the guy i like writes better essays than i do! ._.
the guy i like writes better essays than i do! ._.


Acraga Coa caterpillar found in Mexico, April 8th, 2012.
In Tastes of Paradise, written by Wolfgang Schivelbusch, the title says it all. Schivelbusch explains all the new spices, stimulants, and intoxicants that were introduced to the world in the modern era and how their introduction changed society’s framework. He displays a transition of this framework by demonstrating how a civilization accepted a new flavor or drug, as opposed to another civilization. Each group of people had their own favorite spice or drug that appealed to their social class, so not everything was loved and desired by everyone. The way a society reacted to something newly presented to them differed within themselves. For example, when coffee got to Italy through the Venetian pharmacies, there was debate on how it was considered “the wine of the heretics”. Another social analysis would be how there was a new love for spices in Western Europe which included: cinnamon, pepper and nutmeg. The love for them came from the fact that they equated to superiority. For every newly loved product, there was a beneficial reason behind it. For instance, the Catholics choose drinking chocolate because it didn’t count as eating so it wouldn’t count as breaking a fast. Another example was the usage of snuff being an advantage for the aristocrats in the way that it disguise the foulness from their scent of non-bathing habits.
I believe that, just as Marks had mentioned in The Rise of the West about how looking at our present day organizations such as the G7 can tell us something about our history, our present day sensations can also give us an idea on how history was determined. Because our ambition to be sensually content is so strong, it can be said it drove the framework for our culture.
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kathi after sit ups & a 6am run on weekday mornings .___.
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when tears stand in your eyes
& gravity gains strength
its time for your disguise
now, stretch that smiles length
if your smart youll know this is iambic pentameter, jk.
i feel incredibly hurt
& no, its not because of a stupid boy
its because i feel so lonely & anti-outgoing</3 i feel like no one thinks of me anymore & it makes me so so sad! when before my friends would constantly contact me & actually TRY to hang out with me. & i dunno if its because i pushed them away too much when im busy at school or doing hw or taking care of family business, but i just wanna feel loved and know i have people there for me other than family. i love my family, but im young & i need to have fun too, not just be responsible every second of the day. i hate to have to choose between being responsible/family/school & having friends. i was just so used to it all & now that i have no choice but to fulfill all the things i need to do, i dunno how to handle it. i cant find the time of day for anyone because theres just no time or im too exuaghsted, mentally or physically. Orrrr, if i do have time, theres always house chores to do or a grandma to help or a baby brother to help.. how can i let go of trying to control everything & just go with the flow, like my philosophy professor suggests, when everything controls me?
yes i have two actually:
going to school full time
& being sexy;D