Artifact : value
Object: 1. Know the factors that affect people’s value
2. The definition of the word “value”
Original post:
In Lewis H’s article(1990), he talk a lot about the topic what value is and how people shape their value in their life. I consider this is an excellent article. I totally agree that Lewis divided 6 ways for people to shape their value. As Lewis mentioned in the article, there’s no one can identify whose value is right or wrong, people’s instincts can shape different kinds of value. I come from China, a county with an long history. long long ago, Chinese philosophers begun to argue that people should shape their value according to their instincts or not. A Chinese philosopher whose name is Confucius encourage people to focus on their inner cultivation, he consider human should use ritual to reduce the evil inner characteristics like sex, greed. Confucius’s idea is a important part of traditional Chinese education. I agree that society can get benefits from educated people by ritual, however, I disagree that count the characteristics like sex as evil. Humans are born with instincts. Some people come from eastern might oppose to show artworks or photos of sex in the museum until today. Because the education they get from school and family describe sex as a mystical things when they were still young. I consider sex is an holy actives. It’s only way human can produce descendant. I think people who consider sex as evil shape their value from authority. Family and school are a kind of authority. Human can shape their value by authority. Actually, I consider each people is individual, they all get unique value. For value, people might no necessary to judge right or wrong. Human live in the community. They can affect each other and modify their value by themselves. No one should be the role model, people should choose the value they want to be. I found that people cannot shape their value only just see or hear the things. When I was a little kids, I hear a lot information about US people treat Chinese as an enemy during my school. However, after I been to Unite State, I found that what I hear is totally different from what I saw. I still not sure how people should shape their value, but what I thought is people should have their own judgment, have ability to analyze different kinds information, then studying and accumulate their knowledge.

Reflection: The word value seems so board, I have no idea what it is. After doing the reading, I know that what value is and how people shape their value in their life. When people growing old they received different information from different place, society, people, they shape their value, I think family and school is the first place to set up people’s value. Culture also give people different value, I come form China and I feel that in some area Unite State students have different value with me.
Future: I’m sure in the future I will change my value about different experience. However, I know that something positive value I should keep forever. I don’t know what kinds of people count to be a good person, but I hope I can give positive energy to the people who surrounding me.
Bibliography:
Lewis, H. (1990). A Question of Values: Six Ways We Make the Personal Choices That Shape Our Lives. Axios Press.