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  Death of the Moth This week in English class we read ‘The Death of the Moth’. I wasn’t particularly excited to read this piece (I never really am), but this was one of the few stories this year that really stuck with me. This was for a couple reason. One- appreciating little struggles. Although it sounds odd, appreciating struggle, seeing how much the moth struggled to survive made me think about how even small things struggle to survive. Secondly, this made me think about death in a completely different way. The way Woolf described the moths death can be quiet, rather than being loud and scary, which in its own way is much more terrifying. Another way it changed the way I thought about things was how the moth lived in the moment. Although the moth most likely didn’t have much time to live, it worked it’s absolute hardest at all moments, putting in all its energy just to live to experience one more moment. Although it may be a little cliche, it made me appreciate all life, no mat...

A Measure of Restraint       I was absent Monday, we had testing on Tuesday, so you can assume that when I arrive to class on Wednesday and I am thrown into a seminar, I am a bit confused. Nathan was able to give me a quick summary of the story, and I was able to understand the gist of it, by listening the the first groups seminar as well. When it came our turn to talk, I thought to myself, 'Is this really even a debate"? When listening to the first group, I heard quotes from Ryeo-Won, and Avaneesh that made my ears perk up. I wrote them down and had to turn in the sheet unfortunately, but they spoke about how we often exchange the mortal human life, for the immortal risk of genetic testing. In the article, they spoke about doing genetic testing, and how people often times died from the uses of the chemicals that they were testing, and all the article said about their death was "they died", and moved on. Something so valuable, such as a human life, can be traded for ...

I know it's bad, but....     We do things that are bad for us because we are deluded by the idea of pleasure. Akrasia is a perfect word to describe this crippling feeling. Akrasia is a lack of self-control or acting against one's better judgement. A perfect example of this for me would be going to cookie boys. The same sequence of events happens every time I go to cookie boys. I walk into the store, telling myself "I won't eat anything today, I'll just hang out with my friends". I say this for two reasons most of the time; first to stay healthy, second so I don't spend money, but the moment I walk in I meet temptation. I choose to not get in the line, but then I am greeted with my friends who work there. They offer me free cookies, and from there, I convince myself I have to eat it, and now I have to get a milkshake along with it. In doing so I ended up buying an overpriced milkshake, and having an extra unhealthy meal. Once I am finished my sugary meal, I...