King fell sick in first grade and missed a lot of school. He laid in bed, for days, reading comic books and various other tales. He indicated, “At some point I began to write my own stories. Imagination preceded creation.” (King, On Writing; A Memoir Of The Craft 27). King always had a book in his hand wherever he went. H.P. Lovecraft, author of horror and dark fiction, was one of King’s most idealized authors and is the most
I do not agree with the claim “What we eat is just a personal choice” stated by my friend. In this essay, I will focus on the aspect of eating animal meats in our everyday life to demonstrate what eat or consume is not as simple as we think. Besides, supporting fair trade foods and reducing food wastage in the food buying and consumption process will also be discussed. Indeed, there are social and psychological factors affecting our personal choices and what we choose to eat will have subtle and
Essay 4: Death Penalty There is an ongoing debate going on in the country wether or not the death penalty should still be used as punishment for criminals who have committed serious crimes, mostly those who have committed murder or something similar. Louis P. Pojman attempts to defend the use of the death penalty in his article titled “In Defense of the Death Penalty”. It was very interesting to read Louis' perspective on the death penalty. Pojman provided many reasons as to why criminals such