The short story, “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Cavaleras County” was well written to get across the point it was trying to make. Although I found it boring and dry, the use of satire inContinue reading

Satire and humor are encountered in every day life. It’s been very prevalent in popular media. I probably enjoy self deprecating and topical humor the most. Self deprecating jokes are often seen on the internet,Continue reading

The sudden loss of someone you are close with can take a tremendous toll on you, in The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson, we are taken through the journey of seventeen year old Lennie whoContinue reading

I think this psychological thriller is a very different and cool concept than what had been around. I like the use of lighting and camera effects, life when Scotty looks down and experiences his vertigo,Continue reading

My initial impressions are that this man really dedicated most of his life to the transcendentalist ideals he wanted to follow. He had real dedication and understanding unlike the kind of people he mentioned thatContinue reading

I loosely agree that “government is best which governs least”. I think that the people need to have more input for it to be effective and provide good guidelines for a society which tries toContinue reading

One connection I have found between the work of Thoreau and Emerson is the presence of god and man’s supposed purpose to “glorify God and enjoy him forever”. They also both seem to support simplicity,Continue reading

My thoughts and understanding of arguments has slightly changed throughout this unit. The controlled environment of the classroom and prepared debates allows both sides to be heard and gives opportunity to properly question arguments thatContinue reading

My topic is pay-to-play High School sports. I’m on the con side which won’t be too much of a challenge to argue. I’m in the gray area on this topic but if I had toContinue reading

Scientific and commercial animal testing is a current issue. The pro animal testing side supports it because of the contributions it has supposedly made to life saving cures and treatments. The anti animal testing sideContinue reading