The author of The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College‚ Jacques Steinberg’s process was to inform students who are applying to college by writing a nonfiction book. Steinberg’s book and Jobs speech both were made to help students‚ yet they don’t both have to do with grades‚ but real life. Steve Jobs however after being the cofounder of the Apple company and products he has started to also become a motivational speaker. Jobs spoke for Stanford’s graduating class in 2005
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American essayist and social critic H.L. Mencken(1880-1956) wrote‚ “ The average man does not want to be free. He simply wants to be safe.” This saying is in many ways true and shows in human behavior not only throughout history‚ but in modern day as well. In my opinion‚ humans display wanting either freedom or safety on several occasions‚ but in reality want aspects of both within their lives. In modern day‚ some people are against decisions involving change in society‚ which shows that humans
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Sartre and Rousseau define freedom differently. But both think‚ although; for different reasoning that humans have no choice‚ but to live in a state of freedom. Rousseau believes freedom means being able to be oneself‚ and to not be restrained or forced to conform. He thinks humans should be forced to be free; meaning they are only allowed to live in a state of freedom. Rousseau came to this conclusion based on his observations of the French Enlightenment; which he saw as a time where people lost
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Rousseau believed that human nature is good but eventually they get brainwashed and become evil but Hobbes thinks otherwise. Hobbes states that humans are evil by nature and we need some sort of power in order to be controlled and be civilized. Rousseau thought that humans are born into the world with good intentions. He said there was a point when no one had property and we were happy. Eventually the human race began to grow‚ starting a chain of conflicts. Hobbes thought that by nature‚ we are very
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01OCTOBER13 Born to Run; Christopher McDougall Summary Are we as humans truly “born to run”? If this is true‚ why do we need orthotics‚ knee supports‚ fish oils/supplements‚ ice packs‚ and top of the line name brand running shoes? Christopher McDougall asks exactly that in his journey to find the answer to these questions. His journey begins with his own simple question: “Why does my foot hurt?” Now‚ I’m sure this is a question we all have when it comes to running. Whether it’s your feet‚
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Jacques Cousteau Filmmaker‚ Military Leader‚ Scientist‚ Photographer‚ Inventor‚ Explorer. Jacques loved what he did and he cherished the moments that he had doing all the things he loved went around the world sharing the moments that he had and fascinating experience amazing people. When Jacques was young he didn’t do well in school by the age of 13 he went to boarding school in 1933 Jacques was in a car accident nearly took his life. He took up daily swimming in the Mediterranean Sea. One of his
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important was Jean-Jacques Rousseau‚ whose works were particularly influential. Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born in Geneva in 1712. He was raised solely by his father‚ after his only sibling ran away from home and his mother died a few days after he was born. His father left Geneva when Rousseau was a child and he went to live with an uncle. At thirteen‚ he became a engraver’s apprentice‚ which he enjoyed‚ except for the fact that his mentor was “violent and tyrannical”. He later met Louise
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During the Press Conference I agreed with Mary Wollstonecraft‚ John Locke‚ and Jean Jacques Rousseau who believe in democracy. These enlightenment thinkers suggests that democracy is the best form of government because it gives different freedoms‚ a voice for all and a separation of powers. This is an accurate claim. Firstly‚ Mary Wollstonecraft points out that democracy gives rights and freedoms for all. I agree with this because freedoms and rights shouldn’t be taken away by a hierarchy. For example
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There has never been a man that has changed the sport of ballooning and science in such a way as Jacques Charles. He devoted his life to studying ballooning and in turn found a well-known scientific discovery. He was not always interested in the sport of ballooning or science‚ but he ended up discovering a way to change ballooning and science at the same time. Born November 12‚ 1746 in Beaugency France was a boy named Jacques Charles (Jacques). His nationality was French and his occupation was a
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the Paleolithic (25 000-8000 BCE)‚ man practiced hunting and living in cave where painting are developed. But not only in Africa but also in western Mediterranean‚ central and Eastern Europe‚ Siberia and India where the other human wood forms or bone tools are present. They used iron oxide to have a paint of red‚ manganese oxide for black and clay for ochre. Neolithic period was from 8000 BCE in the near east. This period was profound change for the ancient man‚ who became sedentary and engaged in
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