A response to Reviews

Dark Visions: The reviewer of the watchmen movie strongly disliked the film.  He thought the movie was very lengthy, and dragged on for far too long. He thought there were far too many characters, which made it impossible to focus on one main storyline.  He felt that the film's attempt at political satire was poor, and left a lot to be desired. To quote his opinion his opinion on Dr. Manhatten, "

Last and hugest is Dr. Manhattan (Billy Crudup), who is buff, buck naked, and blue, like a porn star left overnight in a meat locker." So, in conclusion, he found that Watchmen was a pitiful production, in which the credits were the best part.

Syrianna: The movie Syrianna is a fantastically complex story of the corruption of the oil market, and what goes on "behind the scenes." The reviewer finds that the complexity adds to the movie, that one should experience it, and not simply follow it. He states that the complexity makes the movie such that the viewer is not completely sure what is going on, but that is the point, as the characters are not supposed to truly know either.He says that one should not go looking for the solution in the movie; that the movie is all problem, and this is the beauty of it. In conclusion, he describes this movie as diabolical, absorbing, and fascinating, and one that all should see and analyze for themselves.

Left Behind: The reviewer describes this book as the journey of a man and his son on a road to the gulf of mexico area. The world has been destroyed, and now is desolate, and covered with fire and blood. It appears that these two unnamed individuals are the only two sane people alive, and their situation is a bleak one. Apparently they are attacked by thugs often, in which the man protects the boy, because he was appointed by god to do so. In conclusion, this book is one about survival in a desolate, post apocalyptic world.

Why the World is flat

So, as we all know, the world is flat. But, because I have found out that it is not so common knowledge, I will discuss the reasons why.

                This concept that the world is round; that we live on a spherical surface, is a sort of historic prank. It may be round around the edges, but it is certainly not spherical in form. This is shown clearly but the fact that the curve of the earth’s surface is not clearly visible. No matter how far one looks, the curving of the earth’s surface is not visible. When one looks off into the horizon, one sees a flat surface, not a curved shape.

                Another reason that the earth is flat is shown when one jumps. If the earth were rotating and a sphere, when one jumped, the earth would rotate under their feet, and they would appear to fly off at about 600 miles per hour in one direction! This fact is obvious, and if the earth were a sphere, the population of life on it would drastically decrease due to the fact that leaving the ground is certain to result in a painful demise.

                The problem with travel around a spherical world is one which can be easily explained. As one goes to the edge of the world, there is a portal to exact opposite side of the earth. Similar to the game asteroids, as one goes off one edge of the world; they will “pop up” on the other side, unharmed. This is easily shown through plane and travel routes around the world.

                So, in conclusion, the world is plainly flat, one side teeming with life, and the other a barren landscape, lifeless and dead. The miracle of life is one which has such a low probability, and only one side of the earth can get it. So, all should embrace this truth, and learn to accept and live on their flat planet.

Poetry Analysis

     In his poem, Collins captures the spirit of childhood, discussing the various things he imagined himself being throughout the ages. He also discusses the fact that as one ages, this pizzazz of life goes away. He talks about the wonderous things which one imagines in early childhood, from magic to being a soldier, to when one ages, and these things dissapear from life, do a more drull existance. This poem is made effective when he refers to aging as "a disfiguring chicken pox of the soul," as this puts to light how one changes drastically from childhood to adulthood. His overall message in this poem is one of despair; that as one ages, the bitter reality of the real world replaces the exciting wonders of the childhood world.
     This poem fits into my personal life experiences in the way that my earlier years were full of imagination; I was often a soldier in the future, using lightsabers to slay my enemies. This of course, is not really something I do anymore, as aging as made my existance one more set in a dull reality.

More Essay Responses

1. Beauty-- The ability to see past one's faults and be happy with their normal appearance.
2. Denial-- Where one is unable to see their wrongdoings, in which they hurt both themselves and those around them.
3. Evil-- The impulse to benefit oneself at the cost of others.

A Response to Yankees

1. A fresh idea in the essay would be the fact that Yankees do not like being beholden to others. It is fresh, and it is swaglicious. I would have defined it as someone who is proud of America or something, which is not similar to his definition.
2. The allusions in the essay add to other my vocabulary other uses for the word yankee. If one did not get them, they would certainly mean little to the reader in the essay.
3. I think the writer spent enough time on what a yankee is not. He needed to establish what a yankee is not first before saying what they are.
4. That's what I think defines this dying breed of the American Yankee: an extraordinary sense of balance and reserve, a holding off — and yet, behind all that reserve, a reservoir of generosity and friendliness that can be nearly overwhelming.
5. During my spring break, I sat at home, paintballed it up, did AP chem homework, and did Some calculus BC spring break assignments.