The movie was a little hard for me to fully understand. I feel that the film did not attack Christianity, though. It doesn't sound like it was created for any purpose, except to tell a fictional story. I, like many of my classmates, would have thought it was about the government, if Mr.Hughes didn't say otherwise.
“I don’t think that’s democratic,” he continued. “I prefer to trust the reader. I prefer to trust what I call the democracy of reading – when everybody has the right to form their own opinion and read what they like and come to their own conclusion about it. So I trust the reader.” I agree with Philip Pullman, the writer, about this. I don't believe he is promoting anti-Christianity or attacking Christianity. He just put a fictional story that he thought up in his head and has no control over how people respond to it. The story may merely mean nothing to him, but the world to someone else. Whether it is about government or Christianity doesn't matter. All that matters is the man made up a fictional story with no harm intended and got critized for having a great imagiantion.
http://www.christianpost.com/article/20071105/29957_'Golden_Compass'_Author_Denies_Promoting_Atheism_in_Books.htm
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008
WHAT I WANT FROM life
I am a huge dreamer and haven't really figured out if that is a good or bad thing. I would say my biggest dream is to be a successful actress. Unfortunately, its one of my harder dreams to make come true. I'm not sure if I even want to seriously pursue that dream because it seems very far fetched and it would take a lot of struggle. I hope though, to be generally very content and happy in my future. I hope to have a big family one day. Also, I hope to that Angelina Jolie and I will one day have a little chat; but it's not that important to me. I hope to find myself and know myself. One of my fears is that I will feel lost forever and never become generally happy and content. Giving birth to children is another fear of mine. I also, fear that I will be attacked in my home by a psycho person or that I will see a ghost. My biggest fear of all though, is pain. I have a dream, that one day, I will open up a resteraunt in North Carolina. My favorite quote is, "People say your going the wrong way when its simply a way of your own." I like the colors pink, purple, off white, and black. They are such great colors.
My goal is to obtain happiness, as previously discussed. I just want to be happy in its fullness.
My goal is to obtain happiness, as previously discussed. I just want to be happy in its fullness.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
A Confused Mind
I am very mad right now. I just wrote this whole blog and tried to post it and this error showed up, so I lost everything. Something like this would only happen to me. Not to mention the cold i got this weekend and the $25 or $30 i lost this weekend as well. It really can't get any better than this; sitting here feeling miserable writing a completly different blog from the previous one i lost. This is my life ladies and gentlman.
I'm watching Walk the Line on tv and my bath water is running. Its 9:39 and I'm dead tired. Waking up by an alarm hurts, thats why nobody likes to wake up earlier. As a growing human, i have many many questions about everything. I don't think its natural for someone to have so many questions. Maybe, I'm suppose to know some of these things or maybe not. I feel that not everybody thinks as deeply as other peolple. I was talking to a friend and she said she hated thinking about the things I think about all the time. Things that don't have a quick answer and make you feel lost. This is life and its yours, what do you do? I feel like nothing is every enough. I mean what do you do with life, it seems so limited sometimes. Or do I feel limited? Everybody seems so simple compared to me. My friends tell me I make things complicated. I don't like to assume or judge but it gets real hard no to sometimes. Its really not a good thing to do. I don't know a lot of things but I want to have a big part in life, and I have no clue what thats going to be.
I went to edit this post and I have a draft of my other blog, just my luck.
I'm watching Walk the Line on tv and my bath water is running. Its 9:39 and I'm dead tired. Waking up by an alarm hurts, thats why nobody likes to wake up earlier. As a growing human, i have many many questions about everything. I don't think its natural for someone to have so many questions. Maybe, I'm suppose to know some of these things or maybe not. I feel that not everybody thinks as deeply as other peolple. I was talking to a friend and she said she hated thinking about the things I think about all the time. Things that don't have a quick answer and make you feel lost. This is life and its yours, what do you do? I feel like nothing is every enough. I mean what do you do with life, it seems so limited sometimes. Or do I feel limited? Everybody seems so simple compared to me. My friends tell me I make things complicated. I don't like to assume or judge but it gets real hard no to sometimes. Its really not a good thing to do. I don't know a lot of things but I want to have a big part in life, and I have no clue what thats going to be.
I went to edit this post and I have a draft of my other blog, just my luck.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Sex Education
Sex education has not always been taught in American schools. In earlier years, the idea of teaching children about sex was very controversial. Many parents disagreed with the idea because they felt that it was their responsibility to discuss sex with their children. Now, as sexual activity has become greatly popular among teens, the fight whether to teach sex education has diminished into simple questions like what grade it should be taught in. Sex education is important because it informs teenagers of the risk of having a sexual relationship.
Most teenagers participate in sexual relationships. Speaking as a high school student, more than half of the students in high school are definitely involved in sexual relationships and sometimes more than one. The current generation promotes sex as the ultimate fun or cool thing to do. Often, times there is great pressure put on non-sexual teenagers to become in sexual relationships by their peers and society. Teenagers think of celebrities as Gods, making them their number one role model. This is not good considering the way celebrities portray themselves as lustful objects. The celebrities make it look cool to be promiscuous and give teenagers the okay to be that way.
Sex education is an important subject to be taught during teenage years. It is reported that everyday 8,000 teenagers are infected with a sexually transmitted diseases. In 2000, 240,000 girls 18 and younger became impregnated. Sex education about risks, preventions, and cautions can decrease disease and physical harm throughout young America. Emotionally, it helps to talk about sexual problems or relations with someone, decreasing suicide attempts. Several unplanned babies are born every year due to non-education. Sex education has the power to reduce teenage pregnancy, saving lives. Sexual relationships can turn into something life threatening and education can lessen the danger.
It is necessary for teenagers to be educated about the risks of sexual relationships. Most teenagers are engaged in sexual relationships because of celebrities and peer pressure. Teaching sex education is important because it causes the danger of death and disease to decrease. It also, decreased unplanned pregnancy and emotional problems. Sex education has helped some problems in America attempt to diminish.
Most teenagers participate in sexual relationships. Speaking as a high school student, more than half of the students in high school are definitely involved in sexual relationships and sometimes more than one. The current generation promotes sex as the ultimate fun or cool thing to do. Often, times there is great pressure put on non-sexual teenagers to become in sexual relationships by their peers and society. Teenagers think of celebrities as Gods, making them their number one role model. This is not good considering the way celebrities portray themselves as lustful objects. The celebrities make it look cool to be promiscuous and give teenagers the okay to be that way.
Sex education is an important subject to be taught during teenage years. It is reported that everyday 8,000 teenagers are infected with a sexually transmitted diseases. In 2000, 240,000 girls 18 and younger became impregnated. Sex education about risks, preventions, and cautions can decrease disease and physical harm throughout young America. Emotionally, it helps to talk about sexual problems or relations with someone, decreasing suicide attempts. Several unplanned babies are born every year due to non-education. Sex education has the power to reduce teenage pregnancy, saving lives. Sexual relationships can turn into something life threatening and education can lessen the danger.
It is necessary for teenagers to be educated about the risks of sexual relationships. Most teenagers are engaged in sexual relationships because of celebrities and peer pressure. Teaching sex education is important because it causes the danger of death and disease to decrease. It also, decreased unplanned pregnancy and emotional problems. Sex education has helped some problems in America attempt to diminish.
Friday, March 7, 2008
Inaudible Melodies
I chose "Inaudible Melodies",an oxymoron, because Jack Johnson's music usually appeals to me. After reading the lyrics I not only liked his message but agreed with it. The purpose of Jack Johnson's song is to cause peolple to start living every moment of their lives. He states that purpose bluntly thourought the song by saying, "Slow down everyone, you're moving too fast." He repeats that more than 3 times during the song, making the purpose quite obvious. A cliche can also, connect with his purpose in saying, "Slow down before life passes you by." All this means is that don't rush your way throught life or before you know it, you'll be old and just about dead.
Jack Johnson's tone strikes me as nostalgic because of his mention towards a different time. He says, "Bushfire fairytales, Itsy bitsy diamond wells, Big fat hurricanes, yellow bellied given names", inferring to a fantasy world where everyrone lives timelessly. If a person lives in a fantasy world you have no worries, therfore you live in relaxation instead of rush. The title of Jack Johnson's song is being compared with the way people live life. Inaudible melodies literally means a melody without sound. If you can't hear a melody, what's the point? Like life, if you don't have a melody or meaning, what's the point?
Jack Johnson goes on to talk about how we live the way we are deemed to, the way we're "suppose" to live. We go school, graduate, get a job, and settle down to get married and have kids. "Well dust off your thinking caps. Solar powered plastic plants.", he says when he explains how we don't take a moment and think anymore because we are so caught up in doing the "supposed" life. Jack Johnson appeals to his audience when he says, "Well shortcuts can slow you down", which is a paradox. At first glance it wouldn't make sense becuase shortcuts are meant to speed things up, not slow down. Another look at it however proves that it infact could make sense. What may have started out as a shortcut could turn into a life wasted. Shortcuts can aslo make you stumble upon the unexpected that inevitably makes you slow down and take a look at life. With Jack Johnson's nostalgic tone and hidden messages he captures his audiences' emotions to turn their attention to his purpose. He uses the song as a metaphor which makes a deeper connection ti his audience, forcing them to belive that taking in every moment of life is in fact, important.
Jack Johnson's tone strikes me as nostalgic because of his mention towards a different time. He says, "Bushfire fairytales, Itsy bitsy diamond wells, Big fat hurricanes, yellow bellied given names", inferring to a fantasy world where everyrone lives timelessly. If a person lives in a fantasy world you have no worries, therfore you live in relaxation instead of rush. The title of Jack Johnson's song is being compared with the way people live life. Inaudible melodies literally means a melody without sound. If you can't hear a melody, what's the point? Like life, if you don't have a melody or meaning, what's the point?
Jack Johnson goes on to talk about how we live the way we are deemed to, the way we're "suppose" to live. We go school, graduate, get a job, and settle down to get married and have kids. "Well dust off your thinking caps. Solar powered plastic plants.", he says when he explains how we don't take a moment and think anymore because we are so caught up in doing the "supposed" life. Jack Johnson appeals to his audience when he says, "Well shortcuts can slow you down", which is a paradox. At first glance it wouldn't make sense becuase shortcuts are meant to speed things up, not slow down. Another look at it however proves that it infact could make sense. What may have started out as a shortcut could turn into a life wasted. Shortcuts can aslo make you stumble upon the unexpected that inevitably makes you slow down and take a look at life. With Jack Johnson's nostalgic tone and hidden messages he captures his audiences' emotions to turn their attention to his purpose. He uses the song as a metaphor which makes a deeper connection ti his audience, forcing them to belive that taking in every moment of life is in fact, important.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
"Jeremy" by Pearl Jam
The song "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam is rightfully controversial. The song overviews how a tormented boy, Jeremy, decides to kill his fellow students to solve his problems. Other people may say that Jeremy murders the students and himself or just himself, depending on how a perosn interprets the lyrics. The speaker is a boy who tormetned Jeremy throughout the song showing feelings of regret and guilt.
The speaker opens the song with the description of a painting of Jeremy. In the picture Jeremy stands on a sun over dead bodies with his arms in a "V". This paints a description of Jeremy's thoughts to overcome torment form his peers by death, possibly meaning victory. "Daddy didn't give attention. Oh, to the fact that mommy didnt care." also mentions Jeremy's lack of parental support.
The speaker then sinks into discussion about his attitude towards Jeremy, proving more the situation as an antecedent. "Clearly I remember pickin' on the boy. Seemed a harmless...", describes the blame the speaker accuses himself of. The speaker also witnesses suprise by Jeremy, "Ooh but we unleashed a lion.....and he hit me with a suprise left." Jeremy left a lasting emotional scar on the speaker as well, "My jaw left hurtin'.....try to forget this...try to erase this." He obviously will never be able to forget what Jeremy's done.
The last piece of evidence leading us to believe Jeremy committed some form a murder comes from the line "Jeremy spoke in class today." The line simply does not mean he talked in class, it refers to him making a significant action in class, in this case murder. The speaker blames Jeremy's parents, peers, and himself for the gradual build up toward Jeremy's final actions. In my opinion Jeremy murded his classmates to feel victorious and the message, the most important, is not to tease anyone because you never know whats happening in their home life.
The speaker opens the song with the description of a painting of Jeremy. In the picture Jeremy stands on a sun over dead bodies with his arms in a "V". This paints a description of Jeremy's thoughts to overcome torment form his peers by death, possibly meaning victory. "Daddy didn't give attention. Oh, to the fact that mommy didnt care." also mentions Jeremy's lack of parental support.
The speaker then sinks into discussion about his attitude towards Jeremy, proving more the situation as an antecedent. "Clearly I remember pickin' on the boy. Seemed a harmless...", describes the blame the speaker accuses himself of. The speaker also witnesses suprise by Jeremy, "Ooh but we unleashed a lion.....and he hit me with a suprise left." Jeremy left a lasting emotional scar on the speaker as well, "My jaw left hurtin'.....try to forget this...try to erase this." He obviously will never be able to forget what Jeremy's done.
The last piece of evidence leading us to believe Jeremy committed some form a murder comes from the line "Jeremy spoke in class today." The line simply does not mean he talked in class, it refers to him making a significant action in class, in this case murder. The speaker blames Jeremy's parents, peers, and himself for the gradual build up toward Jeremy's final actions. In my opinion Jeremy murded his classmates to feel victorious and the message, the most important, is not to tease anyone because you never know whats happening in their home life.
Friday, February 15, 2008
Improve Writing
To improve my writing on my last rhetorical analysis I could have done many things. I need to wach for the way write my sentences and make sure they make sense. I should let somebody proofread my papers from now on. I should watch my word choice and reread my papers aloud. I should take more time to write them also. I should watch my past tense and pre tense when writing and watch my comma usage.
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