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Work is honourable!The capacity to work is something we should be grateful for.To sit down and do nothing when you have the capacity to do it may be akin to a sin.When Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne, Professors were brought to teach her topics that were considered necessary for …

While in school, we learnt a lot of things from first principles: we learnt how handy formalae like the almighty formula for quadratic equations are derived. We also learnt technical drawing using Tee Squares and drawing boards before we began to get on computers. Is it still important to learn from first principles?