Well, that was great. It was poetic without being soppy and had lots of fight scenes without being corny. Go see this movie. Unfortunately it's Jet Li's last martial arts film...
-_- Not much to say this post.
17.9.06
Depressing
Well, I feel kinda silly for posting about this, but I need to write it down so I can concentrate on my work. About a year ago, we found a praying mantis in our back yard and kept it in a terrarium so it could survive the winter. While we had it, it laid eggs.
It eventually died, and my mom said that it's eggs would never hatch. The rest of my family and I believed her and we paid no attention to the terrarium until now, while cleaning. My little brother found a grasshopper and i suppose we're going to keep it like we did with the mantis last year. However, when he picked up the terrarium, it was littered with tiny little mantis exoskeletons.
I find it extremely depressing that we basically killed off all the mantis' offspring because of my mother's conviction that it was a lost cause. I vow not to let that happen with the grasshopper.
[C]
It eventually died, and my mom said that it's eggs would never hatch. The rest of my family and I believed her and we paid no attention to the terrarium until now, while cleaning. My little brother found a grasshopper and i suppose we're going to keep it like we did with the mantis last year. However, when he picked up the terrarium, it was littered with tiny little mantis exoskeletons.
I find it extremely depressing that we basically killed off all the mantis' offspring because of my mother's conviction that it was a lost cause. I vow not to let that happen with the grasshopper.
[C]
10.9.06
The 11th
Today is September 11th.
In this country, the US, we mourn September 11th, because of the lasting tragedy it has imposed upon us. However, in Chile, September 11th is celebrated. Does that make Chilenos evil?
Of course not. September 11th is Chilean Independence day.
I think that we dwell on it too much. As callous as that sounds, I truly believe that even though this is an event that has shaped history for the last 5 years, and a tragic event to be sure, America has placed far too much significance on what happened 5 years ago. Mourning is fine, but going on witch hunts for Muslims and making things harder for travelers is not. And although I recognize the importance of keeping history from repeating itself, we as a country are overreacting.
For example, during my travels, I passed through the Chicago O'Hare Airport. Whilst shuffling through security, there was a slight disturbance behind me. An 80-year-old woman was being stopped because she had a set of nail files. These weren't Rite-Aid nail files either, they were definitely heirlooms, and they looked extremely valuable. But they were confiscated.
Why?, I ask? Is it feasible that an 80-year-old woman could hijack a plane with a set of ancient nail files? Our system of determining what is dangerous and what isn't has become deeply and dangerously flawed.
Yet in the midst of all this, some feel determined to cause more conflict. Today, as I left school, There was a Christian group standing right outside the school with a big poster with a picture of an aborted fetus and the words "Choice is Abortion". This kind of thing is not necessary, especially not on a day of mourning such as today. Again, why is this OK? Why do the majority of people just accept this kind of thing?
To put it simply, I don't know. As for me, it makes me FURIOUS that it is socially acceptable for extremists to stand outside a SCHOOL and spew this stuff. Why do they consider abortion to be so horrible? Not everyone can support a baby. I don't think abortion should be used indiscriminately, but there are situations where it is perfectly acceptable. Just because you don't want a child isn't a good reason.
Now I'm done ranting. Tune in for my next broadcast.
/CH_out
In this country, the US, we mourn September 11th, because of the lasting tragedy it has imposed upon us. However, in Chile, September 11th is celebrated. Does that make Chilenos evil?
Of course not. September 11th is Chilean Independence day.
I think that we dwell on it too much. As callous as that sounds, I truly believe that even though this is an event that has shaped history for the last 5 years, and a tragic event to be sure, America has placed far too much significance on what happened 5 years ago. Mourning is fine, but going on witch hunts for Muslims and making things harder for travelers is not. And although I recognize the importance of keeping history from repeating itself, we as a country are overreacting.
For example, during my travels, I passed through the Chicago O'Hare Airport. Whilst shuffling through security, there was a slight disturbance behind me. An 80-year-old woman was being stopped because she had a set of nail files. These weren't Rite-Aid nail files either, they were definitely heirlooms, and they looked extremely valuable. But they were confiscated.
Why?, I ask? Is it feasible that an 80-year-old woman could hijack a plane with a set of ancient nail files? Our system of determining what is dangerous and what isn't has become deeply and dangerously flawed.
Yet in the midst of all this, some feel determined to cause more conflict. Today, as I left school, There was a Christian group standing right outside the school with a big poster with a picture of an aborted fetus and the words "Choice is Abortion". This kind of thing is not necessary, especially not on a day of mourning such as today. Again, why is this OK? Why do the majority of people just accept this kind of thing?
To put it simply, I don't know. As for me, it makes me FURIOUS that it is socially acceptable for extremists to stand outside a SCHOOL and spew this stuff. Why do they consider abortion to be so horrible? Not everyone can support a baby. I don't think abortion should be used indiscriminately, but there are situations where it is perfectly acceptable. Just because you don't want a child isn't a good reason.
Now I'm done ranting. Tune in for my next broadcast.
/CH_out
6.9.06
School is quite a bit of fun this year
My schedule:
Period/ Class
0/ AP US History
1/ Honors Chemistry
2/ Honors World Literature
3/ Pre-Calculus
4/ AP Studio Art
5/ Spanish 2
6/ Swim
Things are difficult, this early in the school year. I'm finding it a lot of fun to finally have a challenge.
In other news, the Stater Brothers near my house sells Pocky! I love it!
More to come later.
Period/ Class
0/ AP US History
1/ Honors Chemistry
2/ Honors World Literature
3/ Pre-Calculus
4/ AP Studio Art
5/ Spanish 2
6/ Swim
Things are difficult, this early in the school year. I'm finding it a lot of fun to finally have a challenge.
In other news, the Stater Brothers near my house sells Pocky! I love it!
More to come later.
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