We learned the concept of impeccable as applied to our use of words. An example of using impeccable words is saying what we mean and keeping abusive language, violence, and hate out of our speech at all times: this includes avoiding gossip.
Our second assignment was a group quiz based on the following concepts:
Plato's Cave: (See the image on the home page of this website.) The image represents Plato's theory that REALITY is something perceived, meaning Reality is filtered. This concept is important because of the influence of the Greeks on the cultures Alexander the Great conquered, including most of Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and, by influence, the U.S. Plato wrote that we, the perceivers are PRISONERS, shackled, able only to see SHADOWS ON A WALL made by a PUPPET SHOW. We can't see the puppets, nor can we see the PUPPET MASTERS. Meanwhile, TRUE SUNLIGHT can't get in because it is FILTERED by the cave itself. WE discussed various interpretations, including what sunlight represents metaphorically (i.e., sunlight could be truth, freedom, enlightenment, etc). We also learned the difference between truth and facts, how when we create art, we should always strive to create DISSONANCE, or purposely create MYSTERY instead of always seeking the "right answer" or the "facts." Art supposes that people deserve to DISCOVER TRUTH rather than be fed the right answer. In the world of art, we looked at Salvador Dali's painting "The Persistence of Memory," in which the concept of Time is presented as something made up or a "construct," even though we as humans believe so strongly in time as "real." The melting clocks in the painting illustrate the mystery of time, presenting time itself as an illusion.
We watched a YouTuber, Destin Sandlin, pursuing a study of the actual appearance of butterfly wings and how light works with the nano-structures (microscopic shape) of the scale to produce colors and textures, resulting in the design of a butterfly wing. This reinforced the idea that what we see (truth) is perceived. We can't always count on what we see with our eyes. In literature, art, science, math, and all disciplines, we must learn to search for the deeper meaning, making connections among all academic subjects. Einstein, Hawking, and many others believed in what they called THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING, which holds that all academic fields are connected, and we can no longer pretend there are separations between math, science, literature, art, and other subjects.
We are reading and analyzing an article about the ways in which climate change is https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/an-ancient-lunchbox-emerges-from-the-ice using the acronym HACK (Highlight, annotate, circle key-words).