The picture I saw about the Chinese cultural revolution depicted a statue being torn down by serveral people showing the act of "Destroying the four olds". This act involved tearing down all the old things in china that was "holding people back" from the new world. Thus, replacing the old things and putting in newer things. This act was enticed by propaganda, encouragement, and by force. Destruction, chaos, catastrophy, all of these contributed to the Chinese cultural revolution. Sadly, I cannot post this picture and share it with everyone reading, if anyone is (besides you, Diana). Their world was in tatters and hell, but they pulled through. What also struck me about this picture was the willingness offered from the people to destroy the old world and bring in the new. There was violence, granted, but the Red Guards were victorious against any sort of counter-revolutions or reactionists.
The connection to Red Scarf Girl is that peeople were aslo willing to comply and get rid of their harvested four olds and went out destroying them. They were willing to give everything to the revolution just to make it better. Red Guards, people, children, they all supported smashing old things to smitherines as long as they knew they were part of this. So, my only question is, did they know where this revolution was going? I don't think so. There was so much propaganda they were just hyped up and encouraged to just do and not think. Where would that revolution have gone if everyone just stopped for one minute and thought about what was happening? Who know's for sure, but a revolution that was fuled by propaganda and pain, it clearly wasn't going to accel into the new world they had planned. All it brought was pain and a world of hurt for one decade.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
GPA College blog 2
What did you discover about your grade point average? Were you surprised? Disappointed? Excited?
When I saw my GPA after I did all the calculations for it, I'm a little puzzled. My grade points (GP) from this semester and last semester are both 18. But what puzzles me is that I know I did a lot better last semester than I am this semester. So, am I doing better, or worst, or doing fine? I really don't understand how grades are graded, so I won't complain too much. But I think I'm getting too high a grade in this semester than last semester.
What did you learn about the schools you would like to attend?
Well, nothing all that new. I know already that it's gonna be a pain to find a school to take me. Most of these high-end schools are very, very hard to get into. Especially top schools in the country . To be honest, I'm already a little scared of college and what it will take and cost to get in. The only thing new I learned recently is that some of my choices are a little ludicrous and I should consider closer schools and ones that will be easier to get into.
What is the next step? Considering we are only in April what path are you going to take?
A more successful route. One I know will get me the quickest, most painless path to success. Study smarter, not harder, being to find other ways of remembering things other than looking at a sheet of notes. Taking advantage of study times and open work times, and not wasting time doing other things (ie: playing with my ring, which I just caught myself doing just now. How ironic) and using every minute of my time wisely and completing all my assignments on time and turning them in.
When I saw my GPA after I did all the calculations for it, I'm a little puzzled. My grade points (GP) from this semester and last semester are both 18. But what puzzles me is that I know I did a lot better last semester than I am this semester. So, am I doing better, or worst, or doing fine? I really don't understand how grades are graded, so I won't complain too much. But I think I'm getting too high a grade in this semester than last semester.
What did you learn about the schools you would like to attend?
Well, nothing all that new. I know already that it's gonna be a pain to find a school to take me. Most of these high-end schools are very, very hard to get into. Especially top schools in the country . To be honest, I'm already a little scared of college and what it will take and cost to get in. The only thing new I learned recently is that some of my choices are a little ludicrous and I should consider closer schools and ones that will be easier to get into.
What is the next step? Considering we are only in April what path are you going to take?
A more successful route. One I know will get me the quickest, most painless path to success. Study smarter, not harder, being to find other ways of remembering things other than looking at a sheet of notes. Taking advantage of study times and open work times, and not wasting time doing other things (ie: playing with my ring, which I just caught myself doing just now. How ironic) and using every minute of my time wisely and completing all my assignments on time and turning them in.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Internship Talks
From the talks that you heard today what were some things that struck you about the internships?
That there's a large variety of them and I don't need to know what to look for, I just need to look around and to maybe leave my comfort zone. Explore other opportunities that are given.
Given the talks, what are you looking for in an internship?
To look around and explore the different options or to look in the field I want to work in. For me, I would like to Intern possibly at the Apple store in fashion valley "For my expanded knowledge of Mac computers" Or NBC studios. Or maybe my 4th grade classroom.
Which talk did you feel painted a picture of a key moment in their internship, and why
The very first one about SweetCheeks bakery because I made me feel like I was actually there. She filled it with so much detail and and expressed her emotions so well and how she was feeling at that time. She also memorized the whole thing and really connected to the audience. She did a spectacular job on it.
That there's a large variety of them and I don't need to know what to look for, I just need to look around and to maybe leave my comfort zone. Explore other opportunities that are given.
Given the talks, what are you looking for in an internship?
To look around and explore the different options or to look in the field I want to work in. For me, I would like to Intern possibly at the Apple store in fashion valley "For my expanded knowledge of Mac computers" Or NBC studios. Or maybe my 4th grade classroom.
Which talk did you feel painted a picture of a key moment in their internship, and why
The very first one about SweetCheeks bakery because I made me feel like I was actually there. She filled it with so much detail and and expressed her emotions so well and how she was feeling at that time. She also memorized the whole thing and really connected to the audience. She did a spectacular job on it.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Suheir Hammad & Marjane Satrapi on War
Assignment: Listen to Suheir Hammad's Ted Talk again and write down key lines that struck you (these are quotes from her poetry) and why. Also, write about the connection between Suheir's ideas and Marjane's in Persepolis. Lastly write about what struck you about Persepolis and Suheir's poetry.
"Love will never find me"
"Woman being disregarded and mistreated"
"Leaving behind clusterbombs and dyfective landmines"
All these lines struck me because they all tie in to Marjane's life and how she lived daily. In Austria, in Vienna, and in Tehran. These are important facts because this was an average day in the life and this is what she dealt with. Loving someone, not loving someone, having someone that loves you, and someone and could care less about you. Being stopped by the Revolution Guardians, watching bombs drop on their home town. She had the same idea as Suheir. Yet she pushed on and lived through every day, with unfair rules.
What struck me about the poem and Persepolis is that they wanted equality. For example, in the beginning of the book, Marjane wanted to be a prophet and change everything so that life will be equal for everyone. In the poem, she talked about how everyone was being bombed and unequal and how this shouldn't be the way of life. All and all, they both shared the same thoughts and ideas and how things should be changed and what society is and how bad it really is from another person's point of view.
Part 2
How I think Suheir Hammad described revolution and revolutions and war is, well, hell. She describes discrimination as harsh and cruel, everyone looks at them like they're all terrorists and people don't take a second look, don't know them, that they're indifferent and they're all just normal people like you and me. In war, like I stated in part one, there are bombs in every street just waiting to go off. There are riots and innocent people are getting hurt everyday where they both come from.
Marjane Satrapi has the same concept. When she was once asked where she came from, she claimed she was from France, Paris, to avoid discrimination from where she was from. When a bomb hit the Babalevi's house in the book/movie, she was scared and scarred from this event and was afraid from then onward. The revolution that she went through was long and horrible. but in the beginning, no one was happy. In the end, no one was happy. she went through a long and horrible event but pushed on through anyways.
They both went through false criticisms and labeling, war and death. but in the end, they are still just like us. we have bad days, where our boy/girlfriend breaks up with us and you had to walk home in the rain, fashion disasters, and wondering what we're gonna wear tomorrow. But these type's of people wonder if they're gonna live to the next day and their bad days are bombs falling and killing their friends. Think about these people if you ever have a "bad day".
"Love will never find me"
"Woman being disregarded and mistreated"
"Leaving behind clusterbombs and dyfective landmines"
All these lines struck me because they all tie in to Marjane's life and how she lived daily. In Austria, in Vienna, and in Tehran. These are important facts because this was an average day in the life and this is what she dealt with. Loving someone, not loving someone, having someone that loves you, and someone and could care less about you. Being stopped by the Revolution Guardians, watching bombs drop on their home town. She had the same idea as Suheir. Yet she pushed on and lived through every day, with unfair rules.
What struck me about the poem and Persepolis is that they wanted equality. For example, in the beginning of the book, Marjane wanted to be a prophet and change everything so that life will be equal for everyone. In the poem, she talked about how everyone was being bombed and unequal and how this shouldn't be the way of life. All and all, they both shared the same thoughts and ideas and how things should be changed and what society is and how bad it really is from another person's point of view.
Part 2
How I think Suheir Hammad described revolution and revolutions and war is, well, hell. She describes discrimination as harsh and cruel, everyone looks at them like they're all terrorists and people don't take a second look, don't know them, that they're indifferent and they're all just normal people like you and me. In war, like I stated in part one, there are bombs in every street just waiting to go off. There are riots and innocent people are getting hurt everyday where they both come from.
Marjane Satrapi has the same concept. When she was once asked where she came from, she claimed she was from France, Paris, to avoid discrimination from where she was from. When a bomb hit the Babalevi's house in the book/movie, she was scared and scarred from this event and was afraid from then onward. The revolution that she went through was long and horrible. but in the beginning, no one was happy. In the end, no one was happy. she went through a long and horrible event but pushed on through anyways.
They both went through false criticisms and labeling, war and death. but in the end, they are still just like us. we have bad days, where our boy/girlfriend breaks up with us and you had to walk home in the rain, fashion disasters, and wondering what we're gonna wear tomorrow. But these type's of people wonder if they're gonna live to the next day and their bad days are bombs falling and killing their friends. Think about these people if you ever have a "bad day".
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