Just Geekin'
Trying to remember what was the latest cool trend on the interwebs way back when?
Here are all the things I posted from the 2013-2014 school year:
It's Time to Turn Your Brains Back On.
Art:
Emoji Nation: Part 1, Part 2
Classic Video Games Re-imagine as traditional Japanese prints
So, I recently watched the three-part PBS documentary on comic book superheroes (which you can find on Netflix), and I was transfixed by the art of Jim Steranko: Steranko's Captain America issues, Sheranko's Nick Fury (the documentary featured some really awesome interactive panels that I couldn't find online)
String Theory Thread Sculptures
Music:
Inspired by Ariana Grande's "Now that I become who I really are," the most forced rhymes in music
Are "Body Positive" Music Videos Really All that Positive?
Animals:
Animals Dystopian Reality (what happens when you're the last of your kind)
New Concept for an Enclosure-Free Zoo
Psychology:
The Dunning-Kruger Effect: Stupid people are too stupid to know that they're stupid.
This is Your Brain on Writing
Anyone claiming to be really good at multi-tasking is lying.
The McGurk Effect
Daydreaming increases productivity.
People would rather electro-shock themselves than think.
Language and Culture:
Emergence of Global Superdialects (thanks, Internet)
Famous Literature: Words by Numbers
Reading Harry Potter Makes you a Better Person
How Fantasy Helps You Deal with Reality
How Different Cultures Understand Time
How Children Perceive Race
Emoji Nation: Part 1, Part 2
Classic Video Games Re-imagine as traditional Japanese prints
So, I recently watched the three-part PBS documentary on comic book superheroes (which you can find on Netflix), and I was transfixed by the art of Jim Steranko: Steranko's Captain America issues, Sheranko's Nick Fury (the documentary featured some really awesome interactive panels that I couldn't find online)
String Theory Thread Sculptures
Music:
Inspired by Ariana Grande's "Now that I become who I really are," the most forced rhymes in music
Are "Body Positive" Music Videos Really All that Positive?
Animals:
Animals Dystopian Reality (what happens when you're the last of your kind)
New Concept for an Enclosure-Free Zoo
Psychology:
The Dunning-Kruger Effect: Stupid people are too stupid to know that they're stupid.
This is Your Brain on Writing
Anyone claiming to be really good at multi-tasking is lying.
The McGurk Effect
Daydreaming increases productivity.
People would rather electro-shock themselves than think.
Language and Culture:
Emergence of Global Superdialects (thanks, Internet)
Famous Literature: Words by Numbers
Reading Harry Potter Makes you a Better Person
How Fantasy Helps You Deal with Reality
How Different Cultures Understand Time
How Children Perceive Race
Summer Reading
So I'm finally back from vacation.
Bad news: I was seriously ill for much of it.
Good news: I had plenty of time for reading.
I've managed to make it through six books so far, and I thought I'd provide my thoughts/hopefully entice you to read them.
Bad news: I was seriously ill for much of it.
Good news: I had plenty of time for reading.
I've managed to make it through six books so far, and I thought I'd provide my thoughts/hopefully entice you to read them.
Currently Enjoying:
Against Happiness: In Praise of Melancholy by Eric G. Wilson
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The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson
I closed the manual. 'I wonder if I've got any of the 374 mental disorders,' I thought. I opened the manual again. And I instantly diagnosed myself with twelve different ones. |
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
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The Female Brain by Louann Brizendine, M.D.
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Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Prime numbers are what is left when you have taken all the patterns away. I think prime numbers are like life. They are very logical but you could never work out the rules, even if you spent all your time thinking about them.” |
Room by Emma Donoghue
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Feed by M.T. Anderson
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The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
“I’ll take care of it, Luke said. And because he said it instead of her, I knew he meant kill. That is what you have to do before you kill, I thought. You have to create an it, where none was before. You do that first, in your head, and then you make it real.” |
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
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Atonement by Ian McEwan
“Finally he spoke the three simple words that no amount of bad art or bad faith can ever quite cheapen. She repeated them, with exactly the same slight emphasis on the second word, as though she had been the one to say them first. He had no religious belief, but it was impossible not to think of an invisible presence or witness in the room, and that these words spoken aloud were like signatures on an unseen contract.” |
Some Musings on Students and Education:
Knowing that intelligence is not fixed helps students perform better.
In case my course didn't actually challenge you, many gifted students are turning to online forms of enrichment.
Linguists analyze, um, like, teen-speak.
Apparently, Ivy League schools are overrated and don't actually educate students.
Awesome students designed their own school. I am all about this.
Watch the video on "The Independent Project" below:
In case my course didn't actually challenge you, many gifted students are turning to online forms of enrichment.
Linguists analyze, um, like, teen-speak.
Apparently, Ivy League schools are overrated and don't actually educate students.
Awesome students designed their own school. I am all about this.
Watch the video on "The Independent Project" below:
WAIT! DON'T GO! I FORGOT TO TEACH YOU SOMETHING!
THIS IS CRUCIAL (just kidding).
All year I kept shoving these obnoxious Latin abbreviations in your face and promised that, one day, I'd teach you what they meant. Well that day has arrived.
The Difference Between I.E. and E.G.:
i.e. stands for id est in Latin, which (very) roughly translates to "that is."
e.g. stands for exempli gratia in Latin, which translates to "for the sake of example," and (very) roughly translates to "for example."
Alright, but what does that actually mean when it comes to using either in writing?
Essentially, i.e. means "I am specifically referring to this one thing," and e.g. means "here is an example of the kind of thing I'm talking about."
E.g. (see how I did that there):
Some of my classes really struggled with class discussion (i.e. 6th period). I.e. tells you that I'm not just using 6th period as a random example of class period when my students attempted class discussion; when I'm saying "some of my classes really struggled," I'm actually specifically calling 6th period out.
At the beginning of the year ninth graders are often overwhelmed (e.g. the transition to high school, higher academic expectations). I am not saying that "the transition to high school" and "higher academic expectations" are the only ways in which ninth graders are overwhelmed, but they are some good examples.
I.e. and e.g. do not need to kept in the confines of parenthesis (though I like to keep them there), and most writing handbooks advise that you put a comma after i.e. and/or e.g., but I think that looks stupid and becomes confusing if the sentence wouldn't otherwise have a comma there.
BONUS LEARNING:
N.B. stands for nota bene, meaning "note well," a.k.a. pay attention to this, fool.
All year I kept shoving these obnoxious Latin abbreviations in your face and promised that, one day, I'd teach you what they meant. Well that day has arrived.
The Difference Between I.E. and E.G.:
i.e. stands for id est in Latin, which (very) roughly translates to "that is."
e.g. stands for exempli gratia in Latin, which translates to "for the sake of example," and (very) roughly translates to "for example."
Alright, but what does that actually mean when it comes to using either in writing?
Essentially, i.e. means "I am specifically referring to this one thing," and e.g. means "here is an example of the kind of thing I'm talking about."
E.g. (see how I did that there):
Some of my classes really struggled with class discussion (i.e. 6th period). I.e. tells you that I'm not just using 6th period as a random example of class period when my students attempted class discussion; when I'm saying "some of my classes really struggled," I'm actually specifically calling 6th period out.
At the beginning of the year ninth graders are often overwhelmed (e.g. the transition to high school, higher academic expectations). I am not saying that "the transition to high school" and "higher academic expectations" are the only ways in which ninth graders are overwhelmed, but they are some good examples.
I.e. and e.g. do not need to kept in the confines of parenthesis (though I like to keep them there), and most writing handbooks advise that you put a comma after i.e. and/or e.g., but I think that looks stupid and becomes confusing if the sentence wouldn't otherwise have a comma there.
BONUS LEARNING:
N.B. stands for nota bene, meaning "note well," a.k.a. pay attention to this, fool.
And you thought I'd forgotten all about you.
NPR did a series exploring "every" aspect of modern American masculinity.
Exploring the origins, implications, and exploitation of the term "Manic Pixie Dream Girl."
Grammatically dissecting famous first lines.
THIS IS CRAZY. IF YOU DONATE ENOUGH MONEY GRRM WILL KILL YOU OFF IN ONE OF THE REMAINING GAME OF THRONES BOOKS.
THIS IS CRAZIER. A father claimed territory in northern Sudan to make his daughter a "real" princess. We will be reading this in my classes next year.
6 different analyses of "The Little Mermaid" (by Hans Christian Andersen). Includes many literary theories that you are well acquainted with.
N.B. In case you couldn't tell, my 9 Honors classes will be reading the original Disney stories next year, so if you have any links/thoughts/insight for me, I'd love to hear from you!
12 sites to improve your writing. These are actually pretty cool/useful. Specifically, I would like to draw your attention to this site, which helps you write more like Ernest Hemingway by highlighting your sentences that are too long/convoluted, this site, which tells you which famous writer you write like, and this site, which scores how "readable" your writing is. I'm not-so-secretly hoping that a certain notoriously circumloquacious 2nd period student will see this and learn to express his thoughts about human's desire for superiority and the time-space continuum with greater clarity.
Illustrated Haikus.
Description of an interesting experiment on monkey (human) nature.
Shakespeare's plays honestly re-titled.
What Elvish, Klingon, and Dothraki reveal about real human communication.
The most bizarre book ever written now back in print.
The Universal Typeface Experiment.
The relationship between texting and your relationship.
Middle-Aged Harry Potter.
Exploring the origins, implications, and exploitation of the term "Manic Pixie Dream Girl."
Grammatically dissecting famous first lines.
THIS IS CRAZY. IF YOU DONATE ENOUGH MONEY GRRM WILL KILL YOU OFF IN ONE OF THE REMAINING GAME OF THRONES BOOKS.
THIS IS CRAZIER. A father claimed territory in northern Sudan to make his daughter a "real" princess. We will be reading this in my classes next year.
6 different analyses of "The Little Mermaid" (by Hans Christian Andersen). Includes many literary theories that you are well acquainted with.
N.B. In case you couldn't tell, my 9 Honors classes will be reading the original Disney stories next year, so if you have any links/thoughts/insight for me, I'd love to hear from you!
12 sites to improve your writing. These are actually pretty cool/useful. Specifically, I would like to draw your attention to this site, which helps you write more like Ernest Hemingway by highlighting your sentences that are too long/convoluted, this site, which tells you which famous writer you write like, and this site, which scores how "readable" your writing is. I'm not-so-secretly hoping that a certain notoriously circumloquacious 2nd period student will see this and learn to express his thoughts about human's desire for superiority and the time-space continuum with greater clarity.
Illustrated Haikus.
Description of an interesting experiment on monkey (human) nature.
Shakespeare's plays honestly re-titled.
What Elvish, Klingon, and Dothraki reveal about real human communication.
The most bizarre book ever written now back in print.
The Universal Typeface Experiment.
The relationship between texting and your relationship.
Middle-Aged Harry Potter.
Happy Birthday America! Here are my presents:
10 Really Awesome Psychology TED Talks
10 More TED Talks on How the Mind Works (includes one by Susan Cain, if you were interested in reading). I personally recommend the second one.
The Psychology of Nostalgia
A Good List of Great Words
Poems Made From Google Searches
Top 10 Myths About the Middle Ages
Yesterday Was Kafka's (and the brother's) Birthday. This article defines "Kafkaesque." Just in case you were interested.
Really Awesome Chalkboard Art (those of you who were always drawing on my whiteboard need to step your game up).
"70 of the Most Useful Websites on the Internet" (avoidhumans.com being my personal favorite, obviously).
What Makes a Word "Real" (another TED Talk)
Even more Shakespearean Insults
Get (Relatively) Cheap Custom Books
And I'll end with a little joke:
10 More TED Talks on How the Mind Works (includes one by Susan Cain, if you were interested in reading). I personally recommend the second one.
The Psychology of Nostalgia
A Good List of Great Words
Poems Made From Google Searches
Top 10 Myths About the Middle Ages
Yesterday Was Kafka's (and the brother's) Birthday. This article defines "Kafkaesque." Just in case you were interested.
Really Awesome Chalkboard Art (those of you who were always drawing on my whiteboard need to step your game up).
"70 of the Most Useful Websites on the Internet" (avoidhumans.com being my personal favorite, obviously).
What Makes a Word "Real" (another TED Talk)
Even more Shakespearean Insults
Get (Relatively) Cheap Custom Books
And I'll end with a little joke:
I can't stop. I won't stop.
If Ayn Rand had written Harry Potter (Google Ayn Rand first to fully appreciate).
An anonymous student sent this to me: Female Hurricanes Kills More Than Male Because People Don't Respect Them
Women Ignoring Men in Art
How to Get into a Great College with Terrible Grades (this one's for you my brilliant slackers) <--Seriously, this is awesome.
Polarizing Political Opinions
"Forgotten" Words (more than half of which I have actually used in conversation)
Juliet statue removed and repaired due to excessive lovin'
An anonymous student sent this to me: Female Hurricanes Kills More Than Male Because People Don't Respect Them
Women Ignoring Men in Art
How to Get into a Great College with Terrible Grades (this one's for you my brilliant slackers) <--Seriously, this is awesome.
Polarizing Political Opinions
"Forgotten" Words (more than half of which I have actually used in conversation)
Juliet statue removed and repaired due to excessive lovin'
More Cool Things (Yay Learning!):
The Key to Societal Differences: Wheat v. Rice
8 Pronunciation Errors that Shaped the Way We Speak English
Classic Cat Paintings
Rainy Day
TEARS UNDER A MICROSCOPE (this is seriously fascinating).
Woman trapped on a desert island found thanks to Google Earth
Right v. Left Brain
Physical Abuse from Men v. Women (Warning: this video gets a little intense)
15 words with no English Equivalent
50 cool photos from the past
Chipotle's New Marketing Campaign
Thomas Edison and the Cult of Sleep Deprivation
Get College Credit for Dating
Hyper-Realistic Pictures Drawn in Real-Time
Books that Predicted the Future
3D Paper Art
Websites that Teach you Stuff
Turn any Picture into a Big (Pixelated) Poster!
Why Americans Are the Weirdest People In the World
Why Sansa Stark Is the Strongest Character in Game of Thrones (many parallels/insights into Juliet, fyi).
8 Pronunciation Errors that Shaped the Way We Speak English
Classic Cat Paintings
Rainy Day
TEARS UNDER A MICROSCOPE (this is seriously fascinating).
Woman trapped on a desert island found thanks to Google Earth
Right v. Left Brain
Physical Abuse from Men v. Women (Warning: this video gets a little intense)
15 words with no English Equivalent
50 cool photos from the past
Chipotle's New Marketing Campaign
Thomas Edison and the Cult of Sleep Deprivation
Get College Credit for Dating
Hyper-Realistic Pictures Drawn in Real-Time
Books that Predicted the Future
3D Paper Art
Websites that Teach you Stuff
Turn any Picture into a Big (Pixelated) Poster!
Why Americans Are the Weirdest People In the World
Why Sansa Stark Is the Strongest Character in Game of Thrones (many parallels/insights into Juliet, fyi).
Random Cool Shakespeare Links that We Don't Have Time for:
The Largest Vocabulary in Hip Hop
Love Makes You Less Productive
R&J as a Tabloid
Two Actors Perform Shakespeare on the Subway
Shakespeare as Three-Panel Comics
40 Words You Didn't Realize Shakespeare Invented
Poetry v. Prose
Romeo and Juliet Timeline
The Largest Vocabulary in Hip Hop
Love Makes You Less Productive
R&J as a Tabloid
Two Actors Perform Shakespeare on the Subway
Shakespeare as Three-Panel Comics
40 Words You Didn't Realize Shakespeare Invented
Poetry v. Prose
Romeo and Juliet Timeline
Here's the random photography project of death row inmates' last meals that I mentioned in 3rd period today:
Last Meals
Last Meals
To make up for all the classes you just missed for snow days--I mean spring break:
I really can't come up with a better way to introduce all the random interesting things I stumbled across over the past week. Some of these do tie in to class-related material (but you'll just have to take my word for it).
Hemingway Was A Horrible Dresser and Wanted the World to Know
Light and Dark: The Racial Biases that Remain in Photography
America's Mood Map
The Psychology of Music
Banksy's latest work
Two Monkeys Paid Unequally (seriously, this one is the best/super fascinating). 10 points to whomever can connect this video to Marxism!
Increasing Number of Men Pressured to Accept Realistic Standard of Female Beauty (this is one of the Onion articles I mentioned last class).
Hate Comic Sans? Maybe you’ll find Comic Neue more appealing (I find the premise of this article inherently amusing).
What's the Purpose of the Universe? Here's One Possible Answer
Princeton Concludes What Kind of Government America Really Has, and It's Not a Democracy
Musical Instruments Photographed from the Inside
Sometimes Getting Along Comes Down to How you Say Gravy
Light and Dark: The Racial Biases that Remain in Photography
America's Mood Map
The Psychology of Music
Banksy's latest work
Two Monkeys Paid Unequally (seriously, this one is the best/super fascinating). 10 points to whomever can connect this video to Marxism!
Increasing Number of Men Pressured to Accept Realistic Standard of Female Beauty (this is one of the Onion articles I mentioned last class).
Hate Comic Sans? Maybe you’ll find Comic Neue more appealing (I find the premise of this article inherently amusing).
What's the Purpose of the Universe? Here's One Possible Answer
Princeton Concludes What Kind of Government America Really Has, and It's Not a Democracy
Musical Instruments Photographed from the Inside
Sometimes Getting Along Comes Down to How you Say Gravy
Why r Bellringerz? Why no Ringbellerz?
Dogs v. Cats: http://www.theonion.com/articles/dog-doesnt-consider-itself-part-of-family,35532/ (N.B. The Onion is a satirical website). However, this study does seem to confirm that your cat doesn't care about you: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/odd-news/your-cat-does-not-love-you-210131278.html
Perspectives on time: (in visual form) http://hereistoday.com/ (in historical form) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/26/historical-facts-time_n_4832325.html Oh wait! This too. "Definitive" proof that time revolves around us. http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/07/15/time-warped-claudia-hammond/
Doctors' handwriting kills more than 7,000 people annually: http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1578074,00.html
Why is Starbucks so amazing? Because it doesn't charge you more for rudeness: http://www.neatorama.com/2013/12/12/French-Cafe-Charges-Extra-for-Poor-Manners/#!CSSDx
What good are grades? I dunno: http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/03/letter-grades-deserve-an-f/284372/ What good is homework? Apparently it varies: http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2013/09/poor-students-need-homework/279566/
Why are there so many species of animals in the world? Well, there aren't. Extinction is a thing:
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2ABNc5/www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2014/02/10/274696130/if-you-re-the-last-of-your-kind-the-final-one-what-happens-to-you-3-case-studies/
Why do we need sleep? Well, some people don't. Some people who are geniuses, anyway: http://infowetrust.com/2014/03/26/creative-routines/ Similar idea, but with interviews instead of graphs: http://dailyroutines.typepad.com/daily_routines/
For further exploration of any of our various discussions as to why people do the things they do, here is an online Social Psychology textbook: http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1AYkOY/www.intropsych.com/ch15_social/tofc_for_ch15_social.html/?_nospa=true
Forget the value of money, what the heck is money (more specially, all the stuff on it): http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/66KKZu/dailyinfographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/112405-CS-MYSTERYDOLLAR.png/?_nospa=true
Okay, I lied, these have nothing to do with any of our Bellringer discussions, but I thought they were interesting:
What women want (in male dance partners): http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/03/24/what-women-want-on-the-dance-floor-according-to-science/
For those of you who believe that in Soviet Russia, joke watches you:
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/features/2014/the_humor_code/daily_show_colbert_report_can_political_comedy_affect_real_political_change.htm
N.B.* If you have any other articles that you've stumbled across that relate to any of our in class discussions that would enrich the minds of your peers, feel free to send them to me and I will put them up.
*Before the end of the year, someone has to remind me to teach basic Latin abbreviations.
Perspectives on time: (in visual form) http://hereistoday.com/ (in historical form) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/26/historical-facts-time_n_4832325.html Oh wait! This too. "Definitive" proof that time revolves around us. http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/07/15/time-warped-claudia-hammond/
Doctors' handwriting kills more than 7,000 people annually: http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1578074,00.html
Why is Starbucks so amazing? Because it doesn't charge you more for rudeness: http://www.neatorama.com/2013/12/12/French-Cafe-Charges-Extra-for-Poor-Manners/#!CSSDx
What good are grades? I dunno: http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/03/letter-grades-deserve-an-f/284372/ What good is homework? Apparently it varies: http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2013/09/poor-students-need-homework/279566/
Why are there so many species of animals in the world? Well, there aren't. Extinction is a thing:
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2ABNc5/www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2014/02/10/274696130/if-you-re-the-last-of-your-kind-the-final-one-what-happens-to-you-3-case-studies/
Why do we need sleep? Well, some people don't. Some people who are geniuses, anyway: http://infowetrust.com/2014/03/26/creative-routines/ Similar idea, but with interviews instead of graphs: http://dailyroutines.typepad.com/daily_routines/
For further exploration of any of our various discussions as to why people do the things they do, here is an online Social Psychology textbook: http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1AYkOY/www.intropsych.com/ch15_social/tofc_for_ch15_social.html/?_nospa=true
Forget the value of money, what the heck is money (more specially, all the stuff on it): http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/66KKZu/dailyinfographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/112405-CS-MYSTERYDOLLAR.png/?_nospa=true
Okay, I lied, these have nothing to do with any of our Bellringer discussions, but I thought they were interesting:
What women want (in male dance partners): http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/03/24/what-women-want-on-the-dance-floor-according-to-science/
For those of you who believe that in Soviet Russia, joke watches you:
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/features/2014/the_humor_code/daily_show_colbert_report_can_political_comedy_affect_real_political_change.htm
N.B.* If you have any other articles that you've stumbled across that relate to any of our in class discussions that would enrich the minds of your peers, feel free to send them to me and I will put them up.
*Before the end of the year, someone has to remind me to teach basic Latin abbreviations.
For all my 6th period skeptics and secret statistics scholars who wanted to scrutinize the scientific process:
Mind Which Gap? The Selective Concern Over Statistical Sex Disparities | |
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If only there was time to talk about everything I wanted to talk about *sigh*:
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Probably one of my favorite new discoveries: http://www.postmodernjukebox.com/watch-postmodern-jukebox-videos/?tubepress_page=1
(I posted two of their covers above). There's something about their blend of vintage and modern music that strikes me as the modern equivalent of being "stuck" between idealized old and mechanized new, as experienced by the American and Jig in "Hills Like White Elephants." Or maybe I just relate everything I encounter to literature.
How to write like Ernest Hemingway, author of "Hills Like White Elephants" (this one is pretty self-explanatory):
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/31T7T0/qwiklit.com/2013/12/14/how-to-write-like-ernest-hemingway/?_nospa=true
Speaking of Hemingway, upon stumbling upon
A la Granny Weatherall, your hearing is the last thing to go: http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2006/05/18/2809176.htm
Okay, so this one might be a bit of a stretch, but stay with me here. I found myself thinking about staring, as the characters in our recent stories seem to fix their stares on various things. This line of thought led me to the basic metaphor of perspective as a window, as seen in "Story of an Hour," which reminded me of this website, which has illustrations of various windows in New York City, and how each of them might have shaped the perspective of the person peering out from inside them: http://www.windowsofnewyork.com/
Woman with a beard has never felt more womanly: https://getpocket.com/a/read/549130226
More on feMENism: http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/04/01/heritage_foundation_feminism_panel_women_s_history_month_talk_blames_feminism.html
Because I don't think we'll have time to look at them in class, I posted some photos taken by a photographer (the woman pictured) who felt societal pressure to conform to the societal ideal of womanhood. Examining these pictures from a sociological perspective, what do they say about societal values? What inconsistencies might they bring to light?
(I posted two of their covers above). There's something about their blend of vintage and modern music that strikes me as the modern equivalent of being "stuck" between idealized old and mechanized new, as experienced by the American and Jig in "Hills Like White Elephants." Or maybe I just relate everything I encounter to literature.
How to write like Ernest Hemingway, author of "Hills Like White Elephants" (this one is pretty self-explanatory):
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/31T7T0/qwiklit.com/2013/12/14/how-to-write-like-ernest-hemingway/?_nospa=true
Speaking of Hemingway, upon stumbling upon
A la Granny Weatherall, your hearing is the last thing to go: http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2006/05/18/2809176.htm
Okay, so this one might be a bit of a stretch, but stay with me here. I found myself thinking about staring, as the characters in our recent stories seem to fix their stares on various things. This line of thought led me to the basic metaphor of perspective as a window, as seen in "Story of an Hour," which reminded me of this website, which has illustrations of various windows in New York City, and how each of them might have shaped the perspective of the person peering out from inside them: http://www.windowsofnewyork.com/
Woman with a beard has never felt more womanly: https://getpocket.com/a/read/549130226
More on feMENism: http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/04/01/heritage_foundation_feminism_panel_women_s_history_month_talk_blames_feminism.html
Because I don't think we'll have time to look at them in class, I posted some photos taken by a photographer (the woman pictured) who felt societal pressure to conform to the societal ideal of womanhood. Examining these pictures from a sociological perspective, what do they say about societal values? What inconsistencies might they bring to light?
Hey look, people besides our class read David and Goliath:
This Huffington Post article discusses Gladwell's findings about the American education system: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/curtis-valentine/david-and-goliath-a-bluep_b_5046945.html
It's almost like the things you read in English class have implications/relevance in the read world (notice that I used the word "almost").
It's almost like the things you read in English class have implications/relevance in the read world (notice that I used the word "almost").
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.
We don't have enough class time, but I was listening to Pandora, and this song reminded me of "Story of an Hour." The connection between soul and body is a recurring element in the short story; it traditionally seems to be used when describing a romantic relationship (which is both emotional and physical), however, this is not the case for Mrs. Mallard, who is without a romantic relationship for the first time in her life. What is the connection between the physical and metaphysical? Moreover, what is the dividing line betwixt the two? Just something to think about. Plus, it's a good song.
"Soul Meets Body" by Death Cab For Cutie
"Soul Meets Body" by Death Cab For Cutie
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My doppelganger, apparently.
For anyone who's voted that I should add "Doge" to our classroom:
Nothing better to do? Yeah, me neither.
Please note that this is the method that works for me, but is not the only way/best way to write a paper.
Also, my paper is WAY TOO LONG. It is in no way a model/expectation of what your paper should look like.
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Purdue OWL: for all your writing needs
If you have questions about 99.9% of writing situations, Purdue OWL is the place to look.
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/1/2/
Fair warning--their page on writing a thesis is inadequate and lame. Their same theses lack the "So what?" quality.
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/1/2/
Fair warning--their page on writing a thesis is inadequate and lame. Their same theses lack the "So what?" quality.
Do you just need help with MLA in-text citations?
Check to see if these links answer your question:
https://www.middlesex.mass.edu/RLOs/463/mlaintxt.pdf
http://ithacalibrary.com/research/mla_parenthetical.pdf
https://www.middlesex.mass.edu/RLOs/463/mlaintxt.pdf
http://ithacalibrary.com/research/mla_parenthetical.pdf
Random Cool Stuff (I know, my eloquence knows no bounds)
Not really sure why I like this so much, but a man paints pop culture images onto coins.
Alternatively, this woman put oil paintings on pennies. There is a statement being made that the well respected paintings are on pennies, while the pop culture images occupy coins as large as 25 cents.
How to read infographics
Websites that will help you make your own infographics
Famous authors who also wrote children's books (pay special attention to number 4. Would you say your middle school experience in any way resembled "an American Fairy tale"?).
10 "commandments" of education
Inspirational mumbo-jumbo
For those of you who looked at "time" as your motif
Hmm....intriguing...not sure I agree
The flip side
Ah ha! I knew it! Forget an apple a day, reading is good for you.
The most unisex names in U.S. History (I dunno, I thought it was interesting).
THIS. How language changes our views on the world. Be sure you read the comments as well as the article itself.
That awkward moment when you discover you're a psychopath
Interesting article about Japanese views on Anne Frank and WWII
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
For my visual geeks:
Incredible street art (as soon as I find a good Bansky link I'll include that too). Eh, this one's alright.
Illustrations merged with everyday objects
M.C. Esher art recreated with LEGOs
The Psychology of Color
Drawing v. Photography. This is a growing trend in art that I find interesting, as it blurs the line between reality and realism.
This is not a pipe (you TFiOSers should get this one).
One of my favorite artists: Alexa Meade. She turns people into paintings--totally rad.
And now, back to our regularly scheduled weirdness:
Weird inventions from the past (just when you thought it couldn't get any more weird/useless than the Shake Weight).
500 years of female portraits in western art in only 3 minutes of your time
25 Amazing Abandoned Corners of the Earth (I know, classic morbid Ms. McGlynn).
And now, the ever positive article about a man who turns corpses into diamonds
15 timeless observations from dystopian novels
Minimalist covers for beloved fairy tales
Places I'd like to read
100 Abandoned Homes in Detroit. Personally, I find their architecture beautiful and haunting.
Great short (under 200 page) books
Grown-up books for people who like YA! Yay!
Great YA books (I spy with my little eye some of your choice novels).
Not sure what to read next? Don't worry, the internet's got your back.
Everything you never wanted to know about the life of John Wilkes Booth
100 history lectures. Just in case you're into that kind of thing.
The Library of Congress' Digital Collections. I know it sounds lame, but if you like looking at old stuff, this website is wonderful.
How a sword was made in Medieval Times
New theories on the death of Alexander the Great
16 beautiful landscapes
Maps that will make you think: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 (Sorry that there's some overlap, I couldn't find one site that had all the maps I wanted).
Twitter usage by country (each color is a different language).
The quietest room in the world
Popular Gothic Names in the Middle Ages
Rare Historical Photos (here's looking at you, Ethan [and anyone else who might have read Leviathan]).
Old photo realistically colorized. Totally neat-o.
One man's definition of what makes a "classic."
For those of you who can't stop irritating your friends by analyzing everything.
My life.
You are doomed to become your father.
An interesting photo-project that takes portraits of random people in NY and gets their stories
This is not a drill. Senior citizens recreate famous movie scenes.
A list of every single spell used in Harry Potter.
Disney Princesses in period accurate costumes
Our favorite writers as LEGOs!
How to make an origami X-Wing. An invaluable life skill. I bust this sweet trick out at parties all the time.
I might add a couple more today, but if you happen to get through this whole list (not that I actually expect anyone to read any of these), email me and I'll be sure to add additional links. Okay, I think I'm actually actually actually done for now.
I'm NOT adding anything else unless someone emails me that he/she need more learning material. Random side note--anyone care to explain to me why more students have checked this website today, when we haven't had class in almost a week, than any time in the past month?
Alternatively, this woman put oil paintings on pennies. There is a statement being made that the well respected paintings are on pennies, while the pop culture images occupy coins as large as 25 cents.
How to read infographics
Websites that will help you make your own infographics
Famous authors who also wrote children's books (pay special attention to number 4. Would you say your middle school experience in any way resembled "an American Fairy tale"?).
10 "commandments" of education
Inspirational mumbo-jumbo
For those of you who looked at "time" as your motif
Hmm....intriguing...not sure I agree
The flip side
Ah ha! I knew it! Forget an apple a day, reading is good for you.
The most unisex names in U.S. History (I dunno, I thought it was interesting).
THIS. How language changes our views on the world. Be sure you read the comments as well as the article itself.
That awkward moment when you discover you're a psychopath
Interesting article about Japanese views on Anne Frank and WWII
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
For my visual geeks:
Incredible street art (as soon as I find a good Bansky link I'll include that too). Eh, this one's alright.
Illustrations merged with everyday objects
M.C. Esher art recreated with LEGOs
The Psychology of Color
Drawing v. Photography. This is a growing trend in art that I find interesting, as it blurs the line between reality and realism.
This is not a pipe (you TFiOSers should get this one).
One of my favorite artists: Alexa Meade. She turns people into paintings--totally rad.
And now, back to our regularly scheduled weirdness:
Weird inventions from the past (just when you thought it couldn't get any more weird/useless than the Shake Weight).
500 years of female portraits in western art in only 3 minutes of your time
25 Amazing Abandoned Corners of the Earth (I know, classic morbid Ms. McGlynn).
And now, the ever positive article about a man who turns corpses into diamonds
15 timeless observations from dystopian novels
Minimalist covers for beloved fairy tales
Places I'd like to read
100 Abandoned Homes in Detroit. Personally, I find their architecture beautiful and haunting.
Great short (under 200 page) books
Grown-up books for people who like YA! Yay!
Great YA books (I spy with my little eye some of your choice novels).
Not sure what to read next? Don't worry, the internet's got your back.
Everything you never wanted to know about the life of John Wilkes Booth
100 history lectures. Just in case you're into that kind of thing.
The Library of Congress' Digital Collections. I know it sounds lame, but if you like looking at old stuff, this website is wonderful.
How a sword was made in Medieval Times
New theories on the death of Alexander the Great
16 beautiful landscapes
Maps that will make you think: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 (Sorry that there's some overlap, I couldn't find one site that had all the maps I wanted).
Twitter usage by country (each color is a different language).
The quietest room in the world
Popular Gothic Names in the Middle Ages
Rare Historical Photos (here's looking at you, Ethan [and anyone else who might have read Leviathan]).
Old photo realistically colorized. Totally neat-o.
One man's definition of what makes a "classic."
For those of you who can't stop irritating your friends by analyzing everything.
My life.
You are doomed to become your father.
An interesting photo-project that takes portraits of random people in NY and gets their stories
This is not a drill. Senior citizens recreate famous movie scenes.
A list of every single spell used in Harry Potter.
Disney Princesses in period accurate costumes
Our favorite writers as LEGOs!
How to make an origami X-Wing. An invaluable life skill. I bust this sweet trick out at parties all the time.
I might add a couple more today, but if you happen to get through this whole list (not that I actually expect anyone to read any of these), email me and I'll be sure to add additional links. Okay, I think I'm actually actually actually done for now.
I'm NOT adding anything else unless someone emails me that he/she need more learning material. Random side note--anyone care to explain to me why more students have checked this website today, when we haven't had class in almost a week, than any time in the past month?
For those of you who read The Fault in Our Stars:
If you've run out of things to read or are looking for creative minds to bond with, an unnamed classmate has begun to publish his/her stories on the internet:
http://alexvariant.blogspot.com/
http://alexvariant.blogspot.com/
All your The Fault in Our Stars questions answered:
Because so many of you are reading TFiOS:
http://onlyifyoufinishedtfios.tumblr.com/
Because so many of you are reading TFiOS:
http://onlyifyoufinishedtfios.tumblr.com/
If you were wondering what kinds of things you could have annotated, here is a sample:
(N.B. You were not expected to write this many things or have all of these things annotated. Also, I take no responsibility for handwriting/spelling)
(N.B. You were not expected to write this many things or have all of these things annotated. Also, I take no responsibility for handwriting/spelling)
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Confused about Comics?
Here is the link to a Prezi on the basics of graphic novels: http://prezi.com/9rw1emz6e03i/copy-of-graphic-literature/
PBS recently produced a documentary about the history of the graphic novel. A number of clips from the documentary can be viewed on their YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzkQfVIJun2KrO-Rthf_TLZSWQJbqW6Id&desktop_uri=%2Fplaylist%3Flist%3DPLzkQfVIJun2KrO-Rthf_TLZSWQJbqW6Id&app=desktop
Here is the link to a Prezi on the basics of graphic novels: http://prezi.com/9rw1emz6e03i/copy-of-graphic-literature/
PBS recently produced a documentary about the history of the graphic novel. A number of clips from the documentary can be viewed on their YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzkQfVIJun2KrO-Rthf_TLZSWQJbqW6Id&desktop_uri=%2Fplaylist%3Flist%3DPLzkQfVIJun2KrO-Rthf_TLZSWQJbqW6Id&app=desktop
Can I get your number? Can I have it?
Some of you have asked a number of questions about numerology (the meaning behind numbers):
Background and history of numerology: http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2230/whats-the-story-on-numerology
The science behind numerology: http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2230/whats-the-story-on-numerology
The actual "meaning" behind numbers: http://mysticalnumbers.com/ (NOTA BENE: Different sources will say different things about the meaning of each number, but you can get a general idea)
Some of you have asked a number of questions about numerology (the meaning behind numbers):
Background and history of numerology: http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2230/whats-the-story-on-numerology
The science behind numerology: http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2230/whats-the-story-on-numerology
The actual "meaning" behind numbers: http://mysticalnumbers.com/ (NOTA BENE: Different sources will say different things about the meaning of each number, but you can get a general idea)
If you really like math, below are two diagrams that reveal the mathematical symmetry of the Odyssey (e.g., 12 books prior to Odysseus' return to Ithaca; 12 books after the return; 4 books about the Telemachus story vs. 8 books for Odysseus the central figure, in a ratio of 1 to 2 or fraction of 1/3 and 2/3).
Speaking of recurring...
If you want to learn everything you never wanted to know about each and every appearance of Dawn, here you go:http://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1020&context=classicsjournal
If you want to learn everything you never wanted to know about each and every appearance of Dawn, here you go:http://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1020&context=classicsjournal
Depictions of the blinding of Polyphemus:
Depictions of Odysseus and Circe: