Topic 1: Personally, I don’t think that our government will ever reach the level of dictatorship that was present in V for Vendetta. I feel this way for a couple of reasons. For one, because of our current government’s checks and balances, I think it will be impossible for this to come about. With the division of power between the three branches, it allows them to monitor each other to prevent this from happening. Another reason why I think our government will never become a dictatorship is because of what the American people are use to. We have always been a free country and enjoyed our individual freedom and I don’t feel that the people of America would allow this to be taken away.
Topic 2: I think for our society to become one like that in Rand’s novel, Anthem, our people would have to become completely dependant on government. Rather than depend on the free enterprise system, we would turn to the government for things such as food, health care, and jobs much like the people did in Anthem. However, in my opinion, I don’t feel that this is realistic. Just as I said in the above post, I don’t think the people of America will ever allow this to happen. Nonetheless, if any of the two were more likely to occur, that of V or Anthem, I would probably say that our society is more likely to become one like that in Anthem. Because of the system we have in place, I feel like the government would take control before they would allow one person to dictate everyone.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Post 5
Topic 1: I think individuality is very important, but only to an extent. I think it is important that we stand up for what we believe in, but at the same time, even though we might not conform to others, we must still respect their ways. Doing so makes it possible to be an individual and work in harmony with society. If forced to choose which is more important, individuality or conformity, I would probably have to say conformity. The reason I say this is because, if everyone were individuals and never gave into others thoughts and ideas then less would be accomplished. In order to succeed, we must work together in unity.
Topic 2: If modern society were destroyed, I would find rebuilding our patriotism to be most important. I say this because even today, patriotism is one of the few things that we still hold and cherish. As sad as it may sound, man has already begun to do away with moral values, Christianity, and to some extent, family value. Such as on 911, patriotism allows us to come together and stand as one. It makes us stronger both as people and as a nation.
Topic 1: I think individuality is very important, but only to an extent. I think it is important that we stand up for what we believe in, but at the same time, even though we might not conform to others, we must still respect their ways. Doing so makes it possible to be an individual and work in harmony with society. If forced to choose which is more important, individuality or conformity, I would probably have to say conformity. The reason I say this is because, if everyone were individuals and never gave into others thoughts and ideas then less would be accomplished. In order to succeed, we must work together in unity.
Topic 2: If modern society were destroyed, I would find rebuilding our patriotism to be most important. I say this because even today, patriotism is one of the few things that we still hold and cherish. As sad as it may sound, man has already begun to do away with moral values, Christianity, and to some extent, family value. Such as on 911, patriotism allows us to come together and stand as one. It makes us stronger both as people and as a nation.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Post 4
Topic 1: Our society tends to persecute others who are different from us because of our backgrounds and the way we are raised. Society in general forms clicks and repeatedly shuts others out without truly understanding who they are or what they stand for. We do not take the time to get to know people individually but instead judge them from their outer appearance.
Topic 2: As hard as we try not to be, everyone is indeed prejudiced against certain groups of people. It is act that has been around and one that I think will continue to be around in the future. I don’t think there will ever be a way to end this neither in our lifetime or the lifetime of our children. Whether it is prejudice against education, color, religion, etc., we have preconceived ideas from the way we were raised. Even though prejudices will always be a part of our society, hopefully, as we mature in out thoughts, we will learn to have more patience for human’s differences. Whether we agree or not, we must learn to be respectful of others’ diversity.
Topic 2: As hard as we try not to be, everyone is indeed prejudiced against certain groups of people. It is act that has been around and one that I think will continue to be around in the future. I don’t think there will ever be a way to end this neither in our lifetime or the lifetime of our children. Whether it is prejudice against education, color, religion, etc., we have preconceived ideas from the way we were raised. Even though prejudices will always be a part of our society, hopefully, as we mature in out thoughts, we will learn to have more patience for human’s differences. Whether we agree or not, we must learn to be respectful of others’ diversity.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Post 3
Topic 1: I don't know if you call it my favorite memory, but the strongest memory I have of reading is back when I was in first grade learning to read. Unlike my peers, reading was very hard for me. Because my mom was a teacher, everyone expected me to be one of the top readers in my class. However, it was just the opposite. Nothing made sense to me about written print. Although this was a stressful time, I did make it through and eventually became a decent reader in second grade.
Topic 2: My favorite literary character was Cinderella. This was the book that I grabbed repeatedly from the shelf. I felt sorry for her because her stepsisters were so mean to her. I thought it was cool how everything worked out in her favor and the mean stepsisters lost out in the end. I not only had one version of Cinderella, I had many. Each night, I would choose a different one for my mom or dad to read to me just so I could enjoy the magic once again.
Topic 2: My favorite literary character was Cinderella. This was the book that I grabbed repeatedly from the shelf. I felt sorry for her because her stepsisters were so mean to her. I thought it was cool how everything worked out in her favor and the mean stepsisters lost out in the end. I not only had one version of Cinderella, I had many. Each night, I would choose a different one for my mom or dad to read to me just so I could enjoy the magic once again.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Post 2
Topic 1: Studying the different elements that work together to create a literary work has definitely helped me to understand and appreciate literature more. In the past, I have never been really good at getting a full understanding of what it was I was reading. I was not able to think beyond what the words said to pull out buried information about what it was that I was reading. However, now that I have a greater knowledge of the different elements that work together to create a literary work, I have developed this ability. With this ability, I find reading to be more enjoyable and I have learned to appreciate literate for what it is.
Topic 2: I think that in no circumstance should TV shows and movies be characterized as literature. Characterizing such as a literary piece of work would defeat the whole meaning of the word literature, meaning the art of “written works.” Although TV shows and movie are written, they are written to be acted out. In my opinion, true literature is written to be read.
Topic 2: I think that in no circumstance should TV shows and movies be characterized as literature. Characterizing such as a literary piece of work would defeat the whole meaning of the word literature, meaning the art of “written works.” Although TV shows and movie are written, they are written to be acted out. In my opinion, true literature is written to be read.
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