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Biotech Foood

As a rabid consumer of lots and lots of food, I tend to ignore the ingredients on the package and head straight for the goodness on the inside. Because of this, I would definitely not feel comfortable with genetically modified food to only mention its genetic modification in small type near the nutrition facts and all that other crap. I need a big, fat, easy to read sticker on the front that says THIS HAS BEEN GENETICALLY MODIFIED. I don't care if this has the potential affect the sales. I just want to know whether or not someone's been screwing around with my food or not. However, I do see the point of view of the companies producing the food. If I had food that I genetically modified, I wouldn't neccesarily feel the need to boldly broadcast that kind of information. But being the consumer with the voracious appetite that I am, I would much rather have the food company take a hit in their pocketbook than have me take a hit in my genetically modified stomach.

Using Picture Stuff

An Explicit argument, unlike an implicit argument, is a direct confrontation against another argument or point of view. The person stating their view is "rearing to fight", or ready to go make their point of view known. An implicit argument is a much more understated way of proving a point. This is what is demonstrated in the picture of veterans. There is no direct confrontation attempted by the taking of this picture, however, there is a point to be made by the way this picture was taken that emphasizes the great cost of fighting war. I personally prefer to use implicit arguments, but that is just because I don't have the type of personality that typically wants to start any conflicts.

My AP English Experience

AP English has been without a doubt an incredibly unique class so far this year. My favorite aspect of the way the class works is the great amount of discussion we are able to have about the readings and writings we have worked on, with my favorite moment being our discussion of the characters of The Great Gatsby. I will not lie and say it was my favorite book of all time, and in some places the book left me scratching my head. However, after our in-class discussion of all the characters and all of their terrible dirty lives, the book became much clearer to me and it gave me much more of an appreciation for the brilliant work that Fitzgerald did on the book. It was also lighthearted and easy to understand, and I even got condemned to hell! I hope the good times keep on rolling in AP English!!!

The Evolution of Language

There is no doubt in my mind that any and ever language evolves over time. First off, obviously, is the fact that the world around us is constantly evolving, so the language has to evolve with it in order to keep up. In the time period when English was first coming into its modern form, I can say with certainty that the speakers of the time didn't go home to houses with aluminum siding filled with televisions, refrigerators, microwaves, garbage disposals, etc. Also, with every language comes the slang of that language, which is always evolving. From ain't and y'all to pwn and google, slang of the English language is constantly in use and will continue to become more mainstream. Language has always changed, is currently changing, and will always change around us.

My Epiphany!!!

A long time ago, on a baseball diamond far, far, away, there was a 7 year old boy named Brian Gramman up to bat. He was sweating his ass off because he was afraid he was going to get hit by the ball. He held the bat in tight, close to his chest, as if he were going to hide behind the bat before the ball ever left the pitcher's hand. The pitcher wound up and fired as hard as he could. "STRIKE ONE!" yelled the umpire, but not because the pitch was over the plate. In fact, the pitch didn't even reach home plate. But that didn't stop Brian from swinging. He had shut his eyes as tight as he could, trying to pretend that a baseball wasnt really being thrown in his direction. When he thought the ball had left the pitcher's hand, he immediately swung as hard as his meek little body could, only to emphatically whiff. The other team laughed at him. He mumbled to himself, "Theres no way things could get any worse." But he was wrong. On the next pitch, the ball once again didn't even get to the plate, but Brian took a mighty swing anyway. And if things weren't already humiliating enough, on the third pitch, the exact same thing happened again. Three pitches. Three strikes. Brian was beet red from embarrassment, which soon boiled into anger, and he lost his temper. He charged at the baseball on the ground, took a gigantic swing, and put everything he had into whacking that poor baseball. It felt good to finally make contact with the ball. "If only I could do that more often," he muttered to himself. As he trudged back to the dugout in disgust, his manager pulled him aside and said, "Brian, if you're going to try to do that all the time, why don't you just go to the golf course and save us all a lot of trouble." The manager's harsh words fell upon deaf ears, for at the mere suggestion of playing golf, a ray of light shone down upon Brian, and he beamed with excitement. He had found his true calling. Golf!

Hamlet Interpretation That Will Get Me Into AP English

In lines 81-119 of Hamlet's first scene, Marcellus states that he wants to sit down and discuss the reasoning behind some of the things being done in the kingdom. The questions he poses are:
Why has a strict guard schedule been put in place?
Why are so many bronze cannons currently being manufactured in Denmark?
Why are weapons from foreign lands being bought?
Why do the shipbuilders seem so busy?
He wonders if there is some upcoming event that warrants all this work, and wants someone to explain all of this to him. Horatio then says that he can describe some of the rumors that have come up in the recent past. He then recalls the time where King Fortinbras of Norway challenged the late King Hamlet to a battle. King Hamlet slew Fortinbras, who lost all of his territories as the result of the loss of his life, as was the agreement. But recently, Fortinbras' son, also named Fortinbras, has gathered together a rough group of warriors together who are willing to regain control over the elder King Fortinbras' lost territories and will take food as payment. This is why, Horatio says, that there is such a commotion in Denmark.