The Computer: a look at semiotic analysis

The computer.

Everyone knows about it, and mostly everyone has one whether it be for work, school, or simple entertainment. Since the creation of the computer, it has created a major change in our culture that no one would have ever expected. From the big monitors to the tiny screens we can now hold in our hands, the computer has changed many things. Not only do people sit on the computer for hours on end, but they now rely on it for many things. Yes, it can be very useful to us when we need it to be, but is it becoming too much that people now have no desire to do anything else?

A computer falls into the system of being able to get things done easily at the touch of some buttons. The way that is structured could be altered in so many different ways. There are giant computers like there were when the first came out, to now there are tiny net books that are the size of a a book. It doesn't matter to people how they are structured as long they get the job done.

The computer reveals to us that our culture is becoming very advanced in the field of technology. That since there are many ways now that you can connect to the interent there is no need for anything else like human interaction. Many people today leave everything up to their technology and take no initiative to do anything by themselves.

I admit that yes the computer is a great part of our society, but there is a certain point that it comes down to it, that computers are kind of taking over our world.

How do you write?

I write all the time. Plain and simple. Writing is the one thing that I absolutely love to do.

When I write, I write for me, and nobody else. It helps me get rid of anger and stress because I am able to write down the things that so badly need to be said, but I just can't say them. Wherever I am, I always make sure that I have some sort of paper and writing utensil. I usually prefer my notebook and a decent pen that won't run out on me.

I guess you could say that I kind of have my own personal and unique writing process. When I'm at home, I usually lock myself in my room and put my headphones in and just write. I block out the rest of the world, and in that moment, it is just me and a blank page of paper, waiting to be filled with meaningful words.

It may sound crazy, but if I don't write at least once a day, I feel all weird inside, like there are so many things that need to be said on that blank page of paper, almost like it's calling my name to write on it.

For me, writing is everything. It allows me to express who I am and be myself; where nobody can judge me because it is my own writing and nobody elses. For me, writing is my escape.

Political Dimensions of Language

In President Obama's inagural speech, the one main word that he used about 15 times was "nation". I think that this is a very relative word that doesn't surprised me was used that much. After this comes "America" with nine times, and "people" with eight times. I feel like with President Obama using these words very often shows that his main concern is that of the nation and the people in it.

The President that I choose to look at was Dwight D. Eisenhower, only because my dad's name is Dwight. Okay, besides that fact, President Eisenhower used the word "free" 21 times in his inagural speech, with "people" after that with 18 times.  I believe that he used this words very often because that is what he was feeling was the most important in our country at the time.

Some similarities between the two are that they both used people in their speeches very often because people are the ones who keep our country together and have it function as one. One word that President Eisenhower used alot was "faith". In President Obama's inagural speech, he rarely used the word "faith". I feel like this shows the difference between them and how religious they wanted to be at the time that they were giving their speeches.

Overall, President Obama and President Eisenhower have similar words that they used in their speeches, but I think that over time the words have changed due to the fact that America is in need of other things that are more important than they were in earlier years.

The Prevailing Opinion of a Sexual Character

I know this is extremely, extremely late, but better late than never I guess.

This was probably the hardest essay of all of them for me to read.  I had to go over different paragraphs multiple times to actually understand what was trying to be said. I understand Women’s Rights and everything very clearly, but the way that Wollstonecraft wrote it and used a variety of word choice, it was just very hard to follow.

Wollstonecraft writes about how women are treated unfairly during this time and age and that it is not right by any means. She goes on to say that women are perceived as inferior to men and that they are only here to satisfy their husbands and nothing more.

She states that women are entitled to the same rights as men are and that women should be strong and independent and not only rely on men for things. I agree with what she says because I believe that both women and men should be equal no matter what. It shouldn’t be something that is worked at; it should just be something natural.

This essay was a difficult one to read, and I know it took me a really long time to do it, but I think that the message that Wollstonecraft got across was very strong. I really believe that I learned a lot from this article and it really challenged me, which I enjoyed for the most part.