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I feel that tranquility is an important virtue that we as the people really
needs to work on. Being fine with yourself is important before you go jud

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@caroline I agreed with your statement. I think alot  of people need to practice when to talk and when not to. Some people don't control what they say and it can make them look bad and pathetic. Practicing silence can do alot  for a person and bring them to listen more to what others have to say

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I think the most important virtue is respect. Without it , people would treat others poorly which would lead to hate and discrimination. Everyone needs to have respect for something.

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@taylor this virtue definitely is overlooked because many people are unaware of how good they have life. some people will not learn until they are out on their own.

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@caroline gossip drives me crazy!!! nothing bothers me more than a person who doesn't know how to just stop. silence is very important because sometimes it can say more than words can.

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@madisyn
Yeah but if everyone just kept to them selves how would problems bigger than them be solved

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@jaden
Completely agree, mostly to the exception of resources, and how they are constantly abused.

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I think that silence is one of the most important virtues because it is overlooked greatly in todays day and age. I believe that people don't realize that sometimes silence can say the most. People today feel that they need to be the last word or they feel the need to be the "winner" of an argument. Nothing bothers me more than a stubborn person who has to comment and continue talking just to hear themselves talk. I feel the best thing to do sometimes is to just keep your mouth shut. This virtue comes with being a bigger person and realizing what is right.

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Silence is the second virture. I think silence is dumb, and more people should speak up. Not donald trump tho. It is hard to say if we value it since people are so different, but for the most part i think we do. Mostly because many atoo much.

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@caroline I don't very much agree with you. I was always taught to say what I felt and not shut my mouth just because it's not my turn to speak. I don't think people should hold back on what they feel.

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@vai
I agree with the fact that you said order is important, but I'm not sure that I completely agree with the whole school thing. Honestly, I could be on my phone an entire class period and I would still know what I'm doing on my homework. Just because those are the rules doesn't mean not following it is going to turn my life to chaos.

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@alycia
I completely agree with you. Everything in life needs a place, the government needs order for it to be able to run. Although, during this election, we may not have any order, a system with order creates a strong background.

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I think order is probably one of the most important virtues. Not only do we need order in our everyday lives, but almost everything in the world is based off of some sort of order. If we go to the grocery store, the aisles are in order based on the types of food, otherwise it would take us hours to find where the items are located. Order in our own lives is just as essential as order in the world.

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@coral I 100% agree with you because as seen in the debates silence and listening is not at all honored.

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I think that tranquility is an important virtue because if you are not at peace with yourself you can't be at peace  with occurring things around you which in the end will make you miserable. Also you tend to over react when you are not tranquil which inevitably makes people see you as a tweak and won't want to talk to you. Be tranquil and make friends.

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I like what you think about the silence virtue.

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I like your description and how you like all of the virtues.  Jacob

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Silence. Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation. I think this is a good one and i value it as silence is an important thing to have

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@Rhianna
I totally agree with you. People tend to lash out in situations that they can't control. I think it is SO important to remain calm in times of trouble. Personally I try to apply this in my life. I think people make the most mistakes when they are angry, upset, hurt, stressed, etc. I think we have to think about our actions before doing so because we may be hurting others or ourselves even further than we already were.

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@hailey
I 100% agree! Back then sex before marriage was a huge deal and if you didn't wait then you were a sinner, or looked down upon in general. Now a days, people are more open to talking and acting upon it. It is a more common thing to do, rather than it just being to reproduce.

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I think the third virtue, silence is really important. I believe that it's important to value because people sometimes speak too much or don't speak up at all. In this case, people don't really follow it as much. We can compare this to opinions about politics or trending topics. If there's something you don't agree on, you could remain silent to keep the peace. But at the same time, someone might say something and it can turn into a big argument. I feel as though it isn't valued anymore, or if you remain silent and let people say whatever to you, you're a coward for not speaking up. I think it's important to stay silent in the appropriate situations but it also isn't wrong to speak your mind.

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@Mik well said. A lot of people do waste their time doing nothing or doing something insignificant. I'm not gonna lie, I waste my time a good amount of the time.

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@anthony I really agree with this. I also said that people better watch what they say in modern times. Riots and other similar things didn't happen as often back then but I'm sure Franklin would agree with this situation.

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Anthony, I think you're absolutely correct. People nowadays don't understand the concept of keeping things to themselves. They go around gossiping about everything and spreading false rumors. I think we need more silence in this world.

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I like the silence virtue. Some people still follow this virtue but others don't. When people don't follow this virtue, this is how some racial riots start or other major fights. If people kept to themselves things they thought would cause a disturbance, there would be more peace in the world. If people valued this virtue more, in my opinion, this world be better.

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I wholeheartedly agree with that statement Hailey. People do only have sex out of dullness and as a way to pleasure themselves. This is exactly  why social media and songs are loaded with sexual remarks.

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@Bryan
I definitely agree that silence is an important virtue because some people don't know when to talk and when not to. A lot of people in society lack a "filter" which is essential because if you don't have a filter, you are more likely to say something that you will regret. People normally run their mouth and break their own bridges. Silence definitely needs to be more valued in society.

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@Nessa
I agree that people don't value their time in society today and to be successful you need to use your time wisely. Most of the time people also get caught up with the wrong crowd, which can lead to them ruining their future. I sometimes get distracted and waste my time on things that don't benefit me. When I get home from school, I usually want to just sit on the couch when in reality I should be doing homework or working out. Industry is a very important virtue and I believe I need to work on it.

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@Lores I completely agree because tranquility plays a huge part in showing that what others are saying affects you, and if you are worried about what others are saying, then you aren't focusing on yourself, which is important if you want to accomplish your goals.

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@Brent I agree, most people say whatever comes to mind, without coming to the realization that their statements are unnecessary or offensive.

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While all thirteen have their own significance, I feel that tranquility is one of the most important virtues. It states, "be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable." In other words, controlling one's anger marks the behavior of a cool and composed being. It is so important for one to apply this virtue to their lifestyle because not every action needs an aggressive and disturbed reaction. Sometimes the best response to a situation is no response, and if one feels that it is necessary, then a calm approach exemplifies a mature response, rather than resorting to anger. I believe very few people value this virtue; they feel that anger shows dominance and strength, when in reality it takes a lot to be able to control oneself and remain calm.

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@Anthony I completely agree, I chose silence too. People need to learn when to be quiet, there would be a lot less conflict if that were the case

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@Jasmin
I agree with your main points, very well said. People should always spend there time wisely rather than wasting time and doing unnecessary things

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I believe that silence is one of the most important virtues. It's important to know when to speak and when not to speak. It's important to be careful about the things you say and who you tell those things to. Without silence there is chaos. More people should follow the silence virtue because speaking your mind isn't always the best thing to do. Sometimes it's just better to leave things unsaid.

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@Mike Nah
I believe most ideas written down except that what people view as wasted time could be considered

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@Jasmin
I agree with most of your points and would like to add saying that time is money and wasted time is wasted money.

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Sincerity is something that we do not value as much today. Throughout the school day I can overhear people insulting each other and talking about people behind their backs. Plus most people will think about others with evil intent throughout their life and a lot of people do not necessarily think before they speak.

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@madlazermonk3y Good point on how resolution is a good virtue. I feel like most people currently lack this virtue.

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@Brent I had almost the exact same thought when reading the virtue of silence.

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Silence - I feel like this is one of the most important virtues because many people today could benefit from implementing it into their life. Silence does not mean not talking in this list, it means to keep thought to yourself unless they could benefit yourself or others around you. I feel like this virtue is being valued less and less as time goes on and a perfect example is social media. There are many cases in which things are said through social media that ruin relationships or careers over a simple post.

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I agree, everyone takes what they have for granted. If we had more people thanking others for what they

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That's like the one quote, how it said something like people listen to respond instead of listening to understand.

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Frugality
"Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; i. e., waste nothing."
I believe we do still value this. You can always see people donating, helping others,  and picking someone up. For example: Mini-Thon. The waste nothing part not so much. A lot of the Earth's natural resources are being abused and people have become lazy, they simply throw stuff away carelessly.

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@nessa
I agree that spending time with the right people is important. Also, that spending time wisely leads to a successful and productive future

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@brent
I agree that people need to stop saying whatever is on their mind and need to take others opinions and feelings into consideration. I've seen this to be a big issue in today's society with gossiping and social media.

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We need to know what is worth our time, how to use it, and how to not procrastinate. In my life, I need to work on industry and time manage the most because I am constantly procrastinating and getting my work done just on time,

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I think industry is the most important. Time is a big part of everyone's lives with work and plans and we need to know how to control it throughout our lives. We need to learn was is w

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i think your tranquility is important nowadays @jason. I think people that dont like like trump should learn this because sometime they get riled up just from seeing his face or a Trump Pence sign.

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@tayllor ggood point, some kids nowadays are real spoiled

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@Mike yea i agree that you should also work hard to strive for the best you can be in order to get a good job and be happy

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i think the most important is resolution because you should always set goals for yourself and try to accomplish them in order to better yourself. Shows you have high perseverance. i think people do this everyday  but don't realize it. Beyod new years resolutions, average  people accomplish goals such as waking up and going to school or doing your homework on time.

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@Chase I agree when you say that we should employ ourselves to do helpful things. We can become very selfish at times and takes this for granted. Also, we can be very narrow-minded by not thinking about the people less fortunate than us.

@Anthony I definitely agree when you state that speech is suppose to be for communication not to start trouble. Today, many teenagers have forgotten the importance of a deep conversation because they just talk about drama and unnecessary things. Unfortunately, I am guilty of this.

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In addition, to my previous post, I believe that we still value this virtue when we want to. Sometimes we are lazy and do not want to further ourselves, but when we think of our future we start to study harder and achieve our dream job.

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@Taylor, I agree with what you said. Not many kids appreciate what they have yet, but as they grow they begin to see how grateful they should have been since others may not have had what they did.

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@Joeiny, we share the same value, and I completely agree with your views. Not everyone spends their time wisely, but instead, prefer to waste it on things that won't benefit them in the end.

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I believe that the sixth virtue, industry, is one of the most important virtues on Ben Franklin's list. Industry indicates spending your time wisely and cutting off anything that one perceives as being unnecessary. I think that others should care about what they do, instead of wasting their time on useless things that will get them nowhere. Personally, I appreciate every moment of my life, take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves to me, and cut off any factor of my life that presents a threat to my well-being. A vast number of people may feel the same way since they do everything that they feel is essential, and they make everyday count. However, not many share the same views, as they get involved in unlawful activities, or associate themselves with the wrong people, and end up achieving nothing. Although it is, to an extent, still valued today, few people do not care about what their lack of effort may result in.

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@Taylor
I agree with what you said. As a child I think I underappreciated what my parents gave me; they gave a lot. I realized that I would make them buy random things and then I would end up not using it. Now I only ask for things that I actually know that I will use and I help pay for it know. I feel bad that my parents spent so much on things I took for grant.

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@Lores
I also chose tranquillty and I agree with what you said. People would be a lot happier if they didn't bother with random things that bother them.

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Virtue #11 Tranquillity
I chose this because I try really hard to not be bothered by random things. I have gotten a lot better at remaining calm when dealing with something stupid. I personally value this and I'm not sure others do. I would assume people would because most others probably don't want to be bothered with pointless things.

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@anthony I agree, in this day and age some people need to know that some things are better not said. You make an excellent point that we need to engage in conversation to learn. We should use conversations to learn about other people and ideas. Speech shouldn't be used to belittle someone or start gossip. I think it goes back to the basic lesson of "if you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say it".

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@christinaamaral I agree with your statement. I think sex has become less serious over time. I think your explanation on how the use of social media make sexual innuendos more convenient is true.

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I believe the twelfth virtue, chastity, isn't valued in modern society.  Over time the purpose of sex has changed from a reproduction activity to a pleasurable one. Sex has become less sacred. People today use sex for everything the chastity virtue prohibits. People have sex out of dullness or personal gain nowadays. Sex has become more of a source of entertainment than a way to produce an offspring.

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Society really needs tranquillity because people get aggravated by the littlest things. Minor incidents get blown out of proportion.

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Industry is the sixth virtue and means to only do useful actions. Employ yourself doing helpful things and cut out all unnecessary actions. I think this is a very valuable virtue and is something I really need to work on. In everyday life, people do things with involving unnecessary actions. People don't value this that much because the unnecessary actions become normal. Industry should be valued in society because it would allow people to finish tasks faster.

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@Brent
I agree. Especially with all the thing that have been going on around the presidential election I think more people need to keep their opinions to themselves and take some time to try to understand what other people are telling them

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@Nicole

I somewhat agree with what your saying here. I think that this virtue is trying to say that life is like a game of poker; your delt your hand and you do have some controal over the game, it's not like from the start there is a set way things are gonna go, but sometimes things are out of your control and you just have to sit tight and let things play out

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The second virtue, silence, is one that I really REALLY think we need more of in the modern age. I think it's really important for people to realize that speech is ment to better our lives by communicating information that will help others. I don't think alot of people value this virtue, seeing as there are people in our society that just say things to start drama or get attention. We don't have conversation to learn, we have them to further our own causes and I think this is partially due to the fact that people don't know when to be quiet

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@Taylor I totallt agree on your main point.
Many people do not realize the importance paying until they reach the position where they must pay in order to survive in this world.
And I also feel ashame when I realize that I forget the value of the opportunities...

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@Nessa I totally agree you when you said time is really important. Yes I believe time is really important. Some say that time is like money. We have limited time to live. One day we must go back to the nature.
I think this is why the time is important and for that reason industry is that crucial.

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I chose industry as my virtue.
I think working hard and not wasting time is really hard but so important to have a success in life.
The reason that the world could develop would probably because of those who worked hard and did their task.
I think the more time flies, the more the value of 'industry' will increase. It is even really important in nowdays as well. If people don't make their best, they will be devalued.

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We have the same valued virtue. It's basically exactly what I said. I strongly agree on the calm state of mind to accomplish goals in life.

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@Joeiny I agree, time is our worst enemy. We want more of it and don't have enough of it. Spend your energy on things that matter.

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“It is in your power to withdraw yourself whenever you desire. Perfect tranquility within consists in the good ordering of the mind, the realm of your own.” I believe that having tranquility is always crucial. In BK's sense, he always had to maintain his calm state of mind; As difficult as certain situations got. I think that having tranquility takes a level of discipline. I personally try my absolute best to maintain it. It involves being the bigger person in certain situations and I value that.

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Order which is the third virtue states let all your things have their places. Let each part of your business have its time. My thoughts are that everything that is suppose to happen will happen in due course, don't try and force anything. If it was meant to happen let the cards play out. Most of the time this can be said that it still happens because it helps organize a persons mind and relaxes their mind knowing they have an ordered plan of what will happen and when.

@Alycia
I couldn't agree more and I really liked how you tied the presidents into the equation and how without order the world would be way more chaotic then it is now.

@Taylor
This generation especially, everything is being handed to them on a silver platter and they just expect it to keep coming. One day they will have to wake up and realize they need to grow up and think for themselves. This could also be tied into plagiarism and how kids just want the easy way out and not have to think for themselves because what would happen if god forbid someone thinks for themselves for once.

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@taylor 100% agree. Many people need to count their blessings. We only realize the value of things when we lose them

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@Christina I def agree with your point. Sadly many people do certain things or think in a certain way because that's what they see on the media. I agree that many things lost their value because of the way media approaches it.

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The first virtue of temperance is very important, which, a lot of people, including me are lacking. Temperance explains how important it is to not eat or drink more than what your body needs. If you can control your food and desire to overindulge, you can control any undesired temperament or quality. As shallow as this sounds, people need to think for their health; temperance is very important and having this quality is a sign of strength. Appetite is the strongest desire humans feel and Benjamin Franklin says that if we can control it you will have the motivation to make many improvements in your life.

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I don't feel as though the twelfth virtue, Chastity, is still valued today. If you look at social media, music, celebrities, movies, and even society, you'll realize that there are sexual innuendos scattered all throughout them. I think it's because over time the idea of sex just lost its seriousness and gained a more relaxed and pleasurable connotation. In Franklin's time, I feel as though it was valued a lot more compared to our time now because they didn't have the sources we do today to exploit it.

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Jessica Z                        I choose Order which is number 3. I think that everything has a time a place to do it in like Benjamin Franklin said which makes sense because without these components used in this way we would be a mess. We still use this because it helps us orginize our lives accordingly. 

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Jessica Z                        I choose Order which is number 3. I think that everything has a time a place to do it in like Benjamin Franklin said which makes sense because without these components used in this way we would be a mess. We still use this because it helps us orginize our lives accordingly. 

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I agree with you Mike that people do waste time but everyone has a different definition of wasting time.
Vaibhav I agree with what you said I said the same thing yay!!!

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@Joeiny I agree, the future really is in our hands. We only have control over that, no one else. We should worry about striving for better things instead of focusing on something that is just going to waste ones time.

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@Taylor Henry I definitely agree with what you said. Many kids really don't realize how fortunate they are to have people in their lives that are willing to sacrifice anything for them just to make them happy.

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The virtue I chose is tranquility. I strongly believe that being in a calm, tranquil state is very important. Maintaining a calm state of mind is vital if you want to accomplish goals or strive for greater things. I do not think that we still value this. A majority of the population today overthinks and stresses over things that are not worn stressing over. There are much more important things to focus on and making sure you have tranquility within you would be very important.

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@Mik I agree completely. Too many people take life for granted and don't realize what they are missing when they don't use their time wisely. I also agree that it has a lot to do with laziness, and also procrastination.

@Brent I also agree with what you are saying about silence. Too many people think things and speak with "no consequence" or regard to anybody elses feelings. To add on, I also think you learn a lot from just being silent for once.

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I think that the most important virtue is frugality. So many people are blessed with everything handed to them that they do not realize how much they have. Especially as kids, we do not realize how lucky we are to have parents that are involved in our lives and paying for everything. I feel like when we get older and have our own jobs and things to pay for we will realize the importance of frugality.

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@jessicad I agree, i think that in our human nature we tend to believe that everything we have to say is more important than what another has to say. We speak so much garbage when you think about it that may offend others, and may come back to affect us.

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@mik I really agree with you on that one. Since were young and are pushed to do our best and work hard we tend to "chill" for a bit and we don't realize what the heck is going on until its way too late and there is no turning back.

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I think the sixth one (industry) has great value. " Lose no time. Be always employed in something useful. Cut off all unnecessary actions." We don't have time to focus on whats irrelevant in life right now. The future is in our hands and so if we waste our time on things that aren't useful, we won't benefit ourselves first and we'll endanger our future as an entire community as well.

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@Grace yeah I agree completely. Time is very worthy and too many people don't spend it wisely.

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@coral I agree, people also don't realize what respect is. Everyone now a days always talk during lectures and presentations and they don't realize later in life they should've listened to the information given to them because it could have benefitted them.

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@Nessa I can relate to this so much because I see this happening all over when people just do things that are fun but not in any way beneficial. I am trying to improve on being smart with my time and using it in ways to better myself.

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The 6th virtue is Industry and I believe that this is one of the more important ones due to the fact that a lot of people waste time. I sometimes do this myself, I would fool around for a while then realize that I have stuff to do and I can't go back and get it done. I also run out of time. Some people value this but most people in this generation are lazy so they don't follow this. Laziness plays such a big role in today's society, no one gets things done because they just want to watch Netflix or go on twitter then do important work.

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@caroline I agree that many people talk about their opinions without have an open mind. It's almost like those people are self-centered around themselves. We need open communication for a happy social society.

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I agree with you example on order. With Order, an efficient government can run a prosperous country.

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The third virtue is Order. "Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time." I believe that this the most important value of the 13 virtues because it keeps everyone in line and it is a vital part in our lives. An example of this is school. The purpose of school is to expand our knowledge of education and to prepare ourselves for the real world. There are school rules telling us what is allowed and what isn't allowed. Without these rules, school would be a chaotic place where there wouldn't be any learning. And without school, generations of kids would be very stupid and would not contribute to today's society. Without Order, the world would be in chaos.

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The 2nd virtue which applies to silence is something we need more in today's day and age. it says that we should only say something if it helps ourselves or someone else. It helps us today because we just say whatever comes to mind without thinking and that's not okay.

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@jess I agree with you. People do not think about the words they say and the effect it has on others.

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@alycia I agree with you on this. Order is extremely important to keep a systematic government and a successful country.