As we all know, Romeo and Juliet is a story about two teens from opposing families falling in love with each other, and this love of theirs has a sad, sad ending. However, when Romeo's actions are thought more deeply about, a second perspective on Romeo's love for Juliet arises. While Romeo's fated love for Juliet is seen as true love, his relationship with Juliet might actually have been the result of impulsive thinking and actions, and this intense love may not have been very deep at all. In the end, Romeo's love for Juliet was just rash decision-making.
Romeo's actions suggest that his love for Juliet was simply an impulsive decision. For example, when talking to Friar Lawrence, Romeo says "With Rosaline? No. I have forgot that name and that name's woe."(2.3.48-49) Romeo's love for Juliet was so strong, that he completely forgot about Rosaline and his love for her. However, one day ago, he was so heartbroken by Rosaline that he refused to even consider loving anyone else ever again. The fact that he fell so deeply into love with Juliet immediately after his depression about Rosaline implies that his love for Juliet was a superficial love, since it was so impulsive. Also, during the party, Romeo says to Juliet, "Sin from my lips? O trespass sweetly urged! Give me my sin again." (1.5.120-121) In this part of the scene, Romeo had just met Juliet, and they launch into a long romantic kiss (or several). However, Romeo doesn't even know Juliet's name yet! The fact that Romeo instantly falls in love with Juliet after seeing her for the first time shows his rash decision-making in his love for Juliet.
To sum up, Romeo's love for Juliet was entirely based on rash-decision making. He never stopped to think about things like being heartbroken by Rosaline just before. His relationship and marriage with Juliet came about from one evening at a party, which is not nearly enough time to develop a real relationship. Romeo fell in love with Juliet's appearance, which is not the way a person should fall in love with someone, and if Juliet had not returned his love, then Romeo would have been just as heartbroken about Juliet as he was about Rosaline. Although fate had marked them as star-crossed lovers, their love was the result of rash decision-making.
Thursday, May 7, 2015
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Champion Reading Response
Loss is very difficult to deal with, and certain people face loss in different ways. In the Legend trilogy, consisting of the three books Legend, Prodigy, and Champion, loss is one of the most prevalent themes, as the two main characters, Day and June, both encounter loss in many forms throughout the series. Both of them lose people very close to them during the series, and are driven to avenge them, but end up uncovering more and more about their government, and end up getting involved in the problems of the government, like plague outbreaks and war. Day and June face their losses in very different ways. Day becomes more caring towards those he loves, while June becomes more distrustful of those around her, and more serious and aggressive.
During the events of the Legend trilogy, Day grows into a more thoughtful and caring character, particularly towards his brother Eden and his close friend Tess. For example, during the beginning of Champion, the fate of the Republic, the country that the story takes place in, possibly depends on whether or not Eden can help to create a cure for a plague outbreak sweeping across a neighboring country. However, Day is completely unwilling to allow anyone to borrow his brother, to the point where he immediately refuses at the mention of his brother's name. Day obviously cares about his brother, and is willing to sacrifice a lot in order to protect him. Also, when talking with Tess, Day becomes more remorseful over the things he says to Tess, as he is trying to make up for leaving her to help June. This shows that he truly cares for Tess, and wants to do everything in his power to help her.
On the contrary, June grows more aggressive and distrustful of people. Unlike Day, June lost her parents at a young age, and the loss of Metias, her older brother, drove her to become more aggressive since June had no one left who was close to her after the death of her brother. First, when Thomas, her old friend, is being sentenced to death for killing Metias, June thinks to herself, "I could be compassionate. I could ask Anden to spare his life and let him live out his years in prison, and give him a chance to redeem himself. But instead I just stand there with my closed lips and unwavering posture, my heart hard as stone."(Pg.30) This shows that even though June was good friends with Thomas in the past, she still can't forgive him for the fact that he killed Metias, even though she wants to help him. Second, when June is around Commander Jameson, the person who was primarily the cause behind the murder of Metias, she is completely on edge and has an intense hatred for her. This shows that June has no compassion for her and just wants to see her dead, and doesn't care about what Commander Jameson has to say.
To sum up, Day and June face their losses in completely different ways. Day becomes more compassionate, while June becomes more hateful towards those around her. This is an example of how people can interpret similar situations in different ways. Day and June saw very similar things throughout the story, but they both change in completely opposite ways. While other factors still affect this change, it is ultimately up to the person to decide how they will interpret certain situations.
During the events of the Legend trilogy, Day grows into a more thoughtful and caring character, particularly towards his brother Eden and his close friend Tess. For example, during the beginning of Champion, the fate of the Republic, the country that the story takes place in, possibly depends on whether or not Eden can help to create a cure for a plague outbreak sweeping across a neighboring country. However, Day is completely unwilling to allow anyone to borrow his brother, to the point where he immediately refuses at the mention of his brother's name. Day obviously cares about his brother, and is willing to sacrifice a lot in order to protect him. Also, when talking with Tess, Day becomes more remorseful over the things he says to Tess, as he is trying to make up for leaving her to help June. This shows that he truly cares for Tess, and wants to do everything in his power to help her.
On the contrary, June grows more aggressive and distrustful of people. Unlike Day, June lost her parents at a young age, and the loss of Metias, her older brother, drove her to become more aggressive since June had no one left who was close to her after the death of her brother. First, when Thomas, her old friend, is being sentenced to death for killing Metias, June thinks to herself, "I could be compassionate. I could ask Anden to spare his life and let him live out his years in prison, and give him a chance to redeem himself. But instead I just stand there with my closed lips and unwavering posture, my heart hard as stone."(Pg.30) This shows that even though June was good friends with Thomas in the past, she still can't forgive him for the fact that he killed Metias, even though she wants to help him. Second, when June is around Commander Jameson, the person who was primarily the cause behind the murder of Metias, she is completely on edge and has an intense hatred for her. This shows that June has no compassion for her and just wants to see her dead, and doesn't care about what Commander Jameson has to say.
To sum up, Day and June face their losses in completely different ways. Day becomes more compassionate, while June becomes more hateful towards those around her. This is an example of how people can interpret similar situations in different ways. Day and June saw very similar things throughout the story, but they both change in completely opposite ways. While other factors still affect this change, it is ultimately up to the person to decide how they will interpret certain situations.
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Invasion of the Drones Reading Response
The article "Invasion of the Drones" by Patricia Smith is about the use of drones in society. These drones are used in things such as surveillance, law enforcement or warfare. However, they can intrude on the privacy of people, or even endanger people by crashing or causing plane crashes. It is also debatable whether or not the use of drones could even be considered unconstitutional. All of these factors raise questions about how the use of drones could impact our society and whether or not their use is truly moral.
Patricia Smith shows that she believes that the use of drones, although with some benefits, could be considered unethical due to some of the drawbacks of their use. In the beginning of the article, she talks about a story from a person who experienced one of the drawbacks of the use of drones. By doing so, she gives a real-life example of how the use of drones has actually impacted someone in a negative way. She also quotes certain historical documents, and how the use of drones may conflict with them. She uses the Fourth Amendment, which protects American citizens from unreasonable searches or seizures. By mentioning this, she raises the question of whether the use of drones could be considered as unreasonable searches or seizures. Patricia Smith uses these things to help the reader connect more with what they are reading, and as a result, the reader may feel more passionate about what they are reading.
From this article, I learned that although new technology like these drones can have great benefits for society, they can have some serious moral drawbacks. It was surprising to see how dangerous or intrusive these drones could be towards people. The fact that these drones can spy on people or even cause plane crashes due to things such as software glitches is quite shocking. The use of drones is also jeopardizing the distribution of the roles of the three branches of the government by giving presidents the ability to wage remote wars if they want to, even though only the legislative branch is able to declare war, which means that the use of drones could even disrupt the government. These drones could change many things in our society, though at this point, it is hard to tell if these drones will affect us in a good or a bad way.
Patricia Smith shows that she believes that the use of drones, although with some benefits, could be considered unethical due to some of the drawbacks of their use. In the beginning of the article, she talks about a story from a person who experienced one of the drawbacks of the use of drones. By doing so, she gives a real-life example of how the use of drones has actually impacted someone in a negative way. She also quotes certain historical documents, and how the use of drones may conflict with them. She uses the Fourth Amendment, which protects American citizens from unreasonable searches or seizures. By mentioning this, she raises the question of whether the use of drones could be considered as unreasonable searches or seizures. Patricia Smith uses these things to help the reader connect more with what they are reading, and as a result, the reader may feel more passionate about what they are reading.
From this article, I learned that although new technology like these drones can have great benefits for society, they can have some serious moral drawbacks. It was surprising to see how dangerous or intrusive these drones could be towards people. The fact that these drones can spy on people or even cause plane crashes due to things such as software glitches is quite shocking. The use of drones is also jeopardizing the distribution of the roles of the three branches of the government by giving presidents the ability to wage remote wars if they want to, even though only the legislative branch is able to declare war, which means that the use of drones could even disrupt the government. These drones could change many things in our society, though at this point, it is hard to tell if these drones will affect us in a good or a bad way.
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