Notes from today’s lecture

Today I looked at a video about Martin Luther king jr and his famous I have a dream speech. He was very formal and passionate in what he was saying. He liked like he cared about what he was saying and cared about there people he was talking to.

The world is my library

Novels
-to kill a mocking bird
-the lord of the rings
Short stories
-the tell tale heart
-the yellow wallpaper

HOPEPUNK

A sense of self-awareness about weaponizing kindness and optimism or even emotion itself in a face of that fight

I'm ignited

Favorite ignite talks:

Why do we have to fit in society?

Relation between consciousness and reality?

Can we send people to mars?

Last century's writing styles

Genre: any form or type of communication developed over time

Naturalism

-against natural forces

-something inevitable

Realism

-characters decisions affect his life

-real life problems

Modernism

-short story

-fragments of life

Argue this

Big question: What is the purpose of life?
what do we need to accomplish too feel like we have achieved the purpose of life?
Syllogism: Simplest form of logic
-Major premise
-Minor Premise
How to tell if its syllogism
Truth
-if its true (verifiable in the world)
Validity
-Do the premises support the conclusion.
Not syllogism:
Could have something that is valid and not true
Syllogism:
Need to have something valid and true
Deductive reasoning:
General to specific idea

American Literature

American Literature is something written or made in the U.S.. I can contribute to american literature by continue posting on my blog and sharing my writing with other people.