"The Unsettling of Bad Habits"
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It was in the year 2004 that my illustrious energetic English Professor Dr. MJ Phillips first introduced me to the fact that I am living irresponsibly destroying the world, and that no matter how inconsequential it may appear I am responsible in at least five ways for incapacitating the quality of the world's environment. I have authenticated them in my life and agree, that I am contributing through 'The Unsettling of Bad Habits' namely: My Vehicular Usage, Waste Management, Educational Perfection, Social Amenities, and Food Consumption. I have scrutinized the diverse consequences of each exploit and how each negligent action is affecting my environment and community.
The first bad habit I was logically drawn to observe is the misuse of my Vehicular Usage. I drive a "larger than life" Custom Conversion Van that has seating capacity for seven, and includes a fold-down full-size bed. The fact that I own it is out of necessity for my employment; however, I manage to "mismanage" the use of it to an extreme. Recently, I transferred to UWM for various reasons, one of which is the fact they provide students with bus passes and the route I need is only a short distance from my home; however, even though I am short of fuel cash to use it for school, I insist on using it, instead of riding the bus. I even choose a class that is out of the bus route area because I thought it would cool to experience a different learning setting (Brown Deer Library) environment. I like things that are different from the status quo "Teacher" and feel the reward is worth the penalty; consequently, I am afraid I won't make it someday...