Do you define a person by their actions or intentions, why?
For my first time hearing this question I thought actions would define a person, but after discussing this with my class I changed my mind. I think intensions define a person. Intentions are thoughts and things that come to your mind. For example, if a student has A’s in all their classes but one, a C in math.. their parents know they have been trying their best to bring their grade up because they have been getting extra help and working on their homework for hours to figure out each problem. The parents know their child is trying so they arent to concerned. This would be considered an intention becuase he is trying his best but he still has a C.
In this post I read, http://dmcordell.blogspot.com/, the publisher of the newspaper said that the picture on the front page was inapropriate for those that work in schools. So the publisher decided not to send it to the staff of some schools, even though the schools payed for their own papers. Most of the teachers were very upset because they didnt get their newspapers. The publisher had good intentions for not giving the schools their papers for the day. He put the kids first for their saftey and decided not to disturb them. Plus the faculty and staff can read the newspapers at home and/or online. Even though they payed for it, the publisher was concerned on what the kids would hear, think or see.
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March 23rd, 2009 at 8:59 pm
I think i would consider your example of the student getting a C but is working hard and staying to get extra help an action! Because you are physically doing something to change the situation, so actually your parents would be judging you by your actions not your intentions.
Kelli
March 25th, 2009 at 10:21 am
Hi Ali, my name is Marnie and I am a sixth grader from Indiana. I linked to your blog through Miss W’s blog. I love your blog… I really like all of the pictures and the tag posts you do. A lot of people seem to be doing those type of things lately and I think they are very interesting. I am going to leave a link to my blog below.
http://marnies604.edublogs.org/
~Marnie
March 27th, 2009 at 11:51 am
No problem.. you guessed right! I do like the color green, however blue and pink are also some of my favorite colors and my blog is not usually green. It is just like that for Earth Day! Thanks again.
http://marnies604.edublogs.org/
Marnie