Here is my blog which will show you everything I have done in all my classes, I have a seperate humanities blog which I will show you. I think that I have done well in the 3/4 of a year that has passed, I have gotten good grades and I have participated in all my classes well.
Some goals I have for quarter 4 is to do a little better in French and my Humanities maps. Please leave me a positive comment.
Power shapes our world as it decides who has a good life, and who has a bad life. It also shows that whoever has power, will make our decisions that can shape our world to either be good or bad. In all of these parts, you need power to advance in any. If you have power you can get technology, you can save the environment, you can get rid of social issues, you can provide good education, and lastly you will have a much better or worse lifestyle. Like dictators had complete power, and since they didn’t use it in a good way, the future didn’t turn out well. That is how whether you use your power in a good way or bad way will shape our world to either become a dystopian future, or a Utopian future. Words such as domination, corruption, injustice, and inequality will create a bad future. Words such as change, freedom, justice, standard of living, innovation, and equality will create a good future.
This video was very interesting as I never knew what black holes were or how dangerous they are, but this movie taught me all about them. I found it very interesting how our galaxy orbits around a black hole and how sooner or later it will pull us in. One thing I really wondered is how they found out all this, even though they use telescopes and stuff like that, I find that it must be really hard to get all the information they had. I wonder how black holes are created because I don’t think that they have just appeared like that. Also I wonder if black holes are in every galaxy, not just ours. Overall, the movie was very interesting to watch and I really liked it.
I am very interested in Astronomy as I would like to know how and why we are in this huge universe. We being the only ones (that we know of) that live on a planet. I’m quite intrigued about if there is other life on planets in different galaxies and about black holes (especially the one we orbit around) and stars (like the sun) which could kill us or keep us living. I really wonder if we will ever discover new life in different planets or even galaxies when we get the technology needed to find out. Even thinking about black holes freaks me out, as I did hear we orbit around one and sooner or later we will get sucked in. So I want to know when this will happen and if our sun will really ever blow up.
An article I found was about one of Saturn’s Moons having planet like qualities. It is very interesting as it shows how we can find stuff that is millions of miles of away in space with our technology.
Here is the link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120427142212.htm
System burning CNG, is a lot better than diesel as not only does it cost less but it is much better for the environment. AES conserves energy very well, yet they use a lot. They use lots of energy though and need to maintain it very well. Also, AES needs to start investing in technologies such as solar powered panels (which they have for the housing compound) yet they need more of those. They should also get other technology (such as wind energy, and dams for water energy) that will help them save energy and reduce their carbon footprint.
I think that all the campaigns are doing the right thing by trying to lower our amount of plastic used. They all show the problem well and illustrate good solutions. Th facts just astonish me as they show what we could do if we didn’t use as much plastic as we use everyday. I think that the banthebottle organization has a very good campaign. They show that by just banning plastic water bottles, so many of our resources can be saved. I think that they have the best campaign and that people should try to work towards banning the bottle.
One statement that many of you agreed with in today’s discussion was- Most Children/Teenagers Spend Too Much Time Online. Take a look at your white noise charts. Do you think that you spend too much time online? Why or why not? Would you limit your children’s time online? Why or why? If you could have something like the feed, would you choose to? Why or why not?
Yes, we all spend a lot of time online. We all spend at least 2 hours a day on electronics. I would limit my children’s time online as it can be potentially harmful to them. If I could have something like the feed I would want it because I would have access to everything, yet I might not choose it because of the feeling of having something else in your brain can get very overwhelming.
Look at the conversation between Violet and Titus’s father from 124 to 129. What has happened to the environment? What is Titus’s fathers perspective on the environment and how is this different from Violet?
The environment, like trees and plants that give us oxygen are being cut down to make more efficient oxygen factories. Sooner or later there will be no environment left. This shows how Violet wants the world to be as it was before and Titus’s dad would rather have all these factories for more money.
Now look at the pages 142 to 143. What type of “farm” do they visit? What do you learn about the environment here?
They visit a beef farm. You learn that this is one of the places which has not been taken over by the corporations and is still a environmental area with nature.
What do both these passages show you about the world that Titus and Violet live in?
This shows that they live in a world with no environment which can be very bad. It also shows how technological the world has become and how little nature they have in their world.
Titus has a difficult time without his feed, stating on p. 47 that one of the greatest things about the feed is that, “you can be super-smart without ever working.” He elaborates that the feed knows everything you want and hope for, “sometimes before you even know what those things are.” In what ways do we enjoy similar feed-like benefits (instant news, entertainment, and reality shows: Oh? Wow!Thing!)? How are our feed-like benefits different from Titus?
We have the feed-like benefits because we have phones, iPads, computers, TVs, iPods, and other items that can give us easy access to not only the internet but other entertainment like the feed. The difference between our feed-like benefits and Titus’s feed is that the feed is implanted in his brain so he can get the access much easier and he just has to think of something at will come up. We have to carry around our ‘feeds’.
Titus’ friends are convinced that “they are still going to control everything whether you like it or not…Plus, they keep everyone employed” (p. 49). Who is the “they” and what does it mean?
The ‘they’ is the corporations who control the feed. They mean that even if they try to fight then the corporations can easily beat them and control them even more and also they keep everyone employed so they don’t have time to fight back or don’t think about it while they are at work.
Something very strange happens on p. 54: “So we just sat there, together, and we didn’t say anything. And it wasn’t bad.” What may be significant about this passage?
Titus means that without the feed they can be silent and basically ‘normal’. With the feed they are constantly busy by getting advertisements, having friends, watching shows, surfing the net, etc. but without it they can be silent and still be happy.
Beginning on p. 62, Titus’s use of metaphors draws Violet’s attention. Why? How has language changed for youth in Feed? What is the significance of this?
This draws her attention because she isn’t used to people using metaphors. In the feed people don’t look to be all ‘symbolic’. It has changed because they speak all normal without the feed implanted in their brain. This is significant because without the feed they act normal, and maybe they will start to realize it.
What’s the significance of the dream on pages 92-93?
It represents consumerism, as even though he does not like the game he still wants it, and the police keep saying it is all yours like the government does. It is like how our world has consumerism.
Do you agree with the author? Why or why not?
I kind of agree and kind of don’t agree with the author. He is right about the implications though.
What are some of the potential implications of this technology?
Some implications are that people might find it heavy and it will look ugly. It can also make you very un-social.
How does this connect with the novel, Feed?
This is like feed because you have quick access to the internet and other people.
Wednesday: Today my family together consumed 4 milk carton bags. We used 2 plastic bags but we re-use them. I have used the car to get to school and come back. And my Dad and Mom go to work in the cars. That is all my transportation, and waste.
Thursday: Today we used 2 plastic bags but re-used them, that’s all I know. I went to school in my car and came back in it. My dad went to work.
Friday: Today I had a pack of cookies that was wrapped in plastic. I went to school.
Saturday: Today my friend and I ate 5 bags of chips so 5 plastic consumables. I went to school
Sunday: Today I ate gum that was wrapped in plastic. I stayed at home.