<p>I started the philosophy club last year by support of my AP ENG teacher. I personally read about 10-15 essays every week and choose one of them in my own topic of choice. Then students will pick them up, and read them, then we discuss the paper. Sounds kinda manipulative, but I think I have the knowledge and the trust of others to do so. The idea of starting the club is perfectly presented in my optional essay. I have said that how Iran’s restricted environment drove me to find some of the illegal books that opposed government’s beliefs back in my Freshman year. But I couldn’t express my thoughts in Iran because there is a huge distrust among people after 1978 revolution…well, when I came here, I became much more active…and a great point was when SHIRIN EBADI, the Iranian lady, won the Nobel Peace prize last year…It was certainly something to admire…
Although my HS principal opposed the start of this new club–because it wouldn’t bring reputation to school and it is totally useless–, we finally made him consent…it was a long story…
TCU is the closest university to us. I tried to contact TCU phil dept. and now we are active…now, we are going to have the professors coming here as guest speakers…
I think thats enough about the club…it is just a discussion group…
One of my papers is dealing with existentialism…I have avoided summarizing other philosopher’s. I have tried to come up with my own original and abstract ideas. There is about 8 pages that I am analyzing somone else’s statement. Andre Gide: “my thoughts are the same color as my cloth.” But rest of it is not talking about others for a long time…
My other work in English is an abstract, post-modernist story of a “kid” who is struggling with meaning of infinity and nihilism…it is fairly short, yet more insightful than the other paper…
My teachers are looking to publish this paper for me…hopefully, the EXISTENTIALISM will be published in a book, which is a collection of college and masters students essays about philosophy and psychology…</p>