Essay #2

If Elbert Hubbard could time travel to the year of 2012, he would be shocked to see how lazy this generation is. He probably expected the future generations to buckle down and get the job done with no questions asked. But in reality, this generation constantly asks questions and gets the job done when we get to it. Hubbard was disappointed  with his generation and pointed out that there are not many people who do what they are told unless they have some kind of harsh whipping to motivate them. Meanwhile, if Socrates could travel to the year of 2012 he would be impressed. Socrates spent so much time pursuing his method of getting people to think and then to have them shut down by the Athenian government had to be frustrating. Whereas. nowadays we have a schooling system that encourages critical thinking in all classes. Also, there's freedom of speech, which allows people to express their thoughts with no penalty, unlike ancient Greece where you could be condemned to death. For both Elbert Hubbard and Socrates, time travelling to 2012 would be an eye opening experience.