Humanities Every person should know how to write well and effectively communicate their ideas. Mathematics Every person should know about the kind of mathematics and sciences that have shaped our world, as well as the history and political theory that have contributed to the formation of our society. Sciences Scripture and Religion Every person should have read the scriptures and many of the great works of philosophy and literature. The Arts Every person ought to learn through the arts how to respond to beauty and to create beauty themselves, how to play a musical instrument, sing, draw, paint and to act. Languages