1V What is Inquiry?

According to the Webster Dictionary, inquiry is defined as an examination into facts. What exactly does that mean, it means as humans we naturally have a thirst for knowledge, and it has been with us since we were young. As children we wonder and ask why the circle doesn’t fit into the square hole, but as we get older our brain starts looking for more information, like what makes the earth revolve around the sun. Some people may not know it, but inquiry is a part of your everyday life when you’re forced to make decision, but don’t have all the answers that you need. For instance there are many reasons on why as students we chose the college that we did, but to get to this point, we had to ask some questions as to what makes this school the right one for me?

 As freshmen we don’t get the luxury of being able to choose our own classes, and I was put into Sociology, and didn’t even know what that was, but after hearing the professor talk for a while it was clear. It’s the science of how society functions; but during the class he brought up the word argument, and usually arguing is something you try to avoid, but he made it clear that it is a good thing; it’s just a way to present the information for what you believe in.

After having my first Inquiry and Sociology class, it is clear to see why they are connected to each other.  It’s hard as humans to try and study the way society in today’s world functions if we don’t ask ourselves and try to gather the information on why it is the way that it is? And what has made it that way?