Blog 13

Bacon: 

1. The way Bacon uses the word "Idol" is something that is an error to our society that comes from our ancestors and culture. I don't believe in this meaning because when I think of an idol I think of something we deem important and wanna base our life and values after. We don't base our life on "errors".

2. Most people view a family member or a celebrity as their "idol" but in my opinion the only idol someone should have is God.   

3. The idols responsible for individual reflection are the idols of the cave, which occur within the mind of the individual. The idols that are responsible for social intercourse are the idols of the tribe, which are the deceptive beliefs in the minds of humans.

No, restrictions would only make the man have more idols. A hermit would be more likely to be free of the idols.

Darwin:

1. The phrase "Survival of the fittest" means only the strong will survive. The strong will over power the weak forcing them to live in bad conditions. For example, if there were four kittens, depending on size one or two of them can die when the stronger ones make their way to their mom's milk, forcing the weaker kittens to not get the nutrients they need and die. 

2.  Breeders breed dogs with the certain traits they are looking for. For example size, color, and temperament. The traits they would breed together all depending on what they wanted out of the dog. Such as if they wanted a guard dog, a bird dog, or a service dog. They would find the best traits and breed them together.

3.  Cloning makes Darwin's idea more simple. If you wanted to clone a strong man and get the exact same traits and qualities, it would speed up the process of natural selection and save you time from finding he exact qualities you want to breed with.

4. Today when I hear the phrase "survival of fittest"  I think of sports. In my head the those who work the hardest and put in the time will be the ones to conquer leaving the weak ones to "die" or lose. 

Blog 12

Plato:

1.  I feel like our senses are very important. We rely on them when it comes to learning and they become important when it comes to understanding the world around us. Those without senses still manage to learn, the process is just harder to process.

2. I don't think senses are materialistic. There are alternatives to valuing this experience such as common sense, knowledge, critical language that could be helpful.

3. I would want the ability to see the future and the past. That way you can know if something big is about to happen and whether or not to avoid or pursue what it is. Also so you can see the mistakes that has been made before and you can learn from them.

Freud

1. Sometimes I like to believe my dreams mean a lot. I seem to come to a lot of realization when I'm dreaming like if I'm about to make a big decision or something. There are also times when my dreams are just random things all happening at once.

2. If I have a dream over and over I start to wonder why that dream is so important to me. I start to question if there's some hidden significance in it and if I just didn't realize it the first time I had it.

3. There are many dreams that scare me. One is if a close relative die because I'm so far away I don't know how I'd be able to handle to news and dealing with such a close loss. Another dream that I always have is driving. When I'm dreaming and I'm driving a car, the breaks never work and I'm always going full speed and basically driving like I'm in the game "Grand Theft Auto" until I wake myself up.

4. I think it is based on how you sleep. If you went into a deep sleep, I feel like you won't remember. But if you slept restless, I think you'll remember because your mind was restless and thoughts were going on.

5. I like to think so, sometimes dreams include something that is going on in your life, showing that your brain is thinking about what's going on, making you see it in your sleep.

Blog 11

Virginia Woolf:

1.  Women back in Shakespeare's time had a rough life, so she was pretty much was comparing the life women live today to the life they lived back in his time.

2.  It shows concerns on the way men treated women back in that time, because women should have never been treated that way.

3.  Woolf put huge emphasis based on how women had to stay home and take care of the house while men were out working. Women were inferior to men so at the time they didn't need education. Woolf probably would have suggested though that women do get more education for the future. 

Mead:

1. Men were tough, aggressive, with the maternal cherishing aspects of the minimum. While women overreact, are stern, they gossip and hold grudges.  

2. In today's society, women were taught to deal with their own problems and to be financially and emotionally dependent.

3. Women are expected to act womanly and follow the standards. When they go away from that and act manly it was said to mess the system up.

4. Because it is very limiting. If we weren't very judging on sex in the first place, society would run more smoothly. When we do this it hurts peoples confidence and self-esteem.

Blog 9

1. Montessori's teachings was very different compared to others. She believed in letting the children work on their own so they could become independent and not rely on other people for help. She also didn't believe in rewarding the students when they did something, she thought that the only reward they get should be the accomplished feeling of doing something on their own.

2. The furniture can make a child excited to learn new stuff. By making the chairs small and compatible with their size, it can provide a more comfortable feeling.

3. Freedom is a good thing for children. It helps give them the space they need to focus on whatever specific skill they wanna accomplish, whether it's focusing on zippers or tying their shoes. It also gives them a chance to try different techniques and broaden their thinking skills.

4. Dewey wants students to think in school. Most schools just give them facts that the student should just remember, it requires thinking to actually know how to do something.

5. Students need creativity. With creativity, you can turn any kind of knowledge into something useful in real life.

6. According to Dewey, the best way to learn is through experience. With hands on activities, they can use those experiences and apply it to whatever they're doing in the future. Through hands on experience, students are learning much more than they would in a classroom.

Blog 6

1. Bourgeoisie was considered upper class. They're always upgrading their machines and products. The condition of  Proletariat was considered to be a lower class. They are the ones who work for Bourgeoisie and made it what it was.

2. Marx explained that expanding the world market was "paving the way for worse crisis and its own eventual ruin." By improving the production and communication, both crisis and opportunities will come from it.

3.  Communists worked on behalf of Proletariat, so they have the chance to overthrow Bourgeoisie and provide Proletariats an opportunity to expand and make their economy better.

4. I don't think that will solve the problem although it is a good idea and people should follow his notion. Although those with a lot of money are not very willing to just give it away. They view it as they worked for it and deserve it and that those not wealthy should just try harder like they did.

Blog 10

1. Wollstonecraft focuses on woman's rights in the reading. She argues that women should be equal to men and that the discrimination women face is unnecessary. Because of that discrimination, woman are viewed as inferior

2. At the considered time, women were pretty much property. Women didn't have jobs so were forced to stay at home and basically do what their men wanted them to do. Men were considered their owners. So therefore they were considered property.

3. Women's thoughts and actions are strongly affected by the way they're treated in society. If given the right to share their opinions and were allowed to do more than just sit at home, women wouldn't feel the urge to act out and make scenes in society.