What It Takes To Truly Be A Transcendentalist

             So how hard can it be to become a transcendentalist? How difficult can it be to simplify life to such means and demean materialism? What would I eliminate?
            First of all, I easily want to clean out my working space! My shelves are flooded with pointless knick-knacks, magazines, and doodles cluttered up over the years. It is as if each and every object rightfully captures a moment in time that defines who I am. Somewhat collectively, all the junk may identify my history, but it certainly does not help me progress into the future. There are days I feel like aggressively knocking down the towering racks of hoarded papers. I just want that avalanche to happen, to cleanse my soul of the clingy past articles that are taking up the space for future documents. I have the same situation with the accumulation of shoes and clothing I have that assumably might be used one day. As much as I tried to convince myself, that lie never set me free. I knew that shirt I got in tenth grade was cute and fitting, but keeping it is not doing me a favor. Therefore, I must make a charitable donation to an orphanage soon to make true purpose of the stuff I own.
              It is one thing to yearn for organization, but it is another to rid oneself of valued and luxurious possessions in attempt to truly grasp transcendentalism. If I must do so, my TV and desktops would go out the window. Sure I will not enjoy the big screens of entertainment, but hey I got my laptop! - not a change as a drastic as you would think, but it is a start. Also, I would not mind to take away my bed frame! As long as I still have my mattress...
            In the process of trying to clear out the extra baggage, however, I will not dump out any previously read books or painted drawings. I also cannot give up my phone, for I refuse to cut off accessible mobile connection with friends and family.
            Transcendentalism, to answer the question, is quite hard. But only a true transcendentalist would do the job with a breeze. Otherwise, those with half-hearted intentions will need the upmost efforts to simplify their lives.        
 

China Farms Abroad

        LA Times’ “China looks abroad for greener pastures” article was written by Barbara Demick on March 29,2014.
China may never run out of people, but it may run out of greenery! According to an estimated statistic, China has twenty percent of the world’s population and just nine percent of its cultivating farmland. "Throughout Chinese history, our land was never enough," said Tian Zhihong, a professor of international agriculture at China Agricultural University. Unfortunately, China suffers from continuous droughts. To make matters worse, China within recent decades has further damaged the soil with industrial pollution and pavement as part of the rush towards economic development. Therefore, China is left with a low supply and high demand of agricultural products. However, many realized that to operate a farm over seas surprisingly is a better deal than to plow the motherland. "We want to bring American sunshine, land and water back to China," said Zhang Renwu, a businessman who owns two farms in Utah growing alfalfa to feed dairy cows. As absurd as the idea is, it truly brings in a great profit. In a paper published in 2012 by the Canada-based International Institute for Sustainable Development, it is confirmed that fifty-four Chinese projects internationally exist - covering almost twelve-million acres. For example, reportedly 30,000 Chinese farmers have been growing cash crops in Siberia. 
Instead of looking elsewhere, China should put its investments into revamping up their land again before it is gone for good. 

The Daily Show On Obama Care

                  Comedian Jon Stewart hilariously exposes the true circumstances the 'minor glitches' of the Obama Care website. First of all, there are long delays and timeouts - likewise, as does the NFL; because so, Stewart sarcastically claims that Americans must love them like half-time shows. Secondly, the program's calculator does not even work - a device that has been used in computers since 1972. Other problems refer to the system disabling logins, providing wrong information on medicaid eligibility,  and giving out confusing error messages. Sadly, the site's success rate is a pathetic ten percent! A rate so horrible, that twenty percent of dentists recommend sugared gum. Consequently, more Americans believed that Obama Care has been repealed because of the crazy malfunctions of the network. Stewart finds the situation insanely ironic, because usually webpages are designed to make any kind of login, sign in, or subscription incredibly easy. It is even personally attributed that sometimes with a click of a few buttons, he accidentally purchases online a season of "Night Court" through Amazon. To further elaborate on the ridiculous flaws of the website, the comedian states that spouses are titled as children as well - assuming the government promotes incest. Obama's speech at the Rose Garden is also specified upon, as the president tries to sell his defective medicare like how Gill from the Simpsons attempts to auction his useless junk. To cover up the failure of nineteen million Americans' pursue to log in, Obama glorifies the success of a random lady who happens to be the first woman from Delaware to thrivingly benefit from the medicare. Towards the end of Stewart's talk, co-host John humorously experiments logging into Obama Care as he is cartoonishly sucked into the site. As John tries to escape the technologic dimension, it is noticed that the software is coded in 4's and 5's instead of 1's and 0's, proving that the website is horribly messed up. Afterwards, the software is questioned to be ancient as a 1950's packman chases the guy.
                 Overall, Obama Care was successfully satired by having each disappointing fact revealed made fun of. The attention of the audience was grabbed by referring to puns of common entertainment and culture, therefore, making a boring political topic into an understandable issue and a laughing stock. The Daily News indirectly derided the concept of Obama Care by parodying the Obama Care website's deficiencies. Thus, that is why it had cleverly criticized the government diffusely in a way that many enjoyed as much as I did.

         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4nDQwO_wLg

The Onion's Twist On the Malaysia Airlines' Crisis

                    The blog is based upon The Onion's "Malaysia Airlines Expands Investigation To Include General Scope Of Space, Time" article.
                    The Onion successfully ridiculed the over-analysis and skepticism that the authorities and most modern scientists acquire nowadays by referring to the Malaysia Airlines incident. In attempt to explain the disappearance of Flight 370, representatives from the Kuala Lumpur carrier think upon the matter a little too much. Possibilities of terrorism, pilot error, mechanical failure, or hijacking are not the only considered views. Moreover, satirically the crime-busters reach into a perspective questioning all of existence in the universe. Instead of seeking realistic prospects in which the plane vanished, the detectives quite seriously reckon that some indefinite loophole according to the Einstein-Rosen bridge theory zapped the jet into a different dimension or time. The fate of the plane, as well as mankind is worried for.  The news reportedly claimed that "airline sources attempted to assuage an uneasy public by noting they had brought in top crash investigators from the Malaysian, Vietnamese, and Chinese governments, as well as U.S. Navy personnel, Boeing technicians, leading quantum physicists, theoretical cosmologists, metaphysicians, epistemologists, and determinist philosophers to help scour all conceivable and as yet inconceivable locations in which the plane might be located"... All for the more important cause of solving the unambigious mystery of space rather than for the sake of innocent lives. This article, therefore, reached out to me by mocking the lack of simplicity and common sense our society has. 

http://www.theonion.com/articles/malaysian-airlines-expands-investigation-to-includ,35524/?
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How the Economy Shapes My Life

               The economy affects me in so many different ways. It not only changes the materialistic aspects of my life, but it also serves as the basis of my standards and mind set. Although most try to stray away from the superficialness money has upon us, there is no escape from it. Footwear, clothing, jewerly, mortgages, school, cars - its essence is everywhere.
              To enjoy conveniency and luxury, unfortunately, one must have the bills to get them. People work like slaves to the economy to achieve what is needed and desired. Although I still do not work yet, I am supposed to appreciate the value of the dollar for it simply does not grow on a tree. On a shopping spree, I purchase on-sale fashion from Forever 21 to avoid hurting my dad's wallet. I somewhat make up my debt to my parents of providing me an education by simply earning satisfying grades. Moreover, the roof I sleep under and the food I eat are all in thanks again to the wages my mother and father earn. By putting myself in their shoes, I can more easily sympathize and understand the struggle to get the cash that is handed down to me. The currency of money relies upon the amount of tedious working hours one must fulfill. Other than having respect and love for the ones who gave me life, I cannot rebel against my parents because their money secures my stability and the necessities by which I live off of. Therefore, the economy has truly shaped and formed my life together.

Obama Wants to Raise the Minimum Wage

                    Huffinton Post's "Obama: It's Time to Raise The Minimum Wage" article was written on March 8, 2014 by anonymous.
                   Barack Obama advocates strongly to raise the minimum wage, so that citizens with lower-paying jobs can comply a little easier to recent increased national expences. Hearing from many business owners across the country, the President is informed that they are voluntarily paying their workers more than the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. So if the standards were hightened to $10.10 an hour, the common pay will become quite generous.
                    Although Barack Obama is a proud standing advocate, the Congress is unfortuanetly against him. For example, Ohio Senator Rob Portman states in his speech of the Republican Address that Obama's proposed 2015 budget taxes are too idealistic and expensive. He in fact declares that the only way to recover the U.S ecomony and get it back on track is to have government have a more laissez-faire approach.
                   However, Obama took back the spotlight as he traveled to a Florida convention to lecture his speech. He gloriously emphasizes that such a raise of the wage will better the lives of twenty-eight million people. To triumphantly conclude his talk, he implies that soon many will join his side and fight for the cause by saying "change doesn’t come from Washington – change comes to Washington".

The Forever Nostalgic Crescent

              The lusting evergreen grass delightfully sunbathes within the pleasant rays of daylight. However, towards dusk, it sways with the wind gratefully farewelling the setting sun. The true blue sky transforms into a painted portrait of warm purple and pink hues accompanying the dying warmth of the star. A myriad of diamonds dots the coming night as the moon begins its reign over the heavens. The illuminating crescent romantically gleams upon the boulevards and allies. But nonetheless, it truly seeks to reach into the hearts of the love-stricken. For some, its gleam serves as a protecter to defeat the dark forces attempting to usurp power. Though for most, the dear moon brings a sense of endless nostalgia, in which is so lovely yet lonely. It glistens in isolation upon the stars which dance throughout the galaxies lightyears away. It so faithfully serves our world in search of a friend. However, we can only stretch out so far to embrace the moon in great thanks. We live our lives in hope that it knows of our appreciation for its eternal kindness. It waits through every minute of the night, for a soul to come out of the house and play within its rays as he does with the sun's.