on studying

Why do human beings seek knowledge?

I believe that human beings seek knowledge when they find it interesting. According to Ortega Y Gasset, human beings should be seeking knowledge when they’re going to be using it to find out more information. I completely disagree with what he’s saying here. People sometimes learn things just because they’re interested in it. Human beings have obsessions and they crave al of the knowledge available to them about their obsession. They don’t use the information to discover new things that no one knows, but they do learn about it, same with some jobs. People seek the knowledge about the job but the job might not necessarily have you discovering new things. People even search for things like where the library is. Learning this isn’t going to help you discover something that no one else in the world knows.
Kids in school are forced the knowledge upon them. They do have a choice on what electives they take, but the 4 basic classes are almost forced upon them by the school. People in this situation mostly seek knowledge because they need to if they want to achieve the profession that they want. Younger kids don’t know what they want to do, or they have an idea on what they want to do that won’t happen. Have the 4 basic classes forced upon them give them the opportunity to get the job that they want. If they have their dream job that they enjoy, most the knowledge they seek is information that they want to seek.

Are all people created equal?

I believe that not all people are created equally, but everyone has the opportunity to become equal. Some people are born into families that do not have as much money as everyone else. Each one of those families here in America have the opportunities to become just as good or even better than everyone else. A lot of people have become successes from a poorer background. People who have a lot of money also have the ability to become successful, and sometimes unsuccessful. It’s a little bit easier for them to be successful since they have the money to go to college and they probably have a better education. These people can also become unsuccessful if they don’t try. Each group of people has the opportunity to fail or do well.
People used to not be equal because of their skin color but ever since the Emancipation Proclamation, every type of person has an equal opportunity in the world. There is still racism in the world today, but more and more people are looking beyond skin color and treating everyone equally.
Here in America, everyone is under the Declaration of Independence. Every person follows the same one giving everybody equal rights. Not one group of people or one person has different rights, giving everybody the same freedoms and laws. All of these rights were created so that every person would have equal opportunity. Under the Declaration of Independence, everyone is equal. People in other countries, however, follow different ways of living. Different groups of people have different freedoms, which makes everybody unequal. People in certain social classes have certain freedoms, which can prevent them from moving from one social class to another. People in higher social classes also stay in the class they were born into, giving them an unfair advantage. We learned about this in DeTocqueville, where people in different social classes in other countries each had their own advantages that allowed each group to become successful, or unsuccessful. The lower groups were not as restless but they didn’t have the opportunities the higher groups did.
Every person has certain talents that make him or her special and sometimes better than other people. Some people can act better, some can do math better, which gives each of them their own advantage. In a way, we’re created equal since each person has their own talent, but some people may disagree on that because some talents are more useful or more wanted than others.

super size me

I though that Supersize Me was a great movie that teaches people about not eating fast food, but that doesn’t change my opinion about people eating there at all. I think that it’s stupid that people wanted to sue this company. People have so many options of where to eat and they could’ve chosen a healthier eating establishment. Ever since the film, McDonalds has changed some of the things that they do and I think it was for the better. Now, McDonalds has their nutrition on the back of every paper they put on top of the trays. McDonalds has also added their snack wraps which aren’t that bad for you. They have also gotten rid of the large yogurt and the supersize option. It’s not like the company is forcing people to go there so why would it be their fault. When you’re at the food store, you have the option between the veggies and fruits but you also have the option to buy donuts; should we sue the donut companies for making donuts available to the world? There’s even a story of a man who lost 86 pounds and lowered his cholesterol on a McDonalds diet. He only ate their snack wraps, salads, apple dippers, and hamburgers for 6 months and lost 86 pounds. This shows that if you eat the right thing there, you can be healthy. A lot of user reviews that I found on IMDB disagreed with the film saying that it was unfair since people don’t eat McDonalds everyday, and it’s true. The girls that were overweight were wrong to sue McDonalds because they always had the option of avoiding it, and also, the parents shouldn’t have taken them there so much, especially knowing the harm it can cause. As a child, I hardly ever went to McDonalds, I wanted to all the time, but my parents would hardly take me. I always said to myself that I’d just eat there everyday when I got older, but as I’m growing up, I don’t find McDonalds the first thing on my list of things to eat. I think that if Spurlock were to have eaten the better things on the menu, he would see no change in the way he feels or looks. I also found some reviews that said that this movie was more to entertain and that the movie Fast Food Nation was better at showing the effects of fast food. I agree with them in thinking that this movie was more to entertain. I thought it was a good movie, but it didn’t change my feelings towards my one true love McDonalds. There is even a parody of the film called Super High Me, where a comedian smokes weed for 60 days to see the effects it has on his health. Overall I thought it was a great movie, but it didn’t change my feelings at all towards McDonalds.




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3.) Is having a lot of material goods a help or hindrance to happiness? Why are some people able to be happy with little, while others with more are miserable?

I feel that having a lot of material good can be good but can also be a hindrance. Obviously having things make you feel good, but it seems that people always want more. When my sister was younger, she wanted to get a cell phone (just like every other teenage girl). She finally got that phone and after 3 or 4 months she wanted a newer, better one. It always seems like people want the newer better thing and that there is no satisfying the need and want for next best thing. Sometimes it feels like material goods are good though. For some people, it’s a necessity having a lot of things. These people have a lot of money and can afford them and for some people, having a lot of things is all that they need to be happy. Some people on the other hand have a lot of things and can’t afford them. These people may be happy now, but when it comes time for them to pay and they can’t afford it, they will realize that what they did really didn’t make them happy. I saw a MTV True Life episode on people that loved buying things but couldn’t afford them. While I was watching the show I noticed that the people were happy that they had all of this stuff, but realized that having all of this stuff made their lives and the people around them lives a lot harder.

It seems like people who start out with little are happier with little. It seems like these people are closer to their families and friends, which make them happy and not be as obsessed with items. In pretty much all of the winter holiday films, the people that don’t have much get what they want and they’re all happy that they got the stuff they wanted, but they realize in the end that it’s the people around then that’s making them happy, not the material goods they got. The characters only wanted little and now they realize that they could be happy even if they didn’t have that stuff. People that have less than others that are around people that have more material goods appear to be the people that are most upset by not having a lot of material goods. These people are more upset probably because they are compared to their peers a lot and when they’re compared to their peers about how much stuff they have, they fall shorter and feel like they need to have more.

social me

Why do some people prefer being alone to being with others?

It seems like there are many reasons why people like being alone, rather than with others. People sometimes need space from friends and family, they sometimes need to get away from people in general, and sometimes people feel like they don’t belong.

People sometimes need space from family and friends. One reason people want to get away from people close to them is because they can sometimes get annoying. Some friends also judge you and it’s nice getting away from them so you can be yourself. You don’t have to worry about what you say or what you do because no one’s there to judge you on it. People sometimes want to be alone because of their appearance, like if they have a scar or something that draws attention to them. It’s not so much that the person doesn’t like them; it’s just that they need some time away from the group of people.

Sometimes, people need to get away from people in general. Most people don’t like crowds. They don’t like being crowded into one space and they feel like the only way for it to stop is to be alone. Sometimes people want to get away for the same reasons they want to get away from people their close to, and that reason is so that they can be themselves and without fear of being judged. Another reason they might want to get away from other people is so that they can find themselves. Most people can’t do this while people that could influence how they act surround them. I also did some research and found that most people act like this because they are born that way. They don’t like having the company as much as most people would.

Another reason people like being alone are because they feel like they don’t belong. Some people don’t socialize that well with other people so they feel best when they’re alone. People can get nervous about what will happen. Some people can’t easily adapt to conversations so they might not want to try and get involved in one. Some people can also feel they don’t belong when other people don’t want to listen. People sometimes talk a lot about themselves and not listen when others talk about their problems. This can make the other person to stop caring about what you have to say. When this happens you usually feel like no one cares. This doesn’t really happen but there are the few people in the world that can be annoying.

QUESTION 5

It can sometimes be hard to remain neutral in fights, but it all depends on what situations you’re in. If you’re in a situation where it’s a lot of people against a lot of people, chances are you’ll pick a side. You’ll do this because you have a lot of support and you’re probably not going to let many people down, if any. I don’t think that people should be neutral in these fights because you should voice your opinions, especially if you into one of the sides in this argument. Examples of these would be debates that go on, or fights in your community about what they should use the money for. Where I used to live, we had a fight similar to that one. The district wanted to get rid of the IB (International Baccalaureate) program that the district offered from 4th to 10th Grade. It was one of the few things that made the school unique and they wanted to take it away. Obviously I wanted to keep the program since I was in it and the fight went on from 2005-2006. The newly elected school board thought that the program was costly, anti-Christian, and un-American. Everyone is the town was furious at these remarks. I was really surprised though at how much the IB program costs. It seemed to all of us that it was exactly the same as all of the other classes except we had to read different books and we got a better college recommendation. If people had not gotten involved in this fight the IB program would have ceased to exist. Everyone in the community chose a side and it all worked out. That’s why I thought that in situations like these, people should get involved. One situation that would benefit you by remaining neutral would be one against two or three people that you know or are friends with. It’s hard deciding on which side to take because no matter what, you’re going to let someone down. In these situations it’s hard remaining neutral but it’s a lot better to be neutral than getting involved. I respect the people that don’t take sides in these situations. Being a bystander and possibly helping resolve the situation would help everyone but could also make you part of the problem. Although most fights between friends are better to stay out of, I do think that you in involved. Even more difficult situations would be ones between family members. Getting involved I think would be the worst thing you could do. In conclusion, I think that it’s harder but better to remain in a fight between people you know but that it’s a lot better taking a side in a fight or controversy between two sides involving people that you wouldn’t frustrate easily.

This American Life

This American life was a recording about people with learning disabilities. The whole time I was hearing the stories in the beginning I felt really bad. I kept thinking to myself, “what would it be like to be in their situation? Thinking everyday that you’re doing what everyone else is but you’re really not. Having everyone know that you’re different but not you knowing this until a later date.” I was also really surprised that the teachers would yell at the kids for things that even some normal people could do by mistake. Also, when the kids were describing how their homework seemed easier than the other kid’s homework, it made me think of my little brother. He always asks my sister and me why our homework is harder than. My brother also does this for other things like me driving or going places without our parents. In a way, it’s kind of like these people are trapped in childhood, not always being able to do things on their own, getting easier things to do than other people their age, and not being left alone that often. Vincent’s story I thought was very interesting too. I was wowed at the fact that his symptoms were so rare that they had to give he problem its own name. That would probably sound the worst to me if I heard that, knowing that there aren’t any people who have the same symptoms as you that you can relate to. Hearing that his parents would care for him without problems relieved me and made me think of what my parents would be in a situation like that, caring for me everyday and always having to be with me and care for me. The schedule that they made for him helped I think. I could also understand why he would hate it though. Being told what to do and not having control of my day would drive me crazy. That’s why I understood why he wanted to quit his jobs and other activities to regain the feeling of having power. I also saw his reasoning’s for wanting to quit his job. While working at my aunt’s store I realized what some people have to go through everyday, doing the same things with no changes and not feeling like you accomplished anything. That’s why I thought the chicken coup idea was good because it gives the feeling of have a responsibility in the world. Where without you, this entire operation would not exist. Feeling this sense of accomplishment everyday. It just shows that you should do what you want to do and not because of what other people want. He now doesn’t answer to anyone and is doing what he wants instead of sleeping away like some people who don’t have problems even do.