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#20821voted by our readers
By Anonymous

Reality TV is one of the most popular genres of entertainment right now. With its young feel, appealing topics, and easy-to-grasp concepts it is not to be enticed by it. But is eve...

#20822 Opinion
SmartyPants15 BRONZE, Aurora, Colorado
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Your a kid once and adult for a lifetime. Dont grow up too fast"

#20823 Opinion
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#20824 Opinion
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#20825 Opinion
By RaniaMichaela PLATINUM
Abu Dhabi, Other
RaniaMichaela PLATINUM, Abu Dhabi, Other
21 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Don't watch what they say, watch what they do." ~ Rachel Maddow

#20826 Opinion
theskeptist BRONZE, Colleyville, Texas
2 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The reason why I refuse to take existentialism as just another French fashion or historical curiosity is that I think it has something very important to offer us... I'm afraid were losing the real virtues of living life passionately in the sense of taking responsibility for who you are the ability to make something of yourself and feel good about life. Existentialism is often discussed as if it were a philosophy of despair, but I think the truth is just the opposite. Sartre, once interviewed, said he never felt once minute of despair in his life. One thing that comes out from reading these guys is not a sense of anguish about life so much as a real kind of exuberance, of feeling on top of it, its like your life is yours to create. Ive read the post modernists with some interest, even admiration, but when I read them I always have this awful nagging feeling that something absolutely essential is getting left out. The more you talk about a person as a social construction or as a confluence of forces or as being fragmented of marginalised, what you do is you open up a whole new world of excuses. And when sartre talks about responsibilty, he's not talking about something abstract. He's not taling about the kind of self or souls that theologians would talk about. Hes talking about you and me talking, making descisions, doing things, and taking the consequences. It might be true that there are six billion people in this world, and counting, but nevertheless -what you do makes a difference. It makes a difference, first of all, in material terms, to other people, and it sets an example. In short, I think the message here is that we shouuld never write ourselves off or see eachother as a victim of various forces. It's always our descision who we are."

#20827 Opinion
By UndiscoveredSweets PLATINUM
Holly Springs, North Carolina
UndiscoveredSweets PLATINUM, Holly Springs, North Carolina
22 articles 0 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
We keep moving forward, opening new doors and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths- Walt Disney

#20828 Opinion
By NatalieB. GOLD
Loudon, Virginia
NatalieB. GOLD, Loudon, Virginia
12 articles 0 photos 61 comments

Favorite Quote:
Make your own lines, and color outside of them.

#20829 Opinion
By ashlynn0405 BRONZE
Austin, Texas
ashlynn0405 BRONZE, Austin, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#20830 Opinion
By Anonymous