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politicophile · 04-23-2006, 12:42 PM

10 years ago, in 1996, I was a mere 10 years old. That year, I completed fifth grade and began sixth. I was moderately interested in history and literature, but had not yet discovered anything truly captivating about schoolwork. I began my long career as a martial artist, although the benefits from that training did not even begin to emerge for years afterwards. In the fall of 1996, I discovered two novels, Ender's Game and Dune, that served as a catalyst for my love of politics and ethics, as well as gently prompting me to improve my cognative abilities.

5 years ago, I completed my sophomore year of highschool and began my tenure as a junior. It was during this period that I took my first and only highschool-level philosophy course. Based on my enjoyment of the discipline, I wrecklessly predicted that I would complete a double major in philosophy and government in college. It turned out to be a correct prediction, interestingly. Towards the end of my sophomore year, I began to put more serious work into my schoolwork, allowing me to later have sufficient credentials for getting into a liberal arts college. Finally, during the 01-02 winter, I worked as a ski instructor and learned some valuable lessons about job prospects for people who fail to complete highschool or college.

Currently, I am finishing my junior year of college, majoring in philosophy and government, as I had predicted five years earlier. My work ethic is 100 times what it used to be and my life is successful academically and personally. Perhaps above all, I cherish my relationship with my girlfriend of 1.5 years.

5 years from now, I will have received my BA in philosophy and government, as well as a JD from a top-10 law school. I'll work as a clerk for a [federal?] judge before settling down in the northeast to pursue a career in law. I don't have any idea what sort of law I want to practice, however. It is likely that my girlfriend and I will be engaged by this time, although perhaps not yet married. I will own a nice car, such as an S4, M3, Corvette, or similar.

10 years from now, at age thirty, I hope to be happily married with a young child, perhaps already with plans to have a second one. Perhaps my career as a lawyer will be going well and I will be satisfied with the intellectual and monetary aspects of my work. (We can hope...) I will own a very nice car, such as an RS4, Corvette ZO6, M5, or similar. Assuming I don't spend too much on my automobile habit, I might even be paying a mortgage for a house...

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politicophile Addict	10 years ago, in 1996, I was a mere 10 years old. That year, I completed fifth grade and began sixth. I was moderately interested in history and literature, but had not yet discovered anything truly captivating about schoolwork. I began my long career as a martial artist, although the benefits from that training did not even begin to emerge for years afterwards. In the fall of 1996, I discovered two novels, Ender's Game and Dune, that served as a catalyst for my love of politics and ethics, as well as gently prompting me to improve my cognative abilities. 5 years ago, I completed my sophomore year of highschool and began my tenure as a junior. It was during this period that I took my first and only highschool-level philosophy course. Based on my enjoyment of the discipline, I wrecklessly predicted that I would complete a double major in philosophy and government in college. It turned out to be a correct prediction, interestingly. Towards the end of my sophomore year, I began to put more serious work into my schoolwork, allowing me to later have sufficient credentials for getting into a liberal arts college. Finally, during the 01-02 winter, I worked as a ski instructor and learned some valuable lessons about job prospects for people who fail to complete highschool or college. Currently, I am finishing my junior year of college, majoring in philosophy and government, as I had predicted five years earlier. My work ethic is 100 times what it used to be and my life is successful academically and personally. Perhaps above all, I cherish my relationship with my girlfriend of 1.5 years. 5 years from now, I will have received my BA in philosophy and government, as well as a JD from a top-10 law school. I'll work as a clerk for a [federal?] judge before settling down in the northeast to pursue a career in law. I don't have any idea what sort of law I want to practice, however. It is likely that my girlfriend and I will be engaged by this time, although perhaps not yet married. I will own a nice car, such as an S4, M3, Corvette, or similar. 10 years from now, at age thirty, I hope to be happily married with a young child, perhaps already with plans to have a second one. Perhaps my career as a lawyer will be going well and I will be satisfied with the intellectual and monetary aspects of my work. (We can hope...) I will own a very nice car, such as an RS4, Corvette ZO6, M5, or similar. Assuming I don't spend too much on my automobile habit, I might even be paying a mortgage for a house... __________________ The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is, that it is robbing the human race; posterity as well as the existing generation; those who dissent from the opinion, still more than those who hold it. If the opinion is right, they are deprived of the opportunity of exchanging error for truth: if wrong, they lose, what is almost as great a benefit, the clearer perception and livelier impression of truth, produced by its collision with error. ~John Stuart Mill, On Liberty