Human Nature is composed of
building things up and breaking them down. We create buildings, then we
bulldoze them down. We build relationships amongst ourselves, then we tear them
apart. We construct rules just to break them. Humans can accomplish anything
they want to if they work together. Anything can be built when we work agree,
however anything can be destroyed when we only think about ourselves. If humans
could all work together for the greater good, nothing would have to be
destroyed. Instead of pointing out our differences, we could celebrate them.
We divide ourselves into countries,
and we further divide ourselves into categories within it. Instead of dividing
ourselves we should focus on unification. Yet over and over humans simply
cannot understand how to work together. Most of the suffering that exists in
our world is due to our own jealousy and arguing. If we could focus on building
each other up, rather than tearing ourselves down, we would live in a better
place.
This blog is a hit because it has good coherence and
uses examples to prove a point. I am able to describe my idea to the reader is an understandable way.
Hit 2:
As a frequent user of social media,
I have my own opinions on how it affects the human brain. Apps such as
Instagram are addicting and seem like a great way to share your experiences
with friends and family. As you start off you might have a smaller number of
followers, but you will still get some likes or comments. The first time you
get some likes or a comment, your brain gets shot with a chemical called
dopamine that makes you feel happy and like you are having a social interaction
with a person even though you are not.
This is where a problem arises.
Once you feel the thrill of getting some likes or comments on a post, it
somewhat replaces the need for you interact with people outside of the
internet. We are a social species that needs face to face interaction to maintain
good health. However, these apps take advantage of every person’s wanting to
feel accepted and be given attention and make people feel as though they are
having these needs met. There are so many teens who have thousands of Instagram
followers but have trouble interacting in real life with actual people.
This blog is a hit because I am carefully describing my view
on an issue that I have both experience and knowledge on. It is truly helpful
because this blog applies to most of the people who read it.
Hit 3:
President Trump recently suggested that between 2000-4000 National Guard troops be stationed at the US-Mexico border in order to stop the "lawlessness that continues" in this place. This request was placed under federal law Title 32, which allows state governors control over troops of their state. The article describes multiple states responses to this request from President Trump. Arizona's republican governor, Doug Ducey, decided to send 338 Guards in the name of public safety and stated that these Guards will provide air support, assist with building the border, and keep close watch of it. Democratic governor of California, Jerry Brown, has not replied to this request.
Susana Martinez, republican governor of New Mexico, responded and sent 80 troops but says 250 will eventually serve at the border. Lastly, Texas' republican governor, Greg Abbott, agreed to send 1000 troops to the border over time to end illegal immigration. Whatever viewpoint one has on this matter, they cannot deny that it is happening. Highly skilled troops are being sent to the US-Mexico border and security will be tighter than ever. I stumbled upon this topic when I realized how many of my friends' parents were Immigrants, and I found an article from Fox News and knew it would have factual information for me to use. Immigration is an extremely controversial subject that I want to better understand, so that one day in the future I might be able implement humane laws that insure the public safety of the United States.
This blog was a hit because I used a reliable source to
answer a question in an arguable format with decent success.
Miss 1:
The song "When I Was Your Man" from Bruno Mars
describes a person's views and regrets of a past relationship. Throughout the
song it has a slow beat the emphasizes how the speaker was upset with how a
relationship turned out after they treated their partner wrongly. The song uses
many techniques to support the dreadful feeling the song portrays.
In the middle of the
song, Bruno adds in some slant rhyme to make the song be slightly more catchy
be uses good word choice to make sure the point gets across. He uses
personification whenever describing how the emotions he felt were
"Tearing" him apart. These techniques helped emphasize just how
powerful and painful the emotions were for the speaker, and they truly help
individuals better understand the point Bruno Mars was trying to get across.
This blog was a miss simply because of the lack of
analyzation of the song. I stated that the song used multiple techniques, but I
only talked about two techniques used when I should have described more.
In Lord
of the Flies, William Golding describes the turbulent story of young boys who
find themselves alone on an island after their plane is shot down and crashes.
He introduces a relationship between two boys that cause the story to turn out
the way it does. Golding portrays an inconsistent rivalry between two brotherly
characters, Ralph and Jack, in which the two boys both love and hate each
other. This relationship leads to dangerous situations which cause the story to
unfold brutally.
Jack and his fellow choir hunters let a fire die down,
promoting tension between Ralph and Jack. The fire’s purpose is to create an
abundance of smoke to catch the attention of a ship so the boys might be
rescued from the island. After Jack and his choir drop their responsibilities
to go hunting, the fire dies out, causing a ship to pass by the island without
seeing any smoke. Ralph is furious at Jack when the boys miss the opportunity
to be saved from the island saying, “You didn’t ought to have let that fire
out. You said you’d keep the smoke going” (71). Jack behaves irresponsibly in
this situation by going hunting thus neglecting the highest priority the boys
set for themselves. Ralph and Jack show their conflicting personalities in this
scene. Ralph wants to keep order and escape the island, while Jack would prefer
to hunt and have fun. This initial confrontation will eventually lead to more
serious and violent ones. However, what sets apart the relationship of Jack and
Ralph from the rest of the boys, is the intense emotions each of the boys have
one another.
The odd
part of Jack and Ralph’s relationship is how the two still manage to love each
other deep down even after having multiple quarrels and disputes. In one scene,
the two friends are found engaging in conversation. They have a bitter-sweet
argument about whether it is too late to hunt, and they decide it would be
better if they head in their own, separate paths. Golding states, “They looked
at each other, baffled, in love and hate” (55). Jack and Ralph have a very
tumultuous relationship throughout the novel. One day they will be on good
terms, and the next day they will challenge one each other’s roles on the
island. Though they are friends, they often have difficulty containing their
jealousy. Since the boys certainly love each other, it becomes even more difficult
not to act impulsively when they are angry at one another. What is the cause of
this erratic behavior of these boys? It is certain that both are prominent and
influential people on the island. Jack and Ralph’s strong personalities breed
rivalry and even battles to see who should be the most popular among all the
boys. These repeated struggles between the two boys provoke strife, and this
strife leads to tragedy.
Jack feels as though Ralph is superior to him due to Ralph’s
increasing popularity with the boys.
Jack becomes tired of Ralph’s decisions he makes with his power. Never
in the story has Jack so frankly opposed Ralph in this following scene. In
Jack’s jealousy of Ralph’s position as
chief, Jack asks his fellow boys if they think he should be chief, instead of
Ralph, for his group of boys. Jack believes Ralph is all talk and is not fit
for being chief in the society, after all, Ralph has not killed a pig yet. For
the first time, Jack directly challenges Ralph’s role as chief and states, “I’m
going off by myself. He can catch his own pigs. Anyone who wants to hunt when I
do can come too” (127). The comical part of this scene is that no boys decide
to join him at first, causing Jack to cry like an infant and run away in
embarrassment. At first glance, this may just seem like an offended child who
is mad that no one wants to join his group of hunters, but it symbolizes much
more. All Jack had previously done was moderately argue with Jack, he never
directly challenged Ralph’s role before to this degree. Here, jack hides
nothing and states for every boy to hear that he believes Ralph shouldn’t be
the leader. At first, Jack’s plan to become chief of his own hunters seems to
completely fail, but later in the story, boys slowly leave Ralphs’s leadership
and join Jack. This event not only further enrages the rivalry between Ralph
and Jack, but also separates the boys under the influence different leaders.
This causes the boys to hate one another as well. All the brutal actions occur
between the boys are due to this point in the novel where Jack severs his ties
to his old group.
As the two factions of boys take shape and as more people
leave Ralph to join Jack, the hate between the two boys is strong as ever.
Jack’s alliance is set in stone and surpasses Ralph’s group in almost every
aspect at this point. Jack is no longer lower than Ralph because he has pig
meat and then more popularity among the boys. Jack is also ready to do anything
in his power to widen the gap between the success of his faction and the
success of Ralph’s. Ralph’s group only had one thing that Jack’s did not, a
source of fire. Jack begins his path of brutality when he humiliates and
violates Piggy and Ralph to steal Piggy’s specs to make a fire. This is the
beginning of an onslaught of violent actions against Ralph and his small
alliance. Jack was through with being considered below Ralph in any
circumstance. With that, Jack did the only thing he could do to feel superior.
Jack stole the source of fire from them. However, instead of simply taking
Piggy’s specs, he feels as though he must assert his dominance by engaging in
direct combat with Ralph and Piggy. The narrator describes the scene like this,
“Ralph hit out; then he and what seemed like a dozen others were rolling over and
over, hitting, biting, scratching” (167). This attack is no little spar; this
attack is fought with pure rage and bare hands. Jack is so far from sane that
he can no longer interact with Ralph’s group without physically hurting them.
Jack and Ralph’s unstable relationship has dire consequences.
All the violent events in the novel Lord of the Flies can be
traced back to the erratic interactions between Ralph and Jack. Their
relationship troubles start with opposing opinions and small arguments. At
first, the disagreements are forgiven after they spend time together, and renew
their friendship. The rivalry escalates, and the two boys begin insulting one
another even challenging each other’s leadership positions. Later as their
relationship problems worsen, the two engage in outright battle. The boy’s love
and hate for each other evolves into jealousy and paranoia that forces the
story to end in catastrophe.
While not a failure, this paper is a miss because of the
inconsistent coherence and the jumps from topic to topic.
When people talk about Utopia, they usually think of some perfect society where everything is stress free and everything is done for you. In my opinion, this form of society would simply not function. In this “Utopia” people would just live blissfully with nothing at all to worry about, and that would be a huge problem. There would be no purpose to anyone’s life, and people would begin to question why they existed.
For me personally,
I believe that everyone needs something to do with their life to know that they
are helping the world function. Instead of a Utopia without responsibilities, I
imagine one that requires individuals to work. However, in this Utopia all
conflicts would be resolved, such as all diseases have cures. However, it’s is
100 percent necessary that individuals know they are contributing to this
society, and they are busy but happy.
I feel that this blog is my biggest miss due to it sounding
as though it was written by a toddler. It just falls short and doesn’t really
include much detail or any real reason to read it.
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