Definition Essay

Apathy

Apathy is a state of indifference, where an individual has an absence of interest or concern to certain aspects of emotional, social, or physical life. The origin in Greek literally means “without feelings”. What is the cause of apathy? It is often a sense of powerlessness that causes people to withdraw from life. The ultimate cause is their attitude and the way they react to the changing world.

Student apathy is the fear of being ridiculed and rejected by your peers. This sometimes prevents students from candidly offering their opinions�. Apathy, can lead to lack of involvement in school work and other activities. This is particularly apparent for those in 20 to 25 age group. Here a quick example of apathy.

Jill is wanting to run for SGA President but, a few of her friends are advising her not to run in order to maintain a friendship with them. Jill decides to run anyway and towards the end of her campaign she begins to think she will ultimately lose this race for presidency and now she still wants her friends to accept her. Jill drops out of the race and goes back to hang out with her old friends, but they without any surprise reject her friendship. She end s up coming to school for the rest of the year depressed and doesn’t do any school work the teachers give her in class. The end result if