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| Friday, May 27th, 2005 | 10:33 am
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The Last Forum...
Here are some questions to think about for the very last week of forum posting: Billy's questions re: Neuromancer 1. Case flips between reality and the matrix in the novel. How does his split life relate to Shelly Turkle's argument about "parallel lives"? 2. The AI Neuromancer says to Case, "To live here is to live. There is no difference" (258). Do you think you can experience the same feelings online as with reality? 3. Wintermute constantly monitors and follows Case through the novel. how does this resemble the idea of a panotptic society discussed in Foucault's "Panopticism"? 4. Do you think the Chubb key signifies our dependence on technology? Will technology ever replace human ability? 5. Molly symbolizes the masculine, action-packed mercenary in the novel. How does this contradict Alex Pham's argument about online female characters? Amanda's questions re: Choose Your Own Adventure!1. How do CYOA books reject the idea of linear time? 2. Why might people enjoy reading these types of books? 3. How does reading in the 2nd person make you feel? Is it more or less realistic? My questions re: Mike Frangos' Anime Presentation1. What did you think of the show? 2. Did you see any ties to Gibson? 3. Did you notice Alan mentioned Marshall McLuhan? Do you see any connections between Lain and the Medium is the Massage? 4. What about between Lain and Turkle? 5. I thought the whole idea of the doppleganger (evil double) in the series was quite creepy and might offer a convincing counter to Sherry Turkle's arguments about on-line identities functioning as healthy forms of self-exploration and expression. What do you think? Current Mood:  mellowCurrent Music: Shuggie Otis | | Friday, May 20th, 2005 | 1:57 pm
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| | Thursday, May 19th, 2005 | 4:15 pm
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| | Monday, May 16th, 2005 | 10:19 pm
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Another question...
In addition to the questions I just posted, here is a more general one for you to consider: How do the readings for this unit either undermine or perpetuate the notion of linear time? Think about the following texts, in particular: Borges, Amis, Zeno's Paradox (available on-line from syllabus),Return to the Cave of Time, Choose Your Own Adventure #50 (on reserve), Lisa Bloomfield and Rod Val Moore's cybertext “Two Brothers" (on-line from syllabus) Theodor N. Nelson's “Proposal for a Universal Electronic Publishing System and Archive" (in reader) Current Mood: mellowCurrent Music: Natacha Atlas | 10:16 pm
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Questions for Borges
Here are Rachel's questions for Borges' story: 1. What is meant by the idea that all things that happen, happen precisely now? Is the present moment somehow connected to the idea of forking paths? 2. Does the idea of various futures in time and paths converging have anything to do with the structure of the story itself? 3. Explain the philosophy of infinite forking paths. 4. The boys at the train station tell the main character to "take the road to the left and bear to the left at every crossroad." Does this have anything to do with the idea of forking paths. Does it relate to a notion of predetermined fate? Current Mood: mellowCurrent Music: Natacha Atlas | 10:13 pm
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Questions for Burns
Here are Stephanie's questions for Burns' poem: 1. If we were able to see ourselves the way others see us, would we want to? 2. What would some of the drawbacks to this be? 3. How might this poem relate to the other readings for the week (Minsky, Turkle)? Current Mood: mellowCurrent Music: Natacha Atlas | 10:10 pm
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Questions for Amis
Here are Hayley's questions for Amis' short story: 1. The main focus of this story is death and what someone (Denton)thinks about before he dies. How does the story relate to your conception of death? 2. In the story, the main character locks himself in a room and lives like a hobbit. If you knew you were about to do, is this what you would do? 3. Is this story an expression of linear time? 4. What is the significance of the machine in this story? Current Mood: mellowCurrent Music: Natacha Atlas | 10:04 pm
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Questions for Lux
Here are Danielle's questions for the Lux poem: 1. Do you agree that every word you read has a special meaning or association? 2. Why is it important to understand that people can see a single piece of writing so differently? 3. Given that Leonard (in the film Memento) has a limited memory, do you think that his condition allows him to have unique meanings and associations for individual words, since such associations are dependent upon memory? 4. Besides words, what are some other things that people can interpret differently? 5. How might the Lux poem relate to some of the other readings we have looked at in terms of theme? Current Mood: mellowCurrent Music: Natacha Atlas | | Wednesday, May 11th, 2005 | 12:01 pm
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Questions for Turkle
Here are Alison's questions for Turkle: 1. Do you think that we have a unitary self or a multiple and flexible self? 2. To what extent has cyberspace changed the way in which you view yourself? 3. Is the internet a safe place to explore your own identity? 4. In face-to-face interaction, do you feel you are a different person in certain situations? 5. In the article, Turkle believes that Erickson's psychosocial moratorium is now available in virtual communities. Do you agree with this? Current Mood:  sleepyCurrent Music: M. Ward | 11:53 am
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Questions for Minsky
Here are Cassie's questions for Minsky: 1. Why is it that in our conscious thought we are more aware of simple life processes that don't work well than of the complex ones that work flawlessly? 2. On the views of the "self," which view seems more satisfying? The single self view, or the multiple self view? 3. If there is no one specific ruling "self" in our minds, what rationality is there that it even exists? 4. Do you think that the traditional belief ina spirit or should in an individual is just a motive for us to believe we are in some need of personal improvement? 5. In the process of thought and rationalization, who is better suited to provide clear answers and understanding in life, Reductionists or Novelists (or Holists). Current Mood: sleepyCurrent Music: M. Ward | | Friday, May 6th, 2005 | 11:52 am
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One more question...
Re: yesterday's "experiment." It seems as though most people were able to correctly guess the gender of the person writing the paragraph about the seemingly "gender neutral" subject of the weather. Does this surprise you? What do you think gave you away, if you were pretending to be the opposite gender? What do you think gave you away, if you were not? Current Mood:  curiousCurrent Music: Aimee Mann | 11:49 am
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Questions for Pham
Here are Cindy's questions for the Alex Pham reading: 1. Do you think men every feel insecure when playing the role of a woman? 2. Do you think gender switching is psychologically healthy? Why/why not? 3. What type of gender stereotypes do you think people follow (consciously or not) while playing a character of the opposite sex? 4.Do you think other players would be able to distinguish whether or not a person of the opposite sex is playing the character? How so? 5. Do you think these on-line games are male dominant? Why or why not? Current Mood: groggyCurrent Music: Chris & Thomas | 11:45 am
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Questions for Semonides
Here are Amber's questions for Semonides of Amorgos: 1. After reading this piece, what conclusions can we draw about Semonides and his experiences and interactions with women? 2. Why do you think the author uses animals to describe the different personalities of women? 3. Why do you think Semonides chose the bee as the "perfect woman"? 4. Why, after he described the perfect woman, does Semonides conclude that women are still the worst invention Zeus ever invented? 5. At two points in the text, Semonides says that "women are the biggest single bad thing Zeus has made for us." Do you think his sentiment resonates still today? How so? Current Mood: groggyCurrent Music: Chris & Thomas | | Tuesday, May 3rd, 2005 | 4:36 pm
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| | Monday, May 2nd, 2005 | 4:06 pm
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Reminder
Reminder to meet in the Leadbetter Lab on Tuesday, May 3. Current Mood:  contemplativeCurrent Music: Lhasa -- La llorona | | Thursday, April 28th, 2005 | 1:58 pm
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the ticktockman
i know this is late and we read "'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman" a long time ago, but i just noticed something as i was working with my paper. first of all, he hides his own identity. "you don't call a man a hated name, not when that man, behind his mask, is capable of revoking the minutes, the hours, the days and nights, the years of your life. he was called the master timekeeper to his mask. it was safer that way"(111). his name is never mentioned, or his identity of who he could be. he also keeps his methods private. "and so, by this simple scientific expedient (utilizing a scientific process held dearly secret by the ticktockman's office) the system was maintained"(116). these secrecies remind me of the wizard of emerald city in the wizard of oz. people trusted him to do magical things for them. they looked up to him. but in the movie, you find out, that he is just an ordinary man, playing a trick on everyone in society. maybe the ticktockman is absolutely no one special. he somehow managed to hold all the power and now must make sure no one finds out he is a quack. in the end, even he is late. "'uh, excuse me, sir, i, uh, don't know how to uh, to uh, tell you this, but you were three minutes late. the schedule is a little, uh, bit off.' he grinned sheepishly. 'that's ridiculous!' murmured the ticktockman behind his mask: 'check your watch.' and then he went into his office going mrmee, mrmee, mrmee, mrmee." no one yet has pulled the curtain of the ticktockman. | | Wednesday, April 27th, 2005 | 11:09 pm
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Post Papers Here
Please post your rough drafts here, by responding to this message.--lisa Current Mood: mellowCurrent Music: Scissor Sisters | | Saturday, April 23rd, 2005 | 9:25 am
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Questions for Vonnegut
Here are Ashley's questions for the Vonnegut story: 1. What would happen if everyone in the world were equal in every way and if all competition was eliminated? 2. In this story the government controls everyone. How much control should the government have over its citizens? 3. In what way is technology used negatively in this story? 4. Do you think that everyone being equal is a good or a bad thing? Should we fight for everyone to be equal? 5. How important is individuality? 6. In this story, is ignorance bliss? Current Mood:  goodCurrent Music: Scorpions | 9:20 am
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Questions for Ellison
Here are Lindsay's questions for the Ellison reading: 1. What is the significance of the Thoreau quote at the beginning of the story? 2. Do you think Ellison identifies with or resembles the Harlequin? 3. Why is it that there is a difference in the way that the lower, middle, and upper classes view the harlequin? 4. In Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron," which also takes place in the future, physical restrictions and limitations are put on people. In what ways are those restrictions similar to the schedules and time restrictions Ellison describes in this story? Do you think a society that implements promptess so strictly is also limiting individual potential? 5. What significance does the jelly-bean incident have? And why is it noted that no one had manufactured jelly beans for over a hundred years? Current Mood: goodCurrent Music: Scorpions |
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