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Naming Crayons
I was sitting at the computer, asking my mom to tell me what to write about, when she picked up a crayon and told me to write about naming crayons. I really wanted her to pick a subject on which I could write a story about, rather than an article, but I decided that since I never actually finish my stories, I might as well write something I could finish. So here it is. Not that great, but it kinda makes you think.
Naming Crayons
Have you ever thought about the names of crayons? Like how they got
their names, who named them, and even why someone felt they needed a name? If you
get a pack of Crayola crayons you will find that each one has a name that is different from
the others and usually consists of two names. You will find that there are many crayons
that come in a pack that are all the same general color. If you were coloring and you
decided you needed a green, you would find that your pack came with not one, but several
greens and would then have to pick which one you like best. So it would be easier on
deciding which particular green you wanted to use, the company decided to name each
crayon according to its color. That sounds reasonable, you might say. If it helps them
choose the color, then I don?t see any problem. But do these names that can even be
uncomprehendable to adults really help the children with their coloring? And even if the
names do make sense to the kids, do they even read them? I mean, you can see the color
upon looking at the crayon, why even bother to look at the name? I for one do not usually
read the name of the crayon when I do color, I usually just try the color out on a spare
sheet of paper to see how it looks. I mean, even if the name did make sense to you, do
you think it would help enough so you could actually visualize the exact color before
actually using the crayon? And why waiste so much time figuring out the shade of the
crayon upon reading the name, when you could always just touch it to the paper and color
if you wanted to figure out if it was the shade you wanted? My sister has these crayons called Totally Me! (don't ask) and they don't have any kind of name on them, and she gets along just fine with them. I personally think the process
of naming the crayon is pointless. Why waist so much time on a name that no one hardly
even takes the time to glance at? I, for one would be completely against naming crayons
if it didn?t sound like such a spectacular job.