Crime and Punishment

Considering how Candide grew up and the ideologies that were instilled in him, I don’t think his punishments fit the crime. He started off as a boy with the mentality of one and although his experience have caused his mentality to change a bit he is still transitioning into a man but keeping the idea of that which he had as a boy. It’s not his fault that he wasn’t taught to think as a man which is why I don’t think he deserves everything that he’s getting, or more so that which he got at the beginning. But the fact that he killed the apes and his cousin does deserve punishment. Following up with the philosophy that everything that happens is for the best then, him getting punished would be the best because in this situation I do believe that punishment might teach him a thing or two about what he’s doing wrong. So far that has obviously not worked but I think that Cunegande’s pain might actually be the punishment best suited for him. Maybe that’s not the point but if there was a connection between Candide’s actions and Cunegande’s suffering, his personality and mentality would make a huge change. So maybe the physical punishment at the beginning didn’t fit his crimes but the suffering of Cunegande throughout the story definitely fits.

oh gadflies

-noun
1. any various flies , as a stable fly or warble fly, that bite or annoy domestic animals
2. a person who persistently annoys or provokes others with criticism, schemes, ideas, demands, requests, etc.

Sorry about that but I'm sure I wasn't the only one that forgot what a gadfly was. I guess you guys should know that I don't watch many talk shows or things like that. It's relevant because I assume that most modern gadflies are people like that.

Although, when I looked at the definition the first thing that popped into my head were Atheists. More like Atheists vs. Christianity. They always have something to criticize about the church. ALWAYS. But it's not just me being religious because I do believe in God and all but I also believe in science. I'd explain but it's too much. Anyway the church also criticizes a lot and most times it acts in a hypocritical way so it goes both ways. But anyway, point is, that they both believe in something so strongly and they often annoy each other. At least I know that's how my friends and myself feel when we get into arguments about which is actually real. My friends also tend to like to ask me religious questions that cause me to doubt my own beliefs and yes that does indeed annoy me. lol.

life

Socrates said that the unexamined life is not worth living. When I thought about what it actually means I thought about all of the moments when we take chances or take risks. He would completely disagree with that, at least I assume so from his statement. I myself like to analyze aspects of my life and I do agree that it is important because that way we get to know ourselves better. But I also think that moments in our lives should be spontaneous. We can't plan every second of our life and know everything that happens and the reason why. I'm a teen, sometimes I have no idea how I feel and much less why I feel that way. The important thing about life is that you live it, own every second of it. So, its not so much about analyzing everything but stopping once in a while and just thinking about who you are or want to be and why. A lot of people hate asking themselves those questions but they're inevitable anyway. But I also know that his time was different from our and I honestly believe that if he saw just how different everyone is and how they are still successful even he'd think about rephrasing his statement because, honestly, any life is worth living. It's truly a blessing and a gift.

Hi I'm Jenny

I guess I should start off by introducing myself. My name is Jennifer Hernandez, but if you know me, you’d know that I prefer to be called Jenny. People tend to only call me Jennifer when they’re mad at me. I’ve attended Whitney M. Young High School for 5 years now and I’m super proud to be a dolphin. It’s a school filled with such different people and it’s the right place for me because I love all kinds of people. Friendships to me are super important because friends are a second family. Speaking of which, I’ve had the same best friend for 11 years now, practically my twin and I love her so much.

What else do I love? Great question! I love monkeys, donkeys, dogs, Popeyes fries, dancing, volleyball, reading, music, writing, sales, humor, and love. But what person doesn’t love to love right? I am a super positive person. I love to be happy because, well yolo. But if you went on my iPod you’d think I was this totally depressing person simply because most of my music is actually pretty depressing. But for me music is about the lyrics and I find that the saddest music has the most meaning.

ANYWAY. I LOVE TO WRITE. I could write realistic fiction pieces all day long. I also love to read but not just for the plot but also to analyze the writing style used by different authors. Writing is a passion that I plan to pursue in the future as well as becoming a high school English teacher like one of my role models. HINT HINT. May or may not be Mr. McCarthy.

We’re talking about the present though right? I feel the need to mention that I have recently become a member of the teen council at the Art Institute of Chicago as well as landing a sales position at Discovery, and my greatest accomplishment being becoming a certified catechist. Meaning that I am officially a teacher when it comes to religious studies for children.

Let’s see, I am the youngest in my family and I have a dog that I adore. Oh, I love mushroom pizza. You’d think it’d be easy to tell you about myself but my mind is blank now. Even though I probably told you more than you’d probably care to know. But yeah, this is me as of right now, but then again, who am I to know who I am yet?