education

I have never really cared for an education, nor did I ever think I was blessed to have it. I always thought that I would finish high school and go to college just to please my parents. I have a comfortable life in Alabama, I have a car, a house, clothes, a cellphone all of those non escential material things. All those things that I once thought as escential I realize are not.Some people freak out about the economic problems we are facing. Scared that they will have to cut back on buying clothes or cars, the non-escential things. Here I think about my homeland, Paraguay, a third world country. I think about how hard it will be for them. The United States suffered serverly in the Great Depression, but in the places known as a third world country they live daily in a great depression. What we thought was impossible and horrible for us, is what these people see everyday.Dont get me wrong, I know that the United States has poverty, but no where close to the extent as these countries have. Seeing children on the streerts begging for money or food makes me want to make a change, makes me need a change. I intend to go to a great college so I can get an education so I can be the change I want to see in this world.My sister wrote an Essay to Vassar college explaining these situations our country as well as many others face. Her essay made me realize that I should not take for granted that I have an opportunity to get and education, nor will I let it pass me by.We have both lived very comfortable lives, but she has had the chance to actually see the poverty up close. Now that I have seen it I will not forget, nor will I ever stop trying to help these countries. We can all do more, we know that we can.So why dont we do it?