One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest #1

Cuckoo's Nest has some very interesting characters included, such as the Big Nurse, McMurphy, and the Chief. These three play the parts of the villain, antihero, and hero. As of right now, I would place the Big Nurse as the villain of the story. She sets the rules and enforces them (with the black boys) and is the reason for fear that takes place in the story. Her power and reign is what keeps her title of villain in Cuckoo's Nest. McMurphy is clearly the antihero. As the main character, he's who we root for, but not who we agree with wholeheartedly. His actions seem to be to have a fine time, but he outsmarts the Big Nurse (again, the hero vs. the villain) and rebels against the careful system put in place at the institution. The paths he takes to get his way is not morally or socially acceptable, but he has alright intentions, making him the antihero of the novel. I feel that while it's not a clear cut yet, the Chief could end up to play the role of the hero. It just seems appropriate.

Great Gatsby 2

1. Meyer Wolfsheim's presence in the story lets the audience know of Gatsby's bootlegging past. It shows that Gatsby was once involved in illegal behavior, which could almost be a sense of foreshadowing. His current presence in the story suggests that Gatsby may still be a part of this type of behavior.
2. Throughout the story, we've seen Gatsby as this character that didn't seem real, but the backstory about Gatsby and Daisy makes him seem more human, with a heart and the capability to love and be hurt. This contributes to his development in that he doesn't seem as mysterious and makes him more of a round character with more emotions.
3. The rest of Gatsby's story shows the imperfections that existed in his life and probably still do. He didn't get all his money from his family, he had to work for it. His 'perfect' life that existed before doesn't now and helps show that he's a real character with real problems.
4. I think that this new information about Gatsby makes me like him more. People relate better when they find out that they aren't perfect and that they didn't have the best life. It also makes me feel for him when finding out about his story with Daisy; it shows his heart and human side.

Great Gatsby 1

I feel as though Nick, being the narrator of the story, is the hero of The Great Gatsby so far. He's the character that we, the audience, can relate to and feel as though he's on our side. As he mentions in Chapter 1, he's open-minded, a good listener, and tolerant. He's the character that the audience feels trust in and wants to go forward and succeed.
Gatsby is the character that the audience can identify as the antihero. Although he hasn't appeared much, his lack of presence makes us feel a little hesitant about his character. This may make him seem sly and hidden, as if he has hidden motives, but because we don't know much about him and has been put in dim light, he could be a positive character, and thus, the antihero.
Tom is the most clear choice for the villain. He's the perfect example of all the evil that exists in the story. He's arrogant and selfish, and through the examples of him cheating on Daisy, we can identify him as the villain, working against the positive motives of the hero.

Bua paintings

The style is animated, as if it's draw in a cartoon or comic book. It has very exaggerated moves to it. The tendencies of the artist is to overdo the colors and the lines with very definite colors and shapes.

Sixteen Military Wives- The Decemberists

This song is about how America is full of so many different positions, but no one gets to win all the time. America dictates what happens in the country, even if it's something that can't be controlled. America just wants to control everything and have power.

Race for the Prize- Flaming Lips

The theme of the song is ab the competition needed to survive in an academic world. These two scientists, or just regular people have to compete against each other to be the best, no matter what it takers. "Under the microscope, hope against hope" proves that "they're just humans with wives and children". The authors are trying to get across the point that in our world, we're all just humns, wanting the same goal, "the cure that is their prize", but they jus want to win. Our society is so trained to compete against each otr for the same goal, just to be the first. We're trained to win, "forging for the future".

JFK speech

"For I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our forebears prescribed nearly a century and three quarters ago."
This is an appeal to tradition because it's used to show that JFK is a real, whole man who believes in God. It appeals to the audience in that they think he's credible and 'feel' with him more. This is a tradition, because as he says, it's the same oath that they gave.
It works because it's true and they believe him.

Duck and Cover

Overt message- Duck and cover!
I believe that this is persuasion because there's no reason for it to be propaganda. It's being shown to children who aren't enemies or can make up their mind about real world events. It's simply being made informative. There's nothing hidden in it because it was trying to keep people safe as well as they can, meaning that there's no covert message.

Oil propaganda

1. The overt message is that oil is a very important resource in America and is crucial to our quality of life.
2. The covert message is that Americans need to support the oil companies, We know this because of the great emphasis on how great oil is in America and how oil makes America the best.
3. This is propaganda because the hidden message in the video is support oil companies.

Propaganda

1. The overt message says to eat less bread. We clearly know it because it states directly at the bottom, 'Eat less bread'. I have no idea why it says this, but it's clearly the overt message.
2. The covert message is that women should stay in the kitchen as they should be, making a part in the war in some small effort. We know this because of the placement of the pictures and words. The women with the bread is right next to 'victory', which implies its relevance to the war occurring at the time. The change of needing something to be done is the covert message they're trying to get through.
3. The way we can tell that this is propaganda is because there's a hidden message. There's something else that the picture is trying to get through and share about, without us actually realizing it.

"Clampdown" by the Clash

1. This song is about the economic and social issues at the time written in 1979. They talk a lot about 'working for the clampdown', which refers to a boss, upper class, or authority.
2. The music in the song is upbeat, which can symbolize a sense of rebellion within the songwriters. It almost sounds as if to say, 'you can't get me'.
3. The 'twisted' speech being taught to 'young believers' is part of deception and propaganda.

Quotes among quotes among quotes

975. Every event, once it has occurred, can be made to appear inevitable by a competent historian. LEE SIMONSONA (1888-1967).

It's the saying by George Santayana, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" that got me thinking about this quote by Simonsona. History repeats itself, and we, the current generation are supposed to be able to look at our past and figure out how to not repeat it. However, this quote is humorous because this perspective is saying that after time, history does repeat itself, but many convince us that it was impossible to occur to begin with.