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I believe this the blog where I have to talk about something. So, I've decided to write about this art project. I took art 205 intro to drawing, and I forgot i hate art and am terrible. It's an easy class though and were doing this project on an artist. Knowing nothing about art, naturally, I googled "cool artists" and "really cool artists". I really couldn't find any that were really cool, so i typed in "ocean paintings" and finally found these cool paintings.




So yeah, I thought those were especially cool. It's nice to get a new and different perspective on something like art. He says his paintings are a "metaphorical" journey. Pretty cool.

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Women deserve to be treated equally to men. Women are treated unequally today because in the dawn of man strength was the most important physical attribute. Men had to hunt and attain food and protect himself and the family. This is not the case today though. We go to the store and anyone can use a gun. Women in the present day have no reason not to be considered equal to men, yet in many cases including in the show Firefly, women are looked down upon and considered weak by men.

Blog 14

This article talks about the episode "Hush". It was a mildly interesting article. "Sex, death, and politics- these are the topics I've hovered over and taken a stab." I feel like this quote has a lot to do with the Joss Wheldons style of writing. Politics has a lot to do with his television shows. The interactions with different people force many different situations to arise. In the article there was a reversal of roles, in that the princess saved instead of being saved.

blog 12

So I read "Grimm Realities" and thought it was okay. A quote I think can help interpret this article is "We both know there are real monsters". This article is about the tie in with fairy tales and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Joss Wheldon knows what he is doing. He clearly is a scholar in literature. I thought it was very interesting how Joss incorporated these historic fairy tale references into the plot of various episodes. I found the descriptions of the actual fairy tales very facinating. It's cool how he descretely references classic fairy tales. It's interesting how the author mentions the theme of isolating children in fairy tales and in several Buffy episodes. In both the children are the only ones that encounter the real monsters. It's a very interesting article.

Blog 11

In the episode "Hush" from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, strange creatures come to town and try to steal peoples hearts. A significant part in this episode is when the "leader" guy of Buffy, the witch, and the other Buffy crew receives a sketch of the creatures invading the town. He is able to identify them with his vast knowledge of fairy tales. Buffy then goes on patrol and ends up destroying the voice box in a fierce battle with the creatures. She then comes face to face with another problem, Riley is battling these creatures too armed with some futuristic assault weapon. They later decide to have a talk. This scene shows that if you really dig someone it is way easier to be upfront and honest. They could have teamed up in the beginning and taken care of business in a much easier manner. This is totally applicable to the real world. Pete Rose really liked baseball but lied about betting on it for too long and now is forever banned. It's better to just be real all the time.

Why are men not taken as seriously as men? version 2.0.

Proposed in my two page analysis was the question: why aren't women taken as seriously as men? This is a very difficult question to boil down to one particular time or place. Throughout history it seems like in most cultures women have always been the second priority to men. Men have had the best jobs and highest positions in society. I suspect that this has very, very ancient roots. In the dawn of man kind strength was an extremely important attribute. Men needed to hunt to gather food, they needed to protect themselves and their family, when the trend from hunting and gathering switched to farming men had to plow the fields. Strength was key to survival. Since men are physically stronger this made them more prominent and more, in a sense, respected.(135) There are tribes and various cultures where women and sometimes especially mothers are the most respected members of the community, but it is definately not especially prominent throughout history. You would have to assume that there should be more places like this. There should be more cultures of this sort. There are so many people out there. All these people divided into their own cultures with different beliefs, a higher percentage of these should recognize women as the dominant beings.Just the odds of the whole situation, there's millions upon millions of people at any given moment throughout history and for a large, and very non-proportional percentage of the time men just end up dominating the civilization. Things these days are evening out somewhat, but honestly would anyone think it would take this long for both genders to be treated equally. Not to mention were not even completely equal currently.

Why are women not taken as seriously as men?

Blog 9.

Another primary source that i am considering doing for the analytical writing project is the episode of Firesly where Saffron tries to steal the Serenity. she does this through manipulation and seduction. She blindsides everyone on the ship by acting completely innocent then goes on to poison the captain and almost succeed in taking over the ship. A key part in this episode is when Saffron poinons the captain. It's basically the climax, where you can see the direction of the episode. This episode mkes very clear that women are very powerful and a main component to the show. there are also random comedic undertones, as in all episodes. this makes me wonder why the captain isn't a girl. it seems somewhat natural

blog 8 primary source

One possible episode I am considering ot write my analytical writing paper on is episode 14 of Firefly "Objects in Space. In this episode you get an intense feeling right from the beginning that the doctors sister, River, is a very unique person. A bounty hunter has come after her to claim the reward being offered by the alliance. The bounty hunter beats everyone on the ship but can't find river. Finally, River comes over a com system and says that she is now the ship. Eventually it is discovered that she is actually now on the bounty hunters ship. She formulates a plan with the recovering crew still on Serenity and they eventually push the bounty hunter into space.

The significant part in this episode is when River lets the bounty hunter know that she is in control and that she is the ship. This is key because the whole episode the hunter was dominating everyone on the ship. At one point he says something like "men are way more powerful then women", then ironically gets essentially killed by a womean. There is a pattern of outrageous comedic relief points. The captain asks the bounty hunter if he's with the Alliance, and he says "am i a lion, well i never really thought of myself as a lion but i have a strong roar". the captains like i said alliance. and the hunter is like "oh no im not with the alliance". It is also determined that the mechanic is not a lesbian because she is now into the doctor A very interesting part in the episode is when the bounty hunter looking on the shephard that he knocked out says "Pff, that's not a shephard", with no further explanation. That part really confused me and i would like to know more about it.

The JO

On west 11th ave sits an airplane hanger-esque building, Jesse Owens South. It's conveniently located close to most of the freshmen dorms on south campus. The JO is divided into four main secions: the weight lifting section, cardio section, basketball area, and of course ping-pong. There's an impressive array of equipment there so that everyone can get their desired type of workout. The great variety encourages kids to come out and check it out, and idealy start a work out regiment. The b-ball courts are separated from the other three sections by a huge transparent plastic curtain. If you want to ball til you fall this is the ideal location, games are typically going on at all times in the afternoon. Don't try to sneak your non-Ohio State friends in the side door, alarms will sound. The ceilings are very high, giving the place an open feeling.The building itself is very unique. I would really like to know why they chose airplane hanger, possibly energy or cost efficiency? Also the pong is usually dead, but not always. Overall the JO is a great place to workout, ball, or play some pong.

Blog 6

This article really captures some important points about the show Firefly. Inara and Saffron both use the seduction and power of language to seduce and control men. In one part of the episode Inara notes to the captain how Saffron and been tought the acts of seduction, including ways to influence with language. These women are both intelligent and beautiful, which in turn, becomes a deadly combination to any of there foes or targets. These skills allow them to take advantage and reap the benefits of those that cross there paths.

Blog 5

Thw scene im going to talk about is when Mal first finds his "bride to be". This is an important part to the show that helps develop the characters later in the episode and i'm sure the series. Everyone on the ship believes this is some hilarious joke except for Saffron, Mal, and of course Inara. This episode shows how strong the women in the show are being represented as. Mal is seduced and nearly killed only to be saved by the women. I feel like this episode show a pattern throughout the show of strong women that can out smart and out maneuver men. I feel like the captain isn't necessarily the most important member of the ship and this episode shows that.

Blog 4.5 episode 4 Buffy the Vamp

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Buffy slayer del vampires

So I watched the 4th episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It was a pretty boring episode. Again there's an element of surprise with a new substitute teacher that turns out to be a vampire. The episode is very predictable. I wish I had watched a different episode or show so I could have more to say. There are metaphores used with the substitute teacher. I don't think it's a very well written episode.

Hell High

Obviously metaphores were the main idea in the reading. The different horror creatures represent various social groups seen in any given high school. It's kind of interesting how the writer viewed different groups. In Buffy the Vamp Slayer, Buffy is a small girl that destroys vampires, which is unexpected. Basically you just need to keep your mind open, and don't make early judgements.

firefly

Yeah, so i watched firefly. I found it laugh out loud funny. The script seemed poorly written. I'm really surprised that show and the television network expected to be taken seriously. However, I did find it entertaining. I thought the part where they're riding horses was pretty funny. The special effects are funny. The laser guns made me laugh. The scene that I thought was important was the the part where the girl gets out of the box. She gets woken up and discovered that shes on the ship. This is the reason the Alliance is chasing them. It's basically the climax of the episode.

Me baby, me

Hey guys, im jon. Im a freshman shacked up in Stradley hall. I really like music a lot. I enjoy participating in sports and other athletic activities. Im really enjoying Ohio State, the best University in America. Other than that im a pretty nice guy and enjoy spending time with my friends