When we look at society as a whole we need to prioritize what is really important and see what will help progress this world further for the better. ... In the essay "Hidden Intellectualism" the author Gerald Graff explains how he conveys his street smarts into his intellectual life. ... In response, I understand how knowing about sports or TV will help you with small talk and help you communicate with others, but you can in no way compare the relevance of a sports game to the teachings of Plato, or to the lessons we have learned as a society form the different wars we have taken par...

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I consider myself fortunate to have made it, considering the enormous cutthroat competition involved in the quest to make it to engineering college. ... I am sure that the M.S program in Chemical Engineering would be invaluable in helping me to achieve my basic objective i.e., a career in research and development and would certainly help me to glorify my name in the field of Chemical Engineering. ...

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As a college student, as with any walk of life, my days are fraught with change and countless decisions regarding my future. ... Immanuel Kant proudly proclaims in his essay "An Answer to the Question: What is Enlightenment?" ... Throughout his work "On Free Choice of the Will," he repeatedly calls upon God's help and assistance to guide his reasoning and arguments, yet it is his own intelligence that allows him to quickly formulate his responses to Evodius" questions. ... Perhaps instead of "the love of wisdom," philosophy should be called "the love and application of wisdom," for thi...

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