Baker's Essay On Inanimate Objects Against People
The Plot Against People
In his essay, Baker asserts that inanimate objects want to resist man and eventually defeat him. First, there are objects that breakdown. Cars are the biggest offenders, they only breakdown when it is the most inconvenient time for man, in a busy intersection during rush hour or in the middle of a family trip. The furnaces seem to only break during the worst winter storm of the season. Next the objects that can’t breakdown, these objects have to get lost. Lost pliers can real get man upset and frustrated, since they can never be found, where they have been used last. Keys are notorious for getting lost and are very good in finding hiding places under mattresses to name just one. Finally, there are objects that may work …show more content…
First, there are those objects that break at the least opportune time. Printers are notorious for breaking down, last week I needed to printout my Math 102 homework and all that was printing was Chinese characters. I had to drive to the library to printout my homework and in order to turn it in on time to Professor Castro. Computers are no better, a few months ago I was trying to pay my Frontier phone bill and the computer at the other end decided that it doesn’t know me and wanted me to create a new account. It took three hours on the phone to get the problem corrected. Next are objects that get lost, because of the are incapable of breaking. My keys have managed to hide themselves from me on a regular basis, especially when I’m running late and only person that day to unlock the Victorville City Library and for some reason my keys teleported themselves through two locked doors into my locked car with the alarm activated. My cell phones likes to disappear when I get an early morning emergency call from my daughter Stella, it starts ringing but can’t be found until Stella hangs up. Then I try to return the call, nobody answers. Finally, object I buy for a purpose, but they stop working when needed. I carry more than one pen with me during my second midterm in Professor Lamore’s English 015 class to ensure one pen will work. My cellphone charger cord has a mind of its own, my cellphone started beeping at two
In his essay, Baker asserts that inanimate objects want to resist man and eventually defeat him. First, there are objects that breakdown. Cars are the biggest offenders, they only breakdown when it is the most inconvenient time for man, in a busy intersection during rush hour or in the middle of a family trip. The furnaces seem to only break during the worst winter storm of the season. Next the objects that can’t breakdown, these objects have to get lost. Lost pliers can real get man upset and frustrated, since they can never be found, where they have been used last. Keys are notorious for getting lost and are very good in finding hiding places under mattresses to name just one. Finally, there are objects that may work …show more content…
First, there are those objects that break at the least opportune time. Printers are notorious for breaking down, last week I needed to printout my Math 102 homework and all that was printing was Chinese characters. I had to drive to the library to printout my homework and in order to turn it in on time to Professor Castro. Computers are no better, a few months ago I was trying to pay my Frontier phone bill and the computer at the other end decided that it doesn’t know me and wanted me to create a new account. It took three hours on the phone to get the problem corrected. Next are objects that get lost, because of the are incapable of breaking. My keys have managed to hide themselves from me on a regular basis, especially when I’m running late and only person that day to unlock the Victorville City Library and for some reason my keys teleported themselves through two locked doors into my locked car with the alarm activated. My cell phones likes to disappear when I get an early morning emergency call from my daughter Stella, it starts ringing but can’t be found until Stella hangs up. Then I try to return the call, nobody answers. Finally, object I buy for a purpose, but they stop working when needed. I carry more than one pen with me during my second midterm in Professor Lamore’s English 015 class to ensure one pen will work. My cellphone charger cord has a mind of its own, my cellphone started beeping at two