Kosmo
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Due to nervousness, a lack of witty rhetoric, and a small time slot, I didn't get everything accomplished in my "Loos Tale's" interview. There was much I wanted to say on the particular subject because it is one that is very dear to my heart. However, this board is probably just as nationally read as that interview was nationally heard, so maybe I can get the job done for a second time. I have read a three page debate already on this subject, so here is my point of view.
The truth of the matter is that there isn't a clear and undisputed "right" answer to this particular issue. I think the best way for me to explain it is with an excerpt from a paper I wrote for my online college English class this past winter.
"My parents have raised me to be respectful and pleasant. They have instilled values of hard work and responsibility in me since I was able to walk. For as long as I can remember, I have always gone to work with my parents when I was home. I have had ample opportunity to fully appreciate the land and all of its beauty. I never realized this feeling of amenity and contentment until recently. I always enjoyed being with my parents and working the land with them, but ranching is a laborious job and isn't always rewarding. For the longest time I wanted to be anywhere except the ranch. I thought there had to be a job where life would be easier and more rewarding. I have long since realized that there are jobs in the work field that would be just that, but those jobs wouldn't be for me. I was born to be a rancher. The life that I was set to live, is a life envied by most people in this world at one time or another. For the longest time I wanted to join the Army and travel abroad, where I would someday find myself with a job in some distant land far away from home. I think I found my inner self while riding through a pasture one day. I was riding my horse through the hills during the summer time, where I came along a ridge that had an alluring view. This overlook displayed beautiful colors of a sunlit lake and sequestered land inhabited with the cattle. I thought to myself, 'How could I ever leave a place like this?' From that day, two years ago, I have wanted to ranch. I am the land and nothing else matters. I believe that we are always on a journey of soul searching. Every day that passes, I realize more and more who I truly am, or maybe who I am supposed to be. "
Keep in mind that this paper was a little overdramatic for the purpose of winning my teacher's heart.
; Nevertheless, every word that is written is my own.
My personal philosophy is that technology and other factors have made life too easy for most. I never grew up with a Nintendo or video games, but most of my friends owned them and they could consequently waste so much valuable time as a result. Luxuries like the cell phone and the Bull Session have become addicting "necessities" ;, and have congruously made life easier for our society. Many of today's youth feels apathetic for jobs that actually take physical activity and hard work like that of the agriculture industry. Since when has money dictated happiness? To me a family that loves me and livestock that thrives because of me delegates true happiness.
I would have been satisfied with an answer like that during the interview, but I think Trent Loos could attest to my nervousness.
The truth of the matter is that there isn't a clear and undisputed "right" answer to this particular issue. I think the best way for me to explain it is with an excerpt from a paper I wrote for my online college English class this past winter.
"My parents have raised me to be respectful and pleasant. They have instilled values of hard work and responsibility in me since I was able to walk. For as long as I can remember, I have always gone to work with my parents when I was home. I have had ample opportunity to fully appreciate the land and all of its beauty. I never realized this feeling of amenity and contentment until recently. I always enjoyed being with my parents and working the land with them, but ranching is a laborious job and isn't always rewarding. For the longest time I wanted to be anywhere except the ranch. I thought there had to be a job where life would be easier and more rewarding. I have long since realized that there are jobs in the work field that would be just that, but those jobs wouldn't be for me. I was born to be a rancher. The life that I was set to live, is a life envied by most people in this world at one time or another. For the longest time I wanted to join the Army and travel abroad, where I would someday find myself with a job in some distant land far away from home. I think I found my inner self while riding through a pasture one day. I was riding my horse through the hills during the summer time, where I came along a ridge that had an alluring view. This overlook displayed beautiful colors of a sunlit lake and sequestered land inhabited with the cattle. I thought to myself, 'How could I ever leave a place like this?' From that day, two years ago, I have wanted to ranch. I am the land and nothing else matters. I believe that we are always on a journey of soul searching. Every day that passes, I realize more and more who I truly am, or maybe who I am supposed to be. "
Keep in mind that this paper was a little overdramatic for the purpose of winning my teacher's heart.
; Nevertheless, every word that is written is my own.My personal philosophy is that technology and other factors have made life too easy for most. I never grew up with a Nintendo or video games, but most of my friends owned them and they could consequently waste so much valuable time as a result. Luxuries like the cell phone and the Bull Session have become addicting "necessities"
;, and have congruously made life easier for our society. Many of today's youth feels apathetic for jobs that actually take physical activity and hard work like that of the agriculture industry. Since when has money dictated happiness? To me a family that loves me and livestock that thrives because of me delegates true happiness. I would have been satisfied with an answer like that during the interview, but I think Trent Loos could attest to my nervousness.
