Journal #11

If I was to make a society with virtues to live by, I probably would not change much from today's world.  That sounds pretty weird because we have a pretty corrupted society when you think about it, but I do not think that is because of the laws and virtues we have, but because people do not necessarily always follow them.  We have a pretty well-set government and laws in place.  At the core of it all is freedom.  We are one of the few places on this earth that gives out freedom and rights for FREEEEE.  We believe that everyone has a right to their own life and their own decisions.  Most people take advantage of this and live their life to the fullest, then you have other people who just sit back an let their life live itself, that is why our society can sometimes appear lazy and, to be frank, fat.  We all know it's true.  Just ask any of our foreign exchange students.  Especially Andre.  Our cafeteria food pretty much makes him want to curl up in a ball and cry.  We also have a pretty strict law on killing.  Which I can thoroughly appreciate.  I really do not like when people kill each other.  It is unnecessary and get us no where.  It also creates lots of sadness and sadness just is not okay.  It never gets anyone anywhere and just creates more problems when it is not properly dealt with.  Another virtue/belief that our society has that I thoroughly agree with is our education system.  For the most part, education comes first in a child's life.  There are a few exceptions to this, but school is generally a requirement for those between the ages of five and at least sixteen in America.  I think that is an excellent thing to have, but kids do not always appreciate it and put forth their best effort because they do not realize how lucky they are.  So America once again comes off in a very slack-off kind of manner.