Hope everyone did well on the vocab quiz today and enjoyed the beginning of the play. With the themes that this play encompasses and some of the events yet to come, you will truly get into the reading. As I will be out on Monday, those who read this get a bonus which is that you will have time in class Monday to re-read what we read and finish through page 175 and have time to work on the readers log.
For this evening:
Think of a time when false rumors damaged a person’s reputation. How easy was it for people to believe the rumors? How did the accused person react? What were the results of the false rumors?
Have a great weekend and I will see you on Tuesday. The sub will let you know who has to stay on Tuesday for blogging issues. You know what my dream is? To not have anyone stay and everyone blog.
53 comments:
It was way to easy for everyone to beilieve.The person just acted embarrassed and speechless.When a rumor is said a rumor will change from person to peson though.As did this one it made the story way worse.It is ad to see how easy everyone is to persuae.The rumor was quickly spread and the outcome was only being embarassed and the person beng made fun of.In the end im pretty sure things blew over and every thing was ok.
6th
Think of a time when false rumors damaged a person’s reputation. How easy was it for people to believe the rumors? How did the accused person react? What were the results of the false rumors?
At a time when false rumors damaged a person's reputation they were easily excepted by other people. They took it almost as if it were the truth, when most of the times the rumors weren't true. The person that wwas accused would, at first, try to convince people that they weren't true. Then after a little while they just didn't even bother because nobody would believe them except for maybe their friends. The result of the false rumors would be a few things. One, the person being rumored about would probably loose their friends if they didn't believe them. Second, their family members would probably never talk to them again. Third and last, depending on what the rumor was about, the person might get into trouble with other people or maybe the authorities, if the rumors were about something that bad. And they could probably never go back to the way they used to be. They'd have to make new friends, and try to convince their family to either belive their side of the story, or to forgive them even though they probably didn't do what the runors were about.
James Richardson
5th hour
A time when false rumors damaged someones reputation was when i was in 8th-grade. My frined was accussed of stealing a phone from someone. The person accussing him had no reason to suspect him of doing this, he never talked to her and never really was near her. The fasle rumor made everyone not like him and thought hes was some big thief that was going to take there stuff. When my friend was called down to the office to get searched he had no idea why he was there, he was suprized and upset that someone would acusse him of stealing. What happend after he was found inecient people still didn't trust him and was known as a theif. I new that he hadn't taken the phone so I continued to associate with him. The person just wanted to form a scapegoat so they could feel better about miss placing the ceelular device.
John McLean
6th
Rumors can create serious damage to a person's reputation, whether true or untrue. I have heard of so many rumors, even in our school, and its surprising how much people like to gossip and how easily people believe it. No matter who told them or how the person found out, they believe them. Most of the time the rumor has no truth to it whatsoever. People tell people who tell other people and soon the rumor has changed into something entirely different. It is difficult to deal when a false rumor is spread about you, expecially when you first find out about it. When people you don't even know are talking about you, its upsetting. Many times people label you as something that will follow you through life. People will make false accusations about you and will treat you differently because of it. I think that rumors are something no one likes to encounter.
I think rumors are always believed. I think a big reason that rumors are spread is because it gives people something to talk about. In middle school, there was a rumor that this girl was pregnet. Im sure it was very easy for people to believe this because she was known as "trailer trash". I know she felt horrible about it and im sure it was hard for her to come to school everyday. I would hate for people to constantly be saying untrue things about me. The rumor eventually went away. Of course it was untrue. I know this is a really bad rumor, but also a common one.
amy urbanik
5th hour
one rumor that went around is that little wyne was shot dead. i don't think that it really hurt his reputation, because he is so famous. since i do not know him personally i can not tell you his reaction. i think that the person that started the rumor was just jealous of him. i think the people that start rumors are the people that are not very popular. there were no results they never found the person that started it. that is my blog on a rumor.
I think that is very easy for people to beleive rumers. I mean who doesn't want to here juicy stuff about people. Rumers can change peoples lives. Let's say that I told someone that conner was gay. Then I make up a story
Of how I know he is gay. Then it spreds and people start to find out. Well when people find out they are not gonna hang out with him anymore. So he will have no friends and his life will have changed from my rumer. Oh yea did you guys here that conner is gay.
Zack ruffin
Actually, just recently that someone has given me false information and I believed it. So I think that it's really easy for people to believe false information. When I would talk to my friends my problem they would say that the person is stupid, shouldn't be saying that stuff and I should talk to about it with the source of the problem. When the situation comes up you should go directly to the source of this rumor, and get the full truth. Instead, of just having people tell you what she said, or what he said. In the end, it'll make you feel better as well as the person you discussed the problem with. When I confronted this person when they were telling me stuff, they acted like noting was wrong. That they didn't anything wrong, then yet again lied to me. After, a week's wroth of stress, I just let it go. I realized a few things, that made me feel better about myself, as well as another person (not the person who started rumors). It's not good to hold a gruge aganist someone, because you don't want to remeber your high school years with always being upset/angry/dissapointed. I'm not saying you should always let everything off the hook, in some cases it's important to clear the air. In other, such as mine, I over reaccted.
Alanna Nagi
6th hour
Rumors can really ruin a persons reputation. Whether the rumor be true or untrue. I hear rumors being spread everyday in school. Its very easy for people to believe rumors, no matter who told them. It could be someone you dont even talk to, and you could still believe the rumor. A rumor can start, and then people will tell their friends and then they will tell other people, and then that rumor gets spread to most of the school. Soon, the person that the rumor is about will find out. Depending on how bad the rumor is, it can carry with them through out highschool. And the feeling of knowing people are talking about you and accusing you of something you didnt even do behind your back is upsetting and hurtful. So, I think rumors are something no one wants to deal with and encounter in life.
Clare Pathe
It's extremly easy for a person to start a rumor and even easier for it to get spread. When it's coming from a so called "reliable source" people tend to believe it. All it takes is one person to start the entire thing. The truth is that nobody actually gets the entire story. People can react in different ways. Some take it and laugh at it, some do there best to tell their side, and some even break down over it. However, the result is always the same; it will get better and things will blow over. The only thing to do is wait and see. But some people may always keep that in their mind and pass judgment.
Kristen Pauly
6th hr.
i can think of a ton of times rumors have damaged a persons reputation. even more so in high school kids spread rumors for many differnt reasons. i think one of those reasons would just be that its something to talk about and if its not about them, then thier fine with it. i think rumors are pretty easily believed, depending on who said or wrote them. i remember one this year i got sent a txt that had a rumor about someone in it, and the people wanted you to forward it to your other friends. i think rumors can get started so easy also, it could just be a misunderstanding that gets blown out of proportion. but never the less it still hurts the person it was said about. i think well see alot of this same idea in "the crucible" in the form of using scapegoats to protect yourself.
Andy B, 6th hour
A time a false rumors damaged someones repution would be the that Michael Jackson. He was accused of child sexual abuse, but he never was was found guilty of any of the charges. But think about it is when ever his name comes up it is one of two thinks people think about him. There is no proof that he committed the crime but still day people remember what happened. People belized this easly even after he the court case and he was found not guilty. He reacted by deinning all of it and even took painkillers to coop with the stress, which he then got addicted to. The result of the the rumors is name being linked to children abuse and being labbled for the rest of his life and maybe evern after. It is not proven that he did it so it is considred a rumor it could have been a story made up by a few people to try to get money from him.
Shaun Gerber
5th Hour
P.S I am not backing up Michael Jackson but stating the facts and what happened
Rumor's are very easily spread from person to person. Like Ruffin said, everyone likes to hear juicy things about other people whether its true or not. I think people like gossip and rumors so much because its interesting. People spread rumors because they have nothing better to do but try and make someone else's life miserable. A rumor that I saw going around on the internet is that 2pac is still alive. I don't know where someone would come up with this but I thinks its crazy. Some of the things said was that he faked his death so he wouldn't be in the spotlight and that he had his autopsy photos faked. I can't say what the reaction was because he's dead. Rumors are a passing thing and don't last for very long. Some stick with a person their whole life like Michael Jackson and his sexual craving for little boys.
Cody Kabisa
6th hour
When I heard about a rumor that was spreading around the school, I was quick to believe it, just like many others. Everyone,(mostly teens) look for things to talk about and when a rumor goes around it is easy to just believe it without knowing the truth. The person who the rumor was spread about didn't feel like they had a chance to explain the situation from their point of view. Many people got hurt, friendships were destroyed and the accused person was embarrassed. When someone hears a rumor, (which is often not true) they usually do not confront the accused person, this just leads to the rumor progressing into something even more horrible.
Rumors are something that should not be "taken lightly." You should think about this the next time you think about spreading one.
Rumors are probaly one of the most aggravating aspects of the 20th century. Rumors can completely ruin someones reputation, social life, and all verbal connections to people. One time that comes to mind is when a girl i know was accused of being pregnant. It is so easy for people to come up with a belivable story. Most kids today will believe anything that comes out of someones mouth. The person accused was so upset and could not even believe what she heard. I felt extremely bad for her. The result of the rumors was that it eventually blew over, but i think people still think about that rumor when her name is mentioned. I know i still do.
Mr. Kay,
False can really affect a persons life. Look at Michael Jackson and many other people who have been falsely accused and how everyone looks at them now. It is very easy for people to believe rumors because you might expect much more or less of that person or the rumor may sound possible. Like if someone told a kid around me who seems gay was gay, it would be easier to believe then everyone else. Usually with people, especially big stars, like M.J., they usually say it is false. Sometimes, though, they will come out and say that it was right, but that's only if they are rightfully accused. The results of the rumors can sometimes be catastrophic. That persons reputation could easily be taken down, along with social life, career and much more (In Salem, they would take your life to). Again, like Michael Jackson, his reputation is ruined because of the accusations against him. I am sure people wouldn't have much respect for him if he made a new album or something or people wouldn't take it seriously, just because of that. I don't like rumors and how they can ruin a persons life just by saying a couple false words.
-Luke LaFountain
6th hour
A time when false rumors damanged a persons reputation is when a girl breaks up with a guy. After the break up the male is saying somthing like "me and so and so did it." That hurts a girl in a very bad way. Usally her friends hear it first. So she will be walking in the hall and one of her friends would be like"You and so and so had sex?" Then she will be like "No where did you hear that from?" And her friend would be like "Around". I think that in a situation like that it is very easy for people to believe that. It goes around all the time in a high school. I think that she might might feel humilited and embaressed. I know I would be. I think that the result of the rumors would be people looking at you differently.
Just to let everyone know....in last nights blog I was not talking about my family....I was just talking in general.
I think when a rumor is said about someone it damages their reputation. Personally, I think starting rumors are wrong because people will beilieve it. Also, it will hurt the persons feelings. For example in high school if a rumor was started about someone they probabley wouldn't want to show their face in school ever again because they would be so embarssed. I want to know why people start rumors that are not true about people because it can have a huge affect on the person and make the person who started it look bad. People who start rumors that are true should not even spread them around. I think this because if you find out something about someone you should keep it to yourself because it should be no bodies business.
Katherine Walsh
6th hour
John Kent
5th hour
One time there was a rumor about me, in the 6th grade, that I had crapped my pans and I had to go home to change. When I went home because I was sick. This rumor had made me really unpopular for about a week. It was easy to believe for people that were friends of the one that started the rumor. I had told them that I was sick and I needed to go home I just ignored the rumor.
I'm thinkin' WWII, when Hitler spread rumors about the Jewish Community being the reason of Germany's problems. And when a person like him is given the right to 'free speech', things spiral out of control. The Nazis believed Hitler and destroyed the lives of six MILLION people during this tragic war. Not only did Adolf Hitler poison the European countries against the Jews, he corrupted the children of Germany.
And to think WWIIstarted with a man who couldn't accept people for who they are. Rumors hurt EVERYONE, not only the person being talked about.
Steffeny Apollo
5th Hour
i think its real easy for someone to believe a rumor. this happends because they hear one things and atuomatically think its true without asking that person. Rumors happen everywhere and really you dont know how that person feels until your in a situation like that. rumors hurt that destory you and most of them arent true. but instead of someone asking you if it is or no they assum it is. false rumors usally end up in eirther fights or aruguments or evern someone spreadinga rumor about that person that spread it about them. Rumors destory a persons repution so easly just by one false rumor and most of them arent true anyways..
Crystal maybee
5th hour
Rumors can seriously damage a persons reputation. Some people say false things about people to make them feel better about them self or because its what they heard. There are so many rumors going around in the world today, and if you actually knew the truth you would know that less than half of them are true. People will just go along with what their told, this kind of goes back to McCarthyism, the people just listened to the government, and went by their word. People who are accused of something or there is a rumor going around about them, usually back away from alot of social things. I would hate to have people thinking false things about me. Sometimes things just blow over but there is always some of those cases where there is a rumor about someone and they commit suicide because the ridicule is so bad.
Hannah Aittama
5th Hour
well i would have to say its highschool and everyone i mean everyone believes everything they hear. I do it to. Ive had rumors go around about me. It sucks, no one believes the exact truth. By the time the rumors done being spread around its way worse from what it has been started as. I know when rumors go around about me, i dont really listen to them i just blow it off and tell people to think what they want but what im saying is the 100% truth. Then from there people can believe what they want its not my problem anymore. I think people just need to ingore all the rumors going around about people. all rumors are basically done and over with in like a week or two anyways people shouldnt sweat it. I think people just do it for fun, and to amuse them selfs cuz they have nothing better to do. But by the end everthing will be cool.
I know a large family that split, stopped talking thier whole lives becasue of a rumor one aunt made up about the other. All it took was the one aunt making a lie to start many problems and fights. Its weird how one persons gossip can effect such an important thing. Iteffected the rumors victim the most i think. They thought it was on thier shoulders because one rumore about them tore the family apart. I think one day they will come to thier sences, but if not its a shame. I know what its like to not talk to certain reletives over fights that werent mine, and it sucks in the long-run. Rumors should just be avoided because even though they dont matter, sometimes they really do.
Mikki Nosek 5TH hr
Rumors are terrible and some times one rumor can ruin someones life. The time I'm thinking about didn't ruin the persons life but it did kinds ruin his reputation. Tha time I'm thinking about was when my dad was accused of starting a riot after a basketball game. What happened was we had just won and my dad incouraged the fans to storm the court. My dad then was said to have been trying to start a fight with the other team. This of course was a lie and my dad got suspended for a game. I played for my dad at the time and it messed up our team for a game because we had to have someone else coach our team. This also started a big fight between my dad and the athletic director. This event almost caused my dad to give up coaching and that would have messes up my life. What im trying to say is that you never know how bad a rumor can effect the lives of a persons family.
Instead of a person i chose a group of people affected by rumors. After 911 Muslims especially in America were giving the reputation as terrorists. During this time it was very easy for Americans to believe the rumors, even blame them for terrorist attacks. I think in a way we needed someone to blame. In a way we needed a scapegoat for what we couldn't handle. The foundation of our nation was extremely taken by surprises, we were angry and had to direst the anger somewhere. I cant fully express how this group of people reacted, because everyones different. I have cousins who are Muslim i don't remember them reacting much around the time, but i was young. The results of this rumor caused a black mark on the religions reputation, which will be extremely hard to erase.
I wouldn't say that the times I'm talking about damaged my reputation, but it did kind of damage any relationships I will ever have. If I had a problem with a parent I would complain to the other parent about it because I really didn't have anyone else to talk to. Now I realize how stupid I was for doing so because if the other parent found out that my dad wanted me to start flying by myself when I went to his house or my mom would forbid me to choose who I wanted to live with, then they would call just to fight or take them to court. The rumors in these cases are true, but they always beleived me which is I guess good but bad because they are just looking for ways to make each other angry. When the other parent found out how one of them hurt my feelings the fault would always be mine so I learned to keep my mouth shut and be my own secret keeper. Those rumors have brought me to keep what I think to myself when it's appropriate and if I learn a secret I am not going to tell anyone about it. What this has damaged as far as relationships is that I no longer trust anyone because if I can't trust my parents then who can I really trust?
Carolyn Newton Period 5
A time false rumors rueined a persons reputation was because people followed what was told to them. Most people will believe what you say about someone and could be escalated to a higher problem quick. If you were to say "He did this" or "She did that" people will believe you. Not only will they spread the rumor but they will also add onto it. (Causing false rumors) When the person reacted to the said things about them tensions grew. Things can happen and destroy someone making them feel like a pile of shit. The majority of these rumors can remain against you until proven wrong or just get old. Making the results of false rumors just as bad as real ones.
I remember last year a rumor was spread about me. Sadly, the people who I thought were my friends started to turn on me, whether I knew it or not at the time. People don't realize it, but most of the nasty things they say get back to the person in the crossfire. Everything I heard about me was completely untrue. I felt like I was losing all of my friends because of some stupid rumor. At first, I was angry at them for what they were saying behind my back. Then, I started to realize who my real friends were. They were the ones who knew me well enough to know all the stupid lies weren't true. They helped me through it and encouraged me to stay strong. Rumors helped me realize my true friends and the ones that I shouldn't easily trust. So, in my case, a lot of bad came from it, but also some good. Now I know the people who I can truly count on to be my friends.
Kaleigh Swanson
6th hour
Mr. Kay,
Rumor's are one of the worst things that have came across our time. Rumor's are not something that you want to be proud of. Even if that person did something so horrible to you, you shouldn't stup so low that you go around and start a rumor about that person. If someone found out that you were the one that started that rumor, you would be in a word "shunned upon". Even if that person deserved it, you should find a more common way of telling them what's wrong. Starting a rumor about someone is just not the answer. If you would rather crush there feelings than go and talk to them face to face, that's your choice. But in the end you will feel horrible about what you have started. No one likes to be hurt because of a mistake of what they have done in the past. Rumor's ruin lives. At least most of them do.
Danielle Turner
5th Hour
Spreading rumors can be faster than a California forest fire. The gossip chain is never ending and is an annoying one at that. It was extremely easy for the rumor to spread. The accused person reacted like many. They didn't do anything so they denied it. It was everyone else who believed what they hared. I don't think that it is right to just believe what you hear instead of talking to the person your self. the result of this rumor was that no one wanted to be around them. This lasted for the longest time. Finally everyone got over it and went on with their lives.
Tyler Inman
5th hour
Mr.Kay,
I don't really know of a time when rumors ruined someones reputation. But I have witnessed rumors being spead and how it has made people feel. All the time in school people gossip, talk, and make up a buch of crap that isnt true. One Event that has happened this year was when people were talking about how my freind madeout with this kid. Even though she really didnt, people still spread it around. I know that she was pretty upset about it even though she didnt act like it. I think that It's really mean to spread rumors because they dont realize what there doing until someone does it to them.
Brittney Cooper
There are alot of rumors going around. When someone hears a jucy story everyone than thinks it is real. Some people may tell a story and then other people exagerate it is a bit like the game telephone. People believed in what ever they heard. I time that I remember was someone was occused of something they had ni involvement in. They were so shocked that they were being accused. They diddn't even do anything and they were getting in trouble. someone said something then everyone automatically believed in that person. That person was very angry and wanted to get to the bottom of it. The probem ended up being solved. But alot of people get acused and still people believe in the rumors.
Chris Reid
5th hour
I can think of many rumors that have damaged a persons reputation and got other people involved. Whenever a rumor is started it's never the same thing. The story is always changing just to make it sound better. The story could start out with just one bad thing happening and turn into many bad things happening. Usually when a rumor is spread about someone when that person hears it they usually are embarassed. That person is embarassed because they know it is untrue or it is true and just embarassed that everbody heard. There aren't really any bad results of spreading of a rumor maybe just for the person the rumor is about. Everybody just uses rumors as entertainment and to talk about something.
Troy Wojichowski 6th hr
False rumors or just rumors in general reall yhurt someones reputation. The one time that I can remember was in 7th grade when somebody was really hurt by a rumor. The person found out about the rumors and was left in a daze. This is because they had no explanation because the rumor was so bad. Nothing this person could have said would have made it better. The people spreading the rumor knew it was false but they went along with it anyways. The accused person probably went home after school and started crying because the rumor spread was a very mean thing to say. Everybody at first saw the rumor as easy to believe because of past events with that person. However, somebody figured out that the rumor was false, and then proceeded to tell everybody. But everybody believed the first rumor. Rumors are really to listen to and spread as long as they aren't about you. The end results of this rumor were the person had and still has a bad reputation to this day and probably will never live it down. I choose not to spread rumors anymore due to other past experiences with them.
William Schwartz
6th hr
THe rumor was fairly easy to belive. The acused person was angry and embarrassed. The problem with rumors is that it has a tendancy to change when told form person to person. It could start off not being so bad and turn into a big problem. All the rumors did is left people angry at each other. It was easy enough to be belived by most people. Which isnt very surprising the fact its a rumor, But there are some that are completly blown out of porpotion.
keivn adnerson
6th hour
Its easy for rumors to get spread around and its easy for people to believe them. Rumors can damage a persons rep by making false acquasations that are serious to an individual. If their were a rumor spread about me id be pretty pissed. I think rumors are things that people do when their bored. Results of false rumors can end up bad, a person could really get hurt emotionally. That persons reputation could be destroyed along with identity. The person could be viewed only by the rumor spread about them, making their life really hard.
deets
I think when a rumor is spread everyone believes it. even if it is true or not. When a rumor is spread, the person is spreading it to f-up the persons life. and make them miserable. Or there hear something and make it sound worse then what it already is. Rumors always give people something to talk about. I think thats the main reason why they are spread as well. In the end the truth always end up getting out. Rumors are just there to hurt people. For instance there was a rumor going around about my sister. some people believed it and yet some didnt. Hannah took it pretty well because she knew it wasnt true so she didnt care what people thought, she knew the truth and thats all that mattered. She pretty much just blew it off and acted like it didnt bother her.
The one time that i remember that someone got damaged because of false rumors it was very easy for people to believe them. The accused person did a couple main things. First of all, they did what everyone one does and denied the rumor was true. Another thing is the person always would try and figure who started the rumor and why he/she did so. Plus that person would sometimes just act like nothing even happened or anything. Well depending on the rumor itself depends on what happened to the person. If it was really something bad the person could lose friends. Plus people could look at her differently. On the other had if it's really nothing than nothing relly happens to the person.
Ty Bouwens, 6th hour
Megan Fraser 6th hour
I can think of many, many examples of false rumors damaging someone's reputation. One of those times happened to me and a really good friend last year. One girl started saying stuff and then told like everyone and a lot of people believed it. People started to think of me and my friend differently and tell other people. Then people started talking and the rumors got even worse. I felt like I was losing all my friends over something I didn't even do. People just stopped talking to us and it was a really bad couple of weeks. After a while the girl fixed some of it but some people already had stuff in their heads and still believe it now. I guess it made me realize who my true friends are and who not to trust.
It is very easy for people to believe rumors other are spreading. Especially at younger ages people are very gullible and easy to persuade. If I was singled out for something I didn't do I would be pissed and probably embarrassed. This is also how the accused person felt except she was probably worried she would have been killed for be accused of being a witch. After the rumors were passed her reputation was ruined. I think that rumors are started by jealous and inconsiderate people. Depending on how serious the rumor is a person can loose friends family jobs or even there life.
Taylor wattles
6th
I can remember several times when false rumors hurt a persons reputation. In fact, this has happened to me many times. Rumors spread like nothing else. One minute your enjoying your life and the next, you want to hurt someone because everyone is making fun of you. I guess it's just part of high school drama. The accused person usually reacts in denial, unsuccessfully shooting down the remarks people make. They can also just walk away and go be alone, or become violent and start a fight. I all depends on the individual. The final result was the decline of the accused person's reputation. I think this is how stereotypes are created. But they are created by uneducated people who don't realize that everyone has feelings and everyone is human.
Think of a time when false rumors damaged a person’s reputation. How easy was it for people to believe the rumors? How did the accused person react? What were the results of the false rumors?
I think that false rumors are a way to tear up someone life in lower education. I think that the people do it because it is way to feel superior to otgher people. it was very easy for people to say things and agree because the way that the persons reputation already was. the accused person handled themself very well. As hard as it would be to keep your cool, they did very well. The false rumors then resulkted in the person feeling bad about themself and separating from almost everyone socially. The person could not handle the remarks so they kept it all to themself and didnt worry qabout denying it. I think that even though it wasnt tru the person still wanted to react in a different way than how they did. They jjust were afraid of the consequences that might occur.
A rumor is probobly one of the biggest things that hurt and damage people. Things such as, oh, i heard that kid did this or, did u hear that that girl is pregnate. These things are passed from people to people with the mind set that it is true. When the person that the rumor is based on heres this rumor, they immediatly deny as much as they can. It just tears this person up inside and makes them believe that they are unimportant to the world or anyone. Some of the results that may occur from the false rumor may be things such as the person not showing their face in public or to anyone thinking things such as they are a discrace but at the same time knowing that none of which is true. Rumors are a big part of society these days. just distroying peoples lives one life at a time. Rumors must come to an end.
P.S. sorry the blog is an hour late i was trying to get home from my hockey game in time but i had my family in town and we went out to dinner after so im sorry.
Conner risi
Rumors are easily spread. They can be very hurtful. Like if you say someone is "gay" but in all reality the guy is a real lady lover, it could hurt his feelings.. And he may cry. Rumors are bad. very bad. So bad that they are bad. bad.
Kymmie Brownson 6th
Mr. Kay
Rumors are very damaging to anyone that is victum to them. For instance, many rumors are talked about that are not true, which ironically are the rumors that hurt the most. The reason this is is because the person has no way to stop these kind of rumors. Rumors ruin peoples lives, reputations and relationships. I know of many people who had relationships with a certain person and then a rumor gets out that isnt true and that ruins that relationsip. People start rumors for various reasons. Such as, jealousy, and revenge along with many others. What I dont get is why u would start a rumor when you are hurt yourself when it happens to you? So why would you do that to someone else when you know how terrible it feels.
Tim Wilson
P.S. Ill talk to you about why this blog is late. Sorry....
im really sorry that this one is late mr kay, and i no there is no acception to, i just wanted to do to get it out of the way so i didnt have to make it up..ill stay after skool on tuesday. no biggy.
anyway for the blog:
okay highschool is so stupid sometimes, girls start rumors just because there jealous or have no lifes at home, etc etc. I think its easy for everyone to believe because they werent there or didnt see it and they just think its funny, so they pass it on and it turns out into something completely different what the other person told them. but the accused person feels like "shit" they dont wanna go to school the next day, they get shunned, its just horrible. there can be very bad results of the rumors, like someone getting so sad, they dont go to school, suicide/suicide attempts..fights. I think its so dumb that people do this just because they dont like someone. Highschoolers and immature.
steffie :[
are* immature. and also i would like to add that i believe what i see i dnt believe what i hear..my saying is...
"its not about what u heard, its bout what u saw"
a time when false rumaor hurt people is all the time i feel. people are always spreading lies aboput others. i think [eople do this because there mad at that person and there getting revenge on them in a way. i feel people are very gulable when it comes to rumors because many people dont know the truth and just follow whats going on. many times the accused person gets deffensive and is hurt by it. plus the rumors can destroy there reputation completly and in a way ruin there time in high school. thats always happening in our schol i feel. its not right to i mean its just a wrong thing to do why hurt someone to that extent.
sorry mr kay i was at my dads and i couldnt get to a computer he has no internet or a computer and his car broke down.
i can think of a ton of times rumors have damaged a persons reputation. even more so in high school kids spread rumors for many differnt reasons. i think one of those reasons would just be that its something to talk about and if its not about them, then thier fine with it. i think rumors are pretty easily believed, depending on who said or wrote them. i remember one this year i got sent a txt that had a rumor about someone in it, and the people wanted you to forward it to your other friends. i think rumors can get started so easy also, it could just be a misunderstanding that gets blown out of proportion. but never the less it still hurts the person it was said about. i think well see alot of this same idea in "the crucible" in the form of using scapegoats to protect yourself.
Alex Martin
It's easy to believe rumors. I think a person believes what they want. I can only think of one person where a rumor as ruined their life. This teacher got confused with be complemented and hit on. Now because of this mix up the girl wrote her a letter stating that it was all just a complement. She was suspended for a BS reason. Now because of another letter she wrote this teacher she has two detentions because the teacher felt it was harassment.
Samantha Casteel
5th hour
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