Guildy and Rosie

The whole "being characters in a play in a play in a play" thing is too much for my mind to comprehend, but I am trying! I did find interesting the conversation about fate and chance, that whole thing is helping me understand Postmodernism more, since I had absolutely no idea what it was. I could have done without the homosexual jokes, but I felt really bad for poor Alfred!
My favorite part was when Guildenstern bet that the player that his birthday year doubled was an odd number. Maybe it is my love for math, or perhaps my low tolerance for people who lack common sense, but this part made me laugh. I also enjoyed the questions part, because I have played that game before, and it is really hard!

I really do not understand what is going on in this book, but I suppose that is part of the point. It's interesting to think that people actually think this way. I am so surrounded by my Christian bubble that I never think that anyone could ever have a Postmodern worldview. Living a life with a Postmodern worldview seems like it would be extremely depressing.

Obama's Rhetoric

Obama's inauguration speech was a much anticipated event. Everyone was excited to hear what the great new President would say to his country. However, according to Michael Gerson, Obama's speech was "rhetorically flat." This surprised me because Obama has many controversial policies, so I assumed that a Christian would be quick to critique his beliefs, not his rhetoric. Gerson seems to represent many of the "religious" population of the country who disapprove of Obama, because he is looking for something to criticize. "If we can't find anything wrong with his beliefs, let's attack his delivery!"

Obviously, the President's rhetoric in his speeches are important. He represents our country, and he is the person that we will look to in times of trouble. I understand the need to analyze, and there is nothing wrong with being analytical. However, many people in America (and everywhere) do not figure things out for themselves. They read things from "experts" and then make those things their opinions. Therefore, I find it wrong for a Christian "expert" to do an interview about the errors in the President's speech. I can just see Christians who are looking for things to hate about Obama saying "Oh my goodness, the man cannot even give a speech correctly. I knew McCain should have won!" He did say that Obama's speech was not horrible, but not amazing. Obama's rhetoric was probably better than most of the country's, and his speeches are definitely a step up from Bush's.

Rosie and Guildy

I've never been very philosophical. I don't wonder why we're here. I just accept life as it is. As we were reading in class today, I realized that I resemble Rosencrantz. Mrs. Kirk said something about how possibly Rosencrantz doesn't argue with the improbability of the coin flipping because it is working out in his favor. I'm sure I am supposed to have much more insight about what I have read so far, but that is the only thing that really stuck out to me. It stuck out to me because it is so incredibly true! People always complain when things do not go their way, and are happy when things do. I am totally fine with my life when it is going fine, when I don't have anything to complain about. What kind of a difference am I ever going to make in life if I can't learn to deal with things that go wrong?