Candide’s Punishments, Do They Fit the Crime?

Candide has been punished many times in the book; some justified others not so much. His initial punishment that seemed to set everything in motion is getting kicked out of the castle after kissing Cunugonde. That punishment was unjust, for the fact that kissing someone isn't a big deal and being kicked out of the house was almost like over kill. The punishment was given to the wrong crime, kissing isn't bad but kissing a cousin, is just wrong and should be punished. Then he gets punished for trying to leave the army that he didn't even know he signed up for. I think this was wrong because he didn't go into it at will, he wasn't given a chose. And he should have been able to leave without consequences. Another reason i believe that Candide’s punishments don't fit the crime is because, i don't think that Candid is smart. He isn't very bright, and he is wondering around looking for his missing Cunegonde, while I’m not saying this is an excuse for him to do bad things and not get punished for it, I think that his intelligence needs to be put to question when it comes time to Judge him. 

Modern Gadfly

A gadfly in Socrates times was a person who upset social status quo.  And a modern Gadfly is not a person but an issue, well more like a question, is it okay for same sex couples to get married? The reason I believe this to be the modern Gadfly is because it’s an issue that some people believe upsets the social status quo of what a marriage is supposed to constitute. A woman and a man. This question gets people thinking and pondering about what they believe in. There are many Gadflies I don't think that one person or one thing is The Gadfly. Immigration is a modern Gadfly in the same way that the length of school days is a modern day Gadfly. To each person the Gadfly can be different depending on what they believe in or what they have been taught to believe in.

The Unexamined Life is Not Worth Living?

There are different definitions to what an unexamined life is. To one person could mean just not paying attention and to someone else it could mean not doing something worthy with theirs life. I agree with Socrates to an extent, i wouldn't say that the Unexamined life isn't worth living, but i believe it isn't as worthy as a life that is lived to its fullest potential. For example some kids nowadays all they know is technology, they can’t live without their phone, computer or play station. When they are on their phones they never pay attention to what is going on around them, is that to say that their life isn't worth living because they are so fascinated with what is in front of them. It really isn't anyone’s place to say whether or not someone else life is worth living. To me an examined life is me knowing that I’m doing what I have to be doing but to someone else my life might seem to be unexamined because I don't pay attention to my surrounding, I'm one of those kids that is always looking at a computer screen or and my phone at the same time. Yeah my life at the moment might not be to others to be worth living but to me my life is definitely worth living. Inevitable it’s up to every individual as to what the unexamined life truly means to them. 

Philosophy Introduction

My name is Oluwayemisi Ososami, people just call me Yem. I was born in Nigeria, Lagos. I moved to the US when I was eight. I have two older brothers, Oluwaseun and Ayobami. I am a senior at Whitney M. Young. I’m very excited about senior year; well I’ll be excited as soon as all my essays are done. I think the worst parts of senior year are the entire essays that need to be written, it’s just too much. Putting essays aside this year is a great one I’m taking all the classes that I want to take, almost all of my teachers are great, so far. The way my schedule is set up is   great, but if I could lessen the amount of stair activity, that would make it a lot better. Fun fact about me I like Chicken, not the food but the word, yes its odd but the word just makes me laugh.  I look forward to this Philosophy class. I hope I learn something new, something mind blowing. I like to learn new and interesting things.