reread if you need to look back at the crosswide model

this is why corruption is self-fulfulling

corruption benefits both parties

this is such a specific focus, what if it's not representative of other acts of corruption or large-scale phenomena

Of all the information in this document, this is one of the lines that resonated with me the most. I completely agree with this point, and it feels great to realize that UVA was built upon it. The idea that we are capable of change, both personally and as a society, is a fundamental part of human growth and development. Too many of us are fixated on who we were in the past to cultivate real progress, and that holds us back more than anything. I also think that this quote lends itself well to the idea that despite aspects of the university's past such as slavery or sexism, as a community we can move past these old ideals and build a better future for UVA. Many parts of this school are rooted in tradition, which I value, but these lines confirm that our founders never intended for tradition to overshadow positive progression.

I thought that this sentence was particularly interesting in the context of UVA's past. Irony seems to be a prevalent theme in this document, as many lines within it seem to preach equality and advocate for it's continuation, but as we know, women and minorities were not allowed to attend the university until over a century later. We now consider equal access to education an American right, so it's disheartening to note that the founders of our school wrote this line without thinking that refusing to admit women would "violate the equal rights of another."

There are many clauses in this document, as well as old traditions established by Jefferson himself, that are still valued as an integral part of student life today. It surprised me that an emphasis on the importance of exercise isn't one of these values, because it seems to be distinctly outlined here. However, the comparatively insignificant emphasis on exercise by the university's administration today is probably due to the militaristic nature of the exercise mentioned in this document. Although there are some connections between mental capacity and physical health in the Rockfish Gap report, the need for students to exercise to become apt fighters is simply outdated and no longer necessary.

Although this sentence sounds agreeable in its mission to create a world full of compassionate, reflective people, it becomes ironic after considering the limited scope of individuals allowed to study at this university and the school's racist past. Being an "example of virtue" and performing "correct action" are values that UVA students still strive to uphold, so it's upsetting that when writing this, UVA's founders thought that women and African-Americans couldn't be "examples of virtue." Also, it's interesting to note that slaveholding and racism would have likely been considered "correct action" at the time.