His message seems collectivist in the beginning because he is talking about everyone sharing the land which is an ideal of a collectivist culture. However, his main message is individualist because in the second to last verse, he says "Is this land made for you and me?" He is questioning whether our country is truly collectivist or not.
This song is anti-government because he is talking about the fact that "nobody living can ever stop me" which is what government is there to do. Control people.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
The Egg
1. The author's father was modest and content with what he had before he was married. "He had at that time no notion of trying to rise in the world" (Anderson 1). After marriage, he became ambitious. It was said that "The American passion for getting up in the world took possession of them" (Anderson 1). This was caused by his late nights in the restaurant spent thinking. He came up with an idea that he thought would benefit their business.
2. The author feels that chickens and eggs bring about hard for his family. In this story, the eggs represent a hampering of success for the family.
3. The father's collection of grotesques symbolize his underlying insanity. He keeps them with him all the time. At the end, he has them on display for Joe Kane, which reveals his insanity because he is going crazy trying to impress this man.
4. "The complete and final triumph of the egg" means that the hard times that the egg brings has finally succeeded in driving the father to insanity and taking away their opportunities.
2. The author feels that chickens and eggs bring about hard for his family. In this story, the eggs represent a hampering of success for the family.
3. The father's collection of grotesques symbolize his underlying insanity. He keeps them with him all the time. At the end, he has them on display for Joe Kane, which reveals his insanity because he is going crazy trying to impress this man.
4. "The complete and final triumph of the egg" means that the hard times that the egg brings has finally succeeded in driving the father to insanity and taking away their opportunities.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
1984 Journal Part Two
Winston Smith is torn between his personal guilt over commitment to his job and
his traditional trust/belief in the One State, and his overwhelming curiosity
which is fueled by other relationships and a yearning for something more/better.
In your opinion, why is Winston having a difficult time buying in to what Big
Brother and the State are selling? Are his small acts of defiance (questioning)
a form of protest? Why/Why not? Compare/contrast Winston's small rebellion to a
more current act of rebellion within the United States (think Tea Party
Movement, Occupy Wall Street, Anti-War Protests) in all facets - what they are
fighting for, who they are rebelling against, the way their protests seen by the
government, the way their protests are seen by the masses. Ultimately, the
purpose of this blog is to examine how Orwellian we have become.
I think that Winston is having a difficult time buying into what Big Brother and the State are selling because he is able to see past the lies that they are feeding the citizens of Oceania. He also remembers the time before the Revolution when the Party hadn't come into existence yet. This allows him to see that the Party has been changing history and this makes him think that everything is a lie and is not logical. His small acts of defiance, like writing in the journal, are a form of protest. The Party would not approve of these actions because they like their citizens to be ignorant and to not feel and express their emotions. This makes these acts protests if the Party does not approve of them. These acts, may be small, but they are still protests. They are not quite on the same scale as most protests we see now, like Occupy Wall Street, where people are making large demonstrations of their anger towards Wall Street. Winston's protest are much more modest, but all the more dangerous. He is committing acts that intend to bring down the Party and Big Brother, which is much more than the protesters of Occupy Wall Street intend to do.
I think that Winston is having a difficult time buying into what Big Brother and the State are selling because he is able to see past the lies that they are feeding the citizens of Oceania. He also remembers the time before the Revolution when the Party hadn't come into existence yet. This allows him to see that the Party has been changing history and this makes him think that everything is a lie and is not logical. His small acts of defiance, like writing in the journal, are a form of protest. The Party would not approve of these actions because they like their citizens to be ignorant and to not feel and express their emotions. This makes these acts protests if the Party does not approve of them. These acts, may be small, but they are still protests. They are not quite on the same scale as most protests we see now, like Occupy Wall Street, where people are making large demonstrations of their anger towards Wall Street. Winston's protest are much more modest, but all the more dangerous. He is committing acts that intend to bring down the Party and Big Brother, which is much more than the protesters of Occupy Wall Street intend to do.
Individualist vs. Collectivist
1) In a collectivist culture, what personality traits are likely to be
considered ideal? What about an individualist culture? 2) In what type of culture
might elders or people who have professional distinction receive more respect
and less challenge from people lower on their culture's/group's hierarchy?
Explain your answer. 3) Create a specific problem a teacher may encounter when
he/she moves from teaching in a collectivist culture to an individualist culture
or vice verse. Explain the specific values/influences/obligations/desires caused
by the clash. Propose a way for the conflict to be resolved. 4) What is an
acquaintance? Does the word have a positive or negative connotation? Explain.
1. Individualist: independent, self-reliant, responsible
Collectivist: modest, benevolent, loyal
2.I think that an individualistic culture values status more. The individual person is more important than in a collectivist culture, so it would be valued more for a person to want to become more important and successful than others in their society. In a collsectivist culture, people value working together and being similar to everyone else. In a society like this, there wouldn't be much diversity in status if everyone is striving to be similar to one another.
3. A teacher may encounter opposition to group work and more fighting because the students wouldn't know how to interact with each other as well as students from a collectivist society. The teacher would have to slowly ease the students into group work to avoid the disagreements that could occur.
4. An acquaintance is a person with whom you interact commonly, but are not particularly close to. I think the word has a neutral connotation because it doesn't necessarily have a positive connotation, like the word "friend" does. It also doesn't imply anything negative.
1. Individualist: independent, self-reliant, responsible
Collectivist: modest, benevolent, loyal
2.I think that an individualistic culture values status more. The individual person is more important than in a collectivist culture, so it would be valued more for a person to want to become more important and successful than others in their society. In a collsectivist culture, people value working together and being similar to everyone else. In a society like this, there wouldn't be much diversity in status if everyone is striving to be similar to one another.
3. A teacher may encounter opposition to group work and more fighting because the students wouldn't know how to interact with each other as well as students from a collectivist society. The teacher would have to slowly ease the students into group work to avoid the disagreements that could occur.
4. An acquaintance is a person with whom you interact commonly, but are not particularly close to. I think the word has a neutral connotation because it doesn't necessarily have a positive connotation, like the word "friend" does. It also doesn't imply anything negative.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Radiohead "2+2=5"
-What is this song talking about lyrically?
-How does the music mirror or help push the message?
-The title is an allusion to *1984*; explain the connection.
The song is talking about how what the singer is saying is the absolute right answer and there is no other answer. However, he starts to change his mind at the end. The music supports this because it is very spastic. The tempo is fairly fast, which makes it sound like the singer is very passionate about what he is saying. The title alludes to 1984 because it is like how the citizens believe everything that "The Party" says, even if they told them that two plus two equals five.
-How does the music mirror or help push the message?
-The title is an allusion to *1984*; explain the connection.
The song is talking about how what the singer is saying is the absolute right answer and there is no other answer. However, he starts to change his mind at the end. The music supports this because it is very spastic. The tempo is fairly fast, which makes it sound like the singer is very passionate about what he is saying. The title alludes to 1984 because it is like how the citizens believe everything that "The Party" says, even if they told them that two plus two equals five.
Globalization and Conflict
Identify the conflict. Is this an internal or external conflict? How/Why does
globalization create conflict? In the speaker's opinion, globalization has flown
in only one direction what does she mean by this? Although the speaker feels
globalization has been one-sided, she notes there has been one benefit related
to the process. What benefit does she mention? The speaker says Muslims and
westerners live by/are obligated to two different sources of truth. What two
sources (two texts) does she mention?
The conflict is that people in western society are very critical of the Muslim tradition and that they do not accept the traditions of Islamic women. This would be an external conflict.
Globalization causes conflict because western society is not accepting of other traditions or cultures. When she says that globalization has flown in one direction, she is saying that the Muslims generally accept our culture, but that we are not accepting of theirs.
The benefit that she mentions is that in the media, there are strong female role models to look up to.
The two sources that she mentions are the Quran and the Constitution.
The conflict is that people in western society are very critical of the Muslim tradition and that they do not accept the traditions of Islamic women. This would be an external conflict.
Globalization causes conflict because western society is not accepting of other traditions or cultures. When she says that globalization has flown in one direction, she is saying that the Muslims generally accept our culture, but that we are not accepting of theirs.
The benefit that she mentions is that in the media, there are strong female role models to look up to.
The two sources that she mentions are the Quran and the Constitution.
1984 Part One Reading Journal
The first 1984 reading journal should deal with the structure of the
society by specifically addressing the last slide of the power point (what
utopias have in common). It should thoroughly (in multiple sentences and with
evidence from the text) address the following: how have they created equality or
conformity? How have they reduced conflict, specifically in regards to religion,
relationships, and individual rights? How have they created or forced
happiness/conformity? Make a claim about this society as either a utopia or a
dystopia based the rest of your blog entry.
In 1984 the government believes that they have created a utopia, when there is really a dystopia lying right beneath the surface. They created equality by providing all of the citizens with the same rights, products, and anything else that could possibly be different. They reduce conflict by taking away all of the citizens' ideals on religion and anything else that could cause any type of conflict. "The Party" tells the people in the "utopia" that they are happy, and so they believe it. They have bee living there so long that they just believe what they say by now.
In 1984 the government believes that they have created a utopia, when there is really a dystopia lying right beneath the surface. They created equality by providing all of the citizens with the same rights, products, and anything else that could possibly be different. They reduce conflict by taking away all of the citizens' ideals on religion and anything else that could cause any type of conflict. "The Party" tells the people in the "utopia" that they are happy, and so they believe it. They have bee living there so long that they just believe what they say by now.
Utopias
What is a utopia? What is your ideal world? Explain. What type of music would be
the soundtrack for your Utopia?
A utopia is a world where everything is calm and paceful and controled. My ideal world is where there is no confrontation and people do not have to have a great amount of interaction with other people to be successful. This would be appealing to me because people wouldn't have to rely on others to accomplish anything. The music in my utopia would Celtic music. I would have this as my soundtrack because people don't commonly listen to this type of music today, so I would like to hear it all the time if I had my own utopia.
A utopia is a world where everything is calm and paceful and controled. My ideal world is where there is no confrontation and people do not have to have a great amount of interaction with other people to be successful. This would be appealing to me because people wouldn't have to rely on others to accomplish anything. The music in my utopia would Celtic music. I would have this as my soundtrack because people don't commonly listen to this type of music today, so I would like to hear it all the time if I had my own utopia.
Chuck Baird
Make a claim about the author's voice. Support with facts.
-Identify a culture within these paintings.
-Write a claim you could make about this culture based on the paintings.
The author's voice is expressed through the elements of art that he uses. He uses a variety of different colors, which makes him seem cheerful and expressive. His culture probably includes expressing one's self. His culture is boundless and expressive. The wide range of color show that he uses color to express himself.
-Identify a culture within these paintings.
-Write a claim you could make about this culture based on the paintings.
The author's voice is expressed through the elements of art that he uses. He uses a variety of different colors, which makes him seem cheerful and expressive. His culture probably includes expressing one's self. His culture is boundless and expressive. The wide range of color show that he uses color to express himself.
"You Were Right"
make an inference (claim) about the lyrical content of this song and support it,
write one analytical statement about a musical part of the song and explain it,
and make an evaluative statement about the overall effectiveness of this song
and explain it.
The lyrics symbolize that life is mundane until the end. One line of the song is, "All that glitters isn't gold." It is taking usually upbeat sayings, and turning them around so that the message comes across as life being dull and pointless.
The tempo of the song shows how dull life is. When the verses are sung the tempo slows down so that when the words are sung, they sound like they are just being dragged along. This helps the main point that life is dull and should not be taken too seriously and one should not be an optimist.
The lyrics along with the musical choices effectively created a sense of hopelessness. At times, the tempo of the song sped up, while the lyrices remained dreary and pessimistic. These two elements work together to create a sense of irony, which was interesting to listen to. Overall, the song was pleasing to listen to and had an interesting message.
The lyrics symbolize that life is mundane until the end. One line of the song is, "All that glitters isn't gold." It is taking usually upbeat sayings, and turning them around so that the message comes across as life being dull and pointless.
The tempo of the song shows how dull life is. When the verses are sung the tempo slows down so that when the words are sung, they sound like they are just being dragged along. This helps the main point that life is dull and should not be taken too seriously and one should not be an optimist.
The lyrics along with the musical choices effectively created a sense of hopelessness. At times, the tempo of the song sped up, while the lyrices remained dreary and pessimistic. These two elements work together to create a sense of irony, which was interesting to listen to. Overall, the song was pleasing to listen to and had an interesting message.
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