the diving bell and the butterfly questions 3

1. the significance of the last sentence is guardian angel is that bauby feels that at times he forgets exactly who he is, and that he has lost his identity. he sees himself as just another person waiting to be treated without any specific thing that distinguishes him form the other paitents.

2. the photo he recieves is ironic because it is dated from the same location that jean-dominique is staying at.

3. i think that bauby's contition can give us some insight to his condition because like the dream, he feels that he is a prisoner who is being taken places by strange people.

4. Bauby's butterfly in my lucky day was when he was humming to himself the song "don't worry baby, it'll be alright."

5. one moment in my life that i regret was not taking up piano playing again. i took lessons for 4 year, and then stopped. now that i am in the IB program, i do not have time to play piano anymore. i dont think that it is possible to live and appreciate significant moments because we only know if the moment was significant or not until it is over. 

the diving bell and the butterfly questions 2

1. “But I see in the clothing a symbol of continuing life. And proof that I still want to be myself. If I must drool, I may as well drool on cashmere.” The reason that I think that Bauby wrote this quote is because he sees his clothing as his identity. Without the styles and designs that he wore before he had his stroke, he sees himself as blending into the other patients. Clothing is just his way of keeping his thought of who he is.

2. I think that if Bauby had spoken Chinese of Japanese, the writing of the book would have been very different. Since there are vast more symbols in Chinese and Japanese than in English, Bauby would have spent much more time writing his book.

3. Bauby finds his appearance humorous because he feels that he resembles a specific piece of artwork.

4. if i was given one last opportunity to spend the afternoon in one place, i would choose to spend it in Mad River Valley, Vermont. i would choose this place because it is the location of my favorite mountain to snowboard in the winter, and my favorite place to vacation in the summer. in the summer the valley river runs north and snakes along the valley. the river created swimming holes along that are as deep as 2o feet and parallel rock structures from which a person can jump off of. in the winter, the constant snowfall covers the entire valley and the mountain is the perfect place to snowboard. 

 

5.  i think that we dont make an effort to connect with those that look or act different that us because we feel that it will make them uncomfortable. most people are self conscious on how they appear and what they say to others. since they are so self conscious,  they worry that what they say may offend some people.

6. if i couldnt eat again, the meal that i would miss the most would be a cheeseburger. the reason that i would miss this meal the most would be because it is a combination of meat and vegetables. 

the diving bell and the butterfly questions

a)       What is 'Locked-in syndrome'? Why would one consider Bauby's condition a prison? What is the significance of The Butterfly? The locked in syndrome is a condition where the patient is paralyzed from head to toe. This would be considered a prison because the patient cannot move, confining him to one place until he is either moved with help, or dies. The butterfly is significant because it is a parallel for the writer to think that he can fly anywhere with his mind.

b)      What was Bauby's "frightening truth'? Bauby’s frightening truth was that he was stuck in his state of a quadriplegic. Also, he would now be on his own.

c) In your opinion, how do you think Bauby should measure progress? Why do you think Bauby ends the chapter "Prayer" with the phrase, "I set out for the kingdom of slumber with this wonderful talisman, which shields me from all harm."  I think that Bauby should measure progress by through the movements that he can make. I think that Bauby ends the chapter “prayer” with this phrase because it gives the reader the thought that these prayers helped him with his suffering. 

"man is the measure" chapter 4 questions

According to Abel, what is perception? perception is an active task and not a passive one. this means that perception must be initiated and used. it will not guarantee anything unless the perciever chooses perceive things.

What does Abel mean by “seeing as?” by seeing as, Abel means that what we are seeing is just what we can interpret without making conclusions to what it is that we saw, or heard.

To see what is the case, what is required? Please define each term. to see what is the case, it requires context, inference, concept, experience, and interpretation. The context means that to understant what you see, it must be set in its environment. Inference is to form a conclusion based on pre-existing knowledge. concept is the general idea of what something is. experience is the way that we perceive through deduction of experiences. interpretation is how we judge what it is that we see into something that makes sense.

What did Nietzsche mean by “the fallacy of the immaculate perception?” How does Psychologist Joseph Jastrow prove this point? When have we done this in class? Nietzsche meant by "fallacy of the immaculate perception" is that everything that a person percieves is he/she must add their own sense. no single act of seeing is not nessecarily right of wrong. Joseph Jastrow proves this point by an illistration which depicts either a rabbit or duck. there is not right answer to what animal this picture. this example was done in class during the perception test with the stack of blocks. when the picture is one way there are 6 blocks, whereas when the picture is rotated 180 degrees, it depicts 7 blocks.

What does Abel mean when he writes: “there is no sharp line dividing perception and illusion?” abel means that in perception there is no right answer to what we see, only what is accepted until someone sees something else in the picture.

Why is perception selective by nature? perception is selective by nature because people filter out outside stimuli in order to focus on one distict stumulus. this means that stimuli are ignored and are not percieved.

What does Abel mean when he says: “to perceive is to solve a problem?” Abel means that we use perception to figure out what thing are and what is their value.

What is the role of social conditioning in determining how things “naturally look?” social conditioning determines how things naturally look because it determines what belongs in a
picture and what doesn't.

What is significant of the Durer rhinoceros story? How was the influence of convention demonstrated when some tribes were given a photograph? the story of durer's rhinoceros is significant because it proves tradition has a great influence on interpretation.

How does convention influence perspective drawing? perspective drawing is influenced by convention because drawing does not entail our manner of distance.

What does Abel mean when he writes: believing is seeing? How might this point be seen in the study of the natural and the social sciences? by writing believing is seeing, abel says that in order for something to be there, or thought ot be there, you must believe that it exists. this point may be irritating to other studies because they might think that things are always there.

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