http://diaries.suchisthis.com/keepsondreamin/?cmd=view_entry&eid=105 please go there. its a kind of complex entry, i think, and i want to know if anyone actually gets it. please go there and tell me if you do. tomorrow: aleks is skipping swimming and coming over, and the three of us are going to clean my room before the mixer for my party. then, the mixer. then, a movie. sounds like an awesome night to me! saturday:partay. rock on. something in u.s. history pissed me off today. my teacher was trying to get a thinking conversation going, and this is somewhat how it went. mr batcheller-so, with the war going on right now and stuff, people are getting worried that the armed forces are spread too thin. that there arent enough for how many places they need to be right now. and every now and then, its considered to pass a bill that requires 18 year olds to be part of the military for 2 years, mandatory. it could be any part of the military, you wouldnt have to fight, you could even be in reserve, which is 1 weekend out of every month and 3 weeks out of every year. would you be able to make even that small of a sacrifice for your country? (numerous heads shaking no) some girl-OMG, noooo! id have to find some way around the draft, i mean, cmon guys, can you see ME, with a GUN?? (me rolling my eyes. i mean, come on now people. how ignorant can you be? the army isnt all about fighting, do you ever even watch those army of one comercials on tv? you can do over a hundred jobs, and most of them ARENT fighting. you could be a cook, a nurse, etc. ) mr batcheller-what are other peoples thoughts? (more people saying no; me sitting in silence marveling about how im the only one who gets it in the class) mr batcheller-well, what do you think would happen if everyone said the same thing you just said? (a chorus of 'well, we dont have to worry about it because that will never happen') mr batcheller (clearly getting annoyed)- in world war 2, the american people had to make major sacrifices. would you be able to do that now, if the war on terror got that bad? everyone said yes. thats the part that pissed me off. did you people not hear what you just said 5 minutes ago? i shook my head no. mr batcheller-you just shook your head no, didnt you becca? why dont you think we would be able to? me-well, i know im part of this generation, but it just seems like everyone is like oh yeah, patriotism, lets be proud of our country, as long as i dont have to make sacrifices for it. this is just my opinion, but i think that if everyone is proud of the country, they should be productive and make it stronger and better than it was before. not just lay around, sacrifice for the whole. some people seemed to support my idea. right after they had said "nooo, i dont wanna do it!" selfishness. tons, of selfishness. "all for one, and one for all. as long as i dont have to do anything."