The most wonderful sport I could ever choose to play is volleyball.
I have devoted my life to this sport; this decision I have made on my
own. My life has consisted of
playing volleyball nearly all year around since I was a young child. Intense practices aide in many performances and teach me
various skills, not only on the volleyball court, but in the form of life
lessons as well. I have also
learned that winning is not everything. Although
the game of volleyball is very competitive and the goal is to win, the real
lesson is learning how to function without winning.
A
real volleyball player puts forth one hundred and ten percent—even if her team
loses the match, she must be satisfied with the hard work that she has put
forth. Adolf Hitler once said,
"The one means that wins the easiest victory over reason:
terror/and force." Hitler
did not live in a democracy; he did not have a free choice in any matter of his
life. I believe that living in a democracy has led me to a free
life; a life that many individuals never have a chance to experience.
Hitler took the rights and choices of others into his own hands.
He decided that there should only be one race with the same religion and
any person of a different ethnic background should be put to death. Instead of using mind over reason, Hitler resorted to using
force over terror. Obviously, he
never played on my team of freedom. The
world we live in is in a constant state of war.
Like
Hitler, Osama bin Laden took our peace on September 11, 2001.
He has led American people to live with a fear that is never ending.
By taking American lives into his own hands, he has created a war not
only with the people of America, but with the people who were affected
worldwide. September eleventh is a
day that will remain in American minds forever.
The numerous wars that go on today will not compare to what Osama bin
Laden has created. I believe that
he has become a monster that will not seem to go away.
The war that he has produced should have been prevented at all costs.
Again, Osama bin Laden is using terror over force.
He represents Hitler in the fact that he is shaping a war that should not
be aroused.
Arnold
Toynbee once said, “History teaches us that when a barbarian race confronts a
sleeping culture, the barbarian always wins.”
I think that Toynbee is expressing his perspective about the way he feels
religiously. He was a man that was
criticized for using myths and metaphors by comparing them to actual events in
history. Being a Christian
man, Toynbee relied heavily on his knowledge of the Bible. The war that he is trying to display is the war between
people not only of a different race but also of a different culture.
Toynbee presents the fact that not all Americans think alike.
Those thoughts are what cause war and power to trigger.
Also,
being an American allows individuals to have various beliefs.
As America has risen to the occasion to defend their country with anger
and despair, we have also displayed many effects of war and peace.
During the time of the Civil War, people have learned that although
America is supposed to be a peaceful place, we do have the ability to fight. History teaches us that when people do not pay attention to
what is happening around them, they may be alarmed at the change that is taking
place and react poorly. People at
the time of the Civil War realized that people of different ethnic backgrounds
were coming together and uniting. This
put the dominant culture in distress that their power may be taken away and the
end result is war. Although blacks
and cultures of different minorities are not treated equal in every instance,
day by day the development of a free and equal society is the outlook many
individuals of other cultures have.
It is now my chance to prove to everyone that I can survive the challenge
of serving game point. The game is
on the line, and as I begin to quiver, the ball slowly leaves the palm of my
hand. The toss is perfectly placed; the palm of my hand smacks the
back of the ball, but I realize I have hit the ball too low.
The ball sling shots into the bottom of the net.
I feel that I have let my team down, and as I trot to my position on the
floor, my dad lets out a smile. The
reality of mind reasoning has kicked in. I
think that by using my mind over reason, I have already overcome many
objectives. Hitler used force and terror; he did not use reason.
Also, taking a look at my religion and what Arnold Toynbee declares, I
realize how history accounts for mistakes over the control of power.
If everyone was not so worried about power of other people, war would be
out of the question in almost every instance.