He Who Has Money, Never Has Enough

9/30/2014

Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction. ~Erich Fromm

You become so obsessed with a passion that you skip educational opportunities in exchange for money. Is that success? Defend or qualify your response.

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Due: October 3, 2014 11:59 p.m. CST

Ms. d.

9/30/2014 03:02:07 pm

That would look SO much more fulfilling if that money was replaced with books!

Jecoree Jones

10/2/2014 03:01:44 am

I believe that he has accomplished everything he needs. We get an education to make better money and he has acheived that without a good education

Ms. d

10/3/2014 02:04:07 am

Has he? Could he have even more if he could read? Who can he REALLY trust to interpret?

Loryn king

10/6/2014 09:24:36 am

No jecoree jones, you can never have enough money nor education .... All you can do is stretch it or compress it.

Loryn King

10/6/2014 09:22:13 am

No, skipping educational opportunities because of money is an ignorant decision. We fell to realize money come and go , but a degree no one can take that from you. It shows your effort towards wealth.

braylen davis

10/1/2014 02:48:47 am

Floyd is getting very big headed if he would of stopped boxing. And ran out of money he would be broke .Because he dropped outta high school so he would be a nobody but he has a lot of money I mean a lot.

Taylor Dilworth

10/1/2014 11:29:05 pm

I Agreed Until The End . Look At Floyd Mayweather And Look At Oprah. Floyd Mayweather Dropped Out Of High School And Has Accomdated What Millions . When He's Old That Will Be All He Has . But Oprah Has A Degree And Is Poised To Become The Worlds First Female African American BILLIONAIRE. Think About It

ms. d

10/3/2014 03:41:26 am

Miss Dilworth, Oprah is already the first female black billionaire and was the only black billionaire from 2004 to 2006.

hannah julius

10/1/2014 09:05:56 am

I do not think that having money is success.you can have money and be a drug dealer. Success is determined by your character.

DeMarcus Byrd

10/1/2014 11:43:48 am

I agree. success is measured by your character.

Tiara Jackson

10/4/2014 08:39:55 am

I disagree I don't think having money means success because money doesn't define you , character does.

Alex Bennett

10/1/2014 02:48:45 pm

I agree completely. It also depends on HOW you spend it, donating millions to charity is successful.

dominique hemphill

10/2/2014 09:44:10 am

I absolutely agree with you Hannah.. success is not having alot of money.

DeQuelyn Adams

10/3/2014 01:27:33 am

I disagree Hannah. I know a lot of successful drug dealers

Ms. d

10/3/2014 01:54:37 am

Define success, Mr. Adams. Because to me, having to watch my back and my family's backs all the time is not success. Because real success, also means having peace of mind. Does it not?

Christian E Forehand

10/1/2014 09:18:10 am

Exchanging money for education is stupid. Success to me is when you accomplish goals you set, including getting an education. If you have money like that you should put yourself through another another education level and become more successful. If i had the money Floyd has i would put myself through college and extra educational classes to be more successful.

Domenic Brown

10/2/2014 12:48:27 am

I agree. Trading your education for money is very moronic. When you are determined to accomplish your goals in life.
Floyd has a lot of money, but has no education, he can not even read correctly, if he ended up bankrupted and left with no money he would be nothing because he has no money.

hannah julius

10/1/2014 10:22:08 am

I agree. Money is not success. Education is more important.

DeMarcus Byrd

10/1/2014 11:41:55 am

To skip educational opportunities in exchange for money is not success, its greed. Knowledge is power and power breeds money. But if you got all this money and no degree to put behind your name or no educational background then what are you? You are a fool who has money but no educational guidance.

1 Timothy 6:10- "For the love of money is the root of all evil"

Hector Castillo

10/1/2014 04:02:53 pm

DeMarcus, I have the exact same opinion. Nobody should be just "okay" with just getting money they should go further beyond them self.

Alex Bennett

10/1/2014 02:47:39 pm

Having a net worth of 10 million dollars isnt success unless you got it with actual talent. Skills and character define success, not how many 100 dollar bills you carry around.

Cari Armstrong

10/2/2014 12:52:31 am

I strongly agree with Alex because it does skill& character to built success

Hector Castillo P.5

10/1/2014 03:59:03 pm

The statement about "Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction.", reminds me of every time Ms. D says " whats more important a job now or going to college and getting a career." In this case its all about the person character and what makes them satisfy, going to college is the educational opportunity and getting that high paying career is true success, but having a job is faster in getting money and less of a hassle. In conclusion having money is not true success,but having to work and take those opportunities are the real passage to success.

Taylor Dikworth

10/1/2014 11:24:17 pm

The Bible Says The LOVE Of Money Is The Root Of ALL Evil .. So If You Are Willing To Quit School To Make Money Then You Have Little To No Values. School Is The BackBone To Any And Everything We Do . THERE is Always Money To Be Made Without An Education But With One You Can Open Endless Possibilities .

Jaclyn brown 5

10/2/2014 02:38:20 am

which is true I do believe that when money get to people head that everyone goes off

Jaclyn brown 5

10/2/2014 02:38:20 am

which is true I do believe that when money get to people head that everyone goes off

Cassidy Wilder

10/1/2014 11:25:54 pm

Skipping on your education just to get money is not the right thing to do . Education comes first before anything you do in life . How are you going to be successful if you don't have or know the knowledge and skills of English , math , social studied or science . Going straight into your career and getting money everyday is not going to help you succeed in life , in other words people are going to have to do all your work for you because of your lack of knowledge and skills , so I think it's better to learn than to get money without knowing your education .

Domenic Brown

10/2/2014 12:41:18 am

I disagree. Money is not everything, it is true that money can get you anything that makes you happy, but it does not get the satisfaction of being truly happy. Also that having an education makes everything more fulfilling, you can get rich off of doing what you love by having an education .

Joshua Johnson

10/2/2014 02:36:00 am

I disagree with domenic, in this day of age money is everything

Ms. d

10/3/2014 02:51:57 am

If it's everything Mr. Johnson, why is it then, that so many rich people are the unhappiest of all?

Cari Armstrong

10/2/2014 12:49:47 am

No it's not success because you missed out on all your education purposes for a career that might not take you far

Jonathon Johnson

10/2/2014 01:24:57 am

I disagree, because if anything would have happened to him ehen he first started getting payed for boxing, he wouldn't have a backup plan. For the simple fact he dropped out of school.

Michael magee link

10/2/2014 01:30:21 am

I agree with g-dub because he is not worried about education becasue he is a multi millionaire and if he was he whould pay for it.

Michael magee link

10/2/2014 01:30:57 am

I agree with g-dub because he is not worried about education becasue he is a multi millionaire and if he was he whould pay for it.

Michael Magee link

10/2/2014 01:25:17 am

I disagree with this because money is the main thing people want ,not to justify that you do need education but if you have a lot of money you can just pay for your education an do it on your own time

Brandon T. Moore Jr.

10/2/2014 02:32:01 am

Success has nothing to do with how wealthy you are, success is you achieving your goals and being happy while doing so. If money is the main reason you are happy then you have no real base of happiness. Money without knowledge is sinceless, it's like giving a five year old ten million dollars and expecting him to make mature and rational decisions. So no, exchanging education for money is not success.

ms. d.

10/3/2014 03:35:13 am

You're alllllright Mr. Moore! I agree with you 100%! WhooHoo! #score

Jaclyn brown 5th

10/2/2014 02:36:48 am

Money would never be the answer to anything. This doesn't help with anything, the only thing money is doing rueing the people life.

Joshua Johnson

10/2/2014 02:42:38 am

In this World success is based off how wealthy u are. Half the stuff teachers teach you are not going to use it outside of school. Education is a guide to help you become financially well off. I think becoming rich with out need much education at great. It's a lot of smart people out here that can even barely provide for their.

ms. d.

10/3/2014 03:33:39 am

That's absolutely not true. In every aspect of my life, I've used what I learned in school. Science in cooking, history at family reunions and when knowing how to vote, and english and math...the list is endless! I'm not sure what world YOU live in, but in mine and many others' wealth does not a successful man make. Family, integrity, having goals, love, etc., does not require money. If what you're saying were true, why go to school at all? And if you look at the education of most of those who are wealthy, why are they SO wealthy? Because they went to school. Athletes and rappers included. *flips hair, walks off.

Cinthya Vergara

10/2/2014 02:53:46 am

Money without education is not success. That's easy money. unlike Mayweather, there's many people who have degrees and earn, maybe not the same amount of money as Floyd, but who feel like they accomplished something with their knowledge. What would Mayweather do if he was to lose all his money without having ATLEAST a diploma.

ms. d.

10/3/2014 03:45:24 am

Right! He cannot read so...where does that lead him? Constantly always depending on someone else to help him feel his way through the language of life?

Tylen Hughes

10/2/2014 02:57:00 am

It depends on the type of. Money you are dropping your education. For if its quick money no its not a success if its money that will sustain you for a long time then yes it is a success

ms. d

10/3/2014 03:43:49 am

Does that give you peace of mind? If you cannot READ, you have to always rely on others to help you get by. No matter how sustaining that is, is that success?

Keylan Grayson

10/2/2014 02:57:15 am

Making money is good and all but, I think school would be better than making money. If your money-making plan doesn't work, if you have your degree or education then you can have something to fall back on.

T'Anna Smith

10/2/2014 03:33:57 am

I agree with Keylan, making money can fail but by having an education it could be your back up plan.

Jamison Cobb

10/2/2014 03:13:21 am

If your passion can sustain you and your lifestyle then by all means trade money for education . But , if you cannot succeed after trading your fortune for a priceless education than that is the biggest fault in your life.
5th period

ms. d

10/3/2014 03:47:49 am

Trade it even if you cannot read??? Wow.

T'Anna Smith

10/2/2014 03:30:01 am

I believe education is the key to your success. Even though he has a lot of money that shouldn't be a great achievement. Your money runs out, your education doesn't.

Te'Rik Green

10/2/2014 04:48:46 am

Skipping educational opportunities for money, in a way, could be a count for success. Education is always there for people. It will also hurt a person because they will sign contracts without understanding what the contract really says. They will not make the right decisions for themselves. No one should be miseducated in a cold, harsh world that doesn't mind using you for its own needs. Education is important, missing it is never considered success.

Robert Wallace

10/2/2014 06:36:56 am

Its Not Success Because If Something Happends To Him Which Cost Him His Boxing Career , He Wouldn't Beable To Do Anything Because He Has No Education

Avier Ashby

10/2/2014 06:45:44 am

To me, its never oK to have money and not know to read , regardless of what it is. Floyd Mayweather is however, a good boxer and has millions and millions of dollars but what if he gets hurt and can't box anymore? what if he never can box anymore ? Then what would he do? it shouldn't matter how good a career take u in life , it should be education first then followed by a career. At the end of the day education takes a toll in your life fundamentally.

LaRoysha Cooks ( 5th Period )

10/2/2014 07:13:53 am

Some people get blinded by the materialistic things that they forget about the more important things such as an education. They say money is the root of all evil if you think about it its true. When you let money control your life once its gone so is the things that came with it. Its not success if your paying other people with educations to do stuff you could've been doing if you would've got one.

Aspen Smith

10/2/2014 08:27:01 am

It could be both good and bad , most people think just because they have money they don't need an education and others want education weather they have money or not.

aspen

10/2/2014 08:29:09 am

I agree with avier what if he were to loose his money and career he would be useless with out and education

Rauscher Manning

10/2/2014 08:42:55 am

You will not be successful when you skip educational opportunities for money. Money is some thats temporary. But and education will stick with you for the rest of your life. It don't matter about how much money you got its about how you spend it and will it take care of you for the rest of your life, cause there is no education for other jobs.

kayla hayes

10/2/2014 09:51:30 am

i agree with him. money isn't always around long enough if you don't have something to fall back on like education to rebuild up your money that was lost there isn't no point its an decision you will regret

Emmanuel Robinson

10/3/2014 12:42:24 am

I disagree with this in many ways just because you skip educational opportunities doesn't mean you will not make in life. Floyd is not the only person who drop out of high school that has money, Bill Gates also drop out and he is a billionaire. Money is temporary only if you make it, you have to learn how to make profit off of your money.

ms. d.

10/3/2014 03:16:49 am

Bill Gates was at Harvard University when he dropped out doing a project FOR school that turned into Microsoft. However, Floyd Mayweather CANNOT READ.

rauscher Manning

10/2/2014 08:54:17 am

I agree with Laroysha Cooks on how people get materialistic things mixed up with things thats way more important. Because materialistic items are temporary.

Domonique Bass

10/2/2014 09:21:27 am

Success is defined by your own opinion. But if he lost everything he had he wouldn't have anything to fall back on because of lack of education.

dominique hemphill

10/2/2014 09:46:22 am

Success Is not having money . In my opinion it's reaching your goals , being able to say I did something I never thought I could accomplish.

kayla hayes

10/2/2014 09:49:18 am

greed isn't necessarily success in my book. its making it far in what you wanted to do all your life , but trading it for education is not the way to go. at the same time not enough people put their all into academics so taking money is the easy way out for them.

melissa hicks 4thperiod

10/2/2014 09:51:23 am

I have always felt that education schould be yourbnumber one priority.money is the root of all money.i remember when my mom told me i couldent work beacuse school came first this is the reason why he has all this money but wont invest in his education

Aundrea Holden

10/2/2014 09:57:07 am

Accomplishing your goals in life is what success is. Money shouldn't define who and what you are in this world. I could have 10$ in my pocket right now but does that make me success or better then anyone ejse? NO! Receiving a degree will better your chances in life because no one can take it from you, but money? It will be here today and gone tomorrow

Deranique Browning

10/2/2014 09:59:37 am

Education is the the key to success. Money is only a temporary fix in life. With education your earning potential is limitless. So many people are stuck at jobs they hate just to earn money, but with an education you're able to work your career of choice.

Halee' Boyd

10/2/2014 01:48:10 pm

To be successful in life do not mean you have to be have well educated , success can also be on your skills.

avier Ashby

10/2/2014 08:21:55 pm

I agree with haliey but skills can only last for so long and your still going to have to have a plan b .

Emmanuel Robinson

10/3/2014 12:49:38 am

I believe that it is success, having a education does not make you successful, its what you make of that education. Some people can have education and still not be successful in life. If you have a talent that you can make tons of money off of it why not take a chance of dropping out of school to show off your talent.

Arias

10/3/2014 10:08:07 am

I absolutely agree with Emmanuel. An education is not a grantee of success.

DeQuelyn Adams

10/3/2014 01:37:05 am

I feel that if Mayweather achieved his goal of being a millionaire then he is successful, education or no education. Reading and writing isn't for everybody. And plus he has so much money he can buy somebody to read for him.

Ms. d.

10/3/2014 01:55:54 am

Is that success? Because you don't know who to trust. And if he could read, couldn't he have even MORE money instead ALWAYS having to depend on someone else? Reading and writing isn't for everybody? Hmm...sounds backward to me.

Unique Boynton link

10/3/2014 03:28:43 am

I agree with deranique, money is only a temporary fix in life but education is what can take you beyond your own belief of success.

Jordan

10/3/2014 05:19:01 am

I Agree with Mr.Byrd Not going too college and making more money than people that went all 4 years is not right too me Mayweather has no education but still rich and have more than he imagine but you can't exchange money for education you just can't.

Ariana Hughes-Crockett

10/3/2014 08:16:30 am

Money is a success then it's not. Mayweather has made a lot of money from no education but if something goes wrong in his boxing career he ain't gone have nolthing to fall back on. He can't read so what if one of worker mess over him he wouldn't know cuz he can't read.

Ariana Hughes-Crockett

10/3/2014 08:21:04 am

I extremely agree with Robert education is important and Mayweather wouldn't have nolthing to fall back on

Arias Cook 5th

10/3/2014 10:06:13 am

Many people have different views on success. To be successful is to be great in anything you do. He expanded his talents and that is how he makes a living. Money is the root to all success in my opinion. Floyd is a prime example of why education is not needed to always be successful!

Meerihk'l Brisby 4th

10/3/2014 02:08:32 pm

Having alot of money doesn't necessarily measure your success. Without an education, you wouldn't even know how to properly spend or save your money. Education is way more important.

Arreon Rose

10/3/2014 02:44:32 pm

Money isn't everything to be successful.Yu need a education to become somebody in life.A Education will help yu save nd spend your money and teach you have to count your money .

Arreon Rose

10/3/2014 02:50:12 pm

Money isn't everything to be successful.Yu need a education to become somebody in life.A Education will help you save and spend your money and teach you have to count your money .

Arreon Rose

10/3/2014 02:48:40 pm

Money isn't everything you née to be successful. You will need a education to become somebody in life.Without a Education you wouldn't know how too spend or save your money.

Kenneth Atkins

10/3/2014 02:57:36 pm

Money can't buy education don't only way you can get a education is by going to school in learning.Without A Education you want be able to get money or save it.

Maria Hurtado 2nd

10/3/2014 03:06:48 pm

Skipping educational opportunities in exchange for money is something people tend to be lenient toward, but can someone really be that naïve? What most of us fail to understand is that knowledge is key for survival in today’s demanding society. Today, even college graduates are struggling to find employment following graduation. If that’s the case for an educated group of people, imagine the struggle for someone who chose the easy way out and didn’t get an education.

Tremont Allen

10/3/2014 03:08:11 pm

I believe after so much money its no happiness and no story behind it.There is hard work behind success to show how you got the money and rewards.The work you did to get the money is more important.

Ronisha Lankford

10/3/2014 03:22:49 pm

Money over education is never acceptable. Money is losing it's value everyday but no one can place a limit on your education. Having a education can help you make more money and help you accomplish more rather than limiting yourself.

Victoria Miller

10/3/2014 04:59:08 pm

Skipping educational opportunities for money can be success but it may come with consequences. You can skip education for illegal money or you can skip it for legal money and have success. It all depends on what kimd of money you're skipping the education for.

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