Freedom in Conditioning

Conditioning is proved to be very effective scientifically, and whether we should have freedom in conditioning is always a controversial topic in both the society and the research field of psychology.  I believe that conditioning can be considered as good or bad depending on how it is being used.  Conditioning in Aldous Huxley's novel "Brave New World" is considered very inhumane, as those scientists use electric shock and such to torture those new-born babies in order to make them hate books and country.  The results are successful, yet the process is very cruel.  For conditionings like this should be forbidden as they stay against human rights and is simply an evil thing to do.  However, if we can find some appropriate ways to condition the new babies to hate some bad things like stealing and murdering, we will very likely to achieve a better and more stable society.  In the situation like this, conditioning will  be considered as a positive method of educating.  In another aspect, conditioning now, and throughout history, has been used by the government to control people's mind.  In forms of propaganda and other methods of government advertising, it is believed that these conditionings will help with social stability.  I do not agree with this, as I think it is just the way government uses to control its people.  During the first and the second World War, government used tons of propaganda in order to make its people support the war and join the army.  These propaganda, eventually led to millions of death and endless pain.  Adolf Hitler is a very good example that used conditioning in a negative way, which led to massacre of Jewish people and WW2.  On the other hand, government conditioning could be effective and helpful if it is being used properly.  Government can make advertisings in protecting the environment and promoting a civil and peaceful society.  These sorts of conditioning help make the society stable in a better way.  Conditioning is an effective tool that can be a deadly weapon, or a catalyst of social stability.  Whether there should be freedom in conditioning should be determined by the way it is being utilized.

Comparison between Fanny in "Brave New World" and Britney Spears

As I read the novel "Brave New World", I found that there are similarities between one of the characters in the book, Fanny, and the famous modern pop singer Britney Spears.  Fanny is portrayed to be a very coltish girl.  She goes out with many different boys, and even feels astonished to hear that her friend Lenina only goes out with one boy.  I would not say Spears is as coltish, but it is true that she does have had quite a few boyfriends.  Also, as i read through the chapters, I somewhat feel that Fanny might have some relationship with another girl.  However there is no apparent proof to say that Fanny is a lesbian.  It is actually kind of similar to Spears on this aspect, since Spears has kissed Madonna in an award ceremony in public; and even just some days before Madonna publicly flirts with Spears on Twitter, saying "Kiss me again!"  In addition, Fanny is very addicted to soma, which is the drug from the novel that is used to "eliminate all the feelings and emotions".  In real life, Britney Spears is also very addicted to drugs, and was once caught and put into jail for taking cannabis.  Anyway, I do acknowledge that Britney Spears has great talent on singing and composing music, and also she has decided to become a brand-new person after getting out of the jail.  However, when reading about Fanny in "Brave New World", I do think of Britney Spears as they both share some common characteristics.

The Man in Black

The man sits in black, wearing black
He portrays himself,
And with paint what he sees melt
A brilliant painter,
Struggles to express with sunflower;
What he lives freeze in winter

The man sits in black, wearing black
His paintings folded, and could not be sold
His head is kind of lost and heavy
People believe he and his brushes are crazy

The man sits in black, wearing black
What he is seeing he could not interpret
Firmly resting on the mysterious mind of secret
His soul has been painted on the flowers of Sun
LEAVING NONE

Speaker: Me (the author), Audience: the readers
Message: Feel sorry for talented painter Van Gogh's pitiful life

Do Seek Your Meat From God

"Do Seek Your Meat From God" is a divertive short story due to Charles Roberts's use of suspenses.  In the short story, as the panthers were hungry and went out for food, the children, at the same time felt bored and got out.  This very first suspense has brought the readers into the story and has held readers' interest.  And then came the man going back for his son, as well as the panthers were approacing the kid, and again, at the same time, becomes the most breath-holding moment in the story.  No one knows what is going to happen and who is gonna get there first, except the author, and readers wnat to continue reading it.  This is a very successful use of suspense that has made the activating circumstance and the climax even more attractive.

Love Is...

Being lost in darkness, 

Love is a lamp

Showing the way out with a gentle gleam

Wherever you are, 

Love leads you

Walking to despair,

Love is a faith,

Becoming the only reason you would fight to survive

Whenever it is, 

Love supports you

Confronting ruthless disasters,

Love is a strength,

Being with you to overcome any harshness

Whatever it is, 

Love encourages you

Love,

Flies with music,

Grows in hearts

Conforts pain,

And smoothens harsh

Love is in everywhere, in every time,

Love is everything

Love is the reason you live

A Plea for the Physical

    I am always a more physical or sporty guy.  I like hiking in the woods, and particularly love a sweaty workout.  However, I do take the elevator, and I like it a lot better than stairs...  I also like to check my e-mails though.  Anyway, I still prefer physical activities than the sedentary in most of the parts.  I cannot really give specific reasons to tell why.  I just very simply like the feeling when I run, jump, and compete in games, as a boy.  I started to play basketball when I was young, and it is now such an essential part of my life.  Not only basketball, but all kinds of physical activities including working out are now the ways I improve my physical abilities, and defeat my stress.