My planned trip to Mall of America is now a failure, no one wants to buy plane tickets, i dont blame, neither did I, so instead we are gonna go to the beach! Fun for them...I guess but umm there is a beach a couple of minutes away, so not so much for me, oh well they live in New York and never get to see a real ocean beach, just lake ones. So we might road trip down to Deleware, one of my friends said she knows a hip little beach town. If you know of any ideas for a fun road trip from Syracuse, New York then please tell me.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
So Many Tests!
So I just finished my last test for today, thats relieving. I had an oceanography tests this morning and a Psych test a couple of hours ago, tuesdays are my longest days and adding two tests to it just makes it even more stressful. Thankfully i am done and even more happy to announce that the Psych questions that i had no clue and guessed were, strangely, almost all correct. I didnt study as much for the Psych one since it really doesnt mean as much to me as the Oceanography test, i studied two days prior, whereas Psych, only a couple hours prior. I love how all my test dates always coincide, i think professors collaborate and make sure that they are near each other.
Animal Research
I love animals, I think they are amazing, and therefore I really want to do animal research. I obviously will take a stance against animal research. Im not sure which essay to choose though. The easier route would be to do the one essay about polio research and argue against some of her points, but i also want to talk about some of the issues that Jane Goodall brings up, like alternatives. Since Goodall doesnt cover much in the essay, i think i am going to do the Polio one. I can easily argue some of her points.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Veggie in America
I have really been slacking lately in my blogs. I guess its since the end of the semester is sooo near. Yes!! I cant wait for summer, my friends have all these thigs we are planning to do. Chances are, like it always goes down, we will actually pursue less than twenty percent of what was on our list. Big ambitions, but no dilligence. We are all just a bunch of lazy slackers i guess.
Well one of our "a
mbitions" is to take a road trip to the Mall of America, the biggest mall in the world. We are trying to plan it out right now, but there are so many factors when everyone each has to pay for themselves, but i seriously think, we will end up doing this. So far the hardest thing about organizing it, is figuring out the transportation, flying seems pointless and not worth it, so i think we are leaning toward renting a coach bus. Either way, it should be a lot of fun.
mbitions" is to take a road trip to the Mall of America, the biggest mall in the world. We are trying to plan it out right now, but there are so many factors when everyone each has to pay for themselves, but i seriously think, we will end up doing this. So far the hardest thing about organizing it, is figuring out the transportation, flying seems pointless and not worth it, so i think we are leaning toward renting a coach bus. Either way, it should be a lot of fun.So, i went on facebook the other day and saw that my mom...yes, my mom has a facebook...is starting this blog on being a vegetarian and she wrote about me. Here is the link:
so make sure to check it out.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Football Team? No Way
Does UNCW need a football team? No of course we dont need one, adminstrators at UNCW have been doing just fine for years without dealing with the hassles an added sport would bring. Besides costing huge amounts of money to build a football stadium, there is already enough construction on campus, to add to that would drive current students (myself included) insane. Dont get me wrong, the construction will result in an even more aesthetically pleasing campus, but the noise pollution it brings can sometimes be overwhelming. Also, to build a stadium, there need to be a place to put it, the sports area seems a little crowded to me, i wouldnt know where to begin to look.
Like i said before, financially, i dont think football is the right thing to do right now, we need to focus more on academics rather than sports. Better teaching equipment, nicer desks, and the list goes on. My highschool has better technology than some of the buildings on campus, although the newer buildings are quite tech savvy, im talking about buildings like Morton and Bear.
Finally, having a football team means tailgaiting for students, and tailgating leads to drinking...mass drinking, and mass drinking could potentially lead to deadly riots. These riots could be the result of college kid stupidity when they are drunk and someone could easily be killed. Therefore lowering the reputation of UNCW campus saftey, decreasing popularity and application rates would drop.
So lets wrap this up, my main arguments include:
Like i said before, financially, i dont think football is the right thing to do right now, we need to focus more on academics rather than sports. Better teaching equipment, nicer desks, and the list goes on. My highschool has better technology than some of the buildings on campus, although the newer buildings are quite tech savvy, im talking about buildings like Morton and Bear.
Finally, having a football team means tailgaiting for students, and tailgating leads to drinking...mass drinking, and mass drinking could potentially lead to deadly riots. These riots could be the result of college kid stupidity when they are drunk and someone could easily be killed. Therefore lowering the reputation of UNCW campus saftey, decreasing popularity and application rates would drop.
So lets wrap this up, my main arguments include:
- Finances
- Construction
- Riots
Those are the reasons why UNCW should not have a football team.
P.S.-I secretly would love a football team
Friday, March 6, 2009
Essay Outline
Okay this wont be as detailed as it could be because i dont have acces to any National Geographic magazines at this moment. But i will do my best even though im not a fan of outliines.
Title?
I. Introduction
A. Of the many forms of travel and world informing texts designed to portray how small the earth really, two prominent forms of this information come to mind.
B. Thesis: Magazines and television really portray the wonders of the earth in the best light; particularly National Geographic and the Discovery Channel. ( Ill revise that A LOT in my rough draft)
II. National geographic
A. We are all familiar with this form of information, its been around for ages
1. an example of an old NG magazine and how the info was written/given
B. Pictures taken with flash photography
1. you can look at these for as long as you want and realy let your imagination flow
C. The articles are really well written and can be as detailed as they want to be about the specific location
III. Discovery Channel
A. Planet Earth
1. Shows the recent conditions of the earth and how amazing it is
2. For television, so a video camera is used
a. Only able to see brief glimpses of the information
B. Bear Grylls or survivor man?
1. the earth is showed as a challenge to overcome when stranded
2. taken by video cameras
a. some have complained about how he really isnt stranded alone ( may not be relevant if i dont work it in right)
IV. Conclusion
Title?
I. Introduction
A. Of the many forms of travel and world informing texts designed to portray how small the earth really, two prominent forms of this information come to mind.
B. Thesis: Magazines and television really portray the wonders of the earth in the best light; particularly National Geographic and the Discovery Channel. ( Ill revise that A LOT in my rough draft)
II. National geographic
A. We are all familiar with this form of information, its been around for ages
1. an example of an old NG magazine and how the info was written/given
B. Pictures taken with flash photography
1. you can look at these for as long as you want and realy let your imagination flow
C. The articles are really well written and can be as detailed as they want to be about the specific location
III. Discovery Channel
A. Planet Earth
1. Shows the recent conditions of the earth and how amazing it is
2. For television, so a video camera is used
a. Only able to see brief glimpses of the information
B. Bear Grylls or survivor man?
1. the earth is showed as a challenge to overcome when stranded
2. taken by video cameras
a. some have complained about how he really isnt stranded alone ( may not be relevant if i dont work it in right)
IV. Conclusion
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Clean Room
This weekend was a beautiful weekend...if you love rain! Yes, this weekend was not one of the better ones in the time of been in North Carolina. Rain, rain, and more rain, thats what the weekend was like. I even hear some thunder as im writing this. Although, the rain took a break for a while saturday night, and became more like a light mist. I took advantage of this and went to this awesome thai restaurant. Since we dont have a car, we had to walk, but it is well worth it in the end. The food is really good, I ordered pad tsee eww (im pretty sure thats how you spell it) and my friend ordered soup served in what they called a volcano pot. This pot was amazing, it literally looked like a volcano and when it was served to us, fire was coming out of the middle through a metal spout and then there was soup all around that.
Ever since coming to college, I have really been brushing up on my cultural side. I have eaten both mongolian and thai food, the "real" food. By "real," I mean that the food was from and made by the recipients of that country, not made to impersonate it. Both the Mongolian and Thai foos was really good, although the origins of the food are similar each has its own eclectic taste. Curry is a food that made an impact heavily on most asian cuisine. I, myself, am not fond of curry, its too spicy for me, after all it is spices made into soup.
After waking up to a stomach full of asian food, I decided my room neaded to be cleaned. I vacuumed it about an hour ago, and the floors were absolutely disgusting. The vacuum I have is not one of the best, but it is still efficient. I call it the Devil, since its brand name is Dirt Devil. While vacuuming, I noticed it wasnt picking up the obvious stuff on the carpet, and it was annoying me. So, instead, I tried to use the small tube like thing that you use to get corners on the whole carpet. It was demanding but was working until that got clogged by mass amounts of hair...yeah I know thats disgusting. I had to pick it out with my hands and throw it away. Then I saw the other part that wasnt working as well and figured out why it wasnt picking the dirt up...it was also clogged. So then it took me a good five minutes to maneuver the dirt out of the tube. After I was succesful with that, I really got going with my cleaning and now the carpet looks stunning. I can now walk on my carpet with my socks again, all thanks to Devil. =)
Ever since coming to college, I have really been brushing up on my cultural side. I have eaten both mongolian and thai food, the "real" food. By "real," I mean that the food was from and made by the recipients of that country, not made to impersonate it. Both the Mongolian and Thai foos was really good, although the origins of the food are similar each has its own eclectic taste. Curry is a food that made an impact heavily on most asian cuisine. I, myself, am not fond of curry, its too spicy for me, after all it is spices made into soup.
After waking up to a stomach full of asian food, I decided my room neaded to be cleaned. I vacuumed it about an hour ago, and the floors were absolutely disgusting. The vacuum I have is not one of the best, but it is still efficient. I call it the Devil, since its brand name is Dirt Devil. While vacuuming, I noticed it wasnt picking up the obvious stuff on the carpet, and it was annoying me. So, instead, I tried to use the small tube like thing that you use to get corners on the whole carpet. It was demanding but was working until that got clogged by mass amounts of hair...yeah I know thats disgusting. I had to pick it out with my hands and throw it away. Then I saw the other part that wasnt working as well and figured out why it wasnt picking the dirt up...it was also clogged. So then it took me a good five minutes to maneuver the dirt out of the tube. After I was succesful with that, I really got going with my cleaning and now the carpet looks stunning. I can now walk on my carpet with my socks again, all thanks to Devil. =)
Thursday, February 26, 2009
SEX..with mom and dad???
Alright im really sorry this blog is so late, i just out it off and procrastinated right into the next week...Anyway, im watching MTV at around four pm and Sex...With Mom and Dad is the show that is on. I surfed the tv channels a little bit before going back to this channel, i never really liked this show. But the tv options at this time are really limited, back in New York, Ellen is on at four but its not so here. So MTV is doing this new afternoons things which i am all for because it said one of the "new" shows is Room Raiders, which i LOVED. It was hilarious when it was airing probably when i was around fourteen, fifteen or sixteen.
Well this Sex episode is about a girl who had sex with one of her dads co-workers and that really roughed up their relationship. Dr. Drew is the name of the clinical pychiatrist who is helping them get through. This is a touchy feely episode, as opposed to the normal ones where the parent is completely surprised about how much their child has had sex. At one of the confessionals, the dad said that he had sex at thirteen with his best friends sister who was twenty one, now thats disturbing, not to mention..RAPE!
The beginning of the show, shows old clips of black and white tv shows where they talk about sexual issues, its awkward. The whole show is awkward, i dont like it, but thats just my opinion. It must have decent ratings or else they would have cancelled it.
Well this Sex episode is about a girl who had sex with one of her dads co-workers and that really roughed up their relationship. Dr. Drew is the name of the clinical pychiatrist who is helping them get through. This is a touchy feely episode, as opposed to the normal ones where the parent is completely surprised about how much their child has had sex. At one of the confessionals, the dad said that he had sex at thirteen with his best friends sister who was twenty one, now thats disturbing, not to mention..RAPE!
The beginning of the show, shows old clips of black and white tv shows where they talk about sexual issues, its awkward. The whole show is awkward, i dont like it, but thats just my opinion. It must have decent ratings or else they would have cancelled it.
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