Man is like a fraction
Iva Rhiana C. Santiago 4218
“Man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denominator is what he thinks. The greater the denominator, the lesser the fraction.” –Lev Tolstoy We should take note that in a fraction, as the denominator becomes larger, the value of the fraction becomes lesser. Man is also like a fraction as what Lev Tolstoy said in his quotation. Life is full of choices, full of situations. Where sometimes all our way to run away is by pretending. Pretending is one way of escaping. In my life, I have met people who are pretentious. I don’t understand why they are like that. Why do people appear to be something they’re not? Does it make them feel better about themselves or does it make them have something to hide behind? People feel that if they can lead a life that isn’t their own and be pulled along by someone else they may be able to achieve better things. Therefore, hiding behind masks makes people lives a lot easier, they don’t have to face up to doing something wrong. The appearance of being greater than you are has led to many unfortunate happening in the world around us. Nevertheless it shows us how appearing to be something you’re not, can become your reality and even the world’s reality. We need to be less influenced by the world around us. Reality is hard to find as people are working their way around it, forcing themselves to appear to be something they’re not. If we feel that we can get ahead by doing this then we should realize that we will only get hurt. Let us not be a person who sees himself larger than who he really is.
Iva Rhiana C. Santiago LG 4218
APOLLONIUS OF PERGA As what I have researched, Apollonius of Perga was a Greek geometer and astronomer noted for his writings in the conic section. It was him who gave the ellipse, the parabola, and the hyperbola the names by which we know them. And these things are our lessons this term. The work of Apollonius of Perga has had such a great impact
“Man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denominator is what he thinks. The greater the denominator, the lesser the fraction.” –Lev Tolstoy We should take note that in a fraction, as the denominator becomes larger, the value of the fraction becomes lesser. Man is also like a fraction as what Lev Tolstoy said in his quotation. Life is full of choices, full of situations. Where sometimes all our way to run away is by pretending. Pretending is one way of escaping. In my life, I have met people who are pretentious. I don’t understand why they are like that. Why do people appear to be something they’re not? Does it make them feel better about themselves or does it make them have something to hide behind? People feel that if they can lead a life that isn’t their own and be pulled along by someone else they may be able to achieve better things. Therefore, hiding behind masks makes people lives a lot easier, they don’t have to face up to doing something wrong. The appearance of being greater than you are has led to many unfortunate happening in the world around us. Nevertheless it shows us how appearing to be something you’re not, can become your reality and even the world’s reality. We need to be less influenced by the world around us. Reality is hard to find as people are working their way around it, forcing themselves to appear to be something they’re not. If we feel that we can get ahead by doing this then we should realize that we will only get hurt. Let us not be a person who sees himself larger than who he really is.
Iva Rhiana C. Santiago LG 4218
APOLLONIUS OF PERGA As what I have researched, Apollonius of Perga was a Greek geometer and astronomer noted for his writings in the conic section. It was him who gave the ellipse, the parabola, and the hyperbola the names by which we know them. And these things are our lessons this term. The work of Apollonius of Perga has had such a great impact