“To
lose one parent...may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like
carelessness.”
—Oscar Wilde, 1895
Respond to the quote above. What do you think it means? Do you agree or disagree and why? Who was Oscar Wilde- what is he famous for? What is the quote really saying? Explain how Wilde is being satirical.
Also, connect with the quote (text to self, text to text, or text to world)- how does the sentiment of the quote still resonate today?
I believe this quote meas once you have two big misfortunes carelessness becomes your character. The two big losses Oscar Wilde is talking about is losing both parents. One being a misfortune and to lose both of them being the worst thing in the world making you a careless person. I agree and disagree with this quote because losing a parent is very tragic but even if you lose both, it shouldn’t be described as “carelessness.”
ReplyDeleteOscar Wilde was a famous Irish writer and poet. After reading more about him, this quote doesn’t literally mean losing parents from death, but to figuratively lose them. His parents were successful intellectuals and as years went by he probably lost touch of one, and then the other. This may have happened because of fame and busy work that he was involved in and that’s why he calls losing them an act of him having carelessness.
I like how you used figurative language in your journal and you actually wrote what your opinion was about this quote. Well done.
DeleteI agree with you when you say " losing a parent is very tragic but even if you lose both, it shouldn’t be described as “carelessness.” That's exactly how I feel about this quote . Good job .
DeleteI like the way you listed both reasons for agreeing and disagreeing with this quote. I agree with your disagreement more though. This is a very well written response. It made me understand the quote better.
DeleteI liked your meaning of the quote and how you understood it and also how after reading about him, you felt you understood more.
DeleteThis is a good response. I like the way you explained this quote.
DeleteI like how you related the quote to Oscar's life to give people that read this an idea of why he wrote this and how he used his personal life as experience or inspiration to write this. Good job!
DeleteI agree with your thought of figuratively losing both parents.
DeleteI like how you think and express in this quote.
DeleteYou interpreted it completely different from how I did, but I feel that you're right too. The way you interpreted it made me think that there's more than one way to understand this quote. I enjoyed reading your comment because it made me think.
DeleteI think this quote means that when a parent passes away then that means misfortune and loosing both which means that you will be a careless person. I disagree with this quote because when your parents pass away its a sign that means life has ended to them. I would not like to imagine myself seeing my parents die, I mean it will happen somehow but I just like to live my day not thinking about who is dying tomorrow. No matter how many parents are passing away I will still feel the same way about each one of my parent because my parents actually cared about me and my actions. I would not feel the same way if one of my parent has killed someone or left my mother/father alone to raise me up. Moreover, Oscar Wilde was a very famous Irish writer and poet. Ultimately, there are a lot of people that may have different opinions about this quote but it would not change how I will feel when one or two of my parents pass away.
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I agree with what you put about this quote. I like how you wrote out how you personally feel and that even after your parents pass away you will still have the same opinion.
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DeleteI like the way you thought the quote out it really makes your think about diferent scenarios that couls occur and link to this very quote. good job (:
DeleteI agree with you when you say it's a sign that their life is over . I like how you pictured yourself in that situation . good job
DeleteI really admire how you stand your ground, and I actually have the same opinion and outlook as well. Your response is really well written, great job.
DeleteI agree with your response and I like how you said that you will always love your parents unless they would kill someone.
DeleteI don't necessarily is only talking about death but I liked how you used that as your example and how you related to it.
DeleteI liked how you used your parents as an example, but i don't think he means it like that.
DeleteI like how you came up with different situations. I honestly wouldn't have thought of them, but thanks for mentioning different scenarios because it made me think outside of the box. Great post!
DeleteI think the quote is not talking about death, but still good job for using an example.
DeleteI like that you used your own point of view as an example of why you disagree.
DeleteI like how you talk about enjoying life now with your parents.
DeleteI like the way you talkin this quote.
DeleteI feel like the way you interpreted it is similar to how I did, so I can understand why you said that in your comment. It's very interesting how you stated your opinion personally and how you would feel if this kind of situation appeared in your life. It was interesting.
DeleteI like how you backed up your disagreement with this quote.
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ReplyDeleteI think when looking at this quote that it means how when the first time you do something, the outcome of it would come out bad if we don’t put much thought into it. Then that would be a misfortune as the quote said. But the second time it happens, that would be an act of carelessness. And when knowing that the outcome of it would be not as you planned then why do it a second time, just to have it end up bad again. So thats why I think that it has the word carelessness because by that one act you did the first time, it would be a smart idea to actually do something to change that misfortune. Of this quote I think the side I’m understanding I would agree with this quote. Like why do something the second when your going to have the same outcome, at least have some consideration of caring about it.Oscar Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. After reading more information about him, this quote doesn’t really mean losing parents from death, but to figuratively lose them. Wilde’s parents were successful intellectuals and as years went by he probably lost touch of one, and then the other parent. This may have happened because of fame and busy work that Wilde was involved in. Which, that’s why he calls losing them as an act of having carelessness. I could connect this quote with my life of how everyone has a friend close. And when thinking back of my friends, I either have closed them with not contacting them or even think once about them once when having other things get in the way. So I would say that the first time losing friends would be sad to me, but the second time would be just other things in the way. So my care for those friends are gone. I would say that this quote would be still be used to day, is how everyone has those times where we just don’t think about something so the misfortune would just happen, but the second time would be just an act of carelessness that we get after when that first misfortune happens.
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DeleteI like the approach you took on the quote, it's really unique. But nonetheless, I enjoyed reading your response.
DeleteLove your response. Also like the way you thought of it.
DeleteI like the way you talked about his parents. I didn't know that he was talking about them figuratively thanks for the response! It cleared everything up for me and I understand the quote way better now.
DeleteYour post was really helpful, and thank you for bringing up the story to explain the quote more clearly. It's now clear what he really means, thank you.
DeleteI like that you put a lot of thought into this response and used a lot of supporting details.
DeleteThe way you interpret this quote to me was perfect! Your point of view for this topic is seen on a different scale and different from anyone else response I read and that's a good because you help me see it in a new way. Your response to this quote was really good.
DeleteI like how you had a different take on the quote, saying that he was just figuratively saying he was losing his parents.
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ReplyDeleteThis quote is completely wrong to me because I myself know a few people that had the goals to do anything and everything for their parents but lost them in a heart beat for no absolute reason. So, for this quote to say that losing one parent is misfortune but the losing both is carelessness is just wrong but, on the another hand it’s right. Again I myself know people know people who have their reasons why they don’t care and other that just don’t care(selfish)and could care less until they lose them and then think of what they have done to their lifes. Oscar Wilde was an irish writer born on October 16, 1854 in Dublin. In my opinion the quote is telling me if you dont care about your parents or anyone important to you eventually, they will die or just walk away from you and because of the lack of love and attention you give. For, that part I agree but, most of the time of losing your parents that isn’t the case for it. In other words Oscar wilde was obviously a satire writer. He writes crazy things to reflect on what human race actually do but writes it in different words. Sort of like sarcasm is what he uses. Yes, still in my day I see “losing” your parents occuring. I see this occuring alot in kids that just want to slack or in kids that are having a hard time and doesn’t even have enough patience to care about themselves. Mostly, in stupid,carless,and just trashy kids, is where you can see this take place. I myself, live to please my parents.In my opinion paradise is under the parents feet.
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I agree with everything you have to say and I love the very last sentence. Very well written!
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DeleteWow . I love how you cam about this quote . You explained it perfectly . Great Job ! I agree with your
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DeleteI agree with your response and I like your last sentence good job!
DeleteI admire how you had the courage to use this quote in your own personal life experience. And your last sentence is on point! Nice response Rogen.
DeleteI understand what you meant out of the quote. And when looking at how you had your own opinion about this. Of how you got from the quote of how that if you lose your parent then that would be a misfortune and the second time not doing anything about it that would be not even caring about your parents overall. But in all I like how your opinion about this was very different and the reader would still make sense either way.
DeleteI like how you made the quote easier to understand and interesting to read.Well done.
DeleteYour post was very interesting to read. I really liked the part where you said "paradise is under the parents feet" this is so true. We have to please our parents because they are the one who raised us and we should be thankful for what they do to make us happy forever.
DeleteI love your last sentence and I agree with good job.
DeleteI think this quote means that if you lose one of your parents, it’s considered a tragedy or setback. But losing both of your parents makes you “careless” and impetuous. I disagree with what Oscar Wilde has to say because people often approach tragedies in several different ways. So, losing both your parents doesn’t necessarily make you a careless person. It could actually make you want to strive more to accomplish your goals. Oscar Wilde was an Irish writer and poet, and he quickly became one of London’s most popular playwrights in the early 1890’s. The sentiment of the quote still resonates today because some people actually do become quite careless after their parents pass away, but I don’t think I’ll be one of those people.
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i love the way you set out the whole quote in a completely different mind set then mine and, that gives me a look on what other people think. great job qt <3
DeleteI like your response to the quote and I agree with you when you lose one of your parents its a tragedy but when you lose both then you feel like you need to accomplish your goals.
DeleteI like how you wrote your journal differently and used other words to make the quote easier to understand
DeleteI like the way that you put the quote in a different perspective how I did, it made me think of other ways that one can perceive this quote.
DeleteI definitely agree on how you said losing your parents (not that we would ever want to) can make you want reach for better. I totally agree on everything you had to say.
DeleteI agree with you and I like how you response to this quote.
DeleteI like how the way you interpreted this quote was very unique to everyone else's. I never actually though of it this way. It made think.
DeleteI appreciate your opinion. This was hard for me to comprehend, I'm not sure if he's talking about the character of the victim of the two deaths becoming careless. He says that the two deaths look careless. What that means, I have no clue but most people seem to think it's the character of the kid changing when it might not have anything to do with the kid
DeleteI think this quote means that losing one parent is a difficulty that you have to deal with , but losing two just seems careless . Honestly, I don’t agree with this quote because losing a parent is one of the hardest thing anyone could deal with whether you lose them physically or just emotionally and most the time you can’t control if you lose them . It’s sad to think that you lost both your parents , but it’s usually not a careless situation on your part . Maybe i’m misinterpreting this quote , but i still don’t believe losing the people that brought you into this world is a careless accident . Losing both your parents isn’t your fault . Sometimes they just leave you and never come back , but you have to deal with it in a way that helps you remain strong , not in a careless manner . I’m pretty sure most people would care if they lost their mother or father.
ReplyDeleteOscar Wild was an ” Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. “ In my opinion I think Wild is being satirical because he doesn’t know everyone’s life story about how they lost their loved ones and he’s implying that it was just some sort of careless situation and i find that pretty rude .
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I just love the way you set out how you thought about this quote and your response was so deep i just wanted to keep reading. good job (:
DeleteI liked your definition of the quote and you went into depth about your feelings and understanding of the quote.
DeleteFrom reading your response I do understand what your talking about. An which most people had understand the quote this way. And as from your understanding of this quote, it would be a very sad feeling of losing a parent because they are a big part of your life. But overall I liked and understood your response to this quote.
DeleteI agree with you because i also think that losing one parent is difficult but losing both is just "careless". Also he states that it's careless but that isn't true cause it's not your fault if you lose your parents.
DeleteI really enjoyed reading your response, you made the quote easier to understand and I agree with you. GOOD JOB
DeleteI don't know what this quote means. But I like how you interpreted it and I also disagree if that's what the quote means.
DeleteI think this quote means that if you lose one parent you feel like your life is over , it’s a misfortune . But when you lose both people just become careless , because they ‘’ don’t have anyone’’ .
ReplyDeleteI disagree because if that ever happen to me , i would want to prove my parents and everyone else that i’m strong and can be responsible.Oscar wilde was gay , his dad was an acclaimed doctor . His mother was a poet. He’s famous for writing novels . This quote is saying that once you lose the 2 most important people in your life die , you feel as if you have no reason to still care for anyone. He is being satirical because , not everyone becomes careless.
This quotes resonates today because some kids will turn bad because they have no one to be good for.
I feel as if he didn't mean losing your parents to death.I think he meant it figuratively. For example, if there away all the time or you just lose touch.
DeleteI think this quote means that if you lose one of your parents it will be a tragedy, misfortune and if you loose both then you are consider "careless". I disagree with the quote because I think that if you lose one of your parents then it will be a tragedy but if you loose both then you won't be careless, you will actually feel stronger and you will accomplish your goals.
ReplyDeleteOscar Wilde was an Irish writer and poet, he was born on October 16, 1854 in Dublin. He was famous for the novel "The Picture of Dorian Gravy" and the play called " The Importance of Being Earnest". After reading about his personal life I think this quote really means that he is not losing his parents because of death but he is losing them figuratively, I think this happened because his parents were both successful and because they had a lot of work. This quote still resonate with today because today we still have parents who don't talk with their kids and their kids feel like they are loosing them.
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DeleteI agree, because you will think about proving how strong you are and what can you accomplish without them, however; that doesn't happen every time in today's world.
DeleteI do not think this quote necessarily means death when it states losing your parents. It could be talking about losing touch with them.
DeleteI really liked how you talked about reaching your goals.
DeleteThis quote is describing the way Oscar Wilde dealt with the death of his parents and how he felt about it. He believes that if you lose one parent it’s bad luck but to lose both then you are considered “careless” because they think that after the shocking tragedy, you turn into this person who doesn’t care about anything anymore. I completely disagree with this quote because if I was ever to lose my parents, I would do anything and everything to make them proud of me. I wouldn’t be a disappointment, I would also show people that i’m very strong and can handle anything that life throws at me. I mean it would be hard, but it would be worth it, knowing that even though I lost both of my parents, I pushed myself to do good and end up successful. Oscar Wilde was an Irish poet and writer, he was considered one of London’s most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. I believe that this quote resonates today, because a lot of kids nowadays are growing up without their parents, specially in this generation. For example, I have a friend who’s parents are both dead, she’s the nicest, most loving, and successful person I know. She has a 4.0 GPA, her attendance is perfect, and she has the most outgoing positive attitude around. It all depends on the way people handle the matter.
ReplyDeleteI don't think he is calling you careless because losing your parents can have nothing to do with you. But I do understand where your coming from nd what your saying.
DeleteI agree with your opinion on how its the way he dealt with the lose of his parents
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ReplyDeleteI believe this quote means that if you lose one of your parents it is a misfortune, of tragedy. But, if you lose both parents then it just because of carelessness. I totally disagree with this quote because losing both parents is not just “carelessness”. For example, in one of the dramas I am watching there is a man who loses both of his parents. His dad was a firefighter who died trying to save the life of an injured woman. His mom got hit by a car, then killed at the hospital by those people so she wouldn’t be able to testify against them. I don’t know about you, but to mean that is not carelessness.
Oscar Wilde was an english writer and poet. After reading about his life I think he means by “losing your parents” he means losing contact from them, not losing them to a tragedy.
He could be talking about them passing away but also be talking about the losing distrust about your parents. I like your well written response.
DeleteI agree with you and i like how you used an a example
DeleteI agree with what you put and I like the example you used.
DeleteI agree 100% because they examples you gave were very accurate!
DeleteLike I've said before, I have no clue what he's talking about, but if it's in this context then I agree with you. It's not carelessness on anyone's part except for the people responsible for the deaths.
DeleteI like the examples you used to back your claim up.
DeleteI think that this quote is wrong because even without both of your parents you accomplish a lot.Everybody thinks that once you loose your parents you become careless ,but that isn't true.Most people try to get over the loss of their parents and others spend their time mourning over it.If my parents were dead then I think I would try my best to accomplish whatever it was that they wanted me to accomplish before they died.I would want to impress them.Oscar Wilde was Irish born.He wrote many famous books in his time.I think that this quote still resonates today because many children loose their parents and are left alone and this quote is true for some of those children that are very affected by their loss, but it also depends on how the children approach the matter.
ReplyDeleteUnderstanding your point of view is very easy for the reader to get what you got out of the quote. And I like you backed up your opinion on how you do accomplish something with both of your parents. But I would say that he didn't really mean of real parents die, but as a saying. Anyways, I do still liked how you presented your opinion either way.
DeleteI agree with what you are saying,however; that doesn't happen every time because some people just become careless in this world because they think that if my parents doesn't care why should I care.
DeleteI kind of agree with you because i guess if you lose your parents you don't necessarily become careless but most people do. So i think this quote is saying losing one is bad but losing both is just beyond terrible.
DeleteI agree that even without parents you can move on in life
DeleteI think this quote is trying to say that when you lose a parent or don’t have that parent in your life it would be considered a misfortune. When you lose both of them because they can’t be in your life then it is just carelessness. Also saying that your parents didn’t take the necessary steps to fully provide for you showing their carelessness. I agree to an extent with the quote because depending on the reason why you lost your parents depends on if it is just carelessness or a misfortune. Losing your parent or parents to death is a misfortune because you could never have them in your life again. Losing your parents because they aren’t in your life for whatever reasons are carelessness because if they chose to have a kid then they should provide for it.
ReplyDeleteOscar Wilde was an Irish poet and writer and his parents were successful Anglo-Irish Dublin intellectuals. After moving away to pursue his own work he lost in touch with his parents and I think that is what he means by carelessness.I think the sentiment of the quote can still be used today because it can relate to a lot of families and I think a lot of people can relate to losing a parent.
I totally agree because it's a big influence on the person who their parents doesn't care about that person. Which that is considered a misfortune because of act of having carelessness.
DeleteI agree with you because losing your parents is a misfortune and that is what Oscar Wilde states in his quote. I like when you say that if you blame your parents for everything than your just being careless.
DeleteI agree that not having one parent in your life might be a misfortune.
DeleteIt means that when someone loses one of their parents that means this person will be a little bit careless. However, if they lost both of their parents by not keeping in touch then they will have act of carelessness completely in everything they do in their lives is no longer have any emphasis. I agree because parents have a big influence on a person because they care for this person’s future. Oscar Wilde is one of the most iconic figures from late Victorian society. Oscar Wilde was a famous Irish writer and poet. This quote doesn’t actually refer to losing parents from death, it means losing them by not caring about one another or not have been talking for a long time. He paired up with his parents as years went by he probably lost touch of one, and then the other. The reasons why that happened might be because of fame and busy work that he was involved in and that’s may be the reason why he believe losing them is an act of him having carelessness. According to today’s generation many parents are not being a great mother or father because most of parents are making a lot of huge mistakes such as not having time for their children.
ReplyDeleteI like how you use facts about todays lifetime , instead of some complicated information that was way before our generation . It would of been better if you mention more background information on Oscar Wilde but overall this was a good journal entry.
DeleteI disagree because people don't die carelessly
DeleteI like the way you referred it to life now and that you gave very good reasons. I agree with you that he might be talking about the careless you have for your parents. Like you response.
DeleteI agree with you when someone losses both of their parents they will become carelessness in everything they do because they didn't keep in touch before.
DeleteI agree with you because if you lose both parents life is goin to be more difficult than it used to be.
DeleteI think this quote means like losing one parent is bad luck, but if it happens again it would just be not caring about the child. He was an irish writer and poet, he wrote in different forms throughout 1880s. Also, he became one of the most popular writers in london. For example, if you do something once and you see it happen why do the same thing and end up the same way, instead of doing something else and not be careless. I think i kind of disagree because deaths can sometimes happen without you stopping them, so they are like unavoidable deaths. He is being satirical by saying to lose both looks like carelessness. It resonates today by parents being careless and make the same mistakes as each other.
ReplyDeleteI like your view on the quote but I liked your examples and information but overall this was a good journal entry.
DeleteI agree with you because people just don't die carelessly
DeleteI agree with you when someone makes a mistake they shouldn't do it again and end up at the same place and its true that sometimes death happens without stopping them.
DeleteI think this quote means like if you have one parent it’s pretty bad but when you lose both thats when that crap gets real. When you lose one parent you’re gonna be extremely sad but when you lose both it takes it to a whole new level. I do agree with this quote because losing one is horrible, but losing two is just beyond horrible. Oscar Wilde was an Irish writer and poet, he was very popular with his work. Mr. Wilde is famous for his wonderful poems and novels including: “The Picture of Dorian Gray”, “ The Importance of Being Ernest”. Text to world: This quote goes with the world because i feel the pain of the people that are missing their dad or mom in their life. I cannot feel the pain for the people who are missing BOTH of their parents in their lives. This quote stills resonates today because people are really upset because of their parents, but they don’t understand that there is a bunch of people with no parents.
ReplyDeleteI like your perspective about the quote that Oscar Wilde, I don't know what else you would add to improve your journal , but overall this was a good journal.
DeleteI agree with about the parents part
DeleteGood response! I like how you related this quote with today's situations. This is a response that will allow people reading this to understand it better. Good job
DeleteI get what you mean by losing both parents and how it's a a whole different level. I agree with your thoughts.
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ReplyDeleteOscar Wilde is an Irish poet and writer , whose famous piece is a novel called “The Picture of Dorian Gray”. In this story he explains how we was imprisoned and all of the many hardship hes been through but uses a different name than his own. I believe Oscar Wilde is trying to say that if you loose one thing such as a parent you can always relate to the other parent but in this case , there may be times where you don’t have the other parent.
If you lose one parent that be a misfortune because it the first parent to pass way out of the two . It’s a misfortune because you don’t know how to react to it because its your first time going through this in your life but you do think about this day because nobody lives forever. In the phase of losing one parent , you just go through a time period where you are sad because of the lost but eventually you move on with your life. It’s a different story when you lose both because you have nobody to rely on , and well now you're basically on your own. Well it would be a carelessness because it would seem your parents don’t care about you but that won’t always be the case. I agree with this quote because it is a misfortune to lose one parent but a carelessness to lose both parents.
I honestly think it means it’s bad to lose a parent because once you do then it might be regarded as a misfortune, which means you will become a careless person and you won’t look after yourself anymore. You will be careless and feel alone because you would feel like the reason you were living for is no longer there. I strongly agree with this quote because I feel like my parents are the one supporting me with everything I do, and if they’re no longer there for me I would break apart and be careless and feel like there is no one on earth to replace them or guide me to my future. Oscar Wilde was an Irish playwright, poet, author, and also one of the most successful playwrights of the Victorian Era. I would say it’s hard to lose a parent, but let’s think about this our parents lost their parents as well and they continued with their lives because this is our world, we will all day one day. We might feel the pain and it will stay forever in our hearts, but we have to continue living our lives because we all will die one day.
ReplyDeleteI get how you talk about how you are being supported by your parents but when you grow older and have to be independent, you'll eventually have drift away. I think it all depends if you loose your parents at a young or old age.
DeleteI agree because your parents are there for you since the day you are born and it's hard to lose people that have supported you and that love you.
DeleteWell, I think that if you lose both you parents not that you parents passed away but that you have lost their trust. That if you lose both parents that you just don't care about any body but you. I agree with this quote because to loose both of your parents trust that can only mean that you just don't care about them. They still love you but they just don't trust you anymore and to get it back that is just much harder to do.
ReplyDeleteOscar Wilde was a famous Irish man who wrote many good writings and poems. He is now remembered for his famous plays and poems that have very famous quotes in them. I think he is very true and he does state the truth of losing your both parents then you are careless.
I think this quote means when someone loses one parent it’s an accident,but when someone loses both parents it looks like carelessness.I don’t agree with this quote because being murdered isn’t careless and getting in a car accident isn’t either.Oscar Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. Today he is remembered for his epigrams, his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, his plays, and the circumstances of his imprisonment and early death.
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Well I do agree with you that being murdered is not being careless we are talking about the child not the parents. I like the way you gave and example of his famous work and of his last years.
DeleteI agree with you that being murdered isn't careless and getting in a car accident isn't either it just happens sometimes death is unexpected we don't know when it will happen, it just happens.
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ReplyDeleteI think this quote means that when you lose one of your parent then you will become careless. But if you lose both parents then you will become carelessness and you will struggle in life through everything there will no longer be someone to depend on because family is the most important in life their will be no one that cares about you more than your family. I agree with this quote because its true that when you lose both parents you will become carelessness.Oscar Wilde was an Irish poet and writer and his parents were successful Anglo-Irish Dublin intellectuals. I think this still happens nowadays their are children losing their parents.
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I agree with because its really hard to deal with it.
DeleteI agree with you because it is hard to deal with it but at the same time you have be strong and get back on your feet for other people like your siblings for example.
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DeleteI agree with you because when you lose your parents life is going more difficult than usual.
DeleteWell, losing your parents is the worse thing that can happen to me because they are like the closest people i know in this whole entire world. I love them a lot and i care about them a lot too. I can never imagine my life without my parents honestly. So i agree with the quote because losing your parents is very misfortune. But at the same time you have to think that some kids or some teenagers get treated really bad by their parents with violence and stuff. And i think if kids have those kind of parents then i think their better off alone.
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I agree that its the worse thing that could ever happen.
DeleteI completely agree with how you feel about your parents because I wouldn't be able to take in the fact that my mom isn't living on earth with me anymore.
DeleteI liked how you expressed how you feel about your parents, even thinking about losing your parents is unimaginable. Overall, I feel the say way about my parents.
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ReplyDeletei disagree with this quote because losing a parent sound like hard situation. for my experience its a feling that you never going to get over it because as long that you try to forget about it you think more about it.
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This quote man that if you lose one parent makes a little different in your life because you will still have some one by you.But if you lose both you will have no one by you.Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s.
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I agree with you because losing our loved ones is hard and it makes changes in our life.
DeleteI like how you explained your answer and how you used an example to describe what you mean.
DeleteI agree and I also believe that this is the first explanation I got that meant something different and made some sense.
DeleteI think that this quote means when a person loses both of their parents they will become careless. I agree and disagree because losing both parents would make them feel down but at the same time a person should put their self back together and do what they had to do when their parents where around because they will be proud of them even if they're not around. Also they should be sure that parents would always love them and wish them for the best.
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I like how you said when you lose our parents you have to put yourself together and keep going on.
DeleteI think this quote is saying that when you lose one parent it’s unfortunate, but to lose both it’s carelessness. I disagree with this because death is a natural part of life, everyone has to die eventually, and it’s only a matter of time until everyone you love dies, or they lose you. We need to remember that when you person dies, it’s never our fault, it’s just what was suppose to happen, in fact thanks to modern medicine we have lived through things that should have killed us.
ReplyDeleteOscar Wilde was an Irish writer and poet in the 1880's and later became one of London’s most famous playwright in the late 1890's. After reading more about Oscar Wilde, I think this quote actually means figuratively losing your parents. By that I mean when you and your parents have a falling out and decide to never speak again, or when you just don’t like each other because you’re just too different from one another, which is carelessness by not trying work things out and hating each other for the rest of your lives.
I agree with you and I like how you explained your answer.
DeleteI agree with your disagreement, because yes death is a natural part of life & we cant really control it.
DeleteI agree with you because everyone has to pass away eventually and it really isn't anybody's fault.
DeleteI agree and disagree with Oscar Wilde. I agree that losing one of your parent is misfortune and when you lose both of them it is seen as carelessness but at the same time sometimes you don't want to lose both of your parents, you just can't do nothing about it. Oscar Wilde was an Irish writer and poet in the 1880's and later became one of London’s most famous playwright in the late 1890's. When i learned more about Oscar Wilde i think he means that when you don't and your parents are different and when you don't get along you kind of have to work things out, but when you lose them and you still are mad at them than that is carelessness.
ReplyDeleteI like how you explained you opinion. Well done!
DeleteI like how you explained both sides to your opinion.
DeleteI think this quote means when you lose one parent it counts as a misfortune and people see it like an accident, but when you lose both of your parents it is seen as carelessness because it looks like you don't care about them and you let them go. I agree and disagree with this quote because sometimes it is not your fault that you lost them and you had nothing to do with it. Oscar Wilde was an Irish writer and poet in the 1880's and later became one of London’s most famous playwright in the late 1890's. I think that he means when you argue with your parents you don't really care about them because you are arguing with them and you might lose them the next day when you still are not talking to them.
ReplyDeleteI can understand were you can see people thinking it as carelessness because people do think like that, but finally letting someone go isn't as bad. Letting parents go is hard, but I don't think people shouldn't think of it as carelessness.
DeleteI think this quote can be taken in two different context, the first one being taking them literal, as if one has lost their parents to death, then we would be saying it was a misfortune that everyone must face, no matter if you're young or old. There will come a time where your body will just tell you that it can’t take it anymore and give up. Then, there is the meaning that I belive Oscar Wilde is taking it as now a days, their are many teenaged boys and girls who can care less about their parent opions, who go against their parents say in things from what time you should be home to doing what they think is best for you. Which in most cases it is, because they have lived a longer life than we have, they seen what we haven’t seen. And we sometimes forget that our parents also are human, that they won’t take everything we do or accept all our actions that are going against them, they will try to end our rebellion but if they see or think that they can’t do anything to stop us. They tend to not care anymore, they let us do what we want to do and see if we will at least learn the hard way. That’s what i think Oscar ment by “to lose both then that looks like carelessness”. Because not only did you push and force your parents out of your lifes but made them think that you don’t need them. That is an action of carelessness. For example, now a days you see alot of teenaged mothers, who have parents that support them and tried to do everything they could to prevent them from closing all their possibilities, all the opportunities they wish they had and all the ones they are taking for granted. Loosing our parents because of death is a misfortune but losing them due to our actions then thats is carelessness. In saying that, and explaining my view on this quote, I completely agree with this quote because it states the reality of the situations many of us will face or are seeing people face.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. This quote can go into two different directions. Loosing a parents in a cause of death can be difficult because you lose someone important or a big impact in your life.
Deletei like your responce diana and i think that if some one loses both parents it is really bad. ;)
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ReplyDeleteI think that losing even one parent, to me carelessness because I feel as if having a child means a new responsibility you have given to yourself. It's horrible to not have both your parents because you don't know what it's like to have a full or somewhat whole of a family. I agree completely with what Mr. Oscar Wilde said because for both parents to leave a child is complete carelessness. I know people who didn't have one or either of their parents. I think this quote is really saying that adults shouldn't leave or put away their problems like that because it not only changes their life, but the child's life as well. I think this is text to world because I feel as if people now don' put in their full effort or take in their responsibilities as they should. This could also go into a different direction as well. You could loose your parents from a tragedy or 'cause of your own actions.
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I agree with what you mean by even loosing one parent is careless but then how would it be your fault?
DeleteThe first part makes the quote seem like it’s talking about one of your parents dying because it says that it is a misfortune to lose both parents. After reading further you can see that it is speaking about losing your parents in a different way, like not communicating with them or being angry at them for the rest of your life because of one little thing. I don’t agree with the quote but I see what Oscar Wilde could be saying. He could be saying that when you lose one parent people often look at the child and they know he or she is sad. When someone loses both parents, the person could become crazy because they’ve had those two people there for their whole life and they don’t know what to do and they think it’s their fault so they start acting differently. To some it’s not worth living anymore so they’re behavior changes and people view it as being careless, when they don’t know what that person has been through.
ReplyDeleteWilde was an Irish writer and he was best known for the novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray. He was a bright child and received many awards for his works. He’s being satirical because he isn’t talking about your parents actually dying, he means other ways of losing them like a lack of communication or constant arguments that drive you apart and eventually you hate them. The quote still resonates today because when we see someone not with both parents we think of the parents being careless of the child or the child being careless of his or her parents. -Bryan Gavilanes Per. 5
I agree with what you mean by loosing one parent then both.
DeleteI like how you back up your thought.
DeleteI do not like or agree with this quote because how is it carelessness loosing both parents? I think it's like going to hell if that happens. There would not be a reason to keep living if you lose your family. Family is always the first thing in life so I wouldn't call it carelessness I would call it going to hell for the rest of your life.
ReplyDeleteI can’t really explain what this quote means but I truly and deeply disagree with this quote and kind of agree with this quote. I disagree with this quote because I get how it feels to lose both of your parents and most of the time it’s not even about carelessness. Also people who think it’s carelessness maybe they never have had lost both of their parents. Most parents can’t have their child because they don’t have enough money to take care of a child. They aren’t ready to put food on the table for dinner every day of the year. I watched watch this show on some channel where she gave birth to a child and was in tears because she had to give her up. Like once the child left the room she was dying. She couldn’t hold all those emotions in. So no it’s not about carelessness. It’s about not having things you need to take care of child or things to make a child happy. I sorta agree with this quote because yeah there are parents out there that don’t give a flying crap about their child ..sometimes when they both leave that’s child abandonment. Man If i could go up to those parents who leave their child I’d trap them in a chair and make them listen to lilo & stitch saying “ohana means family and family means no one gets left behind” Oscar Wilde is known and remembered for his novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray” I think Oscar wilde said “To lose both LOOKS like carelessness because he was raised with both of his parents and it’s his opinion of how it looks.
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I liked how much input you put in this quote, specially when you added some examples. And your Lilo and Stitch part made me laugh, haha. Good job though:)
DeleteI completely agree that sometimes parents aren't being careless, they just can't provide for their children so they want what's best for them. They're not giving them up because they want to but because they have to.
DeleteI like how you were truthful about how you deeply disagreed with the quote and how you put all your thoughts into it.
DeleteI agree with your opinion but I think you should check your grammar and use more specific details to explain your thinking.
ReplyDeleteI feel this quote means that losing one parents is something tragic in your life, but once you lose your other parents, you become into a careless person. I agree with this quote because you've gone through two misfortunes that affect your life in a big way. Since your birth, you're used to being able to see, touch, and talk to your parents. So when you lose both parents, you're not used to not being able to have contact with them so you turn into a careless person. Oscar Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. From what I have read about him, this quote does not represent him. However, maybe as she was growing up, he must of lost a connection with his parents that he represents as them being dead.
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I agree with this quote and I believe that it can be understood in different ways. I looked at it as taking care of something/someone as important like your parents (which is why I believe he used that as an example) because when you lose one, you should do everything in your power to keep from losing the other.
ReplyDeleteOscar Fingal O'flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. He was born October 16, 1854 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. His spouse Constance Lloyd from (1884-1898) and they had children together named Vyvyan Holland and Cyril Holland. He was remembered for his epigrams and his novels and his plays. He became London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890's from writing different forms in the 1880's. He died November 30, 1900 in Paris, France.
The quote can be related to today's world because if you get a brand new car and you kept leaving the doors unlocked everyday and eventually someone stole it so, you buy another car and instead of checking before you leave the car to see if the doors are locked you keep on doing the same thing like the first time it is like carelessness because you could've prevented it from happening the second time. So I get this quote when you look at it this way.
I believe that this quote is saying that if one parent of your died it normal but if both died then that means your not taking care of them pretty much. I have to disagree with Oscar Wilde, 1895 because if i was little and I didn't understand then that means I wasn't taking care of them. No! That is very rude of Oscar Wilde, He probably does not know what is feels like to loose someone you love, He probably doesn't even care if you told him. He would probably just tell you that it was there fault. Oscar Wilde was a homosexual and was arrested for having an affair was a Royal Son in 1891. I really don't care if he was or wasn't a homosexual, I just disagree.
ReplyDeleteI agree with how you were thinking. I agree with the fact that you stated that its not really caring when both of your parents are lost. I disagree with one part, and its the part of losing one parent. If you lose one parent, then it is not normal. Its sad, but not normal.
DeleteWhat I think this quote means is that when you lose one of your parents it’s tragic. When you lose both of you parents, it’s careless to do so. I both agree and disagree with this quote because every family is different. I believe in a way Oscar is saying that you need to look after your parents when they are older. I don’t feel like he is really entitled to say something because he didn’t lose his parents at a young age. I feel that someone who loses their parents at a really young age suffers more greatly than a person who grows up and their parents die of old age. Oscar Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. What I found out about this quote is that he wrote this for a line in a character in a play he wrote. That character is rich and in the upper class category. In a way that character is being snobby about losing one’s parents. I would assume that the person they are talking to may be a rank below them. Stephanie Novela
ReplyDeleteI think this quote means that losing one parent is a difficult thing, but losing both is careless. I disagree with this quote because people can't control when they lose their parents. They can't control their parents dying because of old age or because of an accident.
ReplyDeleteOscar Wilde was a writer, and a poet. He was Irish, born october 16,1854 in Dublin,Ireland. In the late 1890's he became London's most famous playwright.
I think this quote is actually talking about losing your parents figuratively meaning that you get in an argument that separates you. In which case I would agree and disagree because sometimes you lose both your parents for different reasons and sometimes you lose both at the same time for the same thing.
I like how you stared to disagree but towards then end you took both sides in consideration.
DeleteI agree with your thinking. I like how you stated the fact of controlling when they lose there parents. And you can. If your there for them and regularly helping them out, then your fine. If you cared about your parents, then you would not have the filling of "carelessness."
DeleteI think this quote means that losing a parent is bad enough, but losing both would be carelessness. I think the first part relates to some sort of death, while the other is just in general. I personally can’t ever imagine my losing even one of my parents. If someone loses a parent, I believe the other parent should do what it takes to help the child out because they are all they’ve got. Unfortunately, some has lost both, but I wouldn’t consider it carelessness, maybe they are just helpless and lost, that they forget to take care of themselves. I disagree with this quote because sure, some people lose it because they think they are alone, but some achieve to be greater. Oscar Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. As years went on in his career, he probably lost touch with his parents and none of them bothered to try, so I believe that’s why he considered it “carelessness.” People today are still losing parents, for whatever reason, but I still don’t think it’s because they don’t care, or maybe it is, but having that connection with your parents can’t be found anywhere else. Losing a parent just because they lack communication is tragic enough for me.
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I like your thoughts about the quote. Great writing.
DeleteI agree with your reasoning. I agree with how you mentioned the fact that it is not called having the feeling of "carelessness." If a person has done there best to be there for their parents, and unfortunately they lost them, then it is not there fault.
DeleteI like how you back up your answer,
DeleteI agree with what you said, and you have a well written response.
DeleteI think the quote is saying that losing one parent is maybe because you’re not lucky, but losing both is being careless. I disagree with this quote because if you do something and the outcome of it made you lose a parent, you wouldn’t do that again. If you really care about your parents, once you lose one you would be extra careful not to lose the other one. For me family is over everything, I would never do something that would make me lose my parents. Oscar Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. He was born on October 16, 1854 and died on november 30, 1900. He is famous for writing novels and plays. This quote is really saying that if you do something and it’s really bad you might lose one of your parents, maybe it’s bad luck. But if it happens again then you’re just being careless. A lot of people has lost their parents for making bad choices, and I do believe they were careless. But not all the time you lose your parents for being careless. And some people just don’t care and do things without even thinking about them.
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I like your thoughts about the quote and how you gave reasoning why you disagreed.
DeleteI believe this quote from Oscar Wilde means once you lose the two most important people in your life, then you start to care less about the rest of the world. The first part of the quote he is saying it hurts to lose one person but at least you still have the other person you really care about. I believe this quote has something to do with one of his personal problems.
ReplyDeleteWilde was an Irish writer and a poet. He was one of Londons most popular playwrights during the 1890’s. His parents were both successful and seemed as if they were hardworking. I feel that Wilde is not talking about the death of his parents but just losing them to the amount of hard work they put into their job instead of Wilde. I feel this quote means, if you lose one parent to their just at least you have the other one. If you lose both parents to their success, you would ask yourself who are you suppose to go to. Once you lose both parents start to care less about if they are around you or there for you because you realize they will most likely never change because that is how they are keeping a roof over your head.
Therefore, my mind changed about Wilde and this quote after reading about him. At first I thought it meant that his parents literally had passed away. After reading, I understood and changed how I felt about the quote.
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I think that what the quote is saying is that if your parent dies it is sad and you can't do anything about it. When your second parent dies it is just their fault and is carelessness on their part. I disagree with what he is saying because sometimes you can't control if they pass away. However, if the parent disides to leave then it would be carlessness. Oscar was a famous writer but he had both of his parents throughout his life so I don't feel that he knew what it felt like. The only way it would be carelessness is if you did something that caused them to pass away or leave. I think this quote applies only to some people because most people can't stop their parents from passing away because everyone has to eventually. I could be wrong though if Oscar was talking about if you lost your parents by an argument not them passing away or them leaving on their own. In that case it would apply to lots of people because parents and their children fight a lot and sometimes even stop talking for a very long time or forever.
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DeleteI agree with both statement you said because both of them are true, & i like how you gave both sides instead of limiting your answer, if that makes any sense. c;
DeleteTo lose one parent...may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.”
ReplyDelete—Oscar Wilde, 1895
Respond to the quote above. What do you think it means? Do you agree or disagree and why? Who was Oscar Wilde- what is he famous for? What is the quote really saying? Explain how Wilde is being satirical.
Also, connect with the quote (text to self, text to text, or text to world)- how does the sentiment of the quote still resonate today?
I think he is talking about losing one parent might be tragic but losing both parents might make you a careless person. I agree and e ydisagree with his quote because even if you were to lose both parents it shouldn’t makou a careless person. Your experiences in life shouldn’t make you not care about things. You have to move on from tragedies yeah sure some might be hard to move past but you can’t stop your life because of a situation. Maybe Oscar Widle is just trying to demonstrate how losing both parents might have a terrible affect on a person.
He could also mean to lose your parents figuratively, not to litteraly lose them because of a death. Maybe he meant to lose them figuratively like to lose touch with your parents with thime.
Irvin Casillas
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I agree that something like this shouldn't make you careless, and that you need you need to move on with your life, even if it is difficult, and I think he did mean it figuratively.
DeleteI think that the quote means that if you lost one parent you are misfortune but if you lost both you are carelessness. Oscar Wilde was an Irish poet and writer. I totally disagree with the quote. If you lost both parents that doesn’t make you carelessness. For me it’s the same to lost a parent to lost a grandparent. It’s really sad when someone that is really important to you die. I had my experience with my grandfathers and my grandmother. I just had left a grandmother that is part of the family of my mom. I know the feeling when you lost your father or mother because I had lost 3 of my grandparents.
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I agree with you because obviously you are going to be concerned about losing both of your parents.
DeleteIf you were to not care about your parents, wouldn’t you have a chance of them not being around as long as expected? If you were to suddenly not care about your parents, or not show up as often as you usually would, you parents would most likely start to get sad and get worried about you. Thats how parents are. They would do anything for their child/children. Parents are crazy about their kids. Parents can sometimes even sense when there kid is in trouble, or something happened to the. Its a parent thing, well thats what some of the parents say. If you were to lose one parent, then it is bad and sad, but when you lose both of your parents, then its very bad and very sad. Now if you did support your parents and were there often visiting and all that, then really, its not your fault that something happened to them, but if you did not really care much for them, then they your parents would probably start to get depressed and then they would not want to live any more. They would want you by there side, but if you do not make the effort to, then it would not look good. I agree with the quote because if you do not care much about your parents, then your parents would start to feel sad and depressed, and it would not look too good for them and you. Oscar Wilde was a famous Irish writer. He wrote poems, novels, drama, and so on. After looking at who Mr. Wilde is, I believe that this quote means that you have not kept contact with your parents. Something could have happened and you did not try to fix it, so you have the feeling or “carelessness.” This quote can be connected to many other people in the world. Many people get into arguments with their parents and they do nothing to fix what has happened. This quote happened today, no matter what time it is, it is still not too late to change what has happened.
ReplyDeleteThis quote i disagree with, because to me its saying oh if something happens to one parent then that sad, but when something happens to both parents that means that they just don't care. What if they died it doesn't mean they don't care. Oscar Wilde was a writer, i don't think he qualifies to make this quote because he ha both his. All i can really say is i really disagree with this quote.
ReplyDeleteI agree and disagree with your comment. I think it depends. If the parents died in a tragedy, then it's neither the parents nor the child's fault, but if it was intentional, it's kind of partially because of carelessness. They didn't take things seriously and they accidentally made a child. And they probably weren't even prepared. I feel like this is what's wrong with society.
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ReplyDeleteI think this quote means that if you lose a parent it is considered bad luck, but if you lose your other parent you aren't really concerned about it . I disagree with this quote because how are you not going to be concerned about your second parent passing away. Oscar Wilde was born on October 16, 1854 in Dublin , Republic of Ireland, and died on November 30 , 1900 in Paris , France. Oscar Wilde is famous for his writings and his quotes. This quote is really saying that if your second parent dies it is going to hurt more that is why he is being satirical. It still resonates today to when someone gets hurt and some else asks them "are you alright" and they say yes , but it hurts really bad.
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I think he's trying to say that if you lose one of your parents, it's sad because it's a tragedy, but if you lose both, it's because they were careless and basically threw you away. Which is true if they did throw you away and send you off to an orphanage. Or maybe they put you in front of someone's doorstep. I think that's what he's trying to tell us.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I disagree. Because it depends on the situation. If your parents die in a car crash because the other person wasn't driving safely or weren't sober when they were driving, it's not carelessness and it wasn't intentional. So just because you lost both of your parents, doesn't mean it's because they threw you away. The situation is the thing that matters. And to tell a child that because they don't have either of their parents, that their parents were careless and threw them away, in my opinion, is just wrong in general. A child wants to at least believe that their parents were good people. How dare that person try to crush that child's hope.
Oscar Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. He wrote many works and was famous for his witty personality. He dressed very flamboyantly which drew attention. He had issues with this one man. Marquess of Queenberry. He prosecuted him for libel. And apparently this man was the father of Wilde's significant other, Lord Alfred Douglas. He was forced to drop the charges and was sent to prison because of the fact that it was "gross" because Wilde was homosexual. He wrote, De Profundis, which was published in 1905. After he got out of jail, he moved to France and never returned to Ireland or England again. He died in France at the age of 46.
I feel that he meant it in a kind of sarcastic way. To say that usually because if both parents give up their child, it's carelessness and that they had sex and weren't prepared to take care of a child and that's wrong. Which is true, but it still upsets me because there is nothing wrong with not having both of your parents. Why do people look down upon orphans? What? They don't have a mom or dad, so we should look down on them because they're weird? It makes me so upset. What if this child lost their parents in a tragic accident that couldn't have been avoided? Then is it carelessness? Then is it good to look down upon someone?
It still resonates today because there are a lot of people who basically throw away their children. Their children. Seriously. So, you decide to throw away a living thing that you created? I feel that if you aren't ready to support that baby, you should at least try to find it a good place. I mean, there are cases where people have had children and just left them on the street. After having two kids. They did that to the fist child. Then they had another one and threw away the second child. Okay. That's when it's about time to learn your lesson. You don't just throw away children. It's wrong. It's a living thing.
I disagree with this quote because I feel that it depends on the situation. If your parents die Becaus did a situation that can't be avoided then it isn't carelessness. And it's not the child's fault either. It's a tragedy and it's very sad that it couldn't be avoided. No child should be told that their parents threw them away. Even if it's true. There's a reason for everything and hopefully, the reason was good because it's still wrong to throw away your own child. You created it. It's a living thing. And to throw it away, is wrong.
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DeleteI agree that it depends on the situation, and that sometimes you can't avoid some situations. I disagree that there's a lot of people that throw away their children. Overall I think that you had a really well written response.
DeleteI agree with what you said about it depending on the situation. There are inevitable situations that are bound to happen.
DeleteI think this quote means that losing one parent is a difficulty, but losing both parents just looks like carelessness. I disagree and agree with this quote because if you lose your parents to death, that’s something that you can’t control, but if you lose your parents’ trust, then that was your fault because you’re the person that’s responsible for your actions. Oscar Wilde was born on October 16, 1854 and died on November 30, 1900. He was an Irish writer and poet, and he became one of London’s most popular playwrights. Today he is remembered for his epigrams, plays, novel, and the circumstances of his imprisonment and early death. I think this quote is really talking about losing contact/touch with your parents. This quote can connect to different people because people today lose their parents sometimes, whether it’s death or by losing contact with them.
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Oscar Wilde was a playwright, a poet and a writer. I think that this quote has a couple different meanings. The first, is that losing parents by death, could be considered careless which I disagree with. You can't control the circumstances of death. But losing parents' trust is careless. It's normal for a kid to lose one parent's trust but two? That's being careless.But sometimes, you can't control losing contact with your parents. Some parents go to jail or things that are huge roadblocks that you can't control.So I for the most part, disagree.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that sometimes you can't control the circumstances of death.
DeleteI'm not sure exactly what this quote means. Is it carelessness on the kid's part, the parent's part, or even life itself? I don't know.
ReplyDeleteI cannot say if I agree or disagree since I don't understand the quote.
Oscar Wilde was a playwright, poet, and writer in the 1800s.
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DeleteI disagree, because I believe that what the author means that it is carelessness on the parent's part for dying and leaving their child without a parent.
DeleteI think that the quote, “To lose one parent...may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness,” means that when you lose just one parent, people look upon it as a deep loss and great sadness for the child but when you lose both parents, it is seen as careless, and as if it could’ve been prevented, yet didn’t. Those parents need to be thinking about their child enough to be careful and stay alive for the benefit of their child. I agree and disagree with this quote. I agree, because I believe that it is a deep loss for a child to lose a parent and I also think that parents should do everything in their power to stay alive for their child, and put aside all carelessness and suicidal thoughts. A child needs a parent in their life. I also disagree with this quote, because I think it should also be regarded as a loss for a child to lose both parents, an even bigger loss in specific, and sometimes it’s not a parent’s carelessness that lead to their death. For example, they could have caught a hereditary disease, which isn’t in their control, which lead them to die. Oscar Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. I’m not sure what the quote is really saying. It could be just Oscar Wilde being satirical, because he is mocking a child’s loss of both parents. I can’t really connect to this quote, because both my parents, fortunately, are alive. This quote might be regarded as insensitive to the rest of the world. The sentiment of this quote still resonates today, because there are some people out there that may also feel this way.
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