Hailey McRea

In Kwame Anthony Appiah’s writing, The Primary of Practice, he discusses the idea of how globalization of certain industries obviously has its positives, but also its negatives. This was a particularly interesting concept for me because when people think of globalization, they think of increased communication, efficiency, and convenience, and I too thought the same. Appiah discusses how we have the ability of “contacting any other of our six billion conspecifics and sending that person something worth having” (Appiah 45)….

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Hailey McRea – One idea that I found intersecting between authors, is the idea that technology and online usage is dividing us. By this, I mean that cell phones and other forms of technological communication, were once used to connect people who could not have face-to-face interactions regularly. This is certainly a positive thing because now, we are able to catch up and stay connected with people even if we are not in the same vicinity as them. However, this…

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Hailey McRea – In “Reporting Live from Tomorrow,” the author Daniel Gilbert discusses the idea of society mistaking wealth and materialistic possessions for happiness. I agree with this statement wholly, especially in today’s day and age. I think Gilbert makes an excellent and thought provoking point by stating, “People who live in poor nations are much less happy than people who live in moderately wealthy nations, but people who live in moderately wealthy nations are not much less happy than…

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Hailey McRea- David Brooks makes a compelling statement in his article, The Moral Bucket List, about something called “The Humility Shift.” The ultimate meaning of this concept is individuals being able to accept their flaws and their weaknesses, and have what Brooks describes as “intense self-awareness.” He states that this will bring true happiness, when you are able to accept your flaws and sins, and accept that everyone has their own flaws and sins and what they are ashamed of…

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