reflection
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Pressing against
Intro to Philosophy (MWF @ 1pm)–09 Sep 2016 We went through and hit some notions from Paolo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed. Continue reading
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minding no-mind
intertwining words sweet sighs carried as mirrors joyous reflection Continue reading
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1/25/13 – 1st period, English 3 Honors
Such jealousy from a subtle glance. The blaze a slight smile can ignite. We may not actively seek attention, yet each slow glance between them drives an icy dagger of resentment into my heart. But the result is not blood;… Continue reading
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1/25/13 – Morning, on the bus
Silence. He hangs in the air around me, refusing to leave side, clinging to me like grey does to an elephant’s hide. Hide. That’s something I try to do, but the funny thing about Silence is that try as I… Continue reading
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1/24/13 – 7th period, Honors Calculus
I am trapped in an ocean of meaningless conversation, floating on a door of unfulfillment. It has a brass handle. I drift in and out of consciousness with the up and down of the swells. Rage at my vacuous surroundings… Continue reading
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1/24/13 – 2nd period, French 3
Why do we learn? Why do we sacrifice? I remain caught between opposing sides of serving a higher purpose. To be a martyr for the oppressed, to dedicate and possibly sacrifice oneself in every sense is a virtuous and noble… Continue reading
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1/24/13 – Before school, on the bus
Why is it the boundaries of what exists and what doesn’t are drawn by the senses? The surreal is not imaginary, it is a separate metaphysical dimension. The senses are only determined by an individual’s cognitive skills, so who among… Continue reading
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The Excellence of Fortitude in the Face of Viciousness
”I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct,… Continue reading
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Philosophizing as a Way of LIfe
I do not believe that philosophizing is synonomous with what goes by the name of “philosophy” in the schools. The professions of scholarship, research, and instruction are outcroppings of critical philosophizing but hardly the ultimate expression. (See my Four Kinds… Continue reading
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Textimony 20120214
Neither busy curiosity nor reactive reflection, MINDFUL CONTEMPLATION discloses immediately how now/here renders the ENCOMPASSING GOOD in a fractal glance. Continue reading
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