Masterpiece Update

As I heard through the grapevine that Dr.Preston said that anyone who didn't do a masterpiece project would fail his class, I thought now to be a good time as ever to give an update on my intentions of a masterpiece project.

Interestingly enough, the project I have finally comes to terms with declaring relates back to one of the first posts Dr. Preston required of us- our "big question". And as usual with something coming to an end, it does involve an awful lot of reflecting and comparing to what was, and what now is.

So, what is my project? On Dr.Preston's giant list of what everyone's big project is about it can be seen that under my name there is a description of a "chronicler", however my project strays from this in that I do not intend to relay the accounts of any one persons' life and how that life may intertwine with one or many other, on the contrary I do intend on creating a sort of 'guide' or at least a helpful account of the common lessons that arise in High School, and continue throughout life. High school isn't hard, but dealing with it can be sometimes. I know I've struggled with the changes at times, or was sometimes lost in my own innocence, my only hope is to give the words to someone who may need them.

With all this being said, (if anyone actually reads anyone else's blog), I would love the chance to talk and reflect with classmates that would like to volunteer a story/lesson/advice to put in this guide. Please feel free to talk to me about it if you're interested in helping or just want to know something more about it.

We are living in a Brave New World?

Having just finished reading the book and taken a night to think upon the ending of the novel, I can't help but take the side of refutation in the debate that we are living in a brave new world. 

First, while a large focus of today's society is perfection, it is not the perfection of society we are seeking like, or even close to, the one seen in Brave New World. Instead, we focus on perfection of the individual- a thought conditioned out of the mind in the society within the novel. 

Second, raw emotions are the ladder to the top pyramid of power in today's society. Individuals use emotion, emotion taken away and/or dulled in Brave New world, to profit from one another in any way possible to rise above. Whether the emotion be in the form of dramatic movies, selling tshirts to support a tragedy, or some other emotional cause to lend power to one individual or group of individuals, emotion feeds the individual. 

Lastly, today, science is held above all else. The advancement in technology, the creative innovation, and the sci-fi dreams of the future are what is supported and pushed for. In Brave New World, the scientific research has stopped, or severely slowed down. 

It, like everything else, is possible that we could be living in a type of Brave New World, however currently, we are not.