Frankenstein first read questions

READ Frankenstein 1: Preface (vii) – Vol I, Chp VI (p.51)BLOG 14: Write a letter to someone you know focusing on one of the themes in Walton's letters (like companionship and/or education or another you have identified from the reading). Reflect on your observations about the reading and refer to at least one quote from the novel.

Dear Jebree,
I am reading this book called Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. The first letter that R. Walton wrote is about his adventure of his sail and his hopes and dreams of accomplishments. He talks about how he wants to sail a go wale fishing by renting a boat from a fisherman and getting a crew. He said he would rent by paying the insurance on the boat. He hopes that his dreams come true and if they do he said that it could be up to years before he sees his sister again. He has much determination and hopes in his life. He talks about all the education he had when he was younger. He mentions how he would stay up studding math and phlosophy.
He mentions that he wants to make discoveries that no one else has. He wants to know things that no one else knows. "I shall satiate my ardent curiosity with the sight of a part of the world never before visited, and may tread a land never before imprinted by the foot of man" (7). He wants to discover things and be the best he can. He has hopes to know things and be the first to do things. He has many dreams and seems very determind to accomplish them.

Frankenstein first read questions

READ Frankenstein 1: Preface (vii) – Vol I, Chp VI (p.51)BLOG 14: Write a letter to someone you know focusing on one of the themes in Walton's letters (like companionship and/or education or another you have identified from the reading). Reflect on your observations about the reading and refer to at least one quote from the novel.

Artist Statement Project 3

Person 1

i woke up dazed. i looked around me and saw that i was trapped in a tiny box, and then i looked around the room, and saw others just like me that were trapped in these tiny boxes all stacked up on top of each other. My heart began to thump and shock overwhelmed me. i started to panic and the next thing i knew was that i could not breathe anymore. i poked my nose out through the wire caging, and the cold material sent a shutter through my body. I tried to chew on the strange material, but i could not. It was too solid and cold that it hurt my teeth.

Person 2

The tests on the computer looked promising. I looked at tht data repeatedly as realization set in. The subject in cage one was having a positive effect from the drug dosage. According to the data, the caccine was eliminating the HIV that i injected in the subject's veins. The small dosage was attacking the HIV cells by the second.

Person 1

i spent the next three hours in complete fear. I could not remember how i had gotten into this cage, i did not know where i was, and confusion sent my mind in loops. I had been running around in the cage, bumping my head into the wires hoping that i could bust through. I ran into each possible corner and inch in my chamber.

Person 2

I was so excited. After three hours of injecting the subject with the vaccine, the HIV had completely vanished. KMy whole body was shaking with confidence. I had told my whole team about the sucess and now everyone was reeking with anticipation. There were many more tests to do to make sure that this really was the cure for HIV.

Person 1

The door opened and a human with a white lab coat walked into the room. The human approaced my cage. All my thoughts stood still as the human lifted the latch off the door and stuck its hand inside. I began to panic. I braced my whole body against the opposite end of the cage.

The thoughts in my head were screaming at me. I bent down and lunged for the human's hand. I sunk my teeth right into its finger. It did not even flinch. The human had rubber gloves on. He grabbed my neck as i kicked and squealed. I then felt a sharp pinch in my ass and my body went limp. I could not move: I thought I was paralyzed.

Person 2

As the subject was sprawled out across the table, I immediately noticed that the vaccine paralyzed the victime for a short period. I strapped some cords to its body to monitor its brain and heart activity I also stuck a small tube with a microscopic video camera attached to the end down the subject's throat to monitor the vaccine in progress.

Person 1

The next few hours wnt by in a daze. The human had injected my body twice and it felt like it was tearing my body apart. It burned and painfully ripped at every emotion i had. My body had started to throb and i got the shakes. The pain was so immense that I eventually ended up passing out. I awoke to the human grabbing my body and tossing me back in the cage as if I was a used paper napkin. Worthless. I ended up dieing in my cage that night, all alone and torn.

Person 2

The subject ended up dieing. I was unsure if the vaccine caused the subjec'ts death. I ended up injecting five more subjects to run more tests on. I really hope that the first subject was not just a miracle. I really hope that this was truly the cure for HIV. I needed to run as many tests as possible to find out all the reactions to the drug.

I decided to write a story from the point of view of a rabbit and the point of view of the lab tester. First person is the rabbit and second person is the scientist. The rabbit wakes up traped in a cage. It is scared and starts to panic. The human injects the rabbit with a vaccine that is supposed to cure HIV and the rabbit goes through pain and suffering. In the end of the story the rabbit dies.

The scientist thinks that he found the cure for HIV. He is soo excited that it worked on one of his subjects. He then tests it on another rabbit, the first person, and finds out that the rabbit dies. He doesnt know if it is from the vaccine. In the end he decides to try it on a bunch of rabbits. He needs to know if the tests are accurate.

I decided to write a story because I wanted people to see both point of views. The ethical perspective and the unethical perspective were played out in this story. I didnt really understand the assignment so it took me a lot of thinking to come up with this idea. I had to think of a way to present both ideas on animal testing and make sure it wasnt like an essay.

Out of the different types of mediums I could choose from, I thought that this would get my point across. At first I was just going to write a story in the rabbits voice. After thinking about it, i thought it would be more interesting to add the scientist's voice to the story. I chose to do stem sell research as a base point because I have always had neggitive views of it. There are other ways to test products insead of using animals. I think it is cruel and wrong. Thats why the bunny's voice is so strong.

I think it came out pretty well. I liked my story a lot. I like how I kept the creature a secret. When reading it, people dont know what the animal is. It never says that it is a rabbit. They could also think that it is another human. Its left up to the readers imagination.

If i had more time, I think i could have made the story a lot better. It could have been longer and more specific. I am still happy with it.

I want the audience to be aware that animal testing is cruel. These animals are being tortured and most die. Its wrong what they do. But there has been discoverys in doing it. If we could find the cure for HIV, then we need to do what we need to do in order to save peoples lives. I just wish there was another way that scientists would use instead of torture.

Shaun Slifer Questions

What draws you to this piece? What makes it compelling? What is your connection to this work? Be as specific as possible.
I was amazed at the "I've seen a lot of trees (but i've never seen a Redwood)" piece.
I was drawn to it because the tree is huge. It made me so interested that I even took time to go and look up a Redwood picture just to see the actual size. The circumference of the tree is remarkable. I have definitely never seen a tree trunk that large before. It kind of reminds me of a tree one would expect to see in the rain forest or some exquisite forest that I have never travled too. It also reminds me of those stories that you hear in the news about people hiking in these kinds of forests. They are soo large and intimidating that the hikers end up getting lost and sometimes die in the forest because they cant find their way back.
I dont really have a connection to this piece but I would love to go to these creepy forests. I am a Twilight series fan (if you know what that means) and i believe that the forest that the cullens live in is like the forest you would find these ginormous trees.

New Project 3 Idea

I have looked over your advice and now I have figured out what I am going to do.
I have decided to do a short story instead of a sculpture. The story is going to be about a rabit that gets tested on and experimented on. It will be in the point of view of the rabit. It will be about a scientist buying the rabit from the store then taking him back to the lab and doing all sorts of horrific things to the poor rabit. Everything will be in perspective of the rabbit so the audience will actually feel what the animal feels. The audience will hear the rabits thoughts, fears, and pains.

Project 3

I really have no idea what to do with this project. I'm actually confused on how I am supposed to relate this to ethics... I just have no idea.
I think the topic I am going to choose is stem cell research. I am going to choose this because I am actually in between on wheater it is ok or not. I am more nutural because I believe in its purpose but I also believe that the things that they are doing to the animals can be harmful. They may be in pain and I think that is wrong.
I think I will either do some sort of writing or a sculpture but I havent decided on how to do it so it gets a message across....

Equality for Animals

1- An ethical code is a set of guidelines and values about how to behave in the world. An ethical code helps us to make decisions about “What ought I to do?” or “How ought we to act?” in a certain situation. Many people can agree on a basic ethical code for humanity, but what about our interactions with the animal world? Describe your ethical code in dealing with non-human creatures (worms to mosquitos to pigs to chickens to rats, cats, and dogs). How did you come to form this ethical perspective?

In America, it is wrong for people to eat cats and dogs because they are considered pets. In other countries people eat cats and dogs and even ginnie pigs are aten in some cultures. There are also debates on how it is wrong the way people treat animals and cage them even though they are just going to be killed for us to eat. Chickens are caged in small little cages with like 20 chickens crammed in the same space so that they cant even more. Its torture yet people are still going to kill them anyways. I think its wrong that people treat animals like garbage because they can feel whatever is eflicted on them. if they are hurt, they can feel that pain just like a person could.
The question is not, Can they reason? nor Can they talk? but, Can they suffer? This was a segment in the essay discussed. Animals do suffer and can feel pain. They cannot talk our language but does that mean that they deserve to be treated lesser than the human race. If I can only speak english and come across someone who can only speak spanish, does that mean that they are lesser than I because they dont understand me? Does that mean that they are less intelligent? But i dont know their language either so maybe they think the same thing about me.
i believe that anything that has feelings and can feel pain should be treated with respect. Animals shouldnt be tortured because they can feel physical pain. Its not right, just like its not right for a human to be tortured.

2- How is your ethical code similar to or different from Singer's?

Its similar because i agree with a lot of things this author says. Like the question he asks even thought they cant speak they can still suffer. I agree with that a lot because it relates to different languages used in the human culture. He compared the language thing and also skin color and women rights. it all can relate to animals. Just because they are different from humans, does not mean that they should be treated with carelessnes and disrespect. They shouldnt be tortured or anything of that nature because they can feel. They do understand things.

3- Even if you disagree with him, which of Singer's arguments is most convincing, and WHY?
The suffering part of the essay. He says that a rock cannot suffer but an animal can. I think i explained this question above. Its very convincing because he is right.

1) Name two situations where Koro ignored signs of Pai’s ability and aptitude to lead.
There was a time when he was having trouble with a rope so she tried it and did it with little effort. He could have asked her for her help but figured she couldnt be able to do it if he couldnt. He also doesnt like her doing things that are related to gender, like attend a school and play games with the boys. He doesnt see it fit for her to do so because she is female.
2) Discuss the scene where Rawiri took up the taiaha again. How does this change carry on for Rawiri in the rest of the story?
Before he had not told everyone that he did taiaha. He then confesses and begins to do it agian. This changes him becasue he starts to teach Pai how to do it. It shows that he is confident and wants to teach others even though some disagree with it.
3) When the community walk away together, Paikea comes from behind them and walks alone back towards the bigwhale. What did that image make you think about Paikea?
just that she wanted to help the whale. She didnt want to give up on the creature.
4) When Pai is in the hospital how do they know Koro has changed his attitude towards her?
Because he tells her while she is laying in the hospital bed. He probably was thinking she was hurt and unconcious so he tells her he is sorry.
5) What is the significance of the waka? Describe the waka scene that struck you most, and explain why.
The boat waka has significance because it is something that Koro had been biulding. It represents spirituality because of the scene at night when they were calling to the whales. it was really deep and the whales responded back. it was like Pai was a part of them and could communicate with them. The large whale had also let her ride on its back. She had got the whale to move without any effort.