me at the end

WOW… It has been such a long year. It feels like time is flying and I wish it would slow down. When a person is having a good time they don’t want it to end. High school has been great to me, of course I have had my ups and downs but that time is over and it is time to get our caps and gowns. I came into this class questioning whether or not taking this course was the right decision and it turns out that it was. I have become such a different person. This class has shaped me as a person and I am now enlightened. I have learned a lot. I have gained morals, as well as values. I have learned that there s more to art than that that is displayed in museums. There is something called street art, although illegal, it without a doubt is still art and shouldn’t be questioned. The books we have read are books that are so powerful. The words in the books spoke to me, mainly the words from the Malcolm x book. The way he changed his life around and became such an icon was historic. Well now it’s the end, what am I going to do? Am I going to turn my mind off and let this information learned go to waste?... of course not I am going to apply what I have learned and pass it on to the next person willing to learn.. at the end... i didnt recognize myself, and it was a good thing.. because it was a new me. 

letter to the prospective philosophy student

Dear prospective philosophy student,

I am going to get straight to the point. Taking this course is not easy. It is a lot of work, not written work but you will have to put your minds to work. Your brains will be tested… don’t be discouraged by this, don’t run, take on this task. It is well worth it and you will have a good time.  You will learn things essential to life, learning to be reasonable is of utmost importance because we all have to make choices and accomplish goals. Being reasonable enables us make good choices, accomplish our goals, live a better life, and become better people. We all have either a friend or family member that is an unreasonable person, and we look at the decisions that they make and we are disappointed and we judge them based on their lack of ability to be reasonable but without this course that Can… and will be you.

Morality is another of the important traits that will/should be learned because our decisions can have a powerful impact on ourselves and others. Our decisions can help or hurt people. A perfect example of this is the movie “Crash.” This movie depicts how the decisions and lives of one individual can tie in and affect the lives of so many more. IT’S A MOVIE TO BE SEEN. Just like philosophy is a course to be taken

Thoughts about Earlier Thinking

Many people don’t usually sit down to think, or let alone write a blog about their earlier thinking. but as a student of philosophy this is something that has to be done.

Before coming into this philosophy class I was the average basketball player. Whose mind was limited. I honestly thought about basketball, money, and girls most of the time. And it was sad now that I get to look back on it. Prior to this class I didn’t apply myself as I should have been doing. i didn’t push myself… as I should have been doing. I didn’t challenge my mind, as I should have been challenging it. I wasn’t a deep thinker at all. And I am ashamed of what I used my mind for. When presented with a potential argument/debate I wouldn’t engage in it, I was a coward and I didn’t trust my mind to engage in such an activity. Now I have the confidence to take on that task. I am no coward. And I am not inferior to anyone. I am superior. I am a philosopher and I will forever apply myself and apply what was learned in this class over the course of this year.

Surrounded by Cuckoos, but I was the crazy one

Growing up in the Woodlawn area has not always been so good to me. As a young child I started my education at James McCosh Elementary School, now known as Emmitt Till. It was the ABSOLUTE worst!! And I hated every minute that I had to spend in that hell hole. In pre-school I got into fights almost every day. I always felt like I was doing something wrong, but after a while it became routine. One day changed my life, I can vividly remember getting my ASS BEAT and that is what made me realize that “1I should be doing this.” The kid in my class told his bigger brother who was in 1^st grade that I beat him up… then he beat me up. I was to never fight without a purpose again. In the next year and a half that I spent at James McCosh I spent a great deal of my time trying to figure out why everyone was so angry and why they fought so much (It bewildered me and to this day I still have no answer for that question). As times passed and still no answer, I came to the conclusion that they were just “some crazy niggas…” Cuckoos if you may say.

As I sit ALONE and reflect on my past, I ask myself the question, why did I allow myself to be surrounded by such “Cuckoos? But it hit me… what wasn’t normal to me was normal to them. I thought I was surrounded by Cuckoos, but I was the crazy one… damn…..

TOGETHER

North

There was once a man named Kobe Bryant. While in high school he earned national recognition during a spectacular high school career Lower Marion. As a freshman, he played for the varsity basketball team. Bryant led the Aces to their first state championship in 53 years. During the run, he averaged 30.8 points, 12 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 4.0 steals, and 3.8 blocked shots in leading the Aces to a 31–3 record. He ended his career as Southeastern Pennsylvania's all-time leading scorer at 2,883 points, surpassing both Wilt Chamberlain and Lionel Simmons. With these stats he decides to go straight to the NBA.

South

There was once A man named Shaquille O’Neal. He attended LSU. While at LSU, O'Neal was a two-time All-American, two-time SEC player of the year, and received the Adolph Rupp Trophy as NCAA men's basketball player of the year in 1991. After that O'Neal left LSU early to pursue his NBA career.
Out West
The two players joined forces in LA. It took a few years for the players, not only to learn how to play together but to like each other as well. When they finally got it together they were unstoppable, no one could stop them. They went on to win 3 straight championships but they could no longer play together as it was time for shaq to go. When he left they both player mediocre, which shows that TOGETHER they are a force, but apart they are just Shaq and Kobe.

alone

Although I have a big family and many friends, sometimes I feel alone. Sometimes I sit alone and think, I reflect on my life. Is my life significant?, or will I just be another John Doe when my time has expired on this earth. When I say John Doe I don’t mean it literally. I mean will my actions be recognizable.  Being/ feeling alone is not always a bad thing, when I am on the Basketball court I feel alone. I feel like no one can guard me out there. It is like I am on cloud 9, everything is moving at such a slower pace than I am and I use that to my advantage. I see everything before it happens, it is like i am 10 steps ahead of everyone, not just my opponents, my teammates too. I know every move before it is made. It is like a big chess game that i am in total control of. It is like i am a puppet master and i am controlling their every move. It is like i am a Don and i am calling all the shots. No one can stop me when i am alone.

if you want to save the world, do this.

As we all know, global warming is a huge problem today. For those who don’t know what global warming is, it is the increase in the average temperature of Earth's near-surface air and oceans. There are numerous causes for global warming. The causes are split up into two groups, man-made and natural causes. One natural cause is a release of methane gas from arctic tundra and wetlands. Methane is a greenhouse gas. A greenhouse gas is a gas that traps heat in the earth's atmosphere. Man-made causes probably do the most damage. Pollution is one of the biggest man-made problems. Pollution comes in many shapes and sizes. Burning fossil fuels is one thing that causes pollution. Fossil fuels are fuels made of organic matter such as coal, or oil. When fossil fuels are burned they give off a green house gas called CO2. Another major man-made cause of Global Warming is population. More people means more food, and more methods of transportation. More people means more cars, and more cars means more pollution. Also, many people have more than one car.

If we were to cut down on pollution then we would be able to help in the cause of global warming. For example, if we were to car pull that would help a little bit. Even though it’s a little, anything helps when it comes to the world we live in. if you want to save the world, do this.