American Dream
(A discussion on how knowing where to draw the line inspires the choices I make.) The “Ten Principles to Live By” that are shown in James P. Owen’s book, Cowboy Ethics, are things that some people know and live by or things that people live by, they didn’t know about them. The principles range from “Talk less, Say more” to “Always finish what you start” and all of them have positive meaning and are good to take into consideration when you want to make decisions in your life. The most significant one is “Know where to draw the line” and although some may disagree, it is one that everyone follow to a certain degree. Knowing where to draw the line occurs in our everyday lives when we make choices. Do we test the teachers limits …show more content…
These kinds of choices are things that some people may not recognize because they sometimes happen within seconds and our brains just say “Oh, we probably shouldn’t do that” or “Perhaps saying nothing right now would be the most beneficial.” The three main times where we as people should know when to draw the line is when we say things, do things, or when something goes against our morals. For some people, knowing when to draw the line with what words we use and what tone we say them in can be a difficult thing and with others, it’s like second nature and they just know where too far is and never push past it. Those people who struggle knowing when to stop are often kids that are seen as disrespectful and constantly are in trouble and just push their limits with everything they do. They are also often the verbal bullies and either know they do it and don’t care or are oblivious to the fact their words have actual impact on someone’s feelings. Bullies aren’t a huge problem in our high school, but things have, are, and will most …show more content…
Bullying can be applied in what we do because if you are victim to bullying when do you decide that they have gone too far and it has to stop and you need to tell someone. Often times when people get bullied and they are confronted about it by an adult they will just say that the person was just kidding and teasing, not wanting to get anyone in trouble and constantly saying that they can handle it themselves. There is times in everyone’s life where they say that and think they can handle even the worst situations and just bottle up everything. Well truth be told, one day you’re going to need someone and that is where you draw the line. This can also apply with how well kids try at their grades especially in high school since it actually matter and it also determines the outcome of your future and whether or not you’re going to college or if you’ll work at a fast food restaurant for the rest of your lives. Most high school students are filled with potential they just downgrade themselves and don’t give one hundred percent effort in all that they do. Not only with school, but where you draw the line physically can mean exercising, drinking, and even stress or sleep and how far you can push yourself physically. You can have one or two drinks and not get drunk, but there are those who excessively drink and drink until they pass out