Andrew’s World Literature Blog

       There is a lot of food that could take first place for me, but my absolute favorite at the moment would have to be raw smoked salmon. The perfect rendition of this dish is also salty, with the standout feature being that powerful smoky taste that feels like it coats your tongue. The smooth, tender, and tasty salmon compliments the smoke without overpowering or clashing with it, allowing for a perfect balance that is almost unbeatable for me. There is the danger of overdoing it with the salt, but that usually isn’t a problem. The meal is relatively simple in terms of ingredients, but its taste is proof that complexity isn’t necessary to make an excellent dish. 

       My personal experience with annotating is definitely mixed. I actually think annotating is a great way to take notes, and have done so unprompted many times to give myself an advantage. Where my dislike of annotating comes from is in the way it is typically assigned. In high school especially, I had numerous assignments that involved reading an article or passage of some sort, and submitting it after highlighting and annotating. However, many of these assignments graded on the amount/density of the annotations per page, often ignoring the actual content in favor of its volume. I often felt as though I was annotating just to annotate for things I didn’t need to keep note of. Not only was this tedious, but it actually hindered review because it cluttered the amount of annotations and markings when quickly going back over the notes to look for something I took down. Doing things I usually enjoy outside of class for no reason other than pleasing the teacher quickl...