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March 21, 2014 Satire

Both authors use extreme amounts of satire and exageration to convey their arguments. Jonathon Swift realisticly conveys a argument that is somewhat reasonable but at the same time is completly impissible and was not consi8dered to be taken realisticly.

March 14,2014 On the Divine Right of Kings, Macbeth

In the selection by King James, he explains that God chooses the king and no one should have the power to dispute his decision. He feels he is above everyone and deserves to be, because god put him in that position. This contradicts with Shakespeare's Macbeth story, where Macbeth kills the king and takes the crown because he heard a prophecy from 3 witches. There was no mentions of god or the divine right of kings. Macbeth took what he wanted with no fear of the consequences. This shows that in the end god still chose the next king,and backs King James statement.

February 28, 2014 #5 Current Event

The article shows that there is a growing popularity for e-cigs in the high school community. I believe the extended use of e-cigs could possibly lead to addictive cigarette use, so I do agree with the article. I think e-cigs should be regulated by the FDA, if the e-cig has nicotine in it, alot of high schoolers smoke e-cigs without the nicotine for the flavor. If the FDA doesnt do anything to regulate e-cgis I don't think that it will highly effect future kids but if it regulated it would make it more safer.


 * 1) 1 Current Event

In Toronto, restaurant Happy Child has admitted to tracking peoples smartphones when they enter the restaurant. It's classified as a marketing tool that helps the store find out what their customers like. Some examples of this is Happy Child, snooping on customer's Facebook profiles. To me, this seems like an invasion of privacy, I would not want a company to track me. They claim that it if you don't want to be tracked just turn off their wifi, but I doubt everyone on the wifi knows whats actually happening. Long story short, no one should be tracked just because they are trying to use a companies wifi.

February 21, 2014 #3

The two tales are far from the same, and have different qualities that make up their marriage. The Goodman of Paris explains that his wife should cater to all his needs and make him feel comfortable at all times. He shows this by stating, "you ought to be very loving and privy towards your husband". The wife of bath on the other hand, wants control in her relationship and feels that women have the power to do so. She shows this by constantly repeating signs of feminism and the demand of power in a relationship. If The Goodman of Paris and The wife were to wed, it would definitely not work out. The control of power would drive the two apart and ultimately end the relationship.