Upcoming class debate

Next Monday I will be arguing the point that men and women benefited equally during the Renaissance. For the record Nick, Josh and I will likely lose because the age of “Male Chauvinist Pigs” ended a while ago and at the same time the victors of that war are still fighting as if it just begun. While my comrades and I may have a better hope arguing that Hitler wasn’t such a bad guy after all or simply not arguing and instead attempt the world’s first snowball fight in a place some say snowballs won’t stand a chance, we will forever press on, even if that means running headfirst in to a pink, bubbly, brick wall of feminism. I do NOT intend on losing, however differently the opposition may feel. This is my final entry before the looming debate. Wish me luck… With onions.

Why Onions?

I have reason behind my madness you know; that being onions. If you’ve ever seen “Shreck” you’d know onions have a deep symbolic meaning. “You see Donkey, ogres are like onions, we have layers” said the ugly antisocial ogre to the donkey who sounded awfully like Eddie Murphy. What our ugly antisocial friend means by that is that onions have layers, and ogres have these layers too. There’s the outside layer, thin, yellow and flakey, the part the passerby only sees. Then as you dig down deeper, further into the onion, you find the true onion, the tasty part, the flavor, the part that hides the things that make you cry. Everything in the world has layers. Some have more than others. In A.P. Euro, my job is to delve into articles, text, and books and find the true meaning of the words.

That goes beyond other people’s text too. Other stuff I’ve read by classmates and non-professional writers, like myself, often lack depth, meaning and/or style. Something could have been written by another robot it’s so plain and boring, or maybe the stuff you’re reading is unorganized and wandering like you’re going nowhere in a hurry. I hate writing like that. I know sometimes it can’t be helped, but nobody wants to read that stuff. Not teachers. Not friends. Not even you’re his/her parents would enjoy such bland content. That’s why it’s Tom with Onions. Onions are a symbol of depth, meaning and style. So whenever you read something, get it with onions.

Pico Assignment

1. According to Pico's statements, what is the dignity of man?

Pico states that the dignity of man is that we are the highest of God's creations. We can choose our own destiny and think, unlike everything else we see on this planet. That is our dignity, we are of God, above the beasts (animals) and we are powerful.

2. How can Pico's ideal of man's dignity relate to the life of a high school student? (Tough question, think about how you fulfill your potential)

Pico is under the impression we should be fulfill our potential, whatever that may be, or be like beasts, unthinking and lowly. I try to maintain good grades, enjoy life and stop to smell the roses. I admit I do have a major goal in life that will require all my potential. I am determined to be a worthy athlete no matter what and overcome my weaknesses. I’m sure other high school students wish to reach their full potential as well and not only that but push it to the limits and reach where no other has before. That is the human spirit I think Pico is talking about. Otherwise what a waste we all would be if we never were anything beyond ordinary.

Current Events 9/15

At Wikipedia there is a preview article about a book being released this October 13th, The End by Lemony Snicket. The End is the last and the 13th in a Series of Unfortunate Events, a popular yet depressing series of children’s books. Under normal circumstances, I wouldn’t be writing about them, but I’ve been reading them since I was a child myself, and I’m dying to find out how it ends.
The author of this article is unknown and quite possibly at least ten different people so I can not call them bias in any way. Their details are accurate; I’ve researched the book since its announcement. The tone is very matter of fact, like most everything on Wikipedia, however there is no way to describe the series, let alone its last book, without an air of mysteriousness. They also bring in hints to its end, including the usual letter from the author on the back of every book in the series. The series is also stated to end the way it began, with the word Beatrice.
Overall our friends at Wikipedia know they’re doing. The article is precise and informal and never bias, even in the slightest. I salute the grand wiki.


Update (10/18/o6) : I finally read The End and it was as great as expected and then some. What was incredibly surprising was Snicket's constant refrences to ONIONS as a symbol and a theme thoughout the whole book (especially in the first five pages, where he writes about nothing else but onions). I had no prior knowledge of his respect for things with layers that make you cry (and it's not a layer cake with chocolate covered thumbtacks), so I am even more honored to bear the name Tom with Onions. I salute Lemony Snicket, with onions. sniff...

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