Comments for the last two assignments

[To Lauren G. Sept.29]

I really like your first idea because I feel like if he thinks we are all "trapped in our own mind" then he really is just talking to hear himself talk because he doesn't know other people. I think that alot of people judge themselves on how they think other people see them when in fact, those people are doing the exact same thing so basically, everyone is wasting their lives thinking about someone else. This kind of leads me to think that our existence may be pointless if we're always worried about people's opinion. I'm pretty sure we should be doing something with our lives. So, in fact, if everyone is doing this, then there is no such thing as an absolute individual because we are all doing the same thing without realizing it.

[To Christina C. Sept. 29]

I really liked your idea that "we are not so alone that we are "trapped within yourself". We wouldn't be able to have experiences to develop our own ideas and opinions if we allow ourselves to be trapped in our own world. If we do not have our own ideas and opinions on anything then we cannot be individuals and then there no such thing as "absolute individualism"" because I also feel that Banach contradicts himself sometimes. But then again, how can you ever find the answer to something if you don't try to find all of the solutions. In my blog post, I wrote that "absolute individuals" do not exist because we are all pieces of someone else. Our opinions, our moods, our overall personailty comes from the things we observe around us and how we react to them. I also like how you put your own quotes to prove your point instead of just relying on the lecture. It made your arguement stronger. I personally dont like or agree with "Birds of a feather flock together" but we all have our own opinions.

[To Ali C. Sept 16]

Dude! My head is reeling! This was super well thought out. I really like how you were just ranting but you built off of what you were saying. Like you thought something and was like "Oh wow! I just realized something else!" I love how you sounded like you were actually wanted to discuss this topic instead of it sounding like you were only doing this for a grade. It made it that much more interesting. Some of your main points consisted of whether or not you believed in an "absolute individiual" and how each of us are alone in this world. This reminds me of Banach's other idea of a "mental TV screen" that portrays how others view you as well as how you see other people. He was saying that each of us in trapped in our own mind and "our only access to the world being a television screen on one wall on which we percieve the images of other people..." which connects to when you said "For example when one looks in the mirror at themselves what you see of yourself is most likely not what everyone else sees. You can pick out little thing about yourself that you think is so flawed or entirely too noticeable when in actuality no one notices it but you."I'm trying to figure out how you can develop more and I'm drawing a blank. I'd say just continue what you're doing now.This post really made me think about the idea of a "moderate individual" because when I first read Banach's lecture, my immediate thoughts were "I don't believe in an absolute individual and that's final". I never actually thought of there being a middle ground. I really like the idea:"While I don't think that there is such a thing as an "absolute individual" I think there is a difference from someone who can speak their mind or not be afraid to think about what they do from sheep that follows everything everyone else says. We can call those moderate individuals." It brought a whole new perspective on Banach's theory that I hadn't thought about before. So, to wrap up this "novel" (haha) this post was just, "wow". So, I hope to hear more things like this. Bye, bye.

[To Daury S. Sept. 16]

Ok, so first off, I liked how you went straight to the point and didn't beat around the bush. I also liked how you put a qoute that seemed significant to what you were talking about and your personal response to it. Basicia;lly, your whole point was to say that some people may be similar characteristics but no one is actually "the same" as anyone else and that you agreed with the statement that other people may only see you subjectively but never internally. This actually reminds me of Banachs idea that "each of us is alone in this world" because you said "because we only see things in our own mind and what people do or think is our perspective" and esentially, these two ideas adhere to eachother.To further develop your ideas, a good idea is sometimes contradict yourself and try to see it through a different perspective so that you can gain more knowledge on the topic you are discussing. You can also trying ranting about random things (related to the topic, of course)and don't backspace too much so that you see where your random ideas take you. Also, little things such as punctuation and spelling are worth double checking. Your ideas made me think the difference between the "same" and "simliar". Sure, if you look at things from a different view, such as a scientific view, some things are just fact. For instance, two Poland Spring bottles are the same but a Poland Spring bottle and a Tropicana bottle are similar because they both hold liquids but different types. Is there really such a thing as a "same" kind of person? Is it possible to be the same as another person? I think no one can be the same. The same way twins can share the same DNA but they each have a unique fingerprint.I'm not really sure what I'm getting at but really, I'm just saying that I don't believe that a person can be the same. I'm not even sure a person can be really "similar", either, but that's a discussion for another day.All in all, although my brain is now turning, I will say goodbye for now.