Argument on Scott Russel Sanders "The Common Life"
Cooper Knapp
Mrs. Sara
AP Language
Summer 2014 “Human relationships always help us to carry on because they always presuppose further developments, a future - and also because we live as if our only task was precisely to have relationships with other people.” -Albert Camus
Community is a web of relationships between humans who share common interests and characteristics. Albert Camus explains how, as humans, we live to be a part of one another and to share responsibilities. Although, there are those who wish to become absent from the constant hassle of society. These people wish to roam incognito without having to be responsible for anyone but themselves. This divorce from human relationship can become dangerous for the person as well as the surrounding people. Scott Russell Sanders makes a good point that, “...if we make a career of being unaccountable, we have lost something essential to our humanity, and we may well become a burden or threat to those around us.” The nicest thing about getting away from it all is the absence of responsibility. We all need this escape from our daily obligations once in awhile, but we cannot ignore the rest of the world and our nature as humans to be a part of a larger community. Individuals have a duty to fulfill and that is to contribute to the environment around them. Civilizations have always flourished when the people come together and work as one unit. Large cities have been known for their lack of intermutual relationships, this can cause a lot more disputes rather than a community actively seeking an intermission to the fighting. Independence is something to strive for, but not in the way most think. “In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of interdependence” -Henry Van Dyke. Someone’s independence should help them make decisions for themselves and eventually help others, not lead them further from a society. Separation of the individual and society makes
Mrs. Sara
AP Language
Summer 2014 “Human relationships always help us to carry on because they always presuppose further developments, a future - and also because we live as if our only task was precisely to have relationships with other people.” -Albert Camus
Community is a web of relationships between humans who share common interests and characteristics. Albert Camus explains how, as humans, we live to be a part of one another and to share responsibilities. Although, there are those who wish to become absent from the constant hassle of society. These people wish to roam incognito without having to be responsible for anyone but themselves. This divorce from human relationship can become dangerous for the person as well as the surrounding people. Scott Russell Sanders makes a good point that, “...if we make a career of being unaccountable, we have lost something essential to our humanity, and we may well become a burden or threat to those around us.” The nicest thing about getting away from it all is the absence of responsibility. We all need this escape from our daily obligations once in awhile, but we cannot ignore the rest of the world and our nature as humans to be a part of a larger community. Individuals have a duty to fulfill and that is to contribute to the environment around them. Civilizations have always flourished when the people come together and work as one unit. Large cities have been known for their lack of intermutual relationships, this can cause a lot more disputes rather than a community actively seeking an intermission to the fighting. Independence is something to strive for, but not in the way most think. “In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of interdependence” -Henry Van Dyke. Someone’s independence should help them make decisions for themselves and eventually help others, not lead them further from a society. Separation of the individual and society makes