A reflection

-Note don't read till you looked at the rest of the blog

       Overall, I feel that this project has been a success. I feel like not only did it acknowledge all the points I wanted to make, but it also addressees the idea of the mystery that surrounds facts, and how the act of cognition can lead to multiple interpretations between people. This can be seen in the found letter I made. What is written on this letter doesn't matter. Although it may be thought initially that most of the papers contents are hidden and smeared, if you really sit down and think you can understand everything this letter is about. In fact I believe that the letter was not only my most favorite of the genres, but also the most fun to make. However, I also very much enjoyed my other genres too. The man who sits and whispers, a character study, is probably my second favorite genre. It describes a man, representing the mystery of the unknown, being described by people around him. In general I am very proud of all my genres and my project in general. This project is perhaps the best one that we have done this year and I can proudly say that I genuinely enjoyed this project and this year.

Expository Essay

          We may say that we desire search for knowledge, but do we? We certainly feel better with knowledge, yet often you find people take quick short cuts, being either too lazy to fact-check or having to much source in people they have never met. This is clearly evident in the Story Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury. In the story, technology has taken over the world, and physical commodities like books are banned. Although most people don't realize it, the fact that their thirst for knowledge, or cognition, is quenched with stories that are only paper thin when it comes to discussing some of the very philosophical questions that we need to face in our life to keep going. This is why suicide is such a huge problem in this world that "we had this special machine built"(Bradbury pg 13) to deal with them. What is the point of living if all you do is sit around watching a screen do what ever you want, instead of satisfying some of your highest and very-human needs like philosophy.
          This is the world that Guy lives in. Instead of taking the easy lies and propaganda of paper thin entertainment in mindless parlors, he decides to reach for an ancient form of technology that knows more about universal human truths, than even the modern programs do. And for reaching out for books, he is punished. He is seen as mindless and a heretic. The very act of working hard, as he did, to discover himself caused him to be seen as a criminal in the world that he grew up in. They wanted to track him down so much so, that they flew in a mechanical sniffing dog from another fire station to track him down, for the entertainment of the audience of course(Bradbury pg 128). In the end, the world without humanity or knowledge, drove itself to a hard nuclear war. This war killed millions of people and caused the suffering of many more. Some people don't even have their parlors anymore, losing even their facade. Perhaps now, being forced from their lie, they may also be forced to find their knowledge in books.

A recipe for happiness

Like most recipes, the ingredients of happiness are listed and measured. You are given the exact order to put them in, and how to mix them. However, this recipe differs in that the ingredients are not clear. The amount of time you wish to stay happy is directly proportional to the level of obscurity for each ingredient. Although I can help you get started with your happiness, this checklist is only a egg carton to be filled in. Thus, I simplify things with all the ingredients in proportions set for a single day, yet obscure enough that it can be adapted for many life times. Be sure to add all ingredients in the exact order and into one bowl, using different bowls only ruin the flavor.

1.Add a teaspoon of good rest
2.Add a pinch of a new start
3.Throw in clover of a good deed
4. Stir in a handful of enjoyed work
5. Place in something that you love
6. Add in something gifted to you
7. Throw in a nice memory of a past time
8. Sprinkle in a distraction
9. Take something from the bowl as a gift to someone else
10. Acknowledge a bit of a cherished cherry as you add it in, selfishly holding on to it.

The man that sits and whispers

      Sometimes, when the fog blows over the wharf of inland bay. A dark figure can be seen at the end of the pier. He sits with his legs dangling, his naked feet barely touching the surface, as if he were inviting fish to nibble at his skin. He sits with his left elbow to his right knee, and his palm placed firmly on his chin, while his finger seems to caress the side of his grotesque nose. His black hood causes some to think he is the reaper, coming to take their souls for the crimes of their sins, these people never stick around to really understand him. A few pedestrians may even take a few glances to see if they saw what they did, but quickly forget. However, sometimes a small, ignorant child who knows nothing of fear and has escaped the protection of their parents, will step a little closer. They don't come too close because the small corner of their mind that holds the same fear and instincts that their ancestors held for fire will take control and cause them to freeze. The rest spread whispers about what they saw. Some deny his existence, some may even blame little green men or the government. They discuss what his name is: big-foot, god, global-warming, and more unknown doubted things that many believe. But what they never discuss is why he sits there, and what he does there. Although I don't know, not ever asking, I believe from watching him for many hours that he thinks of us the same as we think of him. He looks out at the virgin earth the same way we speculate his dark looming figure, discussing in his inner of most thoughts what and who we are, yet his thoughts mostly make up his own world. We are eachothers strangest anomalies. Never knowing that he is the whisper of us, as we are the whispers of him. But I will never truly fathom this. One can only be whispered too.

Haiku for you

Tales of Knowledge

Facts are mystic

Some may care, most stay unread

To some, that intent

Found Letter

if you can't see the letter, go to https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g_3SoZH7wSVL-Tq1PQK4MsWxkcaxSJCLLPYrbbdoNaE/edit?usp=sharing
1.Who is this letter addressed to?
2.What does MD stand for and what does it do?
3.Who is writing this letter?
4.Where does he work, and what is his position?
5.What does the writer of the letter want Guy to do to confirm his identity in his response letter
6.What is the purpose of the letter?
7.What did he subscribe to and for?
8.What does the black pattern at the bottom stand for?
9.Why does the letter look like it does?
10.What questions does the letter give you?

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