Monk

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My description:

The monk in Canterbury Tales is the prior of the cell which means that he is the head of a group of monks. He isn’t the monk you would normally expect. This monk is very manly. He loves to hunt and rides his horse on his spare time. He is very fat which inclines that he loves to eat, too. Although he is the second highest in the social rank, he is nice and doesn’t prejudge others. According to St. Benedict and St. Maur, monks are expected to be strict and hardworking by devoting their lives into their occupation. However, he has more leisure than any monk. He lacks the expectations of a strict, studious monk.

American Dream

           With the future ahead of me, my American dream will require a lot of effort. This American dream I have consists of exploring the world with my future family. However, the road into achieving it will require me to overcome the obstacles that many are encountering today. There are obstacles such as education and jobs. To achieve this dream, the effort put into education, earning money, and our independence needs to prove its effectiveness.

            Education is the key to achievement. When we are educated, more opportunities would be knocking on our door. If I want to achieve my dream early, I need to complete my bachelor’s degree in four years. A graduate from San Francisco State, Lizzie Guerra, noted that those who continue their education thinks that will “give them an edge”. However, even with a bachelor’s, many are continuing for a higher education to increase their chances. Although there are people who are trying to increase their chances, Guerra also stated that these people are “incredibly educated but drowning in student loans with a job market that still isn’t hiring”. This shows that the job market strictly looks for more experienced and well-educated workers which make the job hunt a tougher task to complete. I believe that the effort put into a higher education will prove its worthiness once the job is obtained. After it is obtained, the hard effort put into your work will definitely pay off.

            Money is essential to life because it supports us. It is important to learn how to save money in order to support yourself and for others. Since I want to travel with others, I need to save up for all the expenses. This means that I cannot be lazy. Money cannot be earned if the habit of laziness is ongoing. According to Joel and Ian Gold, it is known that the youth is tied with technology. The advancement of technology and the dependency on it created us to be lazy.

            Depending too much on technology may result to problems. The career I want to pursue is accounting. With the advanced technology these days, it seems to me that this career will become competitive. I predict that in the future, we will become too dependent on technology. Sherry Turkle, an MIT psychologist, stated, “Technology can make us forget important things we know about life.” This shows that this amount of dependence we put on technology may bring down our hope for our future. Again, the job market will become even more competitive than it ever was due to the advancement of technology. Almost everything is being done electronically nowadays. Imagine how it will be in the future. With that in mind, we need to learn how to become more independent. We can’t always associate ourselves with technology.

            The effort needed must be executed in order to achieve the American dream. I understand that I will need to use it to reach my own expectations. I believe that improvement is needed for preparation of the future. What needs to be kept in mind is that hope cannot be lost nor the ability to try.