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FR 11 – Jouons un Jeu – Journal 4
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Fahrenheit 451 – Radio
For the project, we had to make a podcast where we needed to discuss a question based on conformity, technology, censorship or consumerism. We also had to make connections between the novel Fahrenheit 451 and the real world. We based ours on the question, “How does society influence technological advancements?” I researched real-world examples and wrote the script.
Works Cited
Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. New York, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 1951
“Boston Dynamics.” Boston Dynamics, Boston Dynamics, www.bostondynamics.com/robots.
Lo, Chris. “The Future of Prosthetics: Designing Artificial Limbs with the Sense of Touch.” Verdict Medical Devices, Verdict Media Limited, 21 Jan. 2019, www.medicaldevice-network.com/features/future-prosthetics/.
Lerner,, K. Lee. “Smart phones.” Gale Science in Context, Gale, 2017. Science In Context, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/RBFSYK902889921/SCIC?u=43riss&sid=SCIC&xid=7a9a28e5. Accessed 11 June 2019.
Fuller, Jonathan. “Does Society Influence Tech, Or Vice Versa?” Insights.globalspec.com, IEEE GlobalSpec, 8 Dec. 2017, insights.globalspec.com/article/7343/does-society-influence-tech-or-vice-versa).
Ramey, Karehka. “Technology And Society – Impact of Technology On Society.” Use of Technology, Useoftechnology.com, 12 Nov. 2012, www.useoftechnology.com/technology-society-impact-technology-society/.
Researched information
– Examples from the novel (In order of mention):
– Mechanical Hound
The police rely on the mechanical hound to do there work like on a chase with Montag he was on foot there were 10 helicopter, cop cars, and the mechanical hound racing to find him. but the hound can easily lose sent when alcohol is poured on your body so they can get a fast catch to ease people’s entertainment. So we train our dogs so it would be harder to lose them because they are well trained for hunting and catching people.
– Seashells
Seashells are like air pods and we can tell by Mildred always putting them in listening to music/radio and rarely takes them off unless she is with the “family” and is watching/talking to them.
– Fingerprint scanner for the door
In “Fahrenheit 451’s” society instead of doorknobs, they have fingerprint scanners to get in the house. Which is a little too much but it would be harder to break in. Society is so involved with //technology that there adding it to daily life when it isn’t needed just to have that aesthetic.
– Parlor walls
Everyone has parlor walls in there house it is a big, wide television people can interrupt and interact with one and another and when the government/police need to send an important message or police chase then can live broadcast it to everyone’s televisions directly
– People need technology to blind out the real world
At the start of the book you could hear planes going over and near the end while Montag was getting chased the war started and it was a nuclear war and people didn’t even care and stayed in there houses watching the chase and the whole city got destroyed and the people didn’t even know or bother to care.
– Research on the topic (Real world, In order of mention):
Boston Dynamics makes different robots that would be very useful for society. Examples include BigDog, Pick, Atlas, and Handle.
https://www.bostondynamics.com/robots
Advancements are being made in the field of prosthetics, such as the inclusion of haptic feedback. Society wants to include amputees and there has been a push to advance prosthetics to the point that they can fully replace limbs. https://www.medicaldevice-network.com/features/future-prosthetics/
Mobile phones have greatly advanced from their simple beginnings. Mobile phones have gone from only being able to make phone calls to being electronic “swiss army knives”. Features have increased as society’s needs also increase. People need something that can function as a phone, a GPS, a camera, a portable gaming device, basically a portable computer. http://go.galegroup.com/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=Reference&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&searchType=BasicSearchForm¤tPosition=8&docId=GALE%7CRBFSYK902889921&docType=Topic+overview&sort=MD&contentSegment=ZXBE-MOD1&prodId=SCIC&contentSet=GALE%7CRBFSYK902889921&searchId=R3&userGroupName=43riss&inPS=true
Toilets in Japan are advanced and have a great focus on cleanliness, an aspect that is considered an important part of Japanese culture [Kirei: pretty, beautiful, orderly, pure, clean]. Many vending machines of many varieties, this is due to many reasons such as: The cost and scarcity of labor in an aging society with a declining birthrate, High real estate prices and small dwellings, leaving little space for storing food, A low crime rate and incidence of break-in or theft, A predominantly cash-based society, Longstanding trust in automation and robots.(https://insights.globalspec.com/article/7343/does-society-influence-tech-or-vice-versa)
Society’s need for more efficient agriculture has led to advancements in agricultural technology, such as advanced and automated water pumps and sprinkler systems. Advancements such as electric cars, advanced train and subway systems, and airplanes have been all fueled by society’s need for better and more efficient means of transportation. https://www.useoftechnology.com/technology-society-impact-technology-society/
451 – Genre Breakdown
Cover from 1976
Source: Slate.com – The Most Beautiful Covers of Fahrenheit 451
The genre is the category to which a type of art, such as literature, belongs to. There are five main genres: fiction, non-fiction, folklore, drama, and poetry. Subgenres are sub-categories of genres, which can help to further specify elements the piece of literature may contain. For example, realistic fiction, historical fiction, science fiction, and fantasy are subgenres of fiction.
Fahrenheit 451 falls under the genre of fiction due to the story dealing with things that could happen, but are made-up. The novel is set in the future, in a world where books have been banned in order to prevent conflict.
To further specify, Fahrenheit 451 falls under the subgenre of science fiction, due to the fact that it involves advanced science and technology. “The Hound,” a dog-like robot that uses scents and chemicals to track down fugitives and disables them with a needle full of procaine and/or morphine. Mildred is shown to be using “Seashell” radios, small earpieces that can’t be seen by others when worn. The parlor walls in the book can be considered a prime example of science fiction, as the concept of fully replacing the walls in a room is something that has yet to be seen in the real world. The parlor walls are also described as showing “interactive” shows where the viewer can respond and the show will sometimes even say the viewer’s name. The book features a dystopian society in the form of the firemen being able to burn and kill anything and anyone that challenges societies expectations. The plot involves “Good Versus Evil” in the form of Montag versus Beatty and society.
FR 11 – Jouons Un Jeu – Journal 3
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FR 11 – Jouons un jeu – Journal 2
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Banned and Challenged Books
Bob Ewell and his daughter, Mayella, who are implied to have an incestuous relationship
Source: screenprism.com
Censorship is when access to when information and/or content, such as ideologies, are removed or blocked from viewership by the public. Censorship can affect different types of media, such as movies and TV shows, and literature, such as books and poems.
A banned book is a book that has been completely removed, while a challenged book is a book that has been challenged. To challenge a book is to attempt to get it removed from the school curriculum and libraries, thus restricting access for others, simply because you do not agree with content from the book.
The book, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” by Harper Lee, has been challenged multiple times and has been removed twice. The challengings have been due to the use of profanity and racial slurs directed towards African-Americans, and the fact that it contains “adult” themes, such as racism, sexual intercourse, incest, and rape. This book is a challenged book, as the book has rarely been banned, and it has mostly been challenged by people who feel uncomfortable with the book’s themes.
People might want to ban or challenge Fahrenheit 451 due to the fact that it seems anti-government at some points, showing it as changing history in order to convince the people that this is the way it has always been. Another reason could be due to the fact that it says that all books are burnt in order to prevent conflicting ideologies, which implies that even “Holy” books, such as the Bible, the Quran, and the Torah, are burnt. This can upset people, as according to Christian/Catholic and Islamic beliefs, it is a sin/act against God to destroy the “Holy Book.”
FR 11 – Jouons un Jeu – Journal 1
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Blackout Poem – “Annabel Lee”
Nicholas Barrero-Pinzon
English 11
2 May 2019
Mr. Barazzuol
Annabel Lee: Edgar Allan Poe’s Tragic Love Story
Edgar Allan Poe lived an odd life, which influenced many of his literary works, especially those that deal with love and loss. The poem, “Annabel Lee,” by Edgar Allan Poe includes various references to people and places in Edgar Allan Poe’s life.
In the poem, the narrator talks about how he was madly in love with Annabel Lee, whom he has known since they were children. The angels in heaven become jealous of their love, and they send a mighty wind to kill Annabel Lee. The narrator says the angels cannot stop their love and says he lies next to her grave every night. The poem deals with themes of true love and loss, and how one tends to blame the gods when there is no real culprit. This poem is Edgar Allan Poe’s way of telling others about how he felt after the death of his wife, Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe. The speaker can be considered as being disconnected from reality, which noticeably reflects the way Poe himself was erratic and odd.
One can find plenty of metaphors throughout the poem, such as how the story takes place, “in a kingdom by the sea,” (2). The kingdom can be considered as representing Fordham, New York, where she was originally buried. Other possible metaphors include Annabel Lee, who represents Poe’s wife, Virginia Poe, and the wind, which could be meant to represent the fact that Virginia died due to an uncontrollable disease, Tuberculosis. The reader can find some personification in the poem, such as when, “the wind came out of the cloud by night, / Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee,” (25, 26). The speaker shows that he blames an outside force, the wind, for killing his wife. The speaker knows it was something uncontrollable but still gives it human characteristics so he can have someone to blame. The poem contains repetition in the forms of, “Beautiful Annabel Lee,” (4, 10, 16, 26, 33, 35, 37) and, “kingdom by the sea,” (2, 8, 14, 20, 24). Repetition is used to emphasize that the poem is about Annabel Lee, highlighting the speaker’s obsession with her. It also highlights the importance of the kingdom by the sea, with it being where the speaker met and lived with Annabel Lee, and where Annabel Lee died and was buried.
Annabel Lee is a poem that, when researched, gives the reader a glimpse into Edgar Allan Poe’s love life, making it a very interesting read. The reader is able to see how deep Edgar Allan Poe’s love was for Virginia Poe and how he felt like only the angels had been able to take her away from him.
The Stranger: A Dark Period in Canadian History
Nicholas Barrero-Pinzon
English 11
25 April 2019
Mr. Barazzuol
The Stranger: A Dark Period in Canadian History
Poems such as, “The Stranger,” by Gord Downie help reveal the dark periods of Canadian history by focusing more on viewpoints and emotions, rather than just the facts. By doing so, the reader can understand the effects on the first nations.
The poem shows the emotions that stem from the abuse received at residential schools. The reader can sense the fear the speaker feels, refusing to stop, as he may get caught and he may be further abused for running away. He feels alone as not a lot of people would understand his current situation. No one who hasn’t experienced what he has experienced will ever understand the pain and suffering he has gone through.
The poem shows what can be considered an accurate viewpoint that helps the reader understand what first nation children felt at the time. The speaker has been made to feel like a stranger in his own country, despite his family being Canadian natives. He feels as if though his pain and suffering is unseen by others. He believes no one understands how he feels and the journey he was gone through. He tries to disprove the stereotype that first nations are savages by saying his, “dad is not a wild [and] doesn’t even drink,” (Downie).
By showing emotions and viewpoints, instead of stating facts, the poet tells the reader more about the dark periods in history and the effects on those who experienced these events.
