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Essay / Individualism: a break from the cycle - 602
I wonder how the values of life are measured by people. Do people look at the monetary value or memories of a given situation? How can we determine what is truly meaningful to us? People have different beliefs about what is considered important. Some may associate importance with money; even if they don't want to appear stingy, they keep this idea to themselves. Some believe that it is school and education that helps us find value. Others think it's being able to find yourself and decide what you want to do with your own individual thinking. But is there any value in life itself if you live in a constant cycle? Getting tangled up in the routine we call life and knowing what's going to happen puts my mind into a state of fear that only makes me hope I don't become like the average person. Living near the bustling city of Chicago, I was able to observe people who didn't look like him, but who behaved like that. They are mechanical robots who go to work in a suit and tie and look at the world as if it had lost all its colors. They walk so stiff it's controversial, they act...