"Every act you have ever performed since the day you were born was performed because you wanted something‟ [ANDREW CARNEGIE]. Do you agree?

Whether or not we are aware of the acts we have done, conscious or unconsciously we wanted something in return. I see eye to eye to this Andrew Carnegie quote. The reality of the situation is for every decision made; something has to be gained. If there wasn’t anything to gain, why even bother? We do it so well unconsciously; we rarely notice the advantages for making our decisions the way we do.

That observation may seem to strongly say how selfish people are, but it’s the truth. We may commit an act unconsciously and an argument can be made whether or not the person is responsible for that act. According to Andrew Carnegie, we wanted something that made us commit that act. A simple example is: when a baby is only a couple months old, they cannot speak and care for themselves, when they need something, the baby cries. The want of the baby made the baby commit the act of crying. Every choice we make is toward our own for self gain. How you define that is up interpretation.

An argument can be made, what about the people who make bad decisions all the time? What can they possibly gain from it? However stupid a decision is, it may be the feeling or the response the person get that satisfied the need for that action. It may seem illogical, but in a twisted way to that person it makes perfect sense.

First Semester of College.

Overall, to this point my experiences for the six weeks I have been in college have been great. The biggest change in college is the facility to make choices every day and to manage your time wisely. Those are issues every student can relate to.

You made choices before back home with your parents support. but as an adult, there are consequences for making bad decisions. For example, if you know you have test tomorrow and you don’t study, you not going to pass. Back in high school, your parents would remind you to do your work. My point is, in college you have to manage your time well. To continue, composition one has taught me different styles of writings and different writing skills. It also expanded my writing abilities’ and I have learned a lot those past six weeks. College is a lot different than high school. You have to balance your life. Your parents are not with you to remind you what you have to do; you are your own person.

Another issue is, in college you have to know what is expected of you versus in high school, where your teacher told you what is expected of you; included academic wise and how to behave in class.