Thursday, November 20, 2008

Hamlet and ophelia's sex life = non existant

nooooo, they did not have sex, i dont care what any of you say about hamlet's "faking his craziness?" because you're wrong and even if im wrong.... well im still right because i said. but... i dont think they did have sex because hamlet calls her a whore and he wouldn't say that if she wasn't legitamatly doing something to provoke it... if they had had sex, he wouldn't call her a whore because then he would be dissing on himself as well for being infatuated with her and not truly being in love with her, love is unconditional unless it becomes burnt out over time, which is common, however he wouldn't go to all that trouble to make her look like a fool in front of everyone by if he had done stuff with her... that would be retarded and you all know it.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Art

wow, art is such a huge concept. I would say that art is anything that appeals to the senses. Such as music or choir, it appeals to the ears, mind, spirit, and soul. Art can include any form of music, painting, drawing, etching, sowing or anything that requires a material to get a concluding product. It is really a tough thing to say what is excluded when it comes to art because we are all different human beings and one thing that may appeal to one person may not appeal to another as "art". Art has such vast boundaries and is more of a concept rather than anything because it has so many different forms and can be so abstract that we wouldn't notice it.

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Sunday, October 19, 2008

American Pie

This song has a christian worldview. It clearly expresess the faith in God but at the same time he and his friends seem to be searching because they feel lonely.

God and the Universe: God is expressed in some sort of way throughout this song, "Did you write the book of love, and do you have faith in God above"

Humanity and Identity: "I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck with a aink carnation and a pickup truck."

Conflict and Suffering: "But I new I was out of luck the day the music died"

Hope and Redemption: "And moss grows fat on a rollin stone"

Values and Relationships: "Well I know your that you're in love with him, because i saw you dancing in the gym"

Truth and Knowledge: "to light the sacrificial rite"

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Is the Wizard of Oz cosmic humanist or secular humanist

To the contrary of my previous blogs about believing the witch and Oz to be certain "good vs. evil" beings or god and satan, I have come to the attention in class today that I was somewhat wrong. I still believe the two to represent something other than just good and bad. I believe that this worldview is better applied to the secular humanist view. There is no set god, each character develops or recieves what they are looking for throughout their journey. They find it within themselves the necessity of their journey and the particular item or abstract characteristic that they need.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

First blog: World views

What do you need to look for when searching for the worldview of a text.


When reading a text for the first time or event the billionth time it is important to figure out what is being discussed as well as how conclusions are made by the author and what they believe in. When looking for how the author develops his ideas one should look for how he bases opinions as well as how they develop worldly ideas or expressions of well-known philosophies. First look for any obvious signs of religous afiliation with a common religion. Then base beliefs or statements made by the author according to the religion he/she claims to be in association with. If the author is not clear on what the worldview of the text is or what their belief is than one must try there best to put the pieces together. look for blatant statements, who they quote, who they defend, as well as who they argue against. If one looks for these main pieces, the puzzle should be fairly easy to put together as to what the worldview is.

What is the worldview of the Wizard of Oz?

The world view of the Wizard of Oz is a bit tough for me seeing as I saw the movie when i was a youngster. By doing a little research i can conclude the following. I have come to conclude that the Wizard of Oz has a fairly christian worldview. Dorothy the girl is off to see the wonderful Wizard of Oz intended to be the figurative Godhead. The witch is considered satan and it is up to her and her "Buddies" to free the land of its misery. Anyways, this world view is quite obvious, but is not to be mistaken with its relevance to our own lives.