Shouting Fire by: Alan M. Dershowitz

I have always believe that we should have 100% of freedom, but I also always keep in mind that my freedom ends where your freedom starts. It is very unpleasant that someone taking advantage of his or her freedom shout aloud a lying in a public place. For example, if we are in a close place like a store, and someone shout a lying that he is going to kill everybody all the people in the restaurant will go crazy ,start crying, and many other things could happen. It is not funny to do things that could affect others. People who do these things, should be punished.

Cultural Baggage by: Barbara Ehrenreich

In this essay the author talks about the ethnic and religious heritage we all have. In my opinion, is absurd that we try to hide that part that we all have inside, our "cultural heritage". I'm very proud of the country I was born in, the food I eat, the music I listen to, and my native language. I think all cultures are great and we all have something special to share. We should never be ashamed of what cultural heritage we all have inside. We all shoul be proud and pass aor tardition to our sons and grandsons.

The Death of the Moth by: Virginia Woolf

The Death of the Moth helped to act with determination everything I propose to do in life. In the story the author describes how a little creature fights against the obstacles to live. Even though it couldn't survive it acts with determination and fights to reach its objective. Sometimes we don't fight for what we love the most, and many good things in our lives goes away because we didn't do anything to keep it. My advise is that we can't give up in hard moments we must fight against everything to obtain what we want.

I Have a Dream by: Martin Luther King, Jr.

I Have a Dream was the most incredible and unforgettable speech ever heard in the American society. Dr. Martin Luther King was a very courageous, brave, and a leader man to follow. He spoke out freely about what we all know, but some ignores the "civil rights". I feel very sad when I think about all the discrimination, suffering, and the lack of consideration to the African American people. In my opinion, people who believ in racism, and consider themselves to be superior are the most insignificant creatures of this world. Unfortunately, Dr. King was killed before he could experience the senasation of being free, but I'm pretty sure he and every black american of those time were always free in their souls.

Why We Crave Horror Movies by: Stephen King

I agree with the author when he said that we are all mentally ill. I think , every person has something inside that gives us sometimes the necessity to feel scared at some point. I like to watch horror movies. I'm not a serial killer nor I enjoy to see people suffering, but there is something special in horror movies that I can't stop seeing. I believe they create some kind of addiction that even though we feel super scared or we might have nightmares we like to see this kind of movies. I know there are some people who doesn't like to watch this kind of movies, but is the minority of the society. I, personally everytime I watch a horror movie, I feel bad, scared, nervous, and I also get afraid of darkness, but I would rather watch a horror movie than a science fiction one.

A Chase by: Annie Dillard.

In the story "A Chase", the author began the essay telling us how she learned to play football. She believed it was a fine sport. She also described the game as a mental strategy, if you put all of yourself you wouldn't get hurt and there is a big posibility of winning the game. Like all children she used to play with others kids older than her. One day, they were waiting for cars to through them snowballs. Suddenly, a black buick passed through the corner and they hit the car with the snowball. To their surprise, the driver stopped the car while they ran out. The driver ran after them, and trapped two of them. The kids were so lucky the man didn't hurt them. In my opinion, children are not supposed to be playing alone outside of their houses because they could be in danger. I don't think is a good idea to let children alone. I think the message the author is giving us is to watched over our children at any moment to prevent a tragedy.

Salvation

When talking about God, many religions comes up. There are thoudsands of religions worldwide. In almost every family there is a religious believe. In the story Salvation, a young boy named Langston Hughes lives with his auntie. His aunt is a very religious person, she goes to church every day. She wants Langston to accept Jesus in his life like she did. One day, Langston went to church with his aunt to become part of a big revival at his aint's church. They sang different songs, prayed, and some people felt or acted as they have seen Jesus. Langston was seated waiting to feel the spirit of Jesus, but it never happened. He was the only one left to stand up as a signal of that he saw Jesus. Suddenly, he felt ashamed got up and pretended to have seen Jesus. Every body in the church were very excited, especially his aunt who felt ver happy. That night, Langston cried in his bed because he laid to every body in the church. I think no body needs to go to church to believe in God. If we do good in life we are all considered good cristians who deserve to have God by our side. If you any time has experienced the sensation that you don't have Jesus with you, you are so wrong Jesus is inside every person of this world. Don't be afarid we are all God's sons.

Marrying Absurd

It is a tradition for almost every woman to get married. Since we are little, we dream about how our wedding would be. When a couple decides to get married, they usually takes a long time deciding in which place would the ceremony be. In addition, they starts to look for many different wedding planner until they find someone who matches their expectations. In the Marrying Absurd story, Joan Didion writes about how is it to get married in Las Vegas. The way he describes weddings there it seems that are very simple. First, you don't have to worry about the church, family, party, you just need someone to put five dollars for the license, the Clark County Courthouse give the licenses and nothing else is required.

A Modest Proposal by: Jonathan Swift

In the story A Modest Proposal, the author propose a solution to end up poverty in Ireland. He propose to sell babies, the smaller and fatter they are the more money their parents can receive. He is criticizing the government for not doing anything to help the poor. He sees children with scarce clothes in the streets asking for money because they don't have anything to eat. So if the government don't care about the situation that people are living with, is better to kill them. The children could be beneficial to the society because they mean food and with their skins they could make shoes and even purses. I really like the way he shows his freedom of speech. Authors like him who write and criticize bad things deserve to be respected.

The Holocaust

The Holocaust was a tragic event that happened many years ago.This event involves so much killing, tortures, and sufferings. There were dead bodies everywhere. Men, women, and children all piled up on top of each others. All this happened in a concentration camp where people were also burned, dying of starvation and cold. The principals of this massacre were the Nazis during the World War II. In my opinion, even though this massacre occurred many years ago, we should never forget all the innocent people who died there.

College Pressures

This story is very interesting because it is about truth things that almost every student pass or someday would be passing through studying at college. One of the college pressures is the economic pressure. The economic pressure is what the majority of the students face. This pressure is what affect students the most. The majority of the students apart from the study they have to work to pay for their careers, which makes them difficult to study and obtain good grades. Another college pressure is the parental pressure. The parental pressure consists in students who are studying something that they parents want them to study. This is a serious situation because some students feel frustrated when they receive their diploma and works in fields that they don't belong to. Peer pressure is another common college pressure. I'm pretty sure every student in any way pass through this kind of pressure. This pressure is shown when the student feel that one of his or her classmates is getting the best grades. The last one, is the self-induced pressure. This one I think everybody has a part. I completely agree with the author because these pressures happens everyday to every student. If I were to choose which pressure I have I would say self-induced, but it doesn't mean that the rest doesn't bother me.

Cinematypes

To my interpretation, Cinematypes is a very personal and at the same time funny story. While I was reading the story, I got focused in how the author classifies her dates. First, she talks about Aaron. He takes her only to art films, what she usually don't understand. He also seems to enjoy more watching the movie than being with her. Her next date is Pete who like movies with social value. He seems to care about her a little bit more than Aaron. He hold her hands every time she gets scared but nothing else is shown. Her last date is Sam, who likes entertaining movies. He seems nice and he doesn't get mad if she kiss him while he is watching the movie. If she had to choose, she would go for him, but unfortunately he had a girlfriend. Finally, she goes to the movies by herself, what I think is a great decision. In conclusion, she should spend time by herself and think what she really wants in her life.

A Fable for Tomorrow

As I read the story A Fable for Tomorrow, I noticed that the author Rachel Carson likes to write about beautiful themes. At the beginning of the essay, she starts to describe a wonderful city where everything seems to be perfect. Unfortunately, as I continue to read I couldn't understand what was going on with the story. I started to read it over and over again, until I found that she was trying to get our attention on something very important to our society. I found she was trying to alert us about what can happen if we don't do anything to stop the use of pesticides. To my interpretation, I really liked the way she writes important things in a original way. In my opinion, she is a very unique author because she has the ability to warm us in a way that doesn't insult anybody directly.

Embalming in the U.S.A

Before I read this story I didn't have any idea of what embalming was really about. I thought that it was a simple job like any other. Now, I appreciate the people who do all the embalming stuffs. From my perspective, embalming is not an easy job like many people think it is. First, the dead body must be well prepared. Second, all the blood must be taken away to prevent disinfecting and discoloration. Then, many other processes must be taken until they reach their objective. One of the things that I found interesting was that I didn't know that in the final step they put make up to create a better image of the person. In my opinion, this is a excellent idea in order to leave the family a better last recollection of the dead person. I know few people who think embalming is not an important process in the death of a person, but I think they are wrong. I believe embalming is an admirable and important job like any other job.

Why don't we complain?

In this story I agree with the author. There are many reasons why Americans don't complain such as: shyness, fear, insecurity, lack of freedom, and sometimes they wait for others to take the initiative. In my opinion, every person has the right to speak up whenever it is necessary. For example, if you are going to any place where you have to pay to get the service you want, you must speak up if you are not receiving the appropriate attention. I, personally don't like to see when wrong things happen and nobody does anything. I believe every person must defend their rights and protest if anything is not functioning the way it must be.

The Lie Detector

In my opinion, the story The Lie Detector is very interesting. While I was reading the story, I noticed that Lewis Thomas,"the author", is totally right when he says that every time we lies, something inside our bodies begins to function inadequate. From my personal experience, I totally agree with him because every time I tell a lie, I feel bad, nervous, and I also act in a unusual way. He also explains about the lie detector machine what I think is not a good idea to have it. The reason I believe that lie detectors is not a good idea is because if we would test every person to see if he or she is lying, then confidence, and truthful would no longer exist. In conclusion, we should believe in every body, and if anyone tells us a lie, that person is not only lying to us but to himself or herself.