When Dr. Carr said, " To be African is to be Brilliant and Excellent", he opened my eyes to how beautiful the African Culture is. The three points of the lecture that stood out to me was Mbongi, learning and wisdom, and the history of the African culture. Mbongi is a form of community in which people can express their opinions freely. When Dr. Carr spoke of this Mbongi formed at Howard that we have became a part of, it made me realize how Howard University is a community. Together we learn off of each other and our ideas are used to educate those who want to learn more. The idea that I'm a part of Howard's Mbongi let's me know I've become a part of a family that can't be broken. We discuss, protect, assemble and solve our problems together. We are linked together as one and each of us help the other fulfill Howard’s legacy.
The next topic that stuck out to me the most is when he discussed Learning and Wisdom. On slide three of Dr. Carr's presentation he mentioned, " Learning is an acquisition of Knowledge. Wisdom is knowing what to do with Knowledge". Through these words I realized that me going to college doesn't male me successful. I have to do more than sit in a classroom. I have to take what I learn and teach it to those who don't know. Take my knowledge and use it for positive purposes. Dr. Carr explained that being wise means using your knowledge to the best of my ability.
Finally, the part of the lecture that stuck out to me the most was when Dr. Carr discussed that Africans developed everything we learned today. Africans are the roots of all creation. Such as, the writing system and measurement system. Africans were educated before slavery; we are the reason for most existence in the world. I never heard of this before, at this point of the lecture Dr. Carr made me Proud to be an African American.
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