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A Loss (Part 3 of 3)

Today’s challenge is to write generally about “lost and found” and/or continue on with the loss theme.

I have been married three times. I find it hard to believe myself sometimes, but that is the hard truth of it.

The first time I married I was only 25 years old. I say only25 years old because I found that I changed tremendously during my 20′s, so much so that I had completely different wants,…

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Paper Abstract

A vital part of the American Dream, and indeed, the concept of America, is that people have a say in the institutions that govern their daily lives. Since the country’s inception, Americans have fought to achieve equality of opportunity and under the law, through any number of methods. This paper will focus on the method of non-violent direct action through the lens of labor unions and the actions of laborers and workers in general. I will use this lens to better understand the concept and mechanisms of non-violent direct action. I will extrapolate (briefly) to other instances of non-violent direct action in order to better understand the mechanisms at work. My hope is to demonstrate that non-violent direct action constitutes an evolution of the American Dream, in that it relies on a “moral” sensibility of the institution being protested against or the public, from which it draws its power (defining moral without religious connotations and without judgment of good or bad morals, just the recognition that a system of morals exists). I will also touch upon the necessity for collective protest in non-violent direct action, in comparison with other forms of protest, and how this may or may not comply with the American Dream. Finally, I would like to examine the possible application of non-violent direct action on a broader scale (e.g. Can a non-violent war be fought?) My hypothesis is that the answer is no (barring, perhaps, resistance to an occupation), however, I doubt I will have enough information to argue the point sufficiently either way.

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Assignment #16

1. "Well, $500,000 a Year Might Sound Like a Lot, but I'm Hardly Rich."

2. "'Sure, it's an objectively large sum of money,' they say. 'But it is far smaller after I spend it.'"

3. "Come on, we're all in this together! It's not like I have infinite money."

4. My thoughts are that this is complete bullshit. They are rich, $500,000 a year is tons of money and there are no excuses. I'd rather them just admit it rather than trying to beat around the bush.

1. "Hey, I Worked Hard to Get What I Have!"

 2."Why, oh why, does the media bolster President Obama's rhetoric by using his term: 'the rich'? Would it not be more appropriate to say 'the successful,' or 'those who work harder?"

3."I'm not Paris Hilton! I work 70-hour weeks to make this salary!"

4. I think it's great that hard work earns people money, but I also think that if you're rich, admit that you're rich and don't be ashamed to be called that. Also, I think that a lot of the time people who do work really hard still don't earn a lot of money so it's hard to decide how to feel. On one hand, some people do deserve to be rich, but on the other hand there are tons of people who deserve to earn a lot of money yet still don't.

 1. "If I Can Do It, So Can You!"

2."We do not accept that ours will ever be a nation of haves and have-nots; we must always be a nation of haves and soon-to-haves."

3."This is the land of opportunity, where anyone can make it! Instead of complaining, just go out there and get rich!"

4. I don't think it's as easy as they are making it sound. It is hard to just go out and make it, especially if you have less privileges in your life.

1. "You're Just Jealous Because I Made It and You Didn't!"

2."Part of it is jealousy. I stand by that. And here's why I don't have a lot of patience for that. My parents, they never played the victim card. My parents never said that we hope the rich people lose something so that we can get something."

3."It's wrong to tear down others instead of improving your own life!"

4. Some of it may be jealousy, yes, but I also think that it is sometimes unfair.

1. "You Shouldn't Be Punishing the Very People Who Make This Country Work!"

2."There is a deeply disturbing message coming out of the Occupy Wall Street movement ... Simply put, it boils down to this: We must punish success ..."

3."If you punish success, society will collapse into communism!"

4. Success shouldn't be punished, but they also shouldn't get unfair treatment.

1. "Stop Asking for Handouts! I Never Got Help from Anybody!"

2. "I've been on food stamps and welfare. Did anybody help me out? No."

3. "I pulled myself up by my bootstraps!"

4. By being on food stamps and welfare, you are getting help. In life, sometimes asking for and getting help is necessary. If everyone cares about everyone else and helps out and isn't greedy then life would be a lot better.

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