Carpe Diem: The Golden Chance

Term Paper Title	Carpe Diem: The Golden Chance
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Carpe Diem: The Golden Chance

        Carpe Diem, is the expression that means seize the day, means  that one
should take advantage of every minute of this life. Many people do not succeed
because they are scared about life. It is very difficult to accomplish anything
in this life if they do not risk themselves  or  do not do anything to get what
they want. One should enjoy this life in a responsible way. My particular carpe
diem philosophy is do the right thing at the right moment.
     My parents have taught me that without effort there is no reward, and
that the duties are due before distraction. The logical order, is not put the
cart before the horse. It does not mean that one is wasting his or her life
because he or she is studying like crazy and during six years the only thing
that he or she is doing is memorizing information. The reward will come sooner
or later when one gets a marvelous job and is earning money like crazy.
     Now I am living and experiencing my own carpe diem philosophy. Now I am
experiencing my golden chance of having a great education, and I have to make
good use of  the experience. The opportunity to come United States to study is
very limited for Spanish students. It is limited because even when the country
is not a third world country, Spain is a country not very rich, and for a person
like my it would be not very intelligent to reject this great chance. Here I am
trying to learn as much as p...

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