The last object of primary education stated is a general one that sort of summarizes the purpose of all the other objects: "to form them to habits of reflection and correct action." Here it is stated that a person should think about their actions before taking them, to show high moral standards to others and by doing these things one will be a happier 'man.' Again comes up the idea of moral and virtue; this seems to be and important part of the education at the University of Virginia. Treating people as you would like to be treated. I have not experience anything except this during my first year at the University of Virginia. I am not sure, though, that every student has formed complete habits of reflection and correct action in every sense.

Here we relate "the principles of our constitution" to the principles of the university. The one part of the constitution highlighted in this section is the freedom of religion. This recognizes all beliefs and worships. At the beginning of this year there was rumor of Anti-Muslim posters being hung around first year dorms. This is shocking to me. As a nation, we have definitely come a long way from what we were in the past. I would like to think we are more accepting of our ethnic neighbors and friends. But we have seen in the news that we have not come as far as we thought we have. These posters around first year dorms show just that as do the August 11th and 12th marches from the Neo-Nazi's. Looking through the document and the comments from other students, I have seen that our school was founded in racism. There was no section to ban this in the constitution. Why is freedom of religion so hard to accept even today?

This quote in the Rockfish Gap Report reminds me of the honor code at UVA today. Ideology according to the New Oxford American Dictionary is a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy. The honor code here is completely student run and extremely important in all facets of daily UVA life. It helps to create a community of trust and a set of beliefs for the community so we can further our education.

The men who created UVA were well aware of the difference of opinion that they would meet along the way. Choosing the objectives of the branches of learning is a difficult task. The commissioners listed their objectives out and explained why each was chosen almost like the Declaration as we read this summer. They listed their reasons and explained each one. The Rockfish Gap Report and the Declaration of Independence run some similarities.