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Lessons From Night Vale

These last two episodes were different compared to the other episodes we have listened to. There was an audience and it happened live. It provided a different experience while listening to it. Towards the end of the podcast Cecil states, But how beautiful these moments within the dissolve! What a temporary perfection we can find within this passing world! Everything good ever done!” This means that there is always good in the world and that every moment goes on.

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Personal Reflection

After finishing paper 4, I feel relieved. I am happy to come all this way and almost complete english 1A. It was a long and interesting class. I learned a lot in my time in this class. I learned to write better, use technology better, and peer edit better. This class has sure taught me a lot. Although I am happy that this class is almost finished, I still feel a little sad to go. I really did enjoy this class and it will sad for it to end. Ms. Butler made english easier and more fun. This is easily one of the best experiences I had with an english class. I cannot wait to finish the rest of the class strong.

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Satire

Roquentin questions everything’s existence starting with “I didn’t feel that it existed.” When he talks about the chestnut tree, he talks about “existence before essence.” He has also been using Rollebon as a justification for his own existence, which is strange as existentialism occurs from self knowledge of own existence. He meets his ex-girlfriend and hopes to get together again; however, it fails and he releases himself from his past self to exist in the present. However, he stated before that “denying its existence to lose itself.” In the end, it could mean “you had to exist all the way” accepting the past and living in the present, one truly “exists.”

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how do you think Sartre might be viewed in today’s society?

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These are some really interesting quotes that really highlight the meaning of this passage. 

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Sartre

This was one of the more difficult reading to understand. The main point is that Sartre is talking about the meaning of “existentialism” and what existing is like. How people belonged in this world and interacted with it. Sartre talked about his life and the special moments that related to existentialism. He also talks about what existing really means to people in this world.

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This video is quite soothing to me. This song helps me think and get my ideas flowing.

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The End?

The ending for HHG was not what I was expecting. It ended in a cliff hanger leaving myself to only speculate what would happen after the story. I have to admit that I was not very satisfied with the ending of HHG. Many questions were left unanswered. For example, what does the number 42 really represent? I don’t believe the story is over, instead, it has just begun. Overall this was a very entertaining book and even made me laugh a couple of times.

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WTNV ep 30

I felt so scared for Dana in this episode. It sounds terrifying to be alone in the Dog Park. I thought the phone calls between her and Cecil were interesting because of her responses to Cecil. Every time Cecil responded to her words, she would ignore him and say odd things. She would not really listen and just hear what she wanted him to say. Cecil did tell her to walk through the door. Why did Dana respond in a way that made it seem like Cecil advised her not to?

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I was very confused with their conversation as well, it seemed kind of like Dana could not properly hear him.

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The conversation confused me as well. Maybe she thought Cecil was saying different statements to her? 

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WTNV ep. 30

This weeks podcast sure was an interesting one. I was really interested in what happened to Dana and the mystery behind the dog park. The dog park seems to be a really mysterious place in this episode. Also, the conversation with Cecil and Dana was very weird. It was like Dana was talking to someone else completely. What other mysteries does the dog hold? Is Dana dead or did she travel to a different dimension?

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Paper 4 Ideas

For paper 4, I would like to compare and contrast the Glow Cloud and the Vogon’s yellow ships. These were the ships that blew up and destroyed Earth. Each one played a significant role in their stories and changed the story in some way. I have always found the glow cloud very interesting and a main part of the podcast WTNV.

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Summer Reading Program

I recently was researching many psychological topics. For example, the Milgram Experiment, Harlow’s monkeys, and test performed by Bowlby. Each one interested me and helped me understand some key components to life. I have been really interested in psychology lately and find many concepts interesting

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HHG Ch. 26-30

I found it funny when Deep Thought came up with the answer to life and everything was 42. It took Deep Thought seven and a half million years to come up with the answer. Loonquawl and Phouchg were disappointed with the answer.

What do you think 42 stands for, if anything? Or is it just a random answer that Deep Thought had to give since maybe there is no real answer to life?

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When I first read it, I just thought it was random. But now I also wonder if there is a deeper meaning behind it.

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I am also left wondering what the number 42 means. Could it have a deeper meaning or is it just a random number?

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HHG Ch. 26-30

These chapters were very interesting and left me wondering. The main concept that caught my attention in these chapters are Deep Thought’s answer to life. After seven and a half million years his answer to this question is “42.” In the story many were disappointed in the answer including myself. It left me wondering what this number meant. Does the number “42″ have a deeper meaning in this story?

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Big Question

My question is, are there other beings or lifeforms in the universe other than humans? I always think about this question and it always leads to interesting conclusions. Are we really not alone in the universe? Could others be watching over us like in HHG? This always leads to serious and interesting discussions.

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HHG Response

I like the old man that Arthur runs into. He seems strange and interesting. I don’t know if he’s a good guy or a bad guy at this point but I find his character interesting. My question is, what species were they talking about that is smarter than the dolphin? When I read that they ran around in wheels, I thought about hamsters but wasn’t sure. 

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I’m not 100% sure but I think they are talking about the mice. I also thought about hamsters too but I don’t know, do mice run on wheels too?

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Mice do run on wheels. On page 110 in the book, it says that “[Trillian] watched the mice scurrying around the cage and running furiously in their little plastic treadwheels till they occupied her whole attention.” Mice in labs need their exercise as well as any living thing, which is where the wheels come into place. I know that after the part about the wheels and read on to the research laboratory place, I instantly thought about mice, since, stereotypically, that’s what scientists in labs experiment on.

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Does this idea of mice somehow connect to Trillian? She has pet mice and they dissapeared a couple chapters ago. 

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The mice in this chapter are very interesting additions. It is also interesting to see the relationship between Trillian and the mice.

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WTNV EP.27 Response

This weeks podcast was interesting and different compared to the others we listened to in the past. Cecil would talk about the news like every other podcast, but in between of that, he would talk about his date with Carlos. He describes it as a perfect night. They visit an interesting restaurant with unusual features, such as, a doorless room. At the end Carlos even kisses Cecil. Do you think that there is a relationship between Carlos and Cecil? Is Carlos obsessed with Cecil? Do you believe this action continue throughout the remaining podcasts?

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Explain a Concept

(pp. 123 question)- Lyu uses many strategies to introduce the concept to the readers. In her opening paragraphs, she uses focused explanation, logical organization, and smooth integration of sources. Lyu uses sources from John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth to help explain the theory of attachment. She gives a brief overview of what her essay will be about and asks interesting questions. Lyu asks question about attachment which already gets the readers thinking and involved.

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Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.

Saint Augustine (via mysimplereminders)

This quote is very interesting and shows a different view on understanding.