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Where do our attachments to land come from?
Why do we value some kinds of claims more than others?
What would you risk to keep the land you live on?
What factors influence the amount of risk you are willing to take?
Would you risk more to save your church, synagogue, or mosque than to save the local
mall?
Would you risk more to save your home than to save a sports stadium? Why or why not?
16 comments:
Attachments to land can come from many different reasons and all the ones the question list are possible. We value some kind of claims more than others because of how important it is to us and how big the land is. I would come pretty close to risking my life to keep the land I live on, if someone was taking it for no reason. Factors include; What's on the land?, how big it is, who lives on it?, and what resources are on it? Yes, I would risk more to save my church then my mall because my church is important to me. Yes, I would risk more to save my home then a sports stadium because it has memories in it and my family lives there.
Cora, go more in depth on this - why is a home more important? Expand all of your arguments!
Our land attachments come from family, religious, or even political ties. For example, many people would rather Seattle, Washington be destroyed than Washington, D.C., even though Seattle has a slightly higher population. Washington represents our entire nation and an attack on it would be an attack on all people in the U.S. because we see Washington as an extremely important city because it is our capital. If Jerusalem were destroyed, almost every person of the Jewish, Islamic, and Christian faiths would feel at least moderately upset because all have the "capital" of Jerusalem.
We will value some things more than others because of the personal value and significance it has to us. We will value our family over our friends because we know that our family can't leave us, but our friends can.
I would risk a few friends, unfortunately, to stay living where I live, not in my house or in Forest Lake, but in my situation and my ties to the place that I live on, because I wouldn't want to leave my home, or at least having a home nearby. I might also risk luxuries that aren't fully essential to life or social sanity, and maybe even my computer (OH NO!).
What influences the risks that I take are what would happen if I had to leave, would I be okay, or would I still be able to visit sometime; if I'm guaranteed to keep my family and myself safe, but maybe not my possessions, I would still take great risk because what those few but large things mean to me. I would risk more to save my church because of the people who look to my church for support for various reasons. A mall is a nonessential thing, but a church is essential to existing for many people. Plus I don't value the mall much, I just think it is a waste of money and shopping is a waste of time, unless, of course, the product to be purchased is necessary for life or social sanity (as phrased before).
Out attachments to land come from all of the ones listed and more. The main reason is propbably our values. We value some kinds of claims more than others based on our own values. If we believe in religion strongly, we will value religious claims. I think that I would risk alot, but not my life, to stay living where I am. I love where I live, but there is always somewhere better you could go I guess. I don't think it is really worth it to risk your life for a piece of land because things and property aren't everyting. The factors that influence the riskes I am willing to take inclue; how long I have lived there, why I want the land, why they want the land, why they are taking it, are they taking it for no reason, how good of a place it tis to live in, where I would have to go if I left, why I value the land, how valuable the land is, and what would I gain/loose by giving it up. I think I would risk more to save my church more than the mall because religion is important to me and you can go shopping somewhere else. I would risk more to save my house than a sports stadium becauses sports are something that you don't NEED to live. You might think you need them, but you can live without them. You need shelter. You need a house. Also, you don't need a stadium to play sports. You can play them outside.
Our atachments to our land can come from religion, family ties, land deeds, political reasons, or from what the land looks like. For me, I love America,because it is my home land. For political reasons, because it is the land of the free. For religion, I like America because we have the right to practice the religion we want, not the religion that our country wants its people to practice. Another atachment to America for me is Americas nature. We value some kinds of claims over others because some are more immportant. For me, America is more immportant to me than my favorit CD. But my family is more immportant to me than my land is.
I would risk all of my money and my job to save my home, And if it comes down to it, I would risk my live. But one factor that would influence my risk I am willing to take is a threat over my family or over other people.
I would definetly risk more to save my locval church than to save a local mall. There is no question about it. Religion means a lot more to me that a mall does.
I would easly risk a lot more to save my home than to save a sports stadium, be a long shot. My home means much more to me than a sports stadium. And there is really no Question about that eather.
I think we value certain land more than others because of family ties and what has happened there, and takes place there. Also, the population of the city or state, etc. affects how valued that place is. In example-America itself(the population) values California more than Ohio because the heritage and culture that California holds is much more popular than what culture Ohio holds.
I would risk a lot to live on the land I do. But, if nessescary, I would move. For example, if it was my friend's life or my land on the line, I would sacrifice my home. A persons life is more valueable than a piece of land.
I would risk more to save my local church because it's my culture. My culture means a lot to me and even though clothing is also my culture, i can find it in other places. I would risk more to save my home because I don't really care about professional sports. A home is essential to live, but a sports stadium is just entertainment.
I think attachments from land come from all the ones listed, but only ownership of the land is from a deed. We value some more than others because we think of what is more important to us, like if we'd save our church instead of our school. we would think what we'd rather have a religion or education.
It depends on how the land would be taken from me, to determine what i would risk to save it. In most cases I would only risk posesions to save my land. I think my own life is more important than where I live.
I would probably not risk anything to save a church or a mall. I'm not religous and I don't go to church so it wouldn't influence me. I could live without a mall too. I don't think it would be worth giving anythng up just for a place to go shopping.
I'd deffinately risk more for my house than a stadium, because my house is something I own and would have to replace if I lost it.
Our attatchments to land comes from basically all of the questions listed. I think that growing up in your country, you become more adjusted to the ways of our country and you seem to favor the way you were raised. We grew up learning all about AMERICAN history and what our customs are as americans. I think that we value these things because we know most about it, and that's how we grew up to learn and love our values.
We value some things more than others because of their importance and significance, and probably how much we are familiar with it. Let's say you were a foreigner going from the US to Europe, but you've lived in the US your whole life. You probably value your "homeland" where you grew up, versus a place that you're not too familiar with.
I would risk my life for my land because if it's just being taken away from me by intruders, I would want to stand up for myself and my family.
I would risk my life to save my church because I believe that everyone has free will, and if someone wants to be a certain religion, they shouldn't have that right taken away from them.
I probably wouldn't risk much for saving a mall just because a mall is not too important in my life, and there are other things much more valuable in my life.
I would risk anything to save my home rather than to save a sports stadium. Again, I don't think that a sports stadium is very important in my life, whereas my home is where I grew up my whole life, and without it I wouldn't know where to go or what to do.
Attachments from land come from places that have been in the family for years or having history in a certain area. We would value certain things over others because we think they are prettier or have more of a value for money or have had this as a thing passed down from generations to certain people. I would risk maybe more money to save my church rather than the mall. I would risk maybe a little more to save a sports stadium because millions of people use that a year and my house only my family mainly is in it.
I think attatchments to the land come from heritage/history of it. When you look at your back yard it is almost as significant as some historical place just becuase it is where you grew up and where you have all of the good memories! I think we value some things more than others because of the ties that we have to them... if someone you love died there, then of couse you wont want to sell it to some developer. In order to save somewhere that I love, i would do a lot, but not so much as (for ex.) lay in the middle of the road as the bulldoser is coming! It really depends on my feelings towards it. I would totally risk more to save a church than a mall. A church is for worship and you obviously go there a lot if you are willing to save it over a mall! My home is very important to me, and if it were gone, i would be very sad. I would do almost anyting to save it. If it was on fire i would pour water on it...(haha that really wouldn't help, but i would feel better!)
Our attachment to land come from our demendece on it. We get our food from it, build our homes on it, and it gives us something to hold onto to say it is ours.
Some people would risk their lives to say where they are. If I were being unfairly taken from where i live then I would put up a fight, but i dont know about my life, i think I'd like to live, even if it is somewhere else. I know i value my life more that land.
Factors into how much your willing to risk for land, could be religion, how much you depend on it to live (like farm land or you house.) Land is almost a claim to power when you think about it. In WW 1&2 the fight was both times for land, and it seemed the more land they had the more power they held.
I think that i would give up more for my church that the mall. I spend WAY more time in church than the mall, and it means more to me. I know for sure that my home is woth more to me that a sports stadium. I could care less about sports!
-Katie
Attachments to land can come from many different things. They can come from memories and events that have happened in the house. If your family has had that house for generations and your great-great-grandma lived there you would probably be very attached because a house is like a giant time capsule and it preserves memories that we may forget over time. If the house has many happy memories we will probably be more attached to that than a house where a relative died or something.
We value some types of claims more than others because of many different things. If your family has been living in that house for many generations you will probably have a large claim on the house because of that. If the property and house are big you might lay a big claim on that because big houses are nice and everyone wants a big house. Also a main factor of a claim over land and houses is if your family lives there that is the biggest claim you can get.
I don't think I would risk my life for the land I live on because a house is just a house and people living there is what makes it a home. The only reason that I like the place that I live is because my family lives there and it has memories and character because it is an older house and that is what makes it a home. If I risked my life for my house and land and I died, what use would I have of the house and land? I would spend money to keep my house and land but not that much. I love my house but to me it is the stuff inside that counts.
The factors that influence the risk I am willing to take is: how long have I lived there, do I have anywhere else to go, is there somewhere better that I could live with less risk, and a little bit about how big is it.
I would risk more to save my church more than to save my mall. I would even risk more to save my church than to save my house because my church is my spiritual home and a lot of people go there to be refreshed and be closer to God. My church is my second home and I feel comfortable and at home there.
I would risk more to save my house than a sports stadium because I don't really care what happens to a sports stadium. It is not like I even go there a lot or it is my second home like my church. Also it is just a place that provides entertainment which I don't even necessarily need.
This is Brittany B.
I think our attachments from our land come from what we grew up on. I find my backyard a lot more important to me than my the persons that lives a block away from me. So I think our attachments come from heritage and famely ties.
I would try to do everything in my power to keep our land. I wouldn't risk my life though. I could always just move to my Grandma's house where I grew up and still have somewhat familiar land to live on, if they took away my backyard and used it as a junk yard.
I would save my church over a mall...duh! Church is where you find comfort and importance in your life. Where a mall all they do is make you broke!
Of course I would save our home over a sports stadium. Our house we have to pay for and is my home. Where a stadium and didn't grow up and will probably only visit a couple times in my life.
Attachments to land come from our values and our memories that are with the land. We value some kinds of claims more than others because some of them are more important to us personally than others are, and some of them are bigger than others. I would fight to keep the land I live on, but I wouldn't risk my life for it because you could always move somewhere else if you have enough money. Factors include: what is it used for? the quality of it, why i want the land, and how long i've lived there. I would risk more to save my church than the local mall because my religion is most important to me and you could shop somewhere else. I would risk more to save my home than a sports stadium because you could do sports somewhere else and you don't need it like you need shelter.
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