WILL GIVE In a paragraph of no less than five sentences, explain how Edgar A. Guest’s poem “You” expresses the idea that our character is determined by our conscious choices. In your explanation, use at least two quotes from the poem.

You are the fellow that has to decide
Whether you'll do it or toss it aside.
You are the fellow who makes up your mind
Whether you'll lead or will linger behind
Whether you'll try for the goal that's afar
Or just be contented to stay where you are.
Take it or leave it. Here's something to do!
Just think it over — It's all up to you!

What do you wish? To be known as a shirk,
Known as a good man who's willing to work,
Scorned for a loafer or praised by your chief,
Rich man or poor man or beggar or thief?
Eager or earnest or dull through the day,
Honest or crooked? It's you who must say!
You must decide in the face of the test
Whether you'll shirk it or give it your best.

Nobody here will compel you to rise;
No one will force you to open your eyes;
No one will answer for you yes or no,
Whether to stay there or whether to go.
Life is a game, but it's you who must say,
Whether as cheat or as sportsman you'll play.
Fate may betray you, but you settle first
Whether to live to your best or your worst.

So, whatever it is you are wanting to be,
Remember, to fashion the choice you are free.
Kindly or selfish, or gentle or strong,
Keeping the right way or taking the wrong,
Careless of honor or guarding your pride,
All these are questions which you must decide.
Yours the selection, whichever you do;
The thing men call character's all up to you!

Your character is determined or defined by your conscious choices, because in the poem it says "No one will force you to open your eyes;" No one will choose or speak for you, in life you need to speak for yourself, and make the decisions. If you don't some people out there will not consider you a person, for you need other people to make your decisions, and speak for you, cause you cannot do that on you own. It also says "Life is a game, but it's you who must say," life is a game, there will be the ups and downs, but it is you who must go threw life, being on your own, and being independent, and making your choices. If you don't, you'll never know what life was like, cause you tell people what you want to say, you tell people what you want to do, but, you don't do them. And lastly, it says "All these are questions which you must decide.  Yours the selection, whichever you do;" You are the King or Queen of yourself, you  make the decisions, you speak for yourself, for nobody can rule you, but you.

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atman means 'eternal self'. the atman refers to the real self beyond ego or false self. it is often referred to as 'spirit' or 'soul' and indicates our true self or essence which underlies our existence.

there are many interesting perspectives on the self in hinduism ranging from the self as eternal servant of god to the self as being identified with god. the understanding of the self as eternal supports the idea of reincarnation in that the same eternal being can inhabit temporary bodies.

the idea of atman entails the idea of the self as a spiritual rather than material being and thus there is a strong dimension of hinduism which emphasises detachment from the material world and promotes practices such as asceticism. thus it could be said that in this world, a spiritual being, the atman, has a human experience rather than a human being having a spiritual experience.

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