By reading Chapter 10: Where Do I Want To Go with MY Life, I discovered the importance of goal-setting. I have never been good at setting goals. When I was a kid, I dreamed of playing in the NBA or playing professional baseball, but I expected those aspirations to be made a reality fairly easily. ... --I plan to leave up to chance, not hard work and dedication. ... After that, it is strictly up to me to make good on my dream. ...

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Granted I have been granted a life. ... Fretful we may become, waiting on the dreams that we've longed for and the image our loved ones once wanted. ... Fair-minded we are, in order to show others that we have reasonable aspects about complicated situations. In other words, I have been granted a life. ... I have been granted a life ...

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In contrast, a socialistic type of government is defined as " Any of various theories or systems of social organization in which the means of producing and distributing goods is owned collectively or by a centralized government that often plans and controls the economy" We have had the opportunity to witness, observe and analyze the consequences of socialism since its fall in 1989 during this generation. We have had a first hand opportunity to realize the ongoing failures of nations like Russia. ... Thus, personally I feel that a capitalistic society is a far better place to nurture, grow an...

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