That one thing we call education.... ya well it kinda sucks right now.

Well that video made me think. I feel now that i have the right to complain about the education i'm receiving. Wait i take that back, it's my job to complain, and fight back against those who say this is the way, that this is how it's always going to be. Shouldn't those that are being educated have an input in how they are taught?Shouldn't we be questioning the way things are taught instead of just accepting them without questions? In Brave New World, all information is accepted without question, what ever is said is the truth. I don't want to live in a world where i must accept things the way they are. Ideas need to be challenged! Changes are need in order for us to grow. It's sad to see, but in Brave New World the people are limited to what they can and can't read. When John asks if they read Shakespeare Dr. Gaffney says "Our library contains only books of reference. If our young people need distraction, they can get it at the feelies. We don't encourage them to indulge in any solitary amusements." It's sad to see how the education of  those in this "new world" are affected. You are only taught the things that you will need to know for your job, anything else is just useless information to you. This makes me think that its kinda crazy to think that the things we find as common sense, other people don't understand. But going back to Brave New World this lack of education from person, the "government" is able to control pretty much every thing. I think i am very fortunate to be able to receive the education i do, but then again i feel that i could be learning so much more! So frustrating! Well only time will tell how this on going battle of education will end. 

Brave New World..... it's new!

Brave New World fun stuff man! So while reading I found that it was very similar to 1984 in the sense that the government is very controlling over its people’s lives. In Brave New World children are taught at a very young age to value certain ideas, and disregard others. The concept of a family and home, for instance, has been  taught in such a negative way that, as the Controller was describing a  home, “ one of the boys, more sensitive than the rest, turned pale at the mere description and was on the point of being sick” (43).  It’s sad to think that the concept of a home, a place of warmth, family, and love, has been turned into something so negative, that it makes one sick just thinking about it. Right now I’m thinking that the family tie was cut in order for everyone to have the same experiences growing up.

                One thing that caught my attention was how people were encouraged to have relationships, but discouraged in having long term relationships with the same person.  I think because of the slogan “Every one belongs to everyone else” it has been drilled into the citizen’s minds, that being with one person exclusively isn’t the “normal” way of life now, and that everything is shared, including partners. I think this sharing of everything also eliminates deep attachments people feel towards one another. If you’re always sharing something, it’s hard to form an attachment with that person, for there never going to be with you for very long. I also think that most of the thoughts of the people throughout the book are going to have to do with the model T and Ford. With what I have read so far it seems that is the center for the way of life during the book. 

Essay ideas for The Tempest!

In discussions of The Tempest by William Shakespeare, one controversial issue has been over whether or not Shakespeare was in favor of colonization. On the one hand, we are able to have an insight as to how Caliban feels towards Prospero. Because of this, we are able to see that all of Prospero’s customs were forced upon Caliban without Caliban’s consent. On the other hand, we see that Caliban wasn’t always treated as a monster, but as one of the family. It wasn’t until Caliban tried to rape Prospero’s daughter Miranda, that he was thrown out and treaded like a slave. Before that we are also shown that Prospero treated Caliban as his son, caring for him and teaching him how to speak. However, I think that Shakespeare wrote about both sides of colonization so that his readers could decide for themselves what they want to believe. Throughout The Tempest he gives evidence that supports both sides.

In discussions of The Tempest I think the traditional view is that through his writing, Shakespeare was in favor of Colonization. However, there may be other ways to think about this text. For one thing, I think Aime Cesaire’s Tempest shows us his interpretation of what Shakespeare was trying to say in his writing. This is one persons view of what the story means to them. I also think that Stephen Greenblatt and George Will’s debate supports the idea that there are many different ways to approach a piece of writing. They both strongly believe differently how writing should be read and interpreted. Therefore, taking these positions into account, I think that we cannot determine what side Shakespeare was taking when he was writing this play, but we can each have and defend our own opinions of what we think Shakespeare was trying to tell his readers.