To some people, money means nothing. They have so much money already that they are throwing them away without thinking of the consequences.
Act: Rich people spending money, just to spend them and not because they need the things that they are spending them on.
Actor: Rich people that are spending money, and poor people that could need the money more.
Scene: All over the world, in every country, in every city.
Agency:
Purpose: Because they are not thinking about others, they are lazy and think that just spending them is an easy way of doing something with them. They are egoistic and greedy, and they just want more and more.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Project #3 Draft
Rich vs. poor
Money can mean so many different things to different people. To some people 50$ mean hours of work and a lot of food, while 50$ to some people, means the tip after a dinner.
Money can mean so many different things to different people. To some people 50$ mean hours of work and a lot of food, while 50$ to some people, means the tip after a dinner.
To some people money is more important, while some people think that money won't make them happier. Some people have to work hard for their money, while some people are making money without lifting a finger.
Journal Entry #9
#5
1. People are dying too early.
2. People are dying too early because they are eating hamburgers.
3. People are dying too early because hamburgers are containing a lot of calories.
#7
1. 17,000 people are dying every year.
2. 17,000 people are dying every year because they are drinking and driving.
3. 17,000 people are dying every year because they are driving when they are drunk.
1. People are dying too early.
2. People are dying too early because they are eating hamburgers.
3. People are dying too early because hamburgers are containing a lot of calories.
#7
1. 17,000 people are dying every year.
2. 17,000 people are dying every year because they are drinking and driving.
3. 17,000 people are dying every year because they are driving when they are drunk.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Journal Entry #8
http://www.moleday.org/htdocs/gifs/2001a.jpg
In some way I think that this image could try to symbloize that we have so much more knowledge nowadays, than we had when there were still active vulcanos and people had to write on stones. I think the picture is trying to make us feel lucky that we have the oppertunitys to change so much because of that we have som much knowledge.
In some way I think that this image could try to symbloize that we have so much more knowledge nowadays, than we had when there were still active vulcanos and people had to write on stones. I think the picture is trying to make us feel lucky that we have the oppertunitys to change so much because of that we have som much knowledge.
Questions for Active Reading p.385
1. Gould defines facts as the "world's data" and referes to observing an apple fall from the tree as Isaac Newton is alleged to have done. Identify some of the facts Gould presents as evidance to support the theory of evolution.
"Imperfection of nature reveals evolution." "Transitions are often found in the fossil record."
2. Gould defines theories as "structures of ideas thar explain and interpret facts," such as Newton's theory of gravitation, which was introduced to explain facts like falling apples. In addition to facts, Gould states, the theory of evolution is supported by reasonable inferences. Identify some inferences that he cites as evidence.
3. Gould begins this essay with allusions to the Scope trial of 1925, Darrow, and Bryan. He seems to assume that his readers will know what he is talking about. If you know about this event, how does this reference set the scene for his 1981 eassay? If you don't know about it, was your understanding reduced?
I had no idea what the scopes trial of 1925 was, so I'm sure that my understanding of the text was reduced.
"Imperfection of nature reveals evolution." "Transitions are often found in the fossil record."
2. Gould defines theories as "structures of ideas thar explain and interpret facts," such as Newton's theory of gravitation, which was introduced to explain facts like falling apples. In addition to facts, Gould states, the theory of evolution is supported by reasonable inferences. Identify some inferences that he cites as evidence.
3. Gould begins this essay with allusions to the Scope trial of 1925, Darrow, and Bryan. He seems to assume that his readers will know what he is talking about. If you know about this event, how does this reference set the scene for his 1981 eassay? If you don't know about it, was your understanding reduced?
I had no idea what the scopes trial of 1925 was, so I'm sure that my understanding of the text was reduced.
Questions for Active Reading p.371
1. Using an active reading technique from Chapter 2, read the first and the last paragraphs of this article. Now that you have read the entire article, would you say that technique gave you a good preview?
Yes, I would say that I got a good prewiev by reading the first and the last paragraph, before reading the entire text.
2. Why is it important to know that Lightman is a scientist? would an artist or a social worker write about this subject in this way?
Is important that Lightman is a scientist because then we know that he has been studying things like this and that he has a lot of knowledge of the subject. We can believe that he's trying to prove something and that he's trying to tell the truth.
I think an artist would would write a lot more easier to understand, because Lightman is writing a lot of facts that can be hard to understand and take in.
3. Where is Lightman using a lighthearted tone? Identify some phrases that show this. Where is he serious? Identify some phrases that show this. What is the effect of these tones?
Lightman is using a lighthearted tone when he's writing about his own experiences, what he believes in, and what he wants.
Example is this paragraph: "Someday soon, I'm going to catch the Earth's shadow in a lunar eclipse, or go to sea in clear air, and find out for sure if the Earth is round or flat. Actually, the Earth is reported to flatten at the poles, because it rotates. But that's another story."
He is more serious when he's writing down all the facts that he know about.
Example is this paragraph: "For at least 600 years educated people have believed that Earth is round. At nearly any medieval University, the quadrivium was standard fare, consisting of artihmegtic, geometry, music, and astronomy. The astronomy portion was based on the Tractatus de Sphaera, a popular textbook first published at Ferarra, Italy, in 1472 and written by a 13th century, Oxford-educated astronomer and mathematican, Johannes de Sacrobosco."
By being serious when he tells us all the facts, we believe that what he tells us is true and that he's a good scientist whit a lot of knowledge, and that he takes his job seriously. By writing lighthearted sometimes, he makes us feel like he is one of us and that he is a human with human thoughts, just like anybody else.
Yes, I would say that I got a good prewiev by reading the first and the last paragraph, before reading the entire text.
2. Why is it important to know that Lightman is a scientist? would an artist or a social worker write about this subject in this way?
Is important that Lightman is a scientist because then we know that he has been studying things like this and that he has a lot of knowledge of the subject. We can believe that he's trying to prove something and that he's trying to tell the truth.
I think an artist would would write a lot more easier to understand, because Lightman is writing a lot of facts that can be hard to understand and take in.
3. Where is Lightman using a lighthearted tone? Identify some phrases that show this. Where is he serious? Identify some phrases that show this. What is the effect of these tones?
Lightman is using a lighthearted tone when he's writing about his own experiences, what he believes in, and what he wants.
Example is this paragraph: "Someday soon, I'm going to catch the Earth's shadow in a lunar eclipse, or go to sea in clear air, and find out for sure if the Earth is round or flat. Actually, the Earth is reported to flatten at the poles, because it rotates. But that's another story."
He is more serious when he's writing down all the facts that he know about.
Example is this paragraph: "For at least 600 years educated people have believed that Earth is round. At nearly any medieval University, the quadrivium was standard fare, consisting of artihmegtic, geometry, music, and astronomy. The astronomy portion was based on the Tractatus de Sphaera, a popular textbook first published at Ferarra, Italy, in 1472 and written by a 13th century, Oxford-educated astronomer and mathematican, Johannes de Sacrobosco."
By being serious when he tells us all the facts, we believe that what he tells us is true and that he's a good scientist whit a lot of knowledge, and that he takes his job seriously. By writing lighthearted sometimes, he makes us feel like he is one of us and that he is a human with human thoughts, just like anybody else.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
In the news: Youth vote
I think that that it's a good idea to let kids have some sort of election just to see what tehy think. I think that kida aren't so affected by everything as adults are, so i think that their opinion are more real, and more true.
I know that a 8 year old might not be so informed about eveything that he or she can have a very good view of what is going on, but i think that I 8 year old would be very honest in what he or she thinks and that he or she would probably try do see to the best of more people, while an adult would be more egoistic since a lot of grown ups wants to see to the best of themselves instead of the best of other people.
I know that a 8 year old might not be so informed about eveything that he or she can have a very good view of what is going on, but i think that I 8 year old would be very honest in what he or she thinks and that he or she would probably try do see to the best of more people, while an adult would be more egoistic since a lot of grown ups wants to see to the best of themselves instead of the best of other people.
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