Social Stigma
One of the unfairest types of shame is the social stigma called body shaming attached to obese people or to a lesser extent extremely thin people. We often compare ourselves as inferior to the slim and beautiful without really considering the real nature of the issues involved. As a large
Mugshot
Some of the meanings of SHAME that I found: Painful humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior. Dishonor. Embarrassment. Worthlessness. Cultural devaluation. Mortification. Loss of esteem in the eyes of others. Negative judgement by others. I thought about times I myself have been ashamed, and
The Vain Jackdaw
A famous Aesop’s Fable announces “KING OF BIRDS CONTEST.” A crow wants to win. His black feathers make him feel ugly until he finds a beautiful peacock feather and attaches it. He is so beautiful that he attaches many colorful feathers. He enters the contest and WINS becoming King. The
Privacy vs. Access
As I mentioned in a previous post, my idea for the prompt compromise focuses on the Internet. In this age of data sharing, there has to be a compromise between locking up all your personal information and giving away the keys. I think each of us has to determine how
Art v Sport
When I saw the word “compromise” I wondered how I would relate that to my theme relating to my trip through the USA and Canada in 2019. Then the idea came that you often compromise with your partner when you are travelling as to what areas you visit and people
Agree to disagree
When I thought about which prompt to choose I came across the word Compromise. Looking at our overall theme Community it seemed a good prompt. Every community only functions when there is compromise. As every democracy only functions with compromises. It’s a matter of giving and taking. The world nowadays
Compromise
We have experienced many compromise. But the compromise would not have always been satisfactory. Because there may be some difference, but it cannot be achieved without concessions on both sides.The compromise may be right, but it may be wrong.There are numerous O(right) and X(wrong) in the mass of “Compromise”, and
The way of democracy
Doerte-Ina Liebing 40″ x 24,4″ (cotton hand dyed, breakdown printing, machine quilted) Compromise is the essence of democracy. Democracy needs balance. Intransigence leads to division or fragmentation of the society or, in the worst case, to the demise of democracy. A political compromise often means an imposition for everyone involved.
Peter and Paul Compromise
Mikiko Takase January 30,2021 The “Compromise” prompt led me to the traditional saying “Rob Peter to Pay Paul”. Who was Peter and who was Paul? It may be related to religion of taxes paid to St. Paul’s church in London that should have gone to St. Peter’s in Rome. Or
Alternatives
Compromise I thought this was a profound theme. Of course, we want to stay true to our own convictions, but we may need to bend a little. In respecting the other person, we may need to consider losing pieces of what we think most important. Winston Churchill said, ”Courage is
Janis Joplin once said . . .
“Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got.” When I read that our new prompt was to be “compromise” I, frankly, did not know where to begin. Compromise is hard to visualize as an image. It has different meanings and the word, itself, makes me a little uncomfortable. It is
Give and Take
Regina Marzlin, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada The theme “Compromise” immediately brought to my mind the phrase “give and take”. This is what for me compromise is all about – you meet somewhere in the middle, and each party has to give and take to reach a compromise. I wanted to