Short Writings

I feel... (emotion)
I feel glad to be inside because outside feels like Antarctica! I feel fortunate to be in a place like the United States where my standard of living is very high. If it was cold like this in an undeveloped country it would be miserable. You would be cold and hungry neither of which I am fond of. Having said that I am glad it is wednesday because today I got my income tax return. It is all pretty much going to be spent, but it feels like a weight is being lifted off my shoulders when debt gets paid off. I'm happy that I do not have to worry about paying those things off. Yesterday was a good day. I went to the skate park for a little while and made a really good dinner.

I think... (hypothesis/reason/logic)
I think that I am not a big fan of writing sometimes. I would rather go watch some skate videos or anything really. I would rather go to the gym and get a good workout in. I would rather watch a movie. I think that cold weather is miserable. I think that Jodi Arias killed her ex boyfreind out of jealousy and will get convicted of first degree murder. There is just too much evidence against her. My dad has been watching the trial on television and I have watched some of the highlights. I think that typing could be a form of torture in some countries. I think that if you are planning on going outside today you better wear a jacket. I think that the deep ocean is sketchy because there could be giant things down there.

I believe... (convinced-evidence, emotion, and reasoning)
I believe everyone need personal time to relax and reflect on life. Everyone needs days off from time to time. I believe the breakfast burrito I had for breakfast today was pretty tasty. I believe that no one will read this blog. I believe that aliens exist somewhere in the universe. I believe I will probably go to the gym today after this class. I believe that big foot was a prank. I believe that I will move somewhere warmer someday. I believe I will probably skateboard for the rest of my life. I believe that I am rambling on with no order or sense of where I am going. That is all.

I know...
I know everything obviously. I know the capitol of most the states in the United States of America. I know the freezing temperature of water is near 32 degrees. I know the human body stays homeostatic at 98.7 degrees. I know that chicken must be placed on the bottom of all proteins. I know that summer is warm and full of happiness. I know that plants produce there own food, which makes them autotrophs. They photosynthesize to create atp. I know that fermentation is a lot less efficient then cellular respiration. I know that no one believes me that I know everything because that would be impossible.

Vocabulary Story

Once upon a time there was a rich Amish dude that loved Mexican food. He always wore his Amish hat and a pair of boots. One day he saw a person driving a truck with a Cummins engine in it. He got super jelly. He wanted it so bad and his daughters giggled at him for it. He looked on craigslist to find one of his own. It is what it is he thought, “Maybe I will never have one.” He was acting a bit wonky the next day as he thought about it while he was making some butter. He took a bath with bubbles after he was done with his hard day of work and slipped into his own abyss. He was a very earthy fellow that lived life the fungo way. One day his grandpa died and he inherited his truck. He was so stoked at how gnarly the truck was he went mudding in it right away. He went to show his best friend his new truck. He concluded, “Isn’t this an awesome truck bruh?” His friend calmly replied, “Yeah that’s straight”. They both went hunting together every summer in that truck for the rest of their years.

Object Free Write Round 2

This time I got a Joker card.

I think this is an interesting object I am a fan of poker and I play sometimes with my freinds for cash. In some card games the joker can be a wild card too. I can relate to that because I consider myself kind of a wild card. In the sense that I am spontaneous and unpredictable. I never say or do what people expect out of me I like to do things my way instead. Sometimes I do things for my own personal entertainment even if nobody else gets it. That is just the kind of person I am and that is kind of how I think about life. I really hate it when people expect you to do or say certain things because I do not like to be around people that push their will on you or try to control me. This joker card also reminds me of the character in the Batman movies. And then I think of the wacko in Colorado that shot up the movie premeire dressed up as the joker. I really dont understand the motivation to do something so aweful like that. I could never imagine having to go through something like that and I feel sorry for the families that had their loved ones killed or injured for someone elses amusement. It is just a reminder of how cold and dark this world can be. Me personally, I like to believe in the good of people. Things that happen like this just make me wonder. I have seen enough television shows like criminal minds and it makes me think that some people just are born sick. When I was younger I used to think that people were a product of their environment, but now I kind of believe that some people were never right to start out with. How great would it be if we had a way to detect them before they acted out in these mass murders.

Object Free Write

In class today, we had to randomly draw an object from a box. I got a silver plastic beaded necklace. I am not really sure what I can write about it. It may remind me of some holidays involving beads like Mardi Gra. I am a fan of the holiday originating in New Orleans. It is a reason to party with good freinds or go watch all the crazy drunk people at the pub crawls. The tradition of giving beads away is rather interesting as well. Someday I would like to go to Louisiana for this holiday to see the traditional Bourbon Street festivities. I think that beaded necklaces are also customary of many other holidays like New Years Eve. Normally I have to work on New Years Eve, but this past year I changed jobs and had it off. It was fun because the restauraunt I work at now closes early on that day so I got to go out with my girlfriend and other freinds. We went to this party that was close to downtown and waited for midnight and I popped a champagne bottle. It was kind of funny because it didn't actually pop the first time it just started to emit smoke and then I tried to take a drink of it and then the carbonation made it fizzle. It ended up spilling a little bit on my shirt, but what can you do except for laugh. We ended up leaving that party to go to another one where more of my friends where there so naturally it was more fun. We stayed there all night and I think it was my favorite New Years Eve of all. So when I look at this beaded necklace that I put around my neck I think of good memories with freinds and holidays past. It is pretty interesting how people can associate so much with an object and instantly remember those times.

Personal Credo

This is a statement about my unique approach at life for an essay in this class.


-I feel that I have had a humble upbringing, I grew up in Springfield, MO. I also lived in Denver, CO. When I was younger I acted out just as any other youth would. My childhood was pretty normal. I was the middle child and had two older brothers, a twin sister, and a little sister that lives in CO. I always worked hard in school and have continued to incorporate hard work into my routine. As I have gotten older I came to college and made above a 3.7 g.p.a. I work out really hard in the gym atleast 3 times a week and skateboard in my free time. I am on the team at a local skateshop where I put work in at filming tricks and video parts. I also work full time as a line cook for income and have been doing that line of work for about 5 years now. I have had good experiences and bad experiences and have learned a lot about myself in the process. As my approach to life goes I am very dedicated, outgoing, and know how to enjoy the little things. I am financially independent and have goals I am working towards achieving. I love all my family and freinds that support me and for the most part I just enjoy life. I am very athletic and am constantly on the go. I am also really into art including drawing, painting, photography, and videography.

Diagnostic Essay

Caileb Newby

English

Mrs. Anthony

January 23, 2013

Wind Power Solution to Global Energy Crisis

            The global problem of running out of energy to sustain the world-wide populations’ needs has scientists looking for alternative renewable energy sources that have the lowest impact on the environment.  The fastest growing type of sustainable energy is wind turbines. It has become America’s most famous landscape of power. Wind power seems like a perfect solution to the energy crisis because it creates no global impact, contaminates no soil, and leaves no permanent or dangerous waste.

            In an article in the Journal of Geographic Review, Martin J. Pasqualetti describes wind power as a realistic solution to the worlds growing energy need. He also brings up the dilemma of the costs of creating these turbines with low environmental impacts, and the cheaper initial costs of burning nuclear and fossil fuels with a high environmental impact. This debate has an easy solution when you think long term. The turbines will eventually pay for themselves and the reward of lowering the human population’s impact of the environment makes the investment worth it.

            The only flaw of Wind power is the space that the turbines take up which led to public opposition.  The public view of wind turbines is that it takes up too much space and it ruins the scenery of the landscape in those locations. According to Mr. Pasqualetti, “Modern development of wind power has been called a new way to rape the countryside. “ (Morality, Space, and the Power of Wind-Energy Landscapes) The public should change their way of thinking to consider all the advantages to this clean energy.

            When power is extracted from fossil fuels it must first be refined, which takes time and money. A facility is built to refine the fossil fuels into different grades of oil and gasoline. In wind power, there is no refinery process which makes the electricity more efficient to produce. The turbines can be set up and taken down easily and can be placed in distant locations far away from populated areas. Currently fossil fuels supply 85-90 percent of the nation’s electricity demands.  And according to Paqualetti, “An area about the size of New Jersey – could satisfy 20 percent of the nation’s demand for electricity. “ (Morality, Space, and the Power of Wind-Energy Landscapes)

            It is no question that the world’s supply of fossil fuels will eventually run out. When this happens we will have to start finding other ways to supply our electricity needs. We need to think about the future and choose energy that has less of a global impact on the environment. Wind power is a great solution to this problem because of its efficiency, non-polluting, and renewable characteristics.

Sources:

Pasqualetti, Martin J. "Morality, Space, and the Power of Wind-Energy Landscapes." Journal of Geographic Review 90.3 (2000): 381-94. JSTOR. Web. 21 Jan. 2013.

Free Writing

 Belief In Self...

Belief in self is important to me. If you do not believe in yourself then you are not going to confidently accomplish your goals. Self doubt can be very distructive.  I am a cook so when I cook a steak I am confident in my temperatures. If I second guessed myself then the ticket time could go up because I would not be sure if my thoughts were right. Instead I believe in myself and I go really fast to get the food out to the hungry people that are waiting on it. In life personal confidence goes along way. When it comes to approaching and dating women you have to believe in yourself. If you doubt yourself you wont take any chances to meet new people. In the end you will have regrets by not acting on certain situations because you are not confident enough to go for it. So as you can see self belief is an important aspect of work and life in general. You will achieve your highest goals only if you  believe you can. Other than that today is going pretty well. I got to my morning math class on time and did all the homework confidently and I think I will get a good grade. I am comfortable with the math and that I will do good on my test Monday also. When I got out of math I went to the café and ate two biscuits with gravy on them and two pieces of sausage. I also washed it down with some chocolate milk. I went to the computer lab after that and watched some skate videos and listened to some music. It was nice to get a little break from class to class just to relax and chill out. After I get out of this class I plan on going to the gym and working out before I go to work. That is about all I have planned for today and It sounds good to me. My shoulders are still extremely sore from the other day and I need to get to the gym to stretch out.

Free Writing

My day today is going okay except for the fact that I had college algebra at nine am and I had to wake up early. I actually was kind of a mess this morning last night when I got off work I went over to a friends’ house and played some madden and drank some beer. After that I went to burger king on the way home for a burger and milkshake. I did not do my math homework last night either because I fell asleep watching television. When I woke up and I realized that I did not do my math homework I quickly glanced at the clock and it was time for me to start getting ready so that took priority. I was in a rush and I could not find my debit card that I know I had when I got food. So I left my house without it. Instead of going back to my house after this class I will probably just go by my  bank and get a new one so I can grab some food before I go to the gym.  Im really hungry right now. I am thinking some grad school full ride burger sounds awesome right now. I could also do with some subway too. I have to work today at 5 so I might as well do something productive like going to the gym. I like my job I have only been working there for a little over a month but it is good. I have a lot of kitchen experience compared to the other people that work with me. This gives me an advantage plus Im a hard worker, so Its already easy. I got a raise for switching  jobs and I am expecting to receive another one in a couple months. I get paid more to do less so I really cant complain. I saw a funny joke today it goes, “Whats the difference between tiger woods and santa… Santa stopped after three hos.” Other than that Im glad that it is pretty warm today. I hate the cold Missouri weather.

Free Writing

Red eyes. Im not sure if by red eyes you mean irritated eyes or when your in a picture and the eyes appear red. If the second is the case then you can easily fix that with a little picture editing. If your eyes are irritated then you better get some eye drops so that they can start feeling better. That’s all I have to say about red eyes. Today is going okay I have to work later at four or four thirty but that is alright with me. A couple weeks ago I only got eighteen hours. A few co workers had low amounts of hours so a guy named Greg quit. Now I have hours so Im pretty happy with that. Right now I am trying to save up to get a better place closer to campus and downtown. I should have enough by the time that I get my taxes done. My refund should be pretty good since I didn’t receive much for my financial aid pell grants. Also last year I bought a nice computer which should all be tax deductible for my taxes this year. The only hold up on that is that I don’t have all my w2s and my last job hasn’t given me one yet. I think that they are just procrastinators. I think businesses have to have the tax information out by the end of this month so that means they have one more day to get it sent. My brother works there so I might just see if I can have them give it to him to give to me. Other than that Im just ready to get out of class and hit up some subway or something in the café before I go to the gym. Well I really don’t know what else to talk about so im just going to keep rambling on about nothing. My morning math class was okay I even had all my homework done for todays class. I had a break in between this class and last class so I went to the computer lab and looked up skate videos and listened to music. Now Im here just typing away and this ten minutes seems like it is taking so long. I feel like its already been twenty minutes but that is probably just me.