Analyzing Analyzing

What should I analyze today? Hmmm…….dogs, cats, computers, manicures, mars…I’m not getting anywhere. How about I analyze Analyzing? Why do we analyze? What makes people think about things in detail? I think that analyzing is a human’s way of understanding and learning. When someone watches a movie what do they see? Do they just see the storyline, the characters, and the scenery? No, what usually happens is that somebody will see the introduction, the climax, the happily ever after, the actors, the setting, the special effects and much more. It is easy to look at something, but when you really look at something and see the hidden information, that is when the learning begins. And, I think that is why Mr. Rich had us analyze one thing once a week. It is more than learning how to write paragraphs with an introduction, concrete detail, and commentary. It is learning about the world around us. Every time I analyzed something I had to think deeper and try to make an interesting story. We are all investigative journalists. Searching for something new and understanding how it applies to everyday lives. I guess blog writing isn’t so bad after all.

Couch potatoes

I am a fat person, because all I do is sit on my couch and play Wii. That first statement was placed in my blog by a friend to prove that one of the causes of obesity is sitting on a couch playing Nintendo all day. I am no scientist, but anyone is smart enough to realize that staring at a screen all day and consuming an entire bag of Doritos is no healthy. Where’s the sun? Where’s the fresh air? Where’s the carrots and celery? Children have no right to come home and play video games all day. (I don’t care how much movement you get from playing Wii.) Your body needs to be taken out for a walk every once in a while. There is no reason to destroy your beautiful body by becoming a full-time couch potato.
Not only is the couch potato business harmful to your body, but it could also cause damage to your eyes and kill brain cells. The eyes will become tired after staring at a screen all day. The little things can’t handle the stress of focusing for such a long period of time. Plus, your brain cells are slowly dying. Your mind quits thinking after so long and it is not active. Just like the body, brain cells and eyes need exercise. They need a chance to be outside and functioning. The thought of killing your brain cells is terrible. Thou shalt not murder thy brain cells.
Now, I’m not saying that playing Wii and Xbox is a horrible sin. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve played Wii before and think it is really fun. But it is not an everyday activity. Limitations are necessary. Do not be a fat person, because you sit in your couch and play Wii.

PROM

The biggest (and not to mention most expensive) dance of the year is Prom. Now Mountain View High School's Prom is coming up in about 3 weeks. What I would like to analyze is the "stuff", if I may, that goes on before the actual dance. This is one if the scariest times if the year for girls. Because it all boils down to "Will I get asked?" For a sixteen or seventeen year girl nothing else matters. This dance is all they think about. Why is this such a big deal? Don't they realize that there is more to life than high school dances. Oh, sorry, that's right, they haven't realized that there is more to life than high school prom. They fear that their social status will be determined by this dance and who they go with is essential in social survival. They don't want to go with the smartest guy or most talented guy. No, their dreams include the star of the basketball team and the guy voted best-looking in the yearbook.
What is the cause of this abstract thought process? Who has put these ideas into their obviously puny brains? The answer is simple. Themselves. Popularity is a self-given status. No one has the right to tell you who are. That is your job. So if you go to Prom with a guy that is not the most attractive or if you don't even get asked, the only person that will put you in the outcast group is yourself. And if your willing to name yourself so low then maybe you don't know who you really are. Prom is one night in on lifetime. It may hurt at first if you are left home or jealous of your friend's date, but you need to realize that it is a dance. Prom is special but not important. There's a difference.