TwN and just add water

Through Twelfth Night and the movie "just add water," many similarities can be made. For example the relationships between characters. Also the drugs that are presented in both pieces. In Twelfth Night, music is seen as a drug because of its enticing trance that the people of Illyria fall under. In the movie "just add water" many people in the town of Trona are addicted to meth.

Mark Smith, “Animacules and Other Little Subjects”

Mark Smith is extremely passionate about the microscopic world. He has devoted his time to animalcules and takes great pleasure in observing them. Unfortunately for Smith, the passion he has is not shared by anybody in his family. Smith's niece states how what her uncle is doing is interesting but only for the moment. From this article it seems as though Smith is possibly the only person he knows that is interested in this wonder. Alongside his family, not even scientist are interested in animalcules.

Phelan: How We Evolve

In Benjamin Phelan's article "How We Evolve," he carefully explains the self-centeredness that humans portray. He believes that as a whole, human beings will soon be extinct because we will be unable to adapt to the drastic change in our environment and the change in climate. The article explains the many different adaptations that humans have gone through throughout time. For instance we have evolved mentally and physically and because of these evolutions we have been able to adapt to our new surroundings and become highly knowledgeable about them. The debate that goes on between scientist and researchers is whether or not it was the science of evolution or some sort of higher power that put us on Earth. Because Phelan believes humans are self-centered we lack the proper mentality to think ahead about what we are doing now and how those actions will effect future generations.

John Broome: "The Ethics of Climate Change"

John Broome, author of "The Ethics of Climate Change," brings up a good point about humans today. His main point is that our society today needs to take responsibility for what is going to happen tomorrow. There are so many things that we know about climate change, such as the causes and effects of it but we have yet come to the understanding of what exactly we should do about it. Broome reiterates the fact that it is our job as today's society to educate ourselves and change our ways so that there is something left for future generations.

In this article, Broome explains the sudden increase in natural disasters that have hit the planet. There have been a tremendous amount of earthquakes that have rattled Earth. Because of all of these earthquakes there has been changes in the Earth's crust which results in more and more earthquakes following each other. The change in climate temperatures has resulted in glaciers melting, tornadoes, hurricanes and floods. In Iceland a volcano erupted which caused dismay for travelers. Most of this climate change can be blamed on global warming. These facts reiterate Broome's original standpoint which is that there are things we already know about climate change but there are still so many more things that we have yet to fully understand.

Another contributing factor to the climate change is us; human beings. We buy, use, and sell so many products that are harmful to the environment yet we continue to use them. "In going about our daily lives, each of us causes greenhouse gases to be emitted. Driving a car, using electric power, buying anything whose manufacture or transport consumes energy -- all those activities generate greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change."(12) Society as a whole over indulges ourselves with things that we do not need. Our mentality needs to change and redirect our minds to buying and using things that aren't harmful to the environment.

Writing Center

For me, going to the writing center was an essential part of my essay writing. When I met with Jen I had a lot of jumbled thoughts and a lot of different ideas. The conversation we had allowed me to piece together all of my thoughts and ideas into a cohesive outline for my paper. She explained to me her point of view of the sonnet and how she thought it would relate back to the play. Once I got her perspective on things, then my thoughts started to take over. Overall the writing center was extremely helpful.

Need to Know Questions

1. What happened to the town of Trona?
2. How did Dirk and his friends come to be in power?
3. What is the box that he keeps opening in the car?
4. How does the empty supermarket manage to feed all of the people in the town of Trona?
5. Why does Ray remain married to his wife if clearly he is unhappy?
6. What happened to Ray's wife?

A Writer

A writer is somebody that has the ability to convey their thought and speech onto paper, blogs, etc. A writer is somebody that is able to transform what they think or what they say into something that people can read. I think I am a writer simply for the fact that nothing I say or think makes sense, but as soon as I being writing everything flows and makes sense.