by Christina | Feb 19, 2004 | Uncategorized
Well, Milton Friedman say we are “Free to choose.” Of course, he is talking about the market, and I believe that everything in modern society follows that market parameters of preferences and choices. However, how would one choose between to things that...
by Christina | Feb 18, 2004 | Uncategorized
Well, I don’t tend to read history books which do not present the reader with original documents as evidence. However, this book tells history in a way which compells the reader to keep going, while the hours pass as if they were minutes. Even though Herman does...
by Christina | Feb 10, 2004 | Uncategorized
Took the LSAT on Saturday. I was so tired afterwards, and then on yesterday and today as well. Funny thing is that I wasn’t stressed out on Saturday, maybe because I had to walk for 40 minutes to get to the exam; and I haven’t felt stressed out since...
by Christina | Feb 4, 2004 | Uncategorized
… 16 days ago! Given that I am going crazy about the LSAT, this Saturday, and that I am still stuck on the same ‘dog,’ I haven’t had a chance to visit here in several days, 16 to be exact. However, since I had to postpone my LSAT pretest due to...
by Christina | Jan 19, 2004 | Writings
What exactly guides this obsession with rational, logical undertakings – or otherwise, lack thereof? Is it fear? If so, then, of what? Going back to the dog example, let’s assume that one does not get a dog due to fear. Fear of what then? Fear of not...
by Christina | Jan 13, 2004 | Writings
You know you have a big problem on your hands when you get asthma after whoever knows how long! Back to the subject at hand. If suppressing your passions brings you to a ultimate state of physical ailment, due to your excessive adherence to the so-called...
by Christina | Jan 12, 2004 | Writings
David Hume and Adam Smith agree that human beings are driven by their passions and not by reason. Then what happens when rationality suppresses your passions to the point where nothing is done if both do not coincide. More on the subject later.
by Christina | Jan 10, 2004 | Writings
How is is plausible that you may desire something with all your might, and yet be unwilling to have it or get it? Let’s say you want a dog; you really, really want a dog. It is your heart’s content if you get a dog. Yet you are not willing to buy one,...
by Christina | Jan 8, 2004 | Uncategorized
Today I felt like a kid who had just seen Santa Clause. I guess it was because I had waited for so long to see him. I was actually starting to think that I’d never see him again. His voice made my heart jump and when I saw him I just couldn’t stop myself...
by Christina | Jan 6, 2004 | Uncategorized
The new quarter began today. I am not a student. I was thinking about sitting in on a class or two; changed my mind. I may change it again. I went to the library today; got a lot of my translation done. Tomorrow I have to go study for the LSAT. Then, more translating;...
