FranciscoNavarro Period6 English12H Describeaquotethathasinspiredyou. Thereisonlyonewaytoavoidcriticism:donothing,saynothing,andbenothing (Aristotle).Aristotle,aGreekphilosopherandpolymathwhostudiedunderPlatoandthen latertaughtAlexandertheGreat,wasveryintelligentandrenownedforhiswritings.During hisera,Aristotlewasjudgedbyallforhisphilosophyandideology,butperseveredto becomeoneofthegreatestmindstohaveeverexisted.Heinfluencedseveralmajor subjects,suchasphysicsandpoetry.AlthoughAristotlewasabletoachievegreatness, moderndaysocietyseemstobelackinginseveraldepartments,specificallyinthe willingnesstobecriticized. Manyindividualsinpresentsocietyfearthethoughtofbeingcriticizedandbeing rejectedbysocietyandultimatelyneverbeingaccepted.Bydoingnothingnospaceisleft forcriticism,thusexterminatingthatindividualsfear.

Theseindividualswillnever understandthenecessityofcriticism.Criticismiscrucialforthegrowthofanindividual,not onlyeducationally,butforapersonasawhole.Forexample,Aristotlewascriticizeddaily forhisphilosophyandideology,butifAristotlehadbeenafraidofbeingcriticizedmultiple genresineducationwouldneverexist.Also,withoutcriticismhisideaswouldnothave beenperfected.Inaddition,criticismwillneverbeavoidableeveryaspectofapersonis criticized:physicalappearances,intelligence,socialskills.Thisworldistocorruptandfar tooshallowtoeverlookpasttheseminorcharacteristicsofaperson.Theendproductare

thesecowardswhoareemptyshellsofpeople,withnobackboneandthatcouldnotdefend himself.Someonewithzeroaspirationstochallengeandimprovethemselveswillsurely fail.Thisindividualwillneverbecomeanythingbecausetheydonothavethestrengthto fightforwhattheywantorbelievein,andalwayswillreceivetheshortendoftherope.Ican recallanincidentwhereIwascriticizedandinsteadofbowingmyheadandrollingoverfor dead,Ihadembracedit.IhadbeencriticizedbymyfriendJamie,hesaidFrancisco,all youeverdoonthesoccerisshowup.Jamiehadmeantinsteadofcomingtoplayand giveaonehundredpercenteffort,Iwouldjustcomeandbelazyandunethusiastic.Withthe recentNorthwestvs.ATechgameapproachingIhadtakenituponmyselftotakeJamies wordstoheartandprovehimwrongbygivingonehundredpercenteffortatpractices. WhenthedayhadfinallyarrivedthatweplayedATech,Iwasrunning,passinganddoing everythingwithinmypowertowinthegamefortheteam.TheresultwasNorthwesttaking homea10winagainstATech. Inconclusion,thisquotewasveryinspirationaltomebecauseitisarepresentation ofanindividualIwouldneverwanttobe.Mygoalsinlifearesolidified.Nevertobe tamperedwithorchange,unlessagreatercausepresentsitselftome.Thisquotereminds metoalwaysremainstrongandtakeotherpeopleswordsintoconsiderationbecause ultimatelytheymaymakemeabetterperson.