Final Brave New World Post

1. Would a dystopic society such as the one in Brave New World be acceptable if it meant an end to Poverty,Famine, Disease, etc.


2. Could one single rebellious move of someone of superior intellect who opposes the conformity of the Brave New World society and has a superior caste, such as Helmholtz ,  destroy the BNW Society if he/she wanted to?


3. Which Dystopic society, that of Brave New World, or that of 1984 limits freedom more, which one allows individualism more?

Brave New World Post # 2

1. Why would the One-State allow people to go to the Reservation?
When the Reservation is so dangerous, especially to those of higher social castes, why would they be allowed to go there? It is my opinion that it is simply to reinforce their love of their place in the One State as they have not had the misfortune of becoming a savage.  Huxley addresses this question further in saying , "Old men in the past used to renounce, retire, take to religion, spend their time reading, thinking­—thinking! Now-- such is progress—the old men work, the old men copulate, the old men have no time, no leisure from pleasure, not a moment to sit down and think…” (68). This is address the question that wouldn't people feel a greater need to defy the One state to become more free; no, they have been brain washed to the point that it simply reinforces their love of the life styles/  

2. Why did Linda never return back to the New World even ?
Linda at first seems as though it was simply be because she was embarassed about what she had become; however, in the reservation she is getting beaten up and has deteriorated into a drunkard of sorts. Even with the embarassment she would have suffered returning to the New World pregnant she could have easily concealed it until she terminated the pregnancy in some way. Her son was even excluded from the Indian Culture as well. I hypothesize that she never returned back simply because of dim wit and how she felt to ashamed to return. 


3.What are Bernard's intentions in bringing John, the Savage, to the One State? 

Bernard makes it seem as though they purely selfless, but does he have other motivations? It is my opinion that  He has an ulterior motive in that  he wants to embarrass the Director by exposing him as John’s father. John accepts the proposal, but insists that Linda be allowed to go with him. Though Bernard promises to seek permission to take both of them, it seems as though he never comes to asking if Linda may come as well simply because he wants to expose John as the Director's father. 

the Human League - Don't You Want Me

What is the Subject Matter?
The subject is about a woman and a man who broke up and it points out there different views of the relationship

What is the Difference in the Two Sides of the Story?
The man is extremely desperate in wanting the girl back to the point that he threatens her position and says he can take it all back. The woman takes a calmer side to the story in saying simply that she still loves him, but she just doesn't want the relationship to go on anymore and she keeps it at that.

With Who do you Side With and Why?I side with the woman because she is much more calm about the whole situation and because she simply doesnt want the relationship to go on and longer and thats when a relationship should end. There is no point in continuing it if one person doesnt want to commit any longer. 

Rain on a Scarecrow

What is this Song About?

This song is about the decline of farming in America nowadays 

What are Some Conflicts this Song Might Address?

This song addresses a man defending his farm or a man defending his country as well as the decline of the farming industry. 

Make a Claim about Mellencamp's use of Imagery.

Mellencamp uses his imagery through the line "'Rain on a scarecrow, blood on a plow." to add a dark feeling to the conflicts he is trying to address. 

Make a Claim about Mellencamp's Word Choice.

He uses words with dark connotations to add to the overall message he is trying to send. 

Who Does Mellencamp Seem to Favor? Who does he Represent Sympathetically? What side of the Conflict does he Seem to be on?

Mellencamp seems to favor the farmers as well as represent the farmers 

sympathetically. He is on the side of the Farmers. 

Excerpts

1) The narrator's tone in the first three excerpts is intrigue. In section on he talks about a "a formidable silence hung over the scene" as well as "dark human shapes [that] could be made out in the distance." Excerpts number two expounds upon this intrigue by showing the depth of which this person studied these beings in how "they had bone, muscle, a wide vitality, an intense energy of movement." Other words like "gloomy" add to the mysterious tone; and words like "fierce" contribute to the confident tone. In the last section he mentions how they were"complete, deathlike indifference of unhappy savages" - finally he labels them as such.

2. The tone of the first paragraph of the fourth section is shock. This is also a change in tones through the change from intrigue to simply shock. He describes the scene as a "picture of a massacre or a pestilence." 

3. One country would manufacture another to put themselves in a position of power over the lesser country or perhaps to gain unity of some sort. 

2 Claims About George Orwell

1. George Orwell saw a Utopia as an impossibility that at conception would spiral into a dystopia.
2. George Orwell liked Burgers

Brave New World Post # 1

In Brave New World  they have created equality by predestining each person's life through the manufacturing of Human Beings. Human beings no longer produce children, rather surgically removed ovaries produce ova that  are extracted and artificially fertilized and incubated. The techniques used to make the children is what divides them into the 5 social classes Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, and Epsilon.  Gamma, Delta, and Epsilon undergo a process that uses shocking to divide in embryo into nearly one hundred different identical beings. These castes serve as lower casts and therefore are more identical and the way they are brought up determines what job they shall get in life. The Alpha and Beta castes are the upper class that are made more gently and our brought up to be more intelligent and clever than those of lower castes. As well the use 'neo-Pavlovian' ways to condition the lower classes to fear books and nature and the upper classes to feel prideful of their social position. This is exemplified when Director turned on the voice that is repeated to the Betas to give them a sense of social place "Alpha children wear grey. They work much harder than we do, because they;re so frightfully clever. I'm  really awfully glad I'm a Beta, because I don't work so hard. And then we are much better than the Gammas and Deltas. Gammas are stupid. They all wear green, and Delta children wear Khaki. Oh no, I don't want to play with Delta children. And Epsilons are still worse" (40).The cloning process is one of the tools the World State uses to implement it's motto: “Community, Identity, Stability.” This predestining of futures and Neo-Pavlovian conditioning is what causes equality and conformity.



They reduced conflict, by making it so that people are content with their social position and have no desire to change social classes. By banning religion, books, nature, etc, they have eliminated different aspects of individuality and further reduced conflict.  


The World State has created happiness through the use of Soma, a drug that essentially halts Humans from making cautious thought in a sense that it gives them a feeling of blissful pleasure. 


The Society in Brave New World may be described as more Dystopic than Utopic. Thought the people are happy with their social position and have no desire to switch classes, they are brain washed into this false contentment such as a dystopic society would do. 

Dee and Maggie

1. Dee and Maggie have different opinions of their culture, and once Dee left, Maggie was left in her original culture to cultivate. Dee had an education and was able to grow as a plant would in a garden whereas Maggie was let in a dark cupboard with no care. She couldn't grow and learn and expand herself as Dee was able to (Walker 258). She flourished in a newer culture so her reactions would be different than those of Maggie.

2. Dee admires her old culture after she changed cultures because she can see the differences and similarities and enjoy them (Walker 261). She looks down on Maggie's culture when she says shed be backward enough to use the quilts every day (262). She tells her mother she doesn't understand her own heritage (263).

3. I don't think the mother is on Dee's side or the other side. She presents Dee in a negative light when she and the mother argue, fight, and finally walk away from each other (263). The man is shows as a backward old woman who doesn't wish to change; she is closed minded. Dee is a woman who thinks she is better than her family. If Walker were on one of their sides, she would have shown either of them in a more positive light.

Final 1984 Blog Post

Has Big Brother Won, Why/Why Not? 
Considering the fact that Winston submits to Big Brother in the end, Big Brother has won. Though this could be argued because Winston struck the base of Big Brother and argued its foundation. Such is the case when he says "In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it. It was inevitable that they should make that claim sooner or later: the logic of their position demanded it. Not merely the validity of experience, but the very existence of external reality was tacitly denied by their philosophy" (247). This is when Winston questions the basis of this government and when his internal conflict blossoms. 


Propose a Way that One State can be Brought Down
 Throughout George Orwell's 1984 Winston talks about how the One State could easily be brought down from action within the proles or the social classes. As well, they have been in war for years and their only power comes from them convincing their people to act as one blissfully ignorant, dystopic society. If the people revolted against this the society would be brought down because the thought police could not apprehend and kill all of them.


What do you Think Happens to Winston Smith at the End of the Novel?
They are both left alive, but with the full knowledge that the government could kill them anytime if it decided it was necessary. We're not told, however, if it happens a day after the story ends, a year later, or even whether it happens at all. The punishment they get is a living death of knowing that their lives are in the government's hands, not their own.

Love Language

1. These people are Chinese living in America. The man is attracted to the woman, but the woman may not speak due to the language barrier. However; later when the woman writes back in English on the sticky notes it becomes inferred that the woman is deaf. 

2. The conflict comes from the verbally linguistic to the deaf culture. The language barrier provides the conflict. 

3. The external conflict arises from the language barrier prohibiting the two from speaking to each other verbally. 

4. The internal conflict is their feelings for each other constricted by this language barrier causing them to feel anxious. 

5. The conflict is resolved through the use of the over used, cliche, "Love Conquers All" theme in most love stories. In this case through how he thinks she is beautiful, despite being deaf. 

"This Land is Your Land" by Woodie Gunthrie

Is Guthrie's Message Individualist or Collectivist? Explain
Guthrie's message is from an individualist trying to take a step as best he can in a collectivist direction. HE uses "You" and "Me" - an individualistic word, one a collectivist would use would be 'us', to say lets unite under one land - a collectivist goal. 
Do you Find that this Song is Anti-Government or Pro-Government? Explain
Anti Government.  It uses a comedic/Sarcastic by government "that side was made for you and me"

The Egg Discussion Questions

What Kind was the Narrators Father before he Married? What Changes did he Undergo Afterwards?
Before the marriage he was happy and kind, but after the marriage he was lost in his ambitions.  


How does the Narrator Feel About Chickens? What does he View of them?
The narrator despised the chickens, but he also pitied them. He could never look at chickens the same after growing up with them because of the abhorrent amounts of disease and death that would occur with them and he expounded upon this by saying that if the disease "does not kill them they wait until your expectations are thoroughly aroused and then walk under the wheels of a wagon." 


Why does the Narrator Claim to have had Trouble being Happy? What are we to Make of the Narrator's Supposed Gloominess and Cautions against Optimism. 
The narrator claims to have trouble being happy because of his discouragement. This occurred because of the amount of sickness and death and the waste that became of his parent's labor. 

What Role does the Father's Collection of Grotesques play in the Story.
 The father's collection of grotesques show that he never forgot his first disappointment.


What Decisions does the Father make Regarding his Personality and Behavior? What is Wrong with this Decision and what Happens? 
The father becomes even more ambitious and decides to open up a restaurant, but does not get many customers. He later decides that this is because of the lack of entertainment so he does tricks with eggs that end in failure and him looking pathetic. 


What is the Meaning of the Narrator's Statement about the Complete and Final Triumph of the Egg?
I think the egg symbolized disappointment. Because no matter the fathers hope or ambition- to open up a chicken farm, to open up a restaurant, it always ended in failure and disillusionment, thus the triumph of the egg. 

Ebonics vs Standard English

Should people have to "code switch"? 
People should have to 'code switch' because it is what propels us as an American culture. Moving forward from our old ways and becoming educated.


What is the "standard" for American English? Is it race related? 
The standard for American English is proper, pronounced English. 
It is race related in the sense that some cultures have trouble pronouncing certain words, but i feel it should not affect the African American race like it does because unlike those of other cultures whose race causes a speech impediment, they simply refuse to speak the other method. 


Should it be a teacher's job to correct speech? Why/Why not? 
It should be a teacher's job to correct speech because it propels the learners ability which is the teachers job. 


Should the race of a teacher matter in the correction of a student's speech? Why/Why not?
Is correcting speech the same as correcting a math problem? Why/Why not?
The race of the teacher should not matter in the correction of the student's speech because a teacher should speak correct English because they are teaching. Correcting speech is not the same as correcting a math problem, because it is not as short and easy as that of a math problem, it requires time, endurance, and patience. 

American Friendship

What could be Some Reasons Americans could be Perceived in this Way?
In the article it elaborates that American don't look at friends in the Eastern sense, but simply as an acquaintance. This is due to their individualistic culture underlying the friendship to a point that they lack dependability on their friends while those of Eastern cultures, coming from a collectivist culture, depend on their friends. As well, the American connotation for friends is someone you've spoken to a few times while Eastern connotation is someone you can can depend on and who you value.

Me vs We

In a Collectivist Culture and Individualistic Culture what Personality Traits are Ideal? 
Collectivists:

• Loyal
• Family Oriented
• Sentimental
• Progressive for the Group

Individualist:

• Individualistic
• Unloyal
• Progressive for Themself 

How would you Respond to a Person of Authority in you Collectivist/Individualistic Culture?
In a Collectivist culture you would analyze your position in comparison to that of the person with authority and analyze if a move against them would strengthen your group as whole. An individualistic culture would do the same, but only to strengthen his/her position.

Evaluate the Conflict of Values when Someone from an Individual Culture Goes to a Collective one and Applies for a Job. Is it Internal or External, Explain. 
A person from an individualistic culture would only do things to help him/herself and would not care about the group which would cause of a clash of loyalty and dependability to the person giving the job to the individualist. It's internal because it is within yourself/ your own values, but it could also be external because it is how it affects your group.


What is an Acquaintance, does it have a Negative or Positive Connotation.
An acquaintance is someone who you know and acknowledge, but you do not have any personal friendship with. In today's day and age it can be anything. Most american societies perceive an acquaintance as the same thing as a friend while most eastern societies separate the two vastly almost to the point that it has a negative connotation.

"2+2=5" by Radiohead

What is this Song Talking about Lyrically?
The world does not actually grant us rights, it is all put in our minds to the point that we could believe 2+2=5

How does the Music Mirror or Help Push the Message?
The music is consistent at the beginning when he explains our world. However, when he tells us our world is a dystopia it becomes unruly and sporadic.


The Title is an Allusion to 1984 - Explain the Connection
In George Orwell's 1984, Orwell illustrates a world made up of a government -  "Big Brother" -  brainwashing its people to believe that they have rights and freedom or whatever Big Brother wants them to believe. Specifically in the book, Winston Smith compares this sense of authority the government have when he says that if the government wanted them to believe 2+2=5 they would. s

In  your opinion, why is Winston having a difficult time buying in to what Big Brother and the State are selling? Explain and support. 
Winston is having a hard time because his job puts him in a position where he still recalls what life was like before the Big Brother government took over. As a result, he can compare his life to the old life and see the corruptness of the new.


Are his small acts of defiance (questioning) a form of protest? Why/Why not? 
His acts of questioning are not a form of defiance let alone protesting. He has simply questioned the ways of the society, but he has not made any open outbursts of antagonism towards the society at all.


Compare/contrast Winston's small rebellion to a more current act of rebellion within the United States (think Tea Party Movement, Occupy Wall Street, Anti-War Protests, etc.)
The act of so called 'defiance' made by Winston most represent those of the Tea Party Movement, because they are not open declarations of opposition like those of Occupy Wall Street or Anti - War Protests, but rather simple ideas and questions that may or may not formulate into a movement that encompasses the society as a whole. 


In all facets - what they are fighting for, who they are rebelling against, the way their protests seen by the government, the way their protests are seen by the masses?
 The government does not see any protests other than the obvious ones that they must deal with through the wars that they have shielded from the eyes of their citizens. However the masses are fearful of what they have perceived to be protests in questioning the decisions of the government and having such thoughts of revolution.  

Identify the Conflict. Is it Internal or External?

The conflict is that globalization is one sided. This conflict is external between countries.

Why/How does Globalization Create Conflict? In the Speaker's Opinion, Globalization has Flown in only One Direction. What Does She Mean?

Globalization creates conflict through causing conflict between cultures. The speaker means that western ideas influence other cultures; however, other cultures aren't influenced by Western Ideas. 

What Benefit Does the Speaker Mention?
The benefit of female role models. 

 What Two Sources Does She Mention?
 The Qur'an and the Constitution

George Orwell 1984

How Have they Created Equality or Conformity

George Orwell's society has created equality through monitoring the citizens of the society and structuring their lives. As well, the have induced conformity through things such as the Though Police and the "Big Brother is watching you" persona of the oppressive, hypocritical government.

 How Have they Reduced Conflict - Specifically in Regards to Religion, Relationships, and Individual Rights

The Society in George Orwell's 1984 has reduced conflict through the Oppressive Government reducing conflict through the Ministry of Truth, Peace, Plenty, and Love as well as the Though Police that simply vaporizes anyone that may cause conflict.

 How Have they Created or Forced Happiness/Conformity

They have forced happiness through fear. The citizens of George Orwell's society live in fear of being killed if they step out line causing them to succumb to the propaganda and pretend like they are content with the state of living they are in. 

 Make a Claim About this Society as Either a Utopia or a Dystopia

George Orwell's Society is a dystopia because there is no actual happiness and equality, those who break conformity or simply killed, and 'happiness' is instilled into the people through the government Propaganda making people think they are happy; there is no room for emotion or thought. The society is simply a place where the citizens survive, not live. 

Utopia

What is a Utopia?
Oxford World Dictionary defines a Utopia as "An imagined place of state of things in which everything is perfect."A Utopia, in essence, is a perfect world. 

What is Your Ideal World? Explain.

My idea world is a world following perfect Communism - a system of social organization in which all property is owned by the community and each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs. 

 A world where everyone works for the good of the whole society and individuality in the form of revolt or crime does not exist. It is a perfect world: no discrimination, no hate, everyone working for the good of the whole. Perfect Communism.

What Type of Music Would be the Soundtrack for Your Utopia?
I would have to say my perfect world's music would have to be Opera, Royksopp, or Moby. It would be music that drives the people to keep working and moving forward, but does not send any message to society that would cause them to want to speak out or revolt. 

Chuck Baird

Make a Claim About the Artist's Voice and Support with Facts.

Chuck Baird's voice revolves around enjoying all life has to offer despite what obstacles may erupt. This is proved by his pictures of himself mouthing loving, smiling, and being very optimistic despite how he is deaf.

Identify the Culture
The culture is that of the deaf people because he is deaf.

Write a Claim About the Culture

Chuck Baird's voice has been oppressed because of his deaf culture. This is illustrated through his use of painting showing his lips, mouth, hands, and ears which may show that he has had much to  say and express but no means of communicating to the world. 

"Built to Spill" - You Were Right

Make an Inference About the Lyrical Content of this Song and Support It 
The songwriter has overcome difficult times and is looking back on his experience.The lyrics "you cant always get what you want" insinuates how the songwriter once yearned for something but did not get his way. Other lyrics like "you were wrong" and "it's a hard rain's gonna fall" also shows how he may have been depressed and is finally comfortable with talking and singing about the experience.
Write One Analytic Statement About a Musical Part of the Song and Explain It
The song is an illusion to other songs - "all that glitters isn't gold" and "Everything's gonna be alright" Through these lyrics the songwriter illustrates his reference to other songs showing that the subject of the piece is 'Music.'

Make an Evaluative Statement About the Overall Effectiveness of this Song and Explain It.
 The song didnt get the message across very well because the music and lyrics didnt coincide. This caused the message to be distorted and not take affect very well.

"Reading Critically" Response

After finishing "Reading Critically,"  I have gained knowledge on how to read and write in a more advanced manner. The author's way of elaborating on simple and short ideas is very effective in his method of writing as well. In the Essay the author elaborates on what critical thinking actually is and the steps in involves. Every seemingly unnoticeable aspect of the book must be recognized - Before even starting the reading, one must analyze the title. As well one must examine the 'when and where' of the essay also lets the reader acquire a basic concept of what will happen in the piece of writing. One must first go through the essay and read through it once, annotating while one does, and then go back and analyze the small details as well as the piece as a whole. The three big steps of critical reading are analysis, inference, and synthesis - Which allows one to break an essay essay down, make assumptions as well as questions, and then build it back up into an understanding. This essay was extremely effective in understanding the way of critically analyzing and understanding an essay to better affect my writing.

"Young Life" - Bo Bartlett

3 Claims:

• The man is a hunter
• They are in the south
• The child is neglected/abused

3 Facts:

• He has a rifle and a dead deer on his car and an orange hat
• The terrain is very dry, much like the south and they are weraring baseball caps.
• The child is born without married parents because the parents arent wearing rings. This causes the parents to be young and unexperienced and the child is positioned away from the family with a stick to arm himself in a way.

"Shame" - Avett Brothers

Identify Subject and Tone:

The subject of the song is someone who did something wrong. The tone is Guilty/Regretful

Choose Three Words That Push Tone and Explain How They Do That: 

• Please - Shows that he is begging for forgiveness and it expounds upon subject in how hes done something wrong and the tone in how hes begging for forgiveness which shows his guilt/regret.
• Overwhelming - This word shows how the guilt and regret is affecting him.
• Boatloads - Due to the fact that the writer could have used any other word, this word pushes the tone. Furthermore, the word "boatloads" emphasizes a deeper meaning that stands out to the listener.
  

David Barry’s Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out: SOAPSTone

Subject:

The subject of Dave Barry’s Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out is that men think, act, and perceive things much differently than women do. The differences between the men and women are illustrated through Dave Barry’s use of historical and personal examples to distinguish between how men and women perceive things such as ‘dirt’ and ‘sports.’

Occasion:

Barry’s Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out was written during 1988. The essay’s time of creation is illustrated by the date written in the introduction when the writer of the article states that “this essay [is] from Dave Barry’s Greatest Hits (1988).” The date in quotations tells the date the article was written. The probably place of the essay’s creation is either in New York or Pennsylvania, as the article states Barry’s place of birth as “Armonk, New York” and that he went to “Haverford College” which is located in Pennsylvania – state right next to New York. The time and place of the essay influence the subject matter in how a major topic of the essay is the differences between men and women in regards of sports, specifically baseball. Baseball was a rising surge in America in the late 1980’s especially in states like New York, so that most likely influenced the subject matter.

Audience:

Dave Barry’s audience for Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out is the male population – specifically the stereotypical masculine male persona. The author’s target audience is exhibited by his word choice. This is exemplified when the author states the stereotypical idea that women have less of an interest in sports than men. If this article was written for women he would have left this bias view out as, as he said in the article, many women “are [as] sensitive to sports” as men. As well it is exhibited in how he makes very stereotypical statements of men in how they are all interested in sports and have no eye for cleanliness like women – an attribute stereotypically associated with the more masculine men of society.

Purpose:

Dave Barry’s purpose in Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out is to justify why men and women think, act, and perceive things differently and to achieve understanding by the female population. His purpose to achieve justification and understanding is revealed when Mr. Barry talks about the biological perspective as to why men cannot see dirt as well as women, in stating that “a hormonal secretion takes place in women that enables them to see dirt that men cannot see, dirt at the level of molecules, whereas men don’t generally notice it until it forms clumps large enough to support agriculture.” The author is justifying why men cannot clean as well as women in providing the biological standpoint as to say that men can physically not clean as well as women because of genetics. Furthermore, the author illustrates his desire for understanding in providing an excuse for atrocious male housework through fact and not opinion, therefore it cannot be disputed and the reader has no choice but to achieve understanding.

Speaker:

Dave Barry, journalist and humorist, believes that any perfectly ordinary experienced may be rendered for every ounce of humor.  This value is illustrated by his use of humor in the most odd of places such as when he says a situation he was in was “exactly like that story by Edgar Allan Poe where the murderer can hear the victim’s heart beating louder and louder even though he is dead, until finally he can’t stand it anymore, and he just has to watch the World Series on television.” It is humor like this that the author juices out of seemingly ordain essays to make his articles master pieces.

Tone:

The author exhibits a humorous and stereotypical attitude about why men think, act, and perceive things differently than women do in Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out. These attitudes are expressed through his use of exclamatory, exaggeratory, and stereotypical tone words and phrases. His use of exclamation points exhibits his exclamatory tone, his uses of phrases like “ the men’s room had bacteria you could enter in a rodeo” displays his exaggeratory tone, and his use of phrases such as “ [Sports] is an area where men tend to feel very sensitive and women tend to be extremely callous,” illustrates his stereotypical tone. 

American Tongues

In your opinion, what is voice in literature?
Voice in literature is the tone and the way the writer speaks within their own writing or composition.

 How does a person create his voice when writing? Is creating voice an intentional/unintentional act? Is it both? Explain,
Voice is an intentional act that is created through sentence structure, synthax, word choice and the connotation towards each individual word - with all that effort that must me put into each part of the piece the voice must be intentional.

Many people in Eastern Kentucky talk around a subject according to the speaker, why do they do this? What can we learn about a writer from the way they approach/handle a topic?
Many people in Eastern Kentucky may talk around a subject because that was how they've always spoken. It is used to 'beat around the bush.' From the way a writer beats around the bush we may see what he tries to add to the piece - suspensem deciet, etc. We can learn their feelings towards the subject.

Whether it's fiction/nonfiction, why is voice important in writing?
It's important in writing because it helps get your purpose across, is entertaining,  helps make the piece be momorable, and helps to better understand the writer.

Eleanor Rigby - Pain /Vs/ Beatles

 

Which of these do you like better?I enjoy the orinignal the best because it is the artist's interpretation of the song with his own feelings and emotions added in. The second one seems like it justs adds angry emotions for the sake of heavy metal. The cover doesnt seem to truly represent any set feelings that would make sense with the song either.

Which of these is more pleasing to listen to? Why?
The orginally is more asthetically pleasing because of its haromy, vocal range, and more soothing instruments.

Kandinsky Vs. Pollack

Which of These Do You Like Better? Why?

I like pollacks paintings better simply because it allows more room for imagination with the overlapping through dull-colors, while Kandinsky's painting is simply geometric concrete shapes which leaves little room for visual perception. Also I have always favored splatter paint so my views may be slightly biased.

Which of These is More Pleasing to Look At? Why?

Kandinsky is more pleasing to look at because it is more aesthetically appealing through its use of vibrant colors.

"Sign Language" - A Short Film

What Single Effect Did You Get From this Short Film?
Sentimentality and Appreciation Towards the Little Things 

Give Three Specific Things that Led You to that Single Effect?

• His realistic acting/optimism
• The camera effects on the background/setting
• The main character and Anya wearing the same gloves

If You Could Change One Aspect, What Would it Be and How Would it Affect the Film's Single Effect?
The mans acting and the camera effects/editing to focus on the background of the film which showed the relationship between himself and his community. If this was taken out it would break the entire feeling of his sentimentality towards the community. The camera effects and editing expounded upon this by adding the effect of appreciation of the little things of the community by zooming into the small trinkets provided by the community and flashing to different clips of film that focus on seemingly unnoticeable things within the community. 

George Orwell - Shooting an Elephant

Subject 
The subject of George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant” is the influence that social pressure and conformity on people. This is illustrated by Orwell’s description of the crowd of Burmans pressuring a police officer into killing an elephant simply to uphold his societital role, Throughough the situation the officer tried to withold on shooting the elephant due to the innocence of the animal at the time and its cost. However, the crowd of some two thousand people was too much for this English police officer to handle, causing him to give into the societal pressures and kill the creature.


Occasion 
 “Shooting an Elephant” was written during 1963 and it told Orwell’s encounters during his visit in Burma. The essays time of creation is conveyed by Orwell's hatred of Britain and moreover Imperialism, but with good reason considering that during the 1930's Britain controlled many countries and shortly after the Labour Party, a socialist party, gained control in Britain furthering the Imperialist movement. The place of George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant” is most likely India, being the central place of ruling by the British during that time and through the use of the term "Coolie". Burma is assumed to be the birthplace of the essay because it is illustrated very vividly in the essay. Orwell uses  precise detail such as "Squalid bamboo huts, thatched with palm leaf, winding all over a steep hillside.” This suggests that he had a vivid memory of the location of the story and quite possibly wrote it at the time of his inhabitance of the place. 


Audience- George Orwell's specific audience for this piece was the British Empire. George Orwell was trying to illustrate the dangers of conformity through the mind of a British officer. George Orwell's choice of a British Officer validates that his audience is the British Empire, as they were also the ones with the best connection with the Burmans at the time. 


Purpose  
The purpose of this story is to alert people of the dangers of social pressure and conformity. Orwell explains throughout the piece that he killed the elephant because "The people expected it of [him]." Through understanding the article one may rule out that the Officer may have killed the elephant out of fear of its potential danger is saying that it was "peacefully eating, [and that] the elephant looked no more dangerous than a cow." It was not a question of the danger of the elephant at all but rather the danger of the social conformity that the police officer underwent. The officer states that he did not want to do it, but he "Could feel [the natives] two thousand wills pressing [him] forward, irresistibly" He finishes off the piece by making sure that the reader understands that he did not want to do it, he even goes so far as to say that " [He]often wondered whether any of the others grasped that [He] had done it solely to avoid looking a fool"


Speaker  
George Orwell, an English author, was abhorrent towards imperialism. Not only did he literally state in the piece that 'Imperialism was an evil thing,' but also he made several specific statements of his hatred for the British Empire.  He used his writing skills with his story telling expertise to exhibit the evils of Imperialism and Conformity as he did in this piece. George Orwell’s use of imagery is evident as he illustrates why he shot the evident  as he "Could feel [the natives] two thousand wills pressing [him] forward, irresistibly". This imagery helps to influence the audience’s perception of the crowd, and it promotes the idea that these natives were strongly pressuring him to shoot.


Tone -  The tone of this article is admonitory, This is exemplified at the very end of the piece after the speaker identifies that he did not want to kill the elephant and that he simply did it to conform to the expectations of the society.  The author describes the horrific situation he was in, killing such a noble beast who was seemingly harmless at the time "Solely to avoid looking a fool." Through his use of tone, the speaker admonishes the reader on the dangers of social conformity. 

Harry Nilsson "Good Old Desk"

S - God
O - 1972/973
A - Listeners/ Those who had/oppressed/wanted a concept of religion
P - Talk about his appreciation of God
S - Writer
T - Appreciative


What is Nilsson Talking About?
Nilsson is talking about God as exemplified through the piece in instances such as:

• "It's always there"
• "Such a comfort to know its got no place to go"
• "We never say a word"