Michael Wade English 100 Essay #1: This I Believe Due Date: February 27th 201!

I believe to put the most into the world that I can

I have al"ays str#ngly believed that every#ne sh#uld $a%e a c#nsci#us e&&#rt t# be i& n#t the best versi#n #& the$selves a decent hu$an being' Es(ecially n#" "ith all the issues the "#rld &aces &r#$ (#lluti#n and gl#bal "ar$ing t# c#rru(t g#vern$ents' I& every#ne in the "#rld $ade an atte$(t t# d# s#$ething (#sitive &#r the "#rld ar#und then anything "#uld be (#ssible' Ta%e (#lluti#n as an e)a$(le i& every#ne "#uld st#( littering instead #& thr#"ing trash #n the gr#und #r buy a $#re &uel e&&icient car the earth "#uld be a cleaner (lace n#t *ust &#r us but &#r generati#ns t# c#$e' I believe &ailing t# $a%e this e&&#rt in this scenari# c#$es #&& as sel& serving' I have a set #& ethics I+ve $ade &#r $ysel& that I use everyday t# try and guide $ysel& t# $a%e g##d decisi#ns' I have st#((ed tal%ing t# certain (eers #& $ine &#r s#$ething as si$(le as thr#"ing their e$(ty McD#nalds bag #ut the car "ind#"' This sh#" an absence #& a $#rale I can n#t #verl##%' Its gets under $y s%in in such a "ay that it really $a%es $y bl##d b#il'

I "as driving ar#und t#"n #n a ,uiet su$$er night "ith $y gr#u( #& &riends at the ti$e' We decided t# g# t# McD#nald+s' We all t##% are turns at the drive thr#ugh and c#ntinued #n #ur "ay driving t#"ards -alley F#rge .ati#nal /ar% t# d# s#$e 01ecreati#nal 2ctivities3' When "e arrived $y su((#sed &riend and s#$e#ne "h# I never really g#t al#ng "ith thre" his bag #& McD#nalds trash #ut the "ind#" and s$ashed #n the (ave$ent and it &le" every"here' This in&uriated $e t# n# end' I ,uic%ly screa$ 0st#( the car43' 5e res(#nds c#ndescendingly 0"hy63 I screa$ again 07T8/ T5E F9:;I.< :2143 The car c#$es t# a screeching halt and I get #ut #& the #ld beaten u( =ee( and (ic% u( the bag al#ng "ith the scattered trash and bring it al#ng "ith $e until I c#uld &ind a trash can #r s#$e(lace $#re suitable t# (ut it' I "as re(ri$anded &#r it by the %id "h# did it but I did n#t care' I "as *ust ha((y that I didn+t all#" the "#rld t# be a slightly "#rse (lace then it already "as' That &eeling al#ne is en#ugh t# ta%e any criticis$ I $ay receive in the (r#cess'

I+ve al"ays strived t# lead by e)a$(le and believed in the ,u#te 0be the change y#u "ish t# see in the "#rld3 > Mahat$a <andhi' This ,u#te res#nates in the bac% #& $y head al#ng "ith $any #ther ,u#tes and th#ughts #n li&e' 7# $any changes in hist#ry "ere s(ar%ed by #ne (ers#n de$anding change and then it catches #n li%e tidal "ave' I believe that leading by e)a$(le can n#t #nly sh#" (e#(le h#" easy it is t# (ut (#sitive energy int# the "#rld but anything else I d# in li&e (e#(le "ill h#(e&ully ad$ire it and see% the sa$e &eeling' I d#n+t ever d# anything that "#uld have a negative e&&ect #n s#$e#ne #r s#$ething else' Whenever s#$e as%s &#r hel( I hel( the$' I& I see litter #n the gr#und I clean it u(' I& I see s#$e#nes car stuc% #n the side #& the r#ad I (ull #ver and see i& I can be #& hel(' I believe this (uts g##d energy int# the "#rld'

I a$ a sel& (r#clai$ed 2theist and since I d#n?t have a b##% #r a list #& rules t# &#ll#" I have a set #& $#rales I+ve c#$e u( "ith #n $y #"n thr#ugh#ut the c#urse #& $y li&e' .#t t# say that I d#n+t ta%e bits and (ieces &r#$ #ther religi#ns I (ic% and ch##se "hat $a%es sense t# $e and "hat "#uld $a%e $e &eel g##d as a (ers#n t# believe' I a((ly this set #& ethics t# $#st decisi#ns and acti#ns I $a%e' 8ne #& the $#re devel#(ed (arts #& 0:#de #& Ethics3 is the "ell established idea #& Energy' Energy is "hat surr#unds us its the g##d #r bad &eeling "hen y#u $eet s#$e#ne &#r the &irst ti$e' The cal$ing &eeling "hen y#u "al% int# a r##$ &ull #& e)#tic (lants #r "ater &#untains' When I rid the "#rld #& a (iece #& trash #r hel( s#$e#ne #ut #n the r#ad I &eel the g##d energy I (ut int# the "#rld'

With $y religi#us &ree li&e c#de #& ethics and desire t# (ut g##d energy int# the "#rld I believe I a$ (utting a l#t #& g##d things int# the (lanet that I live #n' This is "hat I live by but y#u d#n+t have t# d# the sa$e t# (ut the $#st (#sitive energy in the "#rld' 2nyb#dy can d# it4 I h#(e that (e#(le "ill &#ll#" $e and #thers "h#+ve $ade the sa$e ch#ice and care &#r the "#rld ar#und us and $a%e it a $uch better (lace t# be'