What is this song talking about lyrically?
It's talking about how the singer just allows things to happen and doesn't think to do anything about it until it is too late. The repeated lines stress the fact that the person has not been "paying attention" to what has been going on until it gets to the part where he wants attention (people to pay attention to him.)
How does the music mirror or help push the message?
The music is wavering throughout the entire time, showing how the person is not paying attention to what is going on. This gives off a confused or wavering imprssion like he doesn't know what to do now that the world has gotten to where it is. The music also sounds vaguely depressed or distressed, which gives the emotion of not being happy with the way things are.
The title is an allusion to 1984...explain the connection.
The government in 1984 controls everything, including the truth and what the past actually was and the main character even says that eventually the government would be able to say that 2+2=5 and no one would be able to say otherwise.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Identify the conflict. Is this an internal or external conflict?
She feels as though globalization is only running one way, and that those in other cultures respect western culture but it does not flow the other way. This is an 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?
She means that while other nations respect the opinion of the west, the west does not respect other people's opinions and culture. Globalization cause conflict by having other people more and more so exposed to culture that are greatly different from them.
Although the speaker feels globalization has been one-sided, she noted that there has been one benefit related to the process. What benefit does she mention?
She feels that the idea of influencing for the good of others is a good idea. This means that those in the west can use their influence for the good other communities and vice versa.
The speaker says Muslims and Westerners live by/are obligated to two different sources of truth. What 1 sources does she mention?
The Qur'an and the Constitution
She feels as though globalization is only running one way, and that those in other cultures respect western culture but it does not flow the other way. This is an 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?
She means that while other nations respect the opinion of the west, the west does not respect other people's opinions and culture. Globalization cause conflict by having other people more and more so exposed to culture that are greatly different from them.
Although the speaker feels globalization has been one-sided, she noted that there has been one benefit related to the process. What benefit does she mention?
She feels that the idea of influencing for the good of others is a good idea. This means that those in the west can use their influence for the good other communities and vice versa.
The speaker says Muslims and Westerners live by/are obligated to two different sources of truth. What 1 sources does she mention?
The Qur'an and the Constitution
Monday, October 17, 2011
1984 Section 1 Reading
The thing that pops out to me first is the elimination of the right to choose. Winston never comes out and says, "Oh, no, we don't get to choose how we feel," but it's there. Every time Winston is in a room that contains a telescreen, he carefully monitors his facial expressions, and even seems to do it subconsciously. This shows that the right to choose what your facial expression is is gone, completely. The people, especially the younger kids, aren't really allowed to choose whether they want to be a part of the various propaganda groups such as the Spies, they are just thrust into them quickly before they are even able to think for themselves. Another really noticeable inability to choose that I noticed was that the telescreen cannot be turned off. It can be turned down, but it's always on, spewing propaganda 24-7. That way, people can't choose whether or not they have to listen to the news or the patriotic songs or whatever other thing the Party decide to play at that time.
There's also a section, starting on page 55, which talks about Winston's dealings three years prior to the story, with a prostitute. He spends the next couple pages musing over how it's illegal to deal with prostitutes, but that it was only punishable with five years of hard labor, and therefore not that horrible of an offence. He then goes on to say that "the unforgivable crime was promiscuity between Party members." The next paragraph is spent speaking about how all of the women of the Party are part of an organization called the Junior Anti-Sex League, and that the Party has more or less managed to make sex and relationships such as marriage only necessary in order to make babies. At the point in time when this book takes place, relationships seem more or less taboo, at least between Party members, which of course is one of the points that utopias tend to get rid of to end conflict.
There's also a couple of mentions of religion, but mostly that it's something that the Party never completely got rid of from the Proles. When Winston speaks of it, religion itself carries the tone of something that is just employed to make people happy, and therefore religion does not seem to play too heavy a part in the lives of the Party members. What is really noticeable to me is that the people don't really seem to be happy. They are brainwashed to think that they are happy, but they don't give me the impression of people who are actually happy or who actually seem to be happy, and mostly just make me think of zombies. This is of course talking about the Party members, as the Proles don't get dealt with near as much, and are only instilled with enough patriotism to keep them useful.
There's also a section, starting on page 55, which talks about Winston's dealings three years prior to the story, with a prostitute. He spends the next couple pages musing over how it's illegal to deal with prostitutes, but that it was only punishable with five years of hard labor, and therefore not that horrible of an offence. He then goes on to say that "the unforgivable crime was promiscuity between Party members." The next paragraph is spent speaking about how all of the women of the Party are part of an organization called the Junior Anti-Sex League, and that the Party has more or less managed to make sex and relationships such as marriage only necessary in order to make babies. At the point in time when this book takes place, relationships seem more or less taboo, at least between Party members, which of course is one of the points that utopias tend to get rid of to end conflict.
There's also a couple of mentions of religion, but mostly that it's something that the Party never completely got rid of from the Proles. When Winston speaks of it, religion itself carries the tone of something that is just employed to make people happy, and therefore religion does not seem to play too heavy a part in the lives of the Party members. What is really noticeable to me is that the people don't really seem to be happy. They are brainwashed to think that they are happy, but they don't give me the impression of people who are actually happy or who actually seem to be happy, and mostly just make me think of zombies. This is of course talking about the Party members, as the Proles don't get dealt with near as much, and are only instilled with enough patriotism to keep them useful.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Utopia
What is a utopia?
Simply put, a utopia is a perfect world. Not so simply put, it's a world where there is no pain or suffering, and the system can't be improved upon at all.
What is your ideal world? Explain.
In my ideal world, nobody would want for anything, as that would get rid of poverty. World peace, no sickness...that would probably be my utopia. But I don't think that I would want for there to be no conflict; I think that as long as that conflict was resolved peacefully, it would fit into my ideal world. Yeah, pretty much just everything seems peaceful with the world.That would be my utopia, even though I know that would never happen.
What type of music would be the soundtrack for your utopia?
I honestly don't know. Everyone likes different music, so there is no way I could choose music that would make everyone happy. Alternately, it could also by some polka/rap/country/pop/dubstep mashup, because that way everyone would agree that it sucks, because there's no way for everyone to agree that something is wonderful.
Simply put, a utopia is a perfect world. Not so simply put, it's a world where there is no pain or suffering, and the system can't be improved upon at all.
What is your ideal world? Explain.
In my ideal world, nobody would want for anything, as that would get rid of poverty. World peace, no sickness...that would probably be my utopia. But I don't think that I would want for there to be no conflict; I think that as long as that conflict was resolved peacefully, it would fit into my ideal world. Yeah, pretty much just everything seems peaceful with the world.That would be my utopia, even though I know that would never happen.
What type of music would be the soundtrack for your utopia?
I honestly don't know. Everyone likes different music, so there is no way I could choose music that would make everyone happy. Alternately, it could also by some polka/rap/country/pop/dubstep mashup, because that way everyone would agree that it sucks, because there's no way for everyone to agree that something is wonderful.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
You Were Right-Built to Spill
Make an inference (claim) about the lyrical content of the song and explain it.
The switch partway through the song to him saying "You were wrong" was put in the middle so as to emphasize it. This is because the rest of the song way what "you were right" and then in the middle of the song you find him singing "you were wrong."
Write one analytic statement about the musical content of the song and explain it.
The music is supposed to sound all over the place to show how the singer is feeling confused. He does not know what to feel about the fact that this other person was write about so much.
Make one evaluative statement about the song's overall effectiveness and support it.
The song manages to get across how confused he feels about what the other had said, as the music combines with the lyrics to show just how confused he is.
The switch partway through the song to him saying "You were wrong" was put in the middle so as to emphasize it. This is because the rest of the song way what "you were right" and then in the middle of the song you find him singing "you were wrong."
Write one analytic statement about the musical content of the song and explain it.
The music is supposed to sound all over the place to show how the singer is feeling confused. He does not know what to feel about the fact that this other person was write about so much.
Make one evaluative statement about the song's overall effectiveness and support it.
The song manages to get across how confused he feels about what the other had said, as the music combines with the lyrics to show just how confused he is.
"Young Life" by Bo Bartlett
Give 3 claims with a supporting fact for each.
1. The artist is trying to show that he feels that the younger generation is too violent.
-The painting, titled "Young Life" shows a picture of a teenager holding a gun, and nobody in the picture appears bothered by that.
2. The little boy is holding a stick and standing to the side to show that he wished to grow up to be like the older teen in the picture.
-The little boy is standing to the side, holding a stick a manner that could be similar to the teen's, showing that he wants to be like him.
3. The truck and kids are situated in the middle of no where to show that the artist feel like violence gets you no where.
-The surroundings appear to be empty and the kids are not moving or trying to go anywhere.
Write a paragraph based on one of those claims.
The setting of the picture is in the middle of no where to show that the artist believes that violence gets you no where in life. This is shown by the fact that they are all situated in one place, and nobody is in a moving position. The truck behind them is also situated in one place and is not going anywhere. They are also surrounded by dead tree stumps, which shows that there isn't anywhere to go from here, just like the trees stumps that were once something good, that could have made something.
1. The artist is trying to show that he feels that the younger generation is too violent.
-The painting, titled "Young Life" shows a picture of a teenager holding a gun, and nobody in the picture appears bothered by that.
2. The little boy is holding a stick and standing to the side to show that he wished to grow up to be like the older teen in the picture.
-The little boy is standing to the side, holding a stick a manner that could be similar to the teen's, showing that he wants to be like him.
3. The truck and kids are situated in the middle of no where to show that the artist feel like violence gets you no where.
-The surroundings appear to be empty and the kids are not moving or trying to go anywhere.
Write a paragraph based on one of those claims.
The setting of the picture is in the middle of no where to show that the artist believes that violence gets you no where in life. This is shown by the fact that they are all situated in one place, and nobody is in a moving position. The truck behind them is also situated in one place and is not going anywhere. They are also surrounded by dead tree stumps, which shows that there isn't anywhere to go from here, just like the trees stumps that were once something good, that could have made something.
Shame- The Avett Brothers
ID Subject and Tone
The singer regrets something that he did and wants for the other person to forgive him. The tone is very apologetic and regretful as the singer is very resigned about what he is apologizing about and just wants to be forgiven.
Choose 3 words that push the tone and explain how they do that.
Overwhelming-it shows how what he is feeling he is feeling apologetic about is making him very regretful
Helping-this shows how he really wants to be forgiven
Sink-this shows how he is regretful about how the woman feels about him.
The singer regrets something that he did and wants for the other person to forgive him. The tone is very apologetic and regretful as the singer is very resigned about what he is apologizing about and just wants to be forgiven.
Choose 3 words that push the tone and explain how they do that.
Overwhelming-it shows how what he is feeling he is feeling apologetic about is making him very regretful
Helping-this shows how he really wants to be forgiven
Sink-this shows how he is regretful about how the woman feels about him.
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