Monday, July 12, 2010

Entropy and Bombs descriptions

Entropy-

Smell- "Milk to rot, my frozen vegetables decay", "warm and cold mixed into a lukewarm mess"
Sight- "My sons shoes were developing holes", "Wood rots, metal rusts, people wrinkle and flowers wither", "Worn out sidewalks and torn down buildings", "Saw a egg unscramble itself and jump back into itself", "windows were leaking every time it rained", "the avalanche of disorders"
Hearing- "my refrigerator conked out", "uneven vibrations screeched through the house"


Bombs Bursting in Air-


Sight- "Dressed in her blue princess costume", "sweet crooked grin, shot himself in the woods", "watched my teachers draw diagrams of saturn", "reveled in its sweetness"
Sound- "Sputters to life and summons are attention", "tinny voice rings out","pipe along, squeaking out","vibrant, laughing friend was great",
Touch- "Bumped her head sledding", "tremors from far-off explosions",

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Shooting an Elephant-Description

Sight- "lying on his belly with arms crucified and head sharply twisted to one side" "He looked suddenly stricken, shrunken, immensely old",
Smell- "The wretched prisoners huddled in the stinking cages of the lock ups"
Touch- "When a nimble Burman tripped me up", "I shoved the cartridges",
Hearing- "Insults hooted after me", "I had to think out my problems in utter silence", "sounds clear enough at a distance", "loud, scandalized cry", "Clicking their tongues and exclaiming", "The tortured gasps continued as steadily as the ticking of a clock"

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

How to a Million Dollars the easy way!

Everybody once in their pitiful, poor lives has wanted to make a million dollars. While it might seem like a formidable task, when one thinks of the ways to make $1,000,000 it's quite easy. For example, begging a million people one dollar or a penny from a hundred million. It almost never works because the challenge of reaching that many people is just too great. However, that should not put you down! It is just a tad risky and not at all expensive to beg. It doesn't matter that you're only hoping for a dollar or a penny, it will eventually become $$$. Another way that could work today is actually making a million dollars the hard way. By getting an education, maybe even getting a masters degree in your field, and eventually working your way up the corporate ladder, you will most likely make a million dollars overtime. However, one must remember that taxes and weird circumstances may arise that will make you lose money, so it is imperative that you save, save, save! Overall, following either of these steps will hopefully help you find your wealth in millions. If you unfortunately fail, do not worry, it is really not that easy.

 

Thursday, June 24, 2010

How do I Handle Opposition??

After living in this world for more than 18 years, I have had my fair share of oppositions. From conflicts arising from friends, athletics, and academics to dealing with family issues such as divorce, I have faced life's harsh realities. There was, unfortunately, one negativism that truly stands out from the stress of normal life. At the age of 4, I had a peculiar problem regarding my speech. I could not pronunciate specific sounds between the Rs and Ws. Doctors believe it had to do with my ears being clogged with nasal mucus before I had tube surgery to correct it, which deafened my hearing of certain sounds. This disability caused create emotional harm to me as teachers would tell my parents that I may of had dyslexia and I responded to it as "[they thought I was] too stupid to achieve something" (Brooks). "My fury was not going to be acknowledge" so I worked to fix it (Lorde).I ultimately battled against my speech impediment taking speech classes and other procedures. Now today my speech is not a problem, however I still remember how I fought against this debilitating condition and won.

Monday, June 21, 2010

Isolationism in America

Isolationism, although impractical in modern times, has ideas that could be used to better ourselves today. The United States best exemplifies how Isolationism could be put back in place and used effectively in government. Throughout our history, we have been on our own to fend for ourselves both economically and politically. It helps that we were blessed with resources that many countries do not have to support ourselves and located between many natural defenses such as the oceans. It could be suggested that the United States is in the perfect location for Isolationism. Sadly, in the past one hundred years we have slowly slipped away from this policy. Now we carry ourselves as interventionists(a country that wants to intervene and police the world) and despite our abundant natural resources, we squander it away for foreign products. This could all change if the United States government went back to its previous ways. Issues that involve government such as energy, pollution, and most importantly foreign policy would be amended to suit us better as a whole. Ultimately, we must look at all the options when it comes to how our government handles certain situations, so why not try to use isolation for once?

Wednesday, June 16, 2010





It is known that being skinny is much more attractive than being overweight in the world of film. Take for example Kristin Bell and Kristi Alley. Both are known actresses with multiple films under their belts, both have made millions of dollars, and both are universally known. However, both have had different careers based on part of their bodies.For instance, Kristin Bell is a beautiful woman that has been chosen yearly for top sexiest women lists as well as other awards. She uses her beauty and sex appeal to be marketable for films, advertisements, and other publications. Mean while Kristi Alley is now overly obese and although once a beautiful woman, today she has a non-marketable appearance. This comparison shows how shallow we are as a society but in the film industry as well as many other visual industries, it pays to be skinny.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Is this the Adult section or First Class?

I think that American Airlines should be able to have the right to filter their WiFi from pornography. While critics would claim that it is against passengers rights, an airplane is not the place to watch it. What is difference between public indecency and public porn? The difference is that public indecency is against the law and public porn should be classified as the same. Thankfully for airline companies there is a precedent for public porn access. Internet cafe's and public libraries have been targets of people wanting to watch porn for their sexual pleasures. However, they solved this problem by switching to web filters to stop viewable porn. Where was the outcry against these institutions? As a company, American has the right to filter with WiFi and should without fearing any reprimands for their actions. So American when are you going to get this porn off my plane?