<p>Personally, I think the humanities are what keep society from killing itself. What, with all of this new technology and scientific innovation - what is keeping these entities from taking over our lives? The humanities keep us balanced, I think. And maybe they allow us to stay human.</p>
<p>As for the internship thing, I had a freakin' awesome summer internship where I simply...wrote (and got paid very very well).</p>
<p>^where?
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<p>I hear ya. It's very frustrating, especially since my school is pretty science/math-based. I am competent in those areas, but it's much harder to be recognized for doing well in the humanities.</p>
<p>Politics is dominate by humanities type people. I think more people in sciences should go into politics. We need engineers and scientits to be largely involved in politics.</p>
<p>scientists* wow i messed up badly.</p>
<p>I think the reason why we see many politicians who are humanities-oriented is because they generally have superior oral and communication skills. But times are changing. Did you know in China most politicians are not humanities-oriented? Rather, they have majored in something math/science related. </p>
<p>(I'm not Chinese; I just know the situation there)</p>
<p>There are times it is necessary to be practical. In that sense I guess math/science related type of people can succeed in politics.</p>
<p>Scientits. Hahah, that's a funny word if you think about it.</p>
<p>yeah thats why i corrected myself. funny word.
Its true i also read about china having a lot of science people in politics.</p>
<p>To the person who basically said that they hated poetry and drawing: Are you a human being?!?!</p>
<p>I REALLY don't like math or science, but I know that math will be useful to me...in some way...that's what I keep telling myself. But Science? I have ZERO intention of using science in my future--because I hate it. For me, I LOVE English, Literature, Poetry, Reading, History, Art, Philosophy, etc. Science and Math is so cut and dry. I just don't see anything "beautiful" about it--looking at petri dishes doesn't get me excited. But hey, if that's you, find the cure for cancer. More power to you.</p>
<p>^haha word for word, right there.</p>
<p>I am sorry i have to do this. I hate poetry and drawings. MAth + science seem so much more relevent. You learn about the world. Lit is just to communicate, who cares about poetry? I hate the "deep" message they try to convey, just outrightly say what is what in a systematic function. lol. I am so asian and left-brained.</p>
<p>Yes, I am a human being lol. I am just extremely bad at drawing. I have trouble with stick-figures! As for poetry, it just inspires nothing in me. I love books though. Sometimes school kills reading for me, but when I'm free to do it on my own, I love it. Poetry just doesn't do it for me though. I see the point in essay writing, and I can write a pretty decent essay as long as I have something to say. The problem is that I usually have to analyze poetry, and I usually have nothing to say. I'm so scared of the AP Lit exam, lol. As for math and science, I just can't understand how someone could find either as not interesting, especially math. I'm sure science is just as interesting, if not more, but you don't really go into as much depth in high school science as high school math. Maybe I've just had bad English teachers, who knows.</p>
<p>What's the reason to dislike science? So much useful information...</p>
<p>Computer science is where it's at, though. That's what I want to go into.</p>
<p>I guess it just really comes down to what YOU like. because I disagree with like half the things you're talking about, lmao (UNleashedFury).
I just feel like literature/art/history has social and moral value as opposed to math/science which---to me--is (after a certain point) only necessary if you are going into that field for research/specialization. </p>
<p>Being able to analyze art, literature and history allows you to analyze so many different types of things: books, articles, debates, research, life, conversations, speeches....you could go on forever. It forces you to distinguish and analyze ideas from hundreds of different styles and points of view, which can completely change your outlook on life. It can and WILL help you no matter what you do in life. If you can write well with concise, purposeful language and coherent structure, it can and WILL help you to succeed in whatever career path you choose. </p>
<p>knowing the ins and outs of argumentative writing and presentation can help you sell that product
being culturally proficient makes you a more well rounded and worldly person and might help you make important social connections
strong writing skills might help you advance your scientific theory and make it much more appealing to journals. </p>
<p>I can't seem to grasp the same benefits with learning about oxidation reactions.....</p>
<p>ugh well im not a poetry fan either..</p>
<p>maybe this sounds nerdy but math/science has its own appeal too.</p>
<p>as i learn about science especially i start noticing things i havent previously noticed before. but then maybe its just me..heh</p>
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Yes, I am a human being lol. I am just extremely bad at drawing. I have trouble with stick-figures! As for poetry, it just inspires nothing in me. I love books though. Sometimes school kills reading for me, but when I'm free to do it on my own, I love it. Poetry just doesn't do it for me though. I see the point in essay writing, and I can write a pretty decent essay as long as I have something to say. The problem is that I usually have to analyze poetry, and I usually have nothing to say. I'm so scared of the AP Lit exam, lol. As for math and science, I just can't understand how someone could find either as not interesting, especially math. I'm sure science is just as interesting, if not more, but you don't really go into as much depth in high school science as high school math. Maybe I've just had bad English teachers, who knows.</p>
<p>What's the reason to dislike science? So much useful information...</p>
<p>Computer science is where it's at, though. That's what I want to go into.
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<p>I love analyzing poetry! I read some Shakespeare sonnets in class today and...they make my heart flutter in my chest. It's so beautiful! Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? -le sigh-</p>
<p>LOL, I actually considered a comp sci major for a while....since it's "practical." I mean, I taught myself PHP and ActionScript 2.0, which are supposedly based on C...but I wouldn't know. That's about as "technical" as I get. I'm pro at photoshop, indesign, dreamweaver (I love syntax coloring <33), etc. Like, those languages (HTML, CSS, PHP, mySQL, AS2.0, AJAX, etc.) make sense and are really logical--but it's all for functionality. I like art for it's own sake--because it's beautiful, that is its purpose. Or, as Picasso said, "Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth."</p>
<p>I don't know how people cannot like poetry. I mean, some of it is abstract and odd (e.e. cummings, anyone?) but I still like it. I love it how you can say one line of speech and it has about ten lines of meaning. </p>
<p>IE: "[Love] is the star to every wand'ring bark"</p>
<p>The bark (ship) uses the stars to guide itself, just as people use love to guide their lives. Specifically, they use the north star, which is constant and fixed--it never changes. Like loooooooooooove. </p>
<p>-sigh again-</p>
<p>Poetry is the best. :)</p>
<p>IE Pablo Neruda's "plums" poem. How anybody could not like that is beyond me.</p>
<p>Then again, when my calc teacher shows us a "beautiful" formula, I feel like gagging.</p>
<p>titan, have you ever seen the derivation of one of those formulas? I don't know, but there's more creativity in the quadratic formula (and that's just alg 1) than any poem I've ever read.</p>
<p>Yeah. It's interesting, I guess, but not really "beautiful."</p>