Macbeth: 2

In Macbeth, Lady Macbeth calls out Macbeth, telling him he's a wimp because he won't kill the king. Stuff like this happens all of the time in real life. Every day someone does something that they don't want to because their peer tells them to or calls them names in order to. 99% of the time this is done it is bad. The person usually has enough intelligence to not do it but the peer antagonizes them and makes the person do it. This is really stupid. The antagonizer is usually the wimp themselves and/or wants to make the other person feel miserable.

I would love to tell you a great story about how I did something that my friend told me to do and how I learned from that, but, I can't. I have never done something that I didn't want to do because a peer was making fun of me because I wasn't going to do it. I have never fought anyone because a crowd was cheering, or drove really fast because the people in my car wanted me to, nor have I ever purposely offended someone because my friend told me I would be a chicken if I didn't. Sorry to shatter your dreams but that's not me.

I see this kind of thing all of the time. I can't go a single day without seeing someone do something because their friend(s) was making fun of them. Peers have a big influence on us, as we do them. We can't make them stop but if you can offend them in a way that they don't even realize it, then they may stop doing that to you. Or you could simply have some will power and say "No!." People aren't like that anymore though so it's hard. I can understand why we can't think for ourselves.... Because we're a bunch of wimps. We can't do anything on our own. We have no will power to do anything that is pertinent.

Macbeth

Basically in Macbeth so far Macbeth and Banquo have run into 3 witches and they told Macbeth that hwe was to be king. Banquo got angry and demanded that the witches tell him what he is to become. The witches tell him he is to be the father of kings and greater and happier than Macbeth. To Macbeth this kind of made since. Only because he was already on the right path. He had become the Thane of Cawdore at this point (but he didn't know it yet).

After all of this happens Macbeth and Banquo go back to what is now Scotland to meet with the king. The king tells Macbeth that he is the Thane of Cawdore. Macbeth gets caught up in the joy of this and decides to get home as fast as he can. He gets home and his wife is reading a letter. Macbeth and his wife talk and then learn that the king is going to dine at their home. Lady Macbeth (Macbeth's wife) tells Macbeth that he should kill the king. They get in a big fight but in the end Macbeyh agrees.

Scruples: Macbeth

1. Your car will soon need a new transmission. Do you sell it without informing the buyer?

Do to the fact that this has happend to me before I would definintly tell the buyer about the oncoming problem. I know what this is like and I would hate it if I put that upon someone else.

2. You are drafted to fight in a war you consider unjust. Do you refuse and risk prison?

For one I would not be drafted because I have to many medical problems. But for the sake of the class I would not fight, but, I would not go to prison either. Due to the fact that I went to a Catholic school for 3 years of my life I can say that I am a Concientious Objector. I would be placed in a non-combat area and would help other soldiers with counseling or therapy.

3. A friend wants to copy and swap some expensive computer software with you. You know it's illegal. Do you swap?

First of all it's not illegal. If you copy the software and sell it then its illegal. Second of all as long as my friend doesn't sell it or go around telling every body that I have that program and I will give it to them; then sure I would let him/her copy it.

4. You dislike all of the political parties. Do you vote?

In short.... No. I would not vote only because if I voted and that person did a really bad job and the other person did a really bad job then I would not be blammed. I didn't vote for them so I'd be in the clear.

5. A vagrant asks you for $1.00. You suspect that he will spend it on alcohol. Do you give it anyway?

I don't give money to vagrants. Almost all of them that I have seen have as nice of clothing as me. Most are professional bumbs. They annoy me to much and I stopped wasting money on them a long time ago.

6. You are shaken up in an auto accident. A lawyer could get you a large settlement if you exaggerate the extent of your injuries. Do you do so?

Yes I would. I don't really care about other people. If they hit me then I have no remorse for them and I could use the money for my medical issues. I could only hope that they would do the same for me if they were in my possition.

7. You have been attending classes all year. An acquaintance, who rarely shows up, asks to photocopy your notes. Do you consent?

No. They can get there own d@mn notes. It's not my job to copy stuff down and give it to them. If they want the notes then they have to come to class.... or pay me.

8. Your significant other has had an affair. You have no idea hao long it's been going on. Do you leave him/her?

Gell Yes!!!! If you cheat on me then that's low and you shouldn't deserve to be with anyone. I'm a good boyfriend and if I can't give you what you want then you should have just told me and I would have respected that. Don't just cheat on me.

9. You and a friend have liked the same girl/guy forever. Your friend confides in you that s/he has finally gotten up the nerve to ask this person out. Two dyas later this person asks you out on a date. What do you say? Do you tell your friend?

I would probably say yes and I would most likely tell my friend that we're going on a date. I'm not a nice guy when it comes to that. I'm pretty mean. It's survival of the fitest.

10. It's your first chance to vote in a presidential election, and it is a very close contest. When checking that you are registered to vote, you realize that you are registerd twice. Do you vote more then once?

To prove a point yes. All of these automated votting machines are flawed and one day it's going to effect the entire country. So if I could sway the government to stop using the machines then I would vote one-hundred times.

English 11B Introduction

Now that I am in English 11B I hope to learn about different styles of writting and how they are used. I want to learn how to write in different styles and use them in my work. I can usualy learn about writting quickly and apply it just as fast.

Final

In the speedy world we live in information travels at the speed of light. Something that you learn today may not be true tomorrows. We learn something new every day but what we learn changes all of the time. New things are being discovered, disproven, and discarded every second. The Internet has all of the answers, but sometimes they don't have the entire answer.

Being a student, I learn a lot in a school year. I try to remember it all but its hard. So I use the Internet to store/find all of the information. Sometimes I'll even use my phone to store info. I try not to use digital equipment to often though. It's very unreliable and cannot be trusted. There's nothing like good old fashioned paper. The only way that's going away is if we run out of trees (which may happen soon).

I myself do own a phone. It's the only thing that I use to get ahold of people (aside from my friend in another state that doesn't have a phone, in that case I use the U.S. Postal Service). In all reality I don't like my phone. It's a waste of good metal and energy. I also don't trust it. Due to the fact that it's a computer and can download updates it could become intelligent and decide to ruin my life. But anyway, it's a piece of digital equipment and it is used by all of the little children now-a-days.

Computers are one of the most used pieces of equipment in the world (I actually think it is). I don't like it (If you haven't noticed, I really don't like technology). Computers are moving faster then humans ever could. They can think faster, work more, and do everything more efficiently. Computers (and other machines) replace human workers every day. More people have lost jobs to computers then people lost jobs in the Great Depression.

Technology is the bain of my existence. A world without these things would be alright. I'd like to have something I know to be relevant for the next 10 years rather then the next 10 minutes. In all reality I would have to constantly go to school for the rest of my life to keep up with the information flow of the Earth. It sucks and I really don't like it.

State of Obama

As I watched the state of the union address I laughed and got very angry. The way Obama speaks is as if he was speaking to a bunch of 3rd graders (most Americans need to be talked to like that). He spoke of health care reform and education the most. He said that we need to use more renewable energy and stop tax breaks for the rich. All of this is well and good except for the fact that the people he was talking about are the ones that don't agree.

Obama spoke of education and how us students have to graduate high school and then college. Dropping out is no longer an option, he said. I think this is crap. It's one of our (many) freedoms to do that. If we want to drop out then that is our choice. Then Obama said that we'd be failing our country if we did not graduate. That's B.S. Most of the time it's the country that fails us. The country's government pushes us to hard so we either "lock-up" or revolt. Believe it or not but it's not our fault all of the time.

When Obama began talking about the American people I laughed. He said that the American people don't do what's easy, they do what's necessary. Ha! That's one of the biggest miss conceptions; most self-centered, narcissistic thing most anyone could ever say. We are a country of "get rich quick", "we're the greatest", fat and lazy slobs. We don't care about what's necessary or what's right. We do the easiest, most cost effective thing we can.

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