An Open Letter to the Person I Hate

Now I know that hate is a strong word, but I mean it. With my whole heart that is exactly how I feel, but you haven't always done me wrong. There are actually a couple of things that I wanted to thank you for. First of all, thank you for making me stronger. You taught me that no matter what a person says or does, I am always stronger than their words. Secondly, thank you for giving me a great example of what happens to a person who peaked in high school. You showed me that staying true to the things I believed in, and doing the right thing, was the best road to success. Just look at us now. Lastly, thank you for accusing me of doing so many horrible things to try and bring me down. It taught me how to stand up for myself and to fight for what I knew was the truth. Because of you I am who I am today, and to be honest, even though it sucked sometimes, I wouldn't want it any other way.

Now, don’t forget that there is still an overwhelming amount of hate in my heart. Like if you got lost camping in the woods I wouldn't be sad about it. You have taught me all the things I am willing to learn. So I would appreciate it if you could stick to your own friends and stay the heck out of mine.

Who knows, maybe karma is working its magic as we speak. Any day now would be great. Before you ruin any more lives.

Here Goes Nothing

Throughout my high school english career I can't really say that I learned much, if anything, and honestly that is sad. Maybe I learned how to not think about what I was saying and just find some random quote and try to make sense out of it in a way that fit with my prompt. Maybe not. Who knows? I have been able to push through college writing 1 and honestly college writing 2 so far so why would I start learning now right? The past two projects have done in class have been enjoyable, but also very fitting into my the "quote and go method. We will have to see how this next one goes. I think that at least the writing portion of the assignment will be exactly the same as high school. Which is totally fine with me. As for the multi media aspect? I'm not so sure.

It might help to at least understand a little part of the project before I say anything too decisive about it, but here I go anyway. I have never been the creative type. I don't like drawing or writing or anything like that. and I especially don't understand how to take completely unrelated pieces of work and somehow combine them so that they make sense together. Photos and videos are for creative people and those who are into the arts. I would much rather prefer to learn how to save you life than how to draw a building in 3D.

Either way I am in for the long hull. So I guess I better get started on the actual task at hand instead of wasting time complaining about it.

Urbanized

I’m not entirely sure I understand where Gary Hustwit is coming from. He seems to have a pretty solid idea of how the world works and the way that everything is designed to solve problems, but I don't know if he really says that much about ambiguity. From the director’s statement on the blog post, I see a man to just happened to stumble upon the concept by rethinking his other ideas. If we look specifically at the interpretation of ambiguity, I agree with the fact that as a writer it is important to write from a place of ambiguity and curiosity. This prevents a bias so that paper and sources of information have a sort of credibility to them. Instead of just being somebody's opinion.

Solving problems is another important part of ambiguity, but bias can easily slip in. In the video interview with the major, there is a clear example of the way that problems can be solved in a way that benefits everyone. And I don't mean to bag on Gary Hustwit, but in the clip, it doesn't seem like he was the one that put together the ideas in the film. It seems to me like, at least in that particular scene, he let the major take the lead and that is where the idea of ambiguity came from.

Overall, I am sure that the film is wonderful, I am just not sure that I agree with the interpretation of ambiguity through Gary Hustwit. Maybe there is something I am totally missing. That is entirely possible, but I guess I will have to watch the film to find out. First, I have to find time.