Of My Friend Hector and My Archilles Heel
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ENG-H101
Essay #3A
Prof. Due: April 6, 2012
“Of My Friend Hector and My Achilles Heel”
Being prejudice is when opinions or feelings before the facts are known, without any knowledge, or a good reason it could be favorable opinions and dishonest opinions or attitude. People say that prejudice is an unfair and not reasonable opinions or feelings, especially when it is made up without enough knowledge or thought. In most cases, these opinions are found to be hatred, jealousy, racism, religions, nationalities, and so on. When being prejudice it may be true or false information but is more likely to be negative against other people unfairly.
The author Michael T. Kaufman describes two young boys Michael and Hector, who became close friends when they lived in the same apartments building. After a year Michael and his family moved to another part of town. As time went by, Michael and Hector did not keep in touch or see each other. Michael then went on to go to college. After many years of doing all the hard work that college brings and being dedicated all paid off in the end. Once Michael graduated from college he got a job, as a reporter. One day, Michael saw Hector wearing a knitted watch cap. He assumed that Hector was a longshoreman who was working on the docks. As adults Michael and Hector realized that they didn’t have much in common and lived different life styles. At times, Michael and Hector would acknowledge each other, but mostly would pretend that they didn’t see each other in passing. Michael often thought about how strong their friendship was in the past and how different they are now. Michael became prejudice and formed an opinion about Hector before he knew the real facts about him. Michael had negative thoughts about Hector and never gave him the chance to prove that he was just as
ENG-H101
Essay #3A
Prof. Due: April 6, 2012
“Of My Friend Hector and My Achilles Heel”
Being prejudice is when opinions or feelings before the facts are known, without any knowledge, or a good reason it could be favorable opinions and dishonest opinions or attitude. People say that prejudice is an unfair and not reasonable opinions or feelings, especially when it is made up without enough knowledge or thought. In most cases, these opinions are found to be hatred, jealousy, racism, religions, nationalities, and so on. When being prejudice it may be true or false information but is more likely to be negative against other people unfairly.
The author Michael T. Kaufman describes two young boys Michael and Hector, who became close friends when they lived in the same apartments building. After a year Michael and his family moved to another part of town. As time went by, Michael and Hector did not keep in touch or see each other. Michael then went on to go to college. After many years of doing all the hard work that college brings and being dedicated all paid off in the end. Once Michael graduated from college he got a job, as a reporter. One day, Michael saw Hector wearing a knitted watch cap. He assumed that Hector was a longshoreman who was working on the docks. As adults Michael and Hector realized that they didn’t have much in common and lived different life styles. At times, Michael and Hector would acknowledge each other, but mostly would pretend that they didn’t see each other in passing. Michael often thought about how strong their friendship was in the past and how different they are now. Michael became prejudice and formed an opinion about Hector before he knew the real facts about him. Michael had negative thoughts about Hector and never gave him the chance to prove that he was just as