Weekly Blog for English

In today’s day and age, the internet could allow anyone to see anything at any point. Things that you would once have to take a trip to see, you could potentially see whenever. Yet, museums still get much traction, why? Some museums are still known as must-visits, a bucket list spot for anyone traveling. So, are museums still important in the digital age?  Firstly, when museums are mentioned, one might think of a specific niche; but there are multiple types of museums. Besides the ever-popular art museums, there are science, history, and more oddly specific museums. This is also one of the reasons that someone might prefer museums; with the present, you can simply think of an interesting topic and most likely have a museum covering everything and more.   For this example, say we are talking about art museums specifically. The main feature in most is the original artworks that you can only find in that museum. If your main objective is to be able to observe and analyze the artw...

     “It’s a giant holy box of awkwardness, and I won’t pretend I’m looking forward to it. But it probably wouldn’t be the end of the world.” Simon Spier is a 16 year old and he is not out yet. Not a lot of guys at his school have come out and Simon doesn’t want to be seen as a “freak”. Simon, one day, found a post from an anonymous person about how the person is feeling. After reading the post, Simon told the person to email him. Ever since then, both of them have been talking to each other on email secretly. Neither of them know each other but they talk to each other so openly.  Both of them find out that they are both gay and they want to meet each other in real life. All Simon knows is that Blue (fake name of the other person) goes to the same school as him and that they’re in the same grade. One day, Simon opens up his email on the school computer and he forgot to sign out of account. Later, someone else at school, Martin Addison, opens up the school computer ...

       Comedy, whether it be stand up comedy, comedy in television, movies, and even music, has is and will be a huge mainstream industry. In many ways, these types of mainstream comedy are great. Laughter and amusement can be shared with millions of people from all across the world. Comedians have a huge influence in modern day culture, which is why comedians like Dave Chappele, Jerry Sienfeld, Kevin Hart, and more are household names.  However, comedy doesn't always make everyone laugh, in fact it can do pretty much the opposite. More recently, the term "cancelled" has been talked and debated about more and more. Lots of comedy specials and individual comedians have been very criticized for including very dark or offensive humor/jokes, and many people say that they cross the line or go too far.  At least in a stand up comedy or comedic television setting, should there be a limit to what comedians can joke about? If you are familiar with this topic, you pr...

Why You Should Read "Lone Survivor" by Marcus Luttrell and Patrick Robinson Content warning, this blog contains descriptions of war and spoilers.   Cover of the book "Lone Survivor" Cover of the movie "Lone Survivor" “Lone Survivor: An Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10” is a non-fiction book written by Marcus Luttrell and Patrick Robinson, published June 12, 2007. It describes the real life story of Operation Redwing, and the operators lost in the desperate struggle to bring SEAL Team 10 back home. Operation Redwing was created to capture a key Taliban Leader hiding out in the Hindu Kush, a mountain range in Afghanistan. SEAL Team 10 was deployed to capture the leader, but was immediately ambushed after dropping into the mountains. Quick response operators rushed to the scene, but 1 of 2 helicopters were shot down by the Taliban, resulting in the loss of another 8 SEALs and 8 Special Operators. Unfortunately, three...