What is it like to be in the middle of nowhere and plant trees for a living? Eating Dirt by Charlotte Gill follows a female tree planter in the vast and remote north. The struggles and hardship these committed workers face is indescribable. This job revolves around a special tribe intertwined around freedom in the wilderness. The delicacy of trees and the environment is brought to life in this book. Even the smallest things are symbolic in the forests. Social commentary is a major theme in this…
Imagine this scenario: a group of friend introduces an electronic cigarette to a teenage boy. At first, he uses it to fit in because it makes him feels cool. Then the adolescent continues to use them regularly because he slowly becomes addicted to the nicotine. When he finally turns 18, he switches from electronic cigarettes to traditional cigarettes. Would this have happened if he never tried the electronic cigarette in the first place? Unfortunately, this similar fate became a reality for…
when Santana asked Brittany’s clarification about their status of relationship. 1 Santana: Brit (.) I want to talk about um (,) you know (,) that thing that we never talk 2 about 3 Brittany: What (,) that Sour Patch Kids are just Gummi Bears that turned to drugs? 4 Santana: Are we dating (,) or what? 5 Brittany: Wait, isn't this a date? Aren't you paying? 'Cause I ordered shrimp (.) Wasn't 6 last week when we were taking a bath together (,) wasn't that a date?…