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If you could choose any person living or dead...

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TubStain

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"You are planning the course schedule for next year's curriculum. You have the opportunity to choose any individual (living or deceased) to teach one course in any subject matter during your first semester. Which individual would you choose? What would be the subject matter? Why? "

I'm writing an application essay, and trying to brainstorm possible people and subjects that I could write about.

Anyone got ideas?
 
What are your interests TubStain?

Writing about something you like makes the process easier IMO 🙂
 
Saddam Hussein, and I'd have him teach about Terrorism, War and Due Process. That's acutally a class I'm taking next semester, albeit not taught by Saddam. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: jumpr
Saddam Hussein, and I'd have him teach about Terrorism, War and Due Process. That's acutally a class I'm taking next semester, albeit not taught by Saddam. 🙂
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saddam hussien is qualified to teach about getting owned.

for terrorism, i think the most qualified person is yassir arafat-head.
 
Originally posted by: ClueLis
Thomas Hobbes teaching modern political theory. 😀 😀 😀
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There we go...though I'm😕

Zim: I'm trying to be wacky in my app essay. It's to an MBA program, and I know the average applicant will be choosing someone like warren buffett, ghandi or any other iconic person and their respective specialty.

I'm trying to get the reader to not reach for his coffee when s/he reads mine, but rather adjust themselves and read with interest. My essays thus far are pretty good an guaranteed to interest, catching intro's and correct tone etc. (I've handed it toa bunch of ppl and they helped me a ton).

But I'm really stuck on this question. I just need to jog my memory of someone I know, or could research about and write about. Regarding my interests, I'm an IT geek, with a strong interest in Finance (which I intend on pursuing during my MBA program).

So just anyone shoot ideas at me, no matter how random, I'm brainstorming anandtech style.
 
Who's that really smart (living) guy who is a professor at Princeton I think. His work is in economics or political theory. He's a very forward thinker....can't seem to remember his name. I think it begins in "N"

 
Originally posted by: TubStain
Originally posted by: ClueLis
Thomas Hobbes teaching modern political theory. 😀 😀 😀
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There we go...though I'm😕
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Hobbes was an early political theorist during the time of the English revolution. He believed that Absolute power must be given to a single ruler to maintain order at ALL costs, as humans have an innate tendancy to gain whatever power they can. For him, anything less would inevitably lead to anarchy, which is the worst situation poissible.

I would very much like to see his comment on the current state of the world.
 
Originally posted by: TubStain
Who's that really smart (living) guy who is a professor at Princeton I think. His work is in economics or political theory. He's a very forward thinker....can't seem to remember his name. I think it begins in "N"
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John Nash?
 
Originally posted by: TubStain
Who's that really smart (living) guy who is a professor at Princeton I think. His work is in economics or political theory. He's a very forward thinker....can't seem to remember his name. I think it begins in "N"
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You don't mean John Nash, do you?

Edit: I'm afraid he wouldn't be a real fantastic speaker, with his condition.
 
Originally posted by: Walleye
Originally posted by: jumpr
Saddam Hussein, and I'd have him teach about Terrorism, War and Due Process. That's acutally a class I'm taking next semester, albeit not taught by Saddam. 🙂
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saddam hussien is qualified to teach about getting owned.

for terrorism, i think the most qualified person is yassir arafat-head.
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Sadly, "many" people are qualified for teaching a class on terrorism 🙁

 
Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Robert Pirsig. Intermediate Metaphysics of Quality.

ZV
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Thanks 🙂 I've never heard of him, but I'm researching his work right now and it's seems interesting.
 
Originally posted by: crab
Originally posted by: TubStain
Who's that really smart (living) guy who is a professor at Princeton I think. His work is in economics or political theory. He's a very forward thinker....can't seem to remember his name. I think it begins in "N"
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John Nash?
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No, Maybe he doesnt teach in Princeton but some other prestigious university. Arghgh...who is it... I'm pretty sure his work is in econ or pol. theory. Time to go google hunting.
 
Originally posted by: ClueLis
Originally posted by: TubStain
Originally posted by: ClueLis
Thomas Hobbes teaching modern political theory. 😀 😀 😀
Click to expand...

There we go...though I'm😕
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Hobbes was an early political theorist during the time of the English revolution. He believed that Absolute power must be given to a single ruler to maintain order at ALL costs, as humans have an innate tendancy to gain whatever power they can. For him, anything less would inevitably lead to anarchy, which is the worst situation poissible.

I would very much like to see his comment on the current state of the world.
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Ah thanks for explaining.
 
Originally posted by: 5ayle
Originally posted by: Walleye
Originally posted by: ClueLis
Thomas Hobbes teaching modern political theory. 😀 😀 😀
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and John Locke for the other half the class.
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Machiavelli - Pol. Sci.
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author of the handbook on being a dictator. <<skip to last page>>

"right, i know i spent up till now explaining how to be a dictator, but.... dont be a dictator. it's bad."
 
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