poetry reflection

So I m not a big fan of this whole poetry thing. It all just confuses me. Like I m just trying to read this id like to understand it. If they want to write in code then why not use morse code instead of peotry.  But all of the teachers of english just ram it down my throat. It is kinda interesting how they can express how they feel with so little words and not even say a thing about how they feel. That interests me but it is so hard for me to dissect a poem and get what the person is trying to say or express. I mean I can learn it but it is painful for me and I take my time. I cant say I have a favorite poem but I do hate some for example any of Shakespeare's work drives me nuts because I have to physically sit down and think what is he trying to say here or have someone explain it to me. He also uses big, old words that my brain cant even begin to understand so I have to look through a dictionary for like hours trying to find words and I typically never do. Another thing that absolutely kills me is when I have to write them its like my brain goes blank and so does my paper. So this is my opinion on poetry. I could care less if you like it or not.

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AOW #10

this weeks AOW states that people are the cause of animal and plant mass extinction. The first thing that ticks me off is that they start rambling things off like there all facts when Im not even sure how they could know some of these things. They werent alive when this stuff happened so how do they know so they must not. According to these scientists people are the cause of everything that hurts plants and animals. I think not they thrive when we are around and thrive when were not. This all doesnt just bounce back on society in general some people like poachers and people who break laws over fishing and things like that are at fault and need to be brought to justice and punished. They think that there is going to be another mass extinction and i think that theyre crazy. Mass extinctions to me are just natural disasters so there is no way people can cause them.

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AOW #9

Hong Kong's thwarted Democracy

First of all I think that is is cool how london beat the chinese and made them give up the island of hong kong to them and they kept it for 99 years. And from the sound of the way the chinese are acting about them being a democracy I think that they should have kept it. And I don't know what it is about foreign leaders but it seems that they all want communism. They act like they are all starving for power and they have to have more, more, and more. It really confuses me. From the sounds of how they are trying to convert the people and place back to the way it was before, I think that london or someone needs to stick their nose in and fight with the people there and get the peoples way for once.  If they think that converting back to communism doesn't make them look like iran or north korea they are crazy because there is no difference in them. I really hope all the protesting and fighting the people do pays off because they deserve to have a choice, not to do what ever the big power hungry dictator tells them to do.

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AOW #8

Stand Up For Your Health
So apparently we are a stand up species but now a days everything requires us to sit down. We do it everywhere we go. With everything we do. And it is said to be making americans fat. They say long sedentary behavior causing things like poor health and heart disease. They also have national statistics proving that people who sit more are higher at risk to get certain diseases. People say that every hour people sit is linked to a drop in their fitness level. the human body is designed to move so we need to do just that. Sitting down slows down your whole system that helps you lose weight. But you don't have to just exercise anytime your body is moving and active it helps. There is a stat that says a person only burns 300 neat calories at a desk job but a waiter burns almost 1300 neat calories. So if you just stand more instead of sit you burn more calories and lose more weight.

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AOW#7

Okay now lets talk about Ebola. There are nearly 6000 people infected now and the number is rising as we speak. It originated from the Ebola river and that's how it got it's name.Scientists say that animals had it first but they gave it to people who came in contact with their blood or bodily fluids. The symptoms of this are fever, muscle aches, weakness, sore throat, and headache followed by vomiting, diarrhea, rash, and internal bleeding. They say there have been a number of outbreaks since 1976 but if it has been around for that long then why don't we have a cure yet. I think I share the same view as other people when I say that I am kinda scared it will infect america. I mean Americans are dirty and lazy this virus could spread and we could have a pandemic on our hands. There are reported cases of Americans getting the virus, "One of the Americans died, but the other two aid workers were flown to the CDC for treatment" (Bennett 1). We really shouldn't worry much about it though because it is more likely to spread in poor countries with no clean water or proper health care system. I think that we should get every one we can to get involved in this. This virus needs stomped out. And I think that the more countries you involve the faster it can happen.

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