Where Would You Be

We live in a world where many people have different values and ethical beliefs. Values and ethical beliefs vary whether it is from one part of the world to the other. It could also vary from different cultures or religion. As we grow older, these values and beliefs may be altered from life’s experiences. Depending on our morals, we may choose to do what is right or what is wrong. The values and ethical beliefs that I presently possess rely solely on my religion as well as my culture.…

United States Air Force Academy. I know that I would make an ideal cadet and I’ll tell you why. I may look like just another number, but I’m not just any student looking to go to the academy because my parents did or because I want paid college. I want to go to the academy because I am an engineering student and I found out the hard way that where you go to college really does make a difference. I found out the long way that the Air Force academy would be the best place for my abilities and…

Standardized testing Do you think students have to take standardized tests? I don’t think that we should have to take standardized because it worries you to the point where you can’t go to sleep the night before. And if you told some people that it worried you to the point where you can’t go to sleep they would be the counterclaim and say just think about something else. They are the people that like to argue and make a scene. Another reason I say no is because it stresses you out and you…

future where what's sane and insane,where what's good and evil,where people do what the feel but they aren't truly free.when you wake in this world,you would probably wouldnt know what to do because one day you are livin by the law and then the next day you can do whatever you want as long as you do what the government says do when the say it. I don't think i would be happy living like that. Imagine this you are living in a world that you do the opposite of what was right. For instance if you…

I understand that accountability is a virtue that can actually be learned through experience. In fact being overseas helped me understand how important it was for other and me to know that I was someone who was accountable for my action and with every upgrade in rank I understood that because it was a privilege it also comes with higher responsibility. I am responsible for my actions that is also something I learned being in the Army. Therefore accountability is much more than just being…

What if there were no jails? What would it do with all the people we view as criminals? What would become of our judicial system? Would wrongdoers roam free or be given another way to pay their debt to society? Would you give in to those desires you’ve had to do wrong, knowing there may not be any consequences? Or would you live in a state of paranoia and barricade yourself in your home with hopes that no one bothered you? Your responses to the questions indicate the kind of world we live in. If…

Joyce Carol Oates is known for writing demented stories about adolescent girls craving attention from the opposite sex and trying and failing to find their path in life. Her most popular story with that such plot is “Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?” In this story, a fifteen-year-old girl named Connie who, like every teenage girl, loves spending weekend nights in town and attention from the opposite sex. However, her innocence and vulnerability eventually lead her into the trap of a…

How many of you in this classroom can say that you have went through depression, where success will bring you to a euphoric state of mind, where endless opportunities can not make you smile, where $50 million can not and will not help yourself carry on with your day. My name’s Robin Mclaurin William but most of you may know me as just Robin Williams. Starting off my life, I was born in the city of Chicago, Illinois. I was never a confident kid, I would like to describe myself sort of like a,…

Have you ever trained for a 5k? In training you have to keep track of where you run and what speed you were going at, imagine one day you went out to practice running the 5k and made it in 45 minutes! When you get home you notice you forgot to turn on your running log, all that work and nothing to show. That’s how it was for early sailors, they had trouble keeping track of how fast they were going, when it changed , and where they sailed. To solve this they had a Traverse Board an early…

In Joyce Carrol Oates short story Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? A fifteen year old girl named Connie unknowingly faces evil and loses the battle. In this story evil which is defined by Merriam Webster’s dictionary as “Something that causes discomfort, repulsion, or harm.” comes in the form of a man named Arnold Friend (Webster’s). In the story Connie is a naïve girl whose fate would have turned out differently if she had been a more devout Christian. There are several ways in the…