Your comment post should be at least 400 words this week due
Thursday by 11:59 pm (worth 70 points) and you will be responsible for
responding (respectfully) to one of your classmates in at least a one paragraph
reply entries by Sunday at 11:59 pm (worth 30 points).
“You just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No
matter what anybody says to you, don’t you let ‘em get your goat. Try fighting with your head for
a change.” – Atticus Finch
*What do you think this quote means? What does it mean to
you personally?
*Give an example from your own life when you have seen
yourself or someone else experience this.
I think the quote,“You just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don’t you let ‘em get your goat. Try fighting with your head for a change.” – Atticus Finch means don't let anyone get to you. No matter how hard they try to get under skin you need to stand tall and keep cool. Instead of using physical violence just think in your head. Not that it means to verbally fight them but to think before acting. Use kind words or simply keep to yourself. Let the other person do and say whatever they want, if you act like it doesn't bother you eventually they'll stop. It's better to be the bigger person then to stoop to their level and fight back. It doesn't have to be an actual fight, it can be anything. But if you go in aggressive and ready for a fight then that's how it'll end. Using your head and thinking is better than throwing fists.
ReplyDeleteLast year on the bus I experienced a situation like this. I was harassing a kid on my bus for a couple days. He was, still is, a lot smaller than me. I thought it was funny so did everyone else which is why I continued to do it. I guess he got fed up with it and tried to fight me. He punched me in the face, it didn't hurt. Instead of fighting back I just walked away. I don't want to sound full of myself but if I did fight back I knew I could probably hurt him and I didn't want that. I wasn't mad that it happened, actually I was mad at myself for starting with him in the first place. He didn't deserve it, it was just for my entertainment. But I controlled myself and let it go.
I definitely agree with what you are saying. I think you wrote a perfect blog. If I was to rate this 1-10 I would choose 10
DeleteI completly agree with what you are saying. I think this was spot on! Cant wait to read next weeks.
DeleteAtticus finch once said “You just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don’t you let ‘em get your goat. Try fighting with your head for a change.” I think this quote means is that no matter what the situation is you don't use physical violence to solve your problems. If someone starts something with you there is no need to make the situation worse. If anything you will be the bigger or better person in this argument between th group that your caught up in. It's better to think and talk first before you get hurt. Violence gets you no where. It just becomes a bigger problem that is harder to solve as time progresses.
ReplyDeleteI have experienced a situation quite like this in grade school. I was known as the shy kid. I would always be called names cause I wasn't exactly the most popular at all. I used to get hit and no one cared but that didn't stop me. I guess I was actually the bigger person because I didn't fight back I just barely did anything. They just got in trouble and I was there to see it all and that was a good thing. I used my brain instead of violence but I should of stood up for myself that was my problem. But in the end I just learned to except it so I wouldn't get in trouble. That's what I've been through.
I totally agree with what you are saying. There is no need to get violent and its better to be the bigger person. And its better no to make the situation worst by using your hand to try and solve the problem.
DeleteYou just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don’t you let ‘em get your goat. Try fighting with your head for a change.” – Atticus Finch. This quote to me means that you should settle situations using your words and not violence. The quote also says that you shouldn't worry about what others say , and you should handle your problems non violently. Many people try to say things that you don't want to hear and they try to get in your head, and make you feel bad about yourself. You know that you want to hurt them but sometimes its easier to fight back using your words , and not with "fists".
ReplyDelete“You just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don’t you let ‘em get your goat. Try fighting with your head for a change.” Once said by Atticus Finch, the fictional character from To Kill A Mockingbird. I think this means that violence is never the answer and I totally agree with Atticus. If you want to resolve a situation it’s better to fight with words rather than your fist. When you fight you get you anger out but the situation doesn’t just end after a fight, especially now a days you can’t really get into a fight without a teacher or the cops breaking it up. And in a fight you can’t always win and even if you do you will still probably have a couple bruises and no one really wants those. Now I’m not saying if you use word you will win that kind of fight every time but at least you won’t have bruises all over your body. Also if you use your mind you can use things against them and you annoy them and they start messing up what they want to say.
ReplyDeleteThis quote is very relatable for me because you can relate to this really easily when you are in high school. Every day you hear at least one person say, I’ll fight her or him. They are just all talk though because they never do it. I know a girl who always does that, but she only says that cause she isn’t good at coming up with something to say on the spot. Cause like when we get mad at someone you just want to punch them and cause them pain, but you can’t just go around beating people up because sooner or later you’ll get in trouble or even worst get beaten up yourself. You have to be smart about it and you know you are smart when you start saying those things that make the whole class or ooooohhhhh. But it’s a lot better to use your words then be sent to the principles. Its better to use your mind than hands and cause violence. You also get your point across a lot better when you actually use words because no one is going to know why you fight, they are just going to be crowned around you yelling fight a thousand times
I think this means is that vilance should only be used as a last resort instead try to be friend your enemys or just talk them out of a fight. Your true wepon is your words and your mind use your words as a wepon try to use them to stop your enemy from harming you others and them self without useing force. Vilance only makes madders worse because you can hurt another person or you can get hurt but in the end you both get in trouble no matter who started it or who swung first you were both wrong and two wrongs dont make a write. Vilance and fighting only brings you to there level and that makes you as wrong as they are and dosnt make you any better. When you fight them or show agretion twords them is just what they want and that just fules them and makes the situation worse. Most of the time your enemys are only jelious of you and what you have and what you have accomplished. The only really good thing to do is just ignore all there tawnts and what they say about you it dosent matter because they just dont know the real you and what you go through so what they say just shouldnt matter to you because they havent seen things from your point of view and they havent walked around in your shoes. Some people wear just born to pick on people like us and god put them on this earth to test our self confidence and courage. Thats why god put people on the earth that are the most pure hearted people and will help you with anything and everything and will always be there for you like my best friend Tyler he is the nicest and funnist person on earth and he is always there for me. Vilance could take that away so why risk it so use your words not your fists.
ReplyDeleteGood blog and i completley agree with you quote relaying the information explaining what it meant, good job
DeleteThe quote means that instead of fighting you should be peaceful and avoid nasty situations. That you should let them grab you "goat" or your head by your horns and just thinking with your hwad and find an easier and safer way of doing things by being peaceful and not to fight. Scout had gotten into a fight at school and atticus told her this because he dosent want her fighting even if its to protect someone (like how she was defending atticus in this situation)
ReplyDeleteThis reflects to me because im in rotc and there was someone i used to get into fights alot, one day my mom said she didnt want me to fight him anhmore because i might be kicked out of rotc so i had to stop for the better and take and different aproach, i settled my differences with him instead, now were good friends and work together both to make the program better everyday.
I agree with your statement 100%. I agree with what you said about Atticus not wanting Scout to fight. That is why he made the quote. He wanted Atticus to stop Scout from fighting the kids in school for calling him a "nigger defender." Keep up the good work!
DeleteA wise man named Atticus Finch, from the fantastic book To Kill a Mockingbird, once said, “You just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don’t you let ‘em get your goat. Try fighting with your head for a change.” This could mean many different things to many different people. What I think it means is ignore all of the negative people and look farther into the future. There is bound to be something bigger and brighter there that you are trying to reach to. Don’t let those Debbie Downers get to you. Keep on thinking what you want to think. And don’t knock them out. Instead, use your head and your words to fight back. These are the kind of people who think they are all that. They think that they can get somewhere in the future by telling other people they can’t get somewhere. These people are called bullies. They do whatever it takes to make others feel bad, such as saying things about you or your family. They only do it to get attention or make others feel as bad as they did when they originally got bullied. The people who got bullied first and then started to do it to others are the ones who do not how to handle a bully. They think that taking it out on someone else is going to solve the problem. They are wrong. They need to find others ways of solving the problem and not make others feel bad. For example, they should try taking the whole thing as a joke. That is usually what I do to ignore the bullies. What I also do is just politely ask them to stop. If that doesn’t work, then I just tell someone about it. These are some things to get people to stop bullying you. This is what I think Atticus Finch is trying to tell us.
ReplyDeleteIf I could relate this to a personal event in my life, I would relate it to what happened last year on my bus. I was getting bullied and instead of using my head as a weapon I used my fists. I did not make the right choice back then and I now know that it was not the right one. I should of reasoned out with the person, but instead I punched the kid. It did not make me feel better about myself. Instead, it made me feel worse.
In the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, atticus finch says “You just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don’t you let ‘em get your goat. Try fighting with your head for a change". What he is saying is that you shouldnt resort to violence to solve your problems. Even if people are saying things to you and making fun of you and trying to bring you down you have to keep your head up. But at the same time you shouldnt get back at them with violence or hate. He is saying that if you resort to revenge then that means that you let them bother you and you should never let anybody bother you with what they say about you. He says that you should use your head to solve your problems instead of your fists. So instead of fighting people physically you can get back at them by not being bothered by what they say. You should have pride in yourself and not let what other people say about you affect how confident you are. Its important not to fight people because as soon as you say something bad about someone or hit someone who is saying bad stuff about you, you are on their level and it makes you as bad of a person as they are. You have to have self control and know that a fight isnt worth it no matter what someone says about you, and you have to know that not fighting is usually the better option even if it hurts your pride. I can relate to this because a while ago i got into a fight with some of my friends. a lot of really mean things were said on both sides and things got really nasty. even though some of them wanted to fight me physically i never accepted the challenge because i knew that would just lead to bigger problems, even if not fighting them would hurt my pride. i knew it wasnt worth fighting about because theres a big difference between words and what you do physically and getting physical wouldve caused a lot of problems. eventually we worked out the argument and we are good friends again but i think if things got physical we wouldnt have been able to work it out the same and we all probably wouldve gotten into a lot of trouble which would have made it harder to be friends again.
ReplyDelete"You just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don’t you let ‘em get your goat. Try fighting with your head for a change.” Is what Atticus finch said. What he means is that using your words is much better then using your fists. Using your mind not power is key to success. Yet again I say violence gets you no where that it just makes the situation worse. By speaking your mind is a way to make everything much better. No matter what people say don't let the words get to you that is where the pain starts is if you have a weak heart. Stand up for yourself and what you believe is right but by using your mind not your fists. People are just looking for a fight if they come to you don't give it to them just walk away and use ur head. Like I said put the power in you head not your fists. Whether it's a group or just a person their words don't matter.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in grade school people didn't care and the hateful words just kept coming towards me. They wouldn't stop until eventually I took a stand and spoke my mind which in fact didn't hurt anyone, it made the situation a lot better and I got them off of my back. They finally left me alone after a while and it made a huge difference in my life. And so, I learned there is always a way better then violence. And what I mean explains what Atticus was trying to mean and make a difference.
I agree with your blog. I agree with it because I have the same opinion as you do. Use your words instead of your fist. If you think about it that it really makes sense. I like your blog and can completely agree with you.
DeleteI definitely agree with you, you shouldn't let the words get to you. Violence always makes things worse. Good response!
DeleteI agree with your blog. I also believe people are just looking for fights.
DeleteA wise man named Atticus once said a very inspirational quote. This quote was "You just hold your head high and keep those fists down, no matter what anybody says to you, don't you let em get your goat. Try fighting with your head for a change." I think this quote means that if your getting in trouble and fighting a lot because of peoples words or actions. That you need to stop fighting with your fists. By that I mean actually throwing hands in a fight and punching each other. But that you need to fight with your head. And by this I mean to tell yourself that you are not going to fight with your hands. Fight with your head and don't let all of this stuff bother you. Use your words and not your fists. That's what that quote means to me. An example of this happened to me once. This example was when I used to fight almost everyday the same kid. We used to talk crap to each other. But we were best friends. So I kept getting in trouble by my mom. She was getting mad at me for fighting the same kid in 3rd grade almost everyday after school. She told me to just use my words and my head to not fight this kid. She said that none of this was going to matter in life after a year. She said just let the stuff that is aggravating you go to your head and don't let it bother you.
ReplyDeleteAtticus Finch once said, “You just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don’t you let ‘em get your goat. Try fighting with your head for a change.” I think this quote means to not fight physically, but emotionally because of you try and fight someone, then that will only make things worse. Instead of trying to solve your problems by fighting, you should try to work a way around that person. You shouldn't let that person get in your way. Violence will get you no where in life, it's not worth it. I had a experience in my life like this. These guys were making fun of me, but I told the teacher that they were doing that and the problem got solved right away, I used my head instead of my fists because that would have made the matter worse. That's what I think the quote,“You just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don’t you let ‘em get your goat. Try fighting with your head for a change" means to me.
ReplyDeleteThe quote “You just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don’t you let ‘em get your goat. Try fighting with your head for a change.” – Atticus Finch means that you can fight mentally instead of fighting physically. Sometimes violence isn't the answer. Sometimes you have to be the bigger person and just keep things to yourself and don't let people get to you. I can relate to this quote because i sometimes let my anger get to myself instead of just letting it slide off and using my brain for once. Fighting mentally also does not get you in trouble in school when fighting psychically in school does.
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