A. What is on trial in Sedaris’ radio play?
A dog named Cathleen, is on trail for the destruction of her owners sweater.
B. How does the worm’s testimony end?
Worm is declaring that Cathleen is the one who shred and chewed on the sweater, also mentions that shy should be locked up.
C. Describe the way in which the radio play is written.
It is written a comparison of how animals can act like humans but their wild side still comes out.
D. Compare the cricket to the worm.
While the worm is criticizing Cathleen of what she supposable did the cricket is criticizing the animals’ justice system and every animal but crickets and the grass hopper.
E. Why does the squirrel claim “emotional distress”?
The squirrel claimed to have suffered mental distress.
F. In the end who wins the trial?
The trail ends when the judge eats the cat that is claiming that Cathleen has eaten the sweater.
Aug 31, 2008
Tablets I-III: The Beginning
This is the story of Gilgamesh the king of Uruk two-thirds a god, one-third a man; and son of Lugalbanda and of the lady Wildcow Ninsun. His is thought the smartest, and feared by most of the people. What I haven’t quit gotten is that if he did great things to protect Uruk why people are not content with him? “The old men say: ‘Is this the shepherd of the people? Is this the wise shepherd of the people? Is this the wise shepherd, protector of the people? … They called the goddess Aruru saying to her: You made this man. Now create another. Create his double and let the two contend. Let stormy hearts contend with stormy heart that peace may come to Uruk once again.” Pg 5
Aruru does create his double, Enkidu he is the wild man of the grasslands the first one to see him is a hunter. This hunter comes to Gilgamesh and tells him that Enkidu has protected the animals by unsetting his traps and filled his hunting pits. Gilgamesh sends him back with a temple prostitute that with her beauty will attract the wild man and the creature that followed him will flee from him and this is what happens.
Gilgamesh told his mother a vision that he had; he described his attraction towards a star that landed out side Uruk and this is when Ninsun Gilgamesh mother tells him that a companion that will not forsake him has come. Meanwhile, Shamhat the temple prostitute convinced Enkidu to come to Uruk with her, when arriving Enkidu went to challenge Gilgamesh and they had a type of confrontation. “Then Enkidu and Gilgamesh embraced and kissed, and took each other by the hand” pg15 I think Gilgamesh understood that Enkidu is his companion that will not forsake him, that he saw in his dream and that his mother described. After this Enkidu and Gilgamesh talked about Cedar Forest and decided to go and face Huwawa the guardian of the forest.
Aruru does create his double, Enkidu he is the wild man of the grasslands the first one to see him is a hunter. This hunter comes to Gilgamesh and tells him that Enkidu has protected the animals by unsetting his traps and filled his hunting pits. Gilgamesh sends him back with a temple prostitute that with her beauty will attract the wild man and the creature that followed him will flee from him and this is what happens.
Gilgamesh told his mother a vision that he had; he described his attraction towards a star that landed out side Uruk and this is when Ninsun Gilgamesh mother tells him that a companion that will not forsake him has come. Meanwhile, Shamhat the temple prostitute convinced Enkidu to come to Uruk with her, when arriving Enkidu went to challenge Gilgamesh and they had a type of confrontation. “Then Enkidu and Gilgamesh embraced and kissed, and took each other by the hand” pg15 I think Gilgamesh understood that Enkidu is his companion that will not forsake him, that he saw in his dream and that his mother described. After this Enkidu and Gilgamesh talked about Cedar Forest and decided to go and face Huwawa the guardian of the forest.
Aug 30, 2008
Chapter 13: Ishmael's Goodbye
Ishmael had to die his work was done; his student new what he was suppose to do to save human kind and the ones who are suppose to come after us. What most impacted me was Ishmaels poster, “It wasn’t till I got Ishmael’s poster to the framing shop that I discovered there were messages on both sides. I had it framed so that both can be seen. The message on one side is the one Ishmael displayed on the wall of his den: WITH MAN GONE, WILL THERE BE HOPE FOR ORILLA? The message on the other side reads: WITH GORILLA GONE, WILL THERE BE HOPE FOR MAN?” Pg 262 when we first saw this it made sense Ishmael was behind the window and it seem as if someone was taking care of him, but as the book develops we see how Ishmael student needs him. Now that Ishmael is no longer here we see the dependency of his student towards him. And this why Ishmael had that poster; he new that when he was gone his student and all of us would have to ask that question to ourselves.
Chapter 12: A Good Future For Man Kind And Who Ever Next
Chapter 12 is a discoverment for the man, he now know what he is suppose to do what he is suppose to teach to the rest of the human race. As I read the book I didn’t understand why Ishmael gave him so much information that sometimes didn’t relate to save human kind and how they were suppose to encourage man kind to change. “All along I’ve been saying to myself, ‘Yes, this is all very interesting, but what good is it? This isn’t going to change anything!’… This is what we need. Not just stopping things. Not just less of things. People need something positive to work for. They need a vision of something that… I don’t know. Something that… I think what you’re groping for is that people need more than to be scolded, more than to be made to feel stupid and guilty. They need more than a vision of doom. They need a vision of the world and themselves that inspires them.” Pg 243-244 What I now see is that all the information that Ishmael gave the man was to correct man kinds mistakes and, to prepare him to evolve into something better.
Whatever is around when we have evolve will think of us as great creatures. “Just think. In a billion years, whatever is around them, who ever is around then say, ‘Man? Oh yes, man! What a wonderful creature he was! It was within his grasp to destroy the entire world and trample all our futures into the dust—but he saw the light before it was too late and pulled back. He pulled back and gave the rest of us our chance. He showed us all how it had to be done if the world was to go on being a garden forever. Man was the role model for us all!” pg 242 If we give a little encouragement to the Takers they will react fast and positive and this is what Ishmael had planed, for us to evolve and for future creatures to think positively about us and our actions.
Whatever is around when we have evolve will think of us as great creatures. “Just think. In a billion years, whatever is around them, who ever is around then say, ‘Man? Oh yes, man! What a wonderful creature he was! It was within his grasp to destroy the entire world and trample all our futures into the dust—but he saw the light before it was too late and pulled back. He pulled back and gave the rest of us our chance. He showed us all how it had to be done if the world was to go on being a garden forever. Man was the role model for us all!” pg 242 If we give a little encouragement to the Takers they will react fast and positive and this is what Ishmael had planed, for us to evolve and for future creatures to think positively about us and our actions.
Aug 27, 2008
Chapter 11: Mother Cultures Nonsense
Mother Culture talks about how life was so appalling before The Agriculture Revolution but, what the main character finds is completely another story. “Mother Culture teaches that, before the revolution, human life was devoid of meaning, was stupid, empty, and worthless. Prerevolutionary life was ugly. Detestable.” Pg 216 What's more incredible is how Takers will belive what Mother Culture tells them to belive; these people couldn’t think of any other explanation to their questions and this made them become ignorant.
What Mother Culture comes to make us think is that we were not born to be hunter-gathers but agriculturalist; she tells that we are born with the instinct to be agriculturalist but what we clearly posses the gift of being hunter-gather. “Man was as well adapted to life on this planet as any other species, and the idea that he lived on the knife-edge of survival is simple biological nonsense. As an omnivore, his dietary range is immense. Thousands of species will go hungry before he does. His intelligence and dexterity enable him to live comfortably in conditions that would utterly defeat any other primate.” Pg 220
What I came to understand is that humans were built to live on earth; like hunter-gathers they have the instinct and knowledge to get their food and live comfortably. “Far from scrabbling endlessly and desperately for food, hunter-gathers are among the best-fed people on earth, and they manage this with only two or three hours a day of what you would call work- which makes them among the most leisured people on earth as well.” Pg 220
What Mother Culture comes to make us think is that we were not born to be hunter-gathers but agriculturalist; she tells that we are born with the instinct to be agriculturalist but what we clearly posses the gift of being hunter-gather. “Man was as well adapted to life on this planet as any other species, and the idea that he lived on the knife-edge of survival is simple biological nonsense. As an omnivore, his dietary range is immense. Thousands of species will go hungry before he does. His intelligence and dexterity enable him to live comfortably in conditions that would utterly defeat any other primate.” Pg 220
What I came to understand is that humans were built to live on earth; like hunter-gathers they have the instinct and knowledge to get their food and live comfortably. “Far from scrabbling endlessly and desperately for food, hunter-gathers are among the best-fed people on earth, and they manage this with only two or three hours a day of what you would call work- which makes them among the most leisured people on earth as well.” Pg 220
Sentence Fragments: 1
_F___ 1. Then I attended Morris Junior High. A junior high that was a bad experience.
___F_ 2. The scene was filled with beauty. Such as the sun sending its brilliant rays to the earth and the leaves of various shades of red, yellow, and brown moving slowly in the wind.
___C_ 3. He talked for fifty minutes without taking his eyes off his notes. Like other teachers in that department, he did not encourage students' questions.
____F 4. Within each group, a wide range of features to choose from. It was difficult to distinguish between them.
____ C5. A few of the less serious fellows would go into a bar for a steak dinner and a few glasses of beer. After this meal, they were ready for anything.
____C6. It can be really embarrassing to be so emotional. Especially when you are on your first date, you feel that you should be in control.
____C 7. The magazine has a reputation for a sophisticated, prestigious, and elite group of readers. Although that is a value judgment and in circumstances not a true premise.
___F_ 8. In the seventh grade every young boy goes out for football. To prove to himself and his parents that he is a man.
____F 9. She opened the door and let us into her home. Not realizing at the time that we would never enter that door in her home again.
___C_10. As Christmas grows near, I find myself looking back into my childhood days at fun-filled times of snowball fights. To think about this makes me happy.
___F_11. Making up his mind quickly. Jim ordered two dozen red roses for his wife. Hoping she would accept his apology.
___F_12. They were all having a good time. Until one of Joe's oldest and best friends had a little too much to drink.
___F_13. Although it only attained a speed of about twelve miles an hour. My old rowboat with its three-horsepower motor seemed like a high-speed job to me.
__C__14. With my brother standing by my side, I reached for the pot handle. Tilting the pot way too much caused the boiling water to spill.
___F_15. The small, one-story houses are all the same size and style. With no difference except the color.
___F_16. Being a friend of mine like he was when we first joined the soccer team. Together we learned a lot.
___F_ 2. The scene was filled with beauty. Such as the sun sending its brilliant rays to the earth and the leaves of various shades of red, yellow, and brown moving slowly in the wind.
___C_ 3. He talked for fifty minutes without taking his eyes off his notes. Like other teachers in that department, he did not encourage students' questions.
____F 4. Within each group, a wide range of features to choose from. It was difficult to distinguish between them.
____ C5. A few of the less serious fellows would go into a bar for a steak dinner and a few glasses of beer. After this meal, they were ready for anything.
____C6. It can be really embarrassing to be so emotional. Especially when you are on your first date, you feel that you should be in control.
____C 7. The magazine has a reputation for a sophisticated, prestigious, and elite group of readers. Although that is a value judgment and in circumstances not a true premise.
___F_ 8. In the seventh grade every young boy goes out for football. To prove to himself and his parents that he is a man.
____F 9. She opened the door and let us into her home. Not realizing at the time that we would never enter that door in her home again.
___C_10. As Christmas grows near, I find myself looking back into my childhood days at fun-filled times of snowball fights. To think about this makes me happy.
___F_11. Making up his mind quickly. Jim ordered two dozen red roses for his wife. Hoping she would accept his apology.
___F_12. They were all having a good time. Until one of Joe's oldest and best friends had a little too much to drink.
___F_13. Although it only attained a speed of about twelve miles an hour. My old rowboat with its three-horsepower motor seemed like a high-speed job to me.
__C__14. With my brother standing by my side, I reached for the pot handle. Tilting the pot way too much caused the boiling water to spill.
___F_15. The small, one-story houses are all the same size and style. With no difference except the color.
___F_16. Being a friend of mine like he was when we first joined the soccer team. Together we learned a lot.
Aug 26, 2008
Chapter 10: Takers Ego
In chapter Ten Ishmael teaches his student about culture and how takers live and portray it so differently than leavers. What really impacts me in this chapter is the ego of man kind and how they think the sun revolves around them; they ignore their past and their ancestors what they now call primitive people in a primitive time. What they don’t notice is that thanks to them we have all the things we consider modern. “Mother Culture says that this is as it should be there’s nothing in the past for us. The past is dreck. The past is something to be put behind us, something to be escaped from.” Pg 201
The Takers thought that the Leavers were the peculiar ones, the ones that had no real purpose they had lost the gift of agriculture they had been born with. Agriculture was a natural instinct for Takers; they never realized that they were exactly like the Leavers thousands of years ago. “When the people of your culture encountered the huntergathers of Africa and America, it was thought that these were people who had degenerated from the natural, agricultural state, people who had lost the arts they’d been born with. The Takers had no idea that they became agriculturalists. As far as the takers knew, there was no ‘before.’ Creation had occurred just a few thousand years ago, and Man the agriculturalist had immediately set about the task of building civilization.” Pg 201
“The Leavers are still passing that accumulation along in whatever form it came to them… Of course the leavers save information about production too, though production for its own sake is rarely a feature of their live. Among the leavers, people don’t have weekly quotas of post to make arrowheads to turn out. They’re not preoccupied with stepping up their production of hand-axes.” Pg 200, 203 Leavers live simple life’s they have accumulated information about their ancestors’ teachings; although they don’t have to make an empire of merchandise from their ancestors teachings. Obviously Takers and Leavers are enacting different story’s you may say the opposite story’s.
The Takers thought that the Leavers were the peculiar ones, the ones that had no real purpose they had lost the gift of agriculture they had been born with. Agriculture was a natural instinct for Takers; they never realized that they were exactly like the Leavers thousands of years ago. “When the people of your culture encountered the huntergathers of Africa and America, it was thought that these were people who had degenerated from the natural, agricultural state, people who had lost the arts they’d been born with. The Takers had no idea that they became agriculturalists. As far as the takers knew, there was no ‘before.’ Creation had occurred just a few thousand years ago, and Man the agriculturalist had immediately set about the task of building civilization.” Pg 201
“The Leavers are still passing that accumulation along in whatever form it came to them… Of course the leavers save information about production too, though production for its own sake is rarely a feature of their live. Among the leavers, people don’t have weekly quotas of post to make arrowheads to turn out. They’re not preoccupied with stepping up their production of hand-axes.” Pg 200, 203 Leavers live simple life’s they have accumulated information about their ancestors’ teachings; although they don’t have to make an empire of merchandise from their ancestors teachings. Obviously Takers and Leavers are enacting different story’s you may say the opposite story’s.
Aug 23, 2008
Ishmael and his teachings
Ishmael is a vigorous book; it left me thinking for weeks. At first I thought it was just another book, soon I realized what the cover of the book said was entirely true “From now on I will divide the books I have read into two categories-the ones I read before Ishmael and those read after.” – Jim Britell, Whole Earth Review.
It narrates the story of Ishmael and his student; the twist to this story is that Ishmael is a gorilla. He teaches Alan [his pupil] "how things came to be this way". I always asked myself what was the meaning of Ishmael being a gorilla? Why doesn’t he tell his student all of his ideas up front?
When I first saw this I didn’t make much of it, "WITH MAN GONE, WILL THERE BE HOPE FOR GORILLA?" p.9 but, as I finish I came upon it again but rephrased "WITH GORILLA GONE, WILL THERE BE HOPE FOR MAN?” p.263. At the beginning of the book we think that gorillas are primitive and that mankind is going to save them for extinction; as we advance and get in the story we see that the gorilla [Ishmael] doesn’t depend on mankind but mankind depend on him and his teachings.
As I see it when Daniel Quinn portrait Ishmael as a gorilla it’s to make a point; an animal that we see as primitive takes his student in to the foundations and profoundness of our civilization to show him how human kind is on its last legs with nature. As well his teaching makes his student search for themselves and they comprehend it much better as they frustrate to get the answer; as you read and Ishmael ask these question to his pupil you should ask those questions to yourself.
It narrates the story of Ishmael and his student; the twist to this story is that Ishmael is a gorilla. He teaches Alan [his pupil] "how things came to be this way". I always asked myself what was the meaning of Ishmael being a gorilla? Why doesn’t he tell his student all of his ideas up front?
When I first saw this I didn’t make much of it, "WITH MAN GONE, WILL THERE BE HOPE FOR GORILLA?" p.9 but, as I finish I came upon it again but rephrased "WITH GORILLA GONE, WILL THERE BE HOPE FOR MAN?” p.263. At the beginning of the book we think that gorillas are primitive and that mankind is going to save them for extinction; as we advance and get in the story we see that the gorilla [Ishmael] doesn’t depend on mankind but mankind depend on him and his teachings.
As I see it when Daniel Quinn portrait Ishmael as a gorilla it’s to make a point; an animal that we see as primitive takes his student in to the foundations and profoundness of our civilization to show him how human kind is on its last legs with nature. As well his teaching makes his student search for themselves and they comprehend it much better as they frustrate to get the answer; as you read and Ishmael ask these question to his pupil you should ask those questions to yourself.
Aug 21, 2008
Blog Questions
A.What is the difference between a blog and a book?
A blog is the opinion of an individual about a person, gossip, a book or any hot topic of the moment. Those who write in blogs are known as bloggers, they don't show concrete ideas or a concrete way of writing. Bloggers don’t use a formal way of writing; they often use slang and incorrect grammar. On the other hand, books normally tell a story or explain and idea. Authors have a concrete plot line for their book. Unlike blogs, authors use books to try to teach their knowledge and create a book worth mentioning.
B. How have blogs changes recently?
Over the years people have come to use blogs. At the beginning of 1999 there were a few dozen blogs, since then blogging has sky rocketed as people use it to comment on everything from politics to cats. In 2006 a search engine counted 27 million blogs. Probably the biggest change in blogs is that nowadays topics range from serious matters to the most irrelevant ones. They have become one of the most popular ways to express one’s view. Most major websites count with numerous blogs for their users to use.
C. Why might you read a blog?
You might come to read a blog because you’re interested in people’s opinions about a certain issue. By reading others opinion on an issue you might comprehend the matter at hand better. It’s also a good way of reading things that interest you.
D. Is there reason to doubt the objectivity of a blog? Why? Why not? Yes, blogs are a subjective way of writing. People use then to share their opinion, which by no means are objective.
E. If you kept your own blog, what would you title it? My blogs name would be Jumping all over the world, because I would keep a log about the places I travel, the people I meet, and the food I eat.
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