In step four "The Person in Society: Reconciliation and Transformation" out of the "The Intellectual Journey" book, edited by John V. Apczynski, there are five stories that we discussed in class with the same concept. The definition of reconciliation is getting two things to correspond with each other, in step four the two things are person and society. In this essay, I will argue that not every being is equal in society. There are several reasons why people in society are not equal; some examples would be racism, communism, and women/human rights.
             This thesis statement is relevant to me in my life. This year at St. Bonaventure I took sociology. It was a very interesting class, but there was one thing I learned that surprised me. My teacher comes from a family of teachers, his grandfather, father, and mother were all teachers. He learned from his parents that your first teacher can determine how you learn. In the lounge at elementary, middle, and high schools teachers talk about there students. They will tell your upcoming teacher all your characteristics, if you are smart, if you are a nice person, and how you act around the other people. This can cause teachers to go bias against certain students. This shows that not every being is equal in society. These students are the upcoming society and none should be treated different. That is why children are at school too learn right from wrong.
             The first story of each step is one written by Bonaventure. Each story in the particular step is related somehow to the Bonaventure story. In step four the first story is "The Consideration of God in His Image Reformed through the Gifts of Grace" written by Bonaventure. In this short story Bonaventure talks about how people are given all these things, but still has a hard time living with one another. Also talks about a certain path people should follow, but often time is not. Bonaventure says...