Hundred Schools of Thought

At a superficial level, Laozi and Mozi seem to be at odds with one another on nearly all levels. Mozi’s philosophy is backed up with reasoning and a prevailing idea of rational thought in order to create order. Seemingly contradictory is Laozi’s claim that order is created through a spiritual law produced by an entity he calls “Dao” or the Way. At a glance Laozi’s philosophy seems far too mystical to have similarities with Mozi, but they actually have far more in common when it comes to how they believe a government should be run. The ideal state in both Daoist, and Mohist thought operate in such a way that they are highly similar, not so much as explicit structure, but more so in the underlying roots of legitimacy, the basis of laws, and the role of the state to bring order. The foundation of Laozi’s philosophy is that to create order, a ruler cannot become tied up in making moral distinctions and then forcing those distinctions on the people. Laozi wrote “The more clear the laws and edicts, the more thieves and robbers” (Laozi ch. 57) As a result of making these distinctions, even if the intent is to produce “good” people, “bad” people are also created. His explanation for this is that, because all living things are unified in the Way, the good and bad of the world are all part of its natural order. The Way is active in…

I read Out of Nowhere by Maria Padian. Out of Nowhere is about Tom, a senior in high school. He is on the school soccer team, has a popular girlfriend, and has lots of friends. He thought his life was perfect, but he thought wrong. In the fall of Tom’s senior year, kids from Somali started to swarm into his town. They took over the school. A Somali kid named Saeed started playing soccer with Tom. Tom ended up vandalizing the rival soccer team’s school, so he had to do one hundred hours of…

In a tweet by the infamous president Donald Trump stated, “Armed Educators (and trusted people who work within a school) love our students and will protect them. Very smart people. Must be firearms adept & have annual training. Should get yearly bonus. Shootings will not happen again - a big & very inexpensive deterrent. Up to States.” after the shooting in Parkland, Florida, President Trump suggested that teachers should be armed and trained every year to ensure school safety, in the event of…

When I was a high school student, I thought the work was extremely difficult. I would stay up cramming, my eyes scrambling the notes to memory, and working through problems over and over nonstop. I would come home and do multiple assignments for hours which felt like an eternity. However, high school was not that grueling and stressful compared to my college classes. College requires triple the time to do assignments, and in college I find myself working late into the night losing track of time…

The Reggio Emilia education style started in the town and surrounding towns of Reggio Emilia in Italy out of improving and collaborative manor within early childhood education. Reggio Emilia is not a method. You don't have to be trained to teach Reggio Emilia to students but it is unique. It is believed that Reggio-inspired schools should not look the same, therefore the needs and interests of the children should be included as each child has different interests and needs at different times…

High school, everyone who reaches this point knows that things change. Decision making becomes harder and life becomes realer. Its also the point when a lot of teenagers expand their bubble and become friends with different types of people. High school is when teenagers become who they want to be, and learn to be grownups. With that, there are plenty of pros and cons when it comes to high school. There are four hundred ninety-five high schools in the state of South Carolina. All of which have…

Have you ever heard of the Iron Giraffe? The Iron Giraffe plays a big role in giving Sudan clean drinking water. It is a wonderful gift for Sudan and especially southern Sudan. The Iron Giraffe is one of the greatest things that Sudan could ask for because it provides them with clean drinking water, and hundreds of American schools support Sudan by giving them the clean drinking water they have. Do you know what the Iron Giraffe Challenge is? It is a friendly competition between schools in…

college campus in Ohio. Then national guards show up armed and ready to threaten the protesters, whom are college students, or even stop them. To find out about the tragedy on that awful day, you need to know how it started, what happened and who did it, and what happened for the aftermath and why we still know of it today. To begin, there is always a reason for protesting no matter what it is. First there what a bombing performed by the United States military on Cambodia. The bombing was an…

Way before I even thought college was a word, it was always implanted of what kind of career I wanted to study. I will probably change my mind, like I’ll change my under wear because I am so indecisive. Over time, As I was becoming older and closer to graduation, I eventually became more realist of what I wanted to be after high school and how to start this dream to become a reality. The word college was now mentioned every day, and it became a daily vocabulary around me. It became part of my…

“Let a Hundred Flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of thought contend” -Mao Zedong, May 1956 This was the beginning of the Hundred Flowers campaign, a movement within the Communist government aiming to terminate restrictions for Chinese citizens and granting them a freedom of thought and speech. Launched by Mao Zedong and the Communist Party of China in 1956, it encouraged Chinese citizens to share ideas, opinions, suggestions and allowed them to openly criticise the party and its policies.…