Tuesday, November 27, 2012

I Know This Means Something

I believe that everything in life has a meaning and that everything that happens, happens for a reason. One night while I was sleeping I had a dream that the bus would come 5 minutes earlier than it normally did. When I woke up I didn't know what to think of it. After all it was only a dream. I then remembered that everything in life has a meaning so I hurried through my morning routine and got to the bus stop 7 minutes early. Sure enough the bus arrived 5 minutes earlier than it normally did. It may be that I can see into the future, but it proves that everything has a meaning. When I got home that day from school I learned that my dog had thrown up all over the floor that morning when I normally would have been home. Thanks to my premonition I was able to miss that unfortunate event and I didn't have to clean it up.

Sunday, November 25, 2012

What I Am Thankful For


This is the week of Thanksgiving, so saying who we are thankful for is appropriate. If there is one person in fifth period Philosophy In Literature that I am thankful for, it would be Artem Potemkin. Why? I have known Artem for four years and have never had a real class with him until this year. He seemed like a cool person so I was naturally happy that I had a class with him. In class, I can always count on him to make a joke or make me laugh. What he adds to the discussion everyday is very well spoken and well thought out. He is a very deep thinker and I respect that. Also whenever we have to break into groups for classwork, I know that there is someone who I can listen to and write down what he says without even looking at the questions. Even though you throw the the occasional insult my way and tell me that I'll be putting my glasses in two pockets I still enjoy your sense of humor. So, thanks Artem for being a cool person and making fifth period Philosophy In Literature better.

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Voltaire and Camus would vote for...

I honestly think that Voltaire and Camus would not participate in any kind of political affair. They would simply sit back and enjoy the madness that occurs so they can satirize it in the future. They view government as a comical thing, not something that necessarily has to be respected, so why vote? Why take part in such an unreasonable thing? Voltaire satirizes the government in Candide especially when talking about the six kings. The kings serve as an extended mockery of the arrogance of the aristocracy. Although they believe they are naturally endowed with the right to power, they continually lose power through wars and political upheaval.As far as Camus goes he doesn't satirize government necessarily he just shows it from the point of view of a man who just doesn't really care that much. While both gentlemen are extremely intelligent beings I do not believe that either one of them would vote in a political election if they had the chance to.