A jump worth dying for

     If I were standing on a bridge with my hands tied behind my back and a rope around my neck looking down at the water 20 feet below me, I would be worried for my life. There would probably be a lot of different things going through my mind. I think I would be thinking about my family and my standing point with God. I would think about how my family would handle me dying or surviving the chaoitic situation. I believe my family would be devastated if I were to die, especially dying from a tragic incident like this one. I would think about my standing point with God because if I die I sure do want to go to heaven. I would probably ask for forgiveness for my sins. I would do my very best to not move so I wouldn't fall to my death and pray I make it through alive.

My goals in life

      Thee are many different things that one could do with their life. I for one plan on living the life of luxury. To get this kind of life style, I will have to work extremely hard to achieve my goals. As of righty now, I plan on graduating high school and going straight into college to become a pharmacist. I don't know if I will continue to try to peruse a degree in pharmacy, but I know for sure that I want a job in the medical field. You'll will be able to make a lot of money in the medical field so that you can peruse a luxorious life style. When I get older, I would like to have a big brick house in the country or a log cabin in the mountains. Maybe both! I also plan on getting married after college and having a couple of kids. I hope that my goals fan out and I can live a luxorious life.

Modern conveniences taken for granted

    There are many things in our life that we use to make things convenient for us. Many of these things we all take for granted. One of these things that I feel like I take for granted, is air conditioning and heating. I personally don't think that we 100% have to have heating and cooling but it is a nice advantage. When my grandparents were kids growing up, there was no such thing as heating and cooling. Today, almost everyone is accustom to having heating as well as cooling. If we had to come up the way that our ancestors did we would be in major trouble. Most of us don't realize how bad people in the older days had to live. We have all grown accustom to the upgraded world that we live in today.

Individuality and conformity

    In many ways people are either their own individual or they conform to the people that are around them. It is much better for you and for others for you to just be yourself and do what you feel is best. Other people don't usually know what's best for you, and most of them don't care. If you conform to the people that are around you it could be bad for you and make you chose wrong decisions. You are the one person that knows what's best for you and you have to be wise enough to make your own decisions. In the long run, being you own individual is always the best choice to make. It can be hard to not conform to those around you at times but you have to be in control of the situation.

In what ways do individuals make a difference in our society?

     Individuals can play a major role in our society. One individual can become mayor or some sort of officer that affects our everyday life. A mayor keeps things in check in a town or a community. Officers carry out laws that we as citizens have to follow. Some indivuals can come together and create a group to try to boy cott something. This action would make a difference in our society. There are multiple ways that an individual can make a difference to our lives in our society.

How much power do formal institutions have in our society?

    I think that certain formal institutions have a good bit of power in our society. For example, a church plays a major role in a society or in a neighborhood. Churches can have different organizations going on at many different times. For instance, my church does a lot of cook outs, church plays, youth get togethers, and meetings. I also think that our government plays a big role on our society. Our government is basically our lay out for the laws we have to follow and rules we are governed by. If our government makes a decision, then it affects all of the citizens in our society.

Can one be to determined with persistence?

        It is not really a bad thing for someone to be persistent. If you are persistent, then you are more than likely going to achieve something or get things done. Persistent people don't stop trying to reach a goal. I think that it is possible for one to be too determined. If someone is so persistent with something and does not know when to stop then it can become unhealthy. Persistence cane become an obsession. I personally don't think that it is healthy for a person to be obsessed with anything. However, I do believe that persistence can be a good thing for one to have. You just have to know when to stop before it becomes an obsession.