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Postmodernism.

Above is a short animation about postmodernism. Enjoy.

Leonardo da Vinci.

Most think of da Vinci as an artist, others, a scientist; but in my view he was more of an idol. When I was young my grandmother bought me a 4 movie set on painters, some from the present, some from the past, all from different places around the world. When I got this gift from my grandma, my response was unenthusiastic, to say the least. But there were a few great things that came out of those movies, and one, was my discovery of Leonardo da Vinci.

To me, he was an idol, not in the way that I wanted to draw or paint like him, though that would be wonderful. But the thing that he inspired me most to be, was curious. Da Vinci had a constant craving to learn more. He satisfied it with his paintings, wrintings, inventions, and ideas.

In my eyes Da Vinci was a revolutionary, he had theories that were not yet being thought by people as a whole, he dug deep into ideas to find out more. He painted like nobodies buisness, and he is continued to be thought of as somewhat of a legend to the world.

Leonardo da Vinci is a huge influence to me, he in a way taught me to satisfy my curiosity and go far with my dreams.

Above is a one of my favorite paintings by Leonardo da Vinci.

2150 A.D.

2150 A.D. is a book by Thea Alexander. It has always been one of my mothers favorite books, and growing up she always told me about it, bringing up things in it, and telling me how it changed her life. I always wanted to read it, but she never let me, "it's too mature," she would say, "wait until you're older." Finally at the age of 15 I picked it up and decided all by myself that I was mature enough.

The book 2150 A.D is about Macro philosophy, and a new world. It was published in 1976, and takes place in two time periods. The first time it takes place in is 1976, and the second is 2150. The story follows a man named Jon, in 1976 he is a professor who has lost his leg in the Vietnam war. But when he goes to sleep in 1976 he wakes up in 2150 with his leg back, and a body of a man of 24. Through his journey in his dreams he sees a world, and a way of life that people in 1976 have only dreamed of having. There are no wars, no chaos. It's a utopia, and it works.

The thing about this book that changed my life, and my mothers, is that the ideas these people use to achieve the lifestyle most people wished we had, is that they are realistic. In the book they explain all of their ideas and they all make sense, and can be made real, you just have to take the time to alter the way you think and view things.

I recommend this book to anyone who 1) enjoys complex books, and 2) enjoys books that change the way you think. The only problem is, this book is terribly hard to find, and there are two versions of it. But if you have the time, I really do recommend it.

It's A Wonder.

I titled this blog, It's A Wonder because it's a wonder to me. What you ask? Everything. Here I am 16 years old, sitting in my English class, and i'm wondering. I've read the first sentence in over thirteen articles, trying to find the article that will get me by this week. I'm wondering quietly to myself why exactly I settle every Friday on an article I only slightly find interesting.

At the beginning of this project I thought it was giving a different spin on an article you've read, and I was not excited. So this is my plan, i'm changing it up. I plan to break away from the rubric, or at least what I thought was the rubric.

So here's the scoop, my blogs will continue to be educational, and possibly educate your brain; but they will hardly ever be about an article and a small opinion of mine on it. This project has not been as exciting to me as it should be so I am changing it up. From now on my blogs will be about influences, mostly mine, but also the people I talk to.

So here we go.

No on Prop 8

Usually my blogs are about an article that I have recently read, and my opinions on them. But this blog post is going to be different. Since the elections are coming up, I figured I would share my opinions on a matter that personally has been getting to me. Prop 8. Should gay marriage be legal or not.

To me this seems like a power trip. The people who want gay marriage to be banned are getting a kick out of taking away peoples fundamental rights. Some people I have talked to have said, "Being gay is a disease, they can't help it." Well if thats the case, then people should be able to call in sick for being gay; and they can't. If being gay is a disease, why don't they have a pill for it? Because it's not. Since when is a lifestyle choice a disease, or to be shunned upon, that's like saying a painter can't take pictures, it just doesn't make sense to me.

Everybody says that love is sacred, some people never find it. So why are people punishing the people who find love? Love is love, it shouldn't matter whether its two girls, two guys, or a man and woman. If you are lucky enough to find love, so be it.

No on prop 8. Don't make life a power trip, don't keep us stuck in recession.

Genetically-Engineered Tomatoes

Scientists have genetically-engineered tomatoes, and made them purple. No, it's not a color twist on the usual red fruit. It's actually supposed to be healthier for people's welfare. Scientists have taken genes from the snapdragon flower that creates a compound called anthocyanin, which is what makes the tomatoes purple. The compound has been proven to increase the protection against certain cancers and diseases.

So the question is, should we trust it? Genetically-engineered food has always been subject for debate. Whether it's good for us, or bad. In my opinion it seems like a good thing, when scientists have reached the point where they can help out nature and make us healthier; I think that's huge. Isn't it the goal of most people to live longer? I mean that's why there's medicine and hospitals in general. If people didn't want to live longer, they would accept whatever they had. In that sense, I believe that this is a good thing.

But at the same time, who are we to mess with nature? I mean we do that enough, don't we; with our buildings and power plants? Things have been the way they've been, well forever. Plants grow and we eat them. That's just the way things used to go, but not anymore. Now there's miracle grow and things of that sort. Genetically-engineering our food is just as bad as growing life in a test tube.

So what do you think? Good or bad, let me know you're opinions.