This I believe Revised edition

I believe in the addicting power of Online Computer games:

Do you want to see new places, meet new people, and be who ever you want? You can do just that by doing what I do: joining the millions of people already playing massive multiplayer online role playing games, or mmorpg's. There are a number of reasons why these games are so popular all over the world. one of those reasons is the aforementioned fact that players can be whoever they like. For example, you can choose your avatar, or your virtual representation of yourself, to be of the opposite gender. Another reason why these games are so popular is because you can express yourself freely without being judged by your peers.
But I think the main reason why people play games like World of Warcraft, and why I play them, is that you can escape the real world by spending time in virtual worlds with other people who don't care how you look in the real world, or whether you make straight A's or not.
But there is a downside to these games: Many people choose to spend more time in virtual worlds than the real world, neglecting their responsibilities at school, at work, or at home. They spend more and more time "getting high" on these games. I would rather collect new armor and better weapons for my avatars than spend time with my friends in the real world. I don't consider myself to be addicted to mmorpgs, yet I would rather play World of Warcraft more than anything else. There have even been a few people who played World of Warcraft nonstop for such a long time that they actually died of exhaustion and lack of sleep. I won't let my life be ruined by a game, no matter how appealing it is. I try to always balance school, homework, and playing games effectively, so that my priorities in daily life are always clear. But for others it's hard to see the point of no return, which is why many have already crossed it.
World of Warcraft is inspite of this still one of my favorite games. In my opinion it's just important to keep in mind that it is easy to get carried away. After all, too much of anything is bad.

Do you believe?

I think that my live is governed by determinism. Because my believe is not being influenced by a higher being, determinism best applies to me. My future is governed by my DNA and my environment. My DNA will determine which illnesses I will most probably get, and what I will look like. My environment will determine where I go school, where to college, and where I will most probably live in the future. A situation in which freewill, destiny, ad determinism could all coexist would be if someone's live style would be changed dramatically. For example, if a working class or middle class family were to win the lottery, determinism would still govern which gene-related illnesses the people would get. But they would then have the freewill to send their children to the school or college of their choice, or live where they wanted to. At the same time, destiny might still govern their lives, if it was their destiny to win the lottery. As shown by my example, it is possible for all three to coexist at the same time, though it is more likely for them to override each other.

Who's He battling?

The Boxing Match

When the narrator steps into the ring with the other fighters, they are blindfolded with white blindfolds, which is a metaphor for the white man blinding the black man to reality. Because the narrator and the other black boys are fighting each other for the entertainment of the white spectators, it shows that they are willing to degrade themselves for money. The narrator only sees this when his blindfold slips a little, allowing him to see the truth. This scene contributes to the overall meaning of this story by showing that no matter what the narrator does, the white man will always be in control of him.