- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- 1984
- The Invisible Man
- Lord Of The Flies
- Watchmen
- Batman: The Killing Joke
- The Stand
- Pet Cemetery
- Adventures Of Tom Sayer
- The Martian Chronicles
- The Pearl
- Of Mice And Men
- Treasure Island
- Septimus Heap's Magyk
- Oedipus Rex
- Salems Lot
- Carrie
- The Shinning
- Minority Report
- Brave New World
- Dune
- Speak
- Animal Farm
- Fahrenheit 451
- Clockwork Orange
- To Kill A Mockingbird
- Maximum Ride
- And Then There Were None
- A Body And The Library
- The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz
- The Tell-Tale Heart
- V for Vendetta
- The Body
- The Shawshank Redemption
- Fight Club
- The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
Some Of My Best Pieces
A Response to Brave New World
Birth: the act of creation. This procedure is the act of producing the next generation of our kind. Producing one who may change the world, whether it is good or bad. But what if this basic human instinct was placed on to machines? What if humans were grown and harvested as though vegetation on a rural farm or garden? Though these horrific and unthinkable events maybe just thoughts, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley shows the strange dystopian world it would be like if humans were born by machines.
The story is set in a London six hundred years in the future. People all around the world are part of a state run by a dictator, free from war, hatred, poverty, disease, and pain. They enjoy leisure time and material wealth. However, though this town seems to be a utopian world, all is not well. In order to maintain such a smoothly running society, the ten people in charge of the world, the Controllers, eliminate most forms of freedom while also twisting around many of the traditional human values. A realistic form of the Controllers may have been Adolf Hitler because of how he treated Germany and of its people. These rulers of this dystopia also believe that the process of Standardization is a value worth allowing. Though this way of life may be less problematic what these dreadful dictators are missing is the creativity stand point. But, with all that aside, how these tyrants keep this rule of standards across. These Controllers create human beings in factories, using technology to make ninety-six perfectly “normal” babies from the same fertilized egg and to condition them for their future lives. After the birthing process and the infant stage these test tube children are raised together and subjected to mind control through sleep teaching to further condition them. All the children spend their free time indulging in harmless and mindless entertainment and sports activities. As adults, people are content to fulfill their destinies as part of five social classes, from the intelligent Alphas, who run the factories, to the mentally challenged Epsilons, who do the most menial jobs. Teaching the lower groups such as the Epsilons is a very abusive task. So the child learns to hate books and more specifically reading, the spray them with high-powered jets of water. This technique might work for calming a riot down, but for these teachers to use it a kids is just crude and psychotic at the very least. Having these social classes though improving the overall standard of the workday, the rulers of this “chimerical” country are turning the citizens into workaholic, brain-dead, robots.
From making toast to making Toyotas, machines make our lives a lot easier. But though the act of childbirth can have many dangers and can be quite painful, is doesn’t mean we have to have machines carry out the procedure and let us go off and do something else. Even though there are afflictions, without them there would be no love for it for that pain can make love and relationships grow. Though Huxley was writing a satirical piece of fiction, not scientific prophecy, it is a sure sign of what may become of the human race if we let robots take care of everything.
Birth: the act of creation. This procedure is the act of producing the next generation of our kind. Producing one who may change the world, whether it is good or bad. But what if this basic human instinct was placed on to machines? What if humans were grown and harvested as though vegetation on a rural farm or garden? Though these horrific and unthinkable events maybe just thoughts, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley shows the strange dystopian world it would be like if humans were born by machines.
The story is set in a London six hundred years in the future. People all around the world are part of a state run by a dictator, free from war, hatred, poverty, disease, and pain. They enjoy leisure time and material wealth. However, though this town seems to be a utopian world, all is not well. In order to maintain such a smoothly running society, the ten people in charge of the world, the Controllers, eliminate most forms of freedom while also twisting around many of the traditional human values. A realistic form of the Controllers may have been Adolf Hitler because of how he treated Germany and of its people. These rulers of this dystopia also believe that the process of Standardization is a value worth allowing. Though this way of life may be less problematic what these dreadful dictators are missing is the creativity stand point. But, with all that aside, how these tyrants keep this rule of standards across. These Controllers create human beings in factories, using technology to make ninety-six perfectly “normal” babies from the same fertilized egg and to condition them for their future lives. After the birthing process and the infant stage these test tube children are raised together and subjected to mind control through sleep teaching to further condition them. All the children spend their free time indulging in harmless and mindless entertainment and sports activities. As adults, people are content to fulfill their destinies as part of five social classes, from the intelligent Alphas, who run the factories, to the mentally challenged Epsilons, who do the most menial jobs. Teaching the lower groups such as the Epsilons is a very abusive task. So the child learns to hate books and more specifically reading, the spray them with high-powered jets of water. This technique might work for calming a riot down, but for these teachers to use it a kids is just crude and psychotic at the very least. Having these social classes though improving the overall standard of the workday, the rulers of this “chimerical” country are turning the citizens into workaholic, brain-dead, robots.
From making toast to making Toyotas, machines make our lives a lot easier. But though the act of childbirth can have many dangers and can be quite painful, is doesn’t mean we have to have machines carry out the procedure and let us go off and do something else. Even though there are afflictions, without them there would be no love for it for that pain can make love and relationships grow. Though Huxley was writing a satirical piece of fiction, not scientific prophecy, it is a sure sign of what may become of the human race if we let robots take care of everything.
Symbolism In Santa
When people think of Christmas they might think of family, food, presents, and travel. However, most likely when people think of Christmas they think of Santa Claus. For those who don’t know of him, Santa Claus is a character that is in many Christmas stories from the famous Christmas poem entitled The Night before Christmas and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. He also known to deliver presents to the good girls and boys on the night of December 24. But is there more to this holly jolly fellow than meets the eye? Is there really symbolism in Santa? Some may call this hogwash, but I believe there is.
As children run down the stairs in their little footy pajamas, they hope that their list of toys and goodies are located beneath the Christmas tree, but at the same time hope that they weren’t bad enough to get the worst present ever: coal. As many know, Santa distinguishes nice and naughty by punishing those who are naughty with a lump of coal. Many believe that the deep black color of the coal symbolizes evil because of its negative connotation (blacklist, black mail, 'black death'). This dark combustible mineral substance also may symbolize the soul of the child if he or she continues there naughty ways of life.
Though this somewhat dark side of Santa seems a bit evil for a children’s character, his symbols of niceness surely counterbalance the overall image of Saint Nicholas. He is probably best known for his red suit and cap; red being a color that represents joy, sensitivity, and love. There is little doubt that this color was used to lower the defenses of children and have them grow attraction to Santa. But, the number one greatest reason kids love Santa is that he brings lots of presents. This fact, and this fact alone, makes Christmas superior to the other holidays for youth. Some may say because of these gifts, this holiday has become more about receiving presents rather than the actual story of Christmas. Surely these events weren’t the original idea for Santa’s creators, but because of the symbolic aspect of Santa as the gift giver, parents focused on only that aspect missing the really great qualities of our jolly fellow completely.
Though this somewhat dark side of Santa seems a bit evil for a children’s character, his symbols of niceness surely counterbalance the overall image of Saint Nicholas. He is probably best known for his red suit and cap; red being a color that represents joy, sensitivity, and love. There is little doubt that this color was used to lower the defenses of children and have them grow attraction to Santa. But, the number one greatest reason kids love Santa is that he brings lots of presents. This fact, and this fact alone, makes Christmas superior to the other holidays for youth. Some may say because of these gifts, this holiday has become more about receiving presents rather than the actual story of Christmas. Surely these events weren’t the original idea for Santa’s creators, but because of the symbolic aspect of Santa as the gift giver, parents focused on only that aspect missing the really great qualities of our jolly fellow completely.
From the white frivolous beard on which he has on his face, to the quite jolly and plump exterior, it is not uncommon for people to believe that Santa is just another children’s story character who made it big. But through a pair of trained eyes, many can see the more sophisticated, symbolic side of our friend Santa Claus and learn that things that seem childish may truly be something everyone can cherish.
Insomnia to Insanity
Night winds roar like an
angry parent yelling “Go
to sleep!” without words
My eyes are blood red
Burning from insomnia
God take me away
This is so useless
No prayer can help me now
My sleep is now gone
The winds keep yelling
Starting to weep in my pillow
Not helping my sleep
Must end this pain now
There is no other option
Goodbye forever
angry parent yelling “Go
to sleep!” without words
My eyes are blood red
Burning from insomnia
God take me away
This is so useless
No prayer can help me now
My sleep is now gone
The winds keep yelling
Starting to weep in my pillow
Not helping my sleep
Must end this pain now
There is no other option
Goodbye forever
