Icons:
1. "I feel that Jimi is a strong iconic figure that represents peace, love and tranquility among people who are familiar with his music. Through the power of song, Jimi is able to express an infectious sense of calmness. His music helps me all the time. Whenever I am stressed out of my skull I can crank up the volume and let all of my problems drift away. Music is a great coping mechanism, and Jimi’s is the LSD of music. I am very passionate about music and have found an unmatchable sanctuary and inspiration in his music." a piece from Jon Silva's icon project. This is an extraordinarly good piece of writing because it is so descriptive and uses lots of strong words, especially when he says an infectious sense of calmness.
2. The quote at the begining I think is really good and it fits in perfectly with the entire paper.
3. I would go into more detail and research on how being a vigilante could be possible in San Diego because I think that would be really cool.
4. The icons project is important because it makes us dig deeper into ourselves and find out more about ourselves all while learning new ways to write.
Book Review:
1."Throughout the history of America we have had many war heroes dating back to the pilgrims time. But what if American “war heroes” weren’t really heroes at all? What if everything we have been told is a lie? Pat Tillman is an example of a leaked “war hero” that had an elaborate twisted story around an accidental death." A piece from Daniels book review. This intro was really good and got me instantly hooked, I really liked it.
2.I think the best part of my book review was when I made a connection to the book through a quote and explained it.
3. If I had another day I wold probably go into more depth on Chris's personality just because its so complex and interesting.
4. The importance of book reviews can decide weather someone else will read the book or not.
In General...
1. One thing I discovered about my writing is that if I try really hard I can go really deep and make really good writing.
2.One goal for the future is one day I want to write a novel :D.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010
icons final draft!
Vigilantism
I remember batman being one of my favorite series . But much like in the Batman series, none of the civilians want the presence of a vigilante. But I feel like a vigilante is necessary in modern day society where the police take 20 minutes to get to a scene where someone is being beaten to death or where a rapist or murderer is being let out of jail just to go back to doing what they did before. With a handful of vigilantes collaborating in one city crime rates would go down a lot. Though vigilantism is illegal it has been recorded back to the 1800's with acts like the Boston tea party and the Underground Railroad.
In my opinion, a good vigilante is one who is not lead by their emotion, but by their logic, and have to have a good sense of morality. A vigilante is lead by emotion might kill an innocent man in the heat of passion or because of some personal conflict. Therefore, a vigilante who is lead by their emotion is corrupt. A vigilantie with no sense of morality might kill a man who is not deserving of death or let a deserving man go.
In Boondock Saints, Joe Yakavetta, a big mob boss is on trial for the death of countless numbers of people, possession and distribution of many drugs, and other criminal activities. There is not enough evidence for him to be convicted under the court of law, so he is going to walk. The Boondock Saints come in, mid trial, and publicly execute him. One life may not be worth another, but how about one life being worth 6 or 7 people? I think Joe Yakavetta is deserving of death. I strongly support the Boondock Saints and any other vigilante doing some good out there, and I myself might possibly become one.
In my opinion, a good vigilante is one who is not lead by their emotion, but by their logic, and have to have a good sense of morality. A vigilante is lead by emotion might kill an innocent man in the heat of passion or because of some personal conflict. Therefore, a vigilante who is lead by their emotion is corrupt. A vigilantie with no sense of morality might kill a man who is not deserving of death or let a deserving man go.
In Boondock Saints, Joe Yakavetta, a big mob boss is on trial for the death of countless numbers of people, possession and distribution of many drugs, and other criminal activities. There is not enough evidence for him to be convicted under the court of law, so he is going to walk. The Boondock Saints come in, mid trial, and publicly execute him. One life may not be worth another, but how about one life being worth 6 or 7 people? I think Joe Yakavetta is deserving of death. I strongly support the Boondock Saints and any other vigilante doing some good out there, and I myself might possibly become one.
Sources:
"Vigilantism". Law Library. 8/12/10 .
O'Connor, T, "VIGILANTISM, VIGILANTE JUSTICE, AND SELF-HELP". APSU. 8/12/10 .
"Vigilante". Wikipedia. 8/12/10 .
"The Boondock Saints". Wikipedia. 8/12/10 .
Vigilantism
"We must all fear evil men, but what we must fear most is the indifference of good men" Father McKinley, Scene 1, Boondock Saints. A vigilante is someone who stands up for the poor and innocent when the government fails to- and someone who upholds the law in a righteous manner by taking it into his or her own hands. The Boondock Saints really showed this by the two McMannus brothers going out and killing all of the mobsters and gang bangers in South Boston.
I've always idolized vigilantes because they stand out from a world where indifference is so common, where people just sit and watch while someone gets brutally murdered and don't do so much as call the cops. Much like the Batman series, none of the civilians want the presence of a vigilante. But I feel like a vigilante is necessary in modern day society where the police take 20 minutes to get to a scene where someone is being beaten to death or where a rapist or murderer is being let out of jail just to go back to doing what they did before. With a handful of vigilantes collaborating in one city crime rates would go down a lot. Though vigilantism is illegal it has been recorded back to the 1800's with acts like the Boston tea party and the Underground Railroad.
In my opinion, a good vigilante is one who is not lead by their emotion, but by their logic, and have to have a good sense of morals. One who is lead by their emotion might kill an innocent man because of a heat of passion or because of some personal conflict with them. So therefore a vigilante who is lead by their emotion is corrupt. A vigilantie with a bad sense of morals might kill a man who is not deserving of death or let a deserving man go.
In Boondock Saints, Joe Yakavetta, a big mob boss is on trial for the death of countless numbers of people, possession and distribution of many drugs, and other criminal activities. There is not enough evidence for him to be convicted under the court of law, so he is going to walk. The Boondock Saints come in, mid trial, and publicly execute him. One life may not be worth another, but how about one life being worth 6 or 7 people? I think that person is deserving of death. I strongly support the Boondock Saints and any other vigilante doing some good out there, and I myself might possibly become one.
"We must all fear evil men, but what we must fear most is the indifference of good men" Father McKinley, Scene 1, Boondock Saints. A vigilante is someone who stands up for the poor and innocent when the government fails to- and someone who upholds the law in a righteous manner by taking it into his or her own hands. The Boondock Saints really showed this by the two McMannus brothers going out and killing all of the mobsters and gang bangers in South Boston.
I've always idolized vigilantes because they stand out from a world where indifference is so common, where people just sit and watch while someone gets brutally murdered and don't do so much as call the cops. Much like the Batman series, none of the civilians want the presence of a vigilante. But I feel like a vigilante is necessary in modern day society where the police take 20 minutes to get to a scene where someone is being beaten to death or where a rapist or murderer is being let out of jail just to go back to doing what they did before. With a handful of vigilantes collaborating in one city crime rates would go down a lot. Though vigilantism is illegal it has been recorded back to the 1800's with acts like the Boston tea party and the Underground Railroad.
In my opinion, a good vigilante is one who is not lead by their emotion, but by their logic, and have to have a good sense of morals. One who is lead by their emotion might kill an innocent man because of a heat of passion or because of some personal conflict with them. So therefore a vigilante who is lead by their emotion is corrupt. A vigilantie with a bad sense of morals might kill a man who is not deserving of death or let a deserving man go.
In Boondock Saints, Joe Yakavetta, a big mob boss is on trial for the death of countless numbers of people, possession and distribution of many drugs, and other criminal activities. There is not enough evidence for him to be convicted under the court of law, so he is going to walk. The Boondock Saints come in, mid trial, and publicly execute him. One life may not be worth another, but how about one life being worth 6 or 7 people? I think that person is deserving of death. I strongly support the Boondock Saints and any other vigilante doing some good out there, and I myself might possibly become one.
Monday, August 9, 2010
Icons pt. 5
Vigilantism
"We must all fear evil men, but what we must fear most is the indifference of good men" Father McKinley, Scene 1, Boondock Saints. Vigilantism, is someone who stands up for the poor and innocent when the government fails to- and someone who upholds the law in a righteous manner by taking it into his or her own hands. The Boondock Saints really showed this by the two McMannus brothers going out and killing all of the mobsters and gang bangers in South Boston.
I've always idolized vigilantes because they stand out from a world where indifference is so common, where people just sit and watch while someone gets brutally murdered and don't do so much as call the cops. Much like the Batman series, none of the civilians want the presence of a vigilante. But I feel like a vigilante is necessary in modern day society where the police take 20 minutes to get to a scene where someone is being beaten to death or where a rapist or murderer is being let out of jail just to go back to doing what they did before. With a handful of vigilantes collaborating in one city crime rates would go down allot. Though vigilantism is illegal it has been recorded back to the 1800's with acts like the Boston tea party and the underground railroad.
A good vigilante is one who is not lead by their emotion, but by their logic, and have to have a good sense of morals. One who is lead by their emotion might kill an innocent man because of a heat of passion or because of some personal conflict with them. So therefore a vigilante who is lead by their emotion is corrupt. A vigilantie with a bad sense of morals might kill a man who is not deserving of death or let a deserving man go.
In Boondock Saints, Joe Yakavetta, a big mob boss is on trial for the death of countless numbers of people, possession and distribution of many drugs, and other criminal activities. There is not enough evidence for him to be convicted under the court of law, so he is going to walk. The Boondock Saints come in, mid trial, and publicly execute him. One life may not be worth another, but how about one life being worth 6 or 7 people? I think that person is deserving of death. I strongly support the Boondock Saints and any other vigilante doing some good out there, and I myself might possibly become one.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Icons pt. 4
"We must all fear evil men, but what we must fear most is the indifference of good men" Father McKinley, Scene 1, Boondock Saints. Vigilantism, is someone who stands up for the poor and innocent when the government fails to- and someone who upholds the law in a righteous manner by taking it into his or her own hands. The Boondock Saints really showed this by the two McMannus brothers going out and killing all of the mobsters and gang bangers in South Boston.
I've always idolized vigilantes because they stand out from a world where indifference is so common, where people just sit and watch while someone gets brutally murdered and don't do so much as call the cops. Much like the Batman series, none of the civilians want the presence a vigilante. But I feel like a vigilante is necessary in modern day society where the police take 20 minutes to get to a scene where someone is being beaten to death or where a rapist or murderer is being let out of jail just to go back to doing what they did before. With a handful of vigilantes collaborating in one city crime rates would go down allot. Though vigilantism is illegal it has been recorded back to the 1800's with acts like the Boston tea party and the underground railroad.
Joe Yakavetta, a big mob boss is on trial for the death of countless numbers of people, possecion and distribution of many drugs, and other criminal activities. There is not enough evidence for him to be convicted under the court of law, so he is going to walk. The Boondock Saints come in, mid trial, and execute him. One life may not be worth another, but how about one life being worth 6 or 7 people? I think that person is deserving of death. I strongly suport the Boondock Saints and any other vigilante doing some good out there, and I myself might possibly become one.
Questions
1. I added alot of points about vigilantism to my revised draft such as the example in the last paragraph or at the end of the second paragraph.
2.
3. I got rid of a lot of fuzz in my picture and changed the backdrop a little bit as well. My next steps will be to add more of a heroic look to it.
4.
I've always idolized vigilantes because they stand out from a world where indifference is so common, where people just sit and watch while someone gets brutally murdered and don't do so much as call the cops. Much like the Batman series, none of the civilians want the presence a vigilante. But I feel like a vigilante is necessary in modern day society where the police take 20 minutes to get to a scene where someone is being beaten to death or where a rapist or murderer is being let out of jail just to go back to doing what they did before. With a handful of vigilantes collaborating in one city crime rates would go down allot. Though vigilantism is illegal it has been recorded back to the 1800's with acts like the Boston tea party and the underground railroad.
Joe Yakavetta, a big mob boss is on trial for the death of countless numbers of people, possecion and distribution of many drugs, and other criminal activities. There is not enough evidence for him to be convicted under the court of law, so he is going to walk. The Boondock Saints come in, mid trial, and execute him. One life may not be worth another, but how about one life being worth 6 or 7 people? I think that person is deserving of death. I strongly suport the Boondock Saints and any other vigilante doing some good out there, and I myself might possibly become one.
Questions
1. I added alot of points about vigilantism to my revised draft such as the example in the last paragraph or at the end of the second paragraph.
2.
3. I got rid of a lot of fuzz in my picture and changed the backdrop a little bit as well. My next steps will be to add more of a heroic look to it.
4.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Icons!
1. The McManus Brothers (Boondock Saints)
The McManus brothers are icons to me because even though they are fictional, I totally believe in their ideals and view on justice and how they take justice into they're own hands.
2. Vigilantism
I really idolize vigilanties because if theres one thing I hate, its indifference, and if theres one thing vigilanties arent, its indifferent. They take the law into theyre own hands and make life better for all of the good, deserving people in the world.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Summer School, Blog #1
Some of my goals for this summer school session are:
- Get an A
- try to be more interested in the subject
- get better as a writer
- try not to procrastonate
- read at least one book
Id really like to learn more about Jack the Ripper because it seems like an interesting story and he is a very famous killer. Also there is alot of refrences to his story and name in alot of music I listen to. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbl0v1VGQ80
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Farmers Market
Interview with Rachel:
Q:Why do you choose to shop here?
Q:Why do you choose to shop here?
A: Because I want to live more sustainably, and there's good food.
Q:When did you start coming here?
A:One year ago
Q:Do you garden at home? Why or why not?
A:No because i have a really small backyard
Q:What would be your advice to get others to do what you do?
A: Just to come down to the farmers market as much as possible
Q:What was your reason for your first visit here.
A:Because i was interested
Q:Anyone else in your family go here?
A: Nope
Blog Post:
What struck you about the location you visited? Was it what you expected, or very different?
The Farmers market was alot smaller than I expected, just one row of a few different farmers and that was it.
Which items were cheaper than you expected? Which were more expensive?
Alot of the fruits were cheaper than I expected except for the apples and pears, those were pretty expensive.
Do you think you will start going to a farmers market more often?
To be honest I don't really think i will because the whole experience was a bit of a hassle for me, and it just wasn't that memorable as I expected it to be.
How do these locations fit into our essential questions of “Why Don’t People Live More Sustainably?” and “How Can I Convince them to do So?”
This location fits in very well with living sustainably because going to one of these events and getting locally grown and organic foods helps out the environment alot. As for convincing something to do so, I could just say that everything may be a bit more expensive, but the food is better, and healthier for you, plus you are helping a good cause.
Blog Post:
What struck you about the location you visited? Was it what you expected, or very different?
The Farmers market was alot smaller than I expected, just one row of a few different farmers and that was it.
Which items were cheaper than you expected? Which were more expensive?
Alot of the fruits were cheaper than I expected except for the apples and pears, those were pretty expensive.
Do you think you will start going to a farmers market more often?
To be honest I don't really think i will because the whole experience was a bit of a hassle for me, and it just wasn't that memorable as I expected it to be.
How do these locations fit into our essential questions of “Why Don’t People Live More Sustainably?” and “How Can I Convince them to do So?”
This location fits in very well with living sustainably because going to one of these events and getting locally grown and organic foods helps out the environment alot. As for convincing something to do so, I could just say that everything may be a bit more expensive, but the food is better, and healthier for you, plus you are helping a good cause.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Dialectic Journal
Quote:
"Again, I stress that this is a defect of the system itself and not of
the teachers, whose overriding obligation is to 'get through the material.' You understand that, in spite of
all this, yours is the most advanced educational system in the world. It works very badly, but it's still the
most advanced there is."
Response:
This quote really made me think and reflect on the american educational system. To me it really makes me think about how the school system generalizes on a bunch of different ideas and topics, even if it is not what the student would choose to study as a career. And the fact that schools go over so many topics so quickly doesn't let the ideas sit and ferment in the student's minds so it doesn't stay in their minds so its almost like a big waste of time until college. Of course Ishmael discusses this and makes a very interesting point when he says that culture is keeping kids in school so they can spend more money on consumer products. It's almost like the american education system is a big conspiracy.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Time Travelers Pillar
The assignment was to make a painting relevant to the pillar of civilization we were assigned. We were given one square on the physical pillar that we could paint in. The steps to get to the final product were to first look up or create a picture relevant to our specific pillar (mine was religion in the Mayan civilization). Next step was to sketch out a to scale size sketch of what we had to paint. After we got that approved we were finally able to paint. I think what I learned through this assignment was how to put detail into my paintings and also how making a sketch of what i was going to paint first really helped. The one challenge I encountered was that i picked a drawing that required a lot of detail and precision to look good. I overcame this by using a very small brush. One thing that I would change would be giving us more time to be able to paint the pillar. This could very well help me later when I want to use painting as a creative outlet.
Semester Academic Goals (Humanities)
Goal: Turn completed work in on time and use ownership toward my work.
First Step: Make sure I know all the work that needs to be turned in and do it right away.
Goal: Keep binder more organized by actually using the tabs in it.
First Step: Make sure to put everything in the correct tab and if I don't know, ask Charlotte.
Goal: Be more serious with wex entries.
First Step: Take all prompts seriously and write at least a page each time.
First Step: Make sure I know all the work that needs to be turned in and do it right away.
Goal: Keep binder more organized by actually using the tabs in it.
First Step: Make sure to put everything in the correct tab and if I don't know, ask Charlotte.
Goal: Be more serious with wex entries.
First Step: Take all prompts seriously and write at least a page each time.
Semester Academic Goals (Mysics)
Goal: Turning work in on time and completed.
First Step:Doing homework right when I get home.
Goal: Don't get distracted in class.
First Step: Don't sit next to friends.
Goal: Write better and more organized notes.
First Step: Write EVERYTHING that Mele writes
First Step:Doing homework right when I get home.
Goal: Don't get distracted in class.
First Step: Don't sit next to friends.
Goal: Write better and more organized notes.
First Step: Write EVERYTHING that Mele writes
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Time Travelers Essay
Project Description: For this assignment we had to write and support a thesis based around the success or failure of one specific "pillar" in an ancient civilization. These "pillars" represented 4 of the most important parts of a civilization. This consisted of the following: Science and technology, religion, art and architecture, and government. The requirements for this project were: 3-5 pages double spaced, footnotes in MLA format, bibliography in MLA format, and the paper had to be based around your central thesis.
Process: First we were assigned a civilization (mine was the ancient mayan civilization), then we had to choose which pillar we wanted to study (I chose religion). After that we had to start researching our pillar and getting as much information on it as possible, looking for both the ups and downs of that pillar. After creating our rough draft we went through several drafts while learning and adding in footnotes and a bibliography.
Reflection: Through this project I learned many things such as using footnotes and bibliographies, Using a thesis to persuade your opinion, how to make a professional thesis paper, and how to use a concessive to make your thesis stronger. The main challenge that I encountered through this project was turning my paper in on time. This was very hard for me because i procrastinated the first few drafts and had to catch up by the last few. One thing i would change in this project would be that maybe Charlotte could teach us bigger words so we sound allot smarter while explaining our thesis. Learning how to make a strong research paper will definitely help me in college because you have to research and write alot in college.
Finished Draft
Mayan Religion
Civilization is what makes up the world. Without it we would be nothing but savage beasts. But different parts of civilizations are what mold us into what we are now, and every part of a civilization is important. For example: religion, arguably the biggest maker/ breaker in a civilization. Although the Mayan civilization was prosperous and strived for a long time, they’re religion ultimately lead to their downfall.
The Mayans were a Mesoamerican civilization, located roughly next to the Yucatan peninsula. The Mayans where known for their large temples and sacrificial rituals. They were around from about 2000 BC to 900 AD when the Spaniards invaded them. The Mayan religion was polytheistic, meaning many gods, mainly based around the sun god: Kinich Ahau and the “creator” (as in creator of the world) being Itzamna.
The biggest strength of the Mayan religion was probably the creation of the Mayan calendar. The Mayan calendar was a celestial calendar, which means it follows the stars. The Mayan calendar was based on different cycles, following the same seasonal cycles such as winter, summer, fall, and spring. Another success about the Mayan religion was their purification and divination process1. The purification process involved fasting, sexual abstention and exorcism of evil spirits. These rituals could lead to better lifestyles of a regular person therefore improving the lifestyle of the entire community. Plus I think fasting it gets rid of obesity.
The main downfall to the Mayan religion was that it was very sacrificial. Their main sacrifices included mostly small animals like turkey, quails, deer and fish. But later on adopted the ritual of human sacrifice and sometimes anthropophagy (cannibalism) 1. Some say that sacrifice was the core of Mayan religion. This was bad because the sacrifice of so many animals drained their stock and made for less to eat. Especially since they sacrificed and offered food to the gods the most during a drought. The sacrifice of human beings is also very bad because it lowers the population, especially in big rituals where up to 10 people could be sacrificed. Another downfall of the Mayan religion could be social division. Since the government was mainly wrapped around religion so all the hierarchies were based on priests and deities. Social division is bad in any civilization because it causes separation in the community in general. One of the rites of the Mayan religion is that at the age of three months, you would be presented with different items depending on your gender (i.e. for males it might be a set of tools or a religious artifact, or with females it might be cloth or a sewing needle). This would be bad because by doing this your job was pre- determined when you were only three months old, causing unhappiness as adults making for a more unhealthy lifestyle.
The Mayan religion is closely related to many other Mesoamerican religions, much like the Incan religion. Both religions celebrated and worshiped mostly the sun god and the main creator. Also both religions were very sacrificial and devoted most of their time and resources to their gods. There are also many other similarities, like their purification rituals, and they also ended up being conquered by the Spanish Conquistadors. Though the Mayans were more advanced than the Incans in one way, the Mayans had a calendar, while the Incans just followed the stars.
All in all I think that the Mayan religion was a failure and helped lead to the downfall of the Mayan civilization. The reason behind this being that the Mayans had an over dependence on their religion. But not only their over dependence on religion, the fact that they sacrificed so much to the gods drained their resources, plus a lot of their rituals drained the time of the day and people ended up not doing any work at all.
With the evidence shown I think it is safe to say that the Mayan religion was overall a failure and lead to their downfall. Some important evidence that could be restated would be although the Mayans were very spiritual and “pure” they were also very sacrificial which potentially could reduce population and is overall an unhealthy practice. So although the Mayans were overall a very successful nation their religion ultimately lead to their downfall and failure as a nation.
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