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hopeful(no subject)
July 15th, 16:39
I HAVE THE BEST FRIENDS EVER! Jesse lent me the money to buy A PAIR OF METALLICA TICKETS. Actually he didn't even do that, he BOUGHT THE TICKETS (and I just have to pay him back when I get the money). OMG IT FEELS SO GOOD TO HAVE IT BE A FER-SURE THING!!
CAPS LOCK CANNOT FULLY EXPRESS MY JOY.
CAPS LOCK CANNOT FULLY EXPRESS MY JOY.
giggly(no subject)
April 6th, 22:16
I'm going to write out some scenarios (mostly ones that I've experienced/witnessed, but also some that are purely creative) to expand upon my earlier question about truth and perception. There are also some questions that I would greatly appreciate answers to (bring your friends! This is a public entry for which anonymous comments are allowed). But feel free to comment on anything relevant here. Thank you!
Truth vs. Perception
Scenarios
I. A romantic relationship. Girl is (or believes she is) totally in love with Boy. Boy does not reciprocate, but acts like he does. Girl believes his every word, and believes (erroneously) that Boy is indeed in love with her. Girl feels happiness at his supposed "love".
II. Another romantic relationship. Girl and Boy both have feelings for each other, but Girl cheats on Boy repeatedly. She has sexual relations with many other people, but they're all one-shot things and no emotional bond or commitment is formed. Boy never finds out about Girl's proclivities, and believes that she always has been and always will be faithful to him.
III. A murder case. Man is completely innocent, but much circumstantial evidence exists that seems to point to him being the perpetrator.
IV. A "friendship". Girl A believes she is friends with Group. Boys A and B and Girls B, C, and D all share a disliking for Girl A. They talk about her incessantly behind her back, saying the worst things imaginable about her. They do invite her on some outings and to most parties. Girl A believes that she is welcome and invited at every event Group has. Girl A enjoys being with Group and believes they are friends.
V. A narcissist. Woman thinks that everybody in the world adores her. She is not a true narcissist in that she has true feelings and cares for others, but she does believe herself better than all those around her. She's really average in almost every way.
VI. Religion. Church believes in specific Deity. Deity does not exist. Members go throughout life acting in accordance with the laws supposedly put forth by Deity, which harm noöne and in fact are solid guidelines for good moral conduct. No living person will ever learn that Deity does not exist.
VII. Delusions. Man believes that there is another person almost always with him. Would be termed "Imaginary Friend", but Man honestly believes that Figment exists, albeit invisibly. He does not cast blame on Figment, it just keeps him company (but remember, he did not consciously create this character) because he lives alone.
Questions
I. Is truth actually more important that perception?
II. Is there ever a situation in which the other is more important? ie if you said truth is more important, is there ever a situation in which perception is more important? and vice versa.
III. Which do you believe "rules the world" so to speak?
IV. What would you do as an observer who somehow knew to be true all of the facts about each scenario given here? Why? What would you expect to come of this course of action?
Truth vs. Perception
Scenarios
I. A romantic relationship. Girl is (or believes she is) totally in love with Boy. Boy does not reciprocate, but acts like he does. Girl believes his every word, and believes (erroneously) that Boy is indeed in love with her. Girl feels happiness at his supposed "love".
II. Another romantic relationship. Girl and Boy both have feelings for each other, but Girl cheats on Boy repeatedly. She has sexual relations with many other people, but they're all one-shot things and no emotional bond or commitment is formed. Boy never finds out about Girl's proclivities, and believes that she always has been and always will be faithful to him.
III. A murder case. Man is completely innocent, but much circumstantial evidence exists that seems to point to him being the perpetrator.
IV. A "friendship". Girl A believes she is friends with Group. Boys A and B and Girls B, C, and D all share a disliking for Girl A. They talk about her incessantly behind her back, saying the worst things imaginable about her. They do invite her on some outings and to most parties. Girl A believes that she is welcome and invited at every event Group has. Girl A enjoys being with Group and believes they are friends.
V. A narcissist. Woman thinks that everybody in the world adores her. She is not a true narcissist in that she has true feelings and cares for others, but she does believe herself better than all those around her. She's really average in almost every way.
VI. Religion. Church believes in specific Deity. Deity does not exist. Members go throughout life acting in accordance with the laws supposedly put forth by Deity, which harm noöne and in fact are solid guidelines for good moral conduct. No living person will ever learn that Deity does not exist.
VII. Delusions. Man believes that there is another person almost always with him. Would be termed "Imaginary Friend", but Man honestly believes that Figment exists, albeit invisibly. He does not cast blame on Figment, it just keeps him company (but remember, he did not consciously create this character) because he lives alone.
Questions
I. Is truth actually more important that perception?
II. Is there ever a situation in which the other is more important? ie if you said truth is more important, is there ever a situation in which perception is more important? and vice versa.
III. Which do you believe "rules the world" so to speak?
IV. What would you do as an observer who somehow knew to be true all of the facts about each scenario given here? Why? What would you expect to come of this course of action?
- Current Mood:
thoughtful
cold(no subject)
February 21st, 17:29
So Circuit City's going out of business and we stopped buy and I picked up a couple CDs
Inhuman Rampage (DragonForce)
The Poison (Bullet For My Valentine)
Also picked up a copy of Dragon Naturally Speaking, so I'm excited. In the middle of installing it now though =]
And I got my contacts again this morning at the eye doctor.
So all in all, I'm doing alright =]
Inhuman Rampage (DragonForce)
The Poison (Bullet For My Valentine)
Also picked up a copy of Dragon Naturally Speaking, so I'm excited. In the middle of installing it now though =]
And I got my contacts again this morning at the eye doctor.
So all in all, I'm doing alright =]
- Current Mood:
happy
(no subject)
February 20th, 10:03
THINGS I WANT TO BE ABLE TO KEEP AS PETS:
Jellyfish
Octopuses
Starfish
Jellyfish
Octopuses
Starfish
(no subject)
November 24th, 2008
Okay guys, my paid account has officially expired.
What does this mean to you? I'm going to start sucking at responding to threads, since I always use the track this thread feature to keep up with conversations.
If I do that, I'm sorry - feel free to yell at me on my most recent post at any time.
=]
Also, they arbitrarily chose which of my userpics to keep. How depressing.
What does this mean to you? I'm going to start sucking at responding to threads, since I always use the track this thread feature to keep up with conversations.
If I do that, I'm sorry - feel free to yell at me on my most recent post at any time.
=]
Also, they arbitrarily chose which of my userpics to keep. How depressing.
(no subject)
November 18th, 2008
Ugh. I hate to do this, but I have to clean out my friend list. I honestly don't remember half the people on it, and I sincerely doubt they remember me. If you care enough to comment, be my guest and I'll add you back, no problem. Pretty much I'm only keeping people that I talk to regularly, have talked to recently, or know in person. Unless I just find you extremely interesting. No guarantees. This might help me actually be active and keep up with people again.
Oh yeah, and I am absolutely terrible with connecting usernames to people, so if I delete you by mistake I'm very sorry, let me know and I'll add you back right away ^_^
On another note, rap music on laptop speakers sounds atrocious.
Oh yeah, and I am absolutely terrible with connecting usernames to people, so if I delete you by mistake I'm very sorry, let me know and I'll add you back right away ^_^
On another note, rap music on laptop speakers sounds atrocious.
- Current Mood:
sleepy
Languages
April 24th, 2008
Poll #1176606
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 7
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 7
What should I do for the next couple months?
View Answers
Increase proficiency in German
2 (28.6%)
Relearn American Sign Language to a conversational level 1 (14.3%)
Relearn Spanish to a conversational level 2 (28.6%)
Relearn Japanese to a conversational level 1 (14.3%)
Learn Hebrew to a simple-conversation level 1 (14.3%)
- Current Mood:
nerdy
Please take a moment and fill this out for me!
April 6th, 2008
NOTE: The question about your foreign language skills (receptive, expressive, etcetera) is asking you to choose the BEST answer. What are you best at? It allows you to choose more than one answer in case you speak, say, two foreign languages; that way you can choose a different answer for each language. Sorry for the confusion!
The "Do you agree" questions are answered on a scaled of 1-10, with 10 being strongly agree and 1 being not so much.
Poll #1166936 Foreign Language Learning
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 37
Thank you for your participation.
PS. This poll is open to the public. It's for a paper I'm writing, and I would much appreciate it if you would be so kind as to tell your friends. They don't have to be bilingual, the most important questions are the ones at the ends which do not require any second-language skills whatsoever. Thank you!
Additional questions that I didn't think to include on the poll... it would be great if you could answer them in the comments (it's okay to post anonymously if you are so inclined):
What is the most difficult aspect of learning a new language? If you speak only your native tongue(s), then what do you imagine would be the most difficult aspect?
Japanese has a word aizo, which conveys a simeltaneous feeling of love and hatred toward the same object. Do you, as a non-Japanese speaker, have trouble with that concept? Would you expect the Japanese to be more comfortable with that concept than would be an English speaker?
The "Do you agree" questions are answered on a scaled of 1-10, with 10 being strongly agree and 1 being not so much.
Poll #1166936 Foreign Language Learning
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 37
How would you classify yourself?
View Answers
Monolingual (Do you speak only one language?) 15 (40.5%)
Bilingual (Do you speak two languages?) 13 (35.1%)
Polylingual (Do you speak more than two languages?) 9 (24.3%)
Would you consider learning more languages than you already speak?
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Yes - I'm currently in the process of learning another 11 (29.7%)
Yes - I plan to begin studying one soon 13 (35.1%)
Yes - If I had to, I would 1 (2.7%)
Yes - If I had time 8 (21.6%)
Yes - If I had a specific reason to learn a specific language 1 (2.7%)
No - Languages do not interest me 0 (0.0%)
No - I believe everyone should speak my language 0 (0.0%)
No - Languages are too difficult to study 3 (8.1%)
No - I will never have the time 0 (0.0%)
What language(s) do you speak?
What is your first langauge?
If you speak more than one language, think of the foreign language in which you are best. How would you consider yourself?
View Answers
Fluent (can converse in it, think in it, don't have to translate when listening or reading, can produce sentences to explain your thoughts easily) 5 (16.1%)
Conversational (Can carry a conversation on several topics, can read and understand many things with effort, can express many thoughts fairly easily) 13 (41.9%)
Functional (Could get around in a country that only speaks that language, can ask and answer basic questions, can express certain thoughts, can say many things with less-than-perfect grammar) 6 (19.4%)
Rudimentary (can say and understand words, but may not have good grammar, or contrarily understand the grammar but have few words to work with) 7 (22.6%)
Are your foreign language skills... (you may choose more than one if you speak more than two languages)
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Reading (Can read, but perhaps not listen or speak) 11 (37.9%)
Writing (Can write, but perhaps not read or speak) 7 (24.1%)
Understanding (Can listen, but perhaps not read or speak) 10 (34.5%)
Speaking (Can speak, but perhaps not write or understand) 7 (24.1%)
Receptive-only (Can read and understand, but not write or speak) 3 (10.3%)
Expressive-only (Can speak and write, but not read or understand) 0 (0.0%)
Visual-only (Can read and write, but not speak or understand) 0 (0.0%)
Auditory-only (Can speak and understand, but not read or write) 1 (3.4%)
Mostly receptive (Can read and understand better than you can write and speak) 7 (24.1%)
Mostly expressive (Can speak and write better than you can read and understand) 3 (10.3%)
Mostly visual (Can read and write better than you can speak and understand) 8 (27.6%)
Mostly auditory (Can speak and understand better than you can read and write) 1 (3.4%)
Balanced (Can speak, understand, write, and read with equal ease and coherence) 11 (37.9%)
Other (Please describe) 1 (3.4%)
Do you agree with this quote: Du hast so viele Leben, wie du Sprachen sprichst. (You have as many lives, as how many languages you speak)
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Mean: 5.11 Median: 5 Std. Dev 2.96
Mean: 5.11 Median: 5 Std. Dev 2.96
| 1 | 7 (20.0%) |
| 2 | 4 (11.4%) |
| 3 | 1 (2.9%) |
| 4 | 1 (2.9%) |
| 5 | 5 (14.3%) |
| 6 | 3 (8.6%) |
| 7 | 4 (11.4%) |
| 8 | 6 (17.1%) |
| 9 | 2 (5.7%) |
| 10 | 2 (5.7%) |
Do you agree with the hypothesis that states one's language shapes one's perception of the world?
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Mean: 6.92 Median: 8 Std. Dev 2.80
Mean: 6.92 Median: 8 Std. Dev 2.80
| 1 | 1 (2.8%) |
| 2 | 4 (11.1%) |
| 3 | 1 (2.8%) |
| 4 | 1 (2.8%) |
| 5 | 4 (11.1%) |
| 6 | 3 (8.3%) |
| 7 | 3 (8.3%) |
| 8 | 6 (16.7%) |
| 9 | 4 (11.1%) |
| 10 | 9 (25.0%) |
If your first and only language did not contain words to express or explain a specific concept, such as individual freedom, what do you believe would be most likely to happen?
View Answers
The society which spoke that language would never have individual freedom 2 (5.6%)
Words would evolve to describe the concept over time 34 (94.4%)
Thank you for your participation.
PS. This poll is open to the public. It's for a paper I'm writing, and I would much appreciate it if you would be so kind as to tell your friends. They don't have to be bilingual, the most important questions are the ones at the ends which do not require any second-language skills whatsoever. Thank you!
Additional questions that I didn't think to include on the poll... it would be great if you could answer them in the comments (it's okay to post anonymously if you are so inclined):
What is the most difficult aspect of learning a new language? If you speak only your native tongue(s), then what do you imagine would be the most difficult aspect?
Japanese has a word aizo, which conveys a simeltaneous feeling of love and hatred toward the same object. Do you, as a non-Japanese speaker, have trouble with that concept? Would you expect the Japanese to be more comfortable with that concept than would be an English speaker?
- Current Mood:
curious
amazed(no subject)
January 22nd, 2008
I've told everyone I love you so
And for a time believed it too
But recently I've wondered
Just why I do the things I do
Everything is calculated
To you it's all a game
I realize that I'm just a pawn
Just another choice to make
A strategy, a thing to plan -
But love cannot be strategized
It's volatile, spontaneous
And it isn't just a game
Taking turns and making moves
Taking notes and making plans
It doesn't work that way
I know you have emotions
They run deep and they run true
I've seen you cry
I've seen you break
But you've built your walls
And I'm too late
You always seem so cold
And I can't believe I've let this go
Overlooked it for so long
You treat my love like it's a given
No matter what you do
Like I'll forgive you anything
For fear of losing you
But that's over now
I'm sick of it
You treating me the way you do
And I'm going now to walk away
Let you find another toy
Because I refuse to wait around
In case you decide I'm the one
So now I say - I've had enough
Enough of you, your lies and games
To say I'm giving up on you
It's only been forever since I've written anything!
And for a time believed it too
But recently I've wondered
Just why I do the things I do
Everything is calculated
To you it's all a game
I realize that I'm just a pawn
Just another choice to make
A strategy, a thing to plan -
But love cannot be strategized
It's volatile, spontaneous
And it isn't just a game
Taking turns and making moves
Taking notes and making plans
It doesn't work that way
I know you have emotions
They run deep and they run true
I've seen you cry
I've seen you break
But you've built your walls
And I'm too late
You always seem so cold
And I can't believe I've let this go
Overlooked it for so long
You treat my love like it's a given
No matter what you do
Like I'll forgive you anything
For fear of losing you
But that's over now
I'm sick of it
You treating me the way you do
And I'm going now to walk away
Let you find another toy
Because I refuse to wait around
In case you decide I'm the one
So now I say - I've had enough
Enough of you, your lies and games
To say I'm giving up on you
It's only been forever since I've written anything!