Does Justice Always Prevail

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Has justice always prevailed in your life? Well, it hasn't in mine. There have been many times where I didn't think that justice prevailed. For example, I have volleyball almost every single weekend. There are always two days we get to play. The first day is to place us in a pool for sunday which is single elimination and championships. My team always wins every game on Saturday but looses on Sunday. To me justice does not prevail in this case. We are such a good team and always win but somehow, the win always falls into better hands for the other team on Sunday. This just doesn't make sense. Why doesn't justice prevail? Why can't things always work the way we want them to? To me, justice does not always prevail. Knowing this, I know that I will never always have justice prevail in my case. In life, we will not always be happy about every decision that is made. Another example from my life is on test I take. I always study my hardest and think I am always going to do my best. I usually get nervous before I take my test. I start to not think about what I learned and what I've studie...

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