I'm A Shoe.

Flip Flops. I almost feel like there is not much more to say. I absolutely love my flip flops, if it were not so cold I would be wearing them right now. When it comes to flip flops you cannot go wrong with Rainbows, if you can break these I would be genuinely shocked, there are strong as you cant believe and it makes them so much more valuable. Flips flops to me epitomize summer and what goes on during summer. every time I put them on I realize that its warm out and I dont have to worry about school but just go and do stuff.  Whoever invented the flip flop is really taken for granted, they did something great for the world.

Globilization

Globalization, to me this means the unitizing of the world into a global entity. This new globalized world or at least the beginning of it has brought us some pretty amazing things. We now can get spices from all over the world, walk down the street and get food that was originally made in Italy, Japan, ect. And as simple as it seems the process and the actual execution of this meld of cultures into one place is actually amazing. If we look at what it took for our modern society to get to this point you would see a long and drawn out process which is boring to us because we just want to sit down and watch tv. But that tv is also a part of the globalization. Your tv was probably made in asia somewhere and shipped to the united states for you to watch. Not to mention the Soccer game that is going on in Europe that you can watch live but most likely recorded because the time difference would make you wake up WAY to early to see it. But you are sitting on your couch watching the game that is being shot in a country thousands of miles away eating your take out food (pizza) and watching a tv that like the game came  from thousands of miles away. Globalization is the unity of all countries for the purpose of efficiency, bettering mankind and diversification of the things that normally go on in your country. So what is globalization to me? It is the unification of countries to provide a better environment, although it has not come without short falls it has still served a great number of people and bettered our earth for the people on it.

Good Food.

Good food review. Its a vague title but I'll try to roll with it. Good Food, in my opinion good food lays at a large number of restaurants around the city and can be found easily by typing in Chipotle to your phone. No matter where you are in Chicago you can easily find a Chipotle close to you. Chipotle is one of my favorite places to go for food and I get the same thing every time for 5 years straight now. Every Chipotle has the same thing and its always good. No matter what you get. And its not about the restaurant its about going with friends and eating the food. I cant really say anything about the atmosphere because I have never taken to the time to look around while im eating.  But if you have never been its time to stop putting it off or hating chipotle for whatever reason and go and eat. It'll be great

King Still King?

Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most influential people of our countries time, but I feel like his message is being forgotten and what he stood for is dying. To be honest I had to read an article to really understand what he stood for and what his message was. I knew the basics but the basics dont do him any justice. In my opinion he should still be king but we are allowing ourselves to forget his message of desegregation, this is apparent in chicago (although its been that way for a while) but also in our school. If you were to ask someone what race sat in which house of of school the answers would be pretty similar. the answers are pretty standard for everyone in the school. I try to point out that the school is segregated in lunch rooms but I am guilty of the segregation too. So on a sad note I believe that he is still King but is only a figure and other ideas are creeping in and taking over.

Sports In My LIfe

Sports. I dont keep up with the sports that most people find entertaining, I dont go out of my way to watch football, Basketball, Baseball or any televised sport really. I keep up with my own sport, sailing. And just to make sure its clear it is a sport, its in the summer olympics and im pretty sure that makes it a sport. Sailing to me has provided another family, which I spend my entire summer with, from the day we get out of school to the day it starts up again. As a team we go everywhere together just like all sports teams do. Except for us an 8 hour trip is pretty normal to get to the competition, and 8 hours in a team van can make people pretty close to each other, in both senses of that statement. But like all teams we take it very seriously, we have practice every weekday from 8 to 4 and then travel on the weekend to show other teams and sailors what we have. We are handicapped though unlike the warmer southern states sailors who practice all year round we have a 5 month period where we cant do anything but look at the frozen water where we usually spend the majority of our time.
I see Sailing as not only a sport but a way to spend time. You dont have to take a boat out with the intention to race, you can also take the things you learned to take a cruise and listen to the water flow around your boat and just relax and enjoy the fact that you are using the wind to move. You also get a whole new way of looking at the city from the water about a mile out you can see the entirety of Chicago's lake front and at night the sight is enhanced.

Thankful for a Classmate.

I have to say that the most important person in the class for me is the guy who sits behind me, Kody. I ask him the same question everyday, what was the homework, not only for this class but also for Law, and I seriously attribute me getting a majority of my homework done on him. But I feel like I am also thankful for the rest of the kids around me. A class is nothing without the people you talk to in the class, otherwise it would be a sit and listen to Mr. McCarthy, which isnt bad, but you have to have diversity in the conversations you have, thats how we keep from being bored to the point that watching the clock become extremely engaging. So I am truly thankful for everyone in the class, probably one of the funniest groups of people in one room I have during the day.

Class Direction

where does this class need to go? That is a very interesting question. Where should a class go? should it be scholarly or should it be fun? Why can't we have both, thats how it should be. School needs to be fun and also teach us something. If we are not having fun then we sit through class and think about where we would rather be, I know for myself I would much rather hang out in Miami than be in a boring class. But that all changes when I feel like I am engaged or at least think somewhat about what is happening in class. So where should we go? The best direction in my opinion is more discussion, its an English class right? and some people believe the art of conversation is dying, so lets revitalize it in an environment that doesn't lead to the loss of a job or the loss of a human contact.