1) On page three (including the footnote) Rousseau distinguishes between the chains that hold people down (actual obstacles to freedom imposed by authorities) and “garlands of flowers” flung by arts and sciences that, though we want them, hold us down even more. Describe some of the chains and the garlands of flowers that may hold you back from becoming the person you would really like to be. (This is a loaded question; to answer you have to say something about the person you would really like to be!) a. Throughout life the majority of the people around us are trying to become the person they want to be. For me, the person I want to become is someone self-confident and independent. To be respected, live a happy life, and to be an example to others. I want to be able to say that I lived a life with love, happiness, and faith. Additionally, not only do I want to be able to claim the above points for myself, I want my fellow peers to be able to do the same. Life cannot be all about the good, with the good comes some bad. As Rousseau stated that the “fling gardlands of flowers over the chains which weigh them down” (pg. 3) is a comparision in the real world as throughout life we will have to overcome obstacles that will weigh us down. For me, obstacles that will be the …show more content…
Report what Fabricius did—and did not do—(use an additional source) and find parallel examples of this kind of character from your world. a. Fabricius was a Roman commander who displayed a high level of confidence, honorableness, and rigor. During this period, he was vied as a model to the Romans. When the king of Greece, Phyrrhus, invaded Italy to fight against the Romans, Fabricius confronted Phyrrhus with a negotiation for an exchange of prisons. Phyrrhus was fascinated by Fabricius and agreed to let the prisons free without ransom (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica,