WikiLeaks

Julian Assange is an Australian internet activist known for his WikiLeaks. The below video is an interview about a few of his WikiLeaks as well as a very intense video that was released about the war in Afghanistan. I had many mixed feelings as I watched this video because it is not how American Soldiers have been portrayed to the American public. At this point in my life, politics are not a huge importance to me although it probably should. Seeing this made me upset and I felt as if it only showed one side of the story. In the same sense I am not a soldier and feel as though I cannot judge the way they should act because they go through very rough times and situations. In a way I feel it is a good thing that he is helping the "truth" about events become available to the public. Part of me thinks how do I know this is even the "truth" and I am still skeptical. This is a website that people can decide to go to and read the information he puts up. It is not being broadcasted across the TV or forced upon everyone. It is everyone's choice to see the information and I believe he should be free to post whatever.

A Second Life

“Imagine a world
Where you can be anyone
Go anywhere
Do anything…”





In our class discussion about Second Life and the possibilities of future Technology that would enable humans to feel and experience things physically through a game or program immediately reminded me of the movie Surrogates. (please view the below movie trailer)

If this were ever to become our reality I’m not sure how I would feel about it. Sure, it is a cool idea and would be amazing if it was actually accomplished. But is that how I would want to live my life? To me, I feel like the idea of this future way of living and spending hours on end in Second Life is not living. These games are all false representations of life and are not real.

For me to say that I would not be interested in experiencing such an advanced piece of technology would be a lie. I just don't think it should become a lifestyle. Human beings were created for a purpose. Why ruin humanity with robots? What is the point?

The Universe

Thinking about the universe is mind boggling to me. This video of Carter Emmart showing a demo of a 3D Atlas of the Universe really put into perspective to me just how small we are. I get caught up in every day life and where I am and what I am doing, not thinking about how minuscule and short my life actually is. It was amazing watching this video, seeing just how beautiful and astronomic the universe is. What is even more amazing, is that what we saw is only what we are capable of seeing as of now and that there is even more to the universe out there that we have no idea about.

Brave New World

"That is the secret of happiness and virtue - liking what you've got to do. All conditioning aims at that: making people like their inescapable social destiny."
- Aldous Huxley, Brave New World, Ch. 1


The story of Brave New World written in 1932 by Aldous Huxley, takes place in London six hundred years in the future. The people that are apart of this world are free from war, hate, poverty, disease, and pain. In order for this society to operate properly there are ten people that are in control, who are called “Controllers”. All other members of this society are created in a factory and are then processed through an assembly line where they are conditioned for their future purpose intended for them in this world. Aldous Huxley creates a futuristic world, in which an ironic state of happiness is created through conditioning, hierarchy and artificial gratification.