Closed Minded-Ness
Essay by people • September 23, 2012 • Study Guide • 422 Words (2 Pages) • 1,685 Views
It is more dangerous to be too closed-minded.
Education is the act or process of being taught general knowledge, reasoning, and judgment, and knowing when and how to use it. To become educated, one must have an open mind and be receptive to new thoughts and ideas, better known as curiosity. If one is not receptive to new thoughts or ideas, then they are to be closed-minded. However, to be closed-minded does not mean that one is uneducated; ignorance may be to blame. When a person has a closed mind, they are missing what else is out there, being new thoughts or ideas, cultures, or beliefs. The lack of education and open-mindedness breeds fear, resulting in hatred, bigotry, and violence. A closed-mind
Lack of education is a root to closed-mindedness because one simply does not know any better.
If one is closed-minded, then they are unsupportive of homosexuality and equality. In the Holocaust, Hitler executed gays, Jews, and all other minorities. Homosexuals are not allowed equal rights because
Einstein once said, "Somebody who only reads newspapers and at best books of contemporary authors looks to me like an extremely near-sighted person who scorns eyeglasses" (Quote by Albert Einstein).
Racism
Unwilling to change
Stubborn
Uncurious
Ignorance breeds fear and fear leads to hatred, which leads to violence
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It is more dangerous to be too closed-minded.
Education is the act or process of being taught general knowledge, reasoning, and judgment, and knowing when and how to use it. To become educated, one must have an open mind and be receptive to new thoughts and ideas, better known as curiosity. If one is not receptive to new thoughts or ideas, then they are to be closed-minded. However, to be closed-minded does not mean that one is uneducated; ignorance may be to blame. When a person has a closed mind, they are missing what else is out there, being new thoughts or ideas, cultures, or beliefs. The lack of education and open-mindedness breeds fear, resulting in hatred, bigotry, and violence. A closed-mind
Lack of education is a root to closed-mindedness because one simply does not know any better.
If one is closed-minded, then they are unsupportive of homosexuality and equality. In the Holocaust, Hitler executed gays, Jews, and all other minorities. Homosexuals are not allowed equal rights because
Einstein once said, "Somebody who only reads newspapers and at best books of contemporary
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