Liberal Arts‚ and the Advantages of Being Useless| 1 Nicholaos Jones Department of Philosophy University of Alabama in Huntsville nick[DOT]jones[AT]uah[DOT]edu 1 Introductory Remarks The trees of the mountain bring their own destruction. The oil in the lamp burns itself. The cinnamon tree is edible‚ so it is cut down. The varnish tree is useful so it is cut apart. All know the advantage of being useful‚ but no one knows the advantage of being useless. - 莊子 [Zhuangzi] (364-290 BCE)‚ Zhuangzi‚
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Alex Haley‚ the writer of Malcolm X’s biography knew that to succeed in America‚ a person must be educated. Without education it is almost impossible to achieve the self made man ideology (SMMI). In Malcolm’s case he achieved the SMMI without the help of a formal education. Malcolm X’s use of self education‚ coupled with religious inspiration and guidance‚ led him to become one of the greatest civil rights activists in America. It quickly became apparent to Malcolm’s family that white society
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Leadership Quotes Leadership is a relationship founded on trust and confidence. Without trust and confidence‚ people don’t take risks. Without risks‚ there’s no change. Without change‚ organizations and movements die. -The Leadership Challenge In order to grow‚ you must accept new responsibilities‚ no matter how uncertain you may feel or how unprepared you are to deal with them. If comfort is what you’re seeking‚ then don’t aspire. Ambition is uncomfortable by definition. -Pat Summit It is only by
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things remain the same‚ the more they change after all—plus c’est la même chose‚ plus ça change. Nothing endures‚ not a tree‚ not love‚ not even a death by violence” (p14) When Gene returns to the Devon school‚ he alludes to Finny’s accident. In this quote‚ he is referencing Finny’s death‚ and how it has changed over time. The ideas associated with it no longer haunted him‚ instilled fear and him‚ or had grandeur. It was now “just a group of trees” “This was the tree‚ and it seemed to me standing there
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1. The reason Ammaniti has started with the quote by Jack London is because he is trying to show us what is going to happen in this book and will involve real evil. The literal meaning of falling into darkness is that Michele literally falls into a hole‚ which is full of darkness‚ and the symbolic meaning is that true evil is in the hole. 2. Michele had to choose to ethier help his sister or keep going with the race so that he wouldn’t have to perform the ‘forfeit’. At first he kept running the
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The Gospel of Mark is the oldest known surviving account of the ministry of Jesus Christ that exists today. Written approximately in the year 65 CE in Rome by an unknown writer‚ people have attributed the name Mark to the author‚ although this may not have been his actual name (I will use the name Mark to refer to the author of the gospel of Mark). As the oldest record of Christ’s ministry‚ it is believed that through other pieces or fragments of Jesus’ teachings and sayings‚ as well as stories passed
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Education in its general sense is a form of learning in which knowledge‚ skills‚ and habits of a group of people are transferred from one generation to the next through teaching‚ training‚ research‚ or simply through autodidacticism.[1] Generally‚ it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks‚ feels‚ or acts. Contents [hide] * 1 Etymology * 2 The role of government * 3 Systems * 3.1 Curriculum * 3.2 Preschools * 3.3 Primary schools
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To Kill A Mockingbird Quotes “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view” – Atticus Finch “Shoot all the blue jays you want‚ if you can hit ‘em‚ but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” – Atticus Finch “What are you doing in overalls‚ you should be in a dress young lady” – Mrs. Dubose “Do you defend niggers‚ Atticus?” – Scout “Boo Radley is a malevolent phantom” – the children “I dropped my fists and walked away” – Scout “He wouldn’t
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know all these news and reality‚ some have funny rather heartless ways to deal with this knowledge such as:” Let the people of Middle East kill each other‚ It does not affect me” or “ I pay taxes‚ so the government should take care all off it”. These quotes are the reasons why Einstein assumed this world is dangerous. It is dangerous because human is becoming apathy‚ distracted‚ inactive and narcissistic nowadays. People do not care about their surrounding situations‚ they only care for themselves‚ how
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Education in its general sense is a form of learning in which the knowledge‚ skills‚ and habits of a group of people are transferred from one generation to the next through teaching‚ training‚ or research. Education frequently takes place under the guidance of others‚ but may also be autodidactic. Any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks‚ feels‚ or acts may be considered educational. A right to education has been recognized by some governments. At the global level‚ Article
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