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Corey…

I appreciate your honesty throughout your post, you are confused at times and do not understand what Banach is saying, but you are able to get through reading it. You agree with Banach when he states that "The Existentialist's secret of happiness, then, is to get one's value from within oneself. In doing so, one loses the promise of external value, but they find a more real happiness, one that cannot be taken away by the external forces beyond their control." This is because you do not believe external value is possible.
I also agree with the example that he uses with the slaves throughout his lecture. It connects to what happened in history. This makes me think, how would have those times been different if everyone were to think this way.
Even though you have many great ideas, and have a lot to say it makes me a bit confused while I am reading it. I think it is because you are not separating your work out into paragraphs. If you do this for next time, then your reader will understand your work without any confusion at all.
After reading your ideas, I look into my life and agree with what you have to say about how “a person's desires influences them no matter what that person does to and thinks about other people.”
Nice work Corey.

Amber M.

Sam,

You have some really great points. It makes me reconsider what I think about Banach’s lecture. You are really honest and support all your opinions with evidence. I loved reading your ideas. You do not agree when Banach states “To be free, then, I must follow the golden rule and act only as I would have others act.” And you do not feel that we are free at all living in our world.
This connects to some of my thoughts about freedom. I as well do not think that we are completely free living in this world today. I also use the example of people killing others when I think of this whole freedom concept. I think it all depends on what ones true definition of freedom is and how they interpret it. But we are both on the same page here for our definitions of freedom 
I agree with Carrie, I think that you should look at all the questions you answer throughout your post with different perspectives. How would your thoughts change if you were to do so?
After reading all these ideas, I think about everything in my life and all the statements you have made about freedom. Even though I think that by living in the USA we have more rights than others living around the world, we still have a lot more freedom that we can gain. But the question is what kind of freedom does everyone want? And is that “good” freedom? Will everyone agree with it?
Great work Sam, keep it up!

Amber M.