Essay #2

If Elbert Hubbard and Socrates traveled to the year 2012, they would recognize some things and also be upset about other things.  Elbert Hubbard would notice that people these days are lazy and don't always do what they are told.  He always believed that people should always obey what they are told and not question it or be lazy.  He would see how people like to procrastinate instead of doing what the should and have to do.  Most people today do not do what they are told without asking a million questions about it or saying that someone else should do it.  Then there are also those other people that do their jobs even if they don't like it because they want to get it over with and don't ask any questions about it.  Socrates would notice that we are still using demo democracy like they did in his age.  He would also see how people listened to him and stand up for what they believe in.  He would also notice how some people don't stand up for what they believe in and just sit and listen to other people even if they don't agree with what they are saying.  I think that they both would be very surprised how people act so much differently than people did when they were alive.