The 2014-2015 school year was challenging, exhilarating, and tiresome. I had the honor to be placed into an AP Language class, where I can be more intact and familiar with the language, that I use most frequently, because I live in the United States. Throughout the year, from reading many pieces of literature and enhancing my vocabulary, "On Dumpster Diving" had to be my favorite. The reason it was my favorite was because it was unique, unexpected, yet thought provoking and taught a valuable lesson. "On Dumpster Diving" taught me not to always think I will have food on the table and to cherish the fact that I do and be thankful I am not the less fortunate that do not have food on their tables everyday. "On Dumpster Diving" was also an interactive piece with the audience. The author gave instructions to the reader on how to be a dumpster diver, if one has the ambition to pursue it. This particular piece of literature also taught my fellow classmates and I, that being materialistic is completely unnecessary. The author states how he feels bad for the materialistic individuals society has created and also tells us which foods are consumable, which ones he specifically looks for when dumpster diving. The piece of literature was definitely intriguing, and it was different; different than all the other piece of literatures we came across and conquered. All the others had some type of similarity but this did not, it stuck with me and surprisingly taught me more than it probably should have.
Thursday, April 30, 2015
On Dumpster Diving
The 2014-2015 school year was challenging, exhilarating, and tiresome. I had the honor to be placed into an AP Language class, where I can be more intact and familiar with the language, that I use most frequently, because I live in the United States. Throughout the year, from reading many pieces of literature and enhancing my vocabulary, "On Dumpster Diving" had to be my favorite. The reason it was my favorite was because it was unique, unexpected, yet thought provoking and taught a valuable lesson. "On Dumpster Diving" taught me not to always think I will have food on the table and to cherish the fact that I do and be thankful I am not the less fortunate that do not have food on their tables everyday. "On Dumpster Diving" was also an interactive piece with the audience. The author gave instructions to the reader on how to be a dumpster diver, if one has the ambition to pursue it. This particular piece of literature also taught my fellow classmates and I, that being materialistic is completely unnecessary. The author states how he feels bad for the materialistic individuals society has created and also tells us which foods are consumable, which ones he specifically looks for when dumpster diving. The piece of literature was definitely intriguing, and it was different; different than all the other piece of literatures we came across and conquered. All the others had some type of similarity but this did not, it stuck with me and surprisingly taught me more than it probably should have.
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Water Slide on the Niagara Falls
If money were no object, what would you do for your "once in a lifetime" aspect. Why? It needs to be nature related.
On the account of money not being an object, basically unlimited, their would be a lot of nature related aspects I would like to participate in and experience, but only one pops into my head as a "once in a lifetime" aspect. I would make a custom water slide that would fit on the Niagara Falls. For adrenaline junkies, this sounds like the most anticipated and thrill seeking experience. Water sliding on the Niagara Falls would be great for those transcendentalist nature seekers. The Niagara Falls, located in between the international border of the United States and Canada, is actually a collective group of three waterfalls. The reason I would make a water slide on the Niagara Falls is for the memories and the pleasure that people would witness... if they come out alive. The people who would want to do such a dangerous activity, would be subject to sign a waiver if they do indeed die on the way to the bottom of the waterfall. Although it would be fun and a once in a lifetime experience it is by all means at the individuals own risk. Making a water slide that would be equivalent to the size of the Niagara Falls is costly, but I would only complete this process if and only if money would not be of my concern. I do wonder how much it would cost, roughly above a billion because it would be something that has never been made before, it would be an overly complicated custom job.
On the account of money not being an object, basically unlimited, their would be a lot of nature related aspects I would like to participate in and experience, but only one pops into my head as a "once in a lifetime" aspect. I would make a custom water slide that would fit on the Niagara Falls. For adrenaline junkies, this sounds like the most anticipated and thrill seeking experience. Water sliding on the Niagara Falls would be great for those transcendentalist nature seekers. The Niagara Falls, located in between the international border of the United States and Canada, is actually a collective group of three waterfalls. The reason I would make a water slide on the Niagara Falls is for the memories and the pleasure that people would witness... if they come out alive. The people who would want to do such a dangerous activity, would be subject to sign a waiver if they do indeed die on the way to the bottom of the waterfall. Although it would be fun and a once in a lifetime experience it is by all means at the individuals own risk. Making a water slide that would be equivalent to the size of the Niagara Falls is costly, but I would only complete this process if and only if money would not be of my concern. I do wonder how much it would cost, roughly above a billion because it would be something that has never been made before, it would be an overly complicated custom job.Saturday, April 11, 2015
I Guess Everything Is Possible
"Barack Obama And Cuba President Raul Castro Make History With First Sit-Down Meeting"
By: Igor Bobic
Source: Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/11/barack-obama-raul-castro-meeting_n_7047116.html
Barack Obama and Raul Castro made history. America and Cuba had not met for over 50 years and these two presidents broke the streak, trying to come to an amends. ""This is obviously an historic meeting," Obama said. After 50 years of U.S. embargo toward Cuba, "it was time for us to try something new, that it was important for us to engage more directly with the Cuban government and the Cuban people. And as a consequence, I think we are now in a position to move on a path towards the future, and leave behind some of the circumstances of the past that have made it so difficult, I think, for our countries to communicate"" (Source 1). Both presidents met in the Panama City, "in a small room in the convention center, and were seated next to each other in "the same set up as when world leaders are hosted in the Oval Office"" (Source 1). Cuba is on the United States' list for terrorism and after this meeting Obama mentioned how he is considering removing Cuba from this particular list, which would not make them a terrorist country in the eyes of the U.S. Individuals may have thought that it would be just a one time thing but, "On Friday, the two leaders greeted each other and shook hands for the second time ever. A White House official described the encounter as an "informal interaction, with no substantive conversation between the two"". (Source 1)
Barack Obama meeting with Raul Castro is definitely historic. It is an extremely astonishing change if carried out to be neutral or possibly ally Cuba. The feud has been going on for too long and if during these conclaves, they reach an understanding, it would be one less enemy to worry about. Keep your friends close but your enemies closer.
By: Igor Bobic
Source: Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/11/barack-obama-raul-castro-meeting_n_7047116.html
Barack Obama and Raul Castro made history. America and Cuba had not met for over 50 years and these two presidents broke the streak, trying to come to an amends. ""This is obviously an historic meeting," Obama said. After 50 years of U.S. embargo toward Cuba, "it was time for us to try something new, that it was important for us to engage more directly with the Cuban government and the Cuban people. And as a consequence, I think we are now in a position to move on a path towards the future, and leave behind some of the circumstances of the past that have made it so difficult, I think, for our countries to communicate"" (Source 1). Both presidents met in the Panama City, "in a small room in the convention center, and were seated next to each other in "the same set up as when world leaders are hosted in the Oval Office"" (Source 1). Cuba is on the United States' list for terrorism and after this meeting Obama mentioned how he is considering removing Cuba from this particular list, which would not make them a terrorist country in the eyes of the U.S. Individuals may have thought that it would be just a one time thing but, "On Friday, the two leaders greeted each other and shook hands for the second time ever. A White House official described the encounter as an "informal interaction, with no substantive conversation between the two"". (Source 1)
Barack Obama meeting with Raul Castro is definitely historic. It is an extremely astonishing change if carried out to be neutral or possibly ally Cuba. The feud has been going on for too long and if during these conclaves, they reach an understanding, it would be one less enemy to worry about. Keep your friends close but your enemies closer.
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