Over the past semester, there have been many exciting things going on around the Center. As usual, we hosted some wonderful individuals that made us all think, question, and change. While I enjoyed speaking with all our guests, there were two in particular that stand out. Our visit with Secretary Clinton was an amazing experience that I will always remember, and our seminar on Ayn Rand's Anthem with Dr. Gohman provided an interesting discussion. Even though theses events were on completely opposite ends of the spectrum, political policy and dystopian worlds, although I'm sure Dr. Gregg can find a way to make them relate, both significantly added to my educational experience.
Secretary Clinton's visit, while abrupt, was one that I greatly appreciated. Hilliary Clinton is someone that I have looked up to for most of my life. She is an amazing role model who has accomplished so much in her life. On a more educationally valuable note, I was please that she decided to discuss nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. It is a topic that should be widely discusses and addressed by policy makers around the world. Her candidness in discussing her opinion and the policy direction of the current administration was refreshing. I would like to thank both the McConnell Center and Senator McConnell for providing such a wonderful opportunity for us.
The Secretary Clinton visit was a wonderful event, but it lacked the heated debate and discussion found in the McConnell Center every day. A better example of this is Dr. Gohman's seminar on Anthem. This seminar was on that really made me think about where we are and where we are going as a society. In this seminar we discussed hoe Equality thought himself to be God and the savior of society, how education is key, and what it means to act in our rational self interest. As usual, significant debate ensued on all these questions, whether it was Dr. Gregg adding his two cents, Dr. Kleber bringing up Christianity, or Michael Zeller discussing ideas o rational behavior.
This semester, as all the others, was one that made me reflect, question, and change. Every speaker adds something to our education, and whether we are talking with the Secretary of State or a UofL professor from the School of Business we are broadening our understanding of the world and our place in it.
Secretary Clinton's visit, while abrupt, was one that I greatly appreciated. Hilliary Clinton is someone that I have looked up to for most of my life. She is an amazing role model who has accomplished so much in her life. On a more educationally valuable note, I was please that she decided to discuss nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. It is a topic that should be widely discusses and addressed by policy makers around the world. Her candidness in discussing her opinion and the policy direction of the current administration was refreshing. I would like to thank both the McConnell Center and Senator McConnell for providing such a wonderful opportunity for us.
The Secretary Clinton visit was a wonderful event, but it lacked the heated debate and discussion found in the McConnell Center every day. A better example of this is Dr. Gohman's seminar on Anthem. This seminar was on that really made me think about where we are and where we are going as a society. In this seminar we discussed hoe Equality thought himself to be God and the savior of society, how education is key, and what it means to act in our rational self interest. As usual, significant debate ensued on all these questions, whether it was Dr. Gregg adding his two cents, Dr. Kleber bringing up Christianity, or Michael Zeller discussing ideas o rational behavior.
This semester, as all the others, was one that made me reflect, question, and change. Every speaker adds something to our education, and whether we are talking with the Secretary of State or a UofL professor from the School of Business we are broadening our understanding of the world and our place in it.