Fake Christmas tree or Real Christmas Tree

The benefits of a fake Christmas tree are that they aren’t as messy and they last years. The benefits of a real Christmas tree are they are more traditional and they look better sometimes. But which is better? The cons of real ones are that they need to be feed water and they can make a mess. The cons of fake ones are that they don’t smell as good. What do you prefer? I’m not sure what I do. All I know is that my cat attacks my fake one a lot.

Who gets better grades?

Who gets better grades? Boys or girls? Well this depends on how smart either of them actually are. Typically though, from the looks of it, it seems girls seem to get better grades. This is not for certain, but it is just from glancing over the subject. I usually never see girls get terrible, terrible grades. They usually do pretty good from the looks of it. This is all speculation. So who does get better grades? I don’t think it matters if they are boys or girls; smart people get good grades.

If a tomato is a fruit is ketchup a smoothie?

Everyone will always talk about the heated debate: “Is a tomato a fruit or vegetable?” So what is the answer? No one is quite sure, but if the tomato is indeed a fruit, does that make ketchup technically a smoothie? Well, a smoothie is a blend of ice and fruit. Ketchup is a blend of tomatoes, vinegar and other ingredients. That doesn’t sound like an iced fruit drink. But ketchup is sort of blended tomatoes so I guess it is in some case. What do you think?

My favorite kinds of music

My favorite kinds of music include rock, hard rock, metal, and electric rock. Basically if there’s any beat that is intense or sounds good in general, I’m bound to like it. My favorite bands / musicians include: Breaking Benjamin, Blue Stahli, Red, Green Day, Rise Against, Skillet, and my favorite Three Days Grace. If you didn’t know, Red and Skillet are Christian Bands but they don’t seem like it. I’m not that religious I just like them since they make good music over all. Blue Stahli is a one man band. I think he is a DJ or something. Three Days Grace is probably my favorite due to all their variety from songs that get you pumped up, to songs that are emotional. Other than that, that’s the kind of music I like. I’m not that into pop or rap.

Are cell phones really needed in school?

Think about it. Why exactly do we need Cell phones during school hours? If there is anything that important, you would be called through the school phones anyway. Do we really need cell phones in school? Here are the pros and cons.

First off, the pros. It would maybe be simpler to text your family quick instead of calling them. That way you wouldn’t take up much time. Another pro would be using internet for quick research if permitted.  

But here are the bad parts; the cons. If you could text in school, you’d probably always text to your friends and be distracted. Also, the con with internet access would be cheating.

So in the end, do we really need cell phones in school? I don’t think it’s necessary.

Why I don't want to write about twilight

I don't want to write about twilight because I don't know anything about it. All I know is that there is that Bella meets Edward who is a vampire that sparkles in the sunlight. There's also Jacob who is a were wolf and always has it shirt off for some reason. I only know that Edward and Jacob are "rivals" I suppose. This why I don't want to write about twilight. I know nothing about it and am not really interested in it. It seems like a major "chick flick." 

The Lottery; a short story with a crazy twist.

The Lottery

The Lottery is quite an interesting short story. While personally I didn’t understand exactly what was going on in the beginning, the end was more supporting and understanding. While maybe I didn’t understand at first, there were for sure enough details to make me see this was a pretty decent short story.

The story takes place in the middle of June. The introduction has lots of details and can draw a picture in your mind. Although, I wish it told what year it was. I wasn’t exactly sure if this was in the 1900’s or more modern times like the 1940’s-1990. Perhaps it is suppose to be mysterious. It went on to talk about a whole village gathering up for a lottery that apparently had been going on for a long, long time.

Not much else seems to happen until multiple people were drawn up to the stage. I found it slightly confusing but it seemed like they would call multiple people, ask them if they were could attend the lottery. They ask about their family. And then they un-fold a paper and someone else is chosen. But this isn’t a lottery to win money and prizes. It turns out that it is a lottery to control population. I found this a crazy twist to the story and made the beginning make a lot more sense.

In the end, the “winner” got pelted with stones. That seems like a very cruel way to control population. Over all, the lottery was a pretty decent short story. Its ending was fairly overwhelming and beginning was full of detail and will get you into the story quickly. My only complaint would be the confusion at the beginning.