1. So far in Into the Wild, I'm really enjoying reading about how Chris McCandless started his journey with changing his name and getting rid of the majority of his posessions. making his way up to Alaska and meeting cool people along the way. Like Wayne, and how Alex or Chris said how much he respected Wayne and how he didnt know if he would make it.
2. I would say Chris is easy-going. He doesn't know if he's going to make it or not, but he keeps going anyway. He is very influenced by Thoreau and Jack London. Two men that have also given up their lives to live in the wilderness. I think Chris wants to rid himself of the outside.
3. Some themes I see emerging from the book are stuggle, and perserverance. Chris McCandless isn't very well off in the Alaskan wilderness, with little food and little warmth, but he keeps going anyway.
4. Into the Wild reminds me of Walden Pond by Henry David Thoreau because that book influenced McCandless to embark on his journey, and Thoreau also gave up his life to live in a teeny cabin in the wilderness.
5. I guess Into the Wild reminds me of camp. Camp isn't exaclty roughing it, but being among nature, and if I had gone on long border, a ten day canoe trip in the boundary waters, I would be able to relate that a lot to Chirs's adventures. A guy I know and his friend went on a 40 day canoe trip up the Minnesota river to Hudson Bay. His adventure was pretty intense and that reminds me a lot of Chris McCandless journey.
6. Chris McCandless' story in into the Wild reminds me of when you hear about people moving away from the cities to get away. People trying to cleanse themselves of the modern times and all the stress of the cities and technology. In some ways it is like going to a cabin for a weekend. Its a time to get away from stress at home and relax in nature and cleanse yourself of things going on at home.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Reviews/ Flannel Planet Blog
God Loves Ugly by Atmosphere is the 2002 album from the RhymeSayers Entertainment group. The two members, Slug, also known as Sean Daley and Ant or Anthony Davis, are right out of Minneapolis. This rap group has had 5 albums released, God Loves Ugly being the second. All the words and lyrics are put together by Slug, the leader of the duo. Ant creates the music and beats for Atmosphere's great sound. In the album, Slug talks of Lucy. A girl he loves, but also a metaphor for many of lifes guilty pleasures. The lyrics are both smooth and flow well together, but also are meaningful and metaphorical. Like their first album Overcast!, God Loves Ugly is more upbeat and not as dark. God Loves Ugly was the first Atmosphere album to have great sales and was more well known than Overcast!. The songs on the albums such as Lovelife, have lines such as "And when I let them carry me to a cemetary I wanna be buried with a pocket full of clarity". Atmosohere has a great album that is fun to listen to at anytime and is worth every penny.
Taylor Swift's new album Fearless, is definatley a country-pop lover pleaser. Her lyrics both boring and girly are ones for the simple minded. Nothing deeper than "Hoping One Of Those Senior Boys Will Wink At You And Say You Know I Havent Seen You Around". This teenage singer may have a lovely voice but her talent in writing is nothing near where her fans believe her to be. At only nineteen, she has many years in front of her to get out an album that isn't full of flowery teenage girl lyrics. Overall, Swift has an amazing voice, but nothing else to back up her popularity but her pretty face. If someone offered the new album to me for free, I would say "No thank you."
Taylor Swift's new album Fearless, is definatley a country-pop lover pleaser. Her lyrics both boring and girly are ones for the simple minded. Nothing deeper than "Hoping One Of Those Senior Boys Will Wink At You And Say You Know I Havent Seen You Around". This teenage singer may have a lovely voice but her talent in writing is nothing near where her fans believe her to be. At only nineteen, she has many years in front of her to get out an album that isn't full of flowery teenage girl lyrics. Overall, Swift has an amazing voice, but nothing else to back up her popularity but her pretty face. If someone offered the new album to me for free, I would say "No thank you."
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Free Blog from the 30th.
So this week I was put in the routine becuase my wrist is all better and now I'm competing this weekend at regionals at Minnetonka High School. I'm pretty excited. This week at practice has been death though. I had to learn a new part, and new counts, and then throw the whole routine on Monday. I am very sore. Icy Hot is my new best friend. I'm in a stunt group with Lexi, Jenny W, and Allison F. They are really fun to work with. I have a sign in the cheer. Its not the HO sign but I have the N in Edina and the T in Hornets. Its pretty fun. So this weekend is regionals so we get our bid to nationals if we do well, which knock on wood, I think we will.
Obama Baracks my world.
So last night was pretty stressful in the beggining. I had CNN on, and cnn.com and msnbc.com open on my computer and I was talking to my cousin about how excited we were to know. Our family consists of some pretty intense liberal democrats. I had a sheet of paper in front of me with math, adding up electoral votes from the blue states, and when Obama hit 200, with California, Oregon, and Washington still to be tallied, he would be at 280. I was crying with happiness when Florida and Ohio went Obama. When those went blue, I ran upstairs and had a jumping and screaming session with my mom. We have been waiting for this for 8 years.
If I had the opportunity to sit down with President-Elect Barack Obama, I would first of all congratulate him on his awesome campaign and on his victory over Mccain. Then I would ask him what his exit strategy would be in Iraq and Afganistan. Getting out of the war is something that is very important to me right now. Then I would ask about the economy and taxes. What is he going to do about the still high gas prices, and the decreasing value of the dollar? I know his plans to make tax breaks for 95% of Americans but is that really what will be occuring? The third thing I would ask would be about civil rights, and the gay rights movement and proposition 8. I'm aware he supports civil unions for homosexual couples, but that still isn't equal to what straight couples have, and the United States is all about equality. If we still had time after talking about all of that, I would ask him about his family, and what kind of puppy they are getting for his two daughters for being supportive and being good during his campaign.
In 4 years, I think we will be out of the war, gas prices will be lower, the economy will be in better shape, we won't be 3 trillion dollars in debt, and gays will have equal rights still, hopefully. In four years I think Obama can do so much for this country. His campaign was all about change and thats what we need most right now. Things have to change.
In 2035, I will be somewhere in my forties. I will probably have a family, living in a house somewhere, with a steady paying job. In forty years, will there still be stready paying jobs? How much will my house cost? What will taxes be like? What kind of education will my children get? These things we don't know, but if we continue to have presidents like George W. Bush, then I may as well move out of the country now, but if we have presidents that live up to there high expectations and hopes such as Obama, then I think things are going to be alright in 2035.
If I had the opportunity to sit down with President-Elect Barack Obama, I would first of all congratulate him on his awesome campaign and on his victory over Mccain. Then I would ask him what his exit strategy would be in Iraq and Afganistan. Getting out of the war is something that is very important to me right now. Then I would ask about the economy and taxes. What is he going to do about the still high gas prices, and the decreasing value of the dollar? I know his plans to make tax breaks for 95% of Americans but is that really what will be occuring? The third thing I would ask would be about civil rights, and the gay rights movement and proposition 8. I'm aware he supports civil unions for homosexual couples, but that still isn't equal to what straight couples have, and the United States is all about equality. If we still had time after talking about all of that, I would ask him about his family, and what kind of puppy they are getting for his two daughters for being supportive and being good during his campaign.
In 4 years, I think we will be out of the war, gas prices will be lower, the economy will be in better shape, we won't be 3 trillion dollars in debt, and gays will have equal rights still, hopefully. In four years I think Obama can do so much for this country. His campaign was all about change and thats what we need most right now. Things have to change.
In 2035, I will be somewhere in my forties. I will probably have a family, living in a house somewhere, with a steady paying job. In forty years, will there still be stready paying jobs? How much will my house cost? What will taxes be like? What kind of education will my children get? These things we don't know, but if we continue to have presidents like George W. Bush, then I may as well move out of the country now, but if we have presidents that live up to there high expectations and hopes such as Obama, then I think things are going to be alright in 2035.
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