To the prospective philosophy student

    Dear prospective philosophy student,        

           This year has been an interesting one. Full of up and downs but nonetheless you made it. You made it through this intellectual philosophy class and you have learned a lot from it. One thing I can really say I learned from was all the books. They expanded your knowledge to many things but one in particular is from Malcolm X. The book completely showed you the whole other side of the civil rights movement. These books showed you completely different topics that you wouldn’t learn of in our everyday common life

            The movies shown really made you question what things are in this world. Great examples are exit through the gift shop, food inc and the movie exposing the business leaders in today’s economy. These movies made you stop and think and think outside the box.

            So now that you are moving on and graduating it would be nice to thank Mr. McCarthy for this interesting and intellectual class. Class discussions were the best and most of the time the books we read were interesting. This class would seriously not be what it is and what it stands for without you.

Thoughts about earlier thinking…

Over my four years of high school my thinking has been drastically changed. I came from a predominantly Mexican neighborhood. I came in not knowing any interactions with no other race and yes I came with an ignorant little mind. As my high school life progressed my views were changed. I never thought about anything inside my neighborhood. I began to explore all over Chicago, new doors were opened and I meet a great variety of people.

            Now I see myself and someone that can interact with anyone. I see things from a more intellectual view. Obviously my knowledge and vocabulary was expanded but I began to think outside the box a lot more. From this class I learned that we only know what we are told. I learned that if I really want to know something see both sides. See any defections to anything and it’s always better to have more than one opinion on something.  You can say my thought have been enhanced but nonetheless we are young and still have a lot to learn about everything and our views will continue to change

Surrounded by Cuckoos, but I was the crazy one??

     How do we determine that someone is “crazy”? How do we tell that one is socially unfit to live among others? Is it decided by their actions? IQ? Personality? When one pleads insanity how is one supposed to prove it?

            I think that a lot of people plead guilty just to escape their prison term and I believe this is an unjust way. In some cases yea some people are actually a little bit mentally unfit but I think the people that actually plead for it know what they are doing. The way they handle this I am guessing is really complicated and requires a lot of thought into it.

            Has anyone even met a “crazy” person? Does any one really know how a “crazy” person acts or how they interact with others? I am positively most people in the institutions already convicted or diagnosed are more normal than people out here in society. I actually do believe some are taken advantage of just as in the patients in the book.

           

Together

Together is a strong emotional word. Together is one important word. Without this word many of us would be alone. I am the type of person that would prefer to be with other people instead of alone, I am considered to be an extraverted person. I would prefer to finish something with other people alone, together as a team. I feel more can accomplished with multiple points of views and multiple types of opinions so that an accurate and more precise solution can be reached.

            In history most of the things done by people are done together. People live together they work together and they survive together.  Many multiple crucial moments such as the civil rights movement was done together.  People fought against oppression together and triumphed together. I do think the saying two heads are better than one really applies to anything. Overall we wouldn’t be the people that we are today if we did not work together.      

            I am sure many can disagree because there are some certain cases where it is better do be done alone. Such as a write something important, study or something that requires a lot of thinking. Big important decisions actions and objectives are done together though.

Alone..

         Loneliness can be the most crucial and devastating feeling to a human being. People become used to spending time with others or being with a significant other. They become used to having someone by their side and when no one is there that’s when  loneliness creeps up. People begin to overthink certain things they tend to becom afflicted with sorrow and overall it’s a bad feeling.  Being lonely can sometimes be good though. Some people prefer to be alone in certain situations. I know when I get home I like to be alone and eat all by myself no noice, no distractions no problems just me and my food. Other people prefer to solve their conflicts alone. They like to take time to themselves to think about everything and have no one affect their decision

SAVE the Earth. Do this!! :)

The one and most basic idea everyone has about saving the earth is being green. Ideally yea this is how to save the earth but most people do not stay committed. Most people will be “green” for about a week or two then after that will become lazy and stop. If we had more committed people then yea we might actually make a difference. If people worldwide would change and start recycling and change from fossil fuel energy to renewable energy, it would make a vast difference. Everyone should start recycling and buying eco friendly products. But the main point into actually making a difference is determination

Invisible

Invisible? What is the exact definition of being invisible? Can it be from a literal point where you are completely invisible and no one can see you?  Or is it simply when you feel invisible because no seems to pay attention?

Many people these days can justify their invisibility due to lack of attention to anything you do. Being invisible can be another form of being shunned. Everyone around you ignoring you not taking your opinion or what you say into consideration. Everyone at some point in their life feel like this. Some people feel like this at some point in their life but some people tend to dwell on it. Anyone can get their point across as long as you are really determined to

As long as one sounds confident and knows what their talking about anyone will listen. Some people just really need to step out of their shy little shadow and speak up. For example the invisible man felt invisible simply due to his race. He felt everyone around him didn’t even care about his views. He could of simply step out and speak just like he did in the eviction scene. People everywhere can feel invisible but if you remain feeling like that then you know you’re doing wrong