| | well...i am still under the impression that no one really reads
this. so i am not exactly sure who i am talking to at this
point. but my english prof had a heart attack this past weekend,
so we haven't had a teacher for class. some secretery gave us an
assignment as busy work. it was to write and essay on "what i
beleive..." this is what my cynical, appartently liberal, creative mind
came up with:
I believe the government
needs to step back and let Americans conduct themselves on their accord. When you look at countries like new zealand, there
is one major difference from other countries.
The government gives the average citizen a little credit; they give them
the benefit of the doubt. They offer
programs to help one open a business and do not force them to go through
endless amounts of paper work and restrictions. Even cities like Hong Kong above all gives people a chance. The government is not there to tell you how
to live your life, but more makes attempts to aid.
Democracy is not the
answer all to economic problems; sometimes if you just leave people alone, they
work things out themselves. Democrats
all cry for more heath care and social programs, but what about putting that
money into helping people find jobs and starting their own business. Let them save their own money for their
retirement. My beliefs are “to each his
own.”
“My choice is what I choose to do
And if I'm causing no harm it shouldn't bother you
Your choice is who you choose to be
And if you're causing no harm, then you're alright with me”
-Ben Harper
You
can tell me it just does not work like that.
That is why after graduation, I plan to visit to another country to
experience a world I have yet to ever see.
I sometimes feel that, as an American, I am predisposed to believing
that my country is number one, and superior to all others. I have not even seen the Pacific Ocean, let alone a single foreign
country. I want to look at America from
the outside, and not from the narrow-minded view from within. Give me the freedom to make my own mistakes
and learn from them. The freedom to live
my life without interference from legislators working for their own personal
interest and not mine. Finally, and
most of all, let me define my own definition of success. Sometimes it is not all about greed and
money; sometimes it is about satisfying simple human needs, wants, and demands. |
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