THE FINAL WEEK

VOCAB!
VENTURE (195)- an undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome, esp. a risky or dangerous one!!!
HEED (195)- to give careful attention to!!!
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE!!!
"LIKE EVE, NEWTON OFFENDED GOD WITH AN APPLE(191)."
THIS IS A SIMILE, SAYING THAT SCIENCE IS SACRELIGIOUS, AND THAT NEWTON IS NO BETTER THAN EVE HERSELF!!!!!!!
"GEORGE WASHING CARVER HAD SOME PRETTY GOOD IDEAS, LIKE CORRECTIVE LENSES FOR PEANUTS (REFERING TO THE PLANTERS PEANUT)
THIS IS IMAGERY, MAKING YOU SOMEHOW IMAGE THAT GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER AND THE PLANTERS MAN ARE CONNECTED... OR I DONT KNOW!!!!
"I HAVE A MOTORIZED BED. I LIKE TO DRIVE IT DOWN TO THE ROUGH SIDE OF TOWN AND GIVE PEOPLE ON THE STREETS INSPIRATION TO WORK HARD(167)."
THIS IS A METAHPOR, POKING FUN AT ALL OF THE REDICULOUS, GAS GUZZLING MACHINES THAT ARE PERSONALLY KILLING POLAR BEARS!!!!
QUOTE!!!!
"STAY STRONG. BE BRAVE. SHARE (NEWLY BOUGHT COPIES OF) THIS BOOK WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, SO WILL I. BECAUSE AFTER ALL:
I AM AMERICA(AND SO CAN YOU!)(215)."
HOW IS THIS SIGNIFICANT... WOW... I MEAN JUST READ IT... AND AFTER YOU DO... YOUR LYING IF YOU SAY I DO NOT WILHOLD THE UPMOST RESPECT FOR STEHPEN T COLBERT... AND ALSO IM DONE BLOGGING SOON!!!!!!!!!!!
THEME
THE OVERALL THEME OF I AM AMERICA (AND SO CAN YOU!) IS TO FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS. STEPHEN STARTED AS A YOUNG MAN GROWING UP IN A SMALL SOUTH CAROLINA TOWN, AND HAS MADE HIMSELF INTO ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENCIAL PERSONS IN. THE. WORLD!
DEAR STEPHEN,
I AM OVERWHELMED WITH EXCITMENT AND PLEASURE THAT I CAN HARDLY TYPE THIS VERY LETTER TO YOU! YOU SEE, I AM DONE BLOGGING AFTER I FINISH THIS, AND IM ALSO DONE WITH YOUR BOOK. come to think of it thats really sad/depressing, comsidering the fact that your not on tv BUT ITS ALL GOOD! YOUR BOOK HELPED ME THROUGH THE DEEP DEAPTS OF MY HORRIBLE LIFE. AFTER A LONG DAY OF SCHOOL AND PRACTICE, NOTHING WAS BETTER THAN TO COME HOME, SIT IN FRONT OF THE FIRE, AND LISTEN TO YOUR SHEAR GENIOUS! IVE LEARNED SO MUCH THAT I AM HAPPY TO SAY... I WANT TO BE A FAMOUS RICH CELEBRITY ONE DAY!
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING, AND THANK GOD I AM DONE BLOGGING AT 1 OCLOCK IN THE MORING
WITH ALL THE LOVE I CAN GIVE TO YOU(AND AMERICA)!
CHARLES LAVIN