Ap English Apathy Essay

There are many people who, in a point in their life, become apathetic. But there are also some people who right off the bat were his way. These people just don't care, and would rather remain uninvolved or stay "in the shadows". The definition of apathy is a state of indifference, or the suppression of emotions such as concern, excitement, motivation, and passion. It can also mean the person lacks a meaning to their life. The three essays "Thirty-Eight Who Saw Murder Didn't Call the Police", "Who Killed Benny Paret?", and "On Dumpster Diving", all have examples of apathy, or being uninvolved. They all show that there are many reasons to becoming apathetic, but also that there are many consequences to it.

In the essay "Thirty-Eight Who Saw Murder Didn't Call the Police", there were 38 people who watched a woman repeatedly being stabbed but didn't do anything. They remained uninvolved and as a result of this, the woman was killed. The killer had 3 chances to kill this woman and nobody called the police within these three times. Assistant Chief Inspector Frederick M. Lussen said "If we had been called when he first attacked, the woman might not be dead now." These people took this innocent woman's life just because they didn't want to get involved. It's hard to tell why people are like this. But many people are like this because they are afraid. Most of these witnesses were probably afraid to say that this was actually happening. They didn't want to believe that someone was being killed right outside their window.

There were many possible reasons that were debated on who killed Benny Paret in the essay "Who Killed Benny Paret?" People said that it was the referee's fault for not stopping the fight earlier. Other people said that the boy's manager rushed him into the fight without adequate time to recuperate from the previous fight. All of these reasons of logical, but are not the real reason. "The primary responsibility lies with the people who pay to see a man hurt." People in the crowd cheer when there is a final knockout, when the man is severely hurt, and when there is blood squirting out from the eyes, nose, and mouth. If prizefighting was not a vehicle of entertainment, Benny Paret would not have been killed. The people in the crowd are uninvolved in this killing, but really it is the main reason Benny was killed. They are sick, because they watched a man die in the ring and that's what they want to see.

The last essay is "On Dumpster Diving." The man in this article has revolved his life around "scrounging" and gets all of his needs from dumpsters. He even finds his luxuries there. He states that he would prefer to live the comfortable consumer life, but instead he is a dumpster diver. He explains what it takes to be a scrounger and how to be one. He explains how

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