Love v.s. Youthful Rashness

Romeo’s words in the play convey true love for Juliet.  However, some words convey youthful rashness.  I am still undecided on the this argument because I believe the book was written as Romeo being truly in love with Juliet, but some lines I believe Romeo just thinks he’s in love and only likes Juliet because of her beauty.  Their love is said to be written in the stars, so is Romeo really in love or is it just the thought of love that he is in love with?

            Some of Romeo’s words in the play suggest that he is truly in love with Juliet.  For example, he says, “Come what sorrow can, it cannot countervail the exchange of joy that one short minute gives me in her sight.”  Romeo is saying that it doesn’t matter what sad things happen, when he sees Juliet he is filled with joy.  I think the shows that he is truly in love with her because she makes him so happy no matter what, and I believe that is what love is.  In addition he says, “ Unfold the imagined happiness that both receive in either by this dear encounter.”  He is asking Juliet to imagine the happiness they will have in their marriage.  This proves that he loves Juliet and he can’t stop thinking about the happiness that is to come when they are together.

            On the other hand, some of Romeo’s words show youthful rashness as well.  In the beginning of the play you find out Romeo is in love with a girl named Rosaline and he is constantly mourning about his love for her because she doesn’t love him back.  At the Capulet party the next day he sees Juliet and instantly falls in love with her.  As you can see he switched the person he was in love with so quickly so how could he be truly in love?  Also, Romeo says, “With Rosaline? No. I have forgot that name and that name’s woe.”  If he really loved Rosaline he wouldn’t of completely forgotten about her so quickly so how do we know he isn’t going to do the same thing to Juliet.  Romeo and Juliet are both very young and Romeo believes he really loves her when he just met her.  It can’t be true love if he doesn’t even know her and only likes her because of her looks.

            In conclusion, this is a topic that has been discussed and argued many times but no one can really know if Romeo’s words were conveying true love or youthful rashness.  Were Romeo’s decisions impulsive or was he actually in love with Juliet?  He was willing to die for her but he also said he was in love with Rosaline and then moved on so quickly.  Whether it was love or not we can learn from Romeo’s experiences that love is a powerful emotion and sometimes it can make people blind to what is really going on.  

Every you, Every me

        In the book Every you, Every me by David Levithan the main character doesn't have a relationship with many other people because of his shy personality.  However, the supporting characters have a huge affect on Evan's personality.  Some of his friends, for example, Ariel brought out a great aspect of Evan and really made him show his true colors.  On the other hand, Jack made Evan very jealous and made him a person he did not want to be.  Evan looses Ariel and this also affects a huge part of his life and his personality.  He is always mourning and he becomes even more of an introvert because of the depression he goes through.

        Before Ariel tried to commit suicide she and Evan were the closest of friends.  They loved each other and she brought out the best in him.  He was always very quiet at school and didn't really have any other friends but when he was with Ariel he would tell her stories and talk about his family or problems he had.  He was able to make jokes, run around and discover things with her.  He had a totally different personality, in a good way however.  After Ariel was taken away to be cured Evan became really depressed.  He had to see and experience watching his best friend try to kill her self.  After that Evan had changed forever.  He was always afraid of the smallest things and he started going crazy as well.  When this anonymous person started sending him weird photos of Ariel and himself he couldn't take it anymore.  He started acting like Ariel did before she tried to kill herself.  When Evan lost Ariel he wasn't just going to be upset his whole life but it had an affect on his personality as well.  Ariel shaped who he was as a person, and when she left it was like Evan was ripped apart. 

       I think that who you are friends with is a big part of you are.  Not just because other people know you are friends with them, but because they shape your personality and your characteristics.  If you hang out with someone a lot and you are always having fun and they are really upbeat then you will start acting like that too.  If you hang out with someone that is always really sad or doesn't bring good vibes then that can affect your actions and personality as well.  In this book Evan goes through a really hard, life changing experience at a young age and all of the supporting characters affect how he reacts to this situation.  Evan's personality changes throughout the book because of the different people he interacts with.  

Non-Fiction Response

In the article "Invasion of the Drones" by Patricia Smith it acknowledges the issues of drones.  The author touches three major issues, privacy, safety, and warfare.  Drones have video cameras attached which can take photos and view the people on the streets underneath.  In addition, drones can be dangerous because there are a lot of situations where drones can go out of control and crash.  This could seriously injure people out on the street.  Finally, people are worried that drones will take over war and make it seem like there is no consequence in bombing or shooting someone because it is through a control system.

I think the author is trying to portray that drones are used for many things, even delivering Domino's pizza.  However, some people are concerned because these drones also have many scary flaws.  In the article Patricia Smith says, "But the presence of thousands of these unmanned aerial vehicles in the sky also raises questions."  There is also a  controversy that drones flying around is against the fourth amendment.  The fourth amendment protects Americans from being searched without a reason.  Nevertheless, if hthere is a drone hovering over you and you are unaware it is just like being unreasonably watched and searched.  Drones could be violating our U.S Constitution.

In response to what I read, I feel very unsafe knowing that a drone sent by the police, the government or the military could be watching me or flying around without me knowing.  I think drones can be used for many things like delivering pizza or helping farmers at work, but if there are many risks of them being harmful they are not a good idea.  People should not have to worry about a flying vehicle that is being controlled from somewhere else crashing or invading their privacy.  If drones have so many negative aspects they should be banned from being used.