Sunday, January 30, 2011
blog 4
Well my thoughts what I've read so far in the novel are very...negative? Not so much negative as I am confused and bored with it. So far I have noticed a few things about this novel that set it apart from other books I have read in the past. Numerous short sentaces like " I was sitting on the bed" make it hard to read the novel without constant pausing and wondering, why even have that sentance? So far the characters are pretty dry and theres really not much action going on. The main character did'nt really even care when his mom died and does'nt really seem to care about anything at all. He is very individualistic like a existentialist and obviousely we have already seen a case of death and how our character handled that. I know that the book will be getting more interesting as it goes on because of the murder but as of right now it is still confusing me and most of it seems pretty random.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
you know its blog 3 connecting
Hey hey everyone... your following eric hogenkamp and this indeed is my 3rd blog.. Connecting in today’s world.
In today's world, it seems that the only way that people don't talk is through the action of talking itself. People talk through email, text, fax, facebook, phone, and now when you’re getting really lazy but want to pretend like you’re talking to someone, you can facetime/chat someone. Due to the new advancements in technology, people are far too busy to actually talk to people in person, but they like to substitute there actual time that they can't spare through a simple text, or a "poke" on facebook. But there are also a lot of positives with the way people are connecting in today's society, like when families that live far away can see and talk to their loved ones on a regular basis, and when businessman can do work from their phones... %#$!!! I read my assignment note book wrong.. connection* ahhhh ok well we see "exist" in our society in the way that people believe that they can achieve anything they set their minds to with the individualistic mind sets that some people have. With the economy being in a bad state right now, we are seeing people thoroughly look over the decisions that they are making and are following through with those decisions like existentialists. People also are thinking more about themselves and trying to get ahead. Like woman who have given up the role of housewives and have started building their own careers and having homes of their own instead of relying on their husbands to support them.
In today's world, it seems that the only way that people don't talk is through the action of talking itself. People talk through email, text, fax, facebook, phone, and now when you’re getting really lazy but want to pretend like you’re talking to someone, you can facetime/chat someone. Due to the new advancements in technology, people are far too busy to actually talk to people in person, but they like to substitute there actual time that they can't spare through a simple text, or a "poke" on facebook. But there are also a lot of positives with the way people are connecting in today's society, like when families that live far away can see and talk to their loved ones on a regular basis, and when businessman can do work from their phones... %#$!!! I read my assignment note book wrong.. connection* ahhhh ok well we see "exist" in our society in the way that people believe that they can achieve anything they set their minds to with the individualistic mind sets that some people have. With the economy being in a bad state right now, we are seeing people thoroughly look over the decisions that they are making and are following through with those decisions like existentialists. People also are thinking more about themselves and trying to get ahead. Like woman who have given up the role of housewives and have started building their own careers and having homes of their own instead of relying on their husbands to support them.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Look ma, no hands blog 2
Hello fellow bloggers and welcome back to the blog by Eric Hogenkamp, where you'll always have a great time.. Ok here we go
Existentialism is a very complicated belief which has many different meanings to me. Coming from the word exist, existentialists try to figure out what it means to exist and how one would know that they are existing. They don't really see the meaning to life and sometimes they can believe that they are just existing and they don’t really know what’s true and what they should believe.
They also live very individually and care more about taking care of themselves than taking care of others. They don’t think that social approval is as important as what they think of themselves. Every decision that they make they believe that they must not only follow through with, but deal with the consequences of their actions, because they live in the present.
Overall, existentialism is a very tough topic to discuss but I believe with the help of my general knowledge of the subject and with Mrs. Oclan chipping in here and there, all of my bloggers will come to understand the subject.
Eric Hogenkamp
Existentialism is a very complicated belief which has many different meanings to me. Coming from the word exist, existentialists try to figure out what it means to exist and how one would know that they are existing. They don't really see the meaning to life and sometimes they can believe that they are just existing and they don’t really know what’s true and what they should believe.
They also live very individually and care more about taking care of themselves than taking care of others. They don’t think that social approval is as important as what they think of themselves. Every decision that they make they believe that they must not only follow through with, but deal with the consequences of their actions, because they live in the present.
Overall, existentialism is a very tough topic to discuss but I believe with the help of my general knowledge of the subject and with Mrs. Oclan chipping in here and there, all of my bloggers will come to understand the subject.
Eric Hogenkamp
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
stranger introduction
Ultimately, everything I do is my own decision and nobody else's.
I do agree with part of this quote that we are the ones who make our own decisions and that in the end, no matter what people tell us, the decisions that we make are up to us. Sometimes people think that they can make decisions for others or have had decisions made for them by others, but that just means that those people were influenced or were trying to influence others in their decision making process. People can help you in your decision making process and can try to change the way you look at a decision your facing but ultimately it is up to you to decide.
Everyone makes important decisions everyday that are up to them, even after the imput of others. Some of them being less important like picking out a shirt or exercising, and some being very important like which college to go to and what you want to be in life. With the smaller decisions we usually see that our friends and people that we are close to can greatly sway in one way or another, because they are not as important and we care what others think about us. But with the larger decisions we see that usually, even after we have been given advice and people have tried to change our mind, it ultimately comes down to what we want and how we want it done. Because many people have different opinions and some of them may go against what we want, we often see that we are torn between choosing what we want vs. what others have influenced us to believe.
I do agree with part of this quote that we are the ones who make our own decisions and that in the end, no matter what people tell us, the decisions that we make are up to us. Sometimes people think that they can make decisions for others or have had decisions made for them by others, but that just means that those people were influenced or were trying to influence others in their decision making process. People can help you in your decision making process and can try to change the way you look at a decision your facing but ultimately it is up to you to decide.
Everyone makes important decisions everyday that are up to them, even after the imput of others. Some of them being less important like picking out a shirt or exercising, and some being very important like which college to go to and what you want to be in life. With the smaller decisions we usually see that our friends and people that we are close to can greatly sway in one way or another, because they are not as important and we care what others think about us. But with the larger decisions we see that usually, even after we have been given advice and people have tried to change our mind, it ultimately comes down to what we want and how we want it done. Because many people have different opinions and some of them may go against what we want, we often see that we are torn between choosing what we want vs. what others have influenced us to believe.
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