I saw a television commercial where people paid money to breathe clean air and those were short a dime remained breathless. We live in a so called "free" country, but paying to grab a quick breath of air is not my idea of freedom. Those who were less fortunate would have to live confined to their own homes just to survive. And those who were homeless would not survive at all in a world that has non-breathable air.

People are sponges. We soak up information and are brainwashed

As I step out on to a new plateau, I am scared rather than excited. Becoming an adult should be filled with security, happiness, and excitement, but nowadays it is filled with uncertainty. The jobs we prepare for in college may be taken over by computers as soon as we graduate, leaving us with no hope for raising families of our own, and no hope for our future that was supposed to be secure.

into making life easier. The easier life gets, the more destruction we give to the Earth. Our lakes and forests are dying. Acid rain has made these ecosystems unable to support life. Rainforests are being cut down for cattle ranching and farmland. As we cut the forest down we could be losing valuable resources that have not yet been found. Despite all of this corruption, we continue to write to our e-mail pals, we dine at fast food restaurants, and we drive our fast cars. All seems well for now, but we'll be very, very, sorry.

Too much freedom of change has allowed us to evolve into a meek society. No matter how loud our music is, or how noisy the traffic, we are very silent.

We have brilliant technology that can search for life near distant suns. We can send satellit

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