New way of looking at computers

In the video some new technology is being displayed that some people think willl abolish the way we think about computers. I think that it isn't all that great but it could have potential and therefore it is a cool piece of technology but it isn't at a stage yet where it could actually help us as human beings. It still is a vey interesting video but for the first couple minutes he just talks and it's really boring so you can just skip that if you want.

Ted.com Masters

In the video you see the true masters of ted.com. Why stay and watch all the smart guys when you can just watch two guys like this. I think this could be the new face of ted. I mean why should I watch a bunch of smart people drone on when you can watch this? Comment with your opinion.

A Sunset on the Lake

Authors Note-This is a response to a word association that we did in class. Also if you can't read the text it is below.

A dull orange glow

As the flaming ball of fire

Ceases to reach its arms

To the scorched world

As it sets below the horizon

A lone boat drones on

Spray coming up from behind

As the skier cuts his way

Through the water

Calm as a pane of glass
Sitting atop the water

How peaceful is the world

When the sun turns

To a dull orange glow

Reflection to The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

Authors Note- This response is my reactions to the events in the early parts of the novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.

Christopher the main character is a interesting boy who has autism and through this novel Mark Haddon is able to tell his story. He is a boy of need for a straightforward way of life, humor and non literal things are not recognizable by him. His relations are through numbers which he has an obsession with for they give him honest answers and his mind will not let him lie. For that reason a connection is made between our lives and Christophers because although his version of reality is much more obvious than any of ours we still do some of the same things as him making up our own worlds, reasons and realities.

The Mestizo

Authors Note: A response to the acts of the lowly mestizo in The Power and the Glory.

Down the road the man rides, knowing by his side stands the dealer of his death, but as in the eyes of the Lord the priest gives him grace and hospitality to walk along side. Throughout his traveling, the whisky priest encounters many decisions in which he is challenged against his faith, but by far the mestizo provided the greatest challenge in choosing the right path. "It was for this world that Christ had died; the more evil you saw and heard about you, the greater glory lay around the death. It was too easy to die for what was good or beautiful, for home or children or a civilization - it needed a God to die for the halfhearted and the corrupt." (97)

Such a decision made by the priest is incredible, but just as important is the symbolism represented by the mestizo and the life that he lives. He is as low as they come, stooping to incredible lows as he cheats and lies his way through life. He is even referred to as the dregs of society, showing that truly he has nothing to lose. For that reason he is the Judas figure who the priest knows will inevitably betray him and lead him to his death. There will always be that one person, that one lazy no good fool who relies on others for everything and will live solely for the well-being of himself and in this novel that person is the mestizo.

Darkness Reaches the Island

The Beginning of Chaos

Simon is one of the older boys on the island who is independent as well as being the first one to find that the childhood innocence right before his death.This shows what Golding's intentions were as he attempted to show the effects of human evil on innocence. This fictional piece is my interpretation of Simon's death from his point of view.

The night was descending as I made my way up the mountain. Still dazed from the encounter with the Lord of the Flies I slowly made my way up the great mountain. At the top lie the beast but it was not the beast but rather a mangled pilot that had parachuted down. Even the pilot had been found by the horrendous flies. The sight caused me to lose everything in my stomach. How thankful I was that there was no beast to be afraid of. My first thought was that I must go tell everybody and with that I descended the mountain and went to the gathering. However as I reached the edge of the forest my pace slowed to almost a creep as I saw how they were doing that devilish pig hunt dance again. Such words as "Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!" Filled my ears again and again.

So with that I took my time as slithered out of the forest in great fear. All of a sudden they erupted like a volcano and were screaming that I was the beast and I was quickly being mauled by the wild savages. All my power was used in trying to explain who I was and what I had to say but they kept on the attack. Soon I was killed and my body washed out to sea and for that reason I write this now from a different place.

Lord of the Flies Overview

The novel we are currently reading is Lord of the Flies by William Golding. It is a strict irony book and is set on a desolate island where a number of boys at a range of ages have been dumped off in a crash. Throughout the book so far different characters have emerged representing things such as the devil which is the lord of the flies. The read is fairly difficult as the author's style is quite confusing with the way he jumbles up words. I personally don't know anything about the author but the book was published in 1954.

The Pathway of Life.

The winding path of life bringing comfort to most. Choosing to follow something greater brings more to life as no longer are you following the ways of those around you but rather your heart. Not to follow the path but to break trail instead. A tribute to life bringing inspiration to go, not to stop but to move forward. Rocks falling in effort to stop the trail. Life is to strong, it will not be stopped. Boulders coming in mission of destruction. I will not be stopped, the world is mine. The time has come. No more following, no more simplicity, it's time to go make a name, my time, my life. No one will stop the will to live.

Learning from the Animals

Among the creatures, a land of comfort not found by many is the one that Pi can be found in. Pi's dad owns a zoo and takes a lot of pride in it. The paradox comes in with the fact that Pi and his dad are incredibly comfortable among these great animals and really take a liking to them where on the other side the general public is happy to have that pane of glass in separating them. Comfort as well as question is brought upon Pi through these beasts lives and habits. A lot is out there to learn from the animals and Pi really begins to tap into that reserve in the novel.


Pi is able to take a lot from the animals but most important of all is the meaning of home. Home to the animals is not the wild but rather their cages where they are safe and full. It may not be what is natural but they are content with it. With such knowledge he finds more in what he has and how great it really is. For that reason when the family packs things up for Canada he becomes unsettled and even a little sad with all of the great animals being shipped away. He has to become content with the situation he has been given and not dwell on the old but move to the new and make something great of what you have been given as it is yours and your attitude that will decide the final conclusion.

Fahrenheit 451 proj.

Speech from Video
Date, Thursday May 02, 2011
Citizens of America,
At this time I come to you in a time of uncertainty, a time of danger, as well as a worldwide crisis. Presidents before me tried to resolve this issue and failed, however I am determined and will not stop until our country is secure and safe for the citizens of the United States of America.In this situation something must be done.

As you all know by now yesterday France was bombed and the city of Paris destroyed, gone, turned to dust as North Korea dropped a few of their many nuclear bombs. Notice I said a few of their many, they still have the power to drop any amount of bombs they please, anywhere on the face of the world.

So where do we as Americans come into play? Long ago we joined with the French and became allies, therefore it is our duty to protect them in a time of weakness. Here on our own soil we are not safe as we can be bombed at any moment. Therefore we are to go into France as their defense, not only to protect them but our own as well as we are to put a stop to this madness and put the fuse out on the madmen of North Korea.

I can not disclose to you the details of this mission but I can assure you that there will soon be no more bombs flying out of the country of North Korea. What is open for me to tell you is that force will be used as plan B and a peace treaty as plan A. Some may call this a tall order, I call it my job. We will not be alone, along our side will be our brethren from Canada, Germany and Spain to resolve this issue. The problem here is not North Korea but rather that I have failed as a president to keep you as the loyal citizens of America safe and unworried. I am personally committed to gaining your trust once again as we go out to settle this once and for all.

We will not take the cowards way out, we will not lie down, we will go and stand up for our lives and the freedoms that come with being an American. The decision has been made and we are to go out and save the world from the harmful men that have brought fear and terror into such a great world. (applause) Thank You for your time and let me reassure you that u will soon be safe and I ask that you would put your trust in the men and women that will be fighting for your livelihood and that concludes what I can disclose to you tonight. God Bless, goodnight.



Relation to novel-
In the novel Fahrenheit 451 the government has not succeeded in completing it's job and the country is incredibly endangered as the biggest cities start to be destroyed as a nuclear war starts. Well the same problem is around today as the governments of the world are not taking enough precautions with these incredibly powerful nuclear weapons. So what happens if the threat of worldwide nuclear war arouses because not enough has been done to prevent it? That question is what leads into my problem of nuclear bombs being used in our world and our government needs to decide what to do. The similarities between the two now become very evident as in both instances the government has made some poor decisions and now needs to make a decision on what to do.

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Sixth Sense

In the video above you will see how much our world is truly advancing right in front of our eyes. There is so much going on around the world that is unkown to us as much of it is in progress and not brought out for national attention as of yet. A new decade is upon us and with it could come some of the most monumental technological advancements un history. Minds are growing stonger day by day as geniuses emerge to show their creations that will blow minds and stun the world. After seeing this video that is what I expect in the new decade.

Bradbury's Message

Darkness fills the streets, little light coming from the cold streetlights, people talking to walls filled with video and thoughtless confusion. Guy Montag lives in this world day in and day out without a thought towards the way it should be, until he meets Clarisse who supplies him with thought, something unheard of in such a world. Thought brings hope to Guy and starts the demolition of the fear of an unused life. Bob Bowden once said “Don’t go to your grave with a life unused.” With the history lesson from Beatty and the fear brought to Montag with it Bradbury is trying to warning us to fear a life of usefulness and nothing day after day. Life filled with fear, and brutality against those who have chose the right path, one of thought and courage to do something with their lives so that they might be content with the life given to them rather than pondering over what they should have, could have done. Bradbury teaches a great lesson through this novel that should be taken into the lives of each of it’s readers. You can decide what that something is going to be in your life, just go and do it.