"Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future"- Oscar Wilde

Just last night actually, I was having a conversation with my friend Stephanie and she recalled a quote she had read somewhere online by Oscar Wilde which said, "Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future." When I first heard the quote, I found it to be a little ambiguous. I actually had to write it down and reread it in order to understand it better and analyze it. After thinking about it though, I interpreted it as everyone sins at some point in their life and even someone who might seem perfect has made mistakes before. In the same sense, someone who has sinned and has done mistakes can also change their life around and stop sinning. I then realized that I might have interpreted it this way because of the conversation I was having with my friend. Had we been talking about a different topic, I might not have thought of the quote in that way. Wilde's quote was ambiguous to me though because it really got me thinking about its meaning and I could see how easily it would be for people to interpret it differently. One could very easily disagree with the overall quote and say that it is not true; that everyone does not necessarily sin at some point in their life. My friend Stephanie for example argued with my own interpretation of the quote and said that "every sinner has a future" means that a sinner will keep sinning and will never stop doing it. She also thought the quote could mean that everyone sins and that there is no saint. I chose to talk about this specific quote because it was an ambiguous quote which can be interpreted in different ways according to each person's beliefs and state of mind when hearing or reading the quote.

Subjective & Objective Claims

A subjective Claim I have heard recently was, "Indian food is way too spicy." A subjective claim is a claim which is based on personal standards according to one's specific tastes, standards, etc. My friend had made this specific statement after some friends and I had gone to an Indian restaurant. I however found the food to be great and did not find it too spicy. My friend had made a Subjective Claim in the way that her personal standards found the food to be too spicy. Her claim was based on her own likings and did not make the claim accurate to everyone else.
An Objective Claim I have recently heard was, "You weigh 122lbs." An Objective Claim is a claim which is based on impersonal standards meaning that it is not based on someone's likings or preferences but is based on real and true facts which cannot be altered. When my doctor took my weigh and told me I weighed 122lbs, I could not change it to my likings or anyone else's. Of course I could gain or lose weigh according to my own liking but as of right now, my weigh is what it is whether i like it or not. This specific claim was therefore an Objective Claim as it was not based on personal standards.

Introductory Post

Hi everyone, my name is Elsie. I am majoring in Psychology and hope to one day become a psychologist.
I have some experience in communication as I am sure most of us all have. Communicating is really important to me as I like to express my feelings and understand other people's emotions and feelings as well. This class could benefit me in the way that it could help me express myself better to make any type of communication easier and better. I have taken one online class before and really enjoyed it (:
Some of my interests include music, ice hockey, art, and dance. I also love to travel and hope to one day be able to go to India or China and volunteer in an Orphanage. Helping people is one of my biggest passion as I love to see other people happy. I would definitely love to work with the red cross in my future or do something of that sort. I am also very family and friend oriented so I spend most of my free time with them (:
I think that is pretty much all you need to know about me! (:

-Elsie