Essay #2

If Elbert Hubbard and Socrates time-traveled to the current century today, I do not think they would be too happy with the way people are today. Except Socrates would be happy to know how well his methods of question have turned out. It may also come as a surprise to Socrates to know that even to this day; people are still learning about Greece and the Socratic Method etc. Sadly, he would be disappointed to see that it only went so far and people have become lazy. Elbert Hubbard stated that humans are becoming lazy and they always try to do the least possible amount that they can. People have become too relaxed in what needs to be done, rather than what they want to do. Too much is relied on others. Even though Socrates and Elbert Hubbard would be disappointed, there would still be relief to know not everyone is like that. There are still people today that demonstrated arête and qualities of Rowan.