04-07-2004, 08:05 PM
Quote:The continuing trend to applicability in the present educational system is generating well programmed robots who cannot think because they have nothing to think with or about. But, of course, there is a flip side to this as well. I've never met an engineer who couldn't read or write (though few do the latter well). I've met many a liberal arts type that couldn't add and wouldn't recognize poor logic if it bit them (which it often does).
...why there is no such thing as a "Renaissance Man" in this day and age.
One would think with the availability of travel, education and experience... such an epitome of humanity would have become a far more common occurrence than when the actual term was coined. Surely it seems that to be such a person would benefit one's career (How many times have we filled out that "Other Interests" section of a job application or personal resume), but the opposite seems true. They don't want someone who's active in the outdoors, who's pursuing several different experiences, who's invested into their extended family and community. What they DO want is someone who'll kick in 14 hour days and not blink at being requested to give up their weekends for the latest "project".
It would seem that the term "Renaissance Man", in today's context, is equally labeled as "Eminently Unemployable".
Garnered Wisdom --
If it has more than four legs, kill it immediately.
Never hesitate to put another bullet into the skull of the movie's main villain; it'll save time on the denouement.
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If it has more than four legs, kill it immediately.
Never hesitate to put another bullet into the skull of the movie's main villain; it'll save time on the denouement.
Eight hours per day of children's TV programming can reduce a grown man to tears -- PM me for details.