John did not want to die with the guilt of him not confessing, “ I cannot mount the gibbet like a saint. It is a fraud!” ( Act 4, Proctor). John Proctor was a tragic hero who was positive at the very beginning to a downfall at the end. Proctors pride is what mostly caused his downfall throughout it all. John Proctor was too confident in himself and he was not looking at the end results of everything.
To express this in other words, if you are working on a hard problem, you are going to make mistakes. It’s easy to expect perfection from ourselves and/or the fear the judgment that comes with “messing up”. Even at its worse, we learn from those errors to really dive into the problem for a successful result. That is not a new concept, but it is one that is often forgotten. Mistakes are actually indicators that you are actually trying to succeed, so without them you are not doing much at all.
Victor for his drive and fearlessness to achieve something thought to be impossible, although self-motivated. Victors’ reaction to what he had created is no different than how any of us would react. Victors’ undertaking was not well thought out, and for that he is guilty. However, his demeanor is a necessity. If not for his obsessive drive, planes and automobiles would only be a dream, diseases would be cured at a dilatory rate and entertainment would be marginal at best.
“You are a clever man, friend John; you reason well, and your wit is bold; but you are to prejudiced. You do not let your eyes see nor your ears hear, and that which is outside your daily life is not of account to you… Ah, it is fault in our science that it wants to explain all; and if it explain not, then it says there is nothing to explain…(Ch. 14, pg. 207) 3. “Friend John.
The failure of the exploration created a lost of hope for La Salle’s men. The wealth these men had hoped was a symbol of a poor mans dream. Despite the negative aspects, La Salle was certain his exploration was going in the right direction. La Salle had successfully accomplished other explorations
The consequence for the lack of critical thinking in decision making has been revealed through recent corporate scandals such as Enron (Braun, 2004, p. 232). To improve these skills, business leaders believe that more focus be made on teaching critical think in business schools over anything else (Braun, 2004, p. 232). While many professionals agree with this, I believe, rather than waiting until college, these skills and tools can be developed at a young age by shifting from the more traditional passive teaching methods to a more active teaching style. Traditionally, passive teaching has been the most common approach used by professors. This method usually involves professors delivering lectures to students with little to no opportunity for student input through “discussion or experiential exercises” (Michel, Cater, & Varela, 2009, p. 400).
In the speech entitled The Perils of Indifference: Lessons Learned from a Violent Century, Elie Wiesel stated that, “Indifference is not a beginning, it is an end. And, therefore, indifference is always the friend of the enemy, for it benefits the aggressor – never his victim, whose pain is magnified when he or she feels forgotten.”(paragraph 12). According to most dictionaries, indifference is often known as a lack of interest or concern. However, Mr. Wiesel’s explanation of indifference as it being an end, not a beginning, and how it never benefits the victim is a much better definition than that of any dictionary. Since Mr. Wiesel was a victim of the Holocaust, he learned about indifference through experience.
In Ray Bradbury's short story "There will come Soft Rains" technology negatively influences society. Ray Bradbury demonstrates the technology can and will lead to war, pain, and laziness. To begin, mankind’s misuse of technology leads to their end. Humans were so thoughtless and selfish that they fought until "a radioactive glow could be seen for miles" (Bradbury 90). Mankind was consumed with technology they ended up not thinking of the damage they could cause with a nuclear war.
Candide concludes that Martin is right, that life is all about illusion and disaster. At the end of this story, Candide does develop and mature some intelligence. He does realize his capacity to think things out and not accept Pangloss' Optimism beliefs. He also does not become a total cynic as is presented in the character Martin. He no longer agrees the idea that all things that occur are for the best.
Every generation has flaws and ours maybe the lack of motivation due to technology but with this flaw it allows us to excel becoming more intelligent and opening our minds to realms not even thought of. We are not the dumbest generation and one day if not today we’d be looked at as one of the generations that lived through the era of great technology and instead of succumbing to it, excelled. Sources: 1. Mark Bauerlein, The Dumbest Generation 2.Sharon Begley, The Dumbest Generation? Don’t Be Dumb 3.