You might wonder if there is there any value in getting a liberal education. This term came about through the Age of Enlightenment. People then were concerned with being a free human being.
This concept crept into post-secondary. Now it typically means studying a four year degree with a major. However, the rest of the education requires a breadth of courses in all disciplines. It is a well-rounded approach to post-secondary refinement. A lot of people would say no to the question- "is there any value in getting a liberal education?" It is unfortunate that many people think this way. However it is usually individuals who chose the easy way in life and did not study anything after high school that say such things. They are jealous of the success of others in achieving academic accolades. People who get these educations can go into any field after as a mature professional. They may need additional training, but they are the type of workers that appreciate hard work. They know how to ask questions about life and look past the surface. Their brains have been tuned to being very analytical in thought. You don't have to be a genius to get a liberal education, but you do need to have good study habits. Most people cannot just wing university. It is a struggle that will involve studying and actually learning the material. One of the best qualities of people with a liberal education is that they understand that life involves some sacrifice. You cannot just do what feels good or go along with the crowd. In order to make a mark, you have to balance your life. It is a worthwhile pursuit but only for those who expect to work hard afterwards to still find where they fit into the work world. The education does not give a set career path in some of the cases, rather a list of options usually based on one's major.
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Many poets have writings that have survived since ancient times, but more still existed that history writes little about. Readers can find volumes written about the favorites of scholars in various libraries throughout the world. Here today is an offering of 3 lesser known, but equally important members of the ancient poet societies and a brief introduction to their contributions within the literary landscape.
Sappho Wedding Hymn (Epithalamion) The Greek poet Sappho is important for her role in changing poetry, as a woman and her perspectives on gender in the ancient world. Sappho was one of the most influential women of her time, known as one of the nine lyrical poets during her lifetime. She wrote of love and sexual passion, even in famed pieces like the Wedding Hymn. Although famous now, while living Sappho spent much time either in persecution or avoidance of the law, but also in prison. Her perspectives are unique for the time period in Ancient Greece. Livius Andronicus Translation of The Odyssey (Odusia) The Roman poet Livius Andronicus is noteworthy and considered the greatest poet of his time, although none but scraps of his poetry remain today. Most of his actual poetry is documented, but not available to read today. We do have evidence of many translations he did of great works, which lends proof to his poet status, our ranking many others modern scholars praise so highly. The most important work being his translation of the Odyssey by Homer. He was the first poet to translate poetry from a language foreign to him into his own Roman language, then translate it into other languages in his lifetime. Qu Yuan The Lament (Li Sao) The Chinese poet Qu Yuan is more important to poetry than many of his contemporaries, but is forgotten in most modern literary history. The Lament is not only a remarkable poetic work, but is easily among China's greatest poems ever written. It is an epic length piece filled with new imagery and similes that had never been used by an Eastern poet. It is also a poem about historical myths intermingled with real political ideas. It maybe one of the first poetic works to promote nationalism or patriotic idealism for a person loving his country. This an many other things make him a distinctive and important poet to remember worldwide. Math is a subject many people have difficulty with in early schooling. This is because different people have learning skills that excel in different areas, making the logical system of mathematics more or less difficult for them to master. In general, the average person can understand rudimentary mathematics. They understand how numbers are symbols, how to count up to a certain point and how to do basic addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication. Beyond this many people have trouble with math, if they can even understand the above mentioned mathematical skills.
Difficulties comprehending mathematics usually stems from being more left brained or right brained about your learning approach. This becomes more evident in higher education, when learning either algebra or geometry. Left brain students tend to approach math from a purely logical standpoint, they comprehend math in terms of formulas, equations and solving for variables. Right brain students tend to approach math from a purely abstract standpoint, they comprehend math in terms of shapes, measurements, and plotting coordinate sets. Left brain students excel at calculations and explaining theorems. Right brain students excel at predictions and technical drawings. Therefore left brain students do well in algebra classes, while right brain students do well in geometry classes. One student utilizes logic while the other uses abstraction. Both kinds of thinking have their applications in the realm of mathematics, but being weaker in either has definite limitations. This simple difference individual thinkers have is why math is so hard for many people. Their natural ability to excel in one set of calculations, ends up being a draw back when performing abstract problems. Very few people are inherently gifted in both areas, but it is possible to learn. Mathematics requires serious study, even for those genius level scholars out there. So never give up, just because math maybe hard for some people, doesn't mean they should ever stop trying to learn. In today's society, foreign language books are becoming more rare as the days go by. Almost every book you come across now is written in the English language. Foreign books may not be understandable to most people but since there is English versions it is quite easy to grab a copy and know what the story is about. I have done some research to find out what the best non-English books are. I have narrowed the list down to five of the best books.
1. Steppenwolf- This book is about a man that came to believe he was half man and also half wolf. 2. The Little Prince- A boy leaves his home planet and travels through the universe and learns how grown ups behave because of the interactions that take place with him in the book. 3. The Man Without Qualities- This is about a man who is drafted into the 70th jubilee of the Emperor Franz Josef. He is an ex-soldier already and a scientist. 4. The Arabian Nights- This book is about the life of Shahrazad. Her husband was a king that would kill each of his wives after only being married for one night. 5. Siddhartha- A man decides to leave his family so he can live a brooding life. When he get's bored with his brooding life he turns it in for a life of "flesh". He conceives a son but quickly becomes bored with that life as well and takes off again. He eventually comes upon a river and hears a sound, that sound just signals the beginning of a new life for him. A life filled with suffering and then rejection. He soon gets peace and finds wisdom in all the things he done. These books have became very popular even though they are non-English. With the foreign languages being difficult for most readers to interpret, most authors publish English versions as well. |
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