Reading/Writing

After thinking how the majority of people in that time period of the book couldn't read or write, i thought about the things we do today that require it. First we wouldn't be able to take notes in classes, take tests, or ever have any homework from school, which this would all be great, except the fact that i might be an idiot. But others include not being able to text my friends, use myspace, or any social networking sites online, there might as well not even be an internet because most sites require you to read, this also means I wouldn't even be doing this assignment or even knew it was possible to do. But thankfully most of the world can read and write so I have nothing to worry about.

Spring

Spring makes me think of the coming warm weather, the trees and flowers blooms, and the storms that everyone just enjoys so much. But somethings about Spring, i just can stand like the constant allergies that plague me for months or even the thought of having to start mowing the grass again week after week. So its hard to say how i feel about spring, there are lots of positives and negatives to the wonderful time of the year, but overall i would say i would have to enjoy, well of course with tons of allergy medication i do.

Potatoes

People in England in Chaucer's day did not not know what a potato was. My life without knowing what a potato was wouldn't be very fun; I probably wouldn't be eating so much fast food and instead staying at home and eating. There would be very little snacking as there wouldn't be any potato chips to eat! The fast food industry would be practically nonexistent, no McDonalds or Burger King. Even the companies that made all of the cooking oil to fry the potatoes wouldn't be as successful. And one of the best holidays of the year, Thanksgiving, would be just as dull as a day like labor day. Luckily though, I will never have to know how this would be.

Love is Blind

Saying love is blind basically means you will love someone no matter what they look like and you also overlook any perfections that this person has. Love to me is a complicated thing, so many kids i see lately start dating a person and after less than a week, are already saying they love them, and when it comes down to it, they don't really feel that way, its just an over use of emotion. Everyday i hear people getting made fun of for how they look, but when it comes down to it, if you love that person, you aren't going to care what they look like, you want to see whats inside that person and who they are/how they act. If people took the time to meet someone and talk to them, they may end up overlooking the flaws they were thinking about earlier.

Tenants of vitreous abodes...

Tenants of vitreous abodes, ought not to hurl lithoidal fragments. In other words this means people should talk bad about someone and not expect them to talk bad back. A lot of my friends seem to fit this phrase, they can talk bad about someone, a certain type of people, or how people act, but as soon as someone says something to them or makes fun of them, its the other persons fault. It seems unjust for people to do this when you are different too, and subject to be made fun of, so it ends up not making sense at all why someone would do that. I myself have been subject to sending and receiving this sort of "trash talk" i would say, but i try to learn from my mistakes and not do it again. 

"Friendship doubles joy and havles grief."

What I get from this is that friendship gets you out of the hard times, or being depressed, and often keeps you out of them. For example, last year i had a few rough patches in school and out of school that I needed someone to talk to to cheer me up and get me through it. I owe my friends for where I am now and I plan to keep up my grades and not worry about things so much that bothered me in the past. I just try to be laid back and chilled out most of the time now.

Precipitancy creates prodigality

Or in other words "Haste Makes Waste" which is more known today. Some examples I have experienced this to be true is in school. If I'm told to write and essay or complete a test in a short amount of time, I usually slip a lot because I'm in a hurry. For example, when I took the ACT last and we had all the time limits I was in a rush so I missed several of the questions that i probably would have gotten right if I had taken the time. This also applies in art class, if I have little time to complete a piece I usually rush it to get done and it looks sloppy.

Leaders

The kind of leaders I admire the most are the ones that are able to lead a group of people with little or no problems with what they are saying or doing. Ones that are able to handle people in a kind and respectable manner. Are able to set rules that are fair and put limits so things don't get out of control without them being too strict. And above most do this successfully without giving up and keep going.