Part One: Humanities are crucial to study and learn in higher education levels. In the introduction of The Value of Humanities, by Helen Small, she draws upon five critical defenses for the studying of humanities. There are several defenses that are similar to During and Bod from last week, but the one that sticks out the most is the defense of “intrinsic value” (6). The humanities matter because they create different personal values for the reader or student and the study of the humanities itself. My biggest argument point for this ideology is that a world with just natural and social science is a world lacking in value. The humanities play important roles in everyday life and career paths. Similar to last week’s statement, once an answer is made in science there is no further expansion. The correct answer is finalized. However, with the humanities, there is never an end to an explanation. It is a buildable foundation that benefits the students and the world. I think that I gain the knowledge of a world that is ever expanding. If we sit here and disregard life from a philosophical view, then we are simply organisms, and there would be nothing more to education. I gain the knowledge of culture, the growth of history, and that what I learn brings me joy. I do not have that same connection with natural and social sciences. When it comes to professional settings, the humanities prepare people for conversations, interactions, and how to add value to a conversation. Humanities provide a broader perspective for the world we live in and interact with each day. 
Part Two: I love editing. I have a preference towards editing creative materials versus thesis papers, but I love it as much as I love creating a story. My favorite part is editing other people’s works. It creates a group of ideas, bouncing off each other, and soon helping the original writer down an old path or create them a new one. If I could create any job, I would want it to be just that. Editing. Of course it would be more of an “at home”, send me your information, I look over the work, and then set up a time to meet. Once I am done with that person’s edits I would move on to the next. However, in contrast to today’s publishing world, I would not give up on a writer. I would continue to meet, to build, and to create with them, even if it was something as small as journal entries like this. The main purpose of this job would be to create, give feedback, and build something amazing. It would be to push people to make something they are proud of and create a community for them to come back to as well. This job would call upon several writing courses that I have taken over the years. English would play a huge part in terms of grammar and basic plot rules, but my writing workshops would play into the community and feedback aspect.