Cogito ergo sum‚ or its translation‚ “I think‚ therefore I am‚” is a frequently-quoted line from well-known mathematician and philosopher René Descartes. I’ve noticed that it often seems to be misunderstood; this post is a brief outline of the idea and some of my thoughts on it. When concluding cogito ergo sum‚ Descartes was attempting to determine what truths‚ if any‚ could be truly known beyond all doubt. He had a tough time of it‚ finding that almost everything he could think of was subject
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onto my already damp hair as I stepped into the clinical-like office building where my day would be wasted. As I walked into the horrid building‚ an animated receptionist greeted me with fake pearly white teeth‚ hardened ice blue eyes and bleached blond hair‚ repeating the same line every morning‚ “Good morning Mr Lubin”. I felt my eyes roll in my head as I pressed the small button‚ making an almighty ‘beep’‚ summoning stained grey steel door’s to take me to where I would waste away. My desk was
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accomplishments as I am in your possible future accomplishments. Here is the need. Projects eat up about 40 percent of our yearly expenses. We need to cut 10 million off those expenses. In five minutes tell me how you will do it and how it will be verified.” Her last statement at the end of four minutes was: “I can give you five million within the next year. Ten million is too big a stretch.” His retort was‚ “Lauren‚ can you get five in six months?” (Gulp.) “I’m pretty sure I can.” “Congratulations
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could hardly believe that [he] was so far away from home‚ yet there was nothing familiar in [his] surroundings‚” except for his Gideon Bible‚ which makes him homesick‚ resulting in him setting the book aside. He then goes on to say “This was New York. I had to
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Why am I a good student? I have been taught my entire life that having strong moral character was the most imortant things I could have. Also that through hard work and perseverance I could achieve anything I set my mind to. Finally to be confident‚ believe in myself‚ being completely optimistic greeting whatever I face in life with a smile. My granddaddy was a man who showed his moral character through his common courtesies and bestowed it onto his entire family. Moral character
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Who I Want to be When I am Older Every human historically and presently‚ thrives for the same thing‚ success. Some seek it through monetary values‚ while others perceive success as the amount of power one possesses. Ralph Waldo Emerson however‚ offered a new perspective of the meaning of success. He claimed‚ “To laugh often and much‚ to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children… to leave the world a better place‚ to know one life has breathed easier because you have lived
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Write a 1‚400- to 1‚750-word paper that answers the following questions: • Have you learned something new about your own racial‚ ethnic‚ or cultural history? • Trends in immigration will continue to shape the demographics of the United States. What will the U.S. population look like in the year 2050? Why do you think so? • What challenges does the United States face due to the diversity of its people? • What are the benefits of such a diverse society? There are many benefits to having a diverse
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Tattoo Woman tree holding earth galexy in background‚ stars‚ Mother Nature‚ Green blue orange red black brown sea green "A room without books is like a body without a soul" "Life; it goes on." "Learn as if you were to live forever" "Without music‚ life Gould be a mistake" “The fool doth think he is wise‚ but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.” “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority‚ it is time to pause and reflect.” Arial shot of tree
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the human race has the opportunity to gain the knowledge to communicate with each other through the internet‚ ultimately decreasing the percentage of illiteracy. Tom Chatfield writes about this positive effect of technology in his essay “I Type‚ Therefore I Am.” The author illustrates that although we benefit as a whole from technology‚ new issues such as less face to face interactions and communications begin to surface. Chatfield questions his audience whether the opportunity to “write and type
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with the cranky city‚ and forgiving the stones and the boulders that made it snake around‚ the train moved ahead at an effortless pace trying to be one with the volcanic Central Indian plateau. Leaning against the door at the edge of the footboard I watched the sky interspersed with silken clouds‚ and reveled in the leela as they enacted a celestial drama and played the game of divine hide-and-seek. The sun‚ trying to steal itself away sneaked into embrace of the soft woolly balls of mischievous
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