monday
S- 1 hour
thursday-
2 hours on project
saturday/sunday-
2 hours on project
5 hours
Monday, May 12, 2014
Human nature to be wicked
We talked about if this was going to be about bad people doing evil things or if it was going to show someone's descent from "good" to evil. It has shown Macbeth's fall. He was a loved nobleman who was all about kind and country until he heard a prophecy saying he would be king and then told his wife about it. Macbeth went very quickly from standing on one side of the bloody stream to wading into the middle, as he says it, very quickly, and I think it supports the idea that he did in fact start on the side, being safe and good.
I also think that Lady Macbeth's character shows almost the opposite. She was evil enough to encourage and go though with killing the king, but in neither of the two philosophies did we discuss talk doing evil can spark a need for good and a sudden cowardice.
I also think that Lady Macbeth's character shows almost the opposite. She was evil enough to encourage and go though with killing the king, but in neither of the two philosophies did we discuss talk doing evil can spark a need for good and a sudden cowardice.
Monday, May 5, 2014
macbeth quote and reading times
" Glamis thou art, and Cowdor, and shalt be
What thou art promised. Yet do I fear thy nature;
It is too full o' th' milk oh human kindness
To catch the nearest way. Thou wouldst be great,
Art not without ambition, but without
The illness should attend it. What thou wouldst highly,
That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false
And yet wouldst wrongly win. ---"
Act 1 scene 5
Lady Macbeth
I think this quote is important because it is showing someone very close to Macbeth talking about how he couldn't handle killing someone he knows. It makes a point to show just how lacking he has of the "illness" or evilness to kill Duncan, and can explain any aftermath of the event and how it takes a toll on his consciousness and behavior.
This also gives contrast to the future Macbeth, how he acts and treats people later. It can show if Macbeth develops this "illness" or if he fully regrets his actions. It seems almost like a theory for a philosopher over human nature. Are people naturally evil or does it develop with their actions? In Macbeth almost shows how evil already existed in Macbeth; enough for him to consider killing Duncan, and how it grows when his wife convinces him to kill Duncan and how it gets out of control from there.
reading:
S- 1 hour
Portfolio- 2 hours
3 hours
What thou art promised. Yet do I fear thy nature;
It is too full o' th' milk oh human kindness
To catch the nearest way. Thou wouldst be great,
Art not without ambition, but without
The illness should attend it. What thou wouldst highly,
That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false
And yet wouldst wrongly win. ---"
Act 1 scene 5
Lady Macbeth
I think this quote is important because it is showing someone very close to Macbeth talking about how he couldn't handle killing someone he knows. It makes a point to show just how lacking he has of the "illness" or evilness to kill Duncan, and can explain any aftermath of the event and how it takes a toll on his consciousness and behavior.
This also gives contrast to the future Macbeth, how he acts and treats people later. It can show if Macbeth develops this "illness" or if he fully regrets his actions. It seems almost like a theory for a philosopher over human nature. Are people naturally evil or does it develop with their actions? In Macbeth almost shows how evil already existed in Macbeth; enough for him to consider killing Duncan, and how it grows when his wife convinces him to kill Duncan and how it gets out of control from there.
reading:
S- 1 hour
Portfolio- 2 hours
3 hours
Monday, April 28, 2014
free post
What are you supposed to do when your coach goes insane and is attempting to kill you?
I'm not saying one practice. I'm saying all practices for a month (thats eight every week) she's giving you and your teammates ridiculous sets that eventually get so difficult because your whole team is so fatigued that some people are getting sick and falling off of blocks at practice and even at a meet we had.
I don't know if you (reader) know anything about swimming, but for reference a mile is 66 laps. If that was the amount we did in a practice it would be easy. But when the main set is equivalent of 2x that; (132 laps) where you are expected to go "ALL OUT" (asap) and stay off your best times by 1 second with three seconds rest between. All of that AFTER warm up and "pre set" sets that were also ridiculous; and then after swim practice is over the team is expected to get out and go to the weight room for an hour (after a 3 hour swim practice) where the same coach tells you to do weight amount that no female distance swimmer is supposed to do. Again, people falling under the weights that the coach tells them to do and then expected to pick it back up and do it again.
I foolishly thought maybe she was only killing us because we were off for spring break and that it would not be as crazy after, but when I got to practice and the main set was ALL OUT two laps over 2 miles (134 laps) and came to the realization that the entire team is now fatigued, in pain, sick, and because of break everyone is also out of shape so basically the set sucked and my coach continues to be insane. Coach explaining the set:
Coach: "main set starts with a 200 (8laps) on 2:30, a 225(9laps) on 2:50, and a 250(10laps) on 3:00"
Teammate: "And then do it again. Twice."
Coach: "Yep. and then the next part…"
I am extremely conflicted because this has been my coach since I was eight, she usually makes good choices for us, and she can usually tell when to back off. Talking to her today, she said my sickness/fatigue probably has nothing to do with how swimming has been going.
Ok so I know that was a rant and you probably didn't want to read about that, and I know it was longer than a blog post is supposed to be but it has been a problem and its on my mind right now.
I'm not saying one practice. I'm saying all practices for a month (thats eight every week) she's giving you and your teammates ridiculous sets that eventually get so difficult because your whole team is so fatigued that some people are getting sick and falling off of blocks at practice and even at a meet we had.
I don't know if you (reader) know anything about swimming, but for reference a mile is 66 laps. If that was the amount we did in a practice it would be easy. But when the main set is equivalent of 2x that; (132 laps) where you are expected to go "ALL OUT" (asap) and stay off your best times by 1 second with three seconds rest between. All of that AFTER warm up and "pre set" sets that were also ridiculous; and then after swim practice is over the team is expected to get out and go to the weight room for an hour (after a 3 hour swim practice) where the same coach tells you to do weight amount that no female distance swimmer is supposed to do. Again, people falling under the weights that the coach tells them to do and then expected to pick it back up and do it again.
I foolishly thought maybe she was only killing us because we were off for spring break and that it would not be as crazy after, but when I got to practice and the main set was ALL OUT two laps over 2 miles (134 laps) and came to the realization that the entire team is now fatigued, in pain, sick, and because of break everyone is also out of shape so basically the set sucked and my coach continues to be insane. Coach explaining the set:
Coach: "main set starts with a 200 (8laps) on 2:30, a 225(9laps) on 2:50, and a 250(10laps) on 3:00"
Teammate: "And then do it again. Twice."
Coach: "Yep. and then the next part…"
I am extremely conflicted because this has been my coach since I was eight, she usually makes good choices for us, and she can usually tell when to back off. Talking to her today, she said my sickness/fatigue probably has nothing to do with how swimming has been going.
Ok so I know that was a rant and you probably didn't want to read about that, and I know it was longer than a blog post is supposed to be but it has been a problem and its on my mind right now.
reading over spring break
thursday april 17th
2 hours ~ Anna Karenina
Friday April 18th
3 ½ hours ~ Anna Karenina
Saturday
1 hour ~ Anna Karenina
Sunday
2 hours~ Anna Karenina
Monday
2 ½ hours ~ Anna Karenina
Tues
3 hours ~Eleanor and Park
Wed
1 ½ hours ~ S (ship of theseus)
thursday
1 hour ~ S
Friday
20 mins ~ S
Saturday
2 hours ~ S
18 hours 50 mins
All there is to do on the sailboat and on airplanes was read and sleep… It looks unrealistic but really its all I did. Pretty sure my parents thought I was a waste of space sitting in the cabin reading all day.
2 hours ~ Anna Karenina
Friday April 18th
3 ½ hours ~ Anna Karenina
Saturday
1 hour ~ Anna Karenina
Sunday
2 hours~ Anna Karenina
Monday
2 ½ hours ~ Anna Karenina
Tues
3 hours ~Eleanor and Park
Wed
1 ½ hours ~ S (ship of theseus)
thursday
1 hour ~ S
Friday
20 mins ~ S
Saturday
2 hours ~ S
18 hours 50 mins
All there is to do on the sailboat and on airplanes was read and sleep… It looks unrealistic but really its all I did. Pretty sure my parents thought I was a waste of space sitting in the cabin reading all day.
Sunday, April 13, 2014
who we are
Who we are is not fixed. There will never be a moment in time where someone is the exact same person they were the day before. We are what we know; we know what our parents talk about and their opinions on it, we know what our teachers teach us and how we feel about it, we know what we see others do, the music we hear and the music we like, and what we see on the TV and internet. As each day passes we have thoughts about these things and more. Even if its only one thing a day, you make a decision about something that you just learned or something you hadn't really thought about before. Your one decision makes the way you think different, and that changes the way you see it, and so the next day if you see something related to it your reaction is different than the day before.
Those changes can be very small or so obvious that people comment on it, but either way it makes you different. Being fixed would mean that on a chart, your results would be the same every day, all your life. If the chart was on your favorite song, it would stay the same thing every time, you would always be in the same mood, your opinion on things would never change; and that all just sounds so boring.
reading times:
wed/Thurs/friday- nervous conditions 3 hours
Monday/Tuesday- Anna Karenina- 1 and a half hours
4 and a half hours
Those changes can be very small or so obvious that people comment on it, but either way it makes you different. Being fixed would mean that on a chart, your results would be the same every day, all your life. If the chart was on your favorite song, it would stay the same thing every time, you would always be in the same mood, your opinion on things would never change; and that all just sounds so boring.
reading times:
wed/Thurs/friday- nervous conditions 3 hours
Monday/Tuesday- Anna Karenina- 1 and a half hours
4 and a half hours
basic human nature
Everyone is capable of lying, betrayal, and violence. It does't mean everyone always resorts to it, but everyone is capable of it and I'm am very sure there is no one who hasn't ever gone to it. This is assuming there is no limit on how big the lie or betrayal is, and how bad the violence is; as in it goes from white lie to lying about something like crashing someone's car. I'm not saying the human race is all horrible and everyone lies, betrays, and commits violent acts. There are people that do all those things a lot, but there are also people that just tell a small lie and the guilt kills them. Betrayal is something that isn't always intentional, or it's just impossible to avoid.
Human nature is to survive in a way that causes your body the least harm. Stress is one of the things that your body wants to avoid, so if you believe that somehow your telling the truth would cause stress, or that betraying or hurting someone will make things easier for you; that makes it human nature to do so.
Human nature is to survive in a way that causes your body the least harm. Stress is one of the things that your body wants to avoid, so if you believe that somehow your telling the truth would cause stress, or that betraying or hurting someone will make things easier for you; that makes it human nature to do so.
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