NJC07~Christopher~*(のヮの)*

From Passage 1. the author argues that children are groomed to be passive from young. In my opinion, this view is applicable to today's world. As parents tend to be more protective of their children these days, they often do many things for their children, giving them a passive role in the life as they do not have to do much. In the past, parents were not so protective and allowed their children to learn how to perform tasks themselves, so as to groom them to be independent. However, this is absent in today's world. Because they are not taught how to do things themselves, they tend to rely on others a lot. If they do not see others doing anything, they will also not do anything as they are taught not to be independent and to think for themselves as their parents do most of the thinking for them. However, this does not apply to all children as some parents may want their children to be independent from young, especially if the parents are busy and have little time to take care of the kids. They will try to let their children learn things on their own so they are able to accomplish things without the help of other people. This way, they will not have to rely on others for help and they will be able to be active in their own life.

From Passage 2, the author argues that people will be disliked if they stand out from the norm. This is also applicable in today's world as in most societies, people tend to treat people that deviate from the norm as weird, and they will ostracize the odd one out. This is because most people do not dare to stand out, and those who stand out have no one to side with them as everyone feels safer and more secure in a group. Thus, they will not want to be the only one on the opposing side as everyone will be against them. However, this is not always the case as some people might not be afraid to stand up to the crowds. In the case, they might be able to change the minds of others to join their cause. Also, by standing out, some people may be able to become more popular as a result, for example, many artistes choose to have very shocking outfits and images to get more fans. Thus, standing out does not always mean that people will hate them.

Our society can deal with this by allowing children to be more independent by teaching them to do tasks by themselves from young, such as kindergarten. For example, getting their own food. This helps them stand on their own two feet instead of always relying on others. They are able to do what they want and will not become so passive when they grow up.