Blog #10

Something that inspired me in this class was the "because it's good for you" that was shown to us almost every class.  I really liked these, because most of what was shown or heard was something that I recognized, but I never took the time to really listen to it or think about it. So, it was nice to simply enjoy it.  Something that angered me in the class was the whole "dumbest generation" talk, and that people actually say that about my generation.  Everyone has their own views on it, but I feel like technology, etc. is being enhanced every single day.  So, why not take advantage of it?  Also, there was also the talk about we only want to learn about stuff that is relavant to us.  This is true, in a way, and I don't really see the problem with it.  Of course everyone wants to be well rounded...but with every person focusing on something different to do with their lives, we have a well rounded society instead of person.  So, in a way, i feel if anything we are being considerate instead of self-centered. 

This literature class was much more interesting than what I had expected, because I am not one that really likes to read.  I liked the class, I would recomend it to my friends.

Blog #9

So i'm guessing that a world with no books would mean a world with everything on computers and TVs.  I mean, it would definitely be different, but personally, I would be okay with it.  I'm not much of a reader.  I only do it if I ABSOLUTELY have to.  I can see how it is a form or relaxation and everything, but I would much rather sit down and paint a picture to relax, or go for a run or something.  When I read, my mind just wonders anyway. 

I guess that we technically "burn" books everyday by making more and more ways to view such stuff electronically. 

Blog #8

I think this book might compare to events that happen in real life, but I think it is highly unrealistic to think that this would actually happen.  I think that this could relate to other books we have read so far such as Feed, because of this reason.  I believe that in Feed, some aspects are true in real life, but it goes to an extreme, just like in Hunger Games.  I personally prefer books that are non-fiction rather than fiction such as this, so I have a very hard time getting interested/ connecting to characters. 

I chose a work of art that relates to this particular book because of the violence that it involves.  Guernica, painted by Poblo Picasso in 1937,  was painted to show the tragedies of war and suffering, mostly on innocent civilians, during the Spanish Civil War.