Plagiarism

I will not plagiarize in this class out of respect for those that are the original author. Stealing someone's property is a crime, so why shouldn't their creative thinking be considered one of their most treasured possessions? I also think that what you write should be from your own mind and you are selling yourself short by stealing from someone else. By plagiarizing, you are basically saying "I'm not smart enough to think of something to write so I'm going to be lazy and copy someone else." And I mean, we're all at Clemson, so I'm pretty sure we can think for ourselves.

Analysis of Cartoon

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This cartoon is an example of a hyperbole. It is exaggerating the fact that society today is becoming more and more dependent on prescription drugs, even when there seems to be nothing wrong with them or they have the slightest symptoms. This can be concluded through reading the statement below the cartoon, "There's nothing wrong with me. I just want to ask the doctor if any of these drugs I saw on TV are right for me." Additionally, it is making fun of the fact that every commercial for a prescription tells the audience to ask their doctor if the medicine is "right for them". Overall, I believe the cartoon is a comical poke at "prescription America".

A Little Bit About Myself

My full name is Jessica Lynn Ball, and I was born on January 25th, 1992 (yes, my birthday is in a week). My hometown is Brick, NJ which is on the Jersey Shore, about 20 minutes away from where the MTV show is filmed. I would just like to clarify right now that I am nothing like those people. My major here at Clemson is Microbiology with an emphasis on Biomedicine, and I plan on minoring in Food Science. Yeah, I really love science. But anyways, other than that I like to consider myself a decent, outgoing, fun person (I think we all like to think that). I love to play basketball and soccer, both of which I played in high school and will continue here through the intramural program. After college, I would love to go to graduate school back up north, and then continue on to work with a research team for a major pharmaceutical company or work in a research lab for the FDA. I think both of those jobs would be really, really, really cool; I guess that's the science nerd in me showing its true colors. But, even though science stole my heart, I love the arts and I'm excited to take the English and Theatre courses I need to fulfill my graduation requirements. So, with that said, I can honestly say that I'm looking forward to this class. Well, I guess that's me in a nutshell!