Dr. Marge Slattery was a commanding and highly intelligent professor at James Madison University. She had a reputation for being tough in the classroom. I never minded that as I think professors should expect a lot from their students. I remember taking philosophy with her during my undergraduate studies. It was one of the toughest classes I have ever taken, but it was also one of the most rewarding. The first day of class I remember her saying clear as day, "Philosophy is about what one ought or ought not do." Essentially, what is the right thing to do and what is the wrong thing to do based on your philosophical point of view. While everyone is a mix of several philosophies (humanism, pragmatism, idealism and so forth), we all for the most part know when faced with tough decisions what we should do.