In a word, a slice of perspective by Mary Schmich - Column Reflection

Today I will be Reflecting on In A Word. A Slie Of Perspective by Mary Schmich.

The column is trying to make the reader feel guilty and makes them feel embarrassed and regretful for not attempting to help the less fortunate.Mary Schmich wants people to realize how lucky they are and that life can be so much more worse than it already is. The author is using the article to inform the reader about how life could be worse, and while we are living here comfortably, someone is dying elsewhere. The column's diction and syntax remains at normal or sometimes elevated throughout the piece. This allows the author to communicate to a wider range of people. It also gives the reader a feeling like this is a natural conversation rather than writing. The author also references many natural disasters and points out how while people are starving, you ate chips. This really adds to the effect of forming regret. To summarize what the writing is trying to convey, life is extremely difficult and unlucky. Those of us who have 1st world life styles should consider themselves lucky and be grateful for what they have. 

Divergent Film and Book Differences

The following post contains major spoilers for Divergent by Veronica Roth. If you haven't read the book and watched the movie, please leave. 

Okay so I finally have read Divergent after so many other people have. I found the book to be okay. I saw the movie about a year ago and now read the book. I re watched the movie and came up with a list of differences bellow:

1.The Factions in the movie don't interact with each other. In the book there were times were characters from one faction would interact with people from other factions. But in the movie factions are almost like different countries. They almost ignore the presence of all other factions in the movie.

2.At the end of the book there are only 7 members left in Dauntless. But in the movie there are 30. This change really doesn't make too much of a difference.

3.At the end of the book, Four manages to disable the system by himself. However, In the movie, Tris has to force Jeanine to disable the system after being force to use a serum.

These were just 3 differences I found between the book and the movie. There are probably more and I encourage you to find them.