If there is one thing there could be said about me, it would be that I am a highly curious person. I want to know everything. I want to see the truth, the lies, and the beauty. I want to understand human complexity. I want to understand how life came to be or why it came to be. We are the only known species that are born with curiosity, after all; we are the only ones that are driven by a thirst for knowledge. From the moment we opened our eyes, we had no idea who we were or what was happening. Our eyes weren't even sure what they were seeing. Every sight, sound and feeling was unfamiliar. Every species is born with instincts that harmonize with nature perfectly; every species except the one we were born into. Ever since I was a child, I would …show more content…
I remember once when I was in 7th grade our science teacher asked us an odd question to think about: “If an atom is composed of 99.8% of empty space, then why don’t objects pass through other objects?” The question seems entirely out of our league; after all we don’t even know what atoms were, let alone their properties. And when I was in 7th grade I was in Ethiopia, so we didn’t have the internet access to Google such questions. Obviously, our teacher didn’t ask that question us seriously; he only wanted us to think about it, but me being the curious person I am, I tried to answer the question by searching everywhere and by asking anyone I knew. I went to a public library and read advanced chemistry and physics books to understand the properties and principles that govern atoms. I then went to a Physics teacher at our school and begged him to explain to me about the forces found in an atom. After days of research and reading I finally found the answer I was seeking. I learned that atoms were governed by electrostatic forces that exist between the electron and the nucleus. This …show more content…
And I always ask questions to satisfy my curiosity. However, whenever I resolved one question, another would arise in its place. I seek the beginning. I seek the end. And no matter how much I seek, no matter how far I go, I'll always be walking and walking, thinking all the while. And even if I were informed that everything has reached its end, I'd still seek it. But in spite of myself I don't care about being understood. I simply wish to understand and rest easy in that knowledge-- gain some peace of mind. Because not knowing terrifies me; it’s an awfully self-indulgent, egoistic, and arrogant wish. But even so, I want to know; even if I have to lose myself along the way, I’d still want to know; I want to understand. My curiosity, my resolve to know, and my desire to better myself and others along the way, makes me a perfect candidate to be a Gates Millennium
It is inherent for man to want to understand more about himself and the universe in which he lives. Galilio Galilei stated, "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." However, the pursuit of knowledge has not been easy, for man has endured several obstacles, whether willingly or by chance as presented in Genesis, Dante's "Inferno," and Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat." Since his creation, man has encountered obstacles in his pursuit of knowledge. For instance, in the book of Genesis, Adam and Eve are hindered by God's word to eat fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. (Genesis 2:16-17). However, being tempted by the luscious fruit and the desire to be wise, Adam and Eve willingly disobey God's word and eat the fruit, thus, surmounting their barrier toward obtaining knowledge (Genesis 3:6-7). Unfortunately, this longing for knowledge proved to be Adam and Eve's dow...
Knowledge is everything, it's what separates humans from animals. It allows us to question the world around us. Another key aspect that separates humans from animals is that each human is unique. We all have different beliefs and ideals that help us explain the infinite amount of questions that this universe has gifted us. In his lecture, Christopher Viney goes over the many shifts in the origin of life and how each time there is a shift people start to adept to the new shift.
“...a constant passion for knowledge that will reveal to them something of reality which endures forever.” This shows that they care and value knowledge and the craving for more knowledge.
God gave it to no other creature. However, Leslie also stresses that curiosity is only built and expanded with experience and learning. In other words, it lies dormant within us until called upon. Almost after every claim he makes, he uses studies to back up what he says.
Humans are always reluctant to figure out new information and for this we have had centuries of incredible thinkers, artists, and musicians come about. Some have come across new findings by accident and others have worked their entire lives to figure out something to be remembered by. What makes human beings so distinguishable from other species is we have the ability to think and feel and with this we can act in a way that makes us a superior species. With this kind of view on the world we as humans are subjective to our surroundings and build a system of belief through our experiences. While human beings are all destined to be great at birth, the desire to know who we are, why we behave the way we do, what our nature is, and explaining the
College Admissions Essay If someone asked me where I am going to be in ten years, this would be my answer. I have a great, high-paying job, and beautiful wife and family, and a nice sports car parked in front of my lovely house. When I look into the future, I see myself being successful and happy. Even though I always pictured myself this way, I never worried too much about how I would get there.
Every morning in my homeroom, my principal performs the announcements. In his announcements, he updates the school on the activities that are going on that day. After his update, he continues on the intercom system to do the "Words of Wisdom" (Project Wisdom). This has made a great difference in my life.
All of my life I have been a city girl, but I moved to Santa Rosa when I was about 13. Up until I was about 16, I lived there permanently. I used to switch back and forth from parent to parent all of the time. When I first started high school, I went to Piner High and, in my junior year, I went to Montgomery and, from there, to a continuation school. I am currently now back at Piner. I had to basically kick and scream to get back into my regular high school--as you can see there is some drama behind the scene.
A college degree is one of the best educations that a person can get. It not only develops your mind, but it helps to develop you as a person as well. No matter what kind of degree you receive, whether it be a bachelors, associates, or masters you are more likely to get a better job than without it or with just a high school diploma. Workers with a college degree will earn much more and are much less likely to be unemployed than those with only a high school diploma. This paper will argue that with a college degree you are more likely to get a higher paying job than without a degree. I will support this argument with multiple scholarly articles and other valid sources to further convince you.
Curiosity is an important and powerful trait. It keeps your mind active because curious people are always asking questions and search for the answers in their minds. It opens your mind up to new ideas. When you are curious about something, your mind can anticipate new ideas that relate to it. It takes curiosity to discover a new world of possibilities. With a curious mind, there will always be new things that attract your attention. Pandora in Theogony by Hesiod shows us why being curious can be very dangerous. Although it may seem being curious is such a great and healthy trait because it helps keep your mind active, there can also be a downside to it.
Our natural nature makes us want to know everything about EVERYTHING, but is that what is best for these creatures? Would you mind being uprooted from all you know and place you in an enclosure so we can learn from you? Well, that
The human race is a curious species; they thirst for knowledge and seek answers to impossible questions. They turn the impossible into the possible. They wonder about their existence and how it came to be. They make theories about life and modify them over time. The books The Grand Design by Stephan Hawking and The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams provide insightful opinions of the true meaning of life. They both provide observations of the theory of uncertainty, the perception of reality as well as the answer to the universe.
Lastly, the book discusses that many people feel that holding a belief or a certain set of beliefs is necessary to finding the meaning of life and or the key to having excitement and joy. However, universally skeptics prove that this belief is false by carrying out full and rewarding lives. Harrison describes science by saying, “ It is a never-ending process of exploration, discovery, and imagination. New information and ideas are always coming, new questions are always generated.” (p. 207) It is our job to prepare our brains to welcome the new information. Also, it is our duty to accept all parts of the human story, the good and the bad. We should see these experiences for the opportunities to grow in knowledge and wisdom.
A quote says, “We all want to know why. Man is the asking animal. And while the finding, the belief that we have found the Answer, can separate us and make us forget our humanity, it is the seeking that continues to bring us together, that makes and keeps us human.” This quote is totally relatable to us as human beings, we are always curious of the unknown and feeling entitled to know a reasoning, or to understand something that is bigger than us. One thing we don’t realize is that some things are better off left unknown, we are not meant to know or understand everything in the world. Most things are unknown for a reason, and we should just accept that sometimes.
Do you realize that the average nine year old today could easily astound such great thinkers as Aristotle and Copernicus just with what is taught in most schools before third grade? Presently, we have access to far more knowledge and technology than anyone during any other time in history has ever held, and the limits of what we comprehend are stretching farther every day. To me, it is critical that we cherish the privileged time we have been born into and take advantage of it in every way possible. Since our time in elementary school, our teachers have challenged us to build on our knowledge every year and look excitedly to the future for the chance to gain more. However, for many people of this generation, the fire that drove our passion for learning was doused about the time Snapchat streaks and extra credit became more valuable than lightning