Immature vs. Mature "The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause‚ while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one." This is a quote was said by a psychoanalyst named Wilhelm Stekel. The quote basically means that an immature man wants to be seen as a hero‚ even if it means dying‚ whereas a mature man is happy to live and work for a cause‚ even if it means not being seen as a hero. I agree with this quote a hundred percent because usually people that
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What Is an Educated Filipino? (Francisco Benitez) (From an address before the General Assembly of the University of the Philippines‚ 1923.) The educated Filipino should‚ first‚ be distinguished by the power to do. The Oriental excels in reflective thinking: he is a philosopher. The Occidental is a doer; he manages things‚ men and affairs. The Filipino of today needs more of this power to translate reflection into action. I believe we are coming more and more to the conviction that no Filipino
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Three ways your life would be better if you were a better communicator. Communication is responsible for making the world what it is today. Without it you wouldn’t be able to understand the words on this paper. Think of the things we could do if we were better communicators. Communicating makes our opportunities in school‚ work‚ and in our personal relationships limitless. This would strongly boost your confidence and you could talk to anyone. The truth is we live in a social world and if you
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there are also important benefits for society as a whole. An educated woman has the skills‚ information and self-confidence that she needs to be a better parent‚ worker and citizen. An educated woman is‚ for example‚ likely to marry at a later age and have fewer children. Cross-country studies show that an extra year of schooling for girls reduces fertility rates by 5 to 10 per cent. And the children of an educated mother are more likely to survive. In India‚ for example‚ the infant mortality
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What is an educated Filipino by Francisco Benitez The conception of education and of what an educated man is varies in response to fundamental changes in the details and aims of society. In our country and during this transition stage in our national life‚ what are the qualities which an educated man should possess? Great changes have taken place in the nature of our social life during the last forty years. The contact with Americans and their civilization has modified
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Renaissance person—one who is accomplished‚ of good character‚ and a patron for the arts—an overall outstanding individual. Bill Gates is one of the few‚ his charitable acts bring out his good character‚ his intelligence exceeds the extraordinary‚ and his passion for art designate Gates as the modern day Renaissance person. Mr. Gates puts billions of his fortune toward enriching the lives of others. This aspect of Gates demonstrates his good character‚ a quality of a Renaissance person. “Let the man
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The extended definition of the term ‘educated “is the wealth of knowledge that is acquired by an individual study of particular subjects or matters or experiences that provides the person with a better understanding of the topics at hand”. To be educated means that a person is knowledgeable about different topics and subjects. Being educated doesn’t have to mean that the person is knowledgeable in subjects like English‚ math or science. It can instead be about things like knowing how to change a
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Asia and the world. The assumption that Chinese people are more intelligent in the classroom than other ethnic groups in America is a very common stereotype. America may have always appeared to be ahead of China in terms of schooling but recently‚ China has decided to improve their education standards in hopes to increase their living standards as well. In the article‚ “The Educated Giant” by Nicholas D. Kristof in the New York Times‚ he states that china’s education system is starting to surpass
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Topic: 3. As we acquire more knowledge‚ things do not become more comprehensible‚ but more complex and mysterious. As we tend to know more about something we tend to take things to another level. This could be challenging for some and for some it may be the thing they were looking for. I agree to an extent that as we acquire more knowledge‚ things do not become more comprehensible‚ but more complex and mysterious. However‚ it highly depends from person to person‚ the type of knowledge we acquire
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Abstract Being well-educated is a product of both the school and the individual. Simply going to a quality institution and obtaining an education does not translate into being well-educated. On the other hand‚ being able to perform a specific task very well but lacking in some very basic academic fundamentals does not mean a person is well-educated either. Alfie Kohn examines what it means to be well-educated and I will respond to some of his thoughts on the topic.
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