Even More English (Eng. 101)

 It's true that cities are concrete jungles, and even though they're a jungle they have very few trees. The article, "Why Our Cities Need More Trees: The Enviromental and Social Benefits." by Saint Victor II tells why it truly is a shame that cities are so dull and grey. I think it's time to pain the town green for everyone's health to improve. Trees aren't very plentiful in cities because of pollution and human destruction. Harmful chemicals in the air smothers the tree out, but at the same time trees act like air filters. They absorb the carbon dioxide out of the air and make oxygen through photosynthesis. Trees also help with temperature control. The text explains, "Cities rely on trees for cooling because they provide shade and cool the air around them through a process called evapotranspiration, which is the process by which water is transferred from the soil, water bodies, and plant surfaces and through transpiration from plant leaves." The...

 This week's article, "Your Input is Your Output" by Benjamin Spall was a very nice, change of pace read. He explained that making a schedule to follow for meals, selfcare, and expenses is a good way to improve your output. It is a simple fix, so why does the majority of the population choose to be lazy and unhealthy? I have observed people around me that have no schedule. They sleep till noon, stay up till the early hours of morning, eat whatever, drink whatever, and have poor self-care.  In return I have noticed they feel awful, their mental health plummets and they are very lethargic, and have no work ethic. But someone with a good schedule, eats decent food, works, has a selfcare routine, are noticeably happier and healthier. The article supports this by saying, "Similarly, if you prepare healthy meals every night, or batch cook them to eat over several nights, you're going to feel better overall than if you get takeout five nights a week." Meals are jus...

 The article "The thing that never happens keeps happening" by Jennifer Sey gives prime example of why men shouldn't be able to compete in women's sports. They have biological advantages that women physically cannot compete with.  AB Hernandez is a transgender male that identifies as a female. He competes in women's track and field. In a past competition he participated in the long jump and the high jump and placed 3rd and 8th taking qualifying spots away from biological girls. Hernandez feels justified in what he's doing, even his mother said, "her son just works harder than the girls, and if they only worked harder, they'd be able to beat him." First of all, completely wrong! Hernandez has a biological advantage that women could only math through drug use and then they'd be disqualified for cheating. Second, he placed 8th, his height record is embarrassing compared to the other girls and doesn't even come close to the average male recor...

  The bystander effect is a highly fascinating concept that simply states, the more people present at the scene of a crime, accident, etc. the less likely someone will step up and help. If someone is injured or being harmed why not stop and help? The article "The Bystander Effect: The Psychology Behind a Social Phenomenon" by Benjamin Spall gave a very good explanation to the whole concept. People in a very large crowd that witness a crime feel less drive to help because they feel less responsibility. The author states, "The reason for this is due largely to the diffusion of responsibility concept. If you are in a larger group of people, such as walking down a busy sidewalk, and you see someone fall over and cry out in pain, you will feel little personal responsibility to help this individual as there are a large number of other people around you better who, you tell yourself, are better positioned to help." While this is true another reason people don't stop is...

  This week's chosen article was, "I Went on the Dark Web and Instantly Regretted It." by Kallol Mazumdar. Within their article they reveal the terrors that lurk in the encrypted web pages. It really brings light to the hidden servers and makes you ask, why are they still accessible? To even get into the servers you need a secured search engine and for extra security a VPN. Then when you get in, you're met with illegal services, for example, hitmen services, drugs, and illicit films. There are writers and journalists that linger around the servers looking for a good story, but none are jumping at the opportunity to uncover their sources. I appreciated this article because it tries to reveal the truth to the dark web that so many had no awareness of. In my own experiences I've come across social media influencers who share their findings on the dark web and each are prison sentence worthy. They keep their identities hidden for security purposes. I feel like more pe...

  John Tyler isn't very commonly discussed but when he is he's labeled as the worst United States president. The article "The President that History Forgot" by Thomas Mann goes into detail about Tyler's upbringing and and presidency. I wouldn't say John Tyler is forgotten for a multitude of reasons, the most common being he is labeled as America's worst president, and how he came to office was very interesting. I don't think Tyler was prepared to become president at all. In the fourth paragraph of the article, it explains how Tyler wanted to be VP to Harrison but didn't intend to become president. It says, "Harrison's death soon raised a constitutional question: what would happen to Tyler?" This hints that Harrison's death was very sudden and the thought of Tyler succeeding him wasn't pondered long enough. However, the later quote in the same paragraph, "Tyler on his own initiative, claimed he was now the president."...

  The angry tone of Dana Loesch attracted me to her article "The Times Square Statue Is An Insult." The bronze lump in Times Square had to have been agreed upon by a multitude of people for it to have even been erected. Many people including I are upset that this piece is being compared to Michelangelo's David. This sculpture labeled as "art" feels lazy compared to the masterpiece David. The author highlights the detail in the statue of David. It's completely perfect anatomically. The statue conveys emotion; you can see a serious expression and a poised stance with tensed muscles. Michelangelo took a discarded piece of marble and transformed it into probably the most perfect thing on earth. He sacrificed his reputation by studying anatomy and physiology in a time when it was considered unjust, so yes when a bronze statue that conveys nothing is compared to David it's an outrage. When you compare the two statures starting from the top you can see the hair...

  Artificial Intelligence was created to be a help, but it's been nothing but destructive. AI is progressively killing educations, jobs, and our future. I drew inspiration from J.P. Hill's article "Thinking is Being Outsourced to AI". My opinions matched his perfectly, but as a full-time college student I'd like to provide my own insight. AI surrounds me on a daily basis. Staff advised against it strongly, and my peers use it constantly. It's a useful tool, but it's made everything too easy. Reading, writing, memorizing, and strengthening skills are all out of the picture because AI does it for you. Students aren't receiving the proper education due to AI making them lazy. They don't study, so they're not absorbing what is being taught to them. It's like a trickle effect, AI is making students lazy, they don't learn, therefore when they enter the workforce, they'll be clueless. If enough people went into their future like that, the ...