NOTES FROM TODAY'S LECTURE

Martin Luther King Jr. "I Have A Dream" Speech

eye-catching Quotes: 

• "All men are created equal"
• "...Not judged by color of skin, but by content of character"
• "Let freedom ring"
• "I have a dream"

Not only did these quotes stand out to me, but with there repetitive sayings and broad application towards everyone, they gave off a sense of passion.

Martin Luther King Jr. uses a spectrum of the future that consists of equality and rights for black men and women.

Ethos/Pathos/Logos

ETHOS:

• It's not about what is being said ,but HOW it's being said
• the Credibility!!
• all the aspects that go into presenting the message which include nonverbal and verbal communication

PATHOS:

• the passion, empathy, emotion that gets you feeling like they can relate with you and understand your position
• can be paraverbal and/or nonverbal communication

LOGOS:

• aka LOGIC
• the way they explain themselves
• persuasive? or not

Does this person know what he is talking about?

Does this person care?

Does this person make sense?

Shifting culture

We shifted the culture in class yesterday by slowly getting people to speak their minds which brought up new topics along the way.

Notes from 1/12/18 class discussion:

• Everybody wants freedom
• People cannot take away your -opinions  -feelings
• "Watching the sun rise" we gain so much pleasure in the simplest things
• The littlest things can make us happy
• To get where you want to be in life you have to step out of your comfort zone  > in order to grow
• we have habits of being a 'student' -quiet  -no talking
• Socrates was a philosopher who asked questions to people "are you happy?" 
• "the non examined life is not worth living"

How do we get the courage to express ourselves?...

I, SOCRATES

The past 2 days in class were just constant class discussions. 1 normal classroom, 1 teacher, 1 teacher assistant, and more than 30 heads filled with ideas and perspectives. Although there was more silence than verbal communication, the students had thoughts in their minds that even a few had the urge to speak their minds. And that was incredible even if it was just one remark. These past days helped me learn and become creative in the sense that I was able to incorporate my views with others views to find a new perspective of the issues.

MUSIC AS LITERATURE

1. I believe it is fair to say that these songs were by Paul Simon because yes he incorporated unique elements such as African culture/music with a mixture of others in his songs but it is “he” who brought those things to unite which gives him some credit
2. Simon created something new and abstract by going back into the roots of a musical genre by fusing what music is defined as today with the past 
3. Music=Literature because it carries many unique different elements to be mashed into one

Socratic Seminar Reflection

• Paul Simon’s songs are a mix of genres 

•   He made a bridge between African culture and American culture

•   Simon went to South Africa to talk to African musicians > lots of controversy 

•  There’s culture in everything ex) School, heritage etc 

•   FOMO = Fear Of Missing Out

•    People don’t communicate with people because we’re used to the norms, used to being on our phones, we fear of being judged and standing out from the crowd

What I can conclude from the class discussion is that Paul Simon created history by merging 2 unlike cultures and creating a ‘revolution’ of something new. Music IS literature due to the factors of having artistic backgrounds and sometimes eye catching messages. Finally, that people fear standing out and making the ‘first move’ thanks to our ‘Social Survival Mammoth’

Paul Simon’s “Graceland”

I gathered up these notes during the first few minutes of class and man that was something! I was replaying the video over and over to get some content written down and well.. see for your self 

ACCOMPLISH

What I plan to accomplish by June 2018:

• Knowing what it means to be successful and happy
• The different paths teens want to take after high school
• If people who have chosen their paths are truly happy with their decisions
• And more ..

NEXT STEPS

The next steps I will take in exploring my big question are:

• Finding out what the different paths are after high school
• Interviewing people who have tooken different paths 
• Conducting a survey about what teens plans on doing  after high school 
• Determining what makes people “successful” in life
• What it takes to be “Happy” in life 
• And so on...