Television: Now and Then

The television programs I watch now are very different from those I watched when I was a child, from the characters to the overall substance of the show itself, but they are all educational (in one way or another). A big difference between the programs is the characters, in the shows I watched as a child generally the characters were also children, but the shows I watch now have adults as actors. Another huge difference is substance, the shows I watched as a child lacked any sort of major plot, where the shows I watch now are far more intricate with their plots. Although there is one major similarity and that is that all the shows I watch (or have watched) are educational, every show I watch I learn from. So from now to then, the television I watch differs in characters and substance but they are all educational.

How to pass your driving test

Passing your driving exam can be tricky but there is one thing you can do to ease the process and guarantee you’ll walk out of the DMV with your license. All you have to do is remember the three C’s: Be courteous, creative, and most importantly, be cool.

First impressions are very important when taking your driving exam so remember to courteous and polite. When the instructor enters your car, make sure you tell him about how good you are at driving. It’ll put him more at ease. Also once you’ve softened the mood, start the car and make the effort to buckle his seatbelt. If he asks you to stop, he’s just being coy. Continue trying until he is completely buckled in and safely secure. After he’s buckled, DO NOT BUCKLE YOUR SEATBELT, it shows confidence in your driving abilities.

Now that you’ve made it out of the parking lot, you want to remember that you get extra points for creativity. When on the highway, show him how good you are at weaving the car in and out of traffic. Make different patterns on the pavement with your tires. Keep in mind that once you get off the highway, making your own course for your drive can be a good way to impress your instructor by showing him your driving ability and knowledge of the area.

Once you’re heading back into town, make sure the instructor knows you’re cool. Have friends set up along the sidewalks ready to wave at you and be sure to text throughout your whole test. If the instructor knows you’re cool, they’ll definitely give you your license because he knows you’ll utilize it. If you don’t have anyone to text, just text yourself. After your test is over, to seal the deal and reinforce the “cool”, ask the instructor for his phone number. Remember, flattery always works.

Getting your license and passing your driving exam can be as easy as remembering the three Cs, be courteous, be creative and above all, be cool.

Girls smell too.

As girls age from child to teen and so on through adulthood so does their body odor, for the worse and for the better.

During childhood girls tend to have an almost nonexistent  scent.  Mainly because during those earlier stages of childhood hygiene and grooming is controlled by parents and unlike little boys most girls don't usually play hard enough to muster up any type of odor offensive or otherwise.  Although there are those rare occasions where dress-up not only includes wearing a My Size Barbie princess dress but also getting to use some of moms perfume too.

However, once puberty hits and girls get into their teens the mild smell of childhood vanishes leaving behind something terrible.  Unfortunately for teenage girls moderation is not religiously practiced when it comes to things like perfume, which while masking the smell of BO it also creates the whole new problem of what smells like a cotton candy body spray and hairspray cloud where ever they go.  Or even worse they go au naturale  and pay no attention to products like deodorant and soap.

Thankfully the smell of adulthood for women is much more pleasant. By then most girls have figured out that less is more when it comes to body sprays and perfumes.  Likewise with growing up and maturing they understand the importance of hygiene and deodorant, leaving behind a pleasant smell that resembles that of childhood.

From nonexistent to overpowering to finally getting it right, girls change and thankfully so do their body odors.

"Fish Cheeks" Summary/Response

SUMMARY

Amy Tan's "Fish Cheeks" an essay originally out of an issue of Seventeen Magazine focuses on overcoming embarrassment and having pride in yourself and your culture.  In the essay Amy describes her Christmas eve dinner when she as fourteen, and the humiliation that she felt when her crush (the ministers son) and his family had been invited to have a traditional chinese meal.  When she she found out he was invited to dinner, she cried for fear of what he might think of her and her family "What would Robert think of our shabby chinese Christmas?  What would he think of  our noisy chinese relatives who lacked proper american manners?" (Bedford Reader 99 ).  Naturally her worst fears came true when her mother brought out the steamed fish, eyeballs and everything still intact, her father added to her discomfort by poking it's cheeks and announcing that it was her favorite.

Once everyone had left, Amy's mother handed her a gift, a tweed skirt, and told her that she could look like an american girl on the outside but must remain chinese on the inside, saying "Your only shame is to have shame." (Bedford Reader 100).  A lesson she didn't fully appreciate or understand for many years, because that year they cooked al her favorite foods for Christmas.

RESPONSE

Tan's description of her embarrassment throughout the whole essay is something that I can completely relate to.  Especially when she describes her family's manners at dinner, I felt the mortification with her, I also have had people over to my house who I've wanted to impress and wanted to dig my own grave.  The perfect example is in the third paragraph on page 10o when she illustrates her father's final "word" at dinner.

5 Senses

Taste of Chaos 2008, I see most of the stage and the backs of heads, the lighting is dark with several spot lights lighting the stage. I can hear the speakers blaring and hundreds of screams from worked up fans. It smells of Axe body spray and BO. All I feel is the pressure of bodies against mine, I am covered in my own sweat as well as anybody else's who is within arms reach, the air is dense with persperation and you can almost taste the salt in the air over the bland spearmint gum that's been in my mouth for 3 hours now.