If you haven't seen the DreamWorks movie Antz (1998), you are missing out an excellent example of Marxism. The story began on an anthill will millions of ants are working on a conformity system. The main character, Z, is an average ant worker who serves pretty low on the ants' system. Of course, for every system to run smoothly there must be a leader. The ants are ruled by an old king and Princess Bala who eventually gets involved with Z.
However, the ants do not willingly work under their system. They serve the grasshoppers who demands the ants to harvest food for all the grasshoppers before the winter season. If the ants do not collect enough food, the grasshoppers will eat all the ants.
In T.S. Eliot's, Tradition
and the Individual Talent, he believes that there is no such thing as
“original thought.” All ideas have to come from somewhere, but everything
else is a copy. I good example of this is Hollywood. The story line
is typically- he gets the girl, he loses the girl, and he gets the girl at the
end. Another story line is that the hero always saves the day...and
lives. If the story ever ends differently, the audience will be upset
because we are used to the same thing…over and over again.Everyone is getting into Vampires and
Zombies now, but what about Dracula? That idea was brought forth in the late
1800’s.We do not have new ideas,
we are just altering them to accommodate to our decade.There is nothing wrong with that, but
with years of writing and directing movies and books, how can we come up with
original ideas?
"If you're gonna be original,
you can count on being copied."
The roles of gender, sexuality, and leadership changes from decade to decade. It seems as the years roll one after another, the boundaries bend and twist for gender and sexual equality. James Brown sang a song called It's a Man's World back in 1966. This song was a message that man carry the worlds on their back. Men are the ones created everything that we use on this planet. The song repetitively mentions that this world is ran by man, however, it would be nothing without a woman.
So what is the distinction between a man and a woman? The roles have definitely changed, but not reversed. Although, it seems like it may be heading that direction in a couple more decades. What used to mainly classify a man is well-built, masculine, had manners, well-dressed, clean cut, and a lot of other physical traits like that. Now, the music industry has played a huge factor in how men today dress and act. It's acceptable now for men to wear skinny jeans and a solid pink shirt. It is almost like guys who try to act masculine look feminine. The same goes for females. It is acceptable for women walk around in sweats and hoodies, wear baseball caps, and have vulgar language like a sailor.
It is common to hear jokes about Justin Bieber. This jokes make fun of him explaining he is not a man, because he wears skinny jeans and has long hair. The biggest reason is when he started in the business, he had not gone through puberty, and his voice was high pitched like a girl's.
You really don't know a person until you wake up next to them, and I mean that in the most PG way as possible. To really know a person, you have to spend several years with them, in different situations, and in different lights of the day. America was introduced to Barbie in 1959, but we are seeing her for the first time without make-up. She is truly a hideous girl. So what is the image you are trying to portray to the youth, Mattel? Barbie could have been easily designed to look pretty without make-up. Instead, she looks fatigue, aged, and nauseous. The desirable six foot, 39" bust, 18" waist, and 33" hips woman- looks like a hot mess. They also gave her braces, and her hair isn't even brushed. So what is the message here? The same as it was when Barbie first walked the Earth 54 years ago. I do not see the point of them creating Barbie without make-up if it was going to show that no make-up, braces, and untamed hair makes you liked diseased.
Easter is literally right around the corner and there is snow on the ground. I will never understand weather. Last year around this time it was 80 degrees and sunny. I heard talk that Punxsutawney Phil, groundhog, was going to die soon. When I say "die soon" I mean people are plotting to kill him, because he hasn't been right in years. We will should understand though that Phil doesn't actually predict when Spring will actually arrive. It depends how much humans drive, smoke, and continue to fill up wastelands. All-in-all, there is still snow on the ground, and my games are being cancelled.
I wish I could venture back to Florida. The weather was beautiful, I didn't have classes, and my team kicked-butt on the field. After everything I have experienced this school year, Florida was the best week of my life. I have not laughed that hard in a long time, and I was truly thankful. Sadly, I am back in Pittsburgh. I feel like I have seasonal depression ever since I've been back. The gray sky just sucked the joy right out of me. I'll deal. Once I can start playing on the field again and the sun comes out, Pennsylvania will become more enjoyable.
I honestly do not like the fact that it is March. There's nothing wrong with the month, it's the fact that it is getting closer to the end of the year. I enjoy school mainly for the people, and when May rolls around most of my friends will be gone. This is a said situation to think about, and so this is why I dislike March. I probably will also dislike April and May, but I'll get over it when it's June once I realize life isn't over.
But that is the only reason why I don't like March. Here are the reasons why I DO like March:
1. Leave for Florida for Spring Break
2. Softball games start
3. My dad's birthday
4. Hopefully 30 degrees turn into 45 degrees
5. No more snow??
6. Shamrock Shakes at McDonalds
7. St. Patrick's Day
....and that is about all I can think of off the top of my head at the moment. I am absolutely ready for a change in setting so I can change my mood. Florida will definitely be a positive influence on me. I will be done there with the softball; kicking off our season in the Rebel's Games Tournament. I looked at Florida's weather yesterday, and it is at an impressive temperature of 75 and sunny. Jealous. I am pumped to have such great weather, and to spend time with my team. It will be the first time I step on dirt since September, and I am more than ready!
Lately, the only reason I use Pinterest is to search places that I would runaway to. Life can become stressful and little out of control sometimes. We as people need to take a break. Go some place that is far from our daily routine. Go somewhere to relax, and not think about any responsibilities or problems. One of these days, I will get to travel some place far and exotic. Some of these places on Pinterest are so beautiful, it makes me wonder why I attend school in rainy Waynesburg.
My dream place to take a long, never-ending vacation would be somewhere warm. Of course! The place would have green pastures, a waterfall, mountains, blue sky, and the occasional friendly, Snow White animal visitation. I can see myself sticking my feet in the cool river as the sun's rays beams down on the surface. As the beams reflect off the waterfall, the water flows down shimmering all the way to down to my feet. There is a simple breeze on my face as I lay on my back, eyes close. How perfect. Just me, the sun, and my waterfall. If I find a place like that, I would never leave once I arrive. My family and friends can come visit me, but they can only stay for so long.
That time of the year is right around the corner. Valentine's Day. It is probably the most repulsing, irritating holiday of the year. Who can honestly say they had a good Valentine's Day experience? Probably some people, but the majority would say they enjoyed February 14th when they were in elementary school. Everyone was everyone's valentine in elementary. I remember getting little cute valentines that our parents bought at Walmart. My favorite were the valentines that had Mickey and Minnie Mouse on them. That couple modeled true love for children nationally and internationally.
By the time middle school rolled around, everyone hated each other. Male and female disgusted by one another, but mostly females hating females with drama. However, by 8th grade is when hormones start developing, and cooties seem to just magically go away. So you would occasionally see couples walking through the halls holding hands. This would last for about 8 days.
For some odd reason I signed up to teach high school. The only thing that scares me about going back to that mad house is to deal with raging hormones. Where boys are girl's reason for living, and girls are boy's reason to...but the college life is a hit or miss. It annoys me when I see post on Facebook and Twitter or hear females explain how they are here at college to find their husbands. What is really annoying is #TeamSingle #SingleGirlProbs #ForeverAlone. STOP. If you don't find someone in college that doesn't mean you are forever alone. I know I will be seeing these tweets more next week. This holiday shouldn't be the only time that love and affection is shown to people. It should be everyday. That's probably way I dislike this holiday so much. Although, I can understand for people who are in a relationship, engaged, or married will make a big deal out of it. Just don't forget to show the same passion that was expressed on Valentine's Day to express it every day.
So after this long-winded post, I guess I'm trying to say- Happy Black History Month.
Lately, I haven't been interested with any new shows that have been aired on TV. A lot of those reality shows are just plain crap that is obviously not reality. What I've been watching lately is GSN. I love game shows. Probably because I would give an arm and a leg to be on a game show. It is full of excitement and energy. Oh, and we can't forget about the money you can win with your smart, talented, or strong enough. Besides the game show, however, I've been addicted to the 1990's show- Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. My brother gave me the third season for Christmas, and I've been obsessed ever since.
What I think I enjoy most about the show is that it is relatable. Well....yes and no. It is relatable in the fact of the issues of getting into trouble, relationships, friendships, school, and family. Although, some of the situations are extreme, which makes the show hilarious. The writers were very creative, but knew how to communicate to their audience of all ages. This is probably why I also enjoyed the show when I was younger.
I’m
pretty sure EVERYONE has read this book. If not…I mean, it’s not too late
to order it off Amazon.com. I promise, I won’t judge you if I see you
reading this book. Then once you finish reading about the sticky-fingered
pig, you can read If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and If You Give a
Moose a Muffin. Those were some of the first books that I
started reading by myself. I felt pretty smart for reading these books
independently as a fifth-grader. Uhhh even though it was marked as third
grade reading level. Whatever. Those were the first books that I
completed on my own. Reading was not one of my strengths back in
elementary school. Neither was math or science or history or writing.
Whatever. But you know what? So what. Humans do this
cool thing called learning. We learn from making mistakes, other people,
and doing something new. These past two years have been full of words and
phases like “new” and “for the first time.” For example, two years ago
was my first year of college. I made new friends.
Last year, was my first time on a mission trip.However, how can you strengthen any
weaknesses if you don’t make mistake. If you never make a mistake then
you never challenge yourself. You will never learn ANYTHING. Life
isn’t about standing on your heels. It’s about getting set on the balls
of your feet.
This
blog will be a form of expression. Something that I feel I can’t do all
the time. No, I will not be complaining about my life on here, because 1)
there isn’t much to complain about 2) It is NOT professional to vent anywhere
online and 3) I want this blog to make me think…and you to think. Right
now I am in the search of finding that thing I’m passionate about. I’m trying to listen to Him to see
where He wants me to go. I know what/who I really care about; my family,
friends, youth, my education, homelessness…etc. There are a lot of other
things, but what is that one thing. I will talk about a lot of
different topics on here. Also, I will post a lot of pictures, links,
videos…you know blog stuff. Reading and writing are forms of expression
that I hope I will be able to do a lot of this semester.
