Rousseau a Discourse on the Arts and Sciences Casey Froese
Rousseau’s discourse illustrates the trickeries that are the arts and sciences, which have been produced by powerful people to disguise their evils and to distract us from our weaknesses.
1) It is written in Budo, - ''there were two fools walking upon a straight path; they claimed to be explorers,'' our society’s current social order inspires this. We must get an education, buy a house, have a family and make tons of money. We are bound to superficial desires that spawn a fear of failure deep within us. Then, this very same system makes itself into a messiah, for we are promised fruition and material prosperity; that is, as long as we follow the straight road. We are enslaved by such …show more content…
These rapid increases have not only made post-secondary education unaffordable, but have also turned a necessity into a privilege for a lucky few. Thomas Malthus had a theory, that is to create a system that would elevate the haves and eliminate the have not’s. A natural selection of sorts, but instead based on financial stability and adherence to a set of unspoken rules. Although we may not realize it, we live in this very system. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry spoke of an assassinated Mozart. He once saw a homeless child on the metro and thought to himself, -'’this child could have had the same natural music talent as Mozart, but because he was lacking the opportunity, he will die without ever achieving his full potential and be forgotten.’’ In the same way, even if I were a nursing marvel or a modern day Louis Pasteur, it would all be a moot point if I had not the proper financing. I would certainly not become what I know I can be, what I am, because our system is designed in such a way that it is virtually impossible to attain higher education without being born into some kind of …show more content…
It is human nature to want respect, prestige and admiration, but the truth is we are looking for it in the wrong places, and subsequently we live in eternal dissatisfaction. Since I was a little girl I have always wanted to be a nurse, but as I got older I began to realize that my family would be content with nothing less from me then a medical degree. I have chosen to pursue medicine for multiple reasons, I want to learn more about the biological sciences, and I want to be there for patients in their time of hardship, but I can’t deny that external pressures have influenced my decision. It is difficult for me to disacknowledge the luxuries, respect and prestige surrounding medicine, as I see on the screen. These external temptations often cloud my mind, for I have always dreamt of being a nurse, but the security of being a physician weighs on my mind and distorts my dreams. I wish to be a nurse, but I have tagged medical school as my
Rousseau’s discourse illustrates the trickeries that are the arts and sciences, which have been produced by powerful people to disguise their evils and to distract us from our weaknesses.
1) It is written in Budo, - ''there were two fools walking upon a straight path; they claimed to be explorers,'' our society’s current social order inspires this. We must get an education, buy a house, have a family and make tons of money. We are bound to superficial desires that spawn a fear of failure deep within us. Then, this very same system makes itself into a messiah, for we are promised fruition and material prosperity; that is, as long as we follow the straight road. We are enslaved by such …show more content…
These rapid increases have not only made post-secondary education unaffordable, but have also turned a necessity into a privilege for a lucky few. Thomas Malthus had a theory, that is to create a system that would elevate the haves and eliminate the have not’s. A natural selection of sorts, but instead based on financial stability and adherence to a set of unspoken rules. Although we may not realize it, we live in this very system. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry spoke of an assassinated Mozart. He once saw a homeless child on the metro and thought to himself, -'’this child could have had the same natural music talent as Mozart, but because he was lacking the opportunity, he will die without ever achieving his full potential and be forgotten.’’ In the same way, even if I were a nursing marvel or a modern day Louis Pasteur, it would all be a moot point if I had not the proper financing. I would certainly not become what I know I can be, what I am, because our system is designed in such a way that it is virtually impossible to attain higher education without being born into some kind of …show more content…
It is human nature to want respect, prestige and admiration, but the truth is we are looking for it in the wrong places, and subsequently we live in eternal dissatisfaction. Since I was a little girl I have always wanted to be a nurse, but as I got older I began to realize that my family would be content with nothing less from me then a medical degree. I have chosen to pursue medicine for multiple reasons, I want to learn more about the biological sciences, and I want to be there for patients in their time of hardship, but I can’t deny that external pressures have influenced my decision. It is difficult for me to disacknowledge the luxuries, respect and prestige surrounding medicine, as I see on the screen. These external temptations often cloud my mind, for I have always dreamt of being a nurse, but the security of being a physician weighs on my mind and distorts my dreams. I wish to be a nurse, but I have tagged medical school as my