University of North Carolina Charlotte - Rogues n Rascals or SiSi Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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Each of us is a part of this system called a university — a system that is designed to operate regardless of the presence or absence of one of its integral parts. There is nothing essential about any one of us other than a name and a computer number. Collectively, we are important to this university which is for the students. Individually. we ' re not really noticed.

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Existence is a personal quality — a state of being in itself that is somehow different for each of us. We all travel in separate spheres — in worlds of our own. As we go freely along our different ways. we realize through our dealings with others that we are merely parts of a greater whole. So it is here at the university. We are part of the institution known as UNC-Charlotte which is itself only part of something greater. To someone other than ourselves, our existence here is negligible. We are told that we are important as integral parts of the whole. But are we really essential? Probably not.

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I lf u. The question now brought to mind is why are we here? What are we looking for? Since we value ourselves more than anyone else values us, why not simply withdraw into our own private world? Indeed, this would be easy to do. We are all wrapped up in our own daily activities — eating, sleeping. going places, doing things. But somehow this is not enough. This is not the answer. This will not work. Apathy and passive indifference fail miserably when we admit that we care about doing a good job of this business called Uving — about really finding the ultimate truths of life.