Responsibility Essay
PHIL 100
Essay #1 – Responsibility
The Text Message When the term responsibility is said what comes to your mind? How do you define responsibility? I believe that responsibility is our own action to deal with something when we know of a situation that needs dealt with. When put in a situation where someone’s actions can cause a difference for the good in the outcome, I believe it is the person’s responsibility to step up. No matter what the situation may be, no matter if I may seem noisy, or no matter how others may feel by my actions; if I can in the end be responsible for a negative outcome of something that I could have changed, it is my responsibility. I can remember sitting on the cheer bus headed back to the high school after our basketball team had just won another game, when Jordan received a text message on her phone that would totally shock and give me chills. As the text tone sounded I looked down at the screen of her phone that had just received a new message. Before she had the chance to hide the phone, or open the message I had seen whom the text was from, our high school math teacher Mr. Artman. When seeing that name come across her phone I was thrown back, and quite frankly a little concerned. She knew I had seen the text, and before she had a chance to say anything I flat out asked her “Why is he texting you”. She then proceeded to tell me that she had been going in for Math Mornings Help, and that I couldn’t tell anyone that he had been texting her. She also told me that he had been bringing her breakfast in the mornings, and texting her about homework and questions she had. When I did say I was going to tell someone she told me that she would not be my friend anymore, and that I would greatly embarrass her. She “assured” me that nothing was going on between them, and I regretfully at the time agreed to not say a word, in worry that I would loose my friend. Jordan and Mr. Artman knew what he was doing wasn’t right, but continued to
Essay #1 – Responsibility
The Text Message When the term responsibility is said what comes to your mind? How do you define responsibility? I believe that responsibility is our own action to deal with something when we know of a situation that needs dealt with. When put in a situation where someone’s actions can cause a difference for the good in the outcome, I believe it is the person’s responsibility to step up. No matter what the situation may be, no matter if I may seem noisy, or no matter how others may feel by my actions; if I can in the end be responsible for a negative outcome of something that I could have changed, it is my responsibility. I can remember sitting on the cheer bus headed back to the high school after our basketball team had just won another game, when Jordan received a text message on her phone that would totally shock and give me chills. As the text tone sounded I looked down at the screen of her phone that had just received a new message. Before she had the chance to hide the phone, or open the message I had seen whom the text was from, our high school math teacher Mr. Artman. When seeing that name come across her phone I was thrown back, and quite frankly a little concerned. She knew I had seen the text, and before she had a chance to say anything I flat out asked her “Why is he texting you”. She then proceeded to tell me that she had been going in for Math Mornings Help, and that I couldn’t tell anyone that he had been texting her. She also told me that he had been bringing her breakfast in the mornings, and texting her about homework and questions she had. When I did say I was going to tell someone she told me that she would not be my friend anymore, and that I would greatly embarrass her. She “assured” me that nothing was going on between them, and I regretfully at the time agreed to not say a word, in worry that I would loose my friend. Jordan and Mr. Artman knew what he was doing wasn’t right, but continued to