HW #3 post - Comments

Leticia's page...
Good post. I liked how you used a general question and not only answered it but connected to it on a personal level. I agree with your take on Banach's lecture because just as he perceives us to be complete individuals i find that everyone being labeled as individuals is so that everyone's differences are seen even greater. i liked how you showed that answering the question made from Banach's lecture was only difficult enough to create a new question to answer it. Maybe you could try finding a connection between the question you made to Mara's question that captured your attention so much, then restate your main idea. it made me think about how my life has been led so far, and after a conclusion i decided that it is possible for my life to have come down this road compared to the other doors i couldve walked through long ago in life, such as Instead of going to public High School if i chose to stay in catholic school, and went there for High school. Much would be different for me. Great post, great thoughts.

Ariel's page...
good stuff. I like the way you took two sepearate quotes from Banach's lecture and connected the two. I agree with your main idea that everyone has different interpretations as to what seems to be valuable to us(hopefully that was what you were aiming for...). It seems that at this day and age the only things viewed as "valuable" are the electronics that we carry in our pockets. Just as the quote you picked out had mentioned, the golden rule, "act only as i would have others act." If others are going out and getting that brand-new ipod or cellphone, should we act just as them? i liked how you answered Banach's questions with your own interpreted answer. Perhaps to help show your understanding of his questions to your answers as a connection, you could lead off afterwards with some follow-up questions of your own. after reading our post, i thought abt individuals and happiness and where to pursue it. I thought first about how we all choose to pursue happiness by owning as much electronics as we could, but i started to think maybe im asking the wrong questions? what if i should be asking myself if those who cannot afford to pursue these devices are still happy without them? I actually gained these thoughts from reading your post. It was good. keep it up