading to acts of revenge

Luke said...

One instance of a situation in which a person may feel repeatedly rejected is when a child with special needs trys to join in an activity with others. They often shun the child because s/he is different. Over time this can lead to the child having difficultly around others, and viewing themself as negatively different from everyone else.

Jessica said...

An example of this would be someone applying for jobs. Most of the time you have to search a lot, and not being hired or called back about the job can bring down your confidence level.

grace said...

An old friend of mine applied to a few colleges a couple of years ago. His grades were ok, but he didn’t have enough extra-curricular activities. After a while, he was tired of being shot down by every college, he eventually gave up. Being rejected upset him, but he eventually moved on to find that he could hold a decent job without going to college. In his case, his emotional response was a sense of “inspiration”, but most of the time people will be depressed over being repeatedly rejected.

Alexis said...

In response to Luke,
I agree with your comment. I believe society is like that. And that it does make that person feel down after being rejected.

Boyang said...

A situation which he or she might feels rejected by others can be you going to a foreign country.I had been in such situation before. That was when I first time came to America. Going to school for me is a torture.Because I don't know anybody, and everyone in school treat me like I don't even exist.That was a horrible time in my life even. But I have no choice for that. I felt lonely and helpless. I missed the old times back in my real home and real country.

emily said...

When a person continually tries to make cuts for a state championship for their particular sport but repeatedly fails to make them, the person may feel extremely discouraged and can be very hard on themselves. This is especially true when the person feels that they have worked exceptionally hard, harder than some of the other people who easily made the cuts. This person has the potential to feel very depressed and want to give up their sport.

Kara said...

A situation where a person might feel he or she has been repeatedly rejected by others would be a reject at school. At school, there are cliques and the ones that do not meet the requirements of the cliques are rejected and humiliated. The girls or boys are rude and annoying. The odd one out will feel embarrassed, humiliated, sad, and lonely. In some cases, the rejected one would feel hatred towards the clique.

Jill said...

Possibly by applying for jobs and continueously not getting the job. They might be not qualified, or look funny. But it seems everywhere they apply, a denial is not far after the interview.

afnester said...

One example that a person might feel repeatedly rejected is that that person who changes their future careers. Example might be that a person might want to be a doctor in their future for a while, but after a few months changes their mind and wants to be a lawyer. People who'd like that individual as a doctor like them for their attributes and personality. But changing the idea of becoming a lawyer makes others think that he/she is changing their personality, but actually their calling.