Pg 177: On the Rainy River

I think the authors choice to go to war was a good choice. Even though he calls him self a coward for going to war, I think it was the least coward decision. He lives in America, he cant let his fellow Americans down who also fight for one another. If millions others are fighting for him, he should fight for those million others. Even though it takes a great deal of courage to not go to war, it takes so much more courage to go to war. Not going to war in a way is going against your country, even though it technically is your right not to. His choice was a very noble one even if he didnt think so himself. People praise you for going to war, not for not going to war. You fight for everyone in America not just yourself.

Elderly Care

In the U.S. we have a system of elderly homes where most of our elderly live. In the U.S. we dont necessarily treat our elders with care and love the way we should. We should cherish them and be blessed for all that they have taught us and for bringing us into this world. We could treat our elders with much more respect than we do.
In countries like Asia elders are extremely praised and looked up upon throughout their civilization. Elders to them are the gods of wisdom and knowledge, they are respected and loved by all. Like the U.S. they also have a system of elderly homes but are much more taken cared of that in the U.S., they are treated with the up most respect.