Mrs. Triplett

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Free Will Quote

Jawaharlal Nehru said "Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will." This means that everyone is determined to live the life they want, but the choices they make to get there is all up to them. This quote is right the choices you make "in the game" can affect whether you win or lose in the world. This can be clearly seen in Go Ask Alice by an anonymous author. In the book there are many great examples of free will. The whole book is based on the free will of Alice and whether she follows the in crowd, going to a party, and if she should give in to the temptations of fitting in to a new school.

I Am Alice (From the Novel Go Ask Alice)

I am tempted and confused
I wonder if I made the right choice
I hear voices in my head telling me to stop
I see my life being washed away by the choices I make
I want to be free
I am tempted and confused

I pretend like I know what I'm doing
I feel alone
I touch my skin to feel the scars
I worry about my safety
I cry to be set free
I am tempted and confused

I understand that this isn't good for me
I say I will be fine
I dream that I can stop
I try stop
I hope I can stop
I am tempted and confused