March 2010
1 post
Anti Intellectualism
In Penrod’s essay “Anti-Intellectualism: Why We Hate the Smart Kids” he writes about how in today’s society we tend to glorify the non-intellectuals by referring to athletes and celebrities with less than impressive academic achievement. Others look to these people as heroes. For example “In more than a few cases athletes’ income surpass the gross national...
Ideas for Argumentitive essay
Teen admits crashing gaming website Thursday, February 25, 2010 This article seems interesting dealing with a 17 year old who committed a felony by crashing the Sony playstation website. i am curious as to how he will be tried in court and I am also curious as to how similar cases ended up.
February 2010
5 posts
I lazily make my way into his room, I figure if I’m gonna do nothing I might as well be comfortable. I nudge open the door with my snout and hop onto the bed which Isn’t made. I perfer it that way because then I can usually find a nice fold in the blanket to use as a pillow. My belly now full from dinner I let out a nice long yawn and rest my head on the blanket. With my keen sense of...
Thinking about what to write about for the next essay i originally had a few ideas. I could write about home, where i work, or a restaurant. These ideas either seemed too basic or not interesting enough. I am still working on a few different ideas but i am leaning towards writing about somewhere downtown i haven’t been yet. i feel that writing about somewhere i will be experiencing for the...
Where am I
As the white snow covers and slowly hides the city I remain, standing tall above it all. My great stone walls have been forged to withstand any attack. The great oak doors that lead to my insides rattle and shake, but they will not budge. Reaching into the clouds my peaks stand strong and proud as if to say “Give me your worst!!”
Standing tall in this arctic desert my halls echo the sound...
In all honesty I wasn’t really looking forward to moving to Pittsburgh. I don’t recall ever seeing or hearing anything about the city in the media that would have influenced my opinion on it. I actually didn’t know a single thing about the city before I moved here. So my first impression of the city was when my family and I were driving to our new house, i had no idea what the...
January 2010
2 posts
“A cleaved head no longer plots”
– old Norse proverb
I thought that moving to Pittsburgh would be a big lifestyle change for me. New people, new environment, and new experiences were waiting here for me. The more I try to analyze the experience of being in a new city the more I realize that it isn’t all that different than home. I’ve lived in Pittsburgh for almost two years now. I originally lived in Northville Michigan, about 15 minutes from...