Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Day 13
We began watching "A Man Without a Face." We saw early on how perceptions are created. What is Charles'(main kid) reaction to seeing the Mel Gibson character? What are others' reaction? Why are they reacting this way to him? What is the perception created of Charles by you based on what we have seen so far? How do we, as people create perceptions and why is it important that we do?
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Everybody seems afraid of Mel Gibson's character or they thing he's crazy. At first Charles' reaction to Gibson is him being completely scared. First of all because of his dog and second his face. The way he talks is very stern and put in a harsh tone. Charles' friends, when they were with him, thought he was crazy. They wouldn't believe Charles because they thought it was impossible to see him up close wothout something bad happening to them. His friends are reacting this way because they are afradi of him and his dog. They automatically assume he is a bad person because of his face and his dog. However, Charles sees this as an opportunity to gain knowledge to get into boarding school. Charles perceives this man as crazy right now and Charles is angry at him because it seems he is asking random things of Charles such as digging holes. This man is also very critical of Charles and of everybody else which makes Charles see him as jerk or someone who is way to meticulous. People create perceptions of other people by first impressions or looks. They look at what's on the outside first and don't even bother to get to know someone first. People are always curious and really want to create perceptions of others because it could either help them or tell them not to waste their time. It is important to create perceptions because it allows us to get to know people better. Perceptions can or cannot be a good thing depending on how you use them.
William Schwartz
6th hr
Mr.Kay,
When charles see's this man with no face he is very affraid. When Charles first see's him in the boat he is very frieghtnd and runs away. The kids make fun of him callig him hamburger face, nobody gives him the time of day. I think that judgeing on how that man looks people think hes evil or mean. In my opinion charles seems very smart and a little underapreciated. I think that all he wants to do is make it in the world and go to the school that his dad went to.
As people we create perceptions by judging others on what we all ready know. I think that judging people is bad, but it can also be important because we need to learn how to make opinions of our own. Also, I kind of feel like the man with no face character is similar to boo radley in to kill a mockingbird. That man who everybody thought was scary and mean, but was really a nice old man. Just my thought.
Brittney Cooper
6th hour
Charels first reaction to mel gibson is that he is scared and worried. He has never seen him before and has herd all the rumors about him. Later on in the movie he reallizes that he isn't a horrible man. Many people made rumors about him saying that he was a crazy killer. People say that he killed his wife and did other stuff. People see him as a person who is different. He doen't go out in public much, so people don't know him. People start to make perceptions of him. he doesn't go out because he has burns all over his face. Sofare Mel gibson seems like a all right guy. He is a bit strict but it is because he doesn't get along with other people. Perceptions are important because, it shows who we are. It show that no one is perfect and we hae to live with it. People also make perceptions to be satified with themselves.
Chirs Reid
6th hour
I think when everyone first saw mel gibson they were scared all they new about him was what everyone was telling them. When charles first saw mel i think he was frigtened because i think he wanted to act like his friends. They all judged mel on they way he looks and what other people were saying about him. Charles at the middle of the movie he went back to get his books he saw the chance to ask mel for help. I think he realized that it really doesnt matter what you look like and not to believe what everyone saids. I think in our own way we all create perceptions by talking about people, by judging or making fun of someone on how they look without giving them a chance. We should not judge someone or believe what we hear without talking to that person.
Crystal maybee 5th hour
Mr. Kay,
When Charles first sees Mel Gibson on the fairy, he is frightened. He quickly realizes that he isn't scary at all. Charles is still a bit weary about him, but I think he realizes hes not that different. Everyone else in their society says he is a scarier then he really is and that he lives in a cave a stupid stuff like that. I think they have reacted like this because they have never really see Mel Gibson up close or really faced to face. If they did, then they are in small doses in scary situations. I think if they took the time to see who he is, they'd realize he is just like everyone else. As for Charles, I can only take away a couple things from what I've seen from him. I could say he is a smart, independent kid. As we have seen, he is a strong thinker and that's how his smarts come out. He is good in the way that hes not rotten nor hateful, but he still does wrong sometimes. We base our perceptions on mainly looks, actions, and rumors. We can base what we think about someone by simply their looks, which isn't necessarily the best way. We can also get perceptions by what others have told us. Like in the movie, at the party, they are all talking rumors about Mr. McLeod and that furthers perceptions of people. And the last way people might make a perception is based on actions. Charles, from the film, is studying a lot and he thinks a lot. This makes me believe that he is a smart kid. Sometimes perceptions are bad, but others they are good. They could be good in the way that it keeps you weary about the person. It's just like if you met someone and you expect nothing from them and they might turn out to be bad people. I think that perceptions are a big part in the society because they let you believe in something about someone. So overall, perceptions will be made.
Luke LaFountain
5th Hour
Everyone in the movie seems afraid of Mel Gibson's character and think hes pretty much a freak. In the beginning, Charles is afraid of Gibsons character, mainly because of his face, and somewhat becasue of his dog too. The others reactions are the same as Charles. Everyone in the town thinks hes crazy and creepy. People are reacting this way to him becasue of his odd appearence and automatically think hes strange, because of his face. My perception of Charles so far, is kind of angy and somewhat disgrunteled. I think hes like this because of the loss of his dad, and becasue he kind of dislikes his family. Also becasue he didnt get into that boarding school that his dad went to. We mainly create perceptions of people, by their appearence. If the person looks strange and differnt then we immediatly perceive that person as being weird. But if a person looks normal and friendly then we perceive them as kind and someone we would consider to talk to.
Clare Pathe
In "A Man Without a Face" we saw early how the kids reacted towards Mel Gibson, they were acting immaturely. They should have got to know him better before they judged him on how he looked. The "grown ups" reaction was worse than the kids. They were spreading rumors all summer and every summer. They were acting like this because of how other people had started rumors, they just made them worse. The perception created by Charles was that he really didn't know what to think of Mel Gibson. At times he would get mad and call him a "freak". In a way creating perceptions is a bad way, we will first judge people by many factors that don't really matter, besides whats inside.
Samantha Casteel
5th hour
when charles first sees him on the fairy he is kinda shocked and scared. everyone thinks of Mel Gibson's character as an outsider. like when Charels mom was saying that he saying how he never comes out and told her daugher not to stare. also when the boys go to the "freaky island" where he lives and got chased off by his dog. people look at him differently because half of his face doesn't look like the other. i think Charles has seen beyond his scares and looks deeper. he has relized that this man could help him and isn't some monster human. as people we create preceptions mostly at how people look at first. later on after we get to know people your perception will probably change. sometimes people will never change the way they look at others because they don't want to see them any other way. either if it is because they don't want to loose the person they used to know or they don't want to accept that this person might actually be alright.
When charles see's Mel gibson his perception is that the man is crazy. Personally i felt the same way when visualizing this. The reason that he percieved this was because the man had half of his face burned off pretty much as well as his one ear and eye brow. Others reactions are also somewhat the same, such as the mother and daught while their tire is getting replaced. They look up and gasp at the sight of this man in his car. I percieve that charles is a man of his own. He does not care what exactly people think of him; if a man was to tell him to dig a hole, charles would tell the guy to go to hell even if it was the scary sight of the one half faced man. Vharles is also very interested in military school and is willing to learn from this man more about it. One thing that i did percieve about charles, is that heis somewhat lazy. I found this trait in him from the example shown in the scene were he is told to get the paper from the library, but instead takes short cuts and playjerizes anothers paperin which charles has no idea about. he was caught not having any knowledge on this paper when the man asked him his thoughts about the economy and had no answer. Perceptions in society are created by personality traits, behaior, influences, friends, family, beliefs, and so on. The reason perceptions are made and why they are important is because they show what a person is like or how they act. Things such as whether or not they are a good kid or not. This could be found by the friends in which they choose to be with and hang out with. Other things such as family behavior may show the persons personality and create perceptions. Not all perceptions are important because deep down underneath the person may be a great member of society and have a heart of gold and no that when there friends cross the line it is time to take a step back.
Conner risi
In the movie "A Man Without a Face." Everybody seems to pick on McCould because he has a serve burn on his face. The other people seem that they don't like to talk to him because of his conditon. I think that Charles has changed his mind on how he sees McCloud. I think that it is a good idea. I think that people are judging him because they way Mel Gibsons character looks. In society today people seem to do that alot. In the media people judge others. Now a days you have to be a size 0 to beautiful. Some people think that I am fat. I got called that today by someone. I think that more people really need to think about what they say. It is not nice. I applued people in the media who are working and that are not a size 0. I really honestly think that we should stop creating perceptions. We should stop because when we make them, they are usally wrong. They are almost never right. If I were Mel Gibson's character I woould not come out of my house neither. With all the cruel people. Who can't accept people who look different. I think that it all needs to stop.
Charles' reaction to seeing mel gibsons character is that hes frightened. he jumpes back and seems really scared. even the other kids have this pre concieved notion that the man is really scary and mean. theyre reacting this way to him becuase of his outside apperance. just becuase he looks differnt they immediatly peg him as a creep. i think charles sees deeper into mel gibsons character. he starts spending more time with him and realizes he not that bad of a guy. theyre can be two different kinds of perceptions: good and bad ones. an example of a good perception would be if one of your friends heard that you were good at a certain sport and they encouraged you to try out for the team. but a bad perception would be immediatly looking down on a person just for the way they look. as people we create perceptions by observing, we things that translate to either translate to either good or bad qualities. this is also important becuase it lets people be prepared, if you have a perception of something you somewhat know what to expect.
Andy B, 6th hour
As we saw earlier charles' seemed a little freaked out wehn he first saw Mel Gibson's character. But who wouldn't be? He only has half of a face. Others' reactions weren't to far from charles', the really didn't know who he was or what he did, so they just made up romors and assumptions that really didn't have any truth to them. People react this way towards Ginbson's Character because they reeally don't know who he is, and by making up crul roomers they feel it will maybe help them have a better understanding of what or why he only has half of a face. Charles' first perception of Gibson's character has changed now that he has decided to talk and get to know him, I think that charles is just looking for acceptance somewhere so he find smeone that maybe be more differen than himself. We as people create perceptions to has a better understanding of who the person you are judging. This is important to people because if they can't accept themselves as who they really are, they have to damean or critaszie other people to make themsevles seem better.
John McLean
6th hour
Charle's reaction to seeing Mel Gibson's character is that he is scared and he runs away. How other people react to him is that they make fun of him. Also people are frightend because of the way he looks. My perception of Charles is that he wants to go to military school so he can succeed when grows up. Also, I think that he is willing to do anything to get in even if he has to get help from Gibson's character. I think we as people create perceptions by our personality. Also, by who our friends are. I think this is imortant because who you hang out with and what your personality is will help you get where you want to be in life.
Katherine Walsh
6th hour
Mr. Kay,
In the movie "A Man Without A Face", Charles' reaction to seeing Mel Gibson's character was that he was frightened of him. I think that Charles' felt that Mel Gibson's character was a mean, cruel, and self-revolving man that hides from society. I feel that everybody thinks the same of Mel Gibson's character. They feel that he is a crazy man, a man that has no sence, a man that shouldn't be there (where Charles' family lives). I believe that they are acting this way toward Mel Gibson's character because of his face. They all think that just because his face isn't the same as other people's, that he is some crazy man who doesnt fit in. Charles' perception based by what I have seen so far in the movie, is that Charles' takes things to seriously, and that he has the tempertantrum of a two year-old. Charles' seems to be very independent, he doesnt like to be around his family very much. He gets very upset when someone is not being nice to him, or even when they are just trying to help (like his little sister). He just pushes them away, I do think that most of his temper problems have because of the incident with his father. We as people create perceptions for others in a couple of ways. We create perceptions mostly like first impressions, we pay attention to what they wear, who they hang out with, what there personality is like. Things that could help us describe them. Perceptions are important because without them, we would see everything the same, and no one would be speacil in there own way.
Danielle Turner
Charles reaction to to Mel Gibson when he seen him at first was that he was scared of him. the other characters reaction to to him was pretty much the same as Charles. the reason that they reacted this way was he looked like his face was half burned off. i think that his perception of him i think is that he is kinda seeing him as a person instead of a monster. the way the we create perceptions by first impressions. the reason that it is important that we do this is important is because i would not be normal if we did not.
Charles' reaction to seing Mel Gibson is he is shocked and scared. All of Charles' friends see him the same way and when they see him they get up and run away. After Charles tells his friends that he seen him on the ferry his friends tell him that he is lying and they dont believe him. Charles and his buddies reaction to seeing him this way because they heard that he looked weird and that he never talked to anybody, a loner. My perception on Charles at first was that he was scared and frightened. Later in the movie he started to settle down a little bit and he started to talk to him. As people we create these perceptions by viewing the characters and knowing how they act. It is important that we create perceptions because it lets us better understand characters and we are more involed with the movie. My overall perception of Charles as of now i that he wants to get to know Mel Gibson a little more.
Troy Wojichowski 5th hr
5th
The initial perception of the Mel Gibson character is a mysterious, scary, and crazy man. Charles sees him as a frightening person, and thinks only of him as the man in his friend's stories. He doesn't really try to change the perception he has of him, and doesn't think of how the perception affects him. Once he meets the Mel Gibson character, he then perceives him as an awful person, who only wants his work done instead of helping him. The truth is the man is only trying to help him, and in return is getting the rude remarks from Charles. I think that Charles is misled, and also rude for having these perceptions and not taking the chance to change them. The others perceive the man as a crazy and frightening person. They have created these perceptions by what he looks like, and not by the kind of person he is. As people, this is usually how we perceive others. Most of the time it is absentmindedly, not knowing what we are doing. It is important that we do not create perceptions of people based on looks, because that has nothing to do with their personality or character. You should get to know someone for who they are, because that is what most people expect in return.
Charles reaction when seeing Mel Gibson's charactor in the movie was he was frightened and not sure of what to think of him. When you see a person that has a deformity, the first sight is a little astonishing and scary. It is a normal reaction to be taken back by someone that is different in some way. In the movie the other kids made fun of Mel's charactor because that is how they chose to behave; they were not very caring of a person that has suffered as Mel's charactor. When a person doesn't know how to react they say hurtful things. Once Charle got beyond Mel's charactors deformity he was able to put things into perspective and realize he good use his help. I think Charles is a smart ambitious kid and realized that Mel's charactor could help him. All people create perceptions, that is how we decide whether a person's charactor is a good one or bad one. Not saying that we always perceive the right things. However, I think every person tries to be a good judge of charactor.
We began watching "A Man Without a Face." We saw early on how perceptions are created. What is Charles'(main kid) reaction to seeing the Mel Gibson character? What are others' reaction? Why are they reacting this way to him? What is the perception created of Charles by you based on what we have seen so far? How do we, as people create perceptions and why is it important that we do?
I think that charles reaction to the man is very accepting. Although he had no choice to really avoid him, he found some good in him and is looking fo help with his studying. I think that others arent reacting well because they see him as so mean and ornery because of his face. I think that charles perception has made us really think more deeply of the man.. I think he is giving him more credit than the rest of the community, and the man really deserves it. I think that people make perceptions to ensure themselves about someone. I think some of the time when we make good perceptions, it is to remind us how people are good. But sometimes i thinik it is necessary to keep bad perceptions because it keeps us safe in some cases.
We began watching "A Man Without a Face." We saw early on how perceptions are created. What is Charles'(main kid) reaction to seeing the Mel Gibson character? What are others' reaction? Why are they reacting this way to him? What is the perception created of Charles by you based on what we have seen so far? How do we, as people create perceptions and why is it important that we do?
I think that charles reaction to the man is very accepting. Although he had no choice to really avoid him, he found some good in him and is looking fo help with his studying. I think that others arent reacting well because they see him as so mean and ornery because of his face. I think that charles perception has made us really think more deeply of the man.. I think he is giving him more credit than the rest of the community, and the man really deserves it. I think that people make perceptions to ensure themselves about someone. I think some of the time when we make good perceptions, it is to remind us how people are good. But sometimes i thinik it is necessary to keep bad perceptions because it keeps us safe in some cases.
Charles reaction to the Mel Gibson character is that he thinks hes a freak. Him and his friends make fun of him and think that he is crazy. They react this way because of rumors they have heard or rumors their parents tell them. My perception of Charles is that he isn't very happy, he doesn't like where he lives and doesn't feel loved by his family. Another perception i have of him is that he doesnt really think that the Mel Gibson character is a freak he just says those things to fit in with his friends. As people we create perceptions usually based on appearance. Once we get to know someone we will base it off of who they are as a person but most people first percieve people by their appearance. Its good that we use perceptions because it can help us get to know someone.
Hannah Aittama
5th Hour
What is Charles'(main kid) reaction to seeing the Mel Gibson character? What are others' reaction? Why are they reacting this way to him? What is the perception created of Charles by you based on what we have seen so far? How do we, as people create perceptions and why is it important that we do?
From what I could see Charles was afraid of Mel Gibson's character. Others' reactions seem to be that they think he's a freak but they're also afraid of him. They only react in this way because they perceive him as a weirdo/freak. That just because he looks different from other people he should be made fun of all the time. Charles, at first, seems kinda absent-minded I guess is the best term to use. He's not the brightest person out of all the characters in the movie. We, as people, create perceptions from either friends ideasor beliefs or our family's. They make us think certain ways, even though they may not be our own thoughts. Though, sometimes, it's important that we do create perceptions of people because it helps us learn about other people. For example: someone could think that i'm quite the social person...which they're half right because I am that way around my friends...then they find out i'm not that talkative around people I don't know (as you've found out Mr.Kay). So in the end they learn something about me.
James Richardson
5th hour
When Charles' first sees Mel Gibson's character he is extremly afraid. He runs away in fear. However, you can tell he is also very curious. Then, Charles' ends up liking Gibson's character and turns to him for help. He gave him a chance and respects him. Others have the same first reaction as the Charles' did. However, they stare at him like he's a freak. They don't even wonder what this guy has went through to get those scars. They also don't even think about giving him a chance. They fear him because he keeps to himself and has a scary vibe about him. His scars add a mysterious vibe too. Charles seems like he has low self esteem. He is often thrown aside and forgotten, like hes in the way. It seems like he causes problems (slashing tire and swearing) to seek attention. However, you could tell hes a really good kid underneath it all. We create perseptions in order to try to read people. We try to figure them out and see who we will get along with. It's very important to create perceptions because we need to know whose dangerous and could put us into harm. Also to make friends with people we will get along with.
Kristen Pauly
6th hr.
Mr. Kay,
His perception of Mel gibson isnt very good. He thinks that he is some kind of creep and is going to kill him or something. But already, you can see that Mel Gibson isnt the guy that everyone talks about. He actually is a very smart guy who has a lot of things to share with people, if they would only listen. I think that Charles is seeing how he is actually an alright guy and can help him with what he needs. Perceptions are made by not only oursleves, but by others telling us things about a person. charles goes through this when his friends start telling stories about him and his dog being bad.]
Tim Wilson
Charles' reaction to Mel Gibson's character is that he kind of crazy and mysterious. He has heard of the man in the stories he hears about what he has done. Even though he talkes to him and asked him to help him, Charles' is also too quick to judge him based on his face and dog. Others have not taken the relationship as far as Charles'. They don't even try to get to know Mel Gibson's character. They take one look at him and decide he is a freak just because of the way his face looks. I think Charles has based his perception on what other people say and think, and doesn't want to change it becasue then people will think he is crazy. However, he also has talked to Mel, so I dont htink his opinion is as harsh as the rest of the world's. We as people creat perceptions of people all the time. This is also known as stereotyping. Most people look at someone once and decide that they don't like the person. We are not willing to get to know the person before we get to know them. I think is is important that we judge someone based on things on the inside more than the outside.
John Kent
5th hour
Charles reacted stunned to seeing Mell Gibson’s character for the first time. Others redacted sort of repulsed because he was a reclusive person. They weren’t used to seeing him. There is a story out that he had killed his wife. People did not really get to know him well enough.
My perception of Charles is that he is troubled. He broods. He has anger management issues. He wants to go to a boarding school that his dad went to.
We create perceptions so we feel safe. We need to know who is safe and who isn’t. We need to have order in our life, perceptions helps us keep that order.
When Charles' first sees Gibson, he is scared. He is scared one becuase he basically got caught slashing a tire and two because he is kinda freaky loooking. Everyone else percieves the Gibson character as a freakshow basically. They all have different stories that they tell eachother none of which are true. All of these people percieved him as a freakshow because of his face. That is the only logical reasoning for seeing him as a freak. None of them have ever talked to him so they know nothing about who he really is. Charles sees him as only as in the stories he hears. when Gibson is trying to help him like he asked for, he just thinks he's using him to get holes dug. As people, we create perceptions on what we see. This isn't necessarily the right thing to do because "you can judge a book by its cover." I think its important to create perceptions of someone because it helps to paint a picture of what someone is like. Perceptions should be created after you know someone and not just because of how they look.
Cody Kabisa
5th hour
Sorry Mr. kay i wasnt here for it so i cnat do thid blog. sorry
It appears that everyone is either scare of him or doesn't like him. Also, some could think he is just a crazy guy that has no social life. At first Charle's reaction is he is completely afriad of Mel. I say this pretty much because of his body actions and how he talk. Now the friends that Charles went with thought he was wierd and crazy. The parents that were at Charles house that one night just wanted him gone because no one liked him. I would probably have to say they are reacting this way for two reasons. One being the factor that half of his face is messed up. While the other one is probably because he doesn't really talk to anyone or interact with anyone. I think that he is a little creapy but a misunderstund man. WE create perceptions on what we see them as or rumors and it is important because they could be good ones that get people to be friends.
Ty Bouwens, 6th hour
There reaction to him is reather negative. They all seem scared of him more then anything else. I think they are acting that way because of the things they have heard. So far he seems like a out there person. He has had the kid dig holes and write essays. We crate perceptions of people by what they have done or look. Its important so we have some way to describe the person.
kevin anderson
6th hour
Charles reation to seeing Mel Gibson is scared at first, but then he see's him as a mean guy. Charle is also very interested about Mel Gibson beacause of his werid and unkonwen life. He is not the only one that is being nosiey and wondering about someone eles's, which they have no right to know about. May other town's people are talking about him, but they have not seen hime yet, Charle is the only one that has seen him closly. His freinds did not belive Charle about seeing him at first but, who would if he does not show his face alot. People are acting this way beacause of the unkonowen factors about him like his face and his life. People always want to know things that are none of their business its human nature. From what i can tell Charle perception of Mel Gibson is that he knows little and he is evil. We create perceptions from other people, from first impresstion, and by what a person does or did. It is important that we create perception of people beacasue it is our way of filling the gap of our need to know information as humans.
Shaun Gerber
When Charles first sees the mel gibson charactor he is frightened. He doesn't no what to do when he sees him except to run away. Others react to him as being a freak. They dont think hes this creeper and they are really scared of him because of what other people said about him. Sence other peole said to be afraid of him becuase of somehting that hey herd the people that see him should be scared too. I think that Charles thinks that the Mel Gibson guy isnt so bad. Other wise if he did think he was a creep and wanted to kill him i dont think he would be going back to his house everyday. I think Charles looks at him and sees just another person they people dont like just because of stories they herd. We create perceptions to uderstand things better and to have or thoughts be herd. It is important to have these perceptions so that others can see the way we think and how we interpret things.
Zack Ruffin 5th.
Charles was at first very frightened by Mel Gibson. I think that Gibson's face shocked him. Others also were very frightened of him. They created stories about him that were far from true. I think that they created these stories because he was so different and they didn't know any better or how to react. Maybe they just did it because they were so bored with their lives that they needed to create stories about someone else to compensate for their lack of entertainment. So far i don't like Charles that much. But then again he is just an unappreciated kid reflecting what his family has taught him. Abandonment like his father, and bitchiness from his mother and sisters. Hes just another little kid screwed up by his parents failures. Still i think he is very rude and hopefully will become a better person throughout the movie. Many of us create perceptions of others, its just natural. We can base our first instincts off of it, even though it always isn't true. But i believe the majority of us create perceptions to compensate for our insecurities.
Charles is scared of Mel Gibson's character because he is scared of what he has heard and how his appearance is. His first reaction was because he was scared of his dog when he was barking at him, then when he was talking to him in a stern voice, Charles was frightened. Along with Charles being afraid of Mel Gibson's character his friends were to, for the same reasons. They always reffered to him as "the freak". At first when Charles told them that he saw "the freak" up close, they didn't believe him. They were under the assumption that he never left his house. They all reacted this way because they thought he was crazy and hideous because of his face, and as for his dog they thought of it a "wolf". These are the rumors that were spreading around their down, so they just believed what they heard. So far, Charles has been getting frustrated with Mel Gibson's character because Charles came to him for help with studying so he will pass the test and be accepted into a boarding school. So he invited himself over to Mel Gibson's character's house and then he found himself digging wholes, of different shapes such as circles and triangles as well as writing papers. I believe that we as people create perceptions based off of other's appearances and first impressions. Which have a tendency to be quite in accurate. People create them because they want to know if the person is wroth getting to know or not. Honestly, creating perceptions may not be such a good thing always. We might be missing out on a chance of a really great person. Depending upon how you use/create them and what they do about them.
Alanna Nagi
6th hour
At first, everyone is afraid. Humanity truly fears what it cannot understand. We then make assumptions based on what we know. Then insecure of our own thoughts we then barter and trade our opinions with other humans. Then if others have conflicting thoughts, we debate to understand even more to become less scared. I could go on but it's more of a random ramble on a hamster wheel. Charley (I'll just call him that) thinks of him as a frightening and malevolent creature. Then after Mel Gibson's character (I wish he had a name) invites Charley in for shelter from the rain. The child then sees him as another human being instead of a monster. Then taking advantage of his knowlage asks him for help. The kid just sees it as mindless toil, but he is truly just testing his Persistance (yes I made of that word, it's kinda like persist). Instead of welcoming him as a friend-student he treats him harsh, then after Charley complains he snaps "Learn or leave". Obviously he has intelligence as a person, too bad others take to their feet the first chance they see him!
Derek Guckian
5th hour
Charle and the other people in his town see Mel Gibson's character as a freak. They also think of him as a mysterious person. They react to him this way because they are curious and don't know much about him. So they make up stuff and spread rumors. I think Mel Gibson's character is like Boo Radely from "To kill a Mocking Bird." My perception of Charles right now is he is a smart ass and is confused on were he belongs in his group of friends and his family. Perception is the way you judge people. Everyone judges others, it is a natural instinct. It happens because you pick up things from friends, family and T.V. that makes you think certain ways about other groups of people.
Taylor Wattles
5th
Megan Fraser 5th hour
Charles' reaction to seeing Mel Gibson's character is at first shock but he's curious. His friends are mean and frightened and call him names. The adults look at him and all the rumors they have started and laugh about it. They are kind of being mean too. I think Charles is a good kid. He wants help on his homework for passing a test and goes to Mel Gibson's character. He isn't spreading bad rumors and is actually trying to get to know the person. I don't think he cares what other people think and that is good. People create perceptions a lot. When we first see people, a lot of the times we judget them for what they look like when we know nothing about them. Its important sometimes because like Charles, we can get to know people through people's perceptions
when people see mel gibson they are scared because he is different. no one wants to accept who he is and why he looks like that. also everyone believes in all the tall tales about him that have been passed around about him through the years. also everyone thinks hes crazy and he has no idea what he is doing. the perception on charles is that he is a bad man and he kills people and that no one likes him for a reason. we create perceptions on people by the way they act and how they look. this is important so you remeber them and see them as a individual not like all the others.
Rob keller
6th hour
well when chuck first sees mel he looks freakin scared shittless, yes i did say that. he backs up with pure frightness... everyone calls him a freak. even though they dont truely know him. theyre reacting like this because of his apperence, just bc he doesnt look like them, they make fun of him. i think of chuck as a dreamer, he wants to do alot that people dont see him doing. he wants do gain alot of knowledge more then even his brain could probably hold. but hes trying very hard to succeed. he also gets pissed that mel is makin him dig holes, and what not. us, as people create perceptions by looking at the person, they cant see in the person, so they use what they see on the outside. which this helps us see if we want to spend time with them, bc alot of the time people could actually be really nice if there out going, some see them as fake. using perceptions could help us find out who people are, but they arent always good.
stefffieee
I think charles main reaction is that he is a jerk. I mean he did kind of act like one. But eventually, he saw that he was a helpful man and he was kind. The others all heard so many rumors about him, so no one knew the real truth. Some knew he was from harvard, but others just thought he was a plain freak. They act this way because they dont know him. I think charles is self centered for the most part. I think he is too quick to judge. He needs to grow up and truth elders. Generally people in our society create perceptions too quickly. We never take the time to judge someone for who they really are. But its important that we do this so we can decide if they are someone we get along with or work well with in some cases.
amy urbanik
5th hour
everyone seems to be afraid of Mel Gibson. They all think hes crazy, and weird. Charlies First reaction i think was he was scared, and didnt really know how to react. His dog and his face is what really got him i think. Everyone elses reactions was kinda like they were laughing at him. He precives him as crazy at this point. Charles is getting frustrated because he wants to get help and mel is asking him to do crazy things like a teaching technique . But Charles doesnt understand that. People create perceptions of other people by first impressions or looks. They always tend to see whats on the outside instead of the inside.
Charles reacts in a way that shows us that he is scared and uncomfortable. Everyone else views him as a monster and believe he is evil. Many of the people how live in that area think he is a mad scientist. They are reacting this way because they are uncomfortable with the unknown. They don't want to take the time to get to know him. So far I see Charles as a sad little boy with a bad family. I think he has an atitude problem when it comes to working hard for what he wants. He also has a good heart, by trying to get to know Mel Gibson's character. As people we create perceptions of other people as a part of the human nature. It is important to make perceptions because it is a way of telling if you are in a good or bad situation. Sometimes your instincts can be wrong, so never rely fully on your perception of something.
Big Red
6th Hour
Everyone seems to be afraid of him. At First when Charles saw his face he was scared. I think when his dog started barking and then him seeing his face made him more scared.The kids make fun of him calling him hamburger face. They all judged him on they way he looks and what other people were saying about him. Without even getting to know him. Charles in the middle of the movie he went back to get his books he saw and they were all gone. He had a blank look on his face, the man came on his horse and asked him questions why he was here. He got the chance to ask him for help to study for the test he is re-taking.
Most people create preceptions mostly at how people look at first. later on after we get to know people your perception will probably change. I don't this its right for us to judge people always get to know someone before asuming something
I believe Chuck's reaction to McCloud's character was a genuine fright response. It's only natural that someone would believe anything they hear about someone who hides away from society. But the other townspeople's perceptions of Mr.McCloud are very negative, and warped the minds of Chuck and his 'friends' views on him.
I feel that the people of Boston(that's where they are, right? >w< ) are afraid of what they no nothing about. But when they say the rude comments in front of him, it hardened McCloud's personality against the others.
I believe that people think charles is slow because he is a daydreamer. The blank expression is his thinking face. :3 And they think that he's a retard because of what happened to his father, and that the want for adventure is a phase. :( I find his passive aggression the result of so much teasing by those close to him. I have the same issue, because I'm teased by the males in my family.
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I think the people of society need to learn that all sterotypes and perceptions can be hurtful. No matter what, people will find something to whine about. Be it a person's weight or interests, or what brand of clothes someone wears, everyone eventually has a target attached to them. Everyone is a target to verbal abuse and everyone gets hurt.
Steffeny Apollo
5th hour
Charles' reaction to Gibson's character is fear. He see's his face and automatically intimidated and lost on what to do. His perception of Gibson is that he is a freak. He must have mental issues too for having a moster looking face. The town people all have the same perception too. They avoid him because he is diffferent and its ackward. They all are either afraid, or critize and jude him. Perceptions can be a way for people to adjust. If someone or something is different they make thoughts or opinions of them or it, and stick to it. Its kind of a comfort zone and you would rather stick to a perception than going out of yopu way to find the truth.
Mikki Nosek 5th HR
His reaction is terrified. He knows her shouldnt stare but he cant help it. Mel seems to not get any respect, even from adults. These reactions are made due to him being so isolated from everyone. He doesnt get out much and people can make perceptions about him even though they dont really know him. I think charles is a brat. He is a snob to mel and cant accept that if he wants to go to the academy, he has to be mels bitch. Everyone creates perceptions, good and bad. Someone wearing a tu tu to school may get negative perceptions, or even a cape. Percptions can be important by staying away from negative influences.
deets ( R.I.P. Rufus Deters, ill miss you )
Charles' reaction to seeing the Mel Gibson character seemed to be fear and curiosity. Others' reactions are interest and fear as well. They are reacting this way to him because his apperance is different than normal peoples'. They are fearful of him, yet they don't get to know him in order to see if there is anything worth fearing. This fuels their interest and curiosity because their minds wander and they think up of crazy stories about what happened to his face. My perception of Charles is that he seems to be the type of person who wants to have things his way. He also wants to prove to himself as well as others that he can pass the test. His determination is uncommon for someone his age, but his attitude about everything being his way is normal. We as people create perceptions based on how people look and behave. Even if we do not know them personally we still judge them as being a certain type of person- weird, smart, cool, jock, and so on. It is important that we do because it makes us be held to a certain standard. We know that people are constantly judging us, so we should present ourselves decently. If you are not clean or dress too revealing, it gives a bad perception of yourself. It also shows us that not all perceptions are correct, so we should never label somebody as something such as a terrorist if we do not know them.
Kaleigh Swanson
5th hour
I think that after Charles noticed Mel was a normal human his bad perceptions stopped. He used to think the same of Mel as everyone else. His buds thought Mel was some crazy man with a pet wolf. Mel was never thought of as normal sense day one. He had a negative sterio type. Now that Charles knows Mel wont kill him he seeks help. Mel offers to help teach Charles for a little help back. Sense Mel was a teacher before he has plenty of help to give.
Perceptions are important because it casts out who we are in society. People do this because they have the habbit to.
charles, like the other 3 children, were a bit freaked out the first time they got close to Mel. Charles was also very afraid by seeing him up close. the psychological aspect of why he thinks this man is weird, is obviously what happened to his face, but what adds to it, is that no one knows how the man got his scar. I believe everyone acts in a negative and derogatory manner towards him, because, he never goes and talks to anyone, or establishes communications with anyone, but no one, except charles, seems to take a positive interest in this fellow. Now, although he doesn't have much respect for a person who wants to help him, we can see he is wanting to try to understand mel's character more. now, if i was the parents of Chuck, and saw this, i obviously wouldn't let it go on, because no one should be treated so rudely. not even your worst enemy. I though he was a selfish kid who looked at things the same way as his friends do, and doesn't want to control his own actions, because others will do so. hes being controlled, unless he can accept people the way he see's them. Now, we all make perceptions, and many pre-conceived ideas about others, sometimes they are good, and sometimes they are bad, but it is good that we judges others and our surroundings, so we get a sense of who we can relate to, and go to for protection if your in a bad situation.
Nick Visger
nickvisger@me.com
Chucks reaction when seeing Mel Gibson's charactor in the movie was he was scared and didnt know wat to think of him. His face was all messed up and he wasn't used to seeing anyone like that. It is a normal reaction to be taken back by someone that is different in some way. In the movie the other kids made fun of Mel's charactor because that is what they all thought was "cool". they were not very caring of a person that has suffered. When a person doesn't know how to react they say hurtful things. Once Charles saw who the guy was as a person instead of as a monster he started to like him. I think Charles is a smart ambitious kid and realized that Mel's charactor could help him. All people create perceptions, that is how we decide whether a person's charactor is a good one or bad one. Not saying that we always perceive the right things. Don't judge a book by its cover.
Alex Martin
Taylor Dieck
6th hr.
In the movie a man without a face many perceptions are created. Mel Gibsons charcter is perceived as a scary monster. He is percieved this way because his face on one side is burnt. My perception of Charles is he goes with what everyone else is thinking. Because the children thought Mel Gibson was scary so did Charles. However later in the film he did warm up to Mel Gibson a little more, and see him as a person. We create perceptions based on looks, personality, and more. I think it is important we create perceptions so we can have an idea of what a person could be like.
Everyone think that Mel Gibsons character is a freak and that he is crazy. When charlie first sees him he thinks the same thing. When all the kids went to his house they all thought he was crazy too. I think they react and perceive this way because of the way he looks, his dog, and the way he excludes himself from society. You have to make perceptions because nobody actually knows him. My perceptions on charles is that he seems to be angry a lot, and he definatly does not do well with school. Charles does not get along well with his family either. We as people create perceptions based on rumors or looks of people that we don't know. Perceptions are important becuase if they are correct it reveils a lot about someone.
Jordan Blanz
6th
I wasn't there today so i don't know what the movie is about..
I wasn't there today due to a throat pain. Please excuse this blog.
Kymmie Brownson 6th
Charles' reaction toward Mel Gibson character was same as others, being scared of him because of his outlook, which has burn mark on his face. People're afraid to approach to him cause he looks differently and also the mark on his face gives impression of hatred. But Charles gets to go back around his home to find back his lost books and starts feeling curiosity and attraction of him. Charles seems to have a lot of curiosity as well as dissatisfaction about the rules and principles he's forced to carry on. We create people's perception mostly from their first outlook. The outlook doesn't solely mean whether a person's hot or handsome or pretty, but it also includes meaning of the dignity and grace coming from his attitude and the way he talks and acts. The reason we create people's perception is to decide whether the person is worth my time to keep talking with him.
Everybody seems to be afraid of Mel Gibson's character and they thing he is a little crazy. His reaction to seeing his face is that hes courious and wants to know what happened. Others reactions to seeing his face would be that they are scared and they kind of judge him just because of him face. People create perceptions of other people by first impressions or looks. They look at whats on the outside first befor looking to the inside and don't even bother to get to know someone first. People are always curious and wanting to create perceptions of eachother because it could either help them to tell who they are or tell them not to waste their time.
When charles' first sees mel gibson's character he is pretty frightened. Charles thinks that he is a crazy person with a really weird face. The friends that were with charles were making fun of the man and calling him bad names. I think that these perceptions are going to change dramatically. The only way they react this way is because he has a weird face. I think that people create perceptions based on what other people think. I don't think that it is a good idea to make perceptions before you know the truth. In this case most peope don't know why his face is like that and they dont care. They just say what they want.
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