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The World After 400 Years:

Think back to history, one could recall that the living standards back then were simply incomparable to the living states today. What is true is that almost everything in today's world is completely different from the past. Now, people can choose which planet they want to live and work on, which stable climate they desire to be in, and which classification of high-tech products they want to possess. Planets are now being controlled to have certain climate, environment, particular types of animals and plants. Job opportunities offered by each planet is varied and at most of the time, unique. Usually, people choose to live on the planet that they work. Leaping forward a little bit, there are four things that are there worth of mentioning. The first one is how the extremely advanced science actually takes part in a person's daily life in a very simple way. For instance, when one bought a new pair of jeans, he has the choice of changing the appearance of it using "Thought Changing Technique" or wearing the jeans in the same way in which he bought. Thought Changing Technique is able to convert the pants into different colours, thickness, width, and length. As long as the jeans the person "thought of" has the same texture as the original one, he could change the looking of his pants in certain. It will only take for maximum 10 seconds to see the difference on the item. Another thing is how the food making process is being totally convenient, efficient and ideal. Back in the time when people are required to cook on their own or using a robot, it is either quite time-consuming or pricy. The world today is not making the food by human's hands but by nobody's hands. Food making is done by selecting the recipe name in the "Food Making Controller" located on one of the kitchen's wall. Once the name of the food is selected, the pre-set cooking steps would automatically go on. The pot, the flipper, the knife, and all the others would move independently without any aid. Thirdly, all the eco-friendly houses and departments are human mind controlled. If one is thinking about opening the window as he steps into the room, the mind message would be caught by the Central Operator placed on the wall of the welcoming room. The Central Operator would perform very specific tasks no longer than 2 seconds. Fourthly, transportation in the present is considerably unlike the ways of transport four hundred years ago as well. It is for sure that everybody is accessible to a family-sized spaceship. This is due to the fact that spaceships are being mass produced nowadays. However, on land there are various ways of transportation. For one who might have less money, he could choose to take the Public Loaders to move around the planet. The Public Loaders are alterable in sizes depends on the amount of people in them. Richer people could buy their own qualified Air Flyers or Instant Movers to go to places all over the planet. Simultaneously, as it is clear to see, the living standards today are exceptionally higher and better than four hundred years ago.

Novel Unit - Brave New World

Glog's link:

Brave New World* Conditioning

Self-Publification Project

The Poem:

The Flyer

Youtube:

The Bull Calf* Glogster

 The Bull Calf         
 by Irving Layton                                                                     "The Bull Calf"
                                                                                    Glogster
                                                                                       Link:
                                                                                                 Glog English11 BC poem
 The thing could barely stand. Yet taken
 from his mother and the barn smells
 he still impressed with his pride,
 with the promise of sovereignity in the way
 his head moved to take us in.
 The fierce sunlight tugging the maize from the ground
 liked at his shapely flanks.
 He was too young for all that pride.
 I thought of the deposed Richard II.

 "No money in bull calves," Freeman had said.
 The visiting clergyman rubbed the nostrils
 now snuffing pathetically at the windless day.
 "A pity," he sighed.
 My gaze slipped off his hat toward the empty sky
 that circled over the black knot of men,
 over us and the calf waiting for the first blow.

 Struck,
 the bull calf drew in his thin forelegs
 as if gathering strength for a mad rush…
 tottered…raised his darkening eyes to us,
 and I saw we were at the far end
 of his frightened look, growing smaller and smaller
 till we were only the ponderous mallet
 that flicked his bleeding ear
 and pushed him over on his side, stiffly,
 like a block of wood.

 Below the hill's crest
 the river snuffled on the improvised beach.
 We dug a deep pit and threw the dead calf into it.
 It made a wet sound, a sepulchral gurgle,
 as the warm sides bulged and flattened.
 Settled, the bull calf lay as if asleep,
 one foreleg over the other,
 bereft of pride and so beautiful now,
 without movement, perfectly still in the cool pit,
 I turned away and wept.

Beatnik Poetry

"A Simple Love"

 When came out of the mother, 

the baby is given the chance of

discovering along with love

around.

The opportunity is offered by the

parents,

though unseen by the child at times.

While time pass on,

the child began to notice the reality.

Parental love is revealed

naturally and yet carelessly,

resembling the artwork,

nearly perfect, but some small mistakes.

Thus, it is still the greatest of all,

in a format of letters after letters,

no space, no air.

Though kids did not care that much, or

more to the details.

Love of parents is a most desired

gift among many others.

It is a treasure indeed.

While time pass on,

teenage years of rebellions,

the motivation of disobedience,

challenged the love.

Once confusing,

the love existed,

the care lived,

more lively.

Say "no" was desired by the child.

Advices were nevertheless there.

Once in a day,

when it started to rain,

very heavily,

Parents appeared together.

"Are you cold? Are you wet?"

"I just see that you did not have the umbrella."

The child took it,

the handle was still warm.

While time pass on,

Away from home,

the child moved far.

Worrying of parents occurred,

"I'm very well here."

"How are you two?"

Said the child.

"Good, as usual."

Replied. Hidden the truth.

While time pass on,

a family of the child was constructed,

he had his own son.

Now, he understands fully,

that

Parental love is immeasurable,

passionate, and simple,

it is a love that is always there,

non-stop, and forever-green.

"Portrait of Dr. Gachet" Poetry Response

Portrait of Dr. Gachet
by
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)

The 
Creation

Reality,
in its own force,
overrules the judgement.
Simple, and true.
A drop of rain,
Heavy and splashed,
Contiguous space was black.
Falling for the destiny,
And yet solidly.
Two different sides of the coin,
The start and the end,
Differs.
A heart that once jumped,
Now lying flat.
And there are the dirt inside.
It all started with pride.
Thought for the future,
The boy had hoped, realized it is going to come.
The ink had floated,
all over the table, the quill did not escape.
"You come tomorrow to this room and sign."
The woman said.
"Don't expect it'll be high."
The reminder again.
After a while,
Money was earned, but not much.
Not enough,
For the debt he needed to settle.
But that was the only way,
The only choice possible for those years.
A change had came for him,
This opportunity, 
Eliminated some wrinkles and brought sparks.
Revenge was to be unleashed.
A little girl had caught the sight,
Leaving the mark for another start.
After a year,
He was out of the room.
Now, doubting:
One's obligation was already planned out?
What is Destiny?


Speaker: God
Audience: Us
Message: One's life is walked by themselves, what decision one had made would create    
                   one's destiny.
Peer editor: Nahyun Lee

Short story response - "Do Seek Their Meat From God"

We, the animals

We are the innocents, the victims, and the poor,

We are the ones differ from the known super animals,

We eat whatever we found that are suitable,

We act upon our needs to survive,

We see the differences between them and us,

We are left with no choices,

We want to enjoy, to laugh, and to live,

We desire the chance for our kind to survive,

We are not as smart as them,

We can not fight against the supernatural,

We long for the pity,

We suffer from the struggle to survive,

We want to have a life full of delight,

We are too weak and broken in the spirit,

We feel the differences between them and us,

We are the ones being treated harshly while wishing to survive,

We need the food, the place for us to live,

We do not know what is wrong about that,

We already give our land to them,

We are being punished for our needs to survive,

We weep for our people,

We cry for the nature,

We carry our believes only with us,

We desire for our chance to survive,

We are unable to change our situation,

We are demanded to follow the rules,

We are lower than them,

We debate in ourselves for the right to survive,

We are now becoming more and more neglected,

We hold no power of our lives,

We look at the far equality between them and us,

We, the lower animals, ask the question, can we please have their pity to survive?