Honestly, coming up with something
to write about for this passion blog has plagued me for over a week. Perhaps my
muted enthusiasm doesn’t constitute passion; hours and hours of brain wracking have
yielded at least a few viable topics, though. I’m the sure the title might’ve caught
you off guard, but allow me to explain.
My first topic revolves around the pithy aphorisms of the esteemed Winston Churchill. I’ve always found his oft-quoted sayings to not only reflect his direct candor, but also to demonstrate an inner intellectualism that can be detected upon slightly deeper inspection of the language and meaning of his most famous expressions. I hope that through a thorough analysis of select quotes, I can uncover the contained meanings while applying the lessons learned to my own life in order to create an analytically intriguing and increasingly applicable blog.
As much as I find Churchill’s words interesting, they light no fire in me like mathematics does. My true passion lies therein, but I have qualms about developing a blog revolving about the mother of all sciences. I’d like to cite examples from popular math texts and expound upon them in an attempt to cultivate appreciation for mathematics and to instill fondness for its elegance and beauty. I worry that this topic is simply not applicable enough to a majority of students, but I believe that channeling the deep passion I have for it, in the proper medium and with appropriate examples, could create an engaging blog.
Finally, I
am acutely aware of my own dismal participation (read: lack thereof) as a
citizen of this nation. In an attempt to inform both myself and my readership,
I think another interesting blog idea would be to read and analyze the cover
story of an issue of the New York Times
each week. In doing so, I would attempt to not merely summarize but to dissect,
synthesize, and disseminate the more important facets of each cover story. In
an era of compartmentalized information being boiled down to 140 character
messages and 15 second sound-bytes, a thorough analysis of good old newsprint
could be especially rewarding.
