Social Contract
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Biased?
“The strongest is never strong enough unless he turns right into might and obedience into duty”
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau
After finishing Politics of Heywood, I met this fine man who introduced me to the study of my major. I met other philosophers but he is the main reason why I’m confused if I would still forego in shifting to another course. The quote mentioned above really struck me. Why? It is the main reason why I want to be a lawyer. The message fits right, everything is right. Rousseau focused his study on General will. Let me cite you an example.
Imagine, a society were everyone does his part. There is participation in assemblies, meeting, elections, etc. With these activities, people meet, argue and decide for everyone. Thus, this builds a community where people act selflessly.
Too idealistic, but I believe this is still possible. This is my reason why I like to finish this course. It is my objective to make changes in our government, our constitution, our STATE.
If I were to conduct a survey regarding public trust on government, there is the high possibility that the data will show poor results for the administration. Before, I would blame everything to PGMA since that is what I always see in the newspapers but after reading my book, things changed. BIG CHANGES happened.
“Yawn” Politics. After this sem, I grew tired of this word. I didn’t imagine that by understanding this concept alone, I need to spend 4 years of my life reading and ruining my precious eyes just to embed the concept of Politics in my innocent mind. (uhm.. not so innocent anymore) I swear I’ll never wear my geeky glasses again! If ever that happens, I’ll stop reading again period.
The quote left me something, an idea that inspired me to continue political science even though subjects in this field require sweat and tears just to pass. Sen. Chiz Escudero, one of my favorite politicians, was not even a cum laude in our course but he still proved to us that he could be a great senator.
Like my polsci professor said, “You are in UP not for the grades but to learn and to understand politics. High grades are practically nothing compared to the education you are gaining."
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau
After finishing Politics of Heywood, I met this fine man who introduced me to the study of my major. I met other philosophers but he is the main reason why I’m confused if I would still forego in shifting to another course. The quote mentioned above really struck me. Why? It is the main reason why I want to be a lawyer. The message fits right, everything is right. Rousseau focused his study on General will. Let me cite you an example.
Imagine, a society were everyone does his part. There is participation in assemblies, meeting, elections, etc. With these activities, people meet, argue and decide for everyone. Thus, this builds a community where people act selflessly.
Too idealistic, but I believe this is still possible. This is my reason why I like to finish this course. It is my objective to make changes in our government, our constitution, our STATE.
If I were to conduct a survey regarding public trust on government, there is the high possibility that the data will show poor results for the administration. Before, I would blame everything to PGMA since that is what I always see in the newspapers but after reading my book, things changed. BIG CHANGES happened.
“Yawn” Politics. After this sem, I grew tired of this word. I didn’t imagine that by understanding this concept alone, I need to spend 4 years of my life reading and ruining my precious eyes just to embed the concept of Politics in my innocent mind. (uhm.. not so innocent anymore) I swear I’ll never wear my geeky glasses again! If ever that happens, I’ll stop reading again period.
The quote left me something, an idea that inspired me to continue political science even though subjects in this field require sweat and tears just to pass. Sen. Chiz Escudero, one of my favorite politicians, was not even a cum laude in our course but he still proved to us that he could be a great senator.
Like my polsci professor said, “You are in UP not for the grades but to learn and to understand politics. High grades are practically nothing compared to the education you are gaining."
Monday, October 15, 2007
update daw sbi ni kuya kaje.. =)
Polsci and papers
Yeah, it's 2 in the morning and exactly 33 hours and 15 minutes from now would be my finals in political science. So what pushed me to do an entry today?
“Don’t ask me, I don’t know!”
Laughs;
2 nights ago, I told Jay V that I will visit him at UPM after my final exam in Polsci. I was praying that KJ would reply to my texts but unfortunately he did not. Not that I’m angry but I’m really looking forward to seeing my friends after a long and tiring sem at UPD. You might be wondering why I’m acting this way since KJ and I are in the same university. Yes and no. We are in the same place but we have different schedules so for those people who are saying “Magkasama naman kayo sa UP” Well, think again. Imagine the size! And if you ask my friends where I am, they might tell you that I’m attempting to jump from the 4th floor of AS bldg. just to understand how trigonometry could help me understand 444 pages of my political science book.
The main reason why I made this entry is because, again, of KJ.
“Teka, kung gusto mo malaman nangyayari sakin eh d kamustahin mo ako”
A friend told me how I write differently in my blog and in my essays. After leaving Masci and entering to the realm of UP, I discovered how my teachers trained me to do explicit essays in college. I didn’t realize that my essays were ‘good’ already. I just didn’t see that possibility since I was behind the shadow of my classmates and friends who were better writers than me. Thanks to them I was exposed to their over flowing ideas and with the help of my highly technical polsci book and charming English teacher, I guess, I really learned something this 1st sem.
Upon seeing her face, I was quite nervous because I bent some of her rules in making my essay. But when she saw me, she started to smile and the smile turned to a laugh. Since my other classmates were still finishing their exams, she stopped and got my paper. I thought it was because I’ve got a lot of errors but as I saw it most of my errors were just about tenses and terms that I used in my paper. She said “You really don’t want to say that you wrote your story, huh?” (in tagalog, ha.. d lng pwede sabhn kc eng. class un..at bawal tlga.. haha)Yeah, yeah, you might be confused. I wrote an essay about myself but in the 3rd person. So if you read that essay you would not think that the author is the main character of the story not unless you really know me.
Enough of that, but the fact that my teacher appreciated my paper was enough for me to forget 3 sleepless nights and 4 cups of coffee at Bos. To think, she really read and understood my essay even after reading 40+ other essays of my classmates. Gosh! That’s really a teacher! But the sad part came; I left my drafts in a jeep when I went to Masci last Thursday.
But since my friends see my blog as a way to update them in my daily routines, I won’t change my style. I’ll still use this as my calendar, checklist, greeting corners and stuff. I’ll leave my writing skills to my essays and papers instead. Not that I’m against to other blogs, I still believe in democracy so that means you could write whatever you want. As for me, I want to it be like this and that’s it! Haha..
By the way, hindi ba abvious kuya kj na binasa ko entry mo? Last Thursday I even told Jay V this, “Pag ako naging desperado talaga, kokopyahin ko yang schedule ni kuya KJ para maging kakklase niya ako at pansinin niya ako ulit.” Jay V replied “Oo, miss mo lang yun, ako rin, tatadjakan ko na un” wait! I’m not sure kung un ung term na ginamit niya hehe.. pero in short, miss ka na namin.. hehehehe! =)
Yeah, it's 2 in the morning and exactly 33 hours and 15 minutes from now would be my finals in political science. So what pushed me to do an entry today?
“Don’t ask me, I don’t know!”
Laughs;
2 nights ago, I told Jay V that I will visit him at UPM after my final exam in Polsci. I was praying that KJ would reply to my texts but unfortunately he did not. Not that I’m angry but I’m really looking forward to seeing my friends after a long and tiring sem at UPD. You might be wondering why I’m acting this way since KJ and I are in the same university. Yes and no. We are in the same place but we have different schedules so for those people who are saying “Magkasama naman kayo sa UP” Well, think again. Imagine the size! And if you ask my friends where I am, they might tell you that I’m attempting to jump from the 4th floor of AS bldg. just to understand how trigonometry could help me understand 444 pages of my political science book.
The main reason why I made this entry is because, again, of KJ.
“Teka, kung gusto mo malaman nangyayari sakin eh d kamustahin mo ako”
A friend told me how I write differently in my blog and in my essays. After leaving Masci and entering to the realm of UP, I discovered how my teachers trained me to do explicit essays in college. I didn’t realize that my essays were ‘good’ already. I just didn’t see that possibility since I was behind the shadow of my classmates and friends who were better writers than me. Thanks to them I was exposed to their over flowing ideas and with the help of my highly technical polsci book and charming English teacher, I guess, I really learned something this 1st sem.
Upon seeing her face, I was quite nervous because I bent some of her rules in making my essay. But when she saw me, she started to smile and the smile turned to a laugh. Since my other classmates were still finishing their exams, she stopped and got my paper. I thought it was because I’ve got a lot of errors but as I saw it most of my errors were just about tenses and terms that I used in my paper. She said “You really don’t want to say that you wrote your story, huh?” (in tagalog, ha.. d lng pwede sabhn kc eng. class un..at bawal tlga.. haha)Yeah, yeah, you might be confused. I wrote an essay about myself but in the 3rd person. So if you read that essay you would not think that the author is the main character of the story not unless you really know me.
Enough of that, but the fact that my teacher appreciated my paper was enough for me to forget 3 sleepless nights and 4 cups of coffee at Bos. To think, she really read and understood my essay even after reading 40+ other essays of my classmates. Gosh! That’s really a teacher! But the sad part came; I left my drafts in a jeep when I went to Masci last Thursday.
But since my friends see my blog as a way to update them in my daily routines, I won’t change my style. I’ll still use this as my calendar, checklist, greeting corners and stuff. I’ll leave my writing skills to my essays and papers instead. Not that I’m against to other blogs, I still believe in democracy so that means you could write whatever you want. As for me, I want to it be like this and that’s it! Haha..
By the way, hindi ba abvious kuya kj na binasa ko entry mo? Last Thursday I even told Jay V this, “Pag ako naging desperado talaga, kokopyahin ko yang schedule ni kuya KJ para maging kakklase niya ako at pansinin niya ako ulit.” Jay V replied “Oo, miss mo lang yun, ako rin, tatadjakan ko na un” wait! I’m not sure kung un ung term na ginamit niya hehe.. pero in short, miss ka na namin.. hehehehe! =)
