Martin luther king jr. often spoke of a day in the future when he hoped that his children would be judged not by their skin color but instead by their character. write a narrative essay about a moment in your life when you were judged by something other than the content of your character. use narrative techniques to develop experiences, events, and characters.
reread the prompt. then, use the drop-down menus to identify your topic and purpose.
the topic (what you will write about) is .
the purpose of this essay is to .

Topic: the Increasing Prevalence of Judgementalism in Society

The purpose of this essay: to bring awareness to the prevalence of judgementalism in society and its impact on the individual

Explanation:

It was a hot, sunny day, humid too.  It had rained constantly the past few days, but in hindsight, that seemed almost a blessing as Paul sat miserable in his sweltering house.  He checked the refrigerator for something cool to drink, found nothing and decided to treat himself to an ice cream.  

He put on his favorite short-short lavender shorts, a blue shirt and a hat that hid his crimson curls. As soon as his feet touched the pavement and he began to walk down the busy street, a hunch told him that someone was watching him. Maybe he was imagining it?  Why would anyone be looking at him? Yet, when he turned around he realized that several people were staring at him.  It was the look in their eyes that startled him, it was a clear message. "What are you doing dressed like that? Have you had no shame?"

We live in a society where we are increasingly judged for everything.  Friends, family, even strangers feel they have the right to make us feel inferior simply because we do not meet their individual criteria for what is acceptable or correct in our ever evolving and demanding society.  

More often than not however, their criticisms turn personal rather than constructive and their unwitting victims rather than helping them meet a standard that is oftentimes meaningless.  We find ourselves judged about things as simple as the shoes we wear or our taste in music and over things as deeply personal as our faith, political beliefs and sexuality, infiltrating our private lives until the idea of being "you" has become an abstract concept.

Think about a time in your life when someone made fun of you for something other than your content. So maybe someone made fun of your clothes or your shoes or anything you were wearing. Or maybe someone judged you for the music you listen to. I hope this helped you think of something!

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hello,

your answer is a) the metaphor suggests that the poetic themes are serious and dark.

collins is comparing the poem to a dark room. he is suggesting that the poems theme is serious and wants you to understand it. you don't need to understand the poet in order to understand the poem. you also don't need to move around while reading it. he is simply saying the poem has a dark and serious theme.

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i’m writing a memoir and i’ve been given the great suggestion of placing a ‘sub-narrative’ within some of the chapters – sort of, what was going on with me in the grand scheme of things.

i was wondering how to format this so that it is very obvious we are stepping out the of story.

firstly is a change in font from serif to sans workable? i also use dashes for a scene change. was thinking of using a different scene-changer too.

here’s a (shortened) example:

university – or what’s known as ‘uni’ in australia – were some of the best days of my life. where else do you get to potter around in a great location, have very little responsibility, learn lots of things, do lots of things and walk out four years later with a bonus – a degree!

with my university years i had immersed myself into community of intelligent ambitious people. generally everyone had a confidence about themselves. they knew where they were going in life and weren’t threatened by others.

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next normal paragraph continues here…

(sorry couldn’t show the fonts in this comment field)

too much?