"This Land is your Land"

Guthrie's message is both individualist and collectivist. He doesn't exclude anyone; he's saying this land is for "you and me," which means everyone. Bit it gets more individualist at the end, when he ignores the sign, "No Trespassing." He goes on by himself exploring the land.
I think this is anti-government, because he makes it seem like the government is trying to keep us from our land. "No Trespassing"and "Private Property."

"The Egg"

1. Internal conflict in the mother: her ambitions vs. the ambitions of her husband and son. "For herself she wanted nothing. For father and myself she was incurably ambitious" (Anderson pg 1).
2. Chickens are symbols for hardworking citizens and eggs symbolize their ambitions. "They are so much like people they mix one up in one's judgments of life" (Anderson pg 2). "Grotesques are born out of eggs as out of people" (Anderson pg 3).
3. He's saying since he's growing up on a chicken farm, he's not going to go far in life and is going to stay close to the farm, which is a nasty business. He says this about the philosophers because the chicken farm can be boring and very interesting; so there's a lot of things to think about.
4. I wanted to be a superhero, but I didn't have any superpowers. This is an external conflict: ambition to be a superhero vs lack of superpowers.

Aristotle quote

I think this is true. Someone with an educated mind should be able to take someone else opinion, analyze it, and have a discussion with that person and still not agree with that opinion.

"American Friendships"

Because Americans don't stay in one place for a very long time, so they don't have time to build permanent relationships. It's easier for children to build friendships than adults. Adults build friendships off their children friendships, which can make their friendship more awkward. Americans value independence and solitude.

Collectivism vs. Individualism

1. Individualist- responsible, smart, selfish, business relationship.
Collectivist- loyal, family-like relationship.
2. Yes. No. In collectivism the head is the smartest and all-important; so his opinions will not be questioned. In individualism, people might be too scared to challenge the opinion because it's frowned upon.
3. The teacher coming from a collectivist culture would want to do all-class work and group work. But the children would want to do individual work. The teacher should have the students both individual work and group work.
4. An acquaintance reminds me of business. Negative, it's like the person doesn't quite make the standards of being a friend.

1984 2nd Reading

Winston is having trouble buying into what Big Brother and the Party is selling because he is a samrt individual. He basis things off facts and logic. He doesn't just agree with whatever someone more intelligent than him says, he has have to support to go along with it. When Ocenia switched from being in war with Eurasia to Eastasia during Hate Week; the people just accepted this, but Winston knew better. To the Party these acts of defiance are protest, but to Winston they're ways for him to stay sane. His love relationship with Jane reassures him that he is human and that the Party doesn't control everything. America is a much more open-minded free society than Big Brother and the Party. So Winston's protests are taken as dangerous and defiance by the Party. Whereas the Anti-War protests in America are taken into account by the government.

Watching Journal: Western World

Internal: Western World vs. Muslims
One-way invasion of Western beliefs. Someone telling you the way you are is not acceptable.
Opened up a lot of role models or ideas on how to be a woman.
Muslims respected Western role models, but Westerners do not respect Muslims'. The Qu'ran is the reference for Muslims. For Westerners it's the Constitution.

My Utopia

A perfect place. Where everything you want is there. And everything you don't want is not there.
My ideal world is a world full of sports, fiestas, carnivals, and parties. No alcohol and illegal drugs. Because i love playing sports and partying. But alcohol and illegal drugs lead to destruction.
Bruno Mars, Michael Jackson, Funk Music, "Party Rock Anthem," and "Pursuit of Happyness."

"2+2=5" Radiohead

It seems like the lyrics are not in time with the music. So the music help pushes the message. It's like the person doesn't fit in with society.

Lyrically: nothing is as it seems anymore. "2+2=5," and "January has April's showers."
"To put the world to rights?" this iswhat Big Brother and the Party are trying to do.

First 1984 Reading Journal

Everything is controlled by the Party, whose leader is Big Brother. There is 4 sections to the Party: Ministry of Love, Ministry of Peace, Ministry of Truth, and Ministry of Plenty. Ministry of Love maintained law and order, Ministry of Peace concerned itself with war; Ministry of Truth concerned itself with news, entertainment, education, and the fine arts; and the Minsitry of Plenty was responsible for economic affairs. There are the Party people, the proles, and then Eurasians and Eastasians, who are always at war with Ocenia. The average person doesn't live past sixties. Marriages are not for sex or love, it's to benefit the Party whether that means producing a Party-worthy child or some other means; the two wanting to be married had to go before a committee. The Thought Police run things and they have telescreens everywhere which watch people, gives announcements, plays musics and movies, and does a lot of other stuff. The Party tries to create conformity by rationalizing everything. Always keep watch over people. Controlling the people. Telling them they are better off now then when they used to be before the Revolution so that the people will feel happy. This is a dystopia. Becuase they are taking the past and changing it to make the world they live in now seem way better.

Built to Spill "You Were Right"

The lyrics are metaphorical. Because ther person did not actually say these things, "All we are is dust in the wind."
The song is very rock-esque. It has quitar and drum solos. During parts of the song they would play soft and then all of a sudden really loud.
The song is effective. They vent their emotion through the music. The lyrics are forceful, especailly at the end, "You were right when you said/This is the end."

"Young Life" Bo Bartlett

The woman loves her husband- she is embracing him.
Hunting is essential- the deer is placed on top of the truck above everything else.
The son does not want to be a hunter- he is far away from his father (with the gun), and he's facing the opposite direction.

"Shame"

This song is about getting back together after a break up.
The tone is regretful/remorseful.
"undo" he's done something wrong and now he wants to go back and make things right.
"think" he's thought about what he did and how he wants her back.
"lift" the guilt and shame is a heavy burden that needs to be 'lifted'.