Vocabulary 9

Tools That Change the Way We Think

"Back in 2004, I asked [Google founders] Page and Brin what they saw as the future of Google search. 'It will be included in people's brains,' said Page. 'When you think about something and don't really know much about it, you will automatically get information.'

'That's true,' said Brin. 'Ultimately I view Google as a way to augment your brain with the knowledge of the world. Right now you go into your computer and type a phrase, but you can imagine that it could be easier in the future, that you can have just devices you talk into, or you can have computers that pay attention to what's going on around them and suggest useful information.'

'Somebody introduces themselves to you, and your watch goes to your web page,' said Page. 'Or if you met this person two years ago, this is what they said to you... Eventually you'll have the implant, where if you think about a fact, it will just tell you the answer."

Q: How does use of the Internet, media, and/or technology change the way you think?

A: In the information age knowledge  ideas and thoughts are at our beckoning call. Anytime we need a summary of a book, or a translation for a phrase, or just a joke for your friends, the internet is there. we can assess thousands of years of trail and error with one click of a button. A great tool and resource the internet is and it has many charming qualities. But one thing that the computer age is doing for us, is making our generation more and more impatient  Just as Brin said having the internet in your mind to help your brain when every we reach a conundrum would be marvelous. Although why not just take to few minutes to slow down and look it up. This is just one of many examples of how in this age we never want to slow down. Faster, better more power, we all want to spend less time, this is how the internet is, in the end, changing the way we think.

Senior Cap and Gown Information

Thoughts of Hamlet (In Progress)

At the beginning of the play i considered Hamlet to be just a boys who had some terrible wounds inflicted upon him. As the play progressed that is I saw how a tortured soul became sadistic, and even murderous. He left his sanity when he embarked on his quest of revenge, and it only seems to be hurting himself. No longer is he just a focused killer, he has evolved into a psychopath who lashes out and kills people who are innocent in the matter.

What I think about when I think about Act III

Act three is a very bulky act filled with substance and mirth. Up until act three scene two we have come to think that Hamlet is putting on a front of madness. But in scene two we see how mad and crazy Hamlet has become when he addresses his other in such a violent tone. Then combined with the repentance of Claudius we see how the infection of the Kings Murder has permeated the kingdom of Denmark. Finally resulting in Hamlets restraint and being force to travel to England where I assume he will be killed by an associated of Claudius.

Dear Ophella

Dear O,

                My dear O I know it’s hard to love someone so much and not have the approval of your peers and family. The only thing you wish for is that they see the wonder that you see in your significant other. It is frustrating and infuriating, but you must not let it get to you. In relationships we must not let ourselves be blinded by love. For in that moment we lose what should be held dear, our minds. So love, love with all your heart but do not let your fathers and brothers warnings fall on deaf ears for they care for your well-being. But in that same light take others heeding’s with a grain of salt for your instinct are true as well. So in conclusion trust your love in your heart but do not let it blind you from the truth so that you become naive. 

Green eggs and Hamlet

1. I have no prior knowledge of Hamlet other than, that it was a Shakespearean story
2. Shakespeare wrote a medley of plays during the 17th century, for his acting troupe. All his plays were acted out at the Globe Theater in London, England. His favorite style of writing was the cryptic iambic pentameter. Considered to be one of the most influential play writes to have ever lived
3. Most students grimace at the word Shakespeare because from their experience the stories are cryptic and take a lot of mental concentration to follow the language.
4. We should for sure act it out, since the word were originally meant to be spoken, they only have the same effect if they are acted out.

What I meant to say was

Using each character's perspective and tale instead of weaving them into a grandiose story, Chaucer was able to exculpate the  character's true feelings and essence.

If I just had more time

To be honest, I felt that I prepared for the Midterm in a very etiquette fashion. I made vocab cards and memorized the definitions, I tried to use them in the real world. The one thing I forgot account for was the off chance that the words weren't given to you, and that's were I went wrong. I knew that if there was a normal Word-Definition test I would have done well, but since you also had to memorize the words it added another facet to the test. One which I was not prepared for, so if I did have more time I would have made more effort to use the words in the real world.

Comparison Tales

The Cook's Tale and The Lawyer's Tales are similar in that they both express the character with their flaws and attributes. The Cook for example is illustrated as a outgoing individual that has great people skills. on the other hand the Lawyer is bland and formal, hes gets his point across in a acceptable fashion, but not in a way that the audience wants to hear more of. For that reason the Tales of the Cook and the Lawyer are the same because they give us an understanding of their characters. Although it also shows us how both characters differ in characteristics.