Taking things forr granted
While chowing down some fried rice, I was busy watching poetry in action when my mother told me to turn off ‘that wrestling trash.’ Then I pondered something: how many people are missing out on this stuff? Then I pondered something else: how many people don’t watch it because they don’t have a TV? A week later, I was wolfing down some yogurt while listening to George W. Bush mispronounce a certain somebody’s name along the lines of Slobodan Mi-LAA-se-VICK, and then another question popped in my mind: how many people are interested in or actually care what he’s talking about? A few seconds after that, I thought about those who did care about democracy, freedom, rights, and having their voice heard, but could do nothing about it … Just like that, the obvious epiphany popped into my head. We as a society take just about everything in life for granted. Whether it be our family, our resources, or our health, everything is expected to come to us, and if it doesn’t, then we complain that life just isn’t fair. When contemplating taking things for granted, one might first think of the family. In ancient times, the basic unit of Roman society was the family. Even today, most issues center a
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Slobodan Mi-LAA-se-VICK, Reeves Neo, Oh Figuratively, Mexico City, Pizza Hut, Middle East, Taking Granted…, Oompa Loompa, Somalia Hearing, MONEY TAKES, granted family, common sight, mother told, little sister, – literally, picture mom, downloading song,
Approximate Word count = 1710
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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