There are many complexities that go along with the idea of transcendentalism, and knowing whether you are a transcendentalist or not can be quite challenging. Because of this, I am not sure if I am a transcendentalist or not. I believe in some aspects of transcendentalist thought, but I also have different opinions as well.
In Emerson’s text, “Self-Reliance”, I found many ideas that I agree with. The one that stands out to me the most is, “Trust thyself.” He says that we can only be dependent upon our own selves, and no one else. I have always believed that because you can’t betray yourself, but other can easily betray you, and that leaves you with one solution of trusting yourself. Another idea that I strongly agreed with in Emerson’s text was his thought that we have to be our own person; we can’t pretend to be someone else. I felt this stood out when he said, “If we live truly, we shall see truly.”
Although I find myself confused on whether I am a transcendentalist because there are some parts that I don’t necessarily agree with. The one that stands out to me the most is trying to find the inner-God that lives inside of every single one of us. I can understand how God and the divine were important during this time period, but it isn’t as much today, and that’s where I struggle. I’ve never had connection with trying to find this inner divine, and so I don’t know if I agree that we need to find it. Maybe this isn’t as complex as I am making it, but this part of transcendentalism makes me wonder if I am truly a transcendentalist and that’s why I remain unsure.
When in the course of growing into adult, it becomes necessary for one to attend the long days of high school, and to assume, that as each year drags on, a decent respect must be maintained to those who are putting forth their time and efforts as for Hickeykind requires each to do so, and that the seniors should declare the causes which impel their urge of separation from the school.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Students and staff are created equal, that they are endowed by Hickey with certain unalienable rights, that among these are teach, learn, and respect. That, to ensure that these three aspects remain constant throughout the four years of attendance, but in the midst of these is the last two quarters of senior year and out of all due respect High school and seniors no longer intertwine, leaving with only one solution, separation. To prove this, let facts be submitted to the candid world.
It leaves us with tests that no longer matter.
It treats us like we are still five.
It doesn’t allow us to use the computer labs on our own.
It blocks all internet activities, even music.
It makes us live life by bells.
It makes us take classes we have no interest in.
It makes us complete a portfolio, something that is pointless.
It gives everyone a consequence when only one person messed up.
It only acknowledges things that it wants to.
It allows for the principal to miss the Class of 2012’s graduation.
It makes us stay at school during lunch.
It makes all students who have ER to remain in school at all times.
It gives out detentions to seniors who don’t care anymore and will continue to be
late no mater how many detention slips are handed out.
It makes us wake up before 7:55 on a daily basis.
It hardly gives days off.
It continues to penalize the good because of the bad.
WE, therefore, the senior students of McFarland High School, demand our separation from the Hallways and the classrooms of the school, to allow the enjoyment of our last few months before we reach out to our own world, where we are no longer treated as babies, where we are no longer kept hostage in a building, where we are able to make choices on our own, and live our own life. WE are now Free and independent from McFarland High School.
Looking for a map to analyze wasn’t a simple task for me. I have a difficult time understanding anything dealing with history, but this map stood out to me for quite a few reasons. The first reason I chose this map was because of the distinct separation of states that were formed during this time period. Although these states look much different on this map compared to something we would look at today. Louisiana, Florida, North Carolina, South Caroline, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Maryland, and New York take on almost the exact form of our maps today. The few states that were different were Georgia, New England, and Nova Scotia. Both New England and Nova Scotia aren’t on our map anymore. Nova Scotia is what Maine is today.One other feature of this map is the fact that none of the Mid-Western states have been formed yet, but a few lakes were founded. They had named Lake Superiour, Lake Illinois, and Lake Nurone in the mid-west region. The two other lakes that we still have today are Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
There are many reasons to why this map looked the way it did. During the time that the United States was being colonized, people came in from where Maine is today and started to create a home or claim land for themselves. The reason that the coastal states on the east side were founded first is because they are closest to the other countries. The colonists had no idea what would lie ahead of them once they reached the land, they had some idea that there was more land that was about it. Therefore the easiest thing for them to do was colonize along the coast, which would leave easy access to the ocean and their boats. It colonized south rather than west because once people realized that a certain area was occupied, they wanted to find their own land and the only way to do this was to follow the land along the ocean, in their boats. Once they found a piece of land that looked to be unoccupied, they would anchor the boat and head to shore. If they left their ships, they left their only transportation.
The other interesting part about this map is some of the names located on the map. In Babb’s text he claims that, “The names on the map are mostly English, detailing various “discoveries.” This can be held true with one of the lakes in particular, Lake Superiour. The British spelling uses the “our” ending, which shows that the colonists named this lake. Another few names that stood out as an English discovery are New England and New York. “New” could be because of the land that was just founded and the words proceeding could be from their own homeland. The reason that some of the names changed could be because they were originally named by other colonists or natives and once a superior group came in, they claimed the land and changed the name.
This was probably the hardest blog for me yet. I'm not the best in analyzing songs, and I hate politics so finding a song that goes along with the issues of today's society hasn't been something that seemed to catch my total interest. Once I got started on it tonight, I realized that it wasn't so bad.
Being included in one of the world's most famous bands at one point, the Beatles, John Lennon continues to create inspirational music, and I believe that "Imagine" is one song that can connect to the world today.
A lot of people live life in their straight-forward lifestyle. They are used to having food on the table, living the perfect life not realizing that there are people out there who don't get the things we all get, who don't live the life we do. And when Lennon's says:
"Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world..."
This made me realize that the world is pretty greedy, maybe not the world, but America. He said it perfectly, "Imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can." There are so many people who believe that they can't live without any of their possessions and that those are what life is about, and that's what the world has come to. All we care about the things, the money, and that makes us greedy. If we were a world of "brotherhood" and honestly "sharing all the world.." think of how much we could provide for one another and how many people would be better off in the world. That's not the case though, and it won't ever be.
Another verse that really stood out to me was that I believed really stood out to me was when he sang the lines:
"Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace..."
The world is so caught up in fighting. There have been wars that go on for so long, and no to mention pointless wars. If we truly did imagine a world without countries, everything would be as one, which is what he says in his main lyrics--" I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one." We don't think that way, we think of ourselves as seperate, each out country, each fighting for ourselves. Then where does the peace come in? It doesn't. We fight because of religion too, constantly. There have been so many problems because of the fact that some people didn't think that others should follow a faith, which in return created fights. We have to work together and find peace.
I just believe that Lennon is an amazing musician. The songs that he writes are so moving, and I just found this one to fit this blog post perfectly. The world would be a better place if we had the lives he mentioned, and didn't only fight for our own individual selves all the time. The world can be selfish, whether its the country itself or a person. It doesn't matter, but we could have the potential to "be as one".
Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today...
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one
Long, pointy, silver—needle; everyone has to experience them at some point, even if they cause fear. The doctors don't let you get away with it; they just stick that sharp point into your skin and cause deliberate pain.
Growing up I would get shots all the time and be fine with them, it wasn’t until one day when I had a thick, four-inch long needle jabbed into my knee. I had continuous knee pain and we couldn’t figure it out. My mom took me to a variety of doctors, but they just couldn’t come up with any results. One day I went to a sports medicine doctor who worked specifically with knee issues. He didn't say much. He was in the room and then out, the next thing I know he's injecting me with some dye to see how my knee will react in the MRI. I had no idea this was coming, because he didn't warn me. I was scared out of my mind, but there was no way of getting out of it now. He claimed that it wouldn't only take two seconds and then my knee would go numb. The only thing I can remember is the needle.
To this day I am extremely afrain of needles. It's gotten to the point where I have to have doctors hold me down when I get shots. Each time I go in and see the needle, I instantly remember the pain and then it freaks me out. I have no pain tolerance at all! I hate anything that hurts me, and just looking at a needle can actually make my arm sting. It's horrible, I hate it, and I hate needles. They are pointy, and they hurt! Not to mention that whatever they put in your arm doesn't feel good either, it hurts too.
It's crazy to think that a needle in my knee caused my fear, but it was honestly the largest needle I have ever seen in my life. I don't remember the amount of pain it created, but it's made me afraid of any sort of shot that I have to get now and needles. I hate them! They are scary!
This article is about the fact that children under the age of two are learning nothing from sitting in front of a TV. Instead, children under the age of two learn in an environment where they can interact with objects or people. Since these children are still developing, they have a harder time understanding what they are watching. In fact, they don't necessarily understand much of anything they are watching. Parents argue that it is an escape for them, because they sometimes need that time for themselves to deal with work, shower, or other quick tasks at home. Unfortunately the best way to get these tasks done is by placing the children in front of a TV screen to keep them occupied. This is the cause of children not being taught to their fullest potential, and because of that parents are being advised to limit the amount of time they put their children in front of a TV.
This article is very well-written. It provides a variety of different statistics which helps their opinion become more plausible. Along with that, the article isn't too pushy, it advises, but doesn't say that this is something that you have to do. As a reader, I felt that the approach of Carey's opinion made his point come off in a more appreciated tone. He wasn't yelling at parents for what they were doing, or bashing them, instead he was bringing to attention the downfalls of children under the age of two watching TV. If he would have been criticizing what other parents were doing, then this essay would have been a harder read for parents because they could become really defensive, but he didn't do that. Therefore he made his opinion clear and positive, which provided a great op-ed.
Sound and Fury was a very unique movie that allowed for its viewers to really think about culture and what it means to live in a world that is so different from someone else’s. The main issue that was brought up in the movie was a cochlear implant. This is something that is implanted in your head and can make someone deaf have the ability to hear. Heather, a four-year-old girl, was debating getting a cochlear implant. She wanted to hear, talk on the phone, and communicate with her hearing friends and extended family. The problem that arose from Heather's idea of a cochlear implant was the fact that her entire family is deaf. Even with her family being deaf, I believe that Heather should have gotten the cochlear implant.
Growing up in today's society isn't always easy for people who can hear, let alone someone who is deaf. Heather wants to hear the sounds around her, and the cochlear implant would allow her to experience those sounds. It would be a little more difficult for Heather to learn English or any language, but she could still do it and perfect it with time. When you are a baby and get this implant, you have a much easier time learning to speak because you are learning the language just like all other babies. Heather could is still young enough that she could still learn the language, but she would just have a harder time because she would be less developed compared to other of her age.
Although this could benefit Heather, her family completely disagrees with her idea. They think that it's completely against their culture. She is born deaf, her family is deaf, why not stay deaf? That all makes sense, but if Heather has this opportunity, her parents should take into account the benefits that could come from a cochlear implant
Heather would have the chance to live the best of both worlds. She could use speech and along with that her native language, sign language. She would be able to have professions that aren't necessarily available to people who are deaf. It's sad to think that way, but the hearing world isn't forced to learn sign language so the majority doesn’t necessarily know how to sign. That means at malls, restaurants, gas stations, libraries, schools, and other public places, they won't always know how to sign and there would be a lack of communication.
Heather wouldn't be giving up her culture; she would just be gaining hearing. She would still need to use sign language at home, and therefore she is still staying actively involved in the "deaf world". It's similar in the way that sometimes people, who speak Spanish as their native language, learn how to speak English fluently, but at home still use Spanish whenever they speak. Heather would become bilingual and what a neat thing for her. She would have many more opportunities in the world because she can speak English and sign. Her parents might not agree with it, but if they set aside their feelings and think of Heather, maybe they would realize that this would be the best thing for Heather. It might make them upset, but she is still deaf, she just can speak too.
Even as the mother of Heather, she considered getting a cochlear implant but when she heard that it’s much harder for an adult she reconsidered. Not only did she reconsider for herself, but for Heather too. Parents can affect their kids a lot and that’s what I believe happened. They made it seem like it was such a bad idea and then they began to involve Heather in a world of all deaf people. Of course taking Heather to a school where the children can hear wouldn’t be a good idea, because she can’t communicate with them at this moment. She still can’t hear because she doesn’t have the implant, so she is deaf. I just feel like what they did to her was unfair, they made her believe it was bad. The grandma was right; they are taking away so much from this little girl. I understand that growing up Heather’s parents didn’t have it easy, but they know what it was like. I feel that Heather’s parents took away a great opportunity for her, and she should have gotten the cochlear implant. Put all negative feelings aside and think of the little girl, not yourselves.
