Wednesday, February 17, 2010
say what you need to say
Soooooo Hopefullly alll caught up. Now to study for Business Cal exam and Macro or Micro still not sure what class I'm in just know it's the second part. Two exams tomorrow and I feeel like my eyes are irritated. I had by brother looking blog by blog while I studied. In return "Bioshock 2" he figured out that there was a way to view all my posts. Now I owe him a game. :/
Comments I've left on people
Santos's post on Literature in 2060
macaDamian said...
Thinking about 2060 is a little freaky no? Just thinking about that year is going to be great change. How will we be? Dunnno maybe because of all these little problems I seem to be having is making me reconsider what I consider problems. hmmmmm. Oh Santos and about the banks not lending people money. The issue was that the banks lent out tooo much money. People making $7.25 an hr were financed a $500,000 home (very dramatic example) so that's why we had to stop lending money. We lent to much out!
January 31, 2010 9:07 PM
Malin Anderson Response to Syllabus-----
I can agree on the excited about the semester part! hahaha I can't beleive time is flying beofre you know it this semester will be over as well. The blogging is reallly coool, and we started it my freshman year with my proff that I still talk to. We were requiered to blog about anything, at least two post a week. I also liked that you talked about the Mexican American literature. It reminds me about when I read up on Sandra Cisneros, and Dagoberto Gilb. He's a very machista writer and I enjoyed both his and her work, so I'm looking forward to what these author's are going to bring to the table.
January 25, 2010 3:49 PM
Was going to comment on Jesus Ivan Gonzalez's post on Wicked Environment but I couldn't think of anything to say I 200% blanked.
Daniela Jaber-- Year 2060
Jaber!!! I like the post. The problem can be solved with a babysitter. I agree with the whole generations are getting smarter every year. It seem's like kids are getting cell phones at the age of 9. One of my uncles was considering gettinghis 11 year old a cell phone. Insane I know.
macaDamian said...
Thinking about 2060 is a little freaky no? Just thinking about that year is going to be great change. How will we be? Dunnno maybe because of all these little problems I seem to be having is making me reconsider what I consider problems. hmmmmm. Oh Santos and about the banks not lending people money. The issue was that the banks lent out tooo much money. People making $7.25 an hr were financed a $500,000 home (very dramatic example) so that's why we had to stop lending money. We lent to much out!
January 31, 2010 9:07 PM
Malin Anderson Response to Syllabus-----
I can agree on the excited about the semester part! hahaha I can't beleive time is flying beofre you know it this semester will be over as well. The blogging is reallly coool, and we started it my freshman year with my proff that I still talk to. We were requiered to blog about anything, at least two post a week. I also liked that you talked about the Mexican American literature. It reminds me about when I read up on Sandra Cisneros, and Dagoberto Gilb. He's a very machista writer and I enjoyed both his and her work, so I'm looking forward to what these author's are going to bring to the table.
January 25, 2010 3:49 PM
Was going to comment on Jesus Ivan Gonzalez's post on Wicked Environment but I couldn't think of anything to say I 200% blanked.
Daniela Jaber-- Year 2060
Jaber!!! I like the post. The problem can be solved with a babysitter. I agree with the whole generations are getting smarter every year. It seem's like kids are getting cell phones at the age of 9. One of my uncles was considering gettinghis 11 year old a cell phone. Insane I know.
Wicked-Social-
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Wicked-Social-
The social environment in Wicked seems to play a big role in the novel. There seems to be a cast system between the rich and the poor with nothing else in between. There also seems to be a bias against Animals. The head of the school Madame Morrible may be a unionist that believes Animals are inferior and have no business coexisting with people. I would imagine that with all these chips in play the environment at Shiz would be stuffy and tense for everyone except the elite few.
If your part of the rich population it is a custom to return home for the holidays and not stay at school. It states in the novel that only the “poor boys” wander around school after exams are over with. When Boq runs into Galinda he quickly realizes that it was a huge mistake telling Galinda he’s happy she decided to stay. According to the social environment of the novel this signified your lower class. This is just one small example. There are some characters though that have no boundaries. Master Boq is a fine example.
“And mine doesn’t include marrying a girl too wealthy, too foreign, too expectant.” Master Boq goes against his master narrative and falls in love with Galinda. He admits that their relationship will never work, but maintains his persistence. Elphaba who may or may not be growing a fancy for Master Boq calls Galinda an “Ice Queen.” The problem with this equation is that there is a possibility Galinda might like Master Boq as well, but she’s trying to follow her master narrative. Since she is above him, and he does not come from wealth, he is not interesting. Galinda refuses to attempt a friendship with Elphaba because her current social circle thinks of Elphaba as a joke, and not a human being with feelings. Galinda might have really enjoyed Elphabas company on Lake Chorge if she didn’t feel that her “friends” thought of Elphie as a joke. Master Boq may have started to realize what type of person Galinda really is. “How would I know that? You’re her roomie.” Although Galinda displays a negative attitude toward Master Boq, and he sees how heartless she is he still cant help himself from being goo-goo eyed. “Boq, you know despite myself I think you’re a little sweet and you’re a little charming and you’re a little maddening and you’re a little habit-forming.” She ends up kissing Boq which isn’t supposed to happen. Maybe persistence does pay off.
“He’s the son of a margrave. Even Madame Morrible would quail before a margreves son.” Avaric is a character that does not follow his master narrative and is not affected by his social environment. When we first meet Avaric he seems to be a genuine guy. He does not boast about who he is, or has a feeling of superiority unlike Galindas friends. Although he crashes with Elphaba he does not insult her. “Shenshen and Pfannee seemed to be besotted with Avaric.” Why? His social standing. When they met Boq all they said was he’s cute in a toy like kind of way. It’s apparent that Avaric comes from money because when everyone disembarks back to Shiz, Avaric stays behind to go home with Shenshen and Pfannee.
The social environment plays an enormous role in this novel. It determines who your friends are. It determines who can join your circle of friends. It determines who your friends can be, who you can marry, where you’re going to live, where you should be after exams are over, and many other things. We wouldn’t want to upset the master narrative, so these rules come into play. There are however, brave souls who bend and break the rules.
Posted by macaDamian at 7:26 PM
Labels: Damian Zuniga
Wicked-Social-
The social environment in Wicked seems to play a big role in the novel. There seems to be a cast system between the rich and the poor with nothing else in between. There also seems to be a bias against Animals. The head of the school Madame Morrible may be a unionist that believes Animals are inferior and have no business coexisting with people. I would imagine that with all these chips in play the environment at Shiz would be stuffy and tense for everyone except the elite few.
If your part of the rich population it is a custom to return home for the holidays and not stay at school. It states in the novel that only the “poor boys” wander around school after exams are over with. When Boq runs into Galinda he quickly realizes that it was a huge mistake telling Galinda he’s happy she decided to stay. According to the social environment of the novel this signified your lower class. This is just one small example. There are some characters though that have no boundaries. Master Boq is a fine example.
“And mine doesn’t include marrying a girl too wealthy, too foreign, too expectant.” Master Boq goes against his master narrative and falls in love with Galinda. He admits that their relationship will never work, but maintains his persistence. Elphaba who may or may not be growing a fancy for Master Boq calls Galinda an “Ice Queen.” The problem with this equation is that there is a possibility Galinda might like Master Boq as well, but she’s trying to follow her master narrative. Since she is above him, and he does not come from wealth, he is not interesting. Galinda refuses to attempt a friendship with Elphaba because her current social circle thinks of Elphaba as a joke, and not a human being with feelings. Galinda might have really enjoyed Elphabas company on Lake Chorge if she didn’t feel that her “friends” thought of Elphie as a joke. Master Boq may have started to realize what type of person Galinda really is. “How would I know that? You’re her roomie.” Although Galinda displays a negative attitude toward Master Boq, and he sees how heartless she is he still cant help himself from being goo-goo eyed. “Boq, you know despite myself I think you’re a little sweet and you’re a little charming and you’re a little maddening and you’re a little habit-forming.” She ends up kissing Boq which isn’t supposed to happen. Maybe persistence does pay off.
“He’s the son of a margrave. Even Madame Morrible would quail before a margreves son.” Avaric is a character that does not follow his master narrative and is not affected by his social environment. When we first meet Avaric he seems to be a genuine guy. He does not boast about who he is, or has a feeling of superiority unlike Galindas friends. Although he crashes with Elphaba he does not insult her. “Shenshen and Pfannee seemed to be besotted with Avaric.” Why? His social standing. When they met Boq all they said was he’s cute in a toy like kind of way. It’s apparent that Avaric comes from money because when everyone disembarks back to Shiz, Avaric stays behind to go home with Shenshen and Pfannee.
The social environment plays an enormous role in this novel. It determines who your friends are. It determines who can join your circle of friends. It determines who your friends can be, who you can marry, where you’re going to live, where you should be after exams are over, and many other things. We wouldn’t want to upset the master narrative, so these rules come into play. There are however, brave souls who bend and break the rules.
Posted by macaDamian at 7:26 PM
Labels: Damian Zuniga
The Land of Oz
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Land of Oz
For some reason I struggled to come up with an answer to this blog. Dorothy does state she’s not in Kansas anymore, and I feel that the narrator (director) displayed this during the transition from colorless to color; along with other factors.
What do we really know about Kansas? It doesn’t play a huge role in the film. There’s not enough evidence to assume its poverty stricken. What if it’s an agricultural based location? What if the Land of Oz is Kansas in the future? All we really know about Kansas is that it’s not really bumpin. They don’t appear to be “hard” Aunty Em is the only character that seems in a hurry. The narrator portrayed her as a person that’s doing everything 100pmh. The other characters were kind of just hanging out. Now here comes the storm. Our house floats to the Land of Oz
Dorothy and makes the observation that she is no longer in Kansas. Maybe her vision went from black and white to 240 Hz of HD color? Maybe not. When she comes across Glinda she’s a bit startled and admits that she thought “all witched were ugly.” The only witch Kansas had was Elmira Gulch who tried stealing Toto. Now culturally speaking Dorothy was made to believe that well all witches are ugly. Again, all this is how she was programmed to think.
Now there is some contradiction to these master narrative ways of thinking and acting. Because if Dorothy say’s “trees don’t talk.” All witches are ugly ect ect. Then let’s consider who she meet’s along the way. A talking Scarecrow. A talking Tin Man. A Talking Lion. She didn’t run away from the lion and say “lions don’t talk!” I think not only Dorothy from Kansas, but anyone would realize they’re somewhere else if lions, trees, and munchkinlanders were frolicking about.
I do believe that Dorothy gained so much from traveling to The Land of Oz. I’m not sure how her master narratives affected Dorothy. When the tree’s talked she did state “trees don’t talk,” but she had her buddy Scarecrow next to her so hmmmm. There is something that Dorothy brings from Kansas to The Land of Oz. I would have to say Dorothy was raised with good family values and good morals. The perfect example of this is during the movie the Lion is trying to pick a fight. Although Dorothy sees’s a ferocious, human eating machine. Dorothy does not hesitate to scold and smack the lion for being a bully. This shows a lot about her family and culture. Clearly she cares a lot for her loved ones, and if that means picking a fight with a Lion then so be it. Dorothy is making the journey to The Land of Oz because she wants to see her family again.
Dorothy is definitely displaying an entertaining opposite viewpoint because she thinks “all witches are ugly,” and I’m sure she believes that. I’m also sure that if she would have seen a wild Lion in Kansas she would of ran for her life, and attempted to beat him up.
Posted by macaDamian at 12:00 PM
Labels: Damian Zuniga
Land of Oz
For some reason I struggled to come up with an answer to this blog. Dorothy does state she’s not in Kansas anymore, and I feel that the narrator (director) displayed this during the transition from colorless to color; along with other factors.
What do we really know about Kansas? It doesn’t play a huge role in the film. There’s not enough evidence to assume its poverty stricken. What if it’s an agricultural based location? What if the Land of Oz is Kansas in the future? All we really know about Kansas is that it’s not really bumpin. They don’t appear to be “hard” Aunty Em is the only character that seems in a hurry. The narrator portrayed her as a person that’s doing everything 100pmh. The other characters were kind of just hanging out. Now here comes the storm. Our house floats to the Land of Oz
Dorothy and makes the observation that she is no longer in Kansas. Maybe her vision went from black and white to 240 Hz of HD color? Maybe not. When she comes across Glinda she’s a bit startled and admits that she thought “all witched were ugly.” The only witch Kansas had was Elmira Gulch who tried stealing Toto. Now culturally speaking Dorothy was made to believe that well all witches are ugly. Again, all this is how she was programmed to think.
Now there is some contradiction to these master narrative ways of thinking and acting. Because if Dorothy say’s “trees don’t talk.” All witches are ugly ect ect. Then let’s consider who she meet’s along the way. A talking Scarecrow. A talking Tin Man. A Talking Lion. She didn’t run away from the lion and say “lions don’t talk!” I think not only Dorothy from Kansas, but anyone would realize they’re somewhere else if lions, trees, and munchkinlanders were frolicking about.
I do believe that Dorothy gained so much from traveling to The Land of Oz. I’m not sure how her master narratives affected Dorothy. When the tree’s talked she did state “trees don’t talk,” but she had her buddy Scarecrow next to her so hmmmm. There is something that Dorothy brings from Kansas to The Land of Oz. I would have to say Dorothy was raised with good family values and good morals. The perfect example of this is during the movie the Lion is trying to pick a fight. Although Dorothy sees’s a ferocious, human eating machine. Dorothy does not hesitate to scold and smack the lion for being a bully. This shows a lot about her family and culture. Clearly she cares a lot for her loved ones, and if that means picking a fight with a Lion then so be it. Dorothy is making the journey to The Land of Oz because she wants to see her family again.
Dorothy is definitely displaying an entertaining opposite viewpoint because she thinks “all witches are ugly,” and I’m sure she believes that. I’m also sure that if she would have seen a wild Lion in Kansas she would of ran for her life, and attempted to beat him up.
Posted by macaDamian at 12:00 PM
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Characters
Friday, February 5, 2010
Characters
The Wizard of Oz is an American classic that will be studied for many many years. I hadn’t seen the entire movie in possibly ten years. I didn’t even remember some of the events that occurred in the move. Here is all the information I obtained from the following characters.
Dorothy- Dorothy is a young girl who seems very innocent. She is not really aware of anything going on around her. In the beginning of the film she seems more afraid of what’s going to happen to her dog than to help Auntie Em and Uncle Henry with any of the work they’re doing. Some external conflicts she faces are returning home, not being killed by the wicked witch of the West, and the safety of Toto. Dorothy is a braze girl and we can thank her master narrative for that. Auntie Em has clearly raised her to be strong and well mannered. During the film the cowardly lion is picking on tin man and scarecrow, and Dorothy slaps his wrist and say’s “you should be ashamed of yourself.” I believe that Dorothy went from being unaware of the world around her to becoming conscience of the “real world.” Showing that it can be ugly, fake, and deceiving.
Professor marvel/Wizard of Oz/ Guy that drives the Oz crew around Emerald City/ Gatekeeper/ Big faker- This guy is known as a multifaceted character. He’s a con artist. In Kansas he lies to people, claiming he can see into the feature when in reality he can’t. In the world of Oz he lies to the entire Emerald city claiming there’s an all powerful Wizard when in reality, it’s him. The only time he shows some human emotion in him, is when Dorothy starts crying because she will never return home. Internal conflicts this character has is lying to so many people, and dealing with the guilt.
Scarecrow/hunk?- All three of the characters that Dorothy encounters seem to be genuine person in the world of Oz. He will protect visiting Dorothy even if it means being caught on fire by the wicked witch of the West. His External conflict is wanting a brain, because when they stuffed him they didn’t include one. He agrees to help Dorothy find he wizard in hopes of obtaining a brain.
Tin Man- Dorothy and Scarecrow are walking down the yellow brick road when they stumble upon a Tin Man. He seems to be saying “oil can.” After being freed Dorothy and Scarecrow offer him to join the party in the hunt for the wizard of Oz. Tin Man claims he has everything, but a heart. Again, he seems like a genuine person in the land of Oz. His External is not having a heart.
Cowardly Lion/Zeke- The cowardly lion at first seems dangerous. In reality he is terrified of flowers, bunnies, and pretty much everything else. His external conflict is that he’s a lion (supposed to be like the most dangerous animal on land) and is a complete coward. I think toward the end he attacks the Wizard of Oz, but my memory can’t recall.
Elmira Gulch/ Wicked witch of the West- In Kansas she owns half the county. She comes off as a heartless woman, when she comes to take Dorothy’s dog away with no remorse. From my understanding the fact that she “owns half the county” means that she pretty much does, and gets what she wants. Hence the Wicked witch of the West wanting Dorothy’s shoes. The Wicked witch of the West is ruthless and will do anything to obtain what she wants. External conflict is being 100% pure evil.
Glinda/Good witch- Doesn’t appear much in the film, but she plays an important part in Dorothy’s master narrative when she claims “I thought all witches were ugly.” That’s the mentality that the author gave Dorothy. She does protect Dorothy during her journey to find Oz.
Uncle Henry- Dorothy’s Uncle.
Auntie Em-Dorothy’s Aunt. Hates Gultch.
Toto-Dorothy’s dog. He bites the soon to be wicked witch of the West and causes the sheriff to have him taken from Dorothy, but he escapes and runs home. He’s basically a beast, powerful, and fierce.
These are the main characters to The Wizard of Oz. I’m not sure if the Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion, and Tin Man had any hidden meanings linked to them. Something I did pick up on was that all three wanted things they already had, but didn’t know it at the time. Maybe it was Dorothy who helped their true selves come out, and they helped Dorothy realize that she had a great group of people that cared for her and loved her. She say’s in the movie “I feel like I’ve know you all my life.” The Lion, Scarecrow, and Tin Man are the guys that work on Auntie Em and Uncle Henrys farm. Elmira Gulch rules over the Kansas County, and the wicked witch of the West rules and torments the land of Oz. Lastly, Professor Marvel is a con artist that spends his life lying to people, and The Wizard of Oz is nothing but a fable.
Posted by macaDamian at 10:30 AM
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Characters
The Wizard of Oz is an American classic that will be studied for many many years. I hadn’t seen the entire movie in possibly ten years. I didn’t even remember some of the events that occurred in the move. Here is all the information I obtained from the following characters.
Dorothy- Dorothy is a young girl who seems very innocent. She is not really aware of anything going on around her. In the beginning of the film she seems more afraid of what’s going to happen to her dog than to help Auntie Em and Uncle Henry with any of the work they’re doing. Some external conflicts she faces are returning home, not being killed by the wicked witch of the West, and the safety of Toto. Dorothy is a braze girl and we can thank her master narrative for that. Auntie Em has clearly raised her to be strong and well mannered. During the film the cowardly lion is picking on tin man and scarecrow, and Dorothy slaps his wrist and say’s “you should be ashamed of yourself.” I believe that Dorothy went from being unaware of the world around her to becoming conscience of the “real world.” Showing that it can be ugly, fake, and deceiving.
Professor marvel/Wizard of Oz/ Guy that drives the Oz crew around Emerald City/ Gatekeeper/ Big faker- This guy is known as a multifaceted character. He’s a con artist. In Kansas he lies to people, claiming he can see into the feature when in reality he can’t. In the world of Oz he lies to the entire Emerald city claiming there’s an all powerful Wizard when in reality, it’s him. The only time he shows some human emotion in him, is when Dorothy starts crying because she will never return home. Internal conflicts this character has is lying to so many people, and dealing with the guilt.
Scarecrow/hunk?- All three of the characters that Dorothy encounters seem to be genuine person in the world of Oz. He will protect visiting Dorothy even if it means being caught on fire by the wicked witch of the West. His External conflict is wanting a brain, because when they stuffed him they didn’t include one. He agrees to help Dorothy find he wizard in hopes of obtaining a brain.
Tin Man- Dorothy and Scarecrow are walking down the yellow brick road when they stumble upon a Tin Man. He seems to be saying “oil can.” After being freed Dorothy and Scarecrow offer him to join the party in the hunt for the wizard of Oz. Tin Man claims he has everything, but a heart. Again, he seems like a genuine person in the land of Oz. His External is not having a heart.
Cowardly Lion/Zeke- The cowardly lion at first seems dangerous. In reality he is terrified of flowers, bunnies, and pretty much everything else. His external conflict is that he’s a lion (supposed to be like the most dangerous animal on land) and is a complete coward. I think toward the end he attacks the Wizard of Oz, but my memory can’t recall.
Elmira Gulch/ Wicked witch of the West- In Kansas she owns half the county. She comes off as a heartless woman, when she comes to take Dorothy’s dog away with no remorse. From my understanding the fact that she “owns half the county” means that she pretty much does, and gets what she wants. Hence the Wicked witch of the West wanting Dorothy’s shoes. The Wicked witch of the West is ruthless and will do anything to obtain what she wants. External conflict is being 100% pure evil.
Glinda/Good witch- Doesn’t appear much in the film, but she plays an important part in Dorothy’s master narrative when she claims “I thought all witches were ugly.” That’s the mentality that the author gave Dorothy. She does protect Dorothy during her journey to find Oz.
Uncle Henry- Dorothy’s Uncle.
Auntie Em-Dorothy’s Aunt. Hates Gultch.
Toto-Dorothy’s dog. He bites the soon to be wicked witch of the West and causes the sheriff to have him taken from Dorothy, but he escapes and runs home. He’s basically a beast, powerful, and fierce.
These are the main characters to The Wizard of Oz. I’m not sure if the Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion, and Tin Man had any hidden meanings linked to them. Something I did pick up on was that all three wanted things they already had, but didn’t know it at the time. Maybe it was Dorothy who helped their true selves come out, and they helped Dorothy realize that she had a great group of people that cared for her and loved her. She say’s in the movie “I feel like I’ve know you all my life.” The Lion, Scarecrow, and Tin Man are the guys that work on Auntie Em and Uncle Henrys farm. Elmira Gulch rules over the Kansas County, and the wicked witch of the West rules and torments the land of Oz. Lastly, Professor Marvel is a con artist that spends his life lying to people, and The Wizard of Oz is nothing but a fable.
Posted by macaDamian at 10:30 AM
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blog blog blog
Sunday, January 31, 2010
blog blog blog
Finally I get a break from work to write some stufff on my blog. I'm going to start writing on my personal blog page that I created freshman year, but what i have to say deals with this class so I guess we can post one on here.
To beging with I thought Modest Proposal was absolutely sick. I don't know if the author was joking or not but it sure seemed serious. I learned that the word papists means disparaging term for Roman Catholics. I also learned that people could be used for the "Art of good bacon." Ya I dunno buddy.
The Second article dealt with subjectivity and in me dictionary came out to be Bias. The author is just talking about bias. I didn't like when on pg.29 2nd paragraph she quotes "Nobody has ever asked us for our personal response to a book." I wrote a side not to myself saying what planet are you all from? When she talks about understanding symbolism in order to be considered good readers the author is thinking, or speaking from a linear point of view. In other words concrete thinknig and meanings. What she's looking for is for people who are going against the grain. My final thoughts on this piece are that this author wants us to enter the stroy, become the story, not read it. Yes, there's a huge difference.
The 2060 blog really got me thinking. Is that even a real year? Attainable? Yes? No? freaked me out a litte. This weekend started off a little bad. I get home and my laptops been crushed. I bought it when school started, and no HP will not fix it since I did the damage. Nope wasn't me but you get the point. I think I worry about things that aren't that important when I consider what will be going on in 2060. I'll get better soon. I guess I need a new laptop and maybe a nextel so I can beeep my classmates on where Fridays lab will be. I called a classmate and he didnt have service so he didnt answer. As soon as class was over I get a OH MAN SORRRY! ya ya. Blogging really helps get rid of that frustration. My 20 yr old PhD teaching me business cal that wants me to submit my HW online?!!??! and my Cal book that never arrived, like I said this and other personal issues that we go through are just small bumps on the road. We have 2060 to look forward to.... Damian out
Posted by macaDamian at 9:13 PM
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blog blog blog
Finally I get a break from work to write some stufff on my blog. I'm going to start writing on my personal blog page that I created freshman year, but what i have to say deals with this class so I guess we can post one on here.
To beging with I thought Modest Proposal was absolutely sick. I don't know if the author was joking or not but it sure seemed serious. I learned that the word papists means disparaging term for Roman Catholics. I also learned that people could be used for the "Art of good bacon." Ya I dunno buddy.
The Second article dealt with subjectivity and in me dictionary came out to be Bias. The author is just talking about bias. I didn't like when on pg.29 2nd paragraph she quotes "Nobody has ever asked us for our personal response to a book." I wrote a side not to myself saying what planet are you all from? When she talks about understanding symbolism in order to be considered good readers the author is thinking, or speaking from a linear point of view. In other words concrete thinknig and meanings. What she's looking for is for people who are going against the grain. My final thoughts on this piece are that this author wants us to enter the stroy, become the story, not read it. Yes, there's a huge difference.
The 2060 blog really got me thinking. Is that even a real year? Attainable? Yes? No? freaked me out a litte. This weekend started off a little bad. I get home and my laptops been crushed. I bought it when school started, and no HP will not fix it since I did the damage. Nope wasn't me but you get the point. I think I worry about things that aren't that important when I consider what will be going on in 2060. I'll get better soon. I guess I need a new laptop and maybe a nextel so I can beeep my classmates on where Fridays lab will be. I called a classmate and he didnt have service so he didnt answer. As soon as class was over I get a OH MAN SORRRY! ya ya. Blogging really helps get rid of that frustration. My 20 yr old PhD teaching me business cal that wants me to submit my HW online?!!??! and my Cal book that never arrived, like I said this and other personal issues that we go through are just small bumps on the road. We have 2060 to look forward to.... Damian out
Posted by macaDamian at 9:13 PM
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2060
Friday, January 29, 2010
2060
If I were standing in 2060 looking back at the literature of 2010. I would have to say that our culture was the beginning, perhaps the foundation of a more modern world of literature. No more Shakespeare’s. No more Oedipus Rex. In the 2010 era the tools that changed our literature were things like MySpace, Face book, and Twitter. Yes, they are a form of social networking but these tools can also play a more important role in society. With technology advancing every second it is possible to know what your favorite celebrity is doing right now, what he did yesterday, and what he will be doing. Twitter is something that many people are starting to get. When I first heard of twitter I asked people what the point was. If I ever made a twitter I’d surely use it for purposes like the one stated on Issue 6 of pulpandsoda’s Twitter Revolution Article. During the last November’s Mumbai terrorist attacks the sole information news agencies received from the hostages inside the attacked hotels were from the victim’s Twitter and YouTube accounts. It was quick, it was reliable, and it was sure to catch some attention. (pulpandsoda.com) this is just one example of how Twitter can be seen other than just another useless social network. When the New Orleans Saints won the NFC championship, many people Tweeted about how the owner Tom Benson was willing to sell the team away a decade or so ago. Looking back at 2010’s literature one could agree that it was the beginning of the Now Era. Information was available to be read in seconds and available by multiple sources.
Change is another imperative topic in the political world. On November 5, 2008 Barack Hussein Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States of America. Yes his middle name is Hussein and yes he’s the world’s first African American U.S president. Barack is a great speaker, and one of my favorite speeches is one he gave September 7, 2009 ro Wakefield High school in Arlington, Va. His speech was on how we have to take control of our education and become responsible. The best part of his speech was towards the end when the president said “The story of American isn’t about people who quit when things got tough. It’s about people who kept going, who tried harder, and who loved their country to much to do anything less than their best. It’s the story of students who sat where you sit 250 years ago who went on to wage a revolution, and founded this nation. Young people. Students who sat where you sat 75 years ago who overcame a depression, and won a world war. Who fought for civil right and put a man on the moon. Students who sat where you sat 30 years ago and founded Google and Twitter, and Face book and changed the way we communicate with each other.” The president ends his speech asking them what their contribution for feauture generations will be. 2010’s literature spoke of great change, and acceptance. It proved to show that people can put color, race, and anything else because we were a society of acceptance.
Finally looking back at 2010 it’s safe to say that our literature consisted of a series of books known as the Twilight Saga. These books were so popular that they made movies out of the series, and both grossed record breaking amounts. The New Moon movies pulled an sounding $72.4 Million on opening weekend.
I feel like there’s so much technology that we will never have another William Shakespeare, but some people argue that there are so many great authors now that we can’t pick a Shakespeare. I disagree. I feel the classics are classics and 2010 or 2060 will never fall into that category ever. Literature has an infinite amount of meanings now, and these were just some of the few examples.
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2060
If I were standing in 2060 looking back at the literature of 2010. I would have to say that our culture was the beginning, perhaps the foundation of a more modern world of literature. No more Shakespeare’s. No more Oedipus Rex. In the 2010 era the tools that changed our literature were things like MySpace, Face book, and Twitter. Yes, they are a form of social networking but these tools can also play a more important role in society. With technology advancing every second it is possible to know what your favorite celebrity is doing right now, what he did yesterday, and what he will be doing. Twitter is something that many people are starting to get. When I first heard of twitter I asked people what the point was. If I ever made a twitter I’d surely use it for purposes like the one stated on Issue 6 of pulpandsoda’s Twitter Revolution Article. During the last November’s Mumbai terrorist attacks the sole information news agencies received from the hostages inside the attacked hotels were from the victim’s Twitter and YouTube accounts. It was quick, it was reliable, and it was sure to catch some attention. (pulpandsoda.com) this is just one example of how Twitter can be seen other than just another useless social network. When the New Orleans Saints won the NFC championship, many people Tweeted about how the owner Tom Benson was willing to sell the team away a decade or so ago. Looking back at 2010’s literature one could agree that it was the beginning of the Now Era. Information was available to be read in seconds and available by multiple sources.
Change is another imperative topic in the political world. On November 5, 2008 Barack Hussein Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States of America. Yes his middle name is Hussein and yes he’s the world’s first African American U.S president. Barack is a great speaker, and one of my favorite speeches is one he gave September 7, 2009 ro Wakefield High school in Arlington, Va. His speech was on how we have to take control of our education and become responsible. The best part of his speech was towards the end when the president said “The story of American isn’t about people who quit when things got tough. It’s about people who kept going, who tried harder, and who loved their country to much to do anything less than their best. It’s the story of students who sat where you sit 250 years ago who went on to wage a revolution, and founded this nation. Young people. Students who sat where you sat 75 years ago who overcame a depression, and won a world war. Who fought for civil right and put a man on the moon. Students who sat where you sat 30 years ago and founded Google and Twitter, and Face book and changed the way we communicate with each other.” The president ends his speech asking them what their contribution for feauture generations will be. 2010’s literature spoke of great change, and acceptance. It proved to show that people can put color, race, and anything else because we were a society of acceptance.
Finally looking back at 2010 it’s safe to say that our literature consisted of a series of books known as the Twilight Saga. These books were so popular that they made movies out of the series, and both grossed record breaking amounts. The New Moon movies pulled an sounding $72.4 Million on opening weekend.
I feel like there’s so much technology that we will never have another William Shakespeare, but some people argue that there are so many great authors now that we can’t pick a Shakespeare. I disagree. I feel the classics are classics and 2010 or 2060 will never fall into that category ever. Literature has an infinite amount of meanings now, and these were just some of the few examples.
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Literature Autobiography
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Literature Autobiography
I remember when a man in uniform dropped off a load of boxes at my house. At that time I had no idea what an encyclopedia was. I just remember the Time to Read series my father had my older sister read to me. She spoke Greek to me, and I started at the pictures. My second vivid encounter with reading was in Mrs. Weidman’s 4th grade class. She offered stuffed animals for the top accelerated readers every month. The reader with the most points at the end of the year would get a giant stuffed moose. I guess at that time in my life all those stuffed animals were equivalent to the Saints winning the Super bowl, because I almost read every book in my library. The Amelia Bedelia series, The B.F.G., and the Spooksville series were a few on my favorites.
Reading just vanished after Mrs. Weideman’s class. Maybe it was that I earned five hundred twenty points. Whatever the reason was reading was no longer on my agenda. I found out that in middle school AR points were no longer required. It might have been the thought of no longer getting those mini pizzas from Pizza Hut anymore. Then again maybe not, but whatever the case was I stopped reading. In seventh grade I had a really strict teacher for English and I don’t remember her name I just remember dreading English. It wasn’t until I entered high school and had all those required summer readings for my pre-ap classes that made me start reading again. I didn’t immediately like reading though. With books like The Grapes of Wrath that dedicated an entire chapter to a turtle crossing the road. It is easy to see why students can get traumatized when teachers say the word Read. In high school there was only one book that I read and was not a required text. The name of the book was Speak. I liked it. It’s safe to say that I do not love reading. I don’t really struggle reading words, but even as a toddler English has always been a difficult subject for me. Math is my favorite, history follows leaving science and English as my least favorites.
My senior year in English and first two years of college made the Damian Zuniga in Mrs. Weidemans 4th grade class come out again. It started with Oedipus Rex, Hamlet, Macbeth, and other articles my AP teacher would assign to us. Then in college my history teacher assigned a book titled The Jungle and Nickel and Dimed. I got so into the books that every time we had to read chapters I knew that it meant a trip to Starbucks, or time to practice my coffee brewing skills in my dorm. I prefer reading out loud even though it consumes more time.
Literatures denotation is something along the lines of “the body of written works of a language, period, or culture.” My definition of the word literature would be something along the lines of books, poems, and plays. That is my definition of literature.
My literature autobiography would have to end on a positive note. When I walked into 7:45 TR English class my very first year of college I was convinced that I was the worst writer in that classroom. As time progresses I realize that English is growing on me. Whether it’s because I want to argue about gender bias, the linear and recursive method of learning, or have a conversation about the fallacy dealing with teaching first year comp to college freshmen in two semesters. Who knows maybe this is the start of a beautiful relationship that will end in a minor in English.
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Literature Autobiography
I remember when a man in uniform dropped off a load of boxes at my house. At that time I had no idea what an encyclopedia was. I just remember the Time to Read series my father had my older sister read to me. She spoke Greek to me, and I started at the pictures. My second vivid encounter with reading was in Mrs. Weidman’s 4th grade class. She offered stuffed animals for the top accelerated readers every month. The reader with the most points at the end of the year would get a giant stuffed moose. I guess at that time in my life all those stuffed animals were equivalent to the Saints winning the Super bowl, because I almost read every book in my library. The Amelia Bedelia series, The B.F.G., and the Spooksville series were a few on my favorites.
Reading just vanished after Mrs. Weideman’s class. Maybe it was that I earned five hundred twenty points. Whatever the reason was reading was no longer on my agenda. I found out that in middle school AR points were no longer required. It might have been the thought of no longer getting those mini pizzas from Pizza Hut anymore. Then again maybe not, but whatever the case was I stopped reading. In seventh grade I had a really strict teacher for English and I don’t remember her name I just remember dreading English. It wasn’t until I entered high school and had all those required summer readings for my pre-ap classes that made me start reading again. I didn’t immediately like reading though. With books like The Grapes of Wrath that dedicated an entire chapter to a turtle crossing the road. It is easy to see why students can get traumatized when teachers say the word Read. In high school there was only one book that I read and was not a required text. The name of the book was Speak. I liked it. It’s safe to say that I do not love reading. I don’t really struggle reading words, but even as a toddler English has always been a difficult subject for me. Math is my favorite, history follows leaving science and English as my least favorites.
My senior year in English and first two years of college made the Damian Zuniga in Mrs. Weidemans 4th grade class come out again. It started with Oedipus Rex, Hamlet, Macbeth, and other articles my AP teacher would assign to us. Then in college my history teacher assigned a book titled The Jungle and Nickel and Dimed. I got so into the books that every time we had to read chapters I knew that it meant a trip to Starbucks, or time to practice my coffee brewing skills in my dorm. I prefer reading out loud even though it consumes more time.
Literatures denotation is something along the lines of “the body of written works of a language, period, or culture.” My definition of the word literature would be something along the lines of books, poems, and plays. That is my definition of literature.
My literature autobiography would have to end on a positive note. When I walked into 7:45 TR English class my very first year of college I was convinced that I was the worst writer in that classroom. As time progresses I realize that English is growing on me. Whether it’s because I want to argue about gender bias, the linear and recursive method of learning, or have a conversation about the fallacy dealing with teaching first year comp to college freshmen in two semesters. Who knows maybe this is the start of a beautiful relationship that will end in a minor in English.
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Issues
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Issues
Is anyone else getting this when they click on modest proposal.
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Issues
Is anyone else getting this when they click on modest proposal.
Sorry, the page (or document) you have requested is not available.
Please check the address and try again.
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Syllabus
Monday, January 25, 2010
Syllabus
Yet another semester with blogs. My favorite part about blogging is that it is free verse, not formal writing so that’s kinda cool. This is the first time I’ve ever been asked to blog about the syllabus though. The very first thing I liked about the syllabus was that my teacher has office hours every day of the week (a first). I’m a little worried because blogging is 300pts that’s alotta points! Sometimes the website goes crazy on me, when I tried printing the syllabus earlier it didn’t let me. Syllabus states were a green classroom, and will post most work on blogger. I wonder what the deal is with (SLO’s) I see them everywhere. I wonder if they were such a big deal five years ago.
It has come to my attention that our thoughts on the syllabus are supposed to be in a step-by-step method of writing. It asks for a beginning middle and an end. Last year I practiced a new method of writing, and found it to be very enjoyable. We were required to do research on anything that had to do with writing studies, and I decided to do it on the linear and recursive method of writing. Bottom line is that I practiced not writing with an intro, body, and conclusion. Instead I worried about context and the message I was trying to pass onto my readers. These are some quick thoughts last Friday’s assignment. Today my teacher said something very interesting. A minor in English would on require three more classes. I’ll get more into this when I talk about my literary narrative.
My final thoughts on this piece are positive. I’m about to be a junior in college and this is the first time that my professor is available every day of the week, which is pretty sweet. I’m currently taking business cal and my teacher’s office hours don’t work for me because whenever he’s available I have class at that time. The readings are all new, and that’s pretty exciting. English and Science have always been my weak subjects, especially English. Luckily my freshman and sophomore English teachers taught me so much that I’m considering this whole minor in English deal. I read over ten articles, and wrote essays, and blogs, and so many things in my last class. My final thoughts are that I’m excited to be one step closer to finishing my core, hoping to learn a lot from my literature class like I did my previous years.
Posted by macaDamian at 3:38 PM
Labels: Damian Zuniga
Syllabus
Yet another semester with blogs. My favorite part about blogging is that it is free verse, not formal writing so that’s kinda cool. This is the first time I’ve ever been asked to blog about the syllabus though. The very first thing I liked about the syllabus was that my teacher has office hours every day of the week (a first). I’m a little worried because blogging is 300pts that’s alotta points! Sometimes the website goes crazy on me, when I tried printing the syllabus earlier it didn’t let me. Syllabus states were a green classroom, and will post most work on blogger. I wonder what the deal is with (SLO’s) I see them everywhere. I wonder if they were such a big deal five years ago.
It has come to my attention that our thoughts on the syllabus are supposed to be in a step-by-step method of writing. It asks for a beginning middle and an end. Last year I practiced a new method of writing, and found it to be very enjoyable. We were required to do research on anything that had to do with writing studies, and I decided to do it on the linear and recursive method of writing. Bottom line is that I practiced not writing with an intro, body, and conclusion. Instead I worried about context and the message I was trying to pass onto my readers. These are some quick thoughts last Friday’s assignment. Today my teacher said something very interesting. A minor in English would on require three more classes. I’ll get more into this when I talk about my literary narrative.
My final thoughts on this piece are positive. I’m about to be a junior in college and this is the first time that my professor is available every day of the week, which is pretty sweet. I’m currently taking business cal and my teacher’s office hours don’t work for me because whenever he’s available I have class at that time. The readings are all new, and that’s pretty exciting. English and Science have always been my weak subjects, especially English. Luckily my freshman and sophomore English teachers taught me so much that I’m considering this whole minor in English deal. I read over ten articles, and wrote essays, and blogs, and so many things in my last class. My final thoughts are that I’m excited to be one step closer to finishing my core, hoping to learn a lot from my literature class like I did my previous years.
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