For English almost every day, we needed to write a small portion of writing based on a topic given to us by our teacher.
The Bystander Effect
Do you know what the Bystander Effect is? Well if not, let me tell you. The Bystander Effect has
an impact on responsibility. Let’s say you are in a room with a large number of people and a man
collapses to the ground. Even if it is in your nature and your first instinct is to help people, the time
it takes you to assist is delayed in bigger groups of people. Whereas if it were just the man and
yourself in the room, you might rush over in record time because there’s no one else in the room
to help.
In a big group, you tend to think, ‘this man needs help, but I’m no doctor, maybe there’s someone
else with better skills than me.’ Or, ‘oh no, someone help!’ Did you notice that ‘someone’? In
many cases, you are the someone that needs to help and make the responsibility your own. Even
if you’ve never met the man before. He needs help, and he needs it now. Don’t stand there and
watch the incident take place. Take charge.
Tricolon/Tripartite
I had never heard of them let alone knew what they were before researching this topic. Anyway, tricolons. Rhetorical terms that are made up of parallel clauses, phrases, or words. Tricolon is derived from the Greek language meaning, ‘section of a sentence.’ You can find tricolons in many different places. Just to name a few; poems, novels, storytelling, advertising, movies, etc. They can also be used for comedic use, then known as a ‘comic triple.’ Tricolons are also used in slogans, they’re usually used to make things more memorable so you won’t forget the line anytime soon. Here are a few examples; ‘I require three things in a man. He must be handsome, ruthless and stupid,’ -Dorothy Parker. ‘You are talking to a man who has laughed in the face of death, sneered at doom, and chuckled at a catastrophe.’ - The Wizard from The Wizard of Oz. ‘Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn,’ - Benjamin Franklin.
