1. Te subject is a five year relationship, and the events within it, and lastly their break up.
2.The man is saying that with and only with his help, he turned her life in a better direction, "I picked you up and turned you around". With his help her life is full of success and happiness. But the woman is saying that she would've moved on with or without his help, "I'd find a much better place without you anyways". She believes that she was already planning on moving on to bigger and better things by herself.
3. I am on the man's side for this one because she was not working at agreat job, but once she met this man her life was turned upside down and was filled with prosperity and wealth due to him. Also she said she planned on moving on, but you don't just randomly get a great career will be placed in your lap. I feel like he was cheated in this relationship.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
A Brave New World Reading Blog #2
Will John ever conform to the One-State as the rest of the people have?
I do not believe that John will ever conform to this society because of the variety of cultures he was born into and has learned about, the culture's of the reservation, the one state, and his Shakespearean. The most dominant of these three would be that of Shakespear's, Jonhn is an avid reader of his literature, and has taken to heart his saying's and beliefs. When John leaves the reservation with Bernard, and is actually immersed into the One-States way of life, I think it deepened his love for literature and increased his much dislike to this bizarre society."Oh Brave new World that has such people in it"(Shakespear 166).John says this aw=s a way to describe his distate of what has become of this society. As he goes throughout One-State, he is disgusted by seeing all the twins being made in the factory, he is upset with Lenina's sex life, and Helmholtz laughter of the thought of parents. "I don't believe this is right"(161). John exclaims this as the doctor proposes the thought of his mother taking soma, just another way he views the actions of the caste differently.This just help's to show John's kind and sincere heart, which is why I think he will never conform to this societies ways.
What would it take for someone to take down the One-State?
I think that it could be possible for one or many people to destroy the One State, the only problem with it is doing without creating suscpisions upon yourself. I believe the perfect candidate for this job would be either John or Bernard, because they would have an incentive or motive to want to rebel, they are the outcasts the oddballs of society."But his reputation...He spends most of his time by himself. ALONE."(57). Bernard is thought of differently, which makes a great candidate for rebellion. With this motivation, I feel like they could muster up a way to overthrow one-state."And this is the hypnopaedic control room...You slip the roll in here"(169) And I think the best way to do this is to use it's own strength against it, hypnopaedia. If they could possibly eternally alter all the slogans and writings being spoken through the hypnopaedia process, they could possibly change the opinions of One-States residents to turn on One-State itself. Yes this would be a vary long process since it takes many nights to get this opinion implanted, but it could bring down One-State.
What would happen if the people couldn't retrieve soma, or if it somehow ran out?
I know that the caste members recieve soma from places such as work, but how does it get from the plant to the people? What if the "caravans" of this drug suddenly couldn't retrieve or transport it to the people."What you need is a gramme of soma"(66).Henry Foster offers this to Bernard because he is looking very gloomy. Soma is primarily the basis of happiness or emotional security in this nation, and if this were to occur, then the people would come out from the fog they've been in for their whole lives and realize what type of "utopia" they've really been living in. I think the people would recognize how topsy turny their society they once thought perfect really is. They would possibly go back to the old ways of life through the help of people like John, who understand the true nature of happiness.
I do not believe that John will ever conform to this society because of the variety of cultures he was born into and has learned about, the culture's of the reservation, the one state, and his Shakespearean. The most dominant of these three would be that of Shakespear's, Jonhn is an avid reader of his literature, and has taken to heart his saying's and beliefs. When John leaves the reservation with Bernard, and is actually immersed into the One-States way of life, I think it deepened his love for literature and increased his much dislike to this bizarre society."Oh Brave new World that has such people in it"(Shakespear 166).John says this aw=s a way to describe his distate of what has become of this society. As he goes throughout One-State, he is disgusted by seeing all the twins being made in the factory, he is upset with Lenina's sex life, and Helmholtz laughter of the thought of parents. "I don't believe this is right"(161). John exclaims this as the doctor proposes the thought of his mother taking soma, just another way he views the actions of the caste differently.This just help's to show John's kind and sincere heart, which is why I think he will never conform to this societies ways.
What would it take for someone to take down the One-State?
I think that it could be possible for one or many people to destroy the One State, the only problem with it is doing without creating suscpisions upon yourself. I believe the perfect candidate for this job would be either John or Bernard, because they would have an incentive or motive to want to rebel, they are the outcasts the oddballs of society."But his reputation...He spends most of his time by himself. ALONE."(57). Bernard is thought of differently, which makes a great candidate for rebellion. With this motivation, I feel like they could muster up a way to overthrow one-state."And this is the hypnopaedic control room...You slip the roll in here"(169) And I think the best way to do this is to use it's own strength against it, hypnopaedia. If they could possibly eternally alter all the slogans and writings being spoken through the hypnopaedia process, they could possibly change the opinions of One-States residents to turn on One-State itself. Yes this would be a vary long process since it takes many nights to get this opinion implanted, but it could bring down One-State.
What would happen if the people couldn't retrieve soma, or if it somehow ran out?
I know that the caste members recieve soma from places such as work, but how does it get from the plant to the people? What if the "caravans" of this drug suddenly couldn't retrieve or transport it to the people."What you need is a gramme of soma"(66).Henry Foster offers this to Bernard because he is looking very gloomy. Soma is primarily the basis of happiness or emotional security in this nation, and if this were to occur, then the people would come out from the fog they've been in for their whole lives and realize what type of "utopia" they've really been living in. I think the people would recognize how topsy turny their society they once thought perfect really is. They would possibly go back to the old ways of life through the help of people like John, who understand the true nature of happiness.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Brave New World Reading Blog #1
The World State would most definatley be a dystopia because they have so many restrictions on social behaviors to give the thought of happiness. They almost completely destroty the people's personality and individuality due to predetermined lifestyles and replacing human births with that of machines, which creates identical people. They also destroy people's opinions to other religions, bibles and literature are no more, they are now all replaced with "T's" for Henry Ford's model T. By taking away the citizens individuality and social abilities, this society would be considered a dystopia.
1.) The world state has created equality and conformity in many ways, one way in which they create equality is by the seperation of people into the five different caste systems. These caste systems are made not by humans but human products in the incubators, then when these fertilized eggs are born, they are seperated into their predetermined caste system, either alpha, beta gama,delta and epsilon." So there they are predtermining someones entire life. They also do operant conditioning and hypnopaedia so that these certain classes like certain things and meet their desired response level. And lastly, with the creation of Soma, they want everyone to basically live forever."And now we proceed to rub in the lesson with mild electric shocks"(Huxley page 34). They use electric shocks on the Delta infants to condition them to be afraid of books and nature so that they will not interfere with the order of caste beliefs. With these methods, the World State is controlling the entire society by trying to make everyone equal.
2.) The World State has greatly reduced conflict with things such as civil rights, by taking out parenthood or human births, they have greatly lowered the tender and loving relationships in humans. They also lower relationships with sex orgy's with community workers. "96 identical twins for 96 identical machines" (Huxley page 21). This is just another way in which they take away from someone's individuality.Now modern day religions are considered as corrupting and fake history, replacing the cross is the T symbol.
3.)This society has created happiness and conformity is through hypnopaedia phrases that make people feel happiness no matter their class rank."Yes, everyone is happy now"(Huxley page 86).Lenina says this as she recalls hearing it many times in her sleep, a hypnopaedia phrase to institute the feeling oh happiness. They also institue happiness through the perfect life of the people and the easy sex that comes with it. These people feel perfect in everyway which makes them extremely happy. One way that every adult in that society has conformed is behavior in public. Every adult is afraid if they will behave abnormally in public or at work, so therefore they have conformed to the "normal" behaviors through the eyes of the World State.
1.) The world state has created equality and conformity in many ways, one way in which they create equality is by the seperation of people into the five different caste systems. These caste systems are made not by humans but human products in the incubators, then when these fertilized eggs are born, they are seperated into their predetermined caste system, either alpha, beta gama,delta and epsilon." So there they are predtermining someones entire life. They also do operant conditioning and hypnopaedia so that these certain classes like certain things and meet their desired response level. And lastly, with the creation of Soma, they want everyone to basically live forever."And now we proceed to rub in the lesson with mild electric shocks"(Huxley page 34). They use electric shocks on the Delta infants to condition them to be afraid of books and nature so that they will not interfere with the order of caste beliefs. With these methods, the World State is controlling the entire society by trying to make everyone equal.
2.) The World State has greatly reduced conflict with things such as civil rights, by taking out parenthood or human births, they have greatly lowered the tender and loving relationships in humans. They also lower relationships with sex orgy's with community workers. "96 identical twins for 96 identical machines" (Huxley page 21). This is just another way in which they take away from someone's individuality.Now modern day religions are considered as corrupting and fake history, replacing the cross is the T symbol.
3.)This society has created happiness and conformity is through hypnopaedia phrases that make people feel happiness no matter their class rank."Yes, everyone is happy now"(Huxley page 86).Lenina says this as she recalls hearing it many times in her sleep, a hypnopaedia phrase to institute the feeling oh happiness. They also institue happiness through the perfect life of the people and the easy sex that comes with it. These people feel perfect in everyway which makes them extremely happy. One way that every adult in that society has conformed is behavior in public. Every adult is afraid if they will behave abnormally in public or at work, so therefore they have conformed to the "normal" behaviors through the eyes of the World State.
Variety of Perspectives
1. Having an emic perspective is beneficial because you get all the background information on the subject, you understand the purpose for the event and what it means to your culture. It helps to have an etic perspective because it helps you compare it to other cultures, and helps explains certain events within the culture. I think these two perspectives are important because they help to truly understand the nature of one's culture from a variety of views and opinnions.
2. These rules exist so that people understand what the ethnographer is doing in his observation, so you know the true facts about that culture, and so that the ethnographer doesn't show any bias in viewing the culture.
2. These rules exist so that people understand what the ethnographer is doing in his observation, so you know the true facts about that culture, and so that the ethnographer doesn't show any bias in viewing the culture.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
East vs. West
1. The west views the east as "others" who are inferior to their own, and are a lazy group of people.
2.When it says the west often views the east as homogenously, it means that they are very collectivist, dependent upon others, and can't think for themselves.
3.Easterners emotions and reactions are determined by racial considerations, and their actions are determined by instinctive emotions such as lust, terror, and fury.
4. The view of the east benefits the west because it pushes them to greater lengths to do better, so they aren't considered inferior as well. It is also a major morale booster.
5.I think this view still exist today, but not as strongly. The westerners are still to proud of themselves and just think higher of themselves.
2.When it says the west often views the east as homogenously, it means that they are very collectivist, dependent upon others, and can't think for themselves.
3.Easterners emotions and reactions are determined by racial considerations, and their actions are determined by instinctive emotions such as lust, terror, and fury.
4. The view of the east benefits the west because it pushes them to greater lengths to do better, so they aren't considered inferior as well. It is also a major morale booster.
5.I think this view still exist today, but not as strongly. The westerners are still to proud of themselves and just think higher of themselves.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Reading Blog #3 1984
Do you feel like Big Brother has won? Why or Why not?
-I actually feel like big brother has won this battle because if they can convince one of the biggest opponents to the party to love and believe everything that they say, is a huge victory. Winston was always protesting Big Brother, from committing thought crime, writing the diary, and have sex with Julia, he was always objecting the party's way of life."Winstonpushed the memory out of his mind,it was a false memory" (Orwell page 243). Winston finally admits that everything he had learned in the past that was bad about big brother, was a lie or a messup of the brain. Through their means of torture, Winston finally cracked and now has faith and trust in everything Big Brother says and does, he is considered to be cured now.
What is one way that Big Brother can be thrown down?
-I think that the only way to overthrow big Brother is what Winston thought of, use the proles."If there is hope it lies in the proles" (Orwell page 60). These group of people have many more numbers of people than big brother, they could easily form together and take them down. Since the thought police, and other forms of spying don't spend so much time on the proles, they could easily find others that oppose Big Brother and finally take him down. The only problem with this solution, is that the proles don't have a leader or the right minds to put this plan together. Once they get past all the intellectual stuff, they could use their sheer numbers to overthrow the party.
What do you think happens to Winston at the end of the novel?
-I think that Winston will go out and purposely go against Big Brother and his ways just say he can be killed, "The long hoped for bullet entering my brain" (Orwell page 245). Winston was filled with joy after hearing the news of victory, and in that same time he realized his victory over himself and his new found love for the party, which he is now illing to die for. So I am predicting he will try to protest the party so he can die for it.
-I actually feel like big brother has won this battle because if they can convince one of the biggest opponents to the party to love and believe everything that they say, is a huge victory. Winston was always protesting Big Brother, from committing thought crime, writing the diary, and have sex with Julia, he was always objecting the party's way of life."Winstonpushed the memory out of his mind,it was a false memory" (Orwell page 243). Winston finally admits that everything he had learned in the past that was bad about big brother, was a lie or a messup of the brain. Through their means of torture, Winston finally cracked and now has faith and trust in everything Big Brother says and does, he is considered to be cured now.
What is one way that Big Brother can be thrown down?
-I think that the only way to overthrow big Brother is what Winston thought of, use the proles."If there is hope it lies in the proles" (Orwell page 60). These group of people have many more numbers of people than big brother, they could easily form together and take them down. Since the thought police, and other forms of spying don't spend so much time on the proles, they could easily find others that oppose Big Brother and finally take him down. The only problem with this solution, is that the proles don't have a leader or the right minds to put this plan together. Once they get past all the intellectual stuff, they could use their sheer numbers to overthrow the party.
What do you think happens to Winston at the end of the novel?
-I think that Winston will go out and purposely go against Big Brother and his ways just say he can be killed, "The long hoped for bullet entering my brain" (Orwell page 245). Winston was filled with joy after hearing the news of victory, and in that same time he realized his victory over himself and his new found love for the party, which he is now illing to die for. So I am predicting he will try to protest the party so he can die for it.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
"Love Language" clip
1.) I assumed that the woman was deaf and that the man and woman had feelings for eachother.
2.)This would be a culturalconflict because being deaf is in fact a sub-culture for communication, and since she can't hear and he can it becomes a conflict.
3.) The external conflict in the videoould be the inability for the couple to communicate vocally with eachother.
4.)An inernal conflict would be the fact that he doesn't have enough courage or swagga to talk to the asian girl.
5.) The conflict of communication is resolved by the two people expressing their words and feelings down on sticky notes.
2.)This would be a culturalconflict because being deaf is in fact a sub-culture for communication, and since she can't hear and he can it becomes a conflict.
3.) The external conflict in the videoould be the inability for the couple to communicate vocally with eachother.
4.)An inernal conflict would be the fact that he doesn't have enough courage or swagga to talk to the asian girl.
5.) The conflict of communication is resolved by the two people expressing their words and feelings down on sticky notes.
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