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October 11, 2007

What is Truth?
A myth explains a natural phenomenon, but what is the truth in these stories? Are these stories something other than just an explanation of how something came to be according to the culture? There is much truth in a myth, for instance, the way people react to situations. Throughout the generations, throughout the many time periods, humans have reacted mostly the same to sitatutions and conflicts. So really, a myth is just explaining the nature of humans and how they react.

January 28, 2008

** What is Truth: Part 2 **
In __Lord of the Flies__ by William Golding, he uses the characters to represent how society manages with fear. The boys all have different ways of coping, and the book shows how each strategy has it's downfalls and benefits. For example, Jack chanels his fear into anger and destruction. This shows he does not know what exactlly he is afraid of, he is just putting his guard up to let no one through. A benefit of this is that he is very intimidating and therefore has alot of power. Simon on the other hand, embraces his fear. He takes his fear and almost trys to ignore it. This is good in a way that he doesn't put it at the front of his mind. The downfall is that then he ends up being afraid of everything and it eventually got to him and caused him to go mad. Golding's truth was really just to show how we all react differently in the same situation, and how this can lead to destruction or an empire.

April 9, 2008

What is the "truth" about dreams?
Dreams within themselves are not always truthful, but the concept of them bring ourselves to find truth within our own lives. According to Langhston Hughes, "For if dreams die life is a broken-winged bird that can not fly.”(Dreams) Having dreams make us see the value and worth of life. Dreams force us to make something of our future and find the truth in whatever we chose to do. For example, when Lennie and George begin working at the ranch, they find the truth in working. They are working to achieve their dream, of owning land. Secretly everyone has a dream that they are trying to achieve by doing their everyday tasks. Although dreams are unreal they assist us in finding the everyday truth to our lives.

May 1, 2008

Truth Research
Insights: So far I have learned the general idea of how the human minds memory works. And the style, painting method, and styles of Picasso, Degas, and Da Vinci.

Presentation: I have been thinking about possibly creating a visual comparing all three artist's paintings. Either a powerpoint of some kind, movie, or poster.

Questions: Do you have any ideas about a visual? What do you know about these artists already? Would you want to hear more about their "style", life, or painting methods?