AP Language

    Ralph Waldo Emerson is an  American essayist, lecturer, and poet . Emerson believes people should speak their minds with harsh words today and tommrow even though it contradicts everything you said that day.  Speaking your mind helps others to understand what you stand for and your beliefs, however many people's beliefs can be very controversial can cause havoc if not said in a respectful manner. I believe people should speak their mind but with limit, some things are better left unsaid.      As humans and US citizens we are each entitled to our own opinion and have our freedom of speech, however some people don't know how to say things without offending others. People like Donald Trump, he uses very blunt and offensive language when speaking about others. When he spoke about Mexicans h e sai d  “They are not our friend, believe me,” as well as speaking about North Korea.  This not only offends but it triggers people and countries to a ...

    Dalai Lama is a the spiritual leader of Tibet. Of the many inspiring quotes Dalai shares he also frequently speaks about contentment. Lama believes that if you practice contentment you will believe you already have everything you need, because if you don't you will "never be content and always want more." In this situation I believe that people should work hard to get to where they are "content". In the United States people are never content with what they have.      Contentment is when someone is satisfied with what they have. However in the United States the nation is full of competition. “No achievement is good enough”. People should work very hard until they are satisfied with how their life is. I do agree that most Americans are unhappy/ unsatisfied because life is challenging and everyone has a different interpretation on what they consider their American Dream to be.     Many people can be content with being alive, healthy, having ...