http://stephstories.edublogs.org/2008/03/09/febraury-25-compare-your-reaction-to-orwells-if-you-were-in-a-similar-situation-where-ideologically-you-disagreed-with-your-research-topic-for-debate/ Take a Look into the Eyes of a Teenager Fri, 30 May 2008 03:58:21 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://stephstories.edublogs.org/2008/03/09/febraury-25-compare-your-reaction-to-orwells-if-you-were-in-a-similar-situation-where-ideologically-you-disagreed-with-your-research-topic-for-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Melanie Mon, 19 May 2008 04:26:18 +0000 http://stephstories.edublogs.org/2008/03/09/febraury-25-compare-your-reaction-to-orwells-if-you-were-in-a-similar-situation-where-ideologically-you-disagreed-with-your-research-topic-for-debate/#comment-11 Hey, Steph! I found it interesting how you said that no matter what he did he was the bad guy in the Burman's eyes and was hated by everyone. I'd never thought of it that way, but it's true. Therefore you'd have thought that Orwell would have considered this, that it didn't matter what he did, he wouldn't earn the crowd's respect, but peer pressure can be extremely over-whelming. Especially when it isn't friendly peer pressure. I think everyone can associate with doing something they'd rather not to appease everyone else. I agree with your saying you'd weigh the consequences that go along with the decisions, but I also believe that at when Orwell was in that situation it was probably hard for him to think rationally because of all the Burman's pressuring him and Orwell wanting to appease them. Hey, Steph! I found it interesting how you said that no matter what he did he was the bad guy in the Burman’s eyes and was hated by everyone. I’d never thought of it that way, but it’s true. Therefore you’d have thought that Orwell would have considered this, that it didn’t matter what he did, he wouldn’t earn the crowd’s respect, but peer pressure can be extremely over-whelming. Especially when it isn’t friendly peer pressure. I think everyone can associate with doing something they’d rather not to appease everyone else. I agree with your saying you’d weigh the consequences that go along with the decisions, but I also believe that at when Orwell was in that situation it was probably hard for him to think rationally because of all the Burman’s pressuring him and Orwell wanting to appease them.

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