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I thought that the paper we turned in comparing Blade Runner to Do Androids Dream? was a fairly difficult task. I have trouble organizing my ideas so when I write a paper it kind of jumps all over the place. Blogging the movie and book did help because it helped me locate some information and gave me topics to expand on. When comparing the first and second paper I'd say that this paper was more difficult because the length requirement was longer. Weaknesses I've noticed in my writing is organization. Strengths I've noticed in my writing is backing up my statements. I feel I give a good amount of background information, examples, and quotes to back up anything I've stated. My writing improves every time I compose a paper. The more you do something the better you get at it. I'll improve the next paper by making it flow better and having it more organized.

Fahrenheit 451

On Tuesday, October 19th I attended a free showing of the futuristic movie Fahrenheit 451.  The movie was about a society where everything is controlled by the government. They provide you with pills certain pills to make you feel certain ways, they monitor everything that is on the television, and they burn all books. The "book burners" are known as firefighters and if they suspect any type of book in your possession they have every right to search you or your house and burn it. The reason they titled the movie Fahrenheit 451 is because 451 is the degree that the books have to be to burn. 

The main character of the story, Montag, is a firefighter. When he meets his new and free spirited neighbor, Clarise, she asks him his profession and he responds. She then proceeds to ask him, "Do you ever read the books you burn?". Montag then begins to think about this and one day picks up a book and begins to read.  After reading this book he begins to realize that how they are living is not okay. At the end of the book Montag ends up running away from the craziness of his town and begins to trek on. He finds himself meeting up with a group of people who have done the same and have whole books memorized. I thought this movie was very intriguing but I did not understand what it had to do with the apocalyptic theme. 

Designing the future

I thought the video was really interesting and opened my eyes to things I've never really thought about. When creating a product people have to think about a number of things. The product needs to be eye catching and different. It needs to be common enough for people to buy it but individualistic enough that someone hasn't created something extremely similar. It has to be durable, simple, and a new characteristic these days, sustainable. Creating something that shares all of these traits takes much time, creativity, and thought. Doing this alone could take years but by putting many brains together it could be done at a faster rate.
I thought it was interesting about what they said about Macs because I agree completely with them. I just recently purchased a Mac and switching from a Dell I thought it was difficult to get used to. After a few months of using a Mac I feel it is the most logical and simple computer to use. Things are where they should be and it is hard to get lost when trying to navigate around. Mac makes computers the way they should be made.

Scene from Blade Runner

A scene that confused me was when Roy saved Deckard. They fight for twenty minutes and then Deckard is so close to dying and Roy pulls him up by the arm after breaking his fingers five minutes prior. Then Roy pulls the dove out of no where and it flies off into the blue sky. Its real nice of Roy to save Deckard I just thought it was weird. The ending of this movie is not what I expected at all. I need to watch it again so I can pay more attention to detail and notice things that I did not notice before.

Climaxxxxx

The climax of Do Androids Dream really took me by surprise. Isidore realizes that everything begins to die and decay. "He walked unsteadily into the living room to be by himself; he stood by the tattered couch and gazed at the yellow, stained wall with all the spots which dead bugs, that had once crawled, had left, and again he though of the corpse of the spider with its four remaining legs. It long ago began to decay and it won't stop. (211)" Isidore sees this vision of everything dieing and getting worse and it sets up the ending of this book. I thought the humans would be able to put the world back together but my thoughts were obviously wrong.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

A specific scene that I found most interesting was in chapter fifteen when Rick brings home the goat to Iran. She is excited and not depressed anymore because now they have a real animal and not an electric sheep. Rick's neighbor compliments them and spirits are high. A part that confused me though was when Iran says she got hit by a rock. I wasn't sure what exactly happened there. But, overall I thought chapter fifteen was really amusing because its full of events. They get a real animal, Rick tells Iran he empathizes for androids, and he doesn't want to be a bounty hunter anymore.

Chapter 11 A&B

The most interesting and beneficial part of chapter eleven was understanding why expert writers use multiple drafts. When you write a paper you need to get all of your ideas out before you submit your final copy. Writing a paper multiple times or rewriting a paragraph helps your brain think of new ways and methods to approach the topic. The more you think about it the better understanding you have of it. In the beginning of a paper you think of ideas and instantly jot them down or type them out. When you look at the same ideas later you can revise them and make them clearer for you and your audience. Now that we are writing our cloning summaries this concept has helped me greatly and increased the quality of my paper.