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Definition Essay: Can Respect Be Done?

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One thing everyone looks for in life is respect. Why is that? Maybe it's a self esteem problem or a sign of authority in the eyes of one seeking respect. Many people in this world are born with respect because of who their parents may be,but for others it's not as simple.Respect comes in so many ways and forms, how is one to one which is right? A large amount of people feel like respect is earned and not given. The real question is, How can respect be earned? Respect is a friend and a foe to most in this story. Respect can play out in two ways, the first is gaining fear by respect. One theory proves that if you instill fear in someone they will respect you. The level of respect is decreased if you use fear to gain it, due to the fact that …show more content…

People believe that this type of respect can come two ways. One of those ways being having nice clothes and having lots of money. Being able to buy a women nice things and show her off to the world keeps her happy but the respect that comes from buying her things and spending money only comes from a few people, the people that just want to get whatever they can from you. It’s not a genuine kind of respect. If you no longer have all the money and nice things those people slowly fade away. Others think that you don't need money to gain respect. They think if you treat a girl with respect and show everyone that she's everything to you, you will be respected because people see you as a kind hearted person. If somebody really cares about you and respects you they won't hang around you just for the money they will respect you for offering them something even if it's just chips. This type of respect will go along …show more content…

However we as human beings choose the way we want to earn respect. We decide what we want to be known for and how we want to be known for it. Today respect is labeled by character, loyalty, dignity, honesty and self-respect. Without these 5 key traits you will have no respect from people in this society. Steve gained his respect with violence, he chose to fight his way to respect. Little did he think that it would catch up to him but it did. He ended up being beaten by Flacko, who he before used to beat up for his respect. Now he has nothing but scars to show for it. Unlike Steve, I choose to earn my respect with one thing and one thing only, being genuine. Being who you are and being honest with yourself and the ones around you earns me all the respect I will ever

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