It Wasn't Me!

It seems that when bad things happen, the person who “does” it is to blame. I, however, feel that there is more to it than that. For example, if someone lends their friend a car that has faulty brakes, and the friend gets into a crash, the blame is dependent on a few factors. If the car owner discloses the fact that the brakes are faulty, then I believe the friend is at fault because they took their chances by driving the car knowing the brakes are defective. However, if the car owner did not tell their friend about the breaks, then it is definitely the car owner’s responsibility. If the friend did not know of the damage, they could not take the necessary precautions to avoid an accident.  The methods of discerning liability, I believe, depend entirely on the situation at hand. Not all circumstances are the same, and so how the guilty party is determined must differ, as well.

Work Then Play...Why Not Both?

When I think of projects, the most potent recollection is that of my physical science project from this year.  The project was surprisingly very stereotypical of high school: Create a free-standing 3D model of an atom. I did not even believe that such projects were actually issued in high school, at least not in this day and age. I was ecstatic, in fact, to receive this project. My model was altogether rather simple. I shaped metal wire into rings, glued pieces of cereal together for the nucleus, and tied everything together on a stand made by my father. However, making a nucleus that was light enough not to pull the rings down was rather difficult. I had to remake it with as little hot glue as possible and still keep it round and together. I finally finished the new nucleus and tied it into my project with bated breath, wondering if it would pull everything apart. It did not! I was very proud of my project. It had a futuristic look to it, and it was functional! The rings actually spun around the nucleus in all directions, and it was quite fascinating to behold. All of the hard work I put into the model was most definitely worth the effort, and I was glad to share the results with my class.

Curiouser and Curiouser

There are many ways in which the unknown has been explored by marvelous souls. The seas have been sailed, the moon walked on, forests traversed, and even objects from right beneath man’s nose have been more thoroughly observed. Curiosity is what causes man to explore, for surely no other reason could be as enticing. As well, perhaps there are just some individuals who seek to aid the rest of mankind. Whatever the case may be, it may well be assumed that any being who would give up the entirety of their life to the sake of exploration and discovery must truly have a passion for whatever drives them to explore and discover.  Undoubtedly, this must be the case, else no man would give up perhaps wealth, comfort, a lighthearted step, or even the chance to live a usual life. If there were not people willing to devote themselves to that kind of life, one can only just fathom the world in which we would live today.