more responses to tuesdays with morrie..

i think to an extent americans are afraid of death. there certainly is a taboo of it, you are never supposed to talk abotu death to a person who is really dying and such but at the same time death is shown in horror and action movies and no one really thinks about it. maybe it is thrown around so much in the movies and media that when death actually occurs its kind of a shock that it could actually happen close to home. im not saying that death wouldnt be a shock without this but the idea of one of my close friends and family dying is just so unimaginable for me at least. but in reality, life is precious and anything could happen at anytime. people need to start really living life, there is too much worrying and emphasis on what we as teens should be doing with our time, i say screw that. i am going to live my life the way it should be lived and i am letting no one hold me back.

in response to tuesdays with morrie

LoveDo you think that Americans are afraid to love each other, or show that they love each other? If we are afraid to love, why might that be? How can we overcome this? What is the difference between the value of “romantic love” presented in your textbook and real love - the love Morrie talks about?

i defffffffinitely do not think Americans are afraid to love each other. in fact, i think over the past years americans have lost the meaning of love. divorce rates are soaring, people are getting married drunk in vegas, marriage is just not a big deal anymore. its sad because people dont even realize it. i hate when teenagers say they are in love after dating a guy/girl for three months. its ridiculous, beingin love means that you are willing to give up EVERYTHING for the person, spend the rest of your life with them, remain loyal to them and die for them. its just not a smart thing to say when you are still in high school. not only this but the term is thrown around so much it has lost its meaning. i'm not saying its bad to say i love you to your friends and family, but it is used in way too many contexts.

deciding whats normal

In class we've been talking a lot about how what one culture deems "normal" another may deem insulting. My question is how does this decided norm become? I mean it seems like in America what we decide is normal is actually pretty unattainable, so why do we set these strange goals for ourselves? I mean is there even a true definition as to what is normal??

prescription abuse

Prescription pill abuse is definitely on the rise in America. Teens have stopped using the "norm" of alcohol and weed and started turning towards Xanex and such. It is really harmful stuff, people don't realize that taking prescription pills when you aren't prescribed them is truly almost more harmful that smoking weed. As many know, one of my friends Matt Twarowski iscurrently in a coma because of this. Honestly, his story better damn well change the way people act around here. It really bothers me how kids take their lives for granted.