Like
most people, I rarely if ever have to make a moral decision that could greatly impact
society, but superheroes, as we discussed in class, have to deal with these
decisions every day. Unlike superheroes,
my morality is only tested in very small isolated situation that have little or
no repercussions. Just recently my morality was tested before I came back to
school. My cousin and some of his friends were visiting Chicago and decided
that they wanted to go out. With little thought, I agree that we should go out.
Towards the end of the night they started to get a little overzealous and one
of them got the bright idea of taking the antennas off some random cars and
invited me to join them. As soon as he asked me I said no and tried to convince
him to stop. The reason I told him to stop was not because I felt that I would
be harmed by his actions, but because I believe in the proverb “treat others
how you would like to be treated.”
Superheroes
for one reason or another think that it is very important have a secret
identity. To them the secret identity gives them away to escape the hard life
of a superhero. It offers them a normal life and at the same time protects their
friends and love ones from villains who might wish to do them harm. In my own
life I have many different identities. Such identities include family’s Carlos,
outgoing Carlos, and school’s Carlos. Each one of these identities has their
own pros and cons and only appears in certain time of the day or locations. An
example would be of family’s Carlos, he only comes out when he is around his
family. He is a protector, helpful, and also respectful to his older relatives.
On flip side outgoing Carlos, he is a party animal, does not know the word
“no,” a flirt, and is capable of making any night a great night. Balancing these
two identities and the others can sometimes be difficult, but I can manage it.
The way I manage it is by evaluating where I am at and who I am with. The
people I am around greatly affect which identity comes out. 
Carlos, I too have been put in similar situations where my friends were doing things that I knew were wrong and I took the moral high ground. Regardless if my convincing did not work, I still knew that I did the right thing. I have never been put in any situations where my decision would dictate someones life.
ReplyDeleteIn response to your multiple identities, I would add that everyone does have some sort of different identity to other groups of people. For example, I certainly do not act the same way with my friends as I do with my NaNa (grandma). I would certainly be smacked if I ever talked back to her. But ultimately, you are the same person around these people, it is just the way you react to them is different.
What you describe was my intention in getting you to think of multiple "identities"...not that you are not the same person in all of these situations, but that you alter your behavior or perspective in some way. Spider-Man and Peter Parker are always the same person no matter the situation, but he must behave differently when inhabiting one of the two identities.
DeleteI also think that our moral decisions are a big part in how we are treated by others. I think that if we chose to do something morally bad, we also have the right to be seen in a bad light, kind of way. I also agree with you that our own identities have pros and cons, but without our identities I feel as if we wouldn't be who we are now.
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting that you have three different identities, and they all seem very different. That just seems like a lot of work, too much actually. But I can understand that it depends on the situation and the people that are around. I don't come out of my shell much unless I'm near friends who aren't put off by my weirdness. Also, It's good to hear that you decided against vandalizing cars.
ReplyDeleteThese are all excellent observations. I also wanted to add that I really like the images you have chosen to accompany your post. On top of being very cool artistic images, they add a great deal to your post.
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