I Will Open The Lock On My Heart For A Moment Essay

Alvin Chui SOC 110-03 November 26, 2016 Social Networking I will open the lock on my heart for a moment. I want to start this essay differently and with personal and truthful words. With these two sentences as a base guiding line, I believe I will be able to be honest with myself in reflecting on the benefits and drawbacks of forming new relationships with my classmates. As a student, I have studied and lived in two close-to-extreme and opposite worlds. By comparing these two places, I will be able to analyze these new relationships thoroughly. One is a place where I am able to learn anything with strict and harsh rules. The other one is a place where I am not able to learn anything with unlimited freedom and resources. These two places that I have described are ironic but real, and I am going to explain it in details. The first place is a high school that has teachers and guardians limiting the students from society and technology outside. 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