Rachel's Road to Truth

Discipline, greatness. When an athlete truly follows discipline, they breed greatness, for it is the foundation from which the student-athlete will build their many successes. The athlete who is disciplined on the course, in the weight room, and in the classroom succeeds more than they themselves thought possible. Discipline will make a great student greater; discipline will make a great athlete greater; if they fully allow the passion for excellence to lead them. Discipline followed by strict action yields the fruits of hard work, accomplished only by those athletes willing to push the very boundaries of themselves.    Sometimes it’s the people you least expect to hurt you, that cause the most pain. Be careful giving away your heart, for it is giving someone your soul and trusting them not to destroy it.  Heart. Push yourself, be better, stay focused, and strive for greatness. Everyone wants to push you, everyone wants to make you work, but does it matter? What does...

Descartes’ Discourse on the Method allows readers to learn of the natural light of the mind through a series of steps and a well-constructed argument. Descartes’ writings warn of the dangers of following a poor instructor of philosophy and how one can avoid such dangers, essentially laying the groundwork for what good philosophy should be judged or measured against. This method strongly contrasts the philosophy of  Pangloss depicted in Voltaire’s Candide, which is poorly constructed, never backed by evidence, and does not allow for the expansion of the mind. Pangloss is not a true philosopher because he does not build his views on any evidence or reasoning. While Pangloss is the embodiment of deficient instruction of philosophy, which reflects itself in the behavior of his students, Descartes wrote the Method to show the importance of having a good teacher, so as to avoid a Panglossian society of blind followers.  Pangloss is the unfailingly optimistic tutor of philosophy ...

“You are the most beautiful woman on earth.” Likely, not a completely truthful statement. In fact, since beauty is objective and judged by set standards, that statement is most likely wrong. However, it is not meant to hurt or degrade anyone. It simply illustrates how the emotional attachments people create can obstruct the most obvious of facts and statements. Edmund Burke wrote, A philosophical enquiry into the sublime and beautiful, to demonstrate the difference between subjective and objective beauty. It endeavors to teach readers how easily society ignores the truth to avoid hurting feelings. Burke’s argument is logically sound, well-constructed, and parallels what the Bible says about beauty. Burke’s argument analyses a beauty that is more than skin deep, is a beauty that comes from God, that all men subconsciously seek. Burke’s argument for objective beauty starts with the idea of taste. According to Burke, Taste refers to the faculties of the mind which are affected...