Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Tim Burton Is Such A Capitalist
The Nightmare Before Christmas is a piece of anti-communistic, pro-capitalitic propaganda cloaked with the disguise of simplicity and a lack of completely blunt explicity. Nevertheless, the propaganda is obvious after the reasoning by which the plot progresses is contemplated. The movie portrays an individual, Jack Skellington, whose efforts to change himself ensue after he stumbles upon another individual, Santa Claus. Jack tries to become Santa Claus, but in the end the attempt fails and Jack realizes that who he was in the first place was perfectly sufficient for him. Jack sacrifices his desire to be Santa for the sake of what? Why does Jack want to become Santa Claus in the first place? The simple answer which the movie offers is that Jack is tired of being who he is. He is tired of the dull monotony that steers his life, controls his life, and is unrelenting. But Santa Claus emits an inspiration for Jack to change, to transform into the Santa Claus. But when Santa Claus is replaced, who is to play Jack in his Halloween town? His town needs him. This very scenario symbolizes the ultimate conflict of the world: the clash of the rich class and the poor class. Capitalism works only in that there lives a poor class as well as a rich class: these contrasting classes are the very product as well as the very basis of the functioning of capitalism. So, for capitalism to function, the rich cannot exist without the existance of the poor and vice versa, lest there be only one class and for that to be, the economy would be communistic. Now, in the movie, Jack symbolizes the poor class and Santa Claus the rich. Jack aspires to become rich like Santa, but cannot for that would terminate the poor class. Because the movie shows it to be true that Jack cannot become Santa, the theme is supporting the basis of capitalism and denying the basis of communism. Which is no wonder: Tim Burton is rich.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Groundhog Day.
Bill Murray presents himself as a man everyone can relate to in the heart-warming comedy Groundhog Day. His tale is a superb demonstration of the unwittingness we humans engange in when we find ourselves stumbling over the difficulty of learning to refine ourselves, to better ourselves, to improve our mentalities by means of becoming knowledgeable of those around us and of, in turn, the sympathy we can produce for them and manage to let flourish in our everyday behavior.
Bill's character, Phil, finds himself awakening every day to the same day, Groundhog Day, which he finds as much misery in enduring as the most dreary of pessimists could fathom. This trap, this torturous period of time that he has been cruelly stuck within, mimicks the monotomy of our reactions to challenges that we are presented with constantly and the results of these automatic reactions. We, speaking in a range inclusive of all humans, fall victim to our habits all too often, and fail to learn a thing. We allow ourselves to supress our better natures under some impression that glory is acheived through bitterness, heartlessness, depression. And this way of thinking becomes the worst plague of a routine, so ruthless in its addictive nature and so destructive to our own happiness and those who find themselves wedged in our presence, among our aura of disregard to sympathy and worship of destruction and pain. Yet we are ignorant.
However, Phil begins to alter his habits. Though the time required for his change was lenghty to say the least, as he clung to his mentality stubbornly, his reactions eventually, gradually changed. On the last day he was granted to wake to the holiday, Phil seized every oppurtunity he possibly could to aid the people near him; snatching lives from the ominous forms of pain and death infiltrating the town and making the day a perfect day for all those he could. This turn towards the glorification that shines righteuosly in opposition to old habits of bitter actions symbolizes the internal struggle we all have between the two, and the success, the victory, the prevailing reign of the righteous, which can be sewn into the soul by awareness and practice, despite the discouraging length of time it seems to take.
Bill's character, Phil, finds himself awakening every day to the same day, Groundhog Day, which he finds as much misery in enduring as the most dreary of pessimists could fathom. This trap, this torturous period of time that he has been cruelly stuck within, mimicks the monotomy of our reactions to challenges that we are presented with constantly and the results of these automatic reactions. We, speaking in a range inclusive of all humans, fall victim to our habits all too often, and fail to learn a thing. We allow ourselves to supress our better natures under some impression that glory is acheived through bitterness, heartlessness, depression. And this way of thinking becomes the worst plague of a routine, so ruthless in its addictive nature and so destructive to our own happiness and those who find themselves wedged in our presence, among our aura of disregard to sympathy and worship of destruction and pain. Yet we are ignorant.
However, Phil begins to alter his habits. Though the time required for his change was lenghty to say the least, as he clung to his mentality stubbornly, his reactions eventually, gradually changed. On the last day he was granted to wake to the holiday, Phil seized every oppurtunity he possibly could to aid the people near him; snatching lives from the ominous forms of pain and death infiltrating the town and making the day a perfect day for all those he could. This turn towards the glorification that shines righteuosly in opposition to old habits of bitter actions symbolizes the internal struggle we all have between the two, and the success, the victory, the prevailing reign of the righteous, which can be sewn into the soul by awareness and practice, despite the discouraging length of time it seems to take.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Reading Aspirations
Upon being nudged into deciding a few more new novels to plan on reading this quarter, I began a search for some that would really capture me. My inquiries proved somewhat futile as I was recommended books that either didn't sound at all appealing or are ones that are not currently available to me. So, I began to look at the available books I could borrow, and found a couple that really excited me.
The first one was "Catch-22". It didn't catch my eye, no. Rather, I was in avoidance of the book seeing as how I've heard it was too difficult a read. I was under the impression it would be dull, actually, until someone had the courtesy of telling me otherwise. So I turned over the novel and on the back found the claim that it is "the funniest book ever written." Needless to say, I was intrigued. And after reading the first page, I decided to give it a try.
The second book I discovered is called "Dumbing Down Our Kids". The title itself yanked me towards it, as I think I am rather opinionated on America's society becoming particularly dumber. Yes, I think America is getting much, much dumber, despite whatever the Flynn Effect seems to say.
The third book I recalled I already own, and have been attempting to get to it for a while now. It is titled "The Film Club" and is a nonfiction book about a boy being allowed to drop out of school to instead watch more films more frequently. I purchased this book in the curiousity of how the experiment turned out.
I have very high hopes and somewhat high expectations for all of these books.
The first one was "Catch-22". It didn't catch my eye, no. Rather, I was in avoidance of the book seeing as how I've heard it was too difficult a read. I was under the impression it would be dull, actually, until someone had the courtesy of telling me otherwise. So I turned over the novel and on the back found the claim that it is "the funniest book ever written." Needless to say, I was intrigued. And after reading the first page, I decided to give it a try.
The second book I discovered is called "Dumbing Down Our Kids". The title itself yanked me towards it, as I think I am rather opinionated on America's society becoming particularly dumber. Yes, I think America is getting much, much dumber, despite whatever the Flynn Effect seems to say.
The third book I recalled I already own, and have been attempting to get to it for a while now. It is titled "The Film Club" and is a nonfiction book about a boy being allowed to drop out of school to instead watch more films more frequently. I purchased this book in the curiousity of how the experiment turned out.
I have very high hopes and somewhat high expectations for all of these books.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Independent Reading Reflection
The past nine weeks I began determined to read a collection of books I'd been hoping to get to for a very long time..The majority of which were funny, yet could not be altogether deemed juvenile. Not to say I read Shakespeare for pleasure, but rather I wasn't reading books specifically targeted for teens. This, I came to find, was a most rewarding decision, as teen books tend to pose a threat to me, in that they probably decrease my attention span due to the fact that I so quickly think them dull and cannot grant much of my attention at all to the text. I mean no ill intentions; I am not saying I am too superior for teen books, but a book about more than jocks, nerds and cheerleaders does typically prove so much more enjoyable.
With that said, I must point out that it would have been even more beneficial had I read a couple more nonfiction books, as they are so vital to ap english as I've heard. Alas, I did read one, of a topic I knew would be my very favorite. This book was about slaughterhouses, and seeing as how I am most opposed to the horrendous places, I read it furiously, and I mean that as both quickly and angrily. Yes, it incited a fury in me. And whether it was indulging to be accompanied by such rage, I only have a vague idea; anger is, obviously, an upsetting, harmful emotion. Yet, I enjoyed the book particularly because I felt my anger was shared by the author, and that was such a beautiful justice. I plan on reading a plethora of books dealing with the same subject during this new nine weeks. Most will be Ingrid Newkirk's.
But, I did excessively enjoy the other books I read. I knew at the start they would be euphoric reads, considering most were Christopher Moore's, and he is a genius of a writer, every character and story of his being both the most unimageanable and believable once you have delved into them.
Despite my satisfaction in my reading, or perhaps because of it, I didn't write much at all in my reading log. Once a good story has enveloped me, I cannot emerge enough to recall that I need to be writing about it. That was too difficult, and terribly aggravating. In my annoyance, I was reluctant to halt my stream of engulfed thoughts and attempt to trigger any new ones regarding what I could write, although I must admit it seems awfully lazy of me considering it wouldn't have been that hard to write really. It was mostly because I didn't wish to waste my reading time writing things that really wouldn't be beneficial to me. I say the reading log is unbeneficial in utter honesty and truth. Copying thoughts is not necessarily going to make them any better than thinking deeper about them alone. Time-wasting, unhelpful and annoying was the writing, so I think there is justice in having neglected my log.
But, but but but, the reading was superbly fun, educating, and worthy of my time, and I shall be reading much, much more in my near future.
With that said, I must point out that it would have been even more beneficial had I read a couple more nonfiction books, as they are so vital to ap english as I've heard. Alas, I did read one, of a topic I knew would be my very favorite. This book was about slaughterhouses, and seeing as how I am most opposed to the horrendous places, I read it furiously, and I mean that as both quickly and angrily. Yes, it incited a fury in me. And whether it was indulging to be accompanied by such rage, I only have a vague idea; anger is, obviously, an upsetting, harmful emotion. Yet, I enjoyed the book particularly because I felt my anger was shared by the author, and that was such a beautiful justice. I plan on reading a plethora of books dealing with the same subject during this new nine weeks. Most will be Ingrid Newkirk's.
But, I did excessively enjoy the other books I read. I knew at the start they would be euphoric reads, considering most were Christopher Moore's, and he is a genius of a writer, every character and story of his being both the most unimageanable and believable once you have delved into them.
Despite my satisfaction in my reading, or perhaps because of it, I didn't write much at all in my reading log. Once a good story has enveloped me, I cannot emerge enough to recall that I need to be writing about it. That was too difficult, and terribly aggravating. In my annoyance, I was reluctant to halt my stream of engulfed thoughts and attempt to trigger any new ones regarding what I could write, although I must admit it seems awfully lazy of me considering it wouldn't have been that hard to write really. It was mostly because I didn't wish to waste my reading time writing things that really wouldn't be beneficial to me. I say the reading log is unbeneficial in utter honesty and truth. Copying thoughts is not necessarily going to make them any better than thinking deeper about them alone. Time-wasting, unhelpful and annoying was the writing, so I think there is justice in having neglected my log.
But, but but but, the reading was superbly fun, educating, and worthy of my time, and I shall be reading much, much more in my near future.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Socratic Seminar Reflection
The socratic seminar was sadly something I didn't get to participate in as much as I'd liked to have, but for the duration of the one day I was present, I observed others' discussions, made a few comments and came to the conclusion that the assignment was probably the best school assignment, and by far the best english assignment, I have ever witnessed. I mean this in that the dicussion allowed not only for a student to think deeply about the things that truly matter most, the big picture, but it also granted each student the opportunity to dig deeper, search for the biggest, the deepest meaning, and to do that by interacting with other students.
As we discussed at the start of the year, substantive conversations, when increased, can increase happiness. This may be simply because of the satisfied feeling one has after a deep talk about humanity, and the satisfaction is there because one feels they have gained perhaps a clearer outlook. Also, one has shared their views and in doing so have revealed a deeper part of themselves, and feedback produces a feeling of being understood and accepted. So not only did the conversations educate, but they also enhanced mental states.
And regarding the education, discussions like these open minds to more education; they open minds to more deeper meanings in things not typically picked up on. Of course, this is the ultimate goal; to be able to see more in less.
I only wish more education could be done in this manner in which interaction has the ability to open minds, make them more knowledgeable on the big picture of life and at the same time help them feel more satisfied.
As we discussed at the start of the year, substantive conversations, when increased, can increase happiness. This may be simply because of the satisfied feeling one has after a deep talk about humanity, and the satisfaction is there because one feels they have gained perhaps a clearer outlook. Also, one has shared their views and in doing so have revealed a deeper part of themselves, and feedback produces a feeling of being understood and accepted. So not only did the conversations educate, but they also enhanced mental states.
And regarding the education, discussions like these open minds to more education; they open minds to more deeper meanings in things not typically picked up on. Of course, this is the ultimate goal; to be able to see more in less.
I only wish more education could be done in this manner in which interaction has the ability to open minds, make them more knowledgeable on the big picture of life and at the same time help them feel more satisfied.
Annotated Reading List
1.) Moore, Christopher. Fool. New York City: HarperCollins, 2009. Print. Fool is a hilarious satire of King Lear by Shakespeare. It takes place in the same setting but is told this time by the king's fool, a wee man who has a clever joke for everything and a manner most charming in its vulgarity. After Lear banishes one of his daughters, the fool, known as pocket, endeavers to retrieve her and enters a series of outrageous adventures. He is also reminiscent of his childhood, and tells the sweet, humorous tale of his old best friend, a nun, who suprisingly helps twist the ending!
2.) Moore, Christopher. Lamb. New York City: HarperCollins, 2002. Print. Lamb is the side-splitting never-before-told story of Jesus Christ's childhood as told by his best friend Biff, who's pretty pissed about the Bible having left him out. After being brought back to life by an angel, Biff tells the tale of how he tagged along with Jesus, whose name was Joshua before translated, as he embarked to discover just how to be the Messiah. They first end up with a wizard man and his many asain hooker women only to have to slay a demon and then travel on to become Buddhists and learn kung fu. With the other monks, they travel a treacherous icy path and meet an adorable but kina scary creature of pure innocence. Throughout their countless adventures, Jesus learns all he is to preach later with the help of John, and Biff...well, Biff learns sarcasm.
3.) Moore, Christopher. Coyote Blue. New York City: Simon & Schuster, 1994. Print. Coyote Blue is the crazed tale of a salesman with an unexpected past. After growing up a Crowe Indian on their Indian Reservation, Samson Hunts Alone was forced to flee upon partially-accidently killing a cop. He became a salesman at the bet of an experienced one, and changes his name to Samuel Hunter. Now, though, his past seems to be catching up; Coyote Blue, a shape-shifting trickster Indian, appears out of nowhere to ruin his life. Coincidently at the exact same time a beautiful woman named Calliope arrives, making Samuel utterly lovestruck. Yet Samuel's life is falling to pieces, and the battle to stitch them back together ensues.
4.) Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World. New York: Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006. Print. Brave New World is a frightening look into a very possible future, filled with new normalcies of brainwashing, drugs and sex. The novel delves into a society deeming themselves a practical utopia, with its citizens created each to be a member of a specific group to perform specific tasks that enable the perfection of functionality in their society. However, there are problems; with the absence of morality, is their society suffering? And with the constant presence of 'happiness', especially that induced by 'soma', does true happiness exist? Onto the stage appears a 'savage', who belongs to an uncivilized world, and he argues their way of functioning is terribly wrong.
5.) Moore, Christopher. The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove. New York: HarperCollins, 2004. Print. The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove is a story of, you guessed it, a giant lizard monster arriving into the area of a town called Pine Cove. The town psychiatrist, after feeling guilty for one of her patients committing suicide, replaces all the her pateints' antidepressants to placebos, in hopes of truly bettering them with therapy. In turn, the local bar's business grows greatly, and a bluesman is brought in to play guitar. Unfortunately, it is his guitar playing that seems to have attracted from the sea this giant lizard with a hunger for humans and an ability to morph into a trailor. The town's "crazy lady" falls in love with the lizard, naming him Steve, but Steve still can't be too friendly with the rest of the town, and must be gotten rid of before everyone's been eaten.
6.) Eisnitz, Gail A. Slaughterhouse: the Shocking Story of Greed, Neglect, and Inhumane Treatment inside the U.S. Meat Industry. Amherst, NY: Prometheus, 1997. Print. Slaughterhouse is the nonfiction collaboration of interviews Gail Eisnitz has done with workers at the biggest slaughterhouses in the country. The book reveals the most shocking and disturbingly unimagineable scenes that occur constantly in every slaughterhouse. Not only is it true that an animal properly going through a production line is most rare, and many are skinned alive and/or boiled alive, but the conditions alone of a slaughterhouse, the prevalent roaches, maggots, feces and urine, are enough to make any reader feel like projectile vomiting their lunch. Slaughterhouse, too, tackles the fact that meat-packing is the most dangerous industry and job in America, and its effects on workers is devastating. Killing an animal, or at least trying to, every three seconds all day long is both psychologically damaging and horribly dangerous. This book is a gauranteed change to vegetarianism to anyone I would hope.
2.) Moore, Christopher. Lamb. New York City: HarperCollins, 2002. Print. Lamb is the side-splitting never-before-told story of Jesus Christ's childhood as told by his best friend Biff, who's pretty pissed about the Bible having left him out. After being brought back to life by an angel, Biff tells the tale of how he tagged along with Jesus, whose name was Joshua before translated, as he embarked to discover just how to be the Messiah. They first end up with a wizard man and his many asain hooker women only to have to slay a demon and then travel on to become Buddhists and learn kung fu. With the other monks, they travel a treacherous icy path and meet an adorable but kina scary creature of pure innocence. Throughout their countless adventures, Jesus learns all he is to preach later with the help of John, and Biff...well, Biff learns sarcasm.
3.) Moore, Christopher. Coyote Blue. New York City: Simon & Schuster, 1994. Print. Coyote Blue is the crazed tale of a salesman with an unexpected past. After growing up a Crowe Indian on their Indian Reservation, Samson Hunts Alone was forced to flee upon partially-accidently killing a cop. He became a salesman at the bet of an experienced one, and changes his name to Samuel Hunter. Now, though, his past seems to be catching up; Coyote Blue, a shape-shifting trickster Indian, appears out of nowhere to ruin his life. Coincidently at the exact same time a beautiful woman named Calliope arrives, making Samuel utterly lovestruck. Yet Samuel's life is falling to pieces, and the battle to stitch them back together ensues.
4.) Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World. New York: Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006. Print. Brave New World is a frightening look into a very possible future, filled with new normalcies of brainwashing, drugs and sex. The novel delves into a society deeming themselves a practical utopia, with its citizens created each to be a member of a specific group to perform specific tasks that enable the perfection of functionality in their society. However, there are problems; with the absence of morality, is their society suffering? And with the constant presence of 'happiness', especially that induced by 'soma', does true happiness exist? Onto the stage appears a 'savage', who belongs to an uncivilized world, and he argues their way of functioning is terribly wrong.
5.) Moore, Christopher. The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove. New York: HarperCollins, 2004. Print. The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove is a story of, you guessed it, a giant lizard monster arriving into the area of a town called Pine Cove. The town psychiatrist, after feeling guilty for one of her patients committing suicide, replaces all the her pateints' antidepressants to placebos, in hopes of truly bettering them with therapy. In turn, the local bar's business grows greatly, and a bluesman is brought in to play guitar. Unfortunately, it is his guitar playing that seems to have attracted from the sea this giant lizard with a hunger for humans and an ability to morph into a trailor. The town's "crazy lady" falls in love with the lizard, naming him Steve, but Steve still can't be too friendly with the rest of the town, and must be gotten rid of before everyone's been eaten.
6.) Eisnitz, Gail A. Slaughterhouse: the Shocking Story of Greed, Neglect, and Inhumane Treatment inside the U.S. Meat Industry. Amherst, NY: Prometheus, 1997. Print. Slaughterhouse is the nonfiction collaboration of interviews Gail Eisnitz has done with workers at the biggest slaughterhouses in the country. The book reveals the most shocking and disturbingly unimagineable scenes that occur constantly in every slaughterhouse. Not only is it true that an animal properly going through a production line is most rare, and many are skinned alive and/or boiled alive, but the conditions alone of a slaughterhouse, the prevalent roaches, maggots, feces and urine, are enough to make any reader feel like projectile vomiting their lunch. Slaughterhouse, too, tackles the fact that meat-packing is the most dangerous industry and job in America, and its effects on workers is devastating. Killing an animal, or at least trying to, every three seconds all day long is both psychologically damaging and horribly dangerous. This book is a gauranteed change to vegetarianism to anyone I would hope.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Annotated Bibliography
1.) Hinyub, Chris. "Controversy Heats up over Marijuana Legalization Initiative | CAIVN." CAIVN | California Independent Voter Network. 4 July 2010. Web. 13 Oct. 2010. .This article discusses the legalization of marijuana in California, and the reason to support taxing the drug. In particular, the article adresses the aspect of imprisonment; offenders arrested as youth typically just become repeat offenders. Thus, prisons are being filled without reason. In relation to Brave New World, the legalization of marijuana could do to our society something like soma has done to theirs. Of course, the effects would not be so extreme; marijuana use would certainly not be mandatory as soma is in their world. However, would the legalization demoralize us as soma seems to have demoralized their society?
2.) Soma in Brave New World Essay." Essays and Papers Online - Direct Essays. Web. 13 Oct. 2010..This essay addresses the use of soma in Brave New World's society and whether it's utilization was for the best. The essay also considers whether the use of soma would enhance our society, if even the substance really is helpful. Is the world of Brave New World benefiting from soma or is soma in its excessive happiness and prevention of any tidbit of sadness actually preventing true happiness? After all, does happy really exist without sad?
3.) "Television Shows and Society's Values: How Viewing Habits Influence Changing Norms." Suite101.com: Online Magazine and Writers' Network. 7 Mar. 2009. Web. 13 Oct. 2010..This article points out some of the negative consequences as well as some positive consequences of television on our society. Television desensitizes us to violence and sex and can make money and winning seem higher values, but can also raise our levels of tolerance. Television can be seen as a parallel to soma in Brave New World in that we are addicted to it, and go it in times of need for cheering up or even to exaggerate our happiness. Also, both soma and television can be viewed as demoralizing.
4.) Diamond, Milton. "Pacific Center for Sex and Society - Effects of Pornography." University of Hawaii System. 4 Oct. 2009. Web. 13 Oct. 2010..This article explains how studies are conducted to find the effect of pornography, and how some studies have led their experimentors to strongly believe that pornorgaphy is a direct cause of increased rape crime. Brave New World's society is subjected to ubiquitous sex, in which morality regarding sex, that it is particularly immoral, is completely and utterly absent. The connection implied is the questioning of whether pornography and all sex in media is leading our society down the path that is making morality regarding sex obsolete, as Brave New World has traveled there.
5.) "Eugenics: Moral and Ethical Principles of Controlled Reproduction." Associated Content - Associatedcontent.com. 30 Jan. 2007. Web. 13 Oct. 2010..This article explains what eugenics is, how its intentions are genuinely good-to better society, to become closer to a utopia-yet also why it is immoral and unethical. Eugenics requires the lesser of society to be annihalated, thus leaving the better of society to continue evolving. Brave New World's system clearly supports eugenics. Not that the society has definitely directly indulged in killing off part of its society; rather it simply refuses the birth of anyone who cannot put forth into society. The question is raised whether it is ethical to control a society in this manner.
2.) Soma in Brave New World Essay." Essays and Papers Online - Direct Essays. Web. 13 Oct. 2010.
3.) "Television Shows and Society's Values: How Viewing Habits Influence Changing Norms." Suite101.com: Online Magazine and Writers' Network. 7 Mar. 2009. Web. 13 Oct. 2010.
4.) Diamond, Milton. "Pacific Center for Sex and Society - Effects of Pornography." University of Hawaii System. 4 Oct. 2009. Web. 13 Oct. 2010.
5.) "Eugenics: Moral and Ethical Principles of Controlled Reproduction." Associated Content - Associatedcontent.com. 30 Jan. 2007. Web. 13 Oct. 2010.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Abundance
Pink's observing contemplations unveil how abundance is thriving in America, yet has failed to increase America's happiness. He reveals the absurd proportions to which the abundance of material items exists by pointing out that "Target was just one of an array of Potomac Yards stores catering to a mostly middle-class clientele." after having established the designer quality of Target clothes. The vastness of today's quality shopping at cheap prices is very prominent, especially so when considering the quality of middle-class store products is as good as it could possibly be, and cheap enough to be prime purchase for the middle-class. Abundance is clearly flourishing in America. Yet its flourishing obviously doesn't correspond with the flourishing of satisfaction, because, as Pink goes on to say, "what's so remarkable about Potomac Yards is how utterly unremarkable it is." The statment is a seeming paradox. Though it makes perfect sense; the astonishing aspect of our excessively vast shopping is that even the most common stores are so rediculously bountiful today. The sad effect is that this comes as an epiphany to our society, which typically regards these stores, like Potomac Yards, as dully common, average, mediocre. Our society takes for granted the availability. Thus, how could it make us any happier if we neglect the awe of our possessions? Pink then plainly states that "the paradox of prosperity is that while living standards have risen steadily decade after decade, personal, family, and life satisfaction haven't budged." This seems a paradox, indeed. Perhaps if we did not take our abundance for granted, the result could be an inflation on our satisfaction. But, such an inflation may not last when desinsitization to the vastness conquers the thought.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Ad Analyzation
http://adflip.com/addetails.php?adID=12828&showLargeJpg=yes
This motorcycle ad may seem merely catchy but behind its seemingly magically appearing allure is an extremely simple formula used to persuade in any great ad and consists of the combination of the three basic methods of persuasion; ethos, pathos and logos. These three perfected methods are portrayed brilliantly and prove quite seductive in the ad.
Ethos, which is this ad's appeal via revealing how reliable the product is based on its credentials, is obvious in the text shown on the image. By informing the audience that the motorcycles benefit from "Formula One Technology" and "traditional hand craftmanship", one may feel drawn to the product because of the emphasized trustworthiness. After all, Formula One Technology is superior technology, and thus can be found reliable. Even if readers haven't heard of the name, the way in which it is stated is just boastful enough to resound in a mind as awe-inducing, and an awe-inducing boast must indeed logically be backed up by truth. "Traditional hand craftsmanship" even seems to scream "trust me!", for who doesn't automatically register a hand-crafted item as being not only artistic but perhaps perfected? It is a natural connotation of "hand craftsmanship." Also, "traditional" is a huge plus because although we may not see it so plainly, we, as humans, totally base our lifestyles off of traditions because it is in our nature to do so. Thus, tradional ways are so appealing in their comforting essence. The ad claims too that the motorcycles are "sold by a very select group of dealers." This emphasizes again that the quality is of the highest kind because its dealers are "select," a term so commonly associated with the best of the best. The article on the image goes on to state that "Cycle Canada Magazine called the new Sprint RS 'sublime'." This further proves the product's credentials because a motorcycle magazine, which must of course know all there is to know about motorcycles, would go as far to call their product "sublime"! And ethos doesn't stop there. The largest words on the ad, the ones that actually catch the attention of potential readers, state "The Empire Strikes Back," practically a joke, but such a clever one! The "Empire" can be seen metaphorically as the bike, and that is in most apparent terms of the aspect of power. This furthers the motorcycle's credentials in associating it with such a popular theme as Star Wars. Even the first words of the following article begin as did Star Wars. How witty!
Pathos, an appeal to the emotions, is visible in the ad in several ways as well. The motorcycles shown can all be seen as going very fast because the backgrounds are all blurry. This demonstrated speed incites excitement and even a taste for adventure or at least adrenaline. The pictures have all been shot at angles that make the motorcycles look extra dangerous just to provoke this enchanting excitement. Also, the article states "Fancy a bike with the pugnacious attitude of an English bulldog? The Speed Triple is your ride." Not only is this clever and slightly amusing, -humor which also appeals to emotions-, it targets prime audience. Obviously motorcycle customers are looking for adventure and speed or they would not be such customers. And anyone looking for a bike of adventure and speed would surely appreciate an analogy of a bike to a bulldog, as both have connotations of ferocity. A ferocious bike means a speedy one.
Logos, which seduces the reasoning human side, too is shown. The article says that "each Triumph is backed by a two-year unlimited mileage warranty." This is a plain fact of the benefits of buying the product. A customer will always be weighing the benefits and cons before buying, and the more benefits they detect the more likely they are to buy. It also states "each Triumph is crafted in the world's most modern motorcycle factory in the English midlands." This is another benefit because more modern typically indicates much better quality.
Ethos, pathos and logos have been utilized to such a degree of perfection in this advertisement that it's practically impossible to not buy a motorcycle after reading it.
This motorcycle ad may seem merely catchy but behind its seemingly magically appearing allure is an extremely simple formula used to persuade in any great ad and consists of the combination of the three basic methods of persuasion; ethos, pathos and logos. These three perfected methods are portrayed brilliantly and prove quite seductive in the ad.
Ethos, which is this ad's appeal via revealing how reliable the product is based on its credentials, is obvious in the text shown on the image. By informing the audience that the motorcycles benefit from "Formula One Technology" and "traditional hand craftmanship", one may feel drawn to the product because of the emphasized trustworthiness. After all, Formula One Technology is superior technology, and thus can be found reliable. Even if readers haven't heard of the name, the way in which it is stated is just boastful enough to resound in a mind as awe-inducing, and an awe-inducing boast must indeed logically be backed up by truth. "Traditional hand craftsmanship" even seems to scream "trust me!", for who doesn't automatically register a hand-crafted item as being not only artistic but perhaps perfected? It is a natural connotation of "hand craftsmanship." Also, "traditional" is a huge plus because although we may not see it so plainly, we, as humans, totally base our lifestyles off of traditions because it is in our nature to do so. Thus, tradional ways are so appealing in their comforting essence. The ad claims too that the motorcycles are "sold by a very select group of dealers." This emphasizes again that the quality is of the highest kind because its dealers are "select," a term so commonly associated with the best of the best. The article on the image goes on to state that "Cycle Canada Magazine called the new Sprint RS 'sublime'." This further proves the product's credentials because a motorcycle magazine, which must of course know all there is to know about motorcycles, would go as far to call their product "sublime"! And ethos doesn't stop there. The largest words on the ad, the ones that actually catch the attention of potential readers, state "The Empire Strikes Back," practically a joke, but such a clever one! The "Empire" can be seen metaphorically as the bike, and that is in most apparent terms of the aspect of power. This furthers the motorcycle's credentials in associating it with such a popular theme as Star Wars. Even the first words of the following article begin as did Star Wars. How witty!
Pathos, an appeal to the emotions, is visible in the ad in several ways as well. The motorcycles shown can all be seen as going very fast because the backgrounds are all blurry. This demonstrated speed incites excitement and even a taste for adventure or at least adrenaline. The pictures have all been shot at angles that make the motorcycles look extra dangerous just to provoke this enchanting excitement. Also, the article states "Fancy a bike with the pugnacious attitude of an English bulldog? The Speed Triple is your ride." Not only is this clever and slightly amusing, -humor which also appeals to emotions-, it targets prime audience. Obviously motorcycle customers are looking for adventure and speed or they would not be such customers. And anyone looking for a bike of adventure and speed would surely appreciate an analogy of a bike to a bulldog, as both have connotations of ferocity. A ferocious bike means a speedy one.
Logos, which seduces the reasoning human side, too is shown. The article says that "each Triumph is backed by a two-year unlimited mileage warranty." This is a plain fact of the benefits of buying the product. A customer will always be weighing the benefits and cons before buying, and the more benefits they detect the more likely they are to buy. It also states "each Triumph is crafted in the world's most modern motorcycle factory in the English midlands." This is another benefit because more modern typically indicates much better quality.
Ethos, pathos and logos have been utilized to such a degree of perfection in this advertisement that it's practically impossible to not buy a motorcycle after reading it.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Temptation
"Temptation" by Cradle of Filth is one of a plethora of their songs I love. Though not my very favorite, its message, or maybe it's just an observation really, is clear, spot on and ironically a bit tempting to love.
Temptation appears as human weakness, but also defines us. The song describes a temptation, or at least one worth giving into it, as 'an offer that cannot be ignored.' Yes, the benefits of the temptations must outweigh the cons, else no profit is made. But, a temptation is generally thought of as a bad thing, despite the fact that more benefits are made than taken away. Temptation seems to have a connotation of being wrong, immoral. And the benefits reaped typically are due to some immorality. Thus, the benefits only outweigh the cons if the perpetrator does not mind the immorality. The greatest decision is between indulging in what appears to be irresistible or ignoring the urge for sake of a clean conscience.
The song illustrates a temptation as causing the tempted to 'keep climbing higher and higher' in their desire. This escalating desire is the ultimate theme of the song. The power that it retains over us is overwhelming, and the song seems to make it fascinating. It does not portray a message that advocates turning away from the temptation or trying to get rid of it. Rather, it simply presents a temptation as something worth giving into if and only if the benefits are more than than the negative consequences, despite any moral issue. It's all too tempting to think this way.
Temptation appears as human weakness, but also defines us. The song describes a temptation, or at least one worth giving into it, as 'an offer that cannot be ignored.' Yes, the benefits of the temptations must outweigh the cons, else no profit is made. But, a temptation is generally thought of as a bad thing, despite the fact that more benefits are made than taken away. Temptation seems to have a connotation of being wrong, immoral. And the benefits reaped typically are due to some immorality. Thus, the benefits only outweigh the cons if the perpetrator does not mind the immorality. The greatest decision is between indulging in what appears to be irresistible or ignoring the urge for sake of a clean conscience.
The song illustrates a temptation as causing the tempted to 'keep climbing higher and higher' in their desire. This escalating desire is the ultimate theme of the song. The power that it retains over us is overwhelming, and the song seems to make it fascinating. It does not portray a message that advocates turning away from the temptation or trying to get rid of it. Rather, it simply presents a temptation as something worth giving into if and only if the benefits are more than than the negative consequences, despite any moral issue. It's all too tempting to think this way.
Idiocracy?
If I had to extract one from all of the movies I have ever seen to have been the most realistic as well as most rediculuos, the choice would not be one over which I'd need any time at all to contemplate. Idiocracy, another delightful product of Mike Judge, is the tale of our modern day Average Joe making his way into a far off but then again not-so-distant future. He emerges from a forgotten military experiment after 500 years of hibernation to meet a world of an average IQ equivalent to perhaps that of someone nowadays with down syndrome. Garbage overflows into cities because no one has figured out what to do with it, and water fountains have all had their water replaced with the new Gatorade, meaning if you drink water, you're the idiot. Costco is the new law school and Starbucks is the new means of prostitution. The number one movie in America is called Ass, and that is all it is. Absurd, but is such idiocy not already seeping into our society?
Not only is it pessimestic, but it's just downright blasphemous to humanity to draw such cruel accusations it seems. Humanity is better than that! Right? We've all been taught the wonders of evolution, and we've clinged our minds to these expectations of a future more civilized, intricate and technological. But, Idiocracy had sense in its predictions. The world must be logically becoming stupider because those of lesser intelligence have such a higher rate of reproduction than those of more intelligence, as is shown in the movie with examples of white trash reproduction rate vs. high class reproduction rate.
Evolution does function perfectly, with the exception of one flaw. Once a species reaches a certain level of technology, evolution no longer works. Because of the method of functionality our society has adopted, we have permitted natural selection to cease by preventing the consequences nature had always before bestown. The unfit cannot be killed off. Instead, because they are unfit, intelligence-wise of course (intelligence applies to physical state as well in this sense), they reproduce faster.
In Idiocracy, average Joe becomes the smartest person alive. So maybe it will take more than 500 years, but I can easily fathom the same future in which the best hospital is St. God's and the best tv show is "Ow, my balls!". I mean, look at Tosh.0.
Not only is it pessimestic, but it's just downright blasphemous to humanity to draw such cruel accusations it seems. Humanity is better than that! Right? We've all been taught the wonders of evolution, and we've clinged our minds to these expectations of a future more civilized, intricate and technological. But, Idiocracy had sense in its predictions. The world must be logically becoming stupider because those of lesser intelligence have such a higher rate of reproduction than those of more intelligence, as is shown in the movie with examples of white trash reproduction rate vs. high class reproduction rate.
Evolution does function perfectly, with the exception of one flaw. Once a species reaches a certain level of technology, evolution no longer works. Because of the method of functionality our society has adopted, we have permitted natural selection to cease by preventing the consequences nature had always before bestown. The unfit cannot be killed off. Instead, because they are unfit, intelligence-wise of course (intelligence applies to physical state as well in this sense), they reproduce faster.
In Idiocracy, average Joe becomes the smartest person alive. So maybe it will take more than 500 years, but I can easily fathom the same future in which the best hospital is St. God's and the best tv show is "Ow, my balls!". I mean, look at Tosh.0.
A Dream Within A Dream
The nature of dreams is often found to be a most fascinating inspiration for works of art. Edgar Allan Poe wrote a poem entitled "A Dream Within A Dream" about the most obvious aspect of dreams which is that they are not reality but mere fantasy. When such a perspective is mirrored into reality, so that reality is thought another dream, the illusion is devastating in its hopelessness. This defining property of dreams is the villain in another work of art as well, a recent movie titled Inception.What makes the knowledge that a dream is not real so terrifying is that it leads to analyzing reality in a way that makes it appear it is only a dream too. For if a dream could feign reality so well, how can we tell reality isn't feigning reality? Poe's poem is of the hopelessness that strikes along with the discovery of an utterly meaninglessness life, and it is this despair that kills in Inception. Meaninglessness is the ultimate depression.
"A Dream Within A Dream" compares the comprehension of everything as nothing to one being unable to keep a handful of sand in their grasp. The hand cannot clutch the grains of sand because they keep spewing out much like the attachment of significance to everything, every part of life, being dissolved. Poe picked the most fitting comparison, even calling the sand golden as meaning is so rich in joy like gold.
In the movie Inception, the main character, while trapped in the dream world with his wife, implants into her head the idea that their current 'reality' was a dream because she was beggining to think otherwise, to believe it was reality. They eventually, after about fifty years in a dream, awaken back to how they fell asleep, young again. But the idea he had planted in her brain remained, and she began to question actual reality. She ended up committing suicide, tossing herself off a ledge to 'wake up'. Tossing herself like sand spilling between fingers as her husband watched.
No one wants to consider their lives insignificant, much less with no meaning or value whatsoever. The notion is one of the most morbid there is, for it is human nature to attach and maintain meaning to everything we see. Significance is life, or perhaps at least the illusion of significance.
"A Dream Within A Dream" compares the comprehension of everything as nothing to one being unable to keep a handful of sand in their grasp. The hand cannot clutch the grains of sand because they keep spewing out much like the attachment of significance to everything, every part of life, being dissolved. Poe picked the most fitting comparison, even calling the sand golden as meaning is so rich in joy like gold.
In the movie Inception, the main character, while trapped in the dream world with his wife, implants into her head the idea that their current 'reality' was a dream because she was beggining to think otherwise, to believe it was reality. They eventually, after about fifty years in a dream, awaken back to how they fell asleep, young again. But the idea he had planted in her brain remained, and she began to question actual reality. She ended up committing suicide, tossing herself off a ledge to 'wake up'. Tossing herself like sand spilling between fingers as her husband watched.
No one wants to consider their lives insignificant, much less with no meaning or value whatsoever. The notion is one of the most morbid there is, for it is human nature to attach and maintain meaning to everything we see. Significance is life, or perhaps at least the illusion of significance.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
Mice and Men Analysis.
The first page of Of Mice and Men cleverly disguises the foreshadowing of its end with descriptive but seemingly insignificant sentences, that when overanalyzed to the extreme, do produce some fascinating information. For example..
"the Salinas River drops in close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green" is a description of George and Lenny.
Green represents fresh abundance. Deep suggests strength of the river. The river is healthy, full of life. George runs deep and Lenny is green. A river symbolizes an economy as it provides transportation, jobs, life, food, aka life.
"slopes curve up to the strong and rocky Gabilan mountains" is a description of George and Lenny.
Rocky represents rough and treacherous area. The rocks are a bad, sharp, jagged, dangerous, unstable foundation. Lenny is physically strong. George is mentally strong, more stable. Lenny's foundation is rough, unstable.
"under the trees the leaves lie deep and so crisp" is the relationship between George and Lenny.
Trees represent stability. Under trees is a location that represents protection, safety, the home of the leaves protected by the trees. The leaves lying deep represents that they are wedged and dependant upon their location. The leaves are crisp, representing freshness, or youth or innocence. George is like the trees because he is stable and protects Lenny, who depends upon his relationship with George because his mind is "young" with ignorance.
"a path beaten hard by boys coming down from the ranches to swim in the deep pool, and beaten hard by tramps who come wearily down from the highway" is the future of George and Lenny.
A path beaten hard represents a rocky, difficult hazard. It was beaten by boys coming from ranches which suggests ignorance being the cause of the difficult danger. And the boys swam which represents their freedom, the freeness, the fluidness, of prevailing ignorance. And the tramps who beat the path were also ignorance causing the hazard. The path is the future of George and Lenny and it is a dangerous path because of ignorance.
"the limb is worn smooth by men who have sat on it" is the American dream.
A worn smooth limb represents a sitting place, a comfortable position worn by others. It is a comfortable place because of others. George and Lenny strive for the American dream via their goal to live off the fat of the land. This dream, like a comfortable position, has come about from other men.
Ah, the book need not be read past the first couple pages. (But it's still recommended that you do so, because this novel really is much better than its beginning.)
ANALYSIS OF POINT OF VIEW:
In the novel, George's character is displayed by his quotations. They show George is loyal and honest. For example, when speaking of Lennie, he says, "Well, he better watch out for Lennie. Lennie aint no fighter, but Lennie's srong and quick and Lennie don't know no rules." This portrays George's loyalty to Lennie as well as his trustworthiness and that he is willing to be courageous enough to take stands for Lennie. George obviously cares greatly about his companion. George also says, "This guy Curley sounds like a son-of-a-bitch to me. I don't like mean guys." George's honesty is apparent as well as his refusal to try and make any stupid effort to gain the praise of everyone including those he does not like. George is honest when honesty is harsh.
ANALYSIS OF TONE:
Of Mice And Men is a novel whose words point to a tone both of inspiration and despair. The inspiration is apparent in quotes such as "The afternoon sun sliced in through the cracks of the barn walls and lay in bright lines on the hay." This is a very pleasant image as light represents goodness. The vision we imagine from it is quite inspiring. Another quote is "But in the barn it was quiet and humming and lazy and warm." Such an atmosphere is of warmth and happiness and thus inspiration. Despair, however, is revealed in quotes too such as "He went on sorrowfully.....Suddenly his anger rose." This refers to Lennie after accidently killing a pup. These details are very depressing. Lennie then says, "God damn you. Why do you got to get killed? You aint so little as mice." This brutal quote is also very depressing.
THEME:
I am my brother's keeper. True or false?
Whether the above statement is true or false can obviously not be determined from the insight of a single fictional story as no evidence whatsoever in support of it depends upon this story. However, the story does contain such a theme. Lennis is dependant on George in their unfortunate relationship. I say unfortunate for Lennie determines George's fate for his great dependancy upon him and George, of course, controls Lennie's as he is the intelligent and thus seemingly independant one. However, neither can possibly be independant because both at least emotionally are mutualistically dependant. Were it not for Lennie's handicapp, Lennie and George could seperate and spend their individual lives however they desired. But Lennie is unable to function without George's help. George, in turn, depends on Lennie as he is attached to him and feels the need to protect him. This mutualistic dependancy is the very definition of control, or keeping one another.
THEME:
"the Salinas River drops in close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green" is a description of George and Lenny.
Green represents fresh abundance. Deep suggests strength of the river. The river is healthy, full of life. George runs deep and Lenny is green. A river symbolizes an economy as it provides transportation, jobs, life, food, aka life.
"slopes curve up to the strong and rocky Gabilan mountains" is a description of George and Lenny.
Rocky represents rough and treacherous area. The rocks are a bad, sharp, jagged, dangerous, unstable foundation. Lenny is physically strong. George is mentally strong, more stable. Lenny's foundation is rough, unstable.
"under the trees the leaves lie deep and so crisp" is the relationship between George and Lenny.
Trees represent stability. Under trees is a location that represents protection, safety, the home of the leaves protected by the trees. The leaves lying deep represents that they are wedged and dependant upon their location. The leaves are crisp, representing freshness, or youth or innocence. George is like the trees because he is stable and protects Lenny, who depends upon his relationship with George because his mind is "young" with ignorance.
"a path beaten hard by boys coming down from the ranches to swim in the deep pool, and beaten hard by tramps who come wearily down from the highway" is the future of George and Lenny.
A path beaten hard represents a rocky, difficult hazard. It was beaten by boys coming from ranches which suggests ignorance being the cause of the difficult danger. And the boys swam which represents their freedom, the freeness, the fluidness, of prevailing ignorance. And the tramps who beat the path were also ignorance causing the hazard. The path is the future of George and Lenny and it is a dangerous path because of ignorance.
"the limb is worn smooth by men who have sat on it" is the American dream.
A worn smooth limb represents a sitting place, a comfortable position worn by others. It is a comfortable place because of others. George and Lenny strive for the American dream via their goal to live off the fat of the land. This dream, like a comfortable position, has come about from other men.
Ah, the book need not be read past the first couple pages. (But it's still recommended that you do so, because this novel really is much better than its beginning.)
ANALYSIS OF POINT OF VIEW:
In the novel, George's character is displayed by his quotations. They show George is loyal and honest. For example, when speaking of Lennie, he says, "Well, he better watch out for Lennie. Lennie aint no fighter, but Lennie's srong and quick and Lennie don't know no rules." This portrays George's loyalty to Lennie as well as his trustworthiness and that he is willing to be courageous enough to take stands for Lennie. George obviously cares greatly about his companion. George also says, "This guy Curley sounds like a son-of-a-bitch to me. I don't like mean guys." George's honesty is apparent as well as his refusal to try and make any stupid effort to gain the praise of everyone including those he does not like. George is honest when honesty is harsh.
ANALYSIS OF TONE:
Of Mice And Men is a novel whose words point to a tone both of inspiration and despair. The inspiration is apparent in quotes such as "The afternoon sun sliced in through the cracks of the barn walls and lay in bright lines on the hay." This is a very pleasant image as light represents goodness. The vision we imagine from it is quite inspiring. Another quote is "But in the barn it was quiet and humming and lazy and warm." Such an atmosphere is of warmth and happiness and thus inspiration. Despair, however, is revealed in quotes too such as "He went on sorrowfully.....Suddenly his anger rose." This refers to Lennie after accidently killing a pup. These details are very depressing. Lennie then says, "God damn you. Why do you got to get killed? You aint so little as mice." This brutal quote is also very depressing.
THEME:
I am my brother's keeper. True or false?
Whether the above statement is true or false can obviously not be determined from the insight of a single fictional story as no evidence whatsoever in support of it depends upon this story. However, the story does contain such a theme. Lennis is dependant on George in their unfortunate relationship. I say unfortunate for Lennie determines George's fate for his great dependancy upon him and George, of course, controls Lennie's as he is the intelligent and thus seemingly independant one. However, neither can possibly be independant because both at least emotionally are mutualistically dependant. Were it not for Lennie's handicapp, Lennie and George could seperate and spend their individual lives however they desired. But Lennie is unable to function without George's help. George, in turn, depends on Lennie as he is attached to him and feels the need to protect him. This mutualistic dependancy is the very definition of control, or keeping one another.
THEME:
Thursday, May 20, 2010
MOTHERandCHILDREN
So..I am gazing into the eyes of a dirty, poverty-stricken mother whom I feel great connection with for her filth, her downfall, her own depression amidst the combination of so many. Her children's faces are obscured as their heads tucked upon her shoulders are turned the opposite direction. The dirt in their hair shines as a trophy for what they have thus endured, yet also as a burden, an omen for what is to come. And what approaches but doom! Their images scream for help, relief from the coming suffering! But the mother's lips are silent as they have come to accept the fate of loss. Her brow is furrowed with doubt and anxiety for the sake of her children, but her eyes are soft with weariness. Wrinkles smother her tired skin, taught with the want to release her children from their Hell, to relinquish her every particle of self and effort for them to be rescued from the dawning of hopelessness! Dirt embraces the hands and necks of her children as loss clings upon their innocent souls, and she is incapable of providing them aid. Incapable of destroying the beasts that cradle them and shall not hesitate to clutch every moment of their future! How petrifying the inevitable death of hope, which is to perish in the brutal flames of unfairness.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
UtopiaSurvey
Link to survey on utopias:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGNJMDZQX2FPUWlWTE12cUtZdjRuVVE6MQ
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGNJMDZQX2FPUWlWTE12cUtZdjRuVVE6MQ
Friday, April 30, 2010
The Giver
The scenario is a society free of suffering. How can this be? How can a society be risk-free? Lois Lowry's The Giver presents just this and determines by itself that a society cannot be risk free, and this thought did enthrall my curiosity!
So now I consider Lowry's philosophy. I quite dislike the novel's manipulative utilization of the idea of communism. Lowry makes clear that a society free of suffering and risk cannot exist and should not exist because of individuality. Individuality, according to her notions, is more significant than the liberation of suffering by the means of annihilating risk.
To what extent I disagree I am not sure. I believe individuality and separateness is an illusion. If you were told one of your cells was named Katy would you believe it or care? How ridiculous, of course not! Well a human in humanity is a cell in a body; that human is so extremely insignificant in comparison to the gigantic quantity of humans altogether. Does this justify my anger at individualism? Well, it would be selfish of a human to think themselves superior to another. I think individualism permits this secret sense of superiority in that each cares for themselves alone. Or not necessarily cares, but does for themselves. And actions affect thoughts, thus increasing our senses of superiority. Would not it be ridiculous for our cells to each secretly think themselves superior and be competitive towards each other? Yes it would be because our cells must work together for our bodies to work. And each of us humans make up humanity, which can only function properly if its components are functioning properly. Cells competing would not allow for a body to function. Humans competing does not allow for humanity to function properly. Thus, our conflicts.
Buuuuut.
A cell cannot think. A cell is not conscious. If we could only lose our selfishness and not our conciousness. Why does selfishness exist within consciousness? Because evolution favored the selfish individuals, the ones who could do for themselves. Selfishness is beneficial to the individual but not the population.
The ultimate question here: Is an individual more important than a population? Of course not! A cell is not more important than a body! The sum of components is greater than the components themselves. Though I said earlier a human is BETTER than humanity. I mean by that that a human individual has the ability to make decisions that benefit themselves and others in the realm of their existance. But humanity, although granted the potential, has not and cannot. Perhaps the individual possesses only the potential but because there are more individuals and only one humanity, I am being biased. I do not think an indivual is more important though. So, I quite disagree with Lowry.
So now I consider Lowry's philosophy. I quite dislike the novel's manipulative utilization of the idea of communism. Lowry makes clear that a society free of suffering and risk cannot exist and should not exist because of individuality. Individuality, according to her notions, is more significant than the liberation of suffering by the means of annihilating risk.
To what extent I disagree I am not sure. I believe individuality and separateness is an illusion. If you were told one of your cells was named Katy would you believe it or care? How ridiculous, of course not! Well a human in humanity is a cell in a body; that human is so extremely insignificant in comparison to the gigantic quantity of humans altogether. Does this justify my anger at individualism? Well, it would be selfish of a human to think themselves superior to another. I think individualism permits this secret sense of superiority in that each cares for themselves alone. Or not necessarily cares, but does for themselves. And actions affect thoughts, thus increasing our senses of superiority. Would not it be ridiculous for our cells to each secretly think themselves superior and be competitive towards each other? Yes it would be because our cells must work together for our bodies to work. And each of us humans make up humanity, which can only function properly if its components are functioning properly. Cells competing would not allow for a body to function. Humans competing does not allow for humanity to function properly. Thus, our conflicts.
Buuuuut.
A cell cannot think. A cell is not conscious. If we could only lose our selfishness and not our conciousness. Why does selfishness exist within consciousness? Because evolution favored the selfish individuals, the ones who could do for themselves. Selfishness is beneficial to the individual but not the population.
The ultimate question here: Is an individual more important than a population? Of course not! A cell is not more important than a body! The sum of components is greater than the components themselves. Though I said earlier a human is BETTER than humanity. I mean by that that a human individual has the ability to make decisions that benefit themselves and others in the realm of their existance. But humanity, although granted the potential, has not and cannot. Perhaps the individual possesses only the potential but because there are more individuals and only one humanity, I am being biased. I do not think an indivual is more important though. So, I quite disagree with Lowry.
Poem (redwheelbarrowknockoff)
All matter
has fallen
upon
love,
never shattered
never stalled
within my chest
this ecstasy
blessed
has fallen
upon
love,
never shattered
never stalled
within my chest
this ecstasy
blessed
Friday, April 2, 2010
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
I Wear No Mask
Lying not subtly upon my face
is an expression I won't erase
to administer to others ease
to bluff to help; to deceive to please.
My expression that expresses
and upon audiences depresses
with its purely unrefined and bluntly so defined gaze.
A gaze that makes their eyebrows raise
and then furrow as they anticipate
what in my mind I can create
to display upon my face so eagerly
that they would reveal little of, so meagerly.
I cloak no emotion behind any mask ,
My flesh is the truth and the truth is my task
to uncover, to reveal to those
who look upon the face that glows
because it lacks the veil;
nothing is withheld.
is an expression I won't erase
to administer to others ease
to bluff to help; to deceive to please.
My expression that expresses
and upon audiences depresses
with its purely unrefined and bluntly so defined gaze.
A gaze that makes their eyebrows raise
and then furrow as they anticipate
what in my mind I can create
to display upon my face so eagerly
that they would reveal little of, so meagerly.
I cloak no emotion behind any mask ,
My flesh is the truth and the truth is my task
to uncover, to reveal to those
who look upon the face that glows
because it lacks the veil;
nothing is withheld.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
St. Patrick's Day
Time has dropped us upon a day that happens to have been administered with a name dedicated, apparently, to a saint. Saint Patrick's day conjures up images of green four-leaf clovers, leprichauns and all that is lucky within my poor mind.
And now I cannot recall the slightest memory of having been informed who in the world Saint Patrick is nor what his significance is upon this day. But he did do something and now that I've confessed my ignorance, I would like to cling to it as I do not particularly care what this man did, not to say I care not about the man himself, but, no, I simply cannot bring the desire to know such a thing.
Anyways, St. P's day does not carry the slightest burden of significance to me. I am certainly reminded of the images that have been used to represent the little holiday, yet I would not notice if I didn't get pinched for not wearing green. No, the leprichaun could remain in hiding today and I wouldn't care.
And now I cannot recall the slightest memory of having been informed who in the world Saint Patrick is nor what his significance is upon this day. But he did do something and now that I've confessed my ignorance, I would like to cling to it as I do not particularly care what this man did, not to say I care not about the man himself, but, no, I simply cannot bring the desire to know such a thing.
Anyways, St. P's day does not carry the slightest burden of significance to me. I am certainly reminded of the images that have been used to represent the little holiday, yet I would not notice if I didn't get pinched for not wearing green. No, the leprichaun could remain in hiding today and I wouldn't care.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Butterfly Weed
Whimsical in a way and delightfully satisfying with almost unrealistic but so seemingly completely genuine characters is the story of a time in the old Ozarks of Arkansas. Butterfly Weed by Donald Harrington drew me into the minds of a magnificently smart and honestly kind doctor and an innocent, wonderful little girl named Tennessee.
Doc Swain has been tought all there is to know of medicine and the cure to every existing disease with the exception of tuberculosis. Though lacking any kind of degree, he moves into Stay More and opens his practice, which receives many patients more than the practice of the doctor who resides across the street from him. The people of Stay More do not take long to see how great a doctor Doc Swain is, as he does not fail a single patient. But the Doc faces quite a problem when he begins treating people in his dreams for free. He no longer receives payments and ends up taking a job teaching. This is where he meets Tenny, the prettiest girl he'd ever seen.
The love between Tenny and Doc grows and their story is inspiring, saddening, hilarious, tragic and very happy. All of these emotions were scattered throught the book, which never misses a note or fails to satisfy any of the reader's desire for details.
Harrington's writing is a joy to read because of the uniqueness. The dialogue is incredibly perfect, just the way you would imagine the old Arkansans to have spoken. The things they say are greatly humorous and make the book so entertaining. I loved everything about the characters, especially the things they said.
I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading. The characters, dialogue, plot twists and turns, the humor and the tragedy are all perfect.
307 pages.
Doc Swain has been tought all there is to know of medicine and the cure to every existing disease with the exception of tuberculosis. Though lacking any kind of degree, he moves into Stay More and opens his practice, which receives many patients more than the practice of the doctor who resides across the street from him. The people of Stay More do not take long to see how great a doctor Doc Swain is, as he does not fail a single patient. But the Doc faces quite a problem when he begins treating people in his dreams for free. He no longer receives payments and ends up taking a job teaching. This is where he meets Tenny, the prettiest girl he'd ever seen.
The love between Tenny and Doc grows and their story is inspiring, saddening, hilarious, tragic and very happy. All of these emotions were scattered throught the book, which never misses a note or fails to satisfy any of the reader's desire for details.
Harrington's writing is a joy to read because of the uniqueness. The dialogue is incredibly perfect, just the way you would imagine the old Arkansans to have spoken. The things they say are greatly humorous and make the book so entertaining. I loved everything about the characters, especially the things they said.
I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading. The characters, dialogue, plot twists and turns, the humor and the tragedy are all perfect.
307 pages.
Antigone
All those old Greek plays seem to me to be nothing but tragedies that were spurred in the minds of great thinkers whose thoughts were themselves tragic cycles. Antigone by Sophocles did grasp my sympathies for the tragic events that occured to the characters.
Antigone and her sister Ismene have endured the loss of their parents as well as their two brothers. Creon, the king of Thebes, now refuses to bury one of their brothers, Polyneices, because he had fought in a battle against Thebes. When a body was not buried then, people believed this caused the corpse's spirit to roam the earth for a hundred years.
Antigone grieved for her dead brother and attempted twice to bury him but was caught. Creon showed no sympathy for Antigone and decided to punish her. From this point on, the situation only worsens and many die, leaving Creon to suffer guilt.
Sophocles' writing style was not as difficult to understand as some other styles by playwrights then. Though not exactly very inspiring, moving or great, the play was bearable to read for the sake of finding out what would happen to Antigone.
I don't recommend this play to anyone except those forced to read the story because I thought the book was overall very dull. Although, the play may prove itself much better when actually performed as Sophocles intended.
Antigone and her sister Ismene have endured the loss of their parents as well as their two brothers. Creon, the king of Thebes, now refuses to bury one of their brothers, Polyneices, because he had fought in a battle against Thebes. When a body was not buried then, people believed this caused the corpse's spirit to roam the earth for a hundred years.
Antigone grieved for her dead brother and attempted twice to bury him but was caught. Creon showed no sympathy for Antigone and decided to punish her. From this point on, the situation only worsens and many die, leaving Creon to suffer guilt.
Sophocles' writing style was not as difficult to understand as some other styles by playwrights then. Though not exactly very inspiring, moving or great, the play was bearable to read for the sake of finding out what would happen to Antigone.
I don't recommend this play to anyone except those forced to read the story because I thought the book was overall very dull. Although, the play may prove itself much better when actually performed as Sophocles intended.
The Call Of The Wild
Only the strong can survive in the brutal environment of cold. This is a slight expression of the theme of a classic novel I recently read. The Call of The Wild by Jack London captured only my attention to London's talented writing and theme of natural selection throughout the plot. Though difficult at first to keep my attention held to, the book soon cought me up in the story of Buck and made me wish he and all his alliances and enemies could overcome the brutality of the north as well as that of their relationships, which were based cruelly on natural selection alone.
Buck is the protagonist of the book. As the novel opens, we are introduced to the Buck that lives in a civilized manner in a happy time in his life though not with complete love in his heart and passion for what he does and how he lives. The story progresses as Buck does through it, though his progression sadly is not one that encompasses his spirituality or the virtues of altruism as progression should include but his change is simply physically for the better and mentally for the worse, seeing as how altruism is a higher virtue than the quality of cunning to topple enemies.
Natural selection obviously more than interested London because every aspect of his story of Buck seems to revolve around it. After Buck learns the human species to be dominant to his, he cunningly appears to obey just enough to best his situation. Buck kills in the name of himself and for the benefit of his position, and this is displayed as an action of greatness by London, whose human emotions of insecurities about enemies I think were permitted by him to be expressed through fantasy via Buck's story. For Buck does not fail with his kill as he seemed to fail at first when having to learn the dominancy of man; as though London had felt such failure before and wanted to express it with a situation where Buck is the victim and then redeem himself by showing Buck to succeed in all his future encounters with enemies.
Buck's story takes place in an environment suitable to the taste of London, who desired to show his audience brutality and the defeat of brutality-brutality existing as the snow and ice that caused Buck and his enemies (for I think all the other characters were enemies except for Thornton, whom Buck felt the only noble emotion in the entire novel for) to suffer so greatly. Not to mention Buck's lack of food at one point and the couple times he was beaten, etc. Buck's life is anyone's life with the suffering always present and because Buck is not a human he simply could not defeat his desire to harm for his own benefit and to protect himself and whether because of Buck being an animal or his circumstances Buck could not spiritually develop his love further to exist on behalf of more characters than Thornton alone. I think, personally, that London himself had perhaps not considered such a parallel barrier to exist within his own mentality but his story seems to portray the possibility of such a mentality within himself as his words seem to obsess over the need to win and defeat something.
On a different note, London's writing style, as in his sentence formations and word choice, was obviously highly skilled and his words stroke my emotions as they sounded so beautiful. Beauty is quite apparent in his writing, yes, although expressed as harshness to make the story so entertaining and cause readers sympathy for Buck if no one else.
The Call Of The Wild may not possess a positive or enlightening theme, but it does capture our emotions and entertain. I recommend this book to anyone who wishes to write.
Buck is the protagonist of the book. As the novel opens, we are introduced to the Buck that lives in a civilized manner in a happy time in his life though not with complete love in his heart and passion for what he does and how he lives. The story progresses as Buck does through it, though his progression sadly is not one that encompasses his spirituality or the virtues of altruism as progression should include but his change is simply physically for the better and mentally for the worse, seeing as how altruism is a higher virtue than the quality of cunning to topple enemies.
Natural selection obviously more than interested London because every aspect of his story of Buck seems to revolve around it. After Buck learns the human species to be dominant to his, he cunningly appears to obey just enough to best his situation. Buck kills in the name of himself and for the benefit of his position, and this is displayed as an action of greatness by London, whose human emotions of insecurities about enemies I think were permitted by him to be expressed through fantasy via Buck's story. For Buck does not fail with his kill as he seemed to fail at first when having to learn the dominancy of man; as though London had felt such failure before and wanted to express it with a situation where Buck is the victim and then redeem himself by showing Buck to succeed in all his future encounters with enemies.
Buck's story takes place in an environment suitable to the taste of London, who desired to show his audience brutality and the defeat of brutality-brutality existing as the snow and ice that caused Buck and his enemies (for I think all the other characters were enemies except for Thornton, whom Buck felt the only noble emotion in the entire novel for) to suffer so greatly. Not to mention Buck's lack of food at one point and the couple times he was beaten, etc. Buck's life is anyone's life with the suffering always present and because Buck is not a human he simply could not defeat his desire to harm for his own benefit and to protect himself and whether because of Buck being an animal or his circumstances Buck could not spiritually develop his love further to exist on behalf of more characters than Thornton alone. I think, personally, that London himself had perhaps not considered such a parallel barrier to exist within his own mentality but his story seems to portray the possibility of such a mentality within himself as his words seem to obsess over the need to win and defeat something.
On a different note, London's writing style, as in his sentence formations and word choice, was obviously highly skilled and his words stroke my emotions as they sounded so beautiful. Beauty is quite apparent in his writing, yes, although expressed as harshness to make the story so entertaining and cause readers sympathy for Buck if no one else.
The Call Of The Wild may not possess a positive or enlightening theme, but it does capture our emotions and entertain. I recommend this book to anyone who wishes to write.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
WN3 Persuasion
Persuasion is a technique that I am constantly utilizing. Although I fail to persuade about 99.9999999 percent of the time, that measely bit that I do persuade does make me very happy. I like to think my persuasion is not used in order to obtain selfish goals, but goals that benefit the other person, animals and the planet. I am always trying to persuade others to stop eating meat.
I'd like to say I'm good at persuasion but my countless failures have left me a little dubious. However, I have managed to turn at least three people vegetarian. That's a lot of lives saved!
The tactics of my persuasion include all types; pathos, ethos and logos. I use statistics and facts. I try to convey the image of the emotions of the animals who spend their lives in factory farms. I try to show people that I am not unlike them as I used to eat meat, too until I became aware of the many reasons to stop.
I witness persuasion quite a bit in movies and in real life. I tend to use persuasion more than anyone else I know.
I'd like to say I'm good at persuasion but my countless failures have left me a little dubious. However, I have managed to turn at least three people vegetarian. That's a lot of lives saved!
The tactics of my persuasion include all types; pathos, ethos and logos. I use statistics and facts. I try to convey the image of the emotions of the animals who spend their lives in factory farms. I try to show people that I am not unlike them as I used to eat meat, too until I became aware of the many reasons to stop.
I witness persuasion quite a bit in movies and in real life. I tend to use persuasion more than anyone else I know.
WN2 Being a Winner
The U.S. is winning the Olympics and my assigned topic is to reflect on what I think being a winner really means.
Personally, I think that being a winner only means that you are (probably) just being a selfish, overcompetitive jackass because really winning doesn't matter except to prove that you are better than someone else.
Trying to win is pointless because you should not be relying on happiness that comes from being better than someone else in the first place. Your happiness should come from within.
Winniing does not always mean you receieve a tangible award.
I am not proud of winning anything I've won, and I cannot recall winning because rarely do I conciously place myself within a competition.
Personally, I think that being a winner only means that you are (probably) just being a selfish, overcompetitive jackass because really winning doesn't matter except to prove that you are better than someone else.
Trying to win is pointless because you should not be relying on happiness that comes from being better than someone else in the first place. Your happiness should come from within.
Winniing does not always mean you receieve a tangible award.
I am not proud of winning anything I've won, and I cannot recall winning because rarely do I conciously place myself within a competition.
WN1 Commitment
Marriage takes as much commitment as that of athletes who practice hours and hours each day to achieve their goals.
Getting married changes your life just as training to become and maintain the status of an Olympic athlete does. In both cases, you are commited to something and you promise yourself that you will never abandon what you are commited to. You trust in what you are doing and you always give your best.
Marriage is something I would put my commitment into as an athlete would her sport. The achievement in marriage is happiness on both parts, rather than gold. So marriage may be considered much more mature than sports in this way because the people involved have come to know that being better is not the key to happiness.
The commitment to love each other and make each other happy is much more important that self-discipline of the body in order to be better than another in my opinion. (However, lots of athletes do compete against themselves rather than concentrating on others.) Both commitments require perseverance, maturity and determination.
Getting married changes your life just as training to become and maintain the status of an Olympic athlete does. In both cases, you are commited to something and you promise yourself that you will never abandon what you are commited to. You trust in what you are doing and you always give your best.
Marriage is something I would put my commitment into as an athlete would her sport. The achievement in marriage is happiness on both parts, rather than gold. So marriage may be considered much more mature than sports in this way because the people involved have come to know that being better is not the key to happiness.
The commitment to love each other and make each other happy is much more important that self-discipline of the body in order to be better than another in my opinion. (However, lots of athletes do compete against themselves rather than concentrating on others.) Both commitments require perseverance, maturity and determination.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Daybreakers: Oil?
Not the greatest movie, but a very entertaining one with a creative plot, Daybreakers (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433362/) serves as a good metaphor for oil. Our use of oil in particular.
Daybreakers shows the story of one vampire, named Edward and played by Ethan Hawke, and his attempt to help repopulate Earth with humans long after they have become an endangered species and vampires have taken over. Humans are farmed for their blood, but they cannot be reproduced as quickly as they are being used to feed the huge quantity of vampires. Edward works at this giant farm as they all try to come up with a substitute for the blood.
Like oil running out in our own greedy society, blood is running out in theirs. And according to Edward's boss, "There will always be those who will pay a little extra for the real thing." This makes me also want to compare their human farming to today's factory farming. People don't want to know the truth about it as in the movie the vampires do not want to be human again. Their greed craves immortality, ours craves taste bud pleasure. It's too bad that people won't allow themselves to seek the truth, that factory farms are horrific and not worth it (especially when the products are so bad for you and the environment). And it's too bad the vampires don't want to listen to Edward. But, thankfully, he gets the cure out.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Wintergirls
I recently read a depressing but great book about an anorexic girl losing touch with reality. I was reminded again how terrible and tragic teenage depressions are. Laurie Halse Anderson's Wintergirls captured me in a world of counting bites and denial.
The story's main character, Lia, suffers greatly by her own decisions. The death of her old best friend Cassie has triggered her anorexia again. Through the story, Lia falls deeper and deeper into her negativity and her belief that she needs to continue losing her weight. Five pounds and then five more lost and she refuses to quit her destructive habbit because this is the only act she can may do and have control over in her life.
Anderson's ability to not omit a single thought of Lia's or a single bite she takes has a devastatingly emotional effect on the reader, who may, as in my case, find themselves feeling more than sympathetic towards Lia. I also found I was horribly frustrated with her just as her parents were. I thought the writing techniques that Anderson utilized were the components of the book's emotional effect. She wrote Lia's thoughts perfectly, seemingly so real.
Lia begins losing all touch with reality when her hallucination of Cassie begins appearing many times to her in her miserable, dying state. Her father makes her go back to living with her mother, who forces her to eat at least a little, finally. But Lia is still starving herself and it is not until the end that she begins seeing reality once more. Lia's state requires a near death experience to transform her thoughts.
Wintergirls is definetely a book I recommend. Although, I must say that this novel is definetely not going to appeal to males or people that have a hard time understanding depression and sympathizing.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Skinny Bitch
Have you ever considered how unhealthy the American diet really is? Think you might be prepared to hear the truth for once? Skinny Bitch, by Kim and Rory, is a book that will change your life by giving you all the facts on what you should and shouldn't be eating. The authors never try to make the truth sound any less harsh than it is; Rory and Kim are blunt, honest, entertaining, hilarious, and extremely motivating. The book is a great example of two people taking a stand and spreading the word on veganism.
Skinny Bitch discusses why high fructose corn syrup, rotting carcasses and other fattening animal byproducts are making you fat and unhealthy. Kim and Rory divulge all the details and just how it is actually legal that the government let all this crap be sold. They tell us everything we ought to know but don't, such as the fact that other countries are refusing to purchase American meat and what truly goes on inside slaughterhouses.
The two amazing authors tell us that the wrote the book mainly because they want to help end animal suffering. This is truly the type of stand-taking that needs to be continued! I highly recommend this book to everyone. You will be amazed and horrified by some of the information.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Taking a stand
Okay. So. Taking a stand. Myself. Me taking a stand. I find this subject really frustrating because I am always taking a stand with every meal I eat, because every meal I eat is one that refuses to harm creatures. Yeah, I get pretty frustrated. And I'm sorry if I've offended you with my veganism in the past. I've learned that taking a stand on my ethics tends to offend others, who are sensitive about their diets and unwilling to become aware.
Well, I seem to be getting off subject again...Okay, the last time I really took a stand was when those bs posters advertising hunting (not real hunting but fake hunting, which is only desensitizing everyone to real hunting anyhow) were hung up all around my friggin school. So, I made some posters myself with catchy slogans that were created with the same violent theme of hunting. One said "Save a deer, kill a hunter." Apparently, some idiots are just too friggin stupid to understand that this is not friggin literal. Duh. The slogan is obviously meant to change the point of view, make some people think. But, unfortunately, I forget how brainwashed people are from all the billions of advertisements they have seen in their lives that desensitizes them, making them (probably you too) feel not that killing other species is wrong and horrific just as human killings are, but feel that it's perfectly normal to torture and make suffer the innocent members of other species. What a demented and warped world we inhabit! Yes, we are victims of greed. Greed drives the ads which drive the brainwashing which makes the desensitization. Added with the sick ways of capitalism, our world is trapped in a vicious cycle.
Okay, so I was caught in the act of hanging up my horridly offensive posters and had to take them down before the bell even rang. I guess freedom of speech doesn't apply in batesville. I will continue to act on the behalf of animals and I really hope that someday you can see from a different perspective.
Well, I seem to be getting off subject again...Okay, the last time I really took a stand was when those bs posters advertising hunting (not real hunting but fake hunting, which is only desensitizing everyone to real hunting anyhow) were hung up all around my friggin school. So, I made some posters myself with catchy slogans that were created with the same violent theme of hunting. One said "Save a deer, kill a hunter." Apparently, some idiots are just too friggin stupid to understand that this is not friggin literal. Duh. The slogan is obviously meant to change the point of view, make some people think. But, unfortunately, I forget how brainwashed people are from all the billions of advertisements they have seen in their lives that desensitizes them, making them (probably you too) feel not that killing other species is wrong and horrific just as human killings are, but feel that it's perfectly normal to torture and make suffer the innocent members of other species. What a demented and warped world we inhabit! Yes, we are victims of greed. Greed drives the ads which drive the brainwashing which makes the desensitization. Added with the sick ways of capitalism, our world is trapped in a vicious cycle.
Okay, so I was caught in the act of hanging up my horridly offensive posters and had to take them down before the bell even rang. I guess freedom of speech doesn't apply in batesville. I will continue to act on the behalf of animals and I really hope that someday you can see from a different perspective.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Ingrid Newkirk: Taking A Stand For Animals!
Ingrid Newkirk, the animal rights activist who was the main founder of the organization PETA, is my favorite hero.
You may find yourself asking PETA?! Fore the love of God, not PETA, Sadie!! If so, I'm just going to inform you know that PETA has caught your attention, and if you would keep an open-mind and listen to the facts that PETA and Ingrid are dying to tell you, you will probably find that you were just wrong. Dead wrong.
In my opinion, and according to basic ethics, torturing and killing innocent creatures is pretty wrong. Really, really wrong last time I checked.
Ingrid Newkirk, as president of the largest animal rights activist group in the world, is putting forth her every effort to help stop animal abuse. She is an extremely kind person who knows what she stands for. Ingrid is always seizing every stand she can for the many suffering species that she and I know will one day be free. I admire and have been stunned by her courage, strength, determination, and perseverance.
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