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"i'm so cool cause i can pronounce pachycephalosaurus"

Dinosaurs aren't extinct, they're just hiding.

We've all seen Jurassic Park, the film about a scientist that creates dinosaurs and keeps them in a park being debated on whether or not it's safe for people to visit. There's a reason why it's a popular movie...because most people think it could never happen in real life. That the idea is preposterous. I mean, come on- Dinosaurs? Of course they're gone, you can never re-create them and they are not alive. A meteor killed them a bajillion years ago, killing off all deoxyribonucleic acid as well. Or maybe they died because of starvation. Either way, it is clear that dinosaurs are not still alive.

Except that they are.

You see, humans have become increasingly small minded as the years roll by. (If some famous and intelligent scientist proclaim that they do not exist, then we have to believe him.) Not to mention those annoying archeologists out there who have "evidence" of fossils that they say are from thousands of years ago. Don't even get me started. Everyone knows archeologists are the cockiest people on the planet. "Oh, I have a rock with an imprint of a Rhamphorhynchus foot on it. Aren't I cool?"

No, you're not.

You are incidentally forgetting to explain some things, mister scientist. For example, how else is thunder created? Do you really expect us to believe it comes from the vibrations of lightening? Uh, no. It obviously comes from an Aegyptosaurus yelling at a Caudipteryx for invading its territory. Or perhaps a Lamplughsaura hunting for food. You never really know with these things.

Here's something else for you to ponder: Earthquakes. The ignorant scientists believe it has something to do with sudden lateral or vertical movement of rock along a rupture surface? I can't even read that once and understand it. The real reason is because the bigger dinosaurs (such as Sauroposeidon, Spinosaurus, or Liopleurodon) are running around, playing games, and accidentally causing the earth to break apart.

Many people don't believe dinosaurs still exist. I understand that a decent question is where these dinosaurs are. Obviously you don't see them everyday. Well, if the scientists were lying about dinosaurs being extinct, don't you think they would lie about another continent? It is completely possible that there is another body of land out there that common folk don't know about. Scientists are genius's when it comes to making people not ask questions. And then they give dinosaurs complicated names that make people not want to talk about them. So of course the majority believes they are gone. What do you expect?

"I'm so cool because I can pronounce Pachycephalosaurus." -a random scientist.

False. We know what you are doing- trying to sound credible, when in fact everyone knows your secret. Dinosaurs aren't extinct. They're being hidden.









(side note: i don't actually believe dinosaurs are real, despite my impressive argument. Mrs. Cardona, i hope this is what you were looking for....i don't know if i fully understood the assignment! i had fun writing it though!)

          the recording was very interesting to listen to because it gave me a perspective on something i wouldn't normally think about. it is true that mental images distort a persons emotions and rational thinking, because we as humans do rely upon images more than anything else to make decisions. suddenly i will now be aware of how images affect my decisions and what i see on the news.

someday i wish to write about broccoli (writing process)

            Once when I was writing an essay in eighth grade for my Language Arts class, I started crying. It wasn’t because I was over tired, emotional, or having a bad day. It’s because writing is the one of most infuriating, time consuming, and complicating struggles I have ever come across. For me, at least. Usually when I sit down to create a story, essay, or any composition, I end up deleting the entire thing several times. Thinking of a story or idea in my head is the easy part, because translating it into words on paper is a skill, and therefore it takes talent. Numerous people don’t have a natural talent at writing, and through their process they either second guess themselves and start over again and again to the point of insanity, or they think what they originally had was in fact amazing, when in reality nobody wants to read it because it’s god awful.

            This essay that I was writing- well it was god awful, and I knew it. And I was frustrated because it was bad and because it was hard to put my thoughts onto a piece of paper without making them sound forced, cheesy, or just plain embarrassing. I would read books by my favorite authors and be mesmerized, even if the story was just about a little girl who lived in Brooklyn. For good authors it’s not about the content, it’s about how they portray it. They can write about any food make reader’s mouths water, even if they were describing broccoli. I wanted to expose the information I knew in a way that left my teacher and my mother (my only audience at that time…and today) wanting to read more.

            When I was in eighth grade I thought the writing process was easy: all you need is something to write about, and then write it. Now I know the writing process involves not only an idea of what you will be writing about, but also an outline of how you are going to write it. Establish the mood of the essay: will it be funny, charming, scary, or quirky? Grab a cup of tea, sit down in the most comfortable chair in your house, and then start writing, with the full knowledge that you will delete the first several sentences several times. Have a statement, and give examples that provide evidence and also connect with the reader. Don’t overuse the synonyms word document provides just to have a variety in your writing and sound intelligent. If you’re like me, maybe you will cry a few times, but know that isn’t necessary to completing a good piece. What is necessary, is time. Don’t throw a story together and think that you are a good writer because of the amount of time it took you to complete. Use rhetorical elements as a guide, and don’t forget the purpose of the writing assignment.

            All of these are guidelines that all writers should consider through the process of writing.