A Society of Chronic Complainers

One of the main flaws that adults find in "our generation" (that being the kids they raised) is that we complain about a lot about things with little to no importance. Some popular examples said by children that drive parents to the brink to dementia are "my tummy hurts" or "I'm hungry". Adults get frustrated by the fact that children rely 100% on their parents for comfort, so they get frustrated when kids can't cope with problems that they can, be that opening the fridge or swinging on the swing.
But what they don't notice is that they complain just as much as we do. Economy, politics, cars, anything. All humans like to complain because at the peak of their complaining, they feel a thrill of excitement because deep inside their innards are telling themselves "You just solved that problem by doing nothing except posting an annoying status update about your food being starchy on Facebook which your friends will all like and that will make you feel better because you feel like somebody supports you and cares for your problem and feels empathy towards you when in actuality they just feel sorry for you and find that you are a sorry loner that has nothing to do in life other that posting petty updates on Facebook".
But anyways, I'm getting off topic. What I was trying to get across is that even adults complain, and in copious amounts. The only difference between that and Jimmy over there hurting his knee is that adults don't have a superior to nag at them telling that they complain too much. I sometimes wish there was a magic person that electrocuted adults every time they are being hypocritical.
Another section of this topic that I would like to cover is the fact that complaining is a communal thing. Most animals (humans especially) are pack animals and function a lot better when in a group. And I can think of hundreds of times that my father invited some of his friends to do a BBQ and they would yell at each other between sips of beer about the high tax rates or why the current president is doing a terrible job. They don't really notice exactly how obnoxious and annoying they are because they're doing it in a communal setting. But for me, the 14 year old boy in the corner twiddling his thumbs it is definitely  a place I don't like to be in.

Cuz baby it don't matter if you're black or white....

This is truly an incomplete article, in my opinion. It just leapfrogs the issue by repeating unnecessary statements that are just generic sentences that schools say to comfort their students. "The holistic evaluation of applicants not only allows us to select the best possible candidates, it also enables us to assemble the best possible entering class. Our mission is to identify the entering class that will produce the best educational experience for our students". This is a prime example of those silly things that are said at the start of term assembly. I actually find it quite funny that when presented with obvious statistics, the universities just dodges the facts and just appeals to the readers emotion. It's a logical fallacy, and I expect a lot more from the University of Texas.
They are also being very deceptive in the way that they manipulate the admissions. They state that in the interviews they look for determination or other positive aspects. "We look for talent and intellectual quality. But we also look for character; for virtues such as curiosity, flexibility, judgment, drive, determination and a commitment to use the advantages of one’s education to give back to society." They state that race plays a major part in the personality of the person, but they also assure us that they aren't racist and that they prefer white people to black people. And when the stats are clearly showing that white people are admitted more, the university just says that they have higher moral standards and there is nothing we can do or say to prove them wrong.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-race-matters-in-college-admissions/2012/10/05/4ae02056-0f0c-11e2-bb5e-492c0d30bff6_story.html

Digital Nation

You can be more crazy in the internet. This is very true. Since it's anonymous and there is no immediate consequences, it allows people to be more ruthless and be more aggressive.
A multi tasking learning environment is bad. Probably true, since we cant do one thing well.
Multitaskers are bad at multitasking. I disagree. There are people that can do more than one thing at once. For example, I can play Fifa and listen to an audiobook at the same time. I will win my Fifa match and understand the book well
We are consumed by what we are nurtured by. This is very true. It kind of ties with the saying "everything is excess is bad"
Google makes us smarter. I agree, since we have that instant remedy for our curiosity.
Research cant catch up to technology. I disagree, since the way we research is by using the latest technology.
Facebook is addicting. True. I have personal experience with this. Sometime you can't unstick yourself from it.
The webs can make us better people. This is true, since we can make good decisions because we have time to act and to revise.
We should teach kids how to act responsibly on the internet. I agree, since some kids are very violent online and cyber bullying can happen.
Children are naturally good at using computers. True. I have a 5 year old friend can use an iPad better than my grandmother, who is a lot smarter.
Kids are native in the internet world. We were born in the era of technology, so we are used to it and now how to use it perfectly.
There are no jobs now that make you sit down and be quiet. False. Lawyer
Technology decreases violence. True, since people can let off agression via games instead towArds other people.
Technology makes your grades better. False. When you become addicted you don't want to do anything thats not playing, i.e homework.
We should teach kids to multitask. True, if we know they are going to do, we should make them good at it.
Technology attracts kids and spikes interest. True. It's an explosion of information, which is exactly what kids like.
You can't assign a book nowadays that's more than 200 pages. True, kids will just use spark notes or something like that.
Writing skills are worse. True. Since we are exposed to slang and improper language its not a good thing.
Now we have constant interruptions. True. Facebook, games, email, bbm, etc.
There are distractions. True. Games, TV, blogs, etc.

Awesome characters are awesome

These are my characters: Quorin:

and Konan:

The 12 tasks of Gilgamesh

As I read the epic of Gilgamesh, I started to notice the similarities between this story and the tale of Hercules. They are related in many different ways, for example: both Gilgamesh and Hercules travel by themselves to the underworld to recover a loved one from the dead. Gilgamesh wants to save Enkidu and Hercules his girlfriend (keep in mind I am talking about the animated movie). Another similarity is that both Gilgamesh and Hercules are part God. Gilgamesh is one third human and two thirds God, but Hercules is a son of Zeus and a mortal making him a demigod, half human half God. One other thing that these two stories have in common is that both of the heroes have to defeat monsters  to be able to get to the underworld. Gilgamesh has to kill some lions, and Hercules has to killed the three headed dog. And last but not least, the tales are similar because both of the heroes have to cross rivers. Gilgamesh has to cross a river of dead, and Hercules has to cross the river Stynx. ''he gazed at a boat approaching across the waters of death.'' This clearly relates to the greek version of Hercules.

To conclude, I couldn't help noticing the similarities. As I read the ninth and 10th tablet of the Epic of Gilgamesh, every detail reminded me of Hercules and made me think about it the whole time I was reading.

Jumping around

Write now: I loved the movie Jumper. I thought about how I could use this power and I decided that it is probably one of the best superpowers you could have. If I could teleport to anywhere that I want it would be amazing. I wouldn't have to worry about getting to a place on time, since I can just wait until there are 5 seconds left, and get there. For example, I could wake up a lot later and just teleport to school at 7:04. Another huge advantage is that I could get unlimited money. Just teleport to a bank, grab a handful of bags and get out of there before anyone noticed. With the money I could buy a house in some luxurious place, like the Hamptons in NY and just teleport to school. It would also be very good if whatever I am holding teleports with me. So I could wake up at 6:45, teleport my mom to work and then myself to school. It would also be very easy to go on vacations and come back. Also, doing menial things would be a lot easier. For example, say we have to go buy a chair for the living room. I could just teleport to the store, touch that chair, teleport back and the chair will come with me. And let's say that I'm doing a project on ancient Egypt. I could go there, take some pictures, talk to some experts and be back by supper. It would be incredible, and most of the problems that I could solve would help the world a lot.

High Books

Wow, is this guy high?


This is  probably the response that I will have when I'm starting to read a text that is more than 100 years old. You probably think this is silly, but I'm serious when I'm saying this. Just imagine someone saying this in the most high and stupid voice ever:
"Dude, I mean, dude, I am like a freakin' ninja. I travel like 6 billion miles every day. And me and my buddy Enkidu, we were like, superheros, man. We were like 9 feet tall, and, we were like gods, dude. We traveled for like a week, and then we found this mountain, man. We were like, duuuuuude, look at that mountain, man. Hey mountain, sup? And then we started having these funky dreams man, man. We saw like spirits and stuff. And we were like, duuuuuude. Are you a spirit. But the other would reply, no man. I'm, like sleeping. And then we got to this forest  place. There were, like, trees, EVERYWHERE. And we saw this demon thing and it, like, started chasing us, man. We, we started crying, 'cause the stupid man started chasing us. Then, this like, giant dude sent spirits to us, and they used, like winds or something. Then we killed the evil man, and we were like, yeahhhh!
*chuckles* I like pineapples."

This is what the fourth and fifth books of Gilgamesh looked like to me. And its not just this one. For example, The Iliad, Midsummer Night's Dream, The Bible. For me, the people that wrote the books were all a little bit crazy. The choice of  words, the gramatical style, basically all the components of a text are different than what we are used to today.
But don't get me wrong, I love when a text is different. For example, the Game of Thrones books have a VERY different way of writing than the Harry Potter series. And the GOT books are probably just as good as the HP ones. So to wrap things up, I am very surprised to see how much the style in which people write in has changed. I wonder how the style will be in a couple of decades.

Ferrari Photograph

This is my favourite photo. Here are 3 inferences I can make about it:
1. It is Ferrari. This I can tell by the badge.
2. It is made for racing. I can tell this from the numbers on the side.
3. It is old. I think this because the design is very antique and retro.