Wednesday, October 01, 2003
I am going to write about creation vs evolution. I have a strong stand on one of these sides and I think I would be able to write an emotional paper on one of these sides. I believe strongly in evolution rather than creation and I am prepared to support my ideas.
Monday, September 15, 2003
I've known what I wanted to write about for English for quite a bit now. I have a clear vision as to where I wanna be 10 years from now, and that is the main reason that I pursued what I am in today. Since I was very young I wanted to be a doctor after seeing doctors do what they do. From that point on, I knew my direction of the future and that is why I am here doing what I am.
Wednesday, August 27, 2003
My favorite book that I have ever read would definitely be The Giver (I can't seem to figure out how to underline using this thing). I believe this book is so imaginative that I have probably ended up reading the book well beyond ten times. Whenever I read this book, it just seems to go by so fast that one day is all it ever takes from beginning to end. I assume that this book is telling a tale about a time in the distant future, even though I don't recall the book stating the exact time or year.
As the case seems to be, books that are unusual and "out there" seem to interest me the most. The Giver is such a book to say the least. It revolves around two main characters, one of which is the Giver himself, and the other one was chosen by a commitee of elders to become the Reciever. They both live in a small community which has an unbelievably monotonous lifestyle. Everyone is assigned a certain role in this community, a house, and even a mate. No one makes their own choices with the exception of the Giver and the Reciever. The job of the Reciever is to recieve all the memories of the past from the Giver and the Giver, ironically, gives the memories.
What really interested me the most about this book was the fact that it is so different from life as we know it, and it just get one thinking about all of the "what if's" that could possibly arrise. There is no war or death in this world, but all this good comes at an intolerable price. People in this world forgot everything of the past. They forgot snow, happiness, warmth, love and even the ability to see in color.
Naturally, as this new reciever started to understand everything of the past and feel such happiness and pain, he begins to understand that all this peace and monotony is not worth having to give up such feelings. He begins to feel love, for both a girl and a young child. The story ends in such a way that after reading it multiple times, I still don't quite understand what happened, which is another reason why it intrigues me so.
As the case seems to be, books that are unusual and "out there" seem to interest me the most. The Giver is such a book to say the least. It revolves around two main characters, one of which is the Giver himself, and the other one was chosen by a commitee of elders to become the Reciever. They both live in a small community which has an unbelievably monotonous lifestyle. Everyone is assigned a certain role in this community, a house, and even a mate. No one makes their own choices with the exception of the Giver and the Reciever. The job of the Reciever is to recieve all the memories of the past from the Giver and the Giver, ironically, gives the memories.
What really interested me the most about this book was the fact that it is so different from life as we know it, and it just get one thinking about all of the "what if's" that could possibly arrise. There is no war or death in this world, but all this good comes at an intolerable price. People in this world forgot everything of the past. They forgot snow, happiness, warmth, love and even the ability to see in color.
Naturally, as this new reciever started to understand everything of the past and feel such happiness and pain, he begins to understand that all this peace and monotony is not worth having to give up such feelings. He begins to feel love, for both a girl and a young child. The story ends in such a way that after reading it multiple times, I still don't quite understand what happened, which is another reason why it intrigues me so.
As of right now, I am here sitting in English class, but I am thinking about going home on the weekend in order to drive a 12 second BMW M3 equipt with Nitrous. This car is unbelievably fast and driving it just sets my mind free as I fly by Lake Shore Drive of Chicago at 150 miles per hour. I can't wait.
