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The aphorism I chose was “ Don’t assume that it’s too late to get involved.” This aphorism means that you shouldn’t assume that it’s too late to get involved with something. The main message that the aphorism teaches is that you shouldn’t be scared to get involved, don’t assume that you are too late to make a difference. I related this aphorism to a This I Believe essay. The This I Believe essay was titled The Power of Presence and the it was saying that it’s never too late to get involved even if the only thing you can do is be there. I agree with this aphorism more than I initially thought I would. In Tuesday’s with Morrie, Mitch had a falling out with his brother when his brother was diagnosed with cancer. They hadn’t talked in years but even so Mitch tried to connect and be involved in his brothers life. He believed it wasn’t to late. One of the reasons I believe this is because you never know what a person is going through. If someone was going through something but you

1- What are the three most important things you learned this year?          Over the whole year there were many, many things that I’ve found to be important, some more than others. Despite learning so much this year, having to choose three of the most important events was fairly easy. One of the important things I learned this year has to be focused on the Holocaust. The Holocaust was a very devastating event and learning about the casualties and pain everyone went through was very impactful. It taught me that the world was once, and still is, a terrible place and an event such as the Holocaust should never happen again. Another really important thing I learned this year was that books written decades ago can still be found to show social justice issues in the world today. The last most important thing I learned this year was that you don’t have to be good everything. Being in the accelerated class the never ending demands to be a good student academically put a real strain on me