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Everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to him. It is the moment when his emotions achieve their most powerful sway over him, and afterward when you say to this person "the world today" or "life" or "reality" he will assume that you mean this moment, even if it is fifty years past. The world, through his unleashed emotions, imprinted itself upon him, and he carries the stamp of that passing moment forever. For me, this moment--four years is a moment in history--was the war. The was was and is reality for me. I still instinctively live and think in its atmosphere.
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I thought that this paragraph was particularly interesting. The author's philosophy is different than anything I have heard before, and it makes sense. As of now, I think my "moment" would be the four years that I have been going to school at ACE. This experience has influenced my whole life and I have a feeling I will never forget it. I have experienced every emotion possible while attending; happiness, excitement, disappointment, madness, motivation, etc. I know this four year moment in my life is about to come to an end, but i know it will always be a part of me and I am thankful for it. I am sure by the time I am older, my "moment for reality" will change, but for now, ACE is it.
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