And they don't give no awards for this....

If were all being honest here,  Its a little late for me to try and pretend that I use this blog to express myself. I don't use this blog to do anything other the classwork that I see value in. I've never been big on putting my life online. This year I've noticed that I spend more time thinking about the assignments than I do actually doing them. This has led me to not do as many assignments I would normally. I give credit to those people who utilize their blogs to represent who they are as an individual but I wont apologizing for not being one of them.  

Master Piece/ Seeking Mentor

Last Thursday, I was able to sit down and speak with Paul Orfaela for a couple of hours. I went in with the expectation that I would be interviewing him, specifically about my masterpiece. However, it turned out that Paul was interviewing me most of the time. He answered my questions without ever acknowledging them. One of the things that he expressed was that I over think I everthing. When I told him I didn't know how to stop, he smiled and said he he's had the same problem his whole life. It was what I needed to hear. The reassurance that I am on the right track is something that I really needed.

Seeking Mentor

What is the difference between a mentor, and someone you look up to? Do you have to know someone for them to be your mentor? Can a mentor just be someone that you aspire to be?

Brave New World

In society, conformity is seen as the only way to survive. In Audis Huxley’s Brave New World, Bernard struggles with this concept as he sees the flaws within his society. It is this inner battle that gives the work its central message. We, as society, cannot obtain perfection without the loss of our humanity. Huxley uses the inward questioning of Bernard and John as the example of society destroying those who fail to conform. Through John and Bernard, Huxley is able to show that in a utopian society we will lose our selves as individuals as we conform to fit into society’s shackles.