2nd Grading Period

The most valuable topic we went over this past grading period to me was when we were studying the “Dialogues of Plato”. I learned a little bit more on how much knowledge comes from never ending questions and making sure I look at all sides of each small situation or problem. It will defiantly help me academically and personally in the future because I think it helps being able to solve all sorts of problems academic or personal. I think it will help in school because the unlimited amount of papers I will have to write will be a little easier after I use what we call the “Socratic Method” and take every view of the topic to be able to write more clearly. I do it now with my papers and it has helped a lot. I think it will be useful in relationship if there is a problem and looking at their point of view and not only mine. The “Socratic Method” is kind of what I believe to be the main topic or idea behind our class; talking things out and learning the history and taking a side after hearing each, it is what I like most about the class for sure.

Broken Promises

"The question is whether such flaws can be mended through reform or are so deeply embedded that the time has come for the United States to withdraw rather than waste time in a futile attempt a proverbial silk purse out of what from its inception was a sow’s ear.”

Once I found out what this quote was talking about when it said a silk purse and a sow’s ear I thought it was the perfect way to explain my feelings and thoughts on the UN. When Eleanor Roosevelt declared the movement of “Human Right” on December 10, 1948 the United Nations was meant to be a huge human rights activist group to bring world peace. Well that is what I would call the fancy silk purse. The sow’s ear is what I see the UN really is, a hypocritical group that is nothing but a waste of time and money. As I saw in the documentary and the movie we watched last week the UN would be sent to places like Rwanda and Bosnia to help keep peace but then just outside the “gates” of the UN people were dropping like flies and the UN would just turn their heads. There are countries that are apart of the UN such as Cuba who are total hypocrites and do not believe in the human rights that the UN stands for. When I think of the UN I think of a kid who talks the talk but cant walk the walk. They say they are a huge deal but really when you take time to look at what they do there isn’t much at all. Why waste money being part of a group that hasn’t really been a great success and doesn’t seem to be getting anywhere soon, I think we should definitely withdraw.