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Without a doubt, it is absolutely vital to make choices.  On election day, voter turnout was unprecedented with more than 120 million people casting their votes.  Many might doubt whether one vote made a difference, but each individual’s thought process and his or her choice of candidate ultimately determined the election.  It’s also significant that Obama received about half of his contributions from donors contributing $200 or less.  I gave $25 to his campaign, which may seem like chump change, but it made me feel fulfilled.  I played an active role to change the course of our nation's history.

According to Deanna, “the world was what it was, a place with its own rules of hunger and satisfaction.”  If we surrender completely to the laws of nature, choices will be made for us, but we will only be a pawn of life.  In order to avoid apathy, we must take charge of our choices.   If only to maintain a sense of control, what we chose is crucial.