LAUNCH

It took me a while to find something I really want to enjoy for my final project, but I finally decided on doing something with sports. Then it took me a while to see what I could do with sports. I thought about it for about a week and a half, then I decided to do it on motivation. I want to find out what motivates players to be greater than they are or  what motivates teams to become dynasties, and also I want to find out why fans use their hard earned money to go watch these athletes play. I am pretty sure that this is what I want to do, but I am still open to completely changing my topic if I cannot accomplish what I set out to accomplish.

I, JURY

From what I found was that everyone pretty much did the same prompt, but they all did it in a unique was that was able to teach me different aspects of the characters chosen. The most common character I read about was Bernard. What I would need to include for my next essay would be: more description of a certain character, but not so much where it goes from analysis to summary, also I would need to expand my knowledge of the World State and not just the characters.

BRAVE NEW ESSAY

I decided to do my essay on what seems to be the most popular essay question.

 

Essay

 

          When Kate Chopin stated that "the outward existence which conforms, the inward life which questions", she was alluding to many future works that would follow this saying. Brave New  World would be considered one of these works because it has a character that fits this exact mold, Bernard Marx. Bernard is a good example because he always questioned how the World State always controlled the population. However he was afraid to speak out because he did not want to get exiled. This is why he then turns to soma to help him stray away from these thoughts.

          Ever since he was an embryo, Bernard was meant to be different from other alpha's by not being like all the others. Once he grew up he decided to do the work of the World State but internally he knew that he was being controlled. This was one of the main reasons he was conforming but at the same time he was internally questioning everything. Huxley wanted to show that even when there is a way to control everything there will always be that one questioner. Through Bernard, Huxley was able to show that a movement is possible starting with even just one person.

          Even though Bernard was against the World State, he still showed fear of being exiled. The warning he received from the director that he would be moved to Iceland was a clear sign that Bernard was still wary of being too outspoken. This intimidation shows that people in the World State were still very petrified of being punished so they would decide to conform to the superior. Huxley was able to show this was a big reason why Bernard was outwardly conforming but questioning internally. He wanted to speak out, but knew the consequences were too dire for himself.

          Bernard, although wanted to speak out, knew he needed to be controlled, so he decided to still take his soma pills. These soma pills, although effective short term, wore off for Bernard and still had these thoughts. He knew these pills were not good for the free thinker, but was willing to take these pills so he would not be exiled. Huxley was showing how people tried to use drugs to suppress thoughts that they believed were not good for their self-conscious through Bernard.

           In conclusion, Bernard was used as an example by Aldous Huxley to convey Kate Chopin's message. Bernard shows that he wants to stop being controlled by the World State, but does not want to risk exile. This is why he turns to soma, to try and ease himself to try to conform. The human race deals with the issue of conforming but internally complaining every day, they do not want to seem as if they are different than everyone else, which can be used as a warning sign.

 

          

BRAVE NEW ESSAY TOPIC

This particular essay has five different prompts so these are my strategies for each of the following:
      

Mind Meddlers- I would answer this prompt by stating textual examples, such as, the hypnopaedia that is used and how it would relate to something that we use to remind ourselves.

 

Bottled Pleasure- I would answer this question with the amount of sexual intercourse that everyone has and how it has become emotionless, also I would talk about the soma pills used to rid them of any free thinking thoughts.

Huxley’s Warning- I would answer this question by using the examples of Huxley, for example the way we treat the environment and how we now worry about it when before we did not. I would play this off into more possibilities that he showed, like free thinking.

A Difference of Opinion About Utopia- The three characters I would use are Lenina, Bernard, and the savage. I would use them because Lenina and the savage could not be any more different, while Bernard is very curious about the things outside the World State.

 

Three Little Words- I would question this slogan mostly because the have no identity, it is just given to them. The community they live in is just a hoax and all planned out. The stability part is sort of right, but they do not teach the people in the World State about the outside world, they would have to learn themselves.

 

 

 

 

I got this essay prompt from this site.

I AM HERE

It took me a while for me to come back from winter break, but I feel great right now and even more focused than last semester. I have begun thinking about my senior project and feel I will be fully prepared to be an expert at it by semester's end. I have not gone too in depth with my senior project, but I know what I must to for it to be great. I also expect to post a bit more often, more than required because I feel as if I need to start making this blog my very own. I am looking forward to the rest of the semester and seeing new possibilities I have with using the blog to enhance my academic studies.

Lit Terms #6

simile-a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid soliloquy- act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, esp. by a character in a play. spiritual- of or relating to a person's spirit speaker-voice of the narrative. stereotype- character with generalized traits stream of consciousness- uninterupted and unhindered thoughts in the mind structure- how the story is organized style- distinctive way writer used language subordination-couching of less important ideas in less important structure than language surrealism- style in literature and painting stressing subconscious or irrational aspects of manas existance characterized by juxtaposition suspension of disbelief- suspended disbelief to enjoy something symbol-something that stands for something else, but has its own meaning synesthesia-use of one sense to convey another sense synecdoche-another form of name changing syntax-arrangement and gramatical relation in the story theme- message of a story thesis-main idea tone-author's precieved point of view tongue in cheek- type of humor when author feigns seriousness tragedy-any sompisition in literature with somber tone understatement-saying less than you mean for emphasis vernacular-everyday speech voice- text features, such as diction and scentences, conveys writers persona zeitgeist- feeling of particular era in history

WELCOME TO THE INTERDISCIPLINARITY

Big thanks to Dr. Preston for helping me choose what I wanted to research. I want to do sokmething about sports: why are they so exciting, why do we invest so much of our time to watch these men do what they do with incredible God given talent. Some useful tools that can help me decipher what it is I want to learn include: Science- what goes into the physical makeup of these athletes? How are we able to use the laws of physics to make spmething that is entertaining? Why do fans get so excited about games they do not even play in? Mathematics- What are the chances to go Pro? Or even Collegite? Why are statistics important when trying to decide who the "Greatest of all time" is? Motivation- what motivates these players to be the best? money? fame? proving to themselves it can be done? Economics- why do we spend a lot of money if we can barley make ends meet? Hpoefully by the end of this I will find the answers to all the questions I have and find out why people love to watch sports, write about sports, even have sports exist in the first place.