-Kind of getting the message that there is something going on that there is some other "real"
-Morphius is the pre-revealer
-Starting to realize that there is some sort of revalation but doesn't quite know what it is yet
-by taking the red pill Neo is letting go of what he knows, giving up his reality
-->Made a choice to make a change, his dangerous side, hacker of real life
-Alice tumbling down the rabbit hole
-doesn't like feeling that he's not in control of his life (fate)
-One pill makes you "smaller" and one pill makes you "larger"
PERSONAL OPINION
I'd take the red pill because i would be curious to see something new, something different, anything other then my normal everyday life that seems to repeat itself day after day. I wouldn't give up the chance to explore something new, I wouldn't want to pass up the opportunity to discover new ideas, and to finally, FINALLY be able to learn the answer to a question that was driving me mad!
-Metaphores:
--Dorothy/Neo:Transported to another world/reality, dream like, representitive of their own worlds, but entirerly different all the same
-eyes hurting because he has never actually used them before.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
2nd Draft
A trope is a familiar thing of element that is repeated in different ways and used over and over. For example; every story is a story about good versus evil, in its simplest form. Any movie, book, play, tv show that you have viewed, has a villain, and a hero, the good guy, and the bad guy; a reoccurring theme, used over and over through the ages. There are different types of tropes, like the one we are studying in class, the revelation trope. The revelation trope is elements of a revelation that occur repeatedly.
The revelation trope has 8 key elements starting with the ignorant masses. The ignorant masses are the people who are easily manipulated, or molded to be what you make them, they will believe anything. An example are high school kids, we are molded by our teachers, they fill our brains with information, and we believe what they say without question. The second element is an unacceptable or oppressive situation in which people are harmed. The third element is the prophet, the revealer, the "good guy"; the one who tries to share a message, the fourth element. The fifth element is the prophet connects the dots in a new way. The sixth is that the prophet also offers their vision of a "redeemed" world. The seventh is that there is opposition to the message, these people are usually considered "villains". the eighth and last element is the occurrence of drama.
The revelation trope has 8 key elements starting with the ignorant masses. The ignorant masses are the people who are easily manipulated, or molded to be what you make them, they will believe anything. An example are high school kids, we are molded by our teachers, they fill our brains with information, and we believe what they say without question. The second element is an unacceptable or oppressive situation in which people are harmed. The third element is the prophet, the revealer, the "good guy"; the one who tries to share a message, the fourth element. The fifth element is the prophet connects the dots in a new way. The sixth is that the prophet also offers their vision of a "redeemed" world. The seventh is that there is opposition to the message, these people are usually considered "villains". the eighth and last element is the occurrence of drama.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Princess Mononoke Notes
GOOD VS. EVIL TROPE
(Love vs. hate)
Wise woman-prays to the God to not punish her people, medicine to treat the wound, stones that reveal fate, reveals the prophet
Paradise trope-untouched, unchanged, vast and strange to outsiders
Destruction of paradise(evil)
the curse represents how hate consumes those who seek revenge
the boy is supposed to be something pure that is consumed by the hate
Naga the war god is blinded by revenge for his warriors and of his forest and so he turns into a demon because he too is consumed by hate
iron balls cause pain and suffering which leads to hatred for the person responsible for the pain
Forest God- life, death and rebirth
if you kill life, all you are left with is death, and death consumes all in a search for revenge to take back its head
Message is that hatred and revenge and selfishness only cause more of it, but the people and the forest and the animals can all live together if they stopped fighting.
(Love vs. hate)
Wise woman-prays to the God to not punish her people, medicine to treat the wound, stones that reveal fate, reveals the prophet
Paradise trope-untouched, unchanged, vast and strange to outsiders
Destruction of paradise(evil)
the curse represents how hate consumes those who seek revenge
the boy is supposed to be something pure that is consumed by the hate
Naga the war god is blinded by revenge for his warriors and of his forest and so he turns into a demon because he too is consumed by hate
iron balls cause pain and suffering which leads to hatred for the person responsible for the pain
Forest God- life, death and rebirth
if you kill life, all you are left with is death, and death consumes all in a search for revenge to take back its head
Message is that hatred and revenge and selfishness only cause more of it, but the people and the forest and the animals can all live together if they stopped fighting.
Reactions from discussion with Stephanie
Those who follow Dr. Stockmann support him, but don't fully understand what he has to say because he says a lot. They believe what he says, but do not completely understand what it is he is telling them. After the message is revealed sometimes it doesn't get through to everyone, or it takes a while to completely "click" in the followers minds. So maybe if the play continued, eventually the people that supported Dr. Stockmann would begin to fully understand what he was saying. Maybe Dr. Stockmann's followers are part of a separate ignorant mass because they don't seem to really understand what they are standing up for, but they fight for it anyway.
I think there are different types of revelation stories, some of them the prophet gets the full public opinion, and helps a whole community make a revelation. But sometimes the prophet gets shut down, and shunned, and can't get the message accross and so few or none get the message, and another is where there is a pre-revealer who shows the prophet who s/he is, and then the prophet goes out and tries to show the message to others through the hero's journey trope.
I think there are different types of revelation stories, some of them the prophet gets the full public opinion, and helps a whole community make a revelation. But sometimes the prophet gets shut down, and shunned, and can't get the message accross and so few or none get the message, and another is where there is a pre-revealer who shows the prophet who s/he is, and then the prophet goes out and tries to show the message to others through the hero's journey trope.
An Enemy of the People Notes
Act I and II
-Brother vs. brother trope (mayor of the town vs. the scientist)
-Hovstad is trying to take the people out of power....Possible revealer?
-Dr. Stockmann refuses to listen to other people's suggestions about his work, wants to keep it simple
-Dr. Stockmann is the prophet
-The mayor doesn't want to correct the problem his brother (Dr. Stockmann) has found, says it would take too long and would lower the town's economy. But we think the mayor is just embarrassed that he decision caused poor health in the town and is jealous that his brother was the one to discover it.
Act III
-Petra supports her father....Part of the ignorant masses?
-Petra gets into an argument with Hovstad because he tries to sway her against her father
-Mrs. Stockmann is a trope....worrying mother, cautious, protective
-Hovstad not a revealer, oppose the message
Act IV
-The people are blind to the truth, they just follow the authority
-"wool over their eyes"
-Mayor doesn't cross any boundries, stays in his element, steps back
-Public attacks Dr. Stockmann because they don't want to believe that he could be right, don't want change
-The drunk man tries to back up Dr. Stockmann, tries to help reveal the message, but instead gets banned from society for being a follower of Dr. Stockmann.
-The people are confused, first they were kind of for Dr. Stockmann, now they are against him
Act V
-Stones....to be passed down from generation to generation
-Some people believe Dr. Stockmann, but are too afraid to go against public opinion
-Everyone is against him now, the people in power have brushed him off and made him seem a fool
-Dr. Stockmann- AEOTP!
-Dr. Stockmann doesn't want his boys to become a part of the ignorant masses against him
-Petra gets kicked out of school, the family gets kicked out of their home, Dr. Stockmann loses his job, as does Captain Horst
-Nobody "dare do anything else" because they are afraid of going against public opinion
-They are like sheep being corralled, if one gets out of line the dogs go after it...where in the community anyone who supports Dr. Stockmann and strays from the public opinion is attacked (loses job, respect, etc.)
-The mayor tells his brother that if he goes away and then comes back and makes a public apology stating he was wrong, he could possibly get his job back
-Kiil has too much pride in his baths so he tries to pay Dr. Stockmann off by giving him tickets to the baths, asking him to take back what he said about his baths being the most poisonous
-Hovstad and Aslaksen try to come back to Dr. Stockmann's side but he rejects them saying that they betrayed him
-Mrs. Stockmann agrees with everything her husband says, but I don't think she really ever makes a revelation, is just part of a separate ignorant mass and blindly follows her husband because she understands only some of what he says and believes that to be true
-Wolves need victims to keep living
-stays in the end but takes his boys out of school so he can teach them to be open minded, and tells his boys to get boys off the street that he can teach as well
-Brother vs. brother trope (mayor of the town vs. the scientist)
-Hovstad is trying to take the people out of power....Possible revealer?
-Dr. Stockmann refuses to listen to other people's suggestions about his work, wants to keep it simple
-Dr. Stockmann is the prophet
-The mayor doesn't want to correct the problem his brother (Dr. Stockmann) has found, says it would take too long and would lower the town's economy. But we think the mayor is just embarrassed that he decision caused poor health in the town and is jealous that his brother was the one to discover it.
Act III
-Petra supports her father....Part of the ignorant masses?
-Petra gets into an argument with Hovstad because he tries to sway her against her father
-Mrs. Stockmann is a trope....worrying mother, cautious, protective
-Hovstad not a revealer, oppose the message
Act IV
-The people are blind to the truth, they just follow the authority
-"wool over their eyes"
-Mayor doesn't cross any boundries, stays in his element, steps back
-Public attacks Dr. Stockmann because they don't want to believe that he could be right, don't want change
-The drunk man tries to back up Dr. Stockmann, tries to help reveal the message, but instead gets banned from society for being a follower of Dr. Stockmann.
-The people are confused, first they were kind of for Dr. Stockmann, now they are against him
Act V
-Stones....to be passed down from generation to generation
-Some people believe Dr. Stockmann, but are too afraid to go against public opinion
-Everyone is against him now, the people in power have brushed him off and made him seem a fool
-Dr. Stockmann- AEOTP!
-Dr. Stockmann doesn't want his boys to become a part of the ignorant masses against him
-Petra gets kicked out of school, the family gets kicked out of their home, Dr. Stockmann loses his job, as does Captain Horst
-Nobody "dare do anything else" because they are afraid of going against public opinion
-They are like sheep being corralled, if one gets out of line the dogs go after it...where in the community anyone who supports Dr. Stockmann and strays from the public opinion is attacked (loses job, respect, etc.)
-The mayor tells his brother that if he goes away and then comes back and makes a public apology stating he was wrong, he could possibly get his job back
-Kiil has too much pride in his baths so he tries to pay Dr. Stockmann off by giving him tickets to the baths, asking him to take back what he said about his baths being the most poisonous
-Hovstad and Aslaksen try to come back to Dr. Stockmann's side but he rejects them saying that they betrayed him
-Mrs. Stockmann agrees with everything her husband says, but I don't think she really ever makes a revelation, is just part of a separate ignorant mass and blindly follows her husband because she understands only some of what he says and believes that to be true
-Wolves need victims to keep living
-stays in the end but takes his boys out of school so he can teach them to be open minded, and tells his boys to get boys off the street that he can teach as well
Beginning of Revelation Essay
A trope is a familiar thing of element that is repeated in different ways and used over and over. For example; every story is a story about good versus evil, in its simplest form. Any movie, book, play, tv show that you have viewed, has a villain, and a hero, the good guy, and the bad guy; a reoccurring theme, used over and over through the ages. There are different types of tropes, like the one we are studying in class, the revelation trope. The revelation trope is elements of a revelation that occur repeatedly.
The revelation trope has 8 key elements starting with the ignorant masses. The ignorant masses are the people who are easily manipulated, or molded to be what you make them, they will believe anything. An example are high school kids, we are molded by our teachers, they fill our brains with information, and we believe what they say without question. The second element is an unacceptable or oppressive situation in which people are harmed. The third element is the prophet, the revealer, the "good guy"; the one who tries to share a message, the fourth element. The fifth element is the prophet connects the dots in a new way. The sixth is that the prophet also offers their vision of a "redeemed" world. The seventh is that there is opposition to the message, these people are usually considered "villains". the eighth and last element is the occurrence of drama.
The revelation trope has 8 key elements starting with the ignorant masses. The ignorant masses are the people who are easily manipulated, or molded to be what you make them, they will believe anything. An example are high school kids, we are molded by our teachers, they fill our brains with information, and we believe what they say without question. The second element is an unacceptable or oppressive situation in which people are harmed. The third element is the prophet, the revealer, the "good guy"; the one who tries to share a message, the fourth element. The fifth element is the prophet connects the dots in a new way. The sixth is that the prophet also offers their vision of a "redeemed" world. The seventh is that there is opposition to the message, these people are usually considered "villains". the eighth and last element is the occurrence of drama.
Outline and Brainstorm
WHAT...
...is a trope?-->a familiar thing repeated in different ways, a certain element used over and over again.
-->Meme(important?)
*cliche
*trope
*slogan
*an image
*a joke
*a new word
*an idea
-basically something that is an ageless "trend"
...is a revelation trope?-->Elements of a revelation or message that are repeated or common
Key Elements of Revelation Trope
1. The ignorant masses are in a...(dumb high school kids)
2. Unacceptable/oppressive situation-people are harmed
3. Prophet/revealer
4. Shares a message
5. Connects the dots in a new way
6. offers a vision of a "redeemed" world
7. There is opposition to the message
8. Drama occurs
HOW...
...Does the revelation trope work?
->In Firefox Angelina Jolie's character chides a group of girls for letting a teacher sexually harass them, and tells them that if they just stand by, then they are just as bad as the teacher himself.
-the message is that the girls "are the assholes" and that they can fight back if they stand up to him together.
->In the matrix Morphius opens Neo's eye to the fact that he has never actually lived, he has been inside his head own head his whole life. that the world he "lives" in is something created to cover up the real world.
--->So basically a revealer comes and alters how a person or how people see the world.
AND?...
... After watching the Matrix i started thinking about my own life, about how this could all be fake, about how I never really know what is a dream and what is my reality. I mean if you think about it, how do we know for sure that we are not asleep when we are "awake", or awake when we are "asleep". What it the real reality, and what kind of reality do we live in? When we make a revelation, do we ever stop to think when we started to take notice of this occurrence? And when we do make a revelation, does it really make a difference in how we go about living our daily lives, the way it seems to in the movies?
----->O U T L I N E
Intro.
-trope and rev. trope
body 1.
-rev. trope key elements
-maybe introduce meme (?)
body 2.
-talk about trope in firefox
-talk about trope in the matrix
body 3.
talk about own personal ideas/questions
...is a trope?-->a familiar thing repeated in different ways, a certain element used over and over again.
-->Meme(important?)
*cliche
*trope
*slogan
*an image
*a joke
*a new word
*an idea
-basically something that is an ageless "trend"
...is a revelation trope?-->Elements of a revelation or message that are repeated or common
Key Elements of Revelation Trope
1. The ignorant masses are in a...(dumb high school kids)
2. Unacceptable/oppressive situation-people are harmed
3. Prophet/revealer
4. Shares a message
5. Connects the dots in a new way
6. offers a vision of a "redeemed" world
7. There is opposition to the message
8. Drama occurs
HOW...
...Does the revelation trope work?
->In Firefox Angelina Jolie's character chides a group of girls for letting a teacher sexually harass them, and tells them that if they just stand by, then they are just as bad as the teacher himself.
-the message is that the girls "are the assholes" and that they can fight back if they stand up to him together.
->In the matrix Morphius opens Neo's eye to the fact that he has never actually lived, he has been inside his head own head his whole life. that the world he "lives" in is something created to cover up the real world.
--->So basically a revealer comes and alters how a person or how people see the world.
AND?...
... After watching the Matrix i started thinking about my own life, about how this could all be fake, about how I never really know what is a dream and what is my reality. I mean if you think about it, how do we know for sure that we are not asleep when we are "awake", or awake when we are "asleep". What it the real reality, and what kind of reality do we live in? When we make a revelation, do we ever stop to think when we started to take notice of this occurrence? And when we do make a revelation, does it really make a difference in how we go about living our daily lives, the way it seems to in the movies?
----->O U T L I N E
Intro.
-trope and rev. trope
body 1.
-rev. trope key elements
-maybe introduce meme (?)
body 2.
-talk about trope in firefox
-talk about trope in the matrix
body 3.
talk about own personal ideas/questions
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