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Reply to blog post: Subalterns vs. the "JR's" by lilred
Comment written 1 months ago

No one but JR really knows how he came to be who he is today or why he sees things the way he does. There is definately anger there. If he really is a vet maybe he feels unappreciated...or maybe he is really angry with his government but has to project it onto "young people who have no clue". But I have found that you never can tell when something you say to someone will get through to them. It may be just an innocuous comment that you don't even remember as being very important, but somehow they hear you. I am not saying that you should argue with someone like that...arguing is what they want and what they understand. But it never hurts to throw reason at someone and hope it sticks. Somewhere under there is a thinking human being who has been hurt by his life and needs to strike out at others. Maybe he will never see himself....but you never know.
Reply to blog post: Blogs and Education (Revisited) by robburton
Comment written 1 months ago

As an older student in the class, who has never been exposed to the blogging medium I have thoroughly enjoyed myself this semester. I have always loved having a teacher who was willing to push the envelope and try new and interesting ways to teach, and this was exactly that. Not everyone enjoys writing to begin with and the blog atmosphere is one that would seem to offer a more relaxed way to approach writing and make it a lot more fun. Myself, I have always been a frustrated writer at heart and found that I enjoyed giving my "voice" free reign while showing my sholastic writing skills. The more you practice writing an internet blog the more you find yourself letting your personality and true feelings about subjects show.

I have never been more gratified than I was the week that Prof Burton used my blog as a positive example for the class. It really made me feel like I was a good writer and gave me the impetus to continue to write and see what happens. I will stay with this blog next semester to read how the next group of students adapt the environment and find their own voices. I will also be watching for my classmates and reading their blogs too if they decide to continue. I will be continuing on in the fall for my Master's degree and I hope to at least say hi to those of you that stick around.

As for the negative voices that pop up...there is sometimes nothing more fun than to stand up for your own views against someone who is diametrically opposed to you. If everyone was friendly and agreed with everyone else, we would never have the opportunity to voice the words and ideas that support our views. And if someone calls you names, then you automatically win anyway!
Reply to blog post: Music and Lyrics by xtoph
Comment written 1 months ago

A very good blog...I can tell that you have really been thinking about this.

I think though that there is a difference between how Debussy incorporated new and exotic sounds into his music and the idea about all other languages disappearing into English. If Debussy had taken the Javanese music and then told them that their music could no longer be played...they would have to only play his, that would not be fair. Incorporation is different...it says "I will take mine and add yours and the result will be something new and hopefully better"...but when languages disappear because everyone that used to use that language no longer uses any language but the one that is said to be the right one, the outcome is not something new and hopefully better. I am not explaining my point very well but I hope I got it across.
Reply to blog post: "Globalize Me, Please" by Cheribelle
Comment written 1 months ago

unfortunately power and ethics are uncomfortable bedfellows...the larger and more impersonal a company gets, the hard it is to see all the "little people" down there that work for you. A sad fact of human nature is that power corrupts...and I dont think I know of any example of a powerful person who isnt unethical in some way.
Reply to blog post: Madness-who's to decide by Bravebalder
Comment written 1 months ago

and no matter how small we break things down we still cannot see what it is that is between all those little particles...all that huge yawning space where all the action is!

all that dense dark matter is probably where all the answers are
Reply to blog post: Desires Plagued by Materialism by Mariahisms
Comment written 1 months ago

There was a time in my life when I had to give up all the material things I had accumulated and run away and hide. It was hard to walk away from all of those "things" I thought were important. But I did find out that those were just "things". They could be replaced pretty easily. My peace of mind couldn't. Since then I have let go of the idea that "things" are what I am as a person. In a way it is a freeing feeling to know that the only "things" that are truly important are the people that we choose to surround ourselves with. Materialism is a sickness in today's society...and it masks so many things that we would rather not face...like loneliness and despair. Those who find out that a new car or a new home doesn't fill the hole are the lucky ones.
Reply to blog post: Madness-who's to decide by Bravebalder
Comment written 1 months ago

I think he would have liked to follow Eliot to wherever he was....maybe if he could have followed he could have helped him fight the demon who finally convinced him to check out. Suicide is the ultimate cop-out...this coming from someone who has seen the light go out of another human being's eyes. Eliot let others convince him he was mad; he bought into what society said was crazy. A thousand years ago he would have been a shaman or a wise man. But today's society says if you don't live your life the way we do you are crazy. So much for free will.
Reply to blog post: Ask by simplicity
Comment written 1 months ago

"while waiting for the storm to pass, I learned to dance in the rain"

What a beautiful image in such a dark poem....but a great motto to live by!
Reply to blog post: Hitler, cough cough....I mean Sam Walton. by ChicoElyse
Comment written 1 months ago

Actually she is a very intelligent girl who is in college trying to get an education and become a taxpaying citizen...under an administration in D.C. that is making it harder and harder for a young person to do so. As an older adult like you I am saddened that you would attack her and question her parentage instead of reasonably making your point. If you want young people to understand your point of view and possibly change theirs, your technique leaves something to be desired. No one has attacked you or called you any names. All you are really doing by getting angry at this little girl is making sure that she will not want to consider any other viewpoint but her own.
Reply to blog post: Satire: a dish best served cautiously by xtoph
Comment written 1 months ago

I think satire is like holding up a magic mirror to humanity that shows everyone naked....some will look and laugh while others will be offended and angry and still others will be embarassed and pretend not to look. Just as clothing is covering what is really there, the stories we tell ourselves are usually myths that cover what we really do. The truth really is hard to take sometimes.

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