Running, striding, running, running, running, falling, crashing. This pain strikes like a lightning bolt exploding in every part of my body. Each movement of my feet reminds me of the fall. A moment passes, and the pain continues. Standing, running, continuing. I have to finish what I have started, and I won’t give up. In the hardest of moments where pain questions are strength we prove our power, and show it only makes us stronger.
“What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger”- a quote said by Friedrich Nietzsche proves to us that what you are going through will only make you stronger in time to come. In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury the protagonist Guy Montag discovers pain throughout the novel. An incident that he faced was when Clarisse died. He suffered through the pain of his loss, and managed to use it as knowledge. This pain can only strengthen Montag, unless it defeats him.
Pain is weakness leaving the body. After Montag had faced the death of Clarisse, he was stronger and more prepared for when he learned the truth about his wife. He also uses his experience of these situations when he hurt his leg, because instead of giving up he continued on and struggled through the pain but never gave up.
We can’t let pain defeat us we have to prove our strength. When we face the hard times, we can’t let them defeat us. They can only make us stronger, and help us in the future.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Patriotism in Our Country
Gathered around the table by your family, warm potatoes are passed around, and turkey begins being carved. You bow your head, and take a moment to realize what as an American we have to be grateful for. Today's society forgets about the great life we have due to patriotism, and how much there is for us to be proud of.
“We Americans suffer occasional setbacks, but we have so much to be proud of.”-as said by Dave Strang, proves to us that when there is the minor setbacks we face, but our patriotism to ones country is everything our nation stands for. Patriotism is the fight to protect our culture, love, and faith we owe to our nation. People who show their devotion to our nation keep the peace and stability of our government. Without patriots our country would be chaos.
Take the chaos in North Korea for example. Because no one there shows the love and apreatation they have for their country, no one cares what happen to their nation. Many have given up on their government, and will let their country get run over by others. Therefore patriotism is very important for the structure of a country.
In America some show their patriotism through fighting for our country. I come from a family of many who have served in the military. My aunt served 10 years in the navy, currently her son is enrolled in the navy, and serving overseas in California aboard a ship. This same cousin’s father and Uncle served in the navy for numerous years. Although being away from your family and friends is difficult, because of people like them who will sacrifice such things to serve our country keeps our nation under control.
We take our country for granted occasionally, but we need to stop and remember how without patriots and the men and women who sacrifice their life to keep the peace of our nation it would be chaos. Patriotism most definitely still matters and we need to take time to think about how life would be without it.
“We Americans suffer occasional setbacks, but we have so much to be proud of.”-as said by Dave Strang, proves to us that when there is the minor setbacks we face, but our patriotism to ones country is everything our nation stands for. Patriotism is the fight to protect our culture, love, and faith we owe to our nation. People who show their devotion to our nation keep the peace and stability of our government. Without patriots our country would be chaos.
Take the chaos in North Korea for example. Because no one there shows the love and apreatation they have for their country, no one cares what happen to their nation. Many have given up on their government, and will let their country get run over by others. Therefore patriotism is very important for the structure of a country.
In America some show their patriotism through fighting for our country. I come from a family of many who have served in the military. My aunt served 10 years in the navy, currently her son is enrolled in the navy, and serving overseas in California aboard a ship. This same cousin’s father and Uncle served in the navy for numerous years. Although being away from your family and friends is difficult, because of people like them who will sacrifice such things to serve our country keeps our nation under control.
We take our country for granted occasionally, but we need to stop and remember how without patriots and the men and women who sacrifice their life to keep the peace of our nation it would be chaos. Patriotism most definitely still matters and we need to take time to think about how life would be without it.
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