<p>Nowadays nothing is private: our culture has become too confessional and self-expressive. People think that to hide one’s thoughts or feelings is to pretend not to have those thoughts or feelings. They assume that honesty requires one to express every inclination and impulse
J. David Velleman</p>
<p>Should people make more of an effort to keep some things private?</p>
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<pre><code> With the surge of computers, e-mails, cellphones, and instant messaging, our world has become more globalized and expressive than ever before. People are more willing to blog about their entire day on the internet, while others read and share their own thoughts and feelings that travel around the world. I believe people shold not make an effort to keep things private because by sharing ideas, people can learn from each other’s experiences and improve on their own lives.
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<p>When I was in the sixth grade, I had so much trouble with multiplying and dividing fractions, that I would dread going to math class every day. I would sit in the back of the classroom because I was afraid the teacher, Ms. Blake, would call on me to answer a fraction problem I hadn’t even attempted because it was too hard. I felt dejected and defeated, until one day I decided to stay after- school for math tutorin so that I may get with help with fractions. That day, I realized that I was not the only one who had problems with multiplying and dividing fractions and from that day forward, I got help from my math teacher and I was able to pull up my math grade from a dysmall C to a well-earned A-. Looking backon that experience, I know that if I hadn’t spoken up about my problems with fractions, I would not have gotten help, and would not have been the confident math student I am today.</p>
<p>When my younger sister , Rose, was nine, she had trouble rollerblading, a skill I had mastered when I was her age. I knew Rose felt horrible because she wasn’t skating as gracefully as she would have liked, so I brought out my old worn skates and assistered her in the fie art of rollerblading. If I had just selfishly kept all my rollerblading tips from her, she would have remained miserable and probably would have quit rollerblading altogether. I believe it is important to offer up assistance when wanted because as humans, we all need help, and sharing ideas with another person can go a long way in helping one improve.</p>
<p>In Edith Wharton’s Ethan Frome, the main protagonist Ethan Frome lives in a quite, small New England town, where the residents there are as cold as the frigid air that permeate there. Ethan Frome wanted to get out of his horrid marriage with Zena and be with Mattie Silver, a younger, more attractive woman than Zena. In the private and upstanding town of Starkfield, Frome had no one to turn to for help, and instead tried to commit suicide Mattie Silver than ask a neighbor for advise in his horrid situation. If Frome had assistance from someone, maybe his situation would have turned out better, which proves that privacy is not always beneficial.</p>
<p>Keeping things private could make problems worse, and it is arrogant to assume thatwe know it all that we do not needhelp from someone. Expressing one’s self can be advantageous and we should not make any effort to keep things private.</p>
<pre><code> Thanks for grading my essay in advance 
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