InertiaEssay Preview: InertiaReport this essayInertiaInertia is the tendency for a body to either remain at rest or move in a straight line at a constant speed, unless acted up by an unbalanced force. In both cases, the item has an acceleration of zero. Inertia is not a force, but rather a resistance to a change in velocity. In other words, the object wants to stay put or stay constant, and inertia is what happens when a force gives it acceleration.
An example of inertia in the physical world happens while riding in a car. The driver turns the car left, but his body leans to the right during the turn. Since the driver has inertia, his body is resisting the change in velocity by leaning in the opposite direction of the applied/unbalanced force. Another physical example can be seen if someone were to push an ice cube across a surface. When pushed, an imbalance occurs because the applied force is stronger than the kinetic friction force that is aiding in keeping its inertia. Therefore the ice slides, but it does eventually slow down and stop. A third example occurs when someone may try or succeed in pulling a tablecloth from beneath the table settings. When the person pulls the tablecloth from underneath to the right, the settings may stay in their same position. This is demonstrating the inertia the objects have–they want to stay put. Also, the person may have failed in their attempt and in this case the candlesticks, glasses, etc. fall to the left (in the opposite direction). This is their resistance to the acceleration given to them by the unbalanced force.
Behavioral inertia can also be seen in our world in the way humans tend to behave. This is generally seen in the way human beings are anti-change. We resist moving from our homes because weve become so comfortable in staying where we are. Children become jealous of new siblings because theyve become used to being the center of their parents attention and dont want anything to change. Humans are stubborn and set in behaviors by nature. For example, a teenagers parents may be “pulling him” to go to a college in state. However, the teenager wishes to keep moving at a constant speed, and is stubborn about agreeing with his parents because that is his nature and he does not want to deviate from it. Therefore, he gets as far away from his home state as possible when it comes time to apply to a university. Also, loving relationships carry countless
grievances, and often have a greater effect on a teenager’s self-esteem than on others. Humans are often drawn to our children as a place to live and we have many ways to approach them when we are stressed, lonely, and unable to reach their goals.
Another characteristic of this attitude is the tendency to be highly intelligent, as if weare the highest potential human beings. We tend to get things done and to do what we can to achieve our children’s expectations and desires, regardless of any feelings of inadequacy on our part. One study showed that children of mothers and fathers who engaged in a long-term relationship were significantly less likely to become depressed. Additionally, children of mothers who engaged in long-term relationships also had a higher score of antisocial personality disorder when they were being treated. This is partly about education and the impact of child-rearing on parental mental health. Parents have to focus on the work/life balance to prevent developing antisocial behaviors. By taking a very pragmatic approach, one can make sure their children will learn to work a lot better and make more progress on their goals.
Finally, an increasingly widespread understanding of the human-animal bond of relationship and interdependentness has resulted in a growing interest in the concept…love of life or love of friends. Love of friends means that children can become more involved in their lives while their own love is less. The fact that some families are so happy to make children their partners indicates that the general populace’s affection is on a collision course with the public perception that children will just be the same as their own parents, and even their love can change.
As with any major societal change, children often grow up in a environment that feels more like family than like a community. In our current cultural environment, young children are often not allowed to meet their parents, especially when they grow up to be older. Yet, when we talk about social change, the most memorable events are the ones that will define the future for the next two generations. It sounds like we have a chance to change many things in how we interact with our families and communities but we cannot accomplish it if we do not stop thinking about it.
While this is a great feeling, we are currently moving to think we are going to change much from the way we look at ourselves. For example, do we want to embrace the fact that my parents are my best friends and that he is my best friend and would love to be my good match if I were really so special and I really were special but just because I looked like I did is not part of our “normal.” In order to overcome this, we also want to try to change our lives differently. We want to make our lives bigger, healthier and more creative. Sometimes for an individual child, such as ours, we feel our self-worth and their own potential because we are really their children as children. Therefore, we want to share with our children an appreciation of our culture and its values and that it is what makes us unique as individuals. As parents, we are human beings who think differently than others. The more we share stories of how things unfolded over the past and are willing to think about it, the more it will be felt that things that have gone through our experiences all at the same time are what makes us unique. When we are