Why are people today addicted to tension? I was watching TV the other day and saw a commercial for the drug Lunesta. The commercial talked about people who have trouble sleeping because their minds “replay the events of the day” when they try to sleep. The commercial recommended that those people take Lunesta to be [...]
Archive for the ‘Essays’ Category
9 Mar
Blog feedback loop
I distrust bloggers. That may sound strange coming from a blogger, but that’s exactly the reason why I don’t trust bloggers. Because I’m a blogger, I know that bloggers are responsible to no one but themselves, and that’s just asking for trouble. Accuracy doesn’t matter to a blogger, ad revenue does. The only way to [...]
6 Mar
Intimacy
I’m too busy to write a real post (although one is in the works) so I’m going to post this extended definition of intimacy that I wrote for English class. I’m afraid to post it; you can figure out why.
The Princeton University’s WordNet dictionary defines intimacy as “a close or warm friendship” and “a feeling [...]
16 Feb
The sports fanatic
Here’s a type sketch I wrote for my English class. Although some of it is based on people I know, the details have been highly exaggerated. Without further adieu:
“Did you see the big game last night?” Why is it always “the big game?” To the sports fanatic, there is no small game, only the next [...]
15 Jan
Google OS
This isn’t the sort of thing that I normally post about. But I promised a post this weekend, and this was the only post idea that was anywhere near complete enough to put on the site. So, without further delay, I give you the post:
The big rumor going around today is if Google, the internet [...]
26 Oct
The Misty Room
Here’s a description that I wrote for my English class. I don’t think that it’s that good, but I never like what I write. Anyway, here it is:
The room is filled with mist, a strange occurrence in most rooms, but not in this one. In this room, mist is a consuming thing. It always seems [...]
20 May
Consoles
It’s official, next year’s big three will be the Sony Playstation 3, Microsft Xbox 360, and Nintendo Revolution. All of them putting on their shows at E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo, for you non-gamer types). So I’m going to break them down by analyzing the consoles hardware, style, and appeal factors. I’m also going to be [...]
18 Apr
Communtiy broadband: defined and analyzed
Ok, as promised, my opinion of community broadband.
First, lets get the definition out of the way. Community broadband is broadband which is created and run by a local, city government and paid for, usually, by a combination of taxes and advertising deals. It is usually delivered in the form of WiFi (wireless internet) hotspots throughout [...]
13 Mar
Guilded Age
Here’s my essay on the Guilded Age that I wrote for my US History course:
The captains of industry were men who managed to become successful at business. These men worked hard to earn their positions as leaders in their industry, but most used business practices which were less than admirable, especially for anybody wanting to [...]
8 Mar
Censorship
I had a discussion with one of my teachers about freedom of speech and censorship. This discussion, of course, being started because of my post about Howard Stern. So, I’m going to make a longer post about censorship, without cussing.
The question we were discussing was whether or not the government had the right to censor [...]
