Remix:
http://www.pixton.com/comic/v6abreyo
Original:
http://www.pixton.com/comic/1m1m3eb4
Monday, June 6, 2011
Sunday, June 5, 2011
My brain is dead. So it goes.
This the last independent blog post I need for College Lit, and I have absolutely nothing to say.
"All moments, past, present and future, always have existed, always will exist." That is a quote from Slaughterhouse-Five. I wish that what the Tralfamadorians thought was true, because then summer vacation would already exist. I would definitely time-travel there if I could.
Goodbye, College Lit
As College Lit comes to an end, I am realizing how much I enjoyed the class. It was much more challenging than any other reading class I have taken in school so far, which I liked. I have never thought so in depth about books and short stories as I did in this class. I think that was a very valuable lesson for me to learn. I know that in college I will be expected to think deeply about the material we read, and I feel like now I am at least somewhat prepared for that.
I also enjoyed the variety of material we read. A lot of it was very odd, but that made the class much more interesting. It was my first time reading a graphic novel. I wasn't a huge fan of the book, but I'm still glad I read it. It was also my first time reading a play, besides Romeo and Juliet which I hated. After I read that book freshman year, I thought I'd never enjoy reading a play again. Reading Fences definitely changed my mind about that. I loved it. While we were reading Slaughterhouse-Five, I sort of hated it, but now I don't hate it as much. I was actually very enertained while I was reading it. Kurt Vonnegut is such a cool guy. For independent reading in Composition, I read Cat's Cradle, and it was so good. I'd definitely recommend that book to all of you. College Lit was honestly one of my favorite classes I've ever taken. The end.
I also enjoyed the variety of material we read. A lot of it was very odd, but that made the class much more interesting. It was my first time reading a graphic novel. I wasn't a huge fan of the book, but I'm still glad I read it. It was also my first time reading a play, besides Romeo and Juliet which I hated. After I read that book freshman year, I thought I'd never enjoy reading a play again. Reading Fences definitely changed my mind about that. I loved it. While we were reading Slaughterhouse-Five, I sort of hated it, but now I don't hate it as much. I was actually very enertained while I was reading it. Kurt Vonnegut is such a cool guy. For independent reading in Composition, I read Cat's Cradle, and it was so good. I'd definitely recommend that book to all of you. College Lit was honestly one of my favorite classes I've ever taken. The end.
Friday, June 3, 2011
Iranian soccer
In Persepolis, we have learned a bit about Iranian culture. It's been difficult for me to understand the oppression that Iranian citizens face because I can't relate to it at all, so I decided to research another cultual aspect--soccer.
Some history: The first year Iran played in the World Cup was in 1978, shortly before the 1979 revolution. After the revolution, soccer was sort of ignored because there were so many awful things taking place. In the 1980's Iran didn't even try to get a spot in the World Cup, and they didn't qualify again until 1998. That year, they played against the U.S. and won 2-1. It was a really important game because there were such tense relations between the two countries. The teams wanted to show that they were peaceful towards each other and exchanged flowers before the game.
Here is a link to an article about the match, written by Tom Vater:
http://www.tomvater.com/iran/world-cup-retrospective-axis-of-evil-match-usa-vs-iran-1998/
I thought this article was really interesting. I think Vater is from Britain, and he visited Iran to watch the match on T.V. Just in case you don't want to read the whole article, here is an important quote about after Iran won the game: "One fan told me, ‘This is the first time we have had a street party since 1979. It’s a great victory for us. But this is also a political demonstration. We are showing the government that we have power."
It's sad to think that it was the only time Iranians really got to have much fun, but I also think it's awesome how countries all over the world can be connected by something as simple as soccer. That shows that Iranians aren't really that different from Americans. They get excited over sports, and so do we.
Here is a video of the players exchanging flowers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvbMpUBMrns
The flower part is towards the beginning and the rest is just highlights, but the first goal is sweet so you should at least watch until that part.
I also looked up women's soccer in Iran. I was pleasantly surprised to find that women are allowed to play soccer, although something really bizarre is that the players have to wear a thing on their heads called a hijab.
Here is a picture:
It seems so unfair that girls have to wear those even when they are playing sports! That would be really uncomfortable. That's just another example of how oppressive the government of Iran is.
Learning about Iranian soccer made me think of the country differently. Because of the way Iran is portrayed by the American media, a lot of Americans think Iranians are sketchy or scary. When I think of them as soccer players, they don't seem scary at all. They seem just like me!
Source: Wikipedia
Some history: The first year Iran played in the World Cup was in 1978, shortly before the 1979 revolution. After the revolution, soccer was sort of ignored because there were so many awful things taking place. In the 1980's Iran didn't even try to get a spot in the World Cup, and they didn't qualify again until 1998. That year, they played against the U.S. and won 2-1. It was a really important game because there were such tense relations between the two countries. The teams wanted to show that they were peaceful towards each other and exchanged flowers before the game.
Here is a link to an article about the match, written by Tom Vater:
http://www.tomvater.com/iran/world-cup-retrospective-axis-of-evil-match-usa-vs-iran-1998/
I thought this article was really interesting. I think Vater is from Britain, and he visited Iran to watch the match on T.V. Just in case you don't want to read the whole article, here is an important quote about after Iran won the game: "One fan told me, ‘This is the first time we have had a street party since 1979. It’s a great victory for us. But this is also a political demonstration. We are showing the government that we have power."
It's sad to think that it was the only time Iranians really got to have much fun, but I also think it's awesome how countries all over the world can be connected by something as simple as soccer. That shows that Iranians aren't really that different from Americans. They get excited over sports, and so do we.
Here is a video of the players exchanging flowers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvbMpUBMrns
The flower part is towards the beginning and the rest is just highlights, but the first goal is sweet so you should at least watch until that part.
I also looked up women's soccer in Iran. I was pleasantly surprised to find that women are allowed to play soccer, although something really bizarre is that the players have to wear a thing on their heads called a hijab.
Here is a picture:
It seems so unfair that girls have to wear those even when they are playing sports! That would be really uncomfortable. That's just another example of how oppressive the government of Iran is.
Learning about Iranian soccer made me think of the country differently. Because of the way Iran is portrayed by the American media, a lot of Americans think Iranians are sketchy or scary. When I think of them as soccer players, they don't seem scary at all. They seem just like me!
Source: Wikipedia
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Slaughterhouse-Five
I had mixed feelings about this book. There were parts of it that I thought were funny, but other parts sort of annoyed me. I didn't really like Billy as a character. He just seemed so insane, and it was hard to tell what was real and what wasn't. That was cool at first, but by the end I just wanted to know what really was happening and what Billy was imagining. I think if I knew Billy Pilgrim in real life, I would want to yell at him and tell him that Tralfamadorians aren't real. It was odd how Billy was so sure of himself about stuff that probably wasn't true. I think if I read the book again I might like it more because I think I kind of missed the point the first time I read it.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
war movie 2
Just kidding! I've seen Forrest Gump! I really like that movie. I think Mary O'Hare would approve of this film because Forrest is sort of an innocent dude and it shows the awful things he has to deal with when he goes to war in Vietnam. That goes along with what she said about the war being a "Children's Crusade". The movie shows how the war ruins soldiers' lives. Forrest's friend Bubba is killed and Luitenant Dan doesn't have legs, so it kind of ruins his life too.
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