What does it mean to be a human person? In the beginning of learning about philosophy I stumbled across finding a way to answer what it means to be a human person. When thinking about what it means to be a human person, my first initial thought was to cherish our lives with those who care for us. We may not know how long our time will be on Earth but through experience we can still overcome this downfall. Every individual is trying to work towards a career to enjoy their lives in order to accomplish…
What defines a person? Life has many ups and downs, positives and negatives, and unfortunately my early life had a few more negatives as opposed to positives. The biggest negative in my life was being bullied at a young age and the struggle to overcome it. Being bullied showed me that I can prove everyone wrong and no one person or persons opinion can or should define me and my future no matter the pain it caused. The early years were rough with minor name calling, but the real heavy hitters came…
What makes a person smart? Are there only two ends of the spectrum, smart and dumb? Howard Gardner believed this was not the case with his theory of multiple intelligences. A theory developed that different students had different types of minds, so therefore they will learn, remember, perform, and understand knowledge in their own different way. Gardner theorized that there were seven different areas of skills that a person can have in different amounts. With this theory he “developed a theory of…
What makes a person blind? The state of being blind can be both physical and emotional. Physically you can literally be blind and not have the ability to see anything around you. Emotionally you can be blind in the sense of ignorance and love. There is some what of an old saying that love is blind; I believe that love can be blind. Being blind to love is in the state of which you are in love but don’t even know it. It’s like being an amazing singer and not even noticing it. Not noticing until someone…
What is a good society and what is a good person? The question has been talked about over thousands of years. The theory about what is a good society and a good person vary from person to person. Not all people can agree with a specific theory about what is a good person and what is a good society. As long as the majority of people feel a theory is reasonable, then it is worth discussion. This essay will talk about what a good person is and what a good society is based on the theories of Rousseau…
What Makes a Person an American? America in my own personal opinion, is the best damn country in the entire world. That may be a slightly biased statement, but nonetheless, I still stand by it wholeheartedly. America is a gigantic melting pot for many different cultures, ethnic groups, religious groups, etc. There is such a vast variety of individuals that live here in America that they truly make up what America is. America isn’t just a piece of land or a location on the map. America is composed…
to be towards kids and choice. What makes a person? I say what makes a person is his or hers surrounding influence. People that walk by and see me wouldn’t be able to tell that I come from a very low income family, also come from a neighborhood were both my neighbors on my left and my right including the house in front of me were cook house (drug houses). Or that I went to an elementary school were 98% of students are expected to drop out of high and not even make it to college. Most people that…
most, has just passed away. How does one not feel that deep, stabbing pain in the bottom of your heart that is aching for that person to be in your life just one more day? In the counter emotion applying to this aspect, what would life be like without love, without a lifelong partner, without children of your own that one undeniably loves an unconditional amount? Every person deserves to get that sensation that runs through ones body when one realizes they are falling in love. The rush of feelings that…
What does it mean to be an American? Is it determined by your physical appearance, like the color of your skin. Or is it determined by the origin of your birth? Many authors, especially African-American writers such as Alex Haley and Langston Hughes, have used their works to discuss what it truly means to be an American during their lifetimes. When writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson says, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they…
“As a person, I’m pretty much the same except I have come to terms with who my real friends and supporters are. I don 't get particularly friendly with new people at the first go” (Dutt). In life I accepted and came to terms with who my legitimate friends are, and wrapped up in that I obtained knowledge from my mistakes, mistakes that I called friends, I have built my walls up and I have put a passage in my walls, only for a specific and sparse few to come through. I have had some hard knocks;…