So today for my ICT lab, as part of my Introduction to Computer Science course, I was contracted to produce a web page from simple HTML. Being me, this is a skill I have had since I was eleven and so the following events could be best described as wee buns and a slice of nice buttered toast. We were expected to produce two pages on a subject of our choice - with oddly specific requirements: 6 links related to the topic, 3 sentences on the first page and 2 paragraphs on the second. For some reason the phrase 'Toaster Enthusiasm' entered my mind and I decided to create a simple two page website based around enthusiasm for my favourite kitchen appliance.
Spring it up!
I immediately got to work, creating the simple web pages using all the HTML I could remember, laughingly styling it like something straight from 1997. I spent at least half an hour reading up and writing the paragraphs on the history of the electric toaster and even gave my own opinion on toaster etiquette. After checking the spelling and ensuring the pages were worthy of merit, I raised my hand and asked the demonstrator to check over my past hour's work. Much to my discontentment, they asked me to flick through it in less than 5 seconds just to check the hyperlinks were working. My heart sunk. All that effort. All that enthusiasm. Gone. They didn't even take the time to read over the nicely researched and carefully crafted articles, or even react to the amusing GIF. Disappointed.Anyhow, the website exists here, should you share my enthusiasm for toasters.
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