Lucas+S’s+Final+AmEx+2014+Speech

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"America Needs More Flour" by Luke

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Flour, sugar, eggs, people who think they can do it better than you. These are the cornerstones of the bakeries in America. Luke, why are you writing about bakeries of all things for your Semester 2 AP US History Final? This is a serious project and you should treat it accordingly. See, that’s the problem with not only our age group but America in general. Our Junior class ranges in ages 16 to 18. We are making advances in dipping our toes in things like politics, stocks, and really just knowledge about the World in general. See, that is the problem. If you are a teenager act like one. You do not impress anyone trying to act like Bill Gates or Nicki Minaj, or Oprah. Contrary to popular belief you don’t have to be so uptight all of the time. You are not one of those 3 feet tall converse shoes that seem to be more like a pair of pants than a shoe. You are a human being with flaws. To some of us this is a huge shock because we’re perfect, right? Walk into that bakery, lock in on a delicious treat, be in that moment, and enjoy that beautiful, evil, stomach pleasing pastry. Who says you have to study 48 hours a day. Who says your whole life depends on one test. I think a problem a lot of people have is looking to far back in the past and way too far in the future. Very few people just enjoy the moment. Don’t worry yourself with the future or shame yourself with the past. Eat a donut bro. Just let loose. Since we live in Southern California the walk to the beach is literally about a minute for some of you. Going to a bakery and picking up a piece of strawberry shortcake is not only a million times better than going to the beach it’s a million and ONE times better than going to the beach. I added that one because you usually don’t get a sunburn inside, unless you’re one of those unlucky people that even gets a sunburn from the moon.

When was the last time you a saw a fresh new cake and thought to yourself “That’s it, Im gonna go jump off a bridge”. Well there was no last time that never happened. No matter what type of pastry shop you walk into, 99% of the time it is going to have a positive impact. For example, you walk into See’s Candy in awe of all the amazing assortments of chocolate they have. You walk by the display shelf making a promise to yourself you are going to try every single piece of chocolate you can. Lets be honest, none of us ever walk into a place like See’s or Baskin Robins acting like it’s a funeral. Every time I walk into a place with either some type of pastry or a free sample I am always stoked and that probably goes for most of you as well. Say I through Devan Peterson this cookie right now (throws cookie, he freaks out). See the effect one simple cookie has on a human. Imagine if it wasn’t a cookie I threw but a full blown cake or pie, judging by the effect the cookie had on him I imagine Devan would probably explode. Things like cakes and cookies, and just pastries in general bring positivity which is an essential thing we need to see in the future.

Quinoa this, quinoa that, be honest to yourself, you don’t really want that. You do not impress anyone eating your Scandinavian caveman protein rich diet. You don’t even want it. Just eat and do what you want. You’re a teenager trying to act like some college grad hipster who knows the secrets to life. Eating cake and sugar is not gonna kill you. It’s a common misconception, like how AP students think getting anything less than an A is going to get them whipped and beaten by their parents. In episode 86 of the Simpsons entitled “Tree house of Horrors” Satan tried to punish Homer by making him eat an infinite amount of donuts. This seems like an unbeatable task but only the man the myth Homer Simpson can do the impossible. Homer finished the rack if infinite donuts to the confusion of not only cartoon Satan but to every real life human being watching. If Homer Simpson can eat an infinite amount of donuts and not die of diabetes so can you!

The bakeries of America are an under used and undervalued part of society. Without them everything sweet in life would be gone. Imagine a pantry without something from Pillsbury or Betty Crocker. To me that is one of the most horrific things imaginable. Life will constantly bombard us with the bad and the ugly but we can counteract this with the sugar and spice of a pastry.

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