The Puritan Brand

I really love children, not in the "To Catch a Predator" way, but everything about them makes me smile. There's something about them, the innocence mixed with the honesty its so brutally pure. They have potential to grow, yet are sensitive in every aspect. I do not believe Puritans were alone in believing in incorporating God in everything they do, but they have a drive to constantly put effort into upbringing children. I forget where I read it, but someone was researching why adults and humans in a general sense care for children so much. It was found that the reason we invest in our children is because that is our sole possession, and our only representation in the afterlife. What makes us as humans want to continue living and spread our legacy to the world even after we die? Even in times of War, between the most gruesome enemies, there is a basic human principle that children should be off limits. Why do they get this preferential treatment and immunity? Just some questions. Now for some reflection.

It's interesting to see how there has been a shift in recent years from children learning through literature to children learning through television and internet. One person I'm going to talk about this semester I feel is my niece Yara. I've been able to watch her progress over the course of the last year and can see how she picks up language from Dora and certain words that we read to her from her leapfrog books. Children are so different because you need to catch their attention completely to be able to teach them methods. Children really are "Blank Slates" and we need to fill them up accordingly.  The methods which we choose will be continually revolutionized to adjust to the ever growing technologies of the future.

Genre's and Television

Another thing discussed in class that I want to talk about here real quick is when it was said that a Genre defined by a group of people. When that was said I couldn't stop thinking about television and more importantly distinctions between men and women. When you want to depict a male watching TV the first thing that comes to mind is ESPN, SportsCenter or and other sports television. In contrast, when you think of females you are quick to depict LifeTime, ABC Family or any soap opera on local channels. Granted these are broad (I have enjoyed some lifetimes movies myself- but I never cried I swear) but its interesting how these different "Genre's" of television are defined by a group of people. Any thoughts?

Second Day of Class

 So here I am two hours early on campus at the UGL because I didnt want to drive an extra 20 minutes on the highway behind stop and go traffic. But can you blame me? Where else in the world would you find an angry bunch of hundreds of cars filled with people who are upset because they think their time is too valuable to be wasted slowly moving through traffic? Driving is a mentally anguishing thing if your mind is not in the right place. I'm not much of a talker but there were some things in class that I thought about while everyone focussed on writing their stories.I think it was said that children are brave. I'm not so sure about that. I was sitting in my backyard the other day with my neice who is less than two years old. She was throwing a tennis ball around the grass when the ball went near the shed with the hornets nest. As she "Bravely" went to get the ball I was dreading my life wishing she could have been inside away from the flying heart-attacks. You see as a kid I was stung on my ear and because it left a bitter taste in my mouth I never liked anything that could sting. I picked her up and took her inside, no harm, no foul. But this was one instance where ignorance was bliss, most definetly. On the flip side, when we went to the basement to watch cartoons and I turned off the lights she started crying. I dont know if she believes in monsters yet, but something scared her. This ignorance was not so blissful. So in answering are children brave, I think it is sufficient to answer, "Ignorance is Bliss" =)

First Blog Post

I'm trying to figure out how all of this works. This is pretty user friendly, yet also rich in detail. I want to try and publish this and see if I can continue writing..