Paradox Reflections
Reflection:
The paradox above means that we spend so much time trying to achieve something great, but when we get it we hate it and regret it. For example, someone is always trying to get a promotion, get a raise, and have more power. Once that person gets it, they hate it so much because they might have to work harder, spend more hours work, and have to spend weekends away at meetings instead of being with their family.
I can relate to this because I have experienced this before. When I was little I really wanted a toy that I saw in the store. My mom told me that if I was good all week and did all of my chores she would buy it for me, so I did. When my mom finally bought me the toy I hated it. It was not as fun to use as I thought it would be. I ended up just forgetting about the toy and never playing with it again.
Paradox: "We proudly insist that we base out political positions on the issues-- and we will vote against a man because of his religion, his name, or the shape of his nose."
Reflection:
This paradox means that the U.S. states that we are a free country, a country where is doesn't matter what religion you are or what race you are, because we won't judge you on that. We will only decide on the issue. And then you have people voting against people running in office because of how they look, their religion, or their race.
I can relate to this because I have seen this happen before. When Barack Obama was running for president, I went to the park one day and overheard people saying how he wouldn't be a good president because he was african-american. They said that he was never going to get any votes and that he would get embarrassed. Now look at him. He is the president of the U.S.
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