AP LANGUAGE

Famous American essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson is best known for leading the transcendentalist movement in the 19th century. Within time, transcendentalism spread and people began embracing it amidst to Emerson influencing people to speak their minds as he did himself. He trusted and kept faith in that people should speak their minds although it contradicts what one said the day before. People should be able to speak their minds but only to certain boundaries. One is given a voice to speak their minds out, not to be petrified nor hold back and let individuals step all over you. Though, not everyone always have something pleasant to say. There will be people that one come across in which they either contradict or oppose to what one says. But then again that’s why there’s freedom of both speech and writing. Everyone should have the right to speak out their mind and believe as they please. But one must be considerate of other people’s feelings. We all have feelings, one cannot deny that. ...

       In his statement, Dalai Lama says to his audience that if you’re discontent you perpetually will not be satisfied in life. I disagree with Lama’s idea of being content. For some, it’s distinguished as an opposing objective. For some, it’s not. For someone who isn’t satisfied, they can strive for justification for not only their lives but others as well. There are many people who want to strive for the better such as immigrants. Their determination on moving to a whole different country to ameliorate not only their lives but their families as well is a reason. If one was content with what they already have, they wouldn’t go way out of their way to move to a dissimilar, contemporary country. By being discontent, one might have something they want to achieve before they’re content within themselves. Even those who live in modern countries still struggle. Those who live off of poor and low pay strive and endeavor to finish school whether it’s high school or coll...