Politeness In the podcast, Politeness, Melyvn Bragg discusses the idea of politeness at the start of the 18th century. As mentioned, politeness is “a notion that implies care and the ability to recognize others feelings”. The guidelines for best behavior at the end of the 17th century was formed out of moderation, so going into the 18th century created a new world of contact and conversation through the development of coffeehouses. People discovered interaction through politeness, thus allowing them to deal with people inferior to them or to those who made them feel inferior. Melvyn brings up how the movement of politeness was essentially a reaction to the civil war that eventually laid foundations for a new world. The introduction of coffeehouses permitted the public to read The Spectator and embrace issues and arguments; which allowed it's readers to recognize problems and social issues. Melvyn brought up that conversation was how one learned politeness so that opposing people can meet on equal terms. As the civil war continued in politics, politeness became an attempt to making a difference in society and social life. It allowed people to speak to others regardless of rank and gender. He discusses how the growth of public space in coffeehouses was both a real place as well as a metaphorical one, which allowed opinion and publication so that people can read aloud and interact with others. An interesting point he mentioned was showing politeness through culture; that the whole idea of culture is displayed by reading and how/what you read. Also I found it interesting how manners are based on inner morality, but excessive manners can lead to manipulation and getting one's own way. Politeness brings philosophy to the table, thus ... ... middle of paper ... ... understand the world but not see it. Diderot then concludes that modesty must mean nothing if you're blind. Going back to the publication of the encyclopedia, the first volume comes out of D'Alembert's preface using Bacons idea of what man knows about things and how they know. Total knowledge is presented in volume one, religion then comes in and meets science. An interesting concept brought up in the podcast was how “religion and science come in to divide the world in terms of object” taking the idea of Bacon and making it explicit. The organization of the encyclopedia was alphabetical in order to make knowledge more accessible. Because of its alphabetical order, there are all sorts of entries causing it to either be orthodox and unorthodox. It's subscription had an impact on the completion of knowledge, asking the question, “ is it possible to know everything?”.
The nature of a person’s behavior is determined by their values and their actions are guided by those beliefs. In “The Taste of Civilization: Food, Politics, and Civil Society,” Janet A. Flammang, writes about the importance of personal civility and its ability to shape a civil society. She argues that the civil manners are practiced around the table and do not lead to the dismissal of necessary conflict. Flammang discusses that not only is civility necessary, but conflict is the reason civility exists. Personal civility is the belief in how one should act, talk, or express their feelings.
Goodwin, Lorinda B. R. An Archeology of Manners: The Polite World of the Merchant Elite of Colonial Massachusettes. Boston: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 1999. [secondary source]
“meanings lost in manners” (Kay 701). In other words, the polite way in which they communicate
Growing up in a more privileged environment things may come easier to one. But one should not be surprised of those that are in a less fortunate situation that are not able to reach certain heights, compared to someone from a more privileged back ground. Even if one is not in the best environment, they are able to make a choice to keep fighting for a better life. In the podcast “Three Miles” that is exactly the attitude described from a girl name Raquel, on the other hand Melanie froze her life doing what she thought she deserved. Though Raquel and Melanie had similar backgrounds in that they were raised in the same poor neighborhood and attended the same indigent high school, in the end Raquel was able to succeed in her life after getting denied a Posse scholarship, whereas Melanie worked in a supermarket for ten years, feeling that was as good as it was going to get.
On page 27 of the novel, the author explains all the ways that people in this society don’t communicate but yet are together. For example, playing basketball and baseball, running, TV class, arts, and us just sitting there watching film but never asking questions because the answers are thrown at you. Thoughts finally approaching, “‘Being with people is nice. But I don’t think it’s social to get a bunch of people together and then don’t let them talk, do you?’” This means yes, people do get together, but they don’t socialize in a normal way. This proves that the people of this world are so distracted by everything but emotions, feelings, and thoughts. The distraction taking away from living a life worth living, distracted from interaction, and distracted from what will benefit their lives in the
Civility was a huge aspect of George’s life at age 15 he wrote the “Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation” (Patten, 2009). These rules cle...
Denis Diderot paved the way for reform. The Encyclopedia was intended not to only inform, but to provoke thoughts. Diderot ushered in Europe’s modern era by presenting scattered knowledge and promoting reason. The Encyclopedia that Diderot compiled resulted to be extremely influential for it would inspire a revolution.
“But I don't think it's social to get a bunch of people together and then not let them talk, do you? An hour of TV class, an hour of basketball or baseball or running, another hour of transcription history or painting pictures, and more sports, but do you know, we never ask questions, or at least most don't; they just run the answers at you, bing, bing, bing, and us sitting there for four more hours of film-teacher. That's not social to me at all.Being social in society today is about talking to people and interacting with each other, but in their society it would be considered antisocial. “My uncle says the architects got rid of the front porches because they didn't look well. But my uncle says that was merely
... and that everyone matters. Our children's future and success will be enhanced by the use of appropriate behavior. Let us create an environment in our homes, schools, and churches where manners are taught and valued so that every child feels safe and becomes all they were created to be. A quote by William Arthur Ward makes people wonder whether they have been polite and good-mannered during the day: "God gave you a gift of 86, 400 seconds today. Have you used one to say thank you?"
Apparently many American have been infected with the rudeness virus. Some might get it from the stressful and hectic life style they live or maybe the adult was just raised in an environment where manners didn’t matter.
Each chapter of Candide is a part of the story which Voltaire carefully expresses his concerns and criticism of 18th century society. Chapter 11 “The History of the old women” in particular criticises the pre-modern era in regards to religion. The enlightenment period called for freedom of religion from many philosophers ...
...too trifling for us to heed, are often the things by which the world judges us. There are many little matters of personal bearing and conduct which must be attended to, if we desire to be agreeable to society.
"Hold the door, say please, say thank you, don’t steal, don’t cheat, and don’t lie-Tim McGraw." Over the past ten years, chivalry has faded away, but people need to start bringing it back. During that same time frame racism, crimes, and not having respect has become a huge problem. There's lots of proof that respect is disappearing from the world, hope is not lost until it's gone. When we tolerate disrespectful behavior, it can eventually lead to crime and violence. Consistent and having common goals are important to teach polite behavior.
Rudeness is something we all experience in our lives. It could be someone not holding the door for you or someone “ cutting you off” while your driving. In some way you have dealt with rudeness at one point in your life. Have you ever wondered why people are rude? Rudeness is something that we all do sometimes without even noticing, but it’s something we can all control. According to Jennifer Harper’s article “ Whatever happened to nice? – Society is Meaner, louder and ruder, studies find”, the Emily post-institute stated the reason for the rudeness is “ the influence of coarse TV, films, and music; “obsession with self”; the constant intrusion of e-mails and cellular phones; and “ the need to do everything fast.” So what it basically meant is that as a people focus on what’s going on in our own lives and give no mind to other people that are around and that’s what causes the rudeness some of else experience in our daily lives.
As men and women are socialized differently, females tend to express politeness more than men. One common facilitative device is ...