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You see two friends and they are fighting. They both yell to you for help. Do you help? Who? Why?
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Yes I would help. First I'd figure out what the problem is then decide if I want to take a side or not. I'd do this because if their both my friends I wouldn't want to lose one friend over another. It depends alot on what the problem is about and weather or not I should pick a side. Block 4
ReplyDeleteI would not get involved. If in this hypothetical situation I was forced to. I would make sure to hear each side out, and then determine my opinion but not really enforce my opinion, just sort of let it be heard. It is their conflict, their decision. I know that I would NOT help one in hopes of receiving help in return. As I have so painfully learned..alliances...are nonsense.
ReplyDeleteDanielle Henckel, the block full of cheaters..
I think I wouldn't choose a side. I'd rather not get involved in a fight and end up with people angry at me. I would listen to both their sides and then try to figure out if there is a peaceful view to give. I'd rather not fight a war that I'm not involved in, but like in real wars they'd try to pull you over to their side, and I don't think it's worth risking both their friendships over something that is stupid and will be resolved later.
ReplyDeleteEmily Christoph Block 4
This has happened to me before and most of the time I try to hear both sides out so I know the whole story. But there are times when I hear one side and my first reaction is to get mad at the other person without listening to what they have to say. If I were to try to mediate their fight I would listen to each person and then tell them how I think they should handle the situation, I would be as fair as i could possibly be. Other times you just need to let them work it out themselves if it is not going to lead to violence.
ReplyDeleteI would definety try to hear both sides of the story, but I wouldn't choose a side and turn against one of my friends unless I feel really strongly about something, and even then I wouldn't completely abandon the other person. I would probably hear them out and see if I can get them to make up without picking a side. I would definetly be afraid to lose one of my friends because of a little fight.
ReplyDeleteAmanda Swoger
Block 3bc.
I probably wouldn't take sides with who I would help, but I would try to help fix the situation. I would hear both sides and try to come up with a compromise for them that they can both be happy with. I wouldn't want to take sides because they're both my friends and I don't want to choose one over the other, I wouldn't play favorites. Even if I didn't agree with what was happening or what they were fighting about, I wouldn't leave them there to battle it out for themselves. I would try to make them see eye-to-eye on the situation and hopefully they would get along again.
ReplyDeleteI've been put in this situation before, and trust me getting involved just makes matters worse. I would stay neutral and not take either sides. Play favorites is just going to most likely end up with one friend becoming your enemy. I would try to hear both of their stories and try to help them out, find a way to resolve the problem, but I wouldn't take either one of their sides.
ReplyDeleteHayley Bruss
Block 4
I don't think I would help right away and I definately wouldn't take sides because then it wouldn't be fair. First, I would listen to both sides and try to help them come to a compromise because then both sides will get something and they most likely wouldn't get mad at me. I also think that not helping would make them mad too because they need help and I think that helping both would be a good solution
ReplyDeleteShelby Nellis
Block 4
It depends what they are fighting about but most likely I would try to help them. I wouldn't take sides until I knew what each of their sides were about. If I took a side without thinking about the issue then their could be troubles and it would probably end badly for all three of us. I would definetly try to mediate and come to a conclusion.
ReplyDeletecassi reissmann blk. 3bc
Yes I would help; but I may not take a side considering they're both my friends. It depends on the situation and how serious it is. It's possible that I wouldn't want to get involved between the two, especially if it would bring me into the middle of a fight.
ReplyDeleteStephanie Diedrich
Block 3bc
P.S. Danielle you cheated too!!!
ReplyDeleteI would just stay out of it. It's their problem and they could work it out themselves. If I tried to help one of them it would just cause a bigger fight.
ReplyDeleteHannah Pitz 3bc
No I did not! I had perfectly legally binding agreements..which yooooou didn't abide by!
ReplyDeleteI would personally stay out of the situation becuase based on who you chose the other person would get mad. I would try to identify what the problem is. This would benefit both sides, but not fanor one party. If I don't help others would be any will me because I didn't help.
ReplyDeleteDerrek Hooyman 4th block
I would be similar to a double agent and secretly help both sides. That leaves me with victory and the winner in the end and neither of them having a broken friendship after the fight.
ReplyDeleteI wish that i would JUST STAY OUT OF IT lol but.... im the kind of person that always has to know what the fight is about and then i usually lean to one side and try to make the other person realize why they were "wrong". Then i would have them communicate about the conflict and encourage them to forgive each other and accept their difference in opinions.
ReplyDeleteErika W. block 4
btw. cassi's is good :D
ReplyDeleteI would ask them what the problem is that they are fighting about, and then i would not pick sides because i could ruin a friendship with one of the friends. I would try to help both of them equally.
ReplyDeleteMaggie Schuh
Block 4
If i were in this situation i would be torn on who to help. If i had a better relationship with one friend or i knew that they had helped me or they would stand by me, i would naturally help them more. Even so, i would want to keep friendships with both the people and so i would try my best to stay out of the fight. I would listen to what the people had to say but i wouldn't take any side. I would just be the person each side vented out too.
ReplyDeleteBrenna Johnson
Block 4
If I were in this situation i would make some popcorn, set up a lawnchair, and enjoy the free entertainment. That is the only thing you can do without making someone angry. You should let them have their fight and settle their problem. Rather than intervening and forcing them to finish their fight at a different time. Let them get after it and stay out of it.
ReplyDeleteJake Gundrum
Block 4
If 2 of my friends got into a fight, I would let them handel it for themselves. I wouldn't try to purposely get involved because then that would mean I would have to pick a side. Luckily its not as bad for guys if they get into a fight. We just, "suck it up and deal".
ReplyDeleteArmando Coronado
Block 3bc
Yes you broke our treaty :'(
ReplyDeleteIf two of my friends got into a fight, I would try to not get involved. I would hear out both sides, but not try to favor one side over the other. I might try to help end the fight, but not favor one side over the other.
ReplyDeletewell, I would probably listen to both sides of the story and try to put myself in each of my amiga's shoes. If I felt one friend was clearly in the wrong, I would be honest, because I don't want to risk losing a great friend, who I think did nothing wrong, to save a friendship with someone who has a serious character flaw. Before I know it, I could be the one being stepped on by the flawed friend, and unfortunately, I will have turned my back on the one friend who would have understood.
ReplyDeleteAndrea Diamond Block 4
ReplyDeleteI think that first I would listen to both sides of the issue and then try to see if I had an opinion. Then if I had an honest opinion about who I thought was right I would tell them because I would want my friends to be honest with me if this ever happened to me. But if I didn't have an opinion I would try not to get involved because that usually turns out badly.
ReplyDeleteKathryn Demerath block 4
I would not take a side in a situation like this. I would honestly rather not be in it at all, unless it has something to do with me. They should handle the problem themselves.
ReplyDeleteAmanda School block 3bc
Yes I would help by first breaking up the fight and identifying the problem. I would have to listen to the situation first before I would choose a side. I would only choose a side if the information is factual and I know it to be true. I think if someone is telling the truth they deserve to have someone on their side.
ReplyDeleteMichael Heck
Block 3bc
I would try my hardest to stay out of it and keep my friendships with both people. this is almost best. it doesnt matter what its about, just as long as it isnt somthing stupid.
ReplyDeleteJordan Jensen
For me this would need to be a specific situation. Obviously i'd at leat listen to both sides of the argument, and maybe depending on that make a decsion right then and there, however i may need to talk to other people and take in other information. There are however some friends i'd most likely side with right away, so long as their argument is not completely ridiculous, and they are actually right. I side with whoever i believe is right, and if it has nothing to do with it then i tend to be the mediator who has to find a solution both sides will accept. Essentially i am the middle person who writes the treaty to stop or prevent war, unless of course i'm out for a bloody battle which is a very rare occasion.
ReplyDeleteMollie Turchan
Block 4
In this situation it depends for me because with the other person im not really friends with i would help the person i am a friend with. If both people are good friends I would not get involved because i wouldnt want to lose one of the friends.
ReplyDeleteTroy Hollaway
Block 4
You choose neither side and if push comes to shove you stand between to keep the peace (Taylor steinhofer, 4th)
ReplyDeleteI would not get involved and stay neutral. If you take one friends side the other friend will be upset. If you want the fight to be settled the two friends should figure out themselves, instead of dragging everyone who shouldn't be involved in. Sometime if the fight is no coming to an end, i might help figure out a solution to the problem, but not take either friends side.
ReplyDeleteAs i learned in the game that we played on monday, alliances are unreliable and the countries that stayed neutral had the most power. Once they had power they could declare war and overtake other countries.
Alix Wynboom Blk 3bc
I would listen to what the problem is and try to help as best i can without being forced to pick a side because i wouldn't want to lose either of my friends
ReplyDeleteIn this situation I would help only if there was a solution in which each side benifitted. If this was not acheivable I would let the two people work it out and if things got out of handed or didn't work out I would possibly step in for the side that I felt was justified.
ReplyDeleteAlex Schuh Block 3
personally i would just try to stay out of it unless i think one person is right or if they can both get something out of it, otherwise i would try to stay nuetral but this is easier said than done
ReplyDeleteI would not choose sides in this situation, however i would help figure out what is the problem between them. When I hear their sides, I will try to give advice to both of them to make the situation better. If the situation is impossible to fix, I would not get involved at all. I wouldn't want anyone mad at me.
ReplyDeleteAmy Baker - 3bc
If this happened to me i would definitely not take sides. I would listen to both my friends sides of the story and try to help them find a solution but i would not tell one or the other if they were right or wrong because it would just get me involved and make a bigger fight. I would just try to help them but id rather not get involved in the first place less i can help.
ReplyDeleteKayla Seidl
I would try and listen to both sides of the fight. However, it's my fight, it's between them and sometimes the little things ruin your friendships with people because something so small expands into something really big because people overreact to things. I think I would remind them to try and see it from the other person's point of view but I wouldn't agree with just one person so that I wouldn't damage my friendship with both of them.
ReplyDeleteBrianna Fochs
Block 3bc
If this theoretical situation happened to me, I would attempt to take neither side. However, if my involvement was necessary, I would listen to both sides of the story and try to end the dispute civilly. If this does not work, I would point out, to each sides, mistakes in their thought process and hope they could come to an agreement themselves. Taking a side would not be in my best interests because it would undoubtedly end up with one person angry with me.
ReplyDeleteAustin Livingston- still reppin' Patrick Swayze
I would not take sides. I would not want either of my friends to be mad at me. What i would do is listen to both sides of the story and them help them solve their problems. without taking sidies.
ReplyDeleteI would probablly go with the friend that i trusted more. If one of the friends always took my back and the other, didn't, i would fight with the friend that had my back. But if both the friends were very close to me, i would probablly have to not fight with either. In this case i would listen to both their sides of the story and then try to help them talk out the problem.
ReplyDeleteElizabeth Demerath Block 4
I would probablly not choose a side, because I would not want to lose a friend over something that I wasnt involved in. I would listen to the situation, and hear both sides of the problem. I would then try to help them fix the situation and try to help them stop fighting.
ReplyDeleteJenna McMorrow Block: 3bc
First, yes I would try to help if they were my friends. If they were random people I would just stay away from the fight because it's pointless to get involved if you are in no way related. I would listen to both sides of the story and no matter who it is, if someone is more logical than the other I will side with them because it's fair. Hopefully after a while the two friends would just their being ridiculous and just get over it.
ReplyDeletelizzy vankrey
If they were my friends I would try to help them. I wouldn't want to pick sides but I would want to try and calm them down so they can work things out themselves. If it doesn't involve me then I don't want to hear what they're fighting about or start to pick a side and add to the fuel.
ReplyDeleteAli Wolter
I wouldn't pick one over the other i would act as a mediator and try to make them resovle their differences cause it's not easy to pick a side, andi want all my friends to liek each other.
ReplyDeleteI would try and stay neutral in the conflict because either way it weakens a friendship with one of my friends if i do get involved.
ReplyDeleteGabrielle Hebert
If I saw two of my friends fighting, I would first listen to both of their stories and then figure out if there was a way to peacefully resolve the dispute. I wouldn't take a side because if I did, it might cause the other friend to be very angry with me. I also wouldn't just sit back and watch or try not to get involved since I want my friends to remain friends.
ReplyDelete^^Ethan K. Block 4
ReplyDeleteIf my friends were fighting, I wouldn't get involved too much with either person, but I would be there for them if they needed somebody to talk to. I wouldn't take sides because I wasn't part of the fight, but I would give each person my honest opinion on what they tell me. I wouldn't want either of my friends to get mad at me, and I wouldn't want to be part of the fight, but I still would want to try to help as much as I could.
ReplyDeleteCourtney Vandenberg
Block 3bc
If my friends were fighting i would stay out of it completely because with my luck it would get turned to make me look bad and so i would just stay out. Also its not my problem i shouldn't have to deal with it
ReplyDeleteANDY VEITENHANS
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i would definately get involved but not takesides right away i would listen to the argument and decide for myself whos story is better or whos situation sounds more right
ReplyDeleteif two of my friends got into a fight i would personally take the side of the friend whom is more right in my mind, and who i agree more with. I would listen to both sides aswell though.
ReplyDeleteIf two of my friends got into a fight i would like to stay out of the conflict and not get involved, but it really all depends on what its about. if it's something that im passionate about as well i might take one's side over another but if it were something that i wouldnt have a say in it, i would rather just not get involved or have to deal with it.
ReplyDeleteConnor Davis blk.3bc
this is late because i was sick on the day it was assigned fyi
also, i love jakes it made me laugh just so you know