Title: The Milgram Experiment
Text Type: Article
Author: Saul McLeod
The Milgram Experiment by Saul McLeod, is an informative article about Stanley Milgram's study on human obedience. To help Milgram's research, he conducted an experiment where he would found out how long people would follow a figure of authority and their instructions, even if it meant hurting hurting another person.
This article gave me a strong insight of how other people feel about a subject which matters to them. The text states that "Milgram was interested in researching how far people would go in obeying an instruction if it involved harming another person" and that basically explains his reasoning for going ahead with the experiment. Reading about this specific event, made me realise that people are actually willing to go ahead a do what they want just because they are curious enough to do so. It can sometimes be seen as a good thing, however, I feel that this can also be proven as dangerous for some sort of ideas which pop into the heads of people.
Along the lines of danger, and how the ideas which some people may have with their great curiosity, there is a real reason for why Milgram wanted to go under way with conducting this research. This can be seen in part of the aim of the article, where it stated that "He wanted to know how easily ordinary people could be influenced into committing atrocities, for example, Germans in WWII". This allows us to see a deeper part of Milgram's thinking and how he wanted to know about something, which should've been taken care of much earlier. Hitler was a very powerful man, but his rise was mainly successful due to his persuasive speaking skills. Just be speaking with great force behind his words, people followed, and people were forced into following him.
Friday, 31 March 2017
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
English - Song Lyrics
Music Lyrics - Similes & Metaphors
She's Always a Woman by Bill Joel
She's Always a Woman by Bill Joel
She can kill with a smile
She can wound with her eyes
She can ruin your faith with her casual lies
And she only reveals what she wants you to see
She hides like a child
But she's always a woman to me
She can lead you to love
She can take you or leave you
She can ask for the truth
But she'll never believe
And she'll take what you give her as long as it's free
Yeah, she steals like a thief
But she's always a woman to me
[Chorus:]
Oh, she takes care of herself
She can wait if she wants
She's ahead of her time
Oh, and she never gives out
And she never gives in
She just changes her mind
She will promise you more
Than the Garden of Eden
Then she'll carelessly cut you
And laugh while you're bleedin'
But she'll bring out the best
And the worst you can be
Blame it all on yourself
Cause she's always a woman to me
[Chorus:]
Oh, she takes care of herself
She can wait if she wants
She's ahead of her time
Oh, and she never gives out
And she never gives in
She just changes her mind
She is frequently kind
And she's suddenly cruel
She can do as she pleases
She's nobody's fool
But she can't be convicted
She's earned her degree
And the most she will do
Is throw shadows at you
But she's always a woman to me
She can wound with her eyes
She can ruin your faith with her casual lies
And she only reveals what she wants you to see
She hides like a child
But she's always a woman to me
She can lead you to love
She can take you or leave you
She can ask for the truth
But she'll never believe
And she'll take what you give her as long as it's free
Yeah, she steals like a thief
But she's always a woman to me
[Chorus:]
Oh, she takes care of herself
She can wait if she wants
She's ahead of her time
Oh, and she never gives out
And she never gives in
She just changes her mind
She will promise you more
Than the Garden of Eden
Then she'll carelessly cut you
And laugh while you're bleedin'
But she'll bring out the best
And the worst you can be
Blame it all on yourself
Cause she's always a woman to me
[Chorus:]
Oh, she takes care of herself
She can wait if she wants
She's ahead of her time
Oh, and she never gives out
And she never gives in
She just changes her mind
She is frequently kind
And she's suddenly cruel
She can do as she pleases
She's nobody's fool
But she can't be convicted
She's earned her degree
And the most she will do
Is throw shadows at you
But she's always a woman to me
"she steals like a thief" - simile
Monday, 6 March 2017
Year 11 Art - 5
Planning my Portfolio
So far, I started to plan my portfolio. My idea is to draw emotion from the audience. In order to gain an emotional response, I'm wanting to start off by working with different textures. So I will be beginning with square blocks trying different forms of textures. I'm using Vincent van Gogh's work to give me a few ideas on the kind of textures I want to use. He used quick but expressive brushstrokes, but also used intense colour to help show how passionate he was about the art he created. I'm also heading in the direction of abstract art. I feel that this genre of art, could hold a deep meaning, attempting to draw out an emotional response.
So far, I started to plan my portfolio. My idea is to draw emotion from the audience. In order to gain an emotional response, I'm wanting to start off by working with different textures. So I will be beginning with square blocks trying different forms of textures. I'm using Vincent van Gogh's work to give me a few ideas on the kind of textures I want to use. He used quick but expressive brushstrokes, but also used intense colour to help show how passionate he was about the art he created. I'm also heading in the direction of abstract art. I feel that this genre of art, could hold a deep meaning, attempting to draw out an emotional response.
Year 11 Art - 4
Monday 27 February
Swamped
Artist: Peter Doig
Year: 1990
Medium: The medium used in this work is oil. It is applied with brushes with fine strokes to a canvas.
Genre of art: Pastoral
Period: This artwork is from the time of Magic Realism time period
I chose to look further into this piece of artwork, because the purpose of some areas within the work, leave me questioning. Why is the reflection of the forestry different to what is displayed on land? Why is there short tree stumps in the reflection which look incomplete? And one that really gets me is, why is there a canoe in the water, with no one actually using it.
Swamped
Artist: Peter Doig
Year: 1990
Medium: The medium used in this work is oil. It is applied with brushes with fine strokes to a canvas.
Genre of art: Pastoral
Period: This artwork is from the time of Magic Realism time period
I chose to look further into this piece of artwork, because the purpose of some areas within the work, leave me questioning. Why is the reflection of the forestry different to what is displayed on land? Why is there short tree stumps in the reflection which look incomplete? And one that really gets me is, why is there a canoe in the water, with no one actually using it.
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