Roger Ebert, Still Human

Roger Ebert is most certainly an exceptional character; not many people can go through so much physical and mental stress in their lives, and continue on with a smile. Roger Ebert is one of many humans, who adds positively onto the "Human Variations Spectrum," by showing that no human should stop what they are doing just because they are, in some way, impaired. Although there are many in the world, who may be mentally or physically challenged, that does not mean that those people are not human anymore; the human spirit is still there, no matter what form it may come in. Let us take Roger Ebert, for example: he was human before his series of unfortunate events (no relation with the book series), and even after his dilemma, he still proves to have the most jolly human spirit that one could possibly obtain.


Let us take another man, Stephen Hawking, for example. Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease when he first graduated from Cambridge University in England (at the beginning of his career). Although he was physically disabled (from head to toe), he was encouraged to continue his studies in physics. Although he is sadly physically impaired, his mind stretches to lengths immeasurable for a hefty majority of normal people. This man is just another extraordinary human, proving that all humans still have that spirit, which unifies us as one.


For those, who are not familiar with Roger Ebert, click here.


For those, who are not familiar with Stephen Hawking, click here.

Subject Humanity

What does the subject, Humanity, mean to me?


Humanity is extremely important to me. I ponder the phenomenon of our existence every day. Although I am fascinated by humans, I do not look at the subject of our existence through a religious perspective: I look at it through a scientific one. Nevertheless, it may seem as though 'science' takes all the fun out of the new and unknown, in many broad realms, science can tie into the beliefs that mostly all humans have, those of which connect humans together in the same way (small scale vs. large scale). 


Overall, what I plan to do for this Humanities study is attempt to connect the scientific universe to the religious universe. In doing so, I will explore how humans perceive themselves throughout the galaxies: do we perceive the universe and ourselves as phenomena of scientific facts, or are we and the universe creations of one religious ruler? Are we contained inside of the universe? or is the universe trapped inside of us?     

Welcome!

Hello,


My name is Marcus. I am a 10th grader at Northern Burlington County Regional High School in New Jersey, and I love learning! I am making this blog for my Gifted and Talented II class. 'G&T II' is basically a program for students who wish to go "a bit farther" in their intellectual studies. Our subject in the class, as of November 2010, is Humanity: How it feels and what it means to be human. Enjoy...