Author Archives: Ann Agee

Unonscious vs. Conscious

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Ann Agee

“Unclose your mind. You are not a prisoner. You are a bird in fight, searching the skies for dreams” (p. 183). This quote from Hard-Boiled Wonderland and The End of the World takes place when the narrator from The End … Continue reading →

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Technology From Animals

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Ann Agee

http://mentalfloss.com/article/22702/10-technologies-we-stole-animal-kingdom This article entitled “10 Technologies We Stole From the Animal Kingdom” supports Descartes’s claim that animals differ from humans because they are mechanical entities without souls. Specifically, the article speaks to the second section of Descartes’s argument that animals … Continue reading →

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2045: The Year Man Becomes Immortal

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Ann Agee

http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2048299,00.html This is a TIME article about Ray Kurzweil and his theory about artificial intelligence and technological singularity. Kurzweil first dabbled in the field of AI when he was 17 and developed a computer that could compose a musical piece. … Continue reading →

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Second Life

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Ann Agee

In choosing an avatar, I tried to find one that looked most like me in real life. However, many of the women featured in the selection looked the same, just with different hair colors and clothes. Overall, they were very … Continue reading →

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Parallels to modern life

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Ann Agee

In class on Wednesday, the presenters brought up an interesting inquiry with their discussion questions: can the you, the reader, see parallels in Snow Crash to our current society, and do you think those connections are promising or threatening? To … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas: Hyperreal city

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Ann Agee

I chose Las Vegas as an example of the hyperreal in our reality. Like Disney World or Disneyland, Las Vegas is a city or community that was created for the fantastical. It’s over the top aesthetics and out of this … Continue reading →

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Three Marks of Existence

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Ann Agee

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism#Three_Marks_of_Existence Buddhism 1. Impermanence– cycle of rebirth 2. Suffering– anxiety, discomfort 3. Not-self– “I” is a construct of the mind

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The Opening Scene

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Ann Agee

The opening scene of Blade Runner: The Final Cut is designed to introduce the audience to the dark and bleak world of Los Angeles in the year 2019. The first glimpse that the audience has of this futuristic society is … Continue reading →

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Body Ethics–Alex, Allie, James, and Claire

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Ann Agee

The idea of the possession of your body after death Is organ donation uncanny? Many people think so. You have to opt into it. Society assumes you contain control of your body after death even if it could be beneficial … Continue reading →

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What It Means To Be Human

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Ann Agee

“I am malicious because I am miserable” (169). The group that presented on Mary Shelly’s novel Frankenstein during Friday’s class period brought up a thought that I found very interesting. The group mentioned that in reading the novel, one could infer … Continue reading →

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