Author's Note- In social studies we have decided to write an essay on drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. I thought about how neat it would be if I could take one essay and turn it in to two different classes. I hope you agree with my decision on weather or not we should drill for oil in Alaska.
"Pushing production out of America to nations without our environmental standards increases global environmental risks." Senator Frank Murkowski wrote this quote knowing that drilling for oil in Alaska was going to be an awful idea. People may agree or disagree with Frank Murkowski and I, but there has to be a day where Americans realize that we don’t have to do everything that the government wants to do. Americans have the freedom to have an opinion on what we believe. I have the belief that we should not drill for oil in Alaska.
In the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, it is a peaceful place for not only animals, but people too. This land was set aside for all animals to live in a calm environment and not have to worry about anyone ruining this land or tearing it apart. Not a lot of animals get to live in a place like this. Think about if you saw baby seals being born on the edge of the ocean shore. After the oil drilling who knows if we would be able to witness such a wonderful moment in this same environment. This concept can also can relate with other animals that live in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. For example, arctic fox and snow owls. Watching an arctic fox prance around in the snow is really an amazing sight. This is another moment that could be taken away from people after the drilling.
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge became a land for animals to enjoy in the 1950’s. Since the 1950’s and all the way up to now the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has been a pleasant place for animals to live in. A man and woman named George Collins and Margaret Murie found this quiet corner in Alaska, which is now known as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. They had planned it to be a safe land where animals cannot get hurt. If we decide to drill oil from Alaska, George Collins and Margaret Muries’ plan would not turn out how they have hoped it would. It just wouldn’t be fair to the animals and Inuits who have lived in this land for their whole life.
Did you know that if we would dig for oil, we would gain oil to last us only six months according to the US Energy Information Agency? The Us Energy Information Agency also shows that after the first six months, the oil agencies would then have to go discover even more oil to dig out of Alaska. Not only would we be destroying the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, but if the oil is only going to last us six months and then the oil agencies would have to dig for even more oil, what is the point of even following through on this plan?
People might disagree with me about drilling for oil in Alaska, but why should we have to ruin such a beautiful land? It just doesn’t make sense to me why we would have to demolish one of the most peaceful places for animals to live in this world. Also Americans would only get so little of oil for such a big process. In the end Americans should all agree with me that the oil agencies should not drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Author's Note: It's hard to watch the show "Gossip Girl" and then read the book. People expect the book to be as amazing as the show, but as it turns out the book is poor. I thought I could connect my life to this book, but I live nothing like any of these characters.
What do you think proper literature is? To me, proper literature is a story or book where you ask why someone did something; it keeps you wondering what could have happened instead of what really did happen. Cecily Von Ziegesar, author of Gossip Girl, does not write proper literature and needs to improve on her writing.
Cecily Von Ziegesar enjoys writing books that are written for a 5th grade level reader, but the books are topics for a high school student to read. This author should learn how to write more descriptive words and a better topic to make the book more interesting. Another way to improve her writing is too make a clearer message. Instead of her making the book about teenage students that live in New York, she could have made it more of a mystery where the students are trying to figure out who the gossip girl is. In the book, gossip girl is a website where people send an email to an anonymous person containing information on what they think students are doing. It is a hurtful website that everyone hates. In the end it would have been an excellent book if they were trying to find out who gossip girl was.
This author also writes a series named, The Clique. The Clique is about young girls who live a rich life and are used to getting everything they want. In this book, Cecily Von Ziegesar makes a phenomenal picture on what the characters look and act like, where in Gossip Girl she is not very expressive on the graphical image of the characters.
Even though I had a lot of dislikes on this book, I still had parts that I enjoyed very much. For example, when I was reading this book in the beginning, I really loved how the author explained every characters past so I wasn’t confused on their background. Another part I was pleased about was how Jenny, a freshman, wasn’t afraid in the end to stick up to the “mean” girls. This reminded me of the movie “The Clique” where a character named Claire never stopped being herself; she showed everyone that it didn’t matter what other people thought of her. These two girls really remind me of each other.
The author of the Gossip Girl series, Cecily Von Ziegesar,is great at coming up with exciting plots and enchanting romances, but when it comes to her word choice she is very lacking. Her stories bring you in; you connect to them from the first word to the very last. These books are things that happen in the real world. She is a genius when it comes to finding ideas and creating stories, but she just doesn't write literature to the same way she comes up with mind-blowing thoughts.
Author's Note: We ran to his backyard and climbed our favorite tree. He and I were only five years old.
"Cal I like you."
"I like you too Jenna"
From that day on, we have pinkie promised to always love each other and let nothing get in our way.
I don’t understand what I did wrong. I thought the meaning to love was giving you my everything. You would give me your everything too and together nothing could break us apart. I have never loved anyone more than you. You are my peanut to my butter, my apple to my pie and your even more to me than those silly little quotes. I, Jenna Leslie, promised you it would be different by the time we were older. I promised you we would work out. I promised you that I would always love you. I promised you I would never hurt you. I, Jenna Leslie, have broken my promise.
I never meant for this silence to turn to agony. Ever since you broken every part inside me I have not been stable. How must you think I can smile and laugh with you when you know I’m damaged. Ever since you told me you didn't want me I can’t handle life. I can’t handle my friends or family. In the end I can’t handle....anything. Don’t you see the harm you have put on my shoulders; for you to think this relationship is a game kills me. It’s like every time I tell you how I feel, you take my heart as a joke. You,Cal, haven’t just broken your promise, you have broken.....me.
