Dark Visions: The reviewer of the watchmen movie strongly disliked the film. He thought the movie was very lengthy, and dragged on for far too long. He thought there were far too many characters, which made it impossible to focus on one main storyline. He felt that the film's attempt at political satire was poor, and left a lot to be desired. To quote his opinion his opinion on Dr. Manhatten, "
Syrianna: The movie Syrianna is a fantastically complex story of the corruption of the oil market, and what goes on "behind the scenes." The reviewer finds that the complexity adds to the movie, that one should experience it, and not simply follow it. He states that the complexity makes the movie such that the viewer is not completely sure what is going on, but that is the point, as the characters are not supposed to truly know either.He says that one should not go looking for the solution in the movie; that the movie is all problem, and this is the beauty of it. In conclusion, he describes this movie as diabolical, absorbing, and fascinating, and one that all should see and analyze for themselves.
Left Behind: The reviewer describes this book as the journey of a man and his son on a road to the gulf of mexico area. The world has been destroyed, and now is desolate, and covered with fire and blood. It appears that these two unnamed individuals are the only two sane people alive, and their situation is a bleak one. Apparently they are attacked by thugs often, in which the man protects the boy, because he was appointed by god to do so. In conclusion, this book is one about survival in a desolate, post apocalyptic world.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Why the World is flat
So, as we all know, the world is flat. But, because I have found out that it is not so common knowledge, I will discuss the reasons why.
This concept that the world is round; that we live on a spherical surface, is a sort of historic prank. It may be round around the edges, but it is certainly not spherical in form. This is shown clearly but the fact that the curve of the earth’s surface is not clearly visible. No matter how far one looks, the curving of the earth’s surface is not visible. When one looks off into the horizon, one sees a flat surface, not a curved shape.
Another reason that the earth is flat is shown when one jumps. If the earth were rotating and a sphere, when one jumped, the earth would rotate under their feet, and they would appear to fly off at about 600 miles per hour in one direction! This fact is obvious, and if the earth were a sphere, the population of life on it would drastically decrease due to the fact that leaving the ground is certain to result in a painful demise.
The problem with travel around a spherical world is one which can be easily explained. As one goes to the edge of the world, there is a portal to exact opposite side of the earth. Similar to the game asteroids, as one goes off one edge of the world; they will “pop up” on the other side, unharmed. This is easily shown through plane and travel routes around the world.
So, in conclusion, the world is plainly flat, one side teeming with life, and the other a barren landscape, lifeless and dead. The miracle of life is one which has such a low probability, and only one side of the earth can get it. So, all should embrace this truth, and learn to accept and live on their flat planet.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Poetry Analysis
In his poem, Collins captures the spirit of childhood, discussing the various things he imagined himself being throughout the ages. He also discusses the fact that as one ages, this pizzazz of life goes away. He talks about the wonderous things which one imagines in early childhood, from magic to being a soldier, to when one ages, and these things dissapear from life, do a more drull existance. This poem is made effective when he refers to aging as "a disfiguring chicken pox of the soul," as this puts to light how one changes drastically from childhood to adulthood. His overall message in this poem is one of despair; that as one ages, the bitter reality of the real world replaces the exciting wonders of the childhood world.
This poem fits into my personal life experiences in the way that my earlier years were full of imagination; I was often a soldier in the future, using lightsabers to slay my enemies. This of course, is not really something I do anymore, as aging as made my existance one more set in a dull reality.
This poem fits into my personal life experiences in the way that my earlier years were full of imagination; I was often a soldier in the future, using lightsabers to slay my enemies. This of course, is not really something I do anymore, as aging as made my existance one more set in a dull reality.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
More Essay Responses
1. Beauty-- The ability to see past one's faults and be happy with their normal appearance.
2. Denial-- Where one is unable to see their wrongdoings, in which they hurt both themselves and those around them.
3. Evil-- The impulse to benefit oneself at the cost of others.
2. Denial-- Where one is unable to see their wrongdoings, in which they hurt both themselves and those around them.
3. Evil-- The impulse to benefit oneself at the cost of others.
Monday, April 9, 2012
A Response to Yankees
1. A fresh idea in the essay would be the fact that Yankees do not like being beholden to others. It is fresh, and it is swaglicious. I would have defined it as someone who is proud of America or something, which is not similar to his definition.
2. The allusions in the essay add to other my vocabulary other uses for the word yankee. If one did not get them, they would certainly mean little to the reader in the essay.
3. I think the writer spent enough time on what a yankee is not. He needed to establish what a yankee is not first before saying what they are.
4. That's what I think defines this dying breed of the American Yankee: an extraordinary sense of balance and reserve, a holding off — and yet, behind all that reserve, a reservoir of generosity and friendliness that can be nearly overwhelming.
5. During my spring break, I sat at home, paintballed it up, did AP chem homework, and did Some calculus BC spring break assignments.
2. The allusions in the essay add to other my vocabulary other uses for the word yankee. If one did not get them, they would certainly mean little to the reader in the essay.
3. I think the writer spent enough time on what a yankee is not. He needed to establish what a yankee is not first before saying what they are.
4. That's what I think defines this dying breed of the American Yankee: an extraordinary sense of balance and reserve, a holding off — and yet, behind all that reserve, a reservoir of generosity and friendliness that can be nearly overwhelming.
5. During my spring break, I sat at home, paintballed it up, did AP chem homework, and did Some calculus BC spring break assignments.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
A response to A Modest Proposal
1. I believe that the real message in this essay would be that the children in Ireland are mistreated, and the Irish people are already treated like animals.
2. There is likewise another great advantage in my scheme, that it will prevent those voluntary abortions, and that horrid practice of women murdering their bastard children, alas! too frequent among us! sacrificing the poor innocent babes I doubt more to avoid the expense than the shame, which would move tears and pity in the most savage and inhuman breast. The number of souls in this kingdom being usually reckoned one million and a half, of these I calculate there may be about two hundred thousand couple whose wives are breeders; from which number I subtract thirty thousand couples who are able to maintain their own children, although I apprehend there cannot be so many, under the present distresses of the kingdom; but this being granted, there will remain an hundred and seventy thousand breeders. I again subtract fifty thousand for those women who miscarry, or whose children die by accident or disease within the year. There only remains one hundred and twenty thousand children of poor parents annually born. The question therefore is, how this number shall be reared and provided for, which, as I have already said, under the present situation of affairs, is utterly impossible by all the methods hitherto proposed.
3. I believe that the reader realizes after paragraph 10 that this is an ironic essay. This is because he uses facts and statistics to support his thesis, making it seem more legit.
4. The target of Swift's attack is the english rich, and tenants whom he says can buy the babies, and thus will treat the poor more humanely. He shows that it is not just the rich to blame though, the poor have part of the blame for the mistreatment of children in this way.
5. Swift does propose a legitimate solution: to treat the Irish better, and to give them jobs with more pay.
6. To say that he would be unaffected by his proposal, and to assure that the reader realizes that this is a satirical piece.
7. He also states that this would create jobs for poor women. I have never had a labor job, and thus have not resisted an employer. There is an emotional connection between anger and resistance though.
8. Given the job of marketing babies, I would definitely grind them cleanly, so as to make them beyond recognition to the public, so as to make them more appealing. I would also call it something like l'enfant, so as to make it sound classier. I would sell these "baby burgers" in the market, and to the rich, as a gourmet meal.
2. There is likewise another great advantage in my scheme, that it will prevent those voluntary abortions, and that horrid practice of women murdering their bastard children, alas! too frequent among us! sacrificing the poor innocent babes I doubt more to avoid the expense than the shame, which would move tears and pity in the most savage and inhuman breast. The number of souls in this kingdom being usually reckoned one million and a half, of these I calculate there may be about two hundred thousand couple whose wives are breeders; from which number I subtract thirty thousand couples who are able to maintain their own children, although I apprehend there cannot be so many, under the present distresses of the kingdom; but this being granted, there will remain an hundred and seventy thousand breeders. I again subtract fifty thousand for those women who miscarry, or whose children die by accident or disease within the year. There only remains one hundred and twenty thousand children of poor parents annually born. The question therefore is, how this number shall be reared and provided for, which, as I have already said, under the present situation of affairs, is utterly impossible by all the methods hitherto proposed.
3. I believe that the reader realizes after paragraph 10 that this is an ironic essay. This is because he uses facts and statistics to support his thesis, making it seem more legit.
4. The target of Swift's attack is the english rich, and tenants whom he says can buy the babies, and thus will treat the poor more humanely. He shows that it is not just the rich to blame though, the poor have part of the blame for the mistreatment of children in this way.
5. Swift does propose a legitimate solution: to treat the Irish better, and to give them jobs with more pay.
6. To say that he would be unaffected by his proposal, and to assure that the reader realizes that this is a satirical piece.
7. He also states that this would create jobs for poor women. I have never had a labor job, and thus have not resisted an employer. There is an emotional connection between anger and resistance though.
8. Given the job of marketing babies, I would definitely grind them cleanly, so as to make them beyond recognition to the public, so as to make them more appealing. I would also call it something like l'enfant, so as to make it sound classier. I would sell these "baby burgers" in the market, and to the rich, as a gourmet meal.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
A response to wives
1. I believe that the implied thesis of this essay is that wives are to care for all needs of the family, and expect nothing in return.
2. The effect of restating "I want a wife" in this essay is to strengthen the point, to make people think to themselves "I want a wife like that,"
3. Brady does not actually want a wife like this. The purpose of this essay would be to satirize the culture of the time, in which wives were expected to be like this. I do not believe that a spouse of that nature nature exist.
4. In this essay, Brady defines being a wife as "one who takes care of all needs of the family, and selflessly considers the husband's needs at all times." I do not believe that a wife should have all of these responsibilities, and that the jobs should be shared in caring for a family. I do believe that this is the intended reaction Brady wanted for her essay.
5. Dear Ms. Brady,
In your essay, "I want a wife," I find that you make a strong message to the reader about what is "expected fo a wife." It is pursuasive in the fact that it shows that the wife is put up to rediculous expectations, ones which are impractical, if not impossible to fulfill. I admire your use of the jobs and point of view to show the need for the wife to be essentially, a robot whose sole responsibility is to fulfill the needs of the family and have no needs of her own. I admire the strength of your essay, and commend your ability to put out such a resounding message to the reader.
2. The effect of restating "I want a wife" in this essay is to strengthen the point, to make people think to themselves "I want a wife like that,"
3. Brady does not actually want a wife like this. The purpose of this essay would be to satirize the culture of the time, in which wives were expected to be like this. I do not believe that a spouse of that nature nature exist.
4. In this essay, Brady defines being a wife as "one who takes care of all needs of the family, and selflessly considers the husband's needs at all times." I do not believe that a wife should have all of these responsibilities, and that the jobs should be shared in caring for a family. I do believe that this is the intended reaction Brady wanted for her essay.
5. Dear Ms. Brady,
In your essay, "I want a wife," I find that you make a strong message to the reader about what is "expected fo a wife." It is pursuasive in the fact that it shows that the wife is put up to rediculous expectations, ones which are impractical, if not impossible to fulfill. I admire your use of the jobs and point of view to show the need for the wife to be essentially, a robot whose sole responsibility is to fulfill the needs of the family and have no needs of her own. I admire the strength of your essay, and commend your ability to put out such a resounding message to the reader.
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