The Essay: I think the video “The Essay” was defenitley about how everything is made so difficult these days. Everybody is always trying to make things complex when in reality it’s really easy. For example, the man in the video needed to get a detailed explanation on how to open a book. Of course, in the real world people might not go as extreme as making opening a book complex but it is a dramatisized version of things we DO do in real-life. If something is really easy people always try to find a way to make it hard. People just can’t believe that something can be non-difficult so therefore they try to find ways to make it harder for themselves. Also, people are always second guessing themselves.
Other than my parents, I would have to say my sister has influenced my life a ton. Without her my life would be tremendously different. First of all, I don’t know what I would do if I did not have a twin sister. I probably would have totally different friends, act differently, and just have had an extremely different life experience. My sister is basically my best friend. For some reason, I imagine my life as being really lonely without her. I am never alone because of her. A lot of my friends will complain that they are bored, but I never am. I have a constant friend at my house sleeping over every night. Sounds fun, huh? We go through the same things at the same times. We also have the same issues with friends. We share most of the same friends and know the same exact people. My sister has taught me to be a person who does not let fear get in their way. For example, because of her I decided to try playing a sport. You probably don’t understand how big of a step this was for me. To put it lightly, I am HORRIBLE at sports. I am the least athletic person and gym class scared me beyond belief. Except, She did not care. She practiced with me until I was just as good as her. My sister, taught me to be less uptight. She showed me all these amazing bands and new things to do. The bond my sister and I have can’t ever be broken. We are best friends but millions of times closer. I would trust her with my life. We might not always get along but I know I can always depend on her. This all might sound corny but this is exactly how I feel about my sister. She has influenced my life so much. Without her I would be a different person in many ways.
runs for five minutes while I’m in the bathroom. Gallons of water are completely wasted. Why are we so quick to waste things? How can people waste thousands and thousands of dollars on silly things? How can people go out and buy thousands of dollars at a store like Chanel for one, single piece of clothing? How can people spend $2,000 on a Louis Vuitton purse or $400,000 on a sports car when people are starving and dying of AIDS? Please tell me because I don’t understand. There are dirt poor people and the filthy rich are spending their money on trivial things. They are completely wasting it. How can people waste their lives always worrying about bad things happening like getting kidnapped or shot instead of just living and letting fate do it’s work? I think humankind is also really wasting the world and it’s natural resources. Oil, for example, is taken for granted. I don’t think I will ever understand how much people seem to waste everything, it’s something I will always wonder about but I doubt an answer exists.
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