Thoughts on the book so far?
Well, Sci-Fi's definitely one of my genres of choice. With the novel having been written in such archaic (trying to use some vocab lol) setting, it's pretty interesting to see what the world thought about science and its possibilities. If I were to focus more on the plot, I definitely like the book so far. If you take out all of the pointless explanations of the natural, Romantic elements, I'd like the book even more, but at least they aren't making me hate the book! It's definitely a slower read, but that doesn't make it any less enjoyable, since I'm able to comprehend almost all of Mary Shelley's words.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Blog # 17
Tell me about your passions/burning ambitions.
I'm incredibly passionate towards learning, though my scope may be slightly more narrow than that of Victor Frankenstein. I'm really interested in math, physics, chemistry, computers, natural science, music, and, rather oddly, American Colonial History. The subjects all fascinate me, and somehow relate to my life. I'm struck with wonder when I unravel a secret of the universe in class, or when I'm in idle thought about some of those things.
I also have a burning ambition for bettering myself, becoming more adept in more facets of life than I would have dreamt of exploring when I was a child. Part of this may be attributed to my ADD medicine, because it causes me to be much more proactive and involved in everything around me. However, I believe I've also grown into my own person much more in recent years, and my passion for bettering myself may simply be because I don't want to be anyone but me. (That was surprisingly awkward to word, but oh well lol)
I seem to have an ambition to be important in people's lives. I want to help people, and I want to be good friends with the people that I befriend. I don't want to be unreliable, untrustworthy, or forgettable. Those aren't the qualities that would describe who I want to be, so I take appropriate action to ensure that these qualities don't describe me (for the most part).
I'm incredibly passionate towards learning, though my scope may be slightly more narrow than that of Victor Frankenstein. I'm really interested in math, physics, chemistry, computers, natural science, music, and, rather oddly, American Colonial History. The subjects all fascinate me, and somehow relate to my life. I'm struck with wonder when I unravel a secret of the universe in class, or when I'm in idle thought about some of those things.
I also have a burning ambition for bettering myself, becoming more adept in more facets of life than I would have dreamt of exploring when I was a child. Part of this may be attributed to my ADD medicine, because it causes me to be much more proactive and involved in everything around me. However, I believe I've also grown into my own person much more in recent years, and my passion for bettering myself may simply be because I don't want to be anyone but me. (That was surprisingly awkward to word, but oh well lol)
I seem to have an ambition to be important in people's lives. I want to help people, and I want to be good friends with the people that I befriend. I don't want to be unreliable, untrustworthy, or forgettable. Those aren't the qualities that would describe who I want to be, so I take appropriate action to ensure that these qualities don't describe me (for the most part).
Monday, February 7, 2011
Blog # 16
How do stereotypical standards of beauty affect you/society?
Well, if it were stereotypically standard for wearing horizontal pink-and-purple stripes to be beautiful, I would more than likely be wearing something of that nature. What is generally understood as the appropriate outfit for people to wear is worn, in some fashion. We're all wearing t-shirts and jeans/sweatpants in school, but businesspeople are wearing suits and dress shirts/pants. If it's beautiful, in some facet of life, people wear it, so that they will somehow be accepted or admired in that aspect of life (or, in the case of wearing clothes at all, not to get arrested!). People would buy these things that make them beautiful, and this even affects the economy and profits for several businesses. The psychological effects of beauty exert themselves on the young, those who have the most potential to change and become beautiful. Models starve themselves to be skinny, and burn their skin constantly to look tan and attractive. The implications of beauty are a lot more widespread and influential than most people would expect.
Well, if it were stereotypically standard for wearing horizontal pink-and-purple stripes to be beautiful, I would more than likely be wearing something of that nature. What is generally understood as the appropriate outfit for people to wear is worn, in some fashion. We're all wearing t-shirts and jeans/sweatpants in school, but businesspeople are wearing suits and dress shirts/pants. If it's beautiful, in some facet of life, people wear it, so that they will somehow be accepted or admired in that aspect of life (or, in the case of wearing clothes at all, not to get arrested!). People would buy these things that make them beautiful, and this even affects the economy and profits for several businesses. The psychological effects of beauty exert themselves on the young, those who have the most potential to change and become beautiful. Models starve themselves to be skinny, and burn their skin constantly to look tan and attractive. The implications of beauty are a lot more widespread and influential than most people would expect.
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