Non-Fiction Blog Post

        As I was reading an Upfront article I came up to a very important issue that many workers have, and that is minimum wage. Many workers that work in fast food restaurants, or deliver newspaper, or either use a dirty mop to clean a drugstore are paid poorly. Debates have increased over the time calling "TIME FOR A RAISE."President Obama wants to increase the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $10.10 an hour. However, questions have been asked.

  Will it make it harder to find jobs?

      Will companies use less people due to the money they pay them?

        "Their hourly rate may go up, but their number of hours may come down, so it's not an overall increase." Due to this quote from the article it will make sense that company owners will reduce their amount of workers and hours worked. This will make it hard to find jobs. To change subject, this will increase the amount of jobless workers in the country.

        In this Upfront article debates have been shown throughout the article. Some people think it's better to increase the minimum wage and other people think it's a bad idea. It will cause people to be jobless. In my opinion I support the idea that it's better to have a raise. If you look at it many workers that get paid minimum wage, are teenagers. Their job is not permanent. Also paying someone $7.25 per hour can't led you to even, pay the rent or feed you. It's not fair and  they should raise the minimum wage to $10.10. Even thought it can make it harder for people to find jobs.    

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (literary essay)

     Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, is a well written story of young love. In the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare demonstrates the reader that love can conquer everything/all, even tragedy's. Young love in this story was a tragedy to Romeo and Juliet. However, love conquered everything even their future.
      In Romeo and Juliet, Tybalt kills Mercutio. Romeo who truly loves Mercutio takes revenge and kills Tybalt. " this gentleman, the prince's near ally, my very friend, hath got this mortal hurt In my behalf. My reputation stained with Tybalt's slander- Tybalt, that an hour hath been my cousin! O sweet Juliet, thy beauty hath made me effeminate and in my temper softened valor's steel." (Act3, scene 1, line 114-120) in this quote Romeo feels annoyed that Mercutio dies and he even says , I used to call you my friend my kinsman by marriage.  He even thinks about Juliet which he loves.
Another quote , "Alive in triumph, and Mercutio slain! Away to heaven, respective lenity, and fire-eyed fury be my conduct now.- that late thou gravest me, for Mercutios's soul is but a little way above our heads, staying for thine to keep him company. Either thou or I, or both, must go with him." (Lines     127-134) in this quote Romeo speaks with revenge, Romeo also says either you or me have to go with Mercutio to heaven. In this quote, what Romeo cares for is Mercutio. He doesn't care who goes with him, even him, he loves Mercutio. In this scene, love conquers everything.
      In the Romeo and Juliet, Juliet drinks the from the vial where the tragedy happens. Juliet drinks the potion in order to be with Romeo. She doesn't want to marry Paris and wants to be with Romeo. Therefor her only destiny is to fake a death. This potion makes her sleep as if she was dead. "Seeking out Romeo, that did spit his body Upon a rapier’s point. Stay, Tybalt, stay! Romeo, Romeo, Romeo! Here’s drink. I drink to thee." (Act 4, scene 3, lines 57-60) in this quote Juliet calls for Romeo and she drinks the potion for him. "Stay Romeo stay." She calls. Love conquers everything, Juliet drinks the potion to be with Romeo her love. She does this for love.
      At the end if the tragedy when Romeo and Juliet both rest in peace together, the Capulets and the Montague's break their hate. They both understand that enemies will not lead to any good even Paris the prince finds himself in the same condition. "This letter doth make good the friar’s word Their course of love, the tidings of her death. And here he writes that he did buy a poison Of a poor pothecary, and therewithal Came to this vault to die and lie with Juliet. Where be these enemies Capulet! Montague! See what a scourge is laid upon your hate, That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love! And I, for winking at your discords, too Have lost a brace of kinsmen. All are punished." (Act 5, scene 3, lines 296-305) in this quote. Paris opens hi eyes to fin that Romeo and Juliet loved each other however, they couldn't be together because there enemies. Paris finds himself understanding that their love and death conquered everything. In another quote, " A glooming peace this morning with it brings. The sun for sorrow will not show his head. Go hence to have more talk of these sad things. Some shall be pardoned, and some punishèd. For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo." (Act 5, scene 3, lines 316-321) Paris again repeats what he had said before, this couldn't have happened if  there was no separation between Montague's and Capulets 
      In this beautiful written tragedy of young love. Romeo and Juliet show the reader that no matter what,love can Conquer everything/all. These examples shown by the story demonstrate that even conflicts, separation, death, enemies, etc... Can be conquer by love. Shakespeare shows the reader what real love is. It was pleasure reading the book Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.