Diamond engagement rings are a waste of money

Two days has past since that class ring meeting we had in the auditorium. Within the twenty minutes they had to persuade us to purchase, their selling point was: guys you can give it to a girl you like. 

A class ring is a sign of accomplishment in high school and is like a trophy(if you can actually afford one). When a guy gives it to his girl it means he's serious and cares about her. Then the girl gives the guy her ring. It's sort of like promise rings. Cute right? Maybe.

Problem is when or if a break up happens the ring MUST be given back(you probably didn't pay for it afterall). Imagine how awkward that would be. Anyways, the ring swap is old fashioned and if it does last and you are old enough it may be a hint of an upcoming engagement ring. 

This brings me to my point: Diamond engagement rings are a waste of money. 

We looked at the point of a class ring which was to symbolize your accomplishment. A diamond engagement rings purpose is to impress your girlfriend and is something you exchange so you can sign away your freedom.

just kidding.

But culturally its the norm to present one to propose. I think it's all well and good, but personally I believe it's totally unnecessary to spend half your life savings on a rock to bound you to a person who already loves you and would marry you regardless if you got her a 1 carat ring or a 20 carat one. Plus, who said it ever had to be a diamond? 

There are plenty of other beautiful sparking gems in this world that could replace a diamond. It's not only cheaper but you could buy even more of it to put in a ring setting. Sapphires, Emeralds, Rubies(some), Alexandrite, Jade, Aquamarine, Amethyst, etc.

Lastly down the road if a girl has requirements on what the minimum her ring has to weigh in carats or how much the rock has to cost in order for her to marry you then I encourage you to rethink the big decision.   

Columnist Assignment

KRISTA: Our kids tell the story of why preschool is a must

1.) Preschool preps kids for kindergarten and learning years to come. Money should be invested into preschool.

2.) http://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/columnists/krista-ramsey/2014/02/08/krista-our-kids-tell-the-story-of-why-preschool-is-a-must/5328181/

3.) "Now think about children who have every advantage stripped away – no books, no dependable adults, no conversation, no music, no art materials, no structure, no emotional warmth."

 

I find that this line is the best written in the column. It shows all the things children are lacking in early years of their life if they do not go to preschool. It implies that children do have opportunities yet if they don't go to preschool they are seized away from them. As for syntax involvement this line begins with a strong statement "children who have every advantage taken away". The other half are things that are missing from a child's experience not going to a preschool. The two halves are separated by a dash that gives the writing emphasis. The line also offers ideas of both tangible and non-tangible concepts. For example preschool offers such as conversation, music, emotional warmth, and structure these are non-tangible. Some examples of tangible objects include books, dependable adults, and art materials.

4.) Ramsy's writing style is an assortment of informal written wittiness. The majority of her sentences are ranging from short to medium– never does she has a sentence run on unless she is making a point. When her sentences do run they are always seperated by commas to show her list of implications. The vocabulary she uses isn't particularly too elevated however this may be beneficial for her audience who have all levels of knowledge. When her writing is personal tell us her views it is clear cut reflecting directly how she is feeling. 

5.) Three questions:

- How is your writing style impacted? Is it always based on your emotions?

- How long have you been writing? What got you interested?

- Do you believe witnessing what your writing about is the best kind of writer? The one that understands the story first hand? 

Suicide in a childrens book?

I recently cleared out my bookshelf of any middle school leveled books to make room for my high school novels and stumbled on a book that probably haven't left my shelf since I was 7. One of my favorite childhood books: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

It may seem silly to be blogging about a book I read like what 8 years ago? These blog posts are high school assignments after all. Well I'm going to do it anyways.

As nerdy as it sounds I really enjoy re-reading old books. It gives me the chance to realize things I missed; in this case it was the entire concept.

My interpretation of the book when I read it 8 years ago was probably this: Oh the pictures are so pretty! The characters talk really fancy. Its about a rabbit how cute! Awwwwwww what a beautiful ending.

In other words, I was attracted to the beautiful diction, the gorgeous illustrations, and the happy ending.

Now that I've gotten older I realize this book isn't all about a cute rabbit going on an adventure. It's a lot more than that and is probably one of the saddest books I've read in my lifetime. I found this time around it is no children's book. Within the 224 pages you can find unfortunate event after unfortunate event: A drunk abusive father, dying in the arms of someone you love, tuberculosis, suicide, helplessness, neglect, the list goes on.

The theme of the book was: life is tough, may you have the best of luck.

Many would find it unbelievable and baffling this book is marketed as a children book. Call me crazy but I think its okay to give this to a child as long as they are smart and strong enough to screen through the material.

Knowledge like this should not be hidden away, let kids experience all they can so that they can fully filter what is wrong and right to develop their minds. Sensitive children need to be slowly exposed to negative text to better prepare themselves for the real world.

Crazy Rich Asians Chapter 1

Chapter one begins as a flashback. Nicholas Young's aunt, Felicity pushes to get her reserved room for the best and largest hotel room in New York. The manager, Ormsby thinks otherwise: The Asian lady who is soaking wet from the rain not to mention brings her two sisters and children soiling the sofa cannot be Eleanor Young. He tries to quickly push them out of his top notch hotel snidely suggesting they stay in Chinatown.

This shows the cultural views in the flashback. That back then, there weren't many rich Asians in America. Those such as Eleanor were subjected to stereotypical remarks such as these. 

The manager after all of his efforts push the group out of his hotel back into the drizzling rain.

 "I'm afraid I'm going to have to have you leave the premises." says Ormsby. Once outside, Felicity immediately finds a telephone to call her husband, Harry and rant what had happened. He request for the name of the hotel, the location, and nothing more. Harry had played golf last week with the owner of the hotel, Lord Rupert Calthorpe-Cavendish-Gore. Harry has an idea and decides to give him a call. 

In the next paragraph following the call. Eleanor returns to the hotel being ushered by none other than the Lord Rupert himself. Ormsby is beyond shocked, but what comes next for him is aghasting. Lord Rupert announces he has sold the entire hotel legacy to Harry Leong and its new mistress is none other than Felicity.

Felicity satisfied with her husband's purchase closes the chapter by telling Ormsby:  "I'm afraid I'm going to have to have you leave the premises."