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  Kamugunga.      Say it again? Huh? How do you say it? Is that right? Did I say it right? Wow. Woah. All these are responses to the last name Kamugunga. Kamugunga. A monster of a last name. Nine letters. A name with sounds that aren't common in the English language, and combinations of letters that definitely aren't heard often. It's a name that gets second glances. Every time a name is on a sheet, whether it's for a soccer camp, a team list, or a class attendance, the pace of the reader slows. The worst is when it's people I will see again. Kumagunga? Wrong, but close enough. So more than likely I will let it slide, in hopes that it doesn't come up again. There I would be wrong again. Some people I have known for years, still mispronounce my last name, but they are oblivious. Because I have never corrected them. I understand mispronouncing things, because it can be hard to say new words, and understand new combinations, but misspelling really gets on my nerves...

 Oh.... Okay! Today, I was tasked with reading a mock blog, and writing on its satirical choices that make it come off as strong to a reader. After completing the worksheet which analyzed the article, I chose to write my blog about how the article can actually relate to a human. my article was about a man who accepted all cookies on a website, in fear of upsetting the website if he didn't. (https://theonion.com/man-allows-all-cookies-so-website-wont-be-mad-at-him/). As I read this, it related to struggles that I had dealt with earlier in my life. As a younger kid I struggled to tell people no. I would often put myself second, just so people wouldn't be upset with me I would put their wants over my own needs. In this article, they mock humans who are doing this exact thing. This man, who doesn't want a computer, a website with no feelings or emotion, to get upset at him disregards his safety and privacy completely, just so he can make them happy. This is something that is ex...