humanities.
Even Michael Eisner, Chairman of the Disney Company, majored in the humanities. Famous people who studied the humanities make a long list indeed It's
easy to see that the humanities can prepare us for many different careers and jobs we
siness, science or entertainment. If we study only
can undertake, whether medici
mathematics, it's likely we will be a candidate only for jobs as a mathematician. If we
include studying the humanities, we can make breakthroughs on many barriers and
are limited only by our effort and imagination
o Of course, nowadays, if we study the humanities alone, we are liable to miss many
opportunities. Each one of us needs to become as technically and professionally skilled
as possible to help meet the needs of modern life. In fact, increasingly a pairing of
technical knowledge and inner insight is seen as the ideal in the establishment of a
career. If I were the Dean of Admissions at a medical school and two people applied to
our school, both having the required basic scientific courses, one a philosophy major
and the other solely a pre-med student, the philosophy applicant would be chosen
o In summary, the humanities help to create well-rounded human beings with insight
and understanding of the passions, hopes and dreams common to all humanity.
The humanities, the ancient timeless reservoir of knowledge, teach us to see things
differently and broaden our horizons. They are as useful and relevant in our modern
age as they have always been. Doesn't it make sense to spend some time in the
company of the humanities, our outstanding and remarkable treasure of knowledge?
Who knows how famous YOU might become
