To put it simply: Yes, I would consider myself a transcendentalist.
My mother raised me to believe that everyone had "at least a little good in them" much like Emerson believes. Emerson believed that all people were inherently good. Sure, people make mistakes. That's natural, but when it comes down to it, we all really want one thing, to be happy.
One of the most convincing arguments Emerson presents is found in the passage, "I suppose no man can violate his nature,"meaning if all people are good, then people cannot be bad, which supports the idea that everyone can have an inner God.
I think that in terms of whose style of writing I prefer, I would have to choose Fuller. She writes quite a bit more artistically, and I am certainly a fan of that. I am also a fan of how she counters a few of Emerson's ideas. She presses that a woman can have just as much an "inner-self" as any man will or has ever had.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
Cultural Trend: Putting Your Hair Up in .2 Seconds Flat
We've all seen it and cringed. That girl in your math class who looks like she slept with that messy bun on her head. WHAT IS SHE THINKING? Answer: She isn't.
I don't know what is wrong with today's fashion trends in high school, but I for one am pissed. Why would you purposefully make yourself look like you don't care what you look like? If you are gonna spend 20 minutes making your hair look a hot damn mess, don't talk to me because unlike you, I don't have time to waste.
When I see a girl with a bun or ponytail on top of her head (or in some incredibly severe cases, in her FACE), I wanna pull it out of that bun and out of her head. Does this sound extreme? Yes. Is it extreme? No.
The only time I allow my hair to look that much of a mess, is when I have no intention of another human or even animal coming into my presence for a good 24 hours. If I have to see you and your out-of-control hairball on your forehead in the halls, please apologize in passing, or wear a paper bag over your head.
I don't know who started this or thought it should be socially acceptable, but that person should be thrown in prison by the fashion police. I hope for the sake and eyes of all sane humans in the future, that this trend quickly disperses and disappears from the face of the earth.
I don't know what is wrong with today's fashion trends in high school, but I for one am pissed. Why would you purposefully make yourself look like you don't care what you look like? If you are gonna spend 20 minutes making your hair look a hot damn mess, don't talk to me because unlike you, I don't have time to waste.
When I see a girl with a bun or ponytail on top of her head (or in some incredibly severe cases, in her FACE), I wanna pull it out of that bun and out of her head. Does this sound extreme? Yes. Is it extreme? No.
The only time I allow my hair to look that much of a mess, is when I have no intention of another human or even animal coming into my presence for a good 24 hours. If I have to see you and your out-of-control hairball on your forehead in the halls, please apologize in passing, or wear a paper bag over your head.
I don't know who started this or thought it should be socially acceptable, but that person should be thrown in prison by the fashion police. I hope for the sake and eyes of all sane humans in the future, that this trend quickly disperses and disappears from the face of the earth.
Sound and Fury Response
I thought this movie was extremely riveting and opened my eyes to a culture I had always seen but never noticed. Sound and Fury took me into a place of "oh my God, this exists?" I never realized how different these people's lives, the deaf community, is from our own.
I grew up with a mother who taught me to embrace differences and accept everyone as the same. I never thought deaf people were much different than myself, aside from not being able to hear. The story of Heather and her family's painful decision to not give her the implant really made me think. At first, I was pissed. I was extremely angry. From my perspective, a life without hearing would be unbearable. If someone had the chance to live being able to hear not just music, but animal sounds, the patter of rain as it gently falls, or the tonal differences in people's voices that vary with emotion, it would be a shame not to give her that chance.
I calmed down a bit and tried to understand where the parents were coming from. Feeling alienated, or different, and having a group of people who have experienced the same struggles of course is an appealing alternative to a difficult transition of having your daughter gain hearing while you are left with 4 senses. Perhaps that sounds to strongly worded, but that's what was going through my mind.
I began to embrace the fact towards the end that there is obviously a reason these people feel so strongly about the beauty of deaf culture and it is their decision to raise their daughter a certain way. Do I support their decision? No. Would I do the same thing had I a deaf child? No, but that is partially because I have never experienced being part of the deaf community, partially because I would fall into a severe depression without being able to sing or hear music.
I have to admit though, Sir Kunkle, if you are reading, I enjoyed this video and thought it was immensely thought provoking.
I grew up with a mother who taught me to embrace differences and accept everyone as the same. I never thought deaf people were much different than myself, aside from not being able to hear. The story of Heather and her family's painful decision to not give her the implant really made me think. At first, I was pissed. I was extremely angry. From my perspective, a life without hearing would be unbearable. If someone had the chance to live being able to hear not just music, but animal sounds, the patter of rain as it gently falls, or the tonal differences in people's voices that vary with emotion, it would be a shame not to give her that chance.
I calmed down a bit and tried to understand where the parents were coming from. Feeling alienated, or different, and having a group of people who have experienced the same struggles of course is an appealing alternative to a difficult transition of having your daughter gain hearing while you are left with 4 senses. Perhaps that sounds to strongly worded, but that's what was going through my mind.
I began to embrace the fact towards the end that there is obviously a reason these people feel so strongly about the beauty of deaf culture and it is their decision to raise their daughter a certain way. Do I support their decision? No. Would I do the same thing had I a deaf child? No, but that is partially because I have never experienced being part of the deaf community, partially because I would fall into a severe depression without being able to sing or hear music.
I have to admit though, Sir Kunkle, if you are reading, I enjoyed this video and thought it was immensely thought provoking.
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