15
10
2006
In the House of sprits to me is almost sex/death driven. A conflict of how things should be ran comes up on page 118. There are two ideas that are kind of born when it comes to sex mainly prostitution A Patron and a Cooperative system. The patron system is kind of what is used to day in prostition. Where the workers would do that that do to get money and basicly give it to there boss. This really doesnt give much back to the workers, they see there earned money go out as it comes in. On the other hand the Cooperative system is more worker freindly. What ever the workers make, they keep just about all of it, making them more independent.
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15
10
2006
There are many forms of literature these days. you can find it any where if you look with and open mind, and hard enough. Online is no expection. In the Asteroids game was a twist from the org. Instead of asteroids, there were words. Some words would chase you where other words had there own direction, Your job was not to be taged by the words. A very unusual game that really didnt have much meaning. The second online game “LIES” was also different. You would type in a lie and from what i kind of understand what ever someone has typed in when you click it, it almost says the opposite. It was interesting to see what people have wrote and what lie or truth was uncoverd when you would click on it. Its an easier way to learn or to open your eyes and get out of a ” shell of saftey” and explore. I think the main idea behind these tools are to touch a wider range of people. Not many people can sit down with a book, some others need a different way to learn. wether is a game or something physical. They have their own way or being around literature and these are one of many that do that.
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9
10
2006
After watching http://www.elcerebro.com/archivo/bush_rey.htm. I could almost connect it with the the corrido stories. The short clip from me veiwing only the cartoon, seemed as if Pres. Bush was gun slining texan who was almost asking for the Iraq war. The whole cartoon was in spanish and Pres bush wore a rediculous hat the whole time. The cartoons shows once bush makes a rash choice many things crash, like the enconomy. This in a way even though its not related it run the same line with the corrido. Where one thing happens and its almost a downward spiral form one actions. Another way I was looking at the cartoon way the 911 side. Even though we all wanted to point fingures had terriorist, there may have been other sides to the story. There were many movies online that went against the terriost and pointed the fingures at high ranking government officals. Any way, in todays world, many old storys have been twisted and turn much like 911 and the corrido story. I dont think there would be as many storys today if it wasnt for differnt versions and variations. What a good is camp fire story that every one knows already?
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8
10
2006
When stories are told, People spice them up. Some stories need to have a twist tossed in to gain the intrest of others. Wether things are added, taken out or changed completly, it happens all the time. I can think of several stories that have been changed around. Before reading the Corrido story i was able to understand that this is one of those stories that has many twist. I my self, have never heard the story so i thought it would be fun to see whats out there. Old stories i think are the ones that get spun around the most, and this is one old storyI read many version of this story, from just someone being in the wrong place at the wrong time to a gun blazing rebel. I think the reasoning for people changing the stories is for appeal. People dont want to hear about some lone mexican of killed a cop. They may rather hear some big rough cowboy who flattened a town in one night and no one saw his face. thats why there are so many version. SOme of the big version changes were about his family. When Corrtez’s brother was shot, some stories went on about his revenge for his brothers death. Others went off on just hate for the people who let it happen. I like to listen to the same story with a twist, you get the same idea of the story but it will live on longer, as long as the main part of the story stays intack.
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