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Definition Essay: The Importance Of Respecting A Person

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there are many different kinds of respect. You can respect or disrespect places, items, beliefs, cultures, and people. My definition of respect is understanding the difficulties that person has faced in their life will trying to reach the goal they are striving for and troubles they had in the past that might hold them back from reaching their goal. They don't necessarily have to have exceeded in their endeavor but that they tried hard and making it through obstacle along the way is an achievement itself. When I respect someone I value who they are as a person, what they have done or been through in their life, and what they can do or are trying to accomplish. Depending on who you respect says many thing about you personally. The people you respect have some form of influence or impact on you life in. …show more content…

i'm not friends with all of my classmates but i do respect them as long as they haven't given me a reason not to. they have earned my respect by trying hard to get this far in school and life especially through middle school which is hard for everyone. i respect my teachers because they made their way all the way through all the schooling necessary. i feel that nobody should just get respect everyone should have to earn it in so way. people show respect in different ways; they can range from holding the door open and listening when they speak to you all the way to large shows of affection and admiration. you respect someone you know differently because u understand them better and know what they have done to earn your respect but with a stranger you respect them more for being just a fellow human and having day to day problems. people usually show disrespect in underhanded ways in controlled environments like school; it could be as much as them giving you a bad look or not acknowledging or including you on

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