Individualism Journals

Author:		Mardy Robinson
Posted:		7/23/03; 11:55:53 AM
Topic:		Individualism Journals
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#1. Each of the following quotations presents a way of looking at life. Which one comes closest to expressing your own philosophy of life? Write two paragraphs explaining how the quote relates to you.

•"The life which is unexamined is not worth living." --Plato

•"To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life." --Robert Louis Stevenson

•"Life is far too important a thing ever to talk to seriously about." --Oscar Wilde

•"Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get." --Forrest Gump

•"Life is what happens to you when you're planning your future." --Unknown

•"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away." --Henry David Thoreau

•"Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all." --William Goldman

•"Nothing is beneath you if it is in the direction of your life." --Ralph Waldo Emerson

•"To be great is to be misunderstood." --Emerson

#2. What do you think self-reliance means? How self-reliant do you feel you are? What are some advantages and disadvantages of being self-reliant? Answer these questions in a few paragraphs in your notebook.

#3.What do you want to experience in your life? Make a list of at least 10 things that you would like to experience or accomplish and rate them from 1-10...1 being the most important and 10 is the least important. After you've completed your list then write two paragraphs about why you want to accomplish these things.

#4. Think of a person that you consider a very distinctive individual. How does this person express his or her individuality? What makes them different or unique? Explain everything you can think of about this person. Would you like to be like him or her?

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