So, its a little late, but better late than never, eh? Anyway, my research is on the Crusades, more specifically the 3rd and a perhaps a little on the 4th. My research question has to do with what the perspectives of the Christian and Muslims were at the time and what came out of those opinions/beliefs. The Christians were not all chivalrous and as religiously fervent as they may seem on the matter, while the Muslims were doing more retaliation than holy war if anything. I was interested by this topic because the concept of jihad (lit. "struggle") in the Middle East is fascinating, what with the betrayal, religious fanaticism, and violence that so thoroughly encompassed the land. What's that, invisible friend/sibling/parent? You want me to restate all that in a formal way? Sure, why not-
My interest in this research project dwells within my topic, the Crusades. The factors at play, whether they be greed, factionalism, or simple blood lust, all fascinate me in perhaps an unsettling manner. The answer to my research question, which poses a query as to what the Muslim perspective versus the Christian one was like, would end up as simple greed and religious fervor on the Christian side juxtaposed against the Muslim's disdainful and defensive views. I shan't divugle any further infortmation, the paper will soon be out of development and into the eye of the public before long.
Reading Details-
Today-1 hr - Detailed Outline- Did paragraph layout of paragraphs 5-end
Monday- 1 hr. and a half - Detailed Outline- Finished preliminary research and started outline, finishing up to paragraph five.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Moar Manga
Well I've read a couple other "vocab blogs" and they all use adroit. I dislike that word, among others, so I'm warning you, don't look for it.
My avocation in life, is, I think, manga/anime. I had lapses in favor for it, of course, but it's always there to welcome me back. My current obsession is with a particular manga, The Cage of Eden (I've talked about this before). The main characters, Akira Sengoku, is probably about 14/15, you know, our age. Nice kid, and he has two childhood friends, Akagami Rion and Arita Kouhei. Rion is his pseudo-girlfriend, Kouhei is his "right-hand man". In any case, when their plane crashes on a remote island, Sengoku is seperated from his friends. The plane is definitively busted, as it was an emergency crash landing, although no one is hurt. However, something about the island causes the newly arrived inhabitants demeanor change, violently. They kill the pilot (a plot twist later reveals who killed him) and begin to run amuck after they are attacked by an extinct carnivore with massive jaws.
Traveling about the island, Sengoku meets up with Rion and my personal favorite character who reminds me much of myself, Zaji, as well as a flight attendant named Oomori and a super-nerd genius (see-Joe Leo) named Mariya. Together, they all find that not only is the island inhabited with all manner of deadly extinct animals, it is massive and appears on no maps. It is a shamelessly bloody tale, with all manner of deaths including but limited to- falling, blunt impact, drowning, being eaten, ticks, and posionous grapes. I highly suggest everyone who has read to this point to check out the first 5 or so chapters, trust me, it gets really good.
Also....
Sengoku and his rival Yarai, who is a social pariah at their school, are on a crusade to discover the mystery of the island, plagued by the raucous cawing of the crows of Death.
My avocation in life, is, I think, manga/anime. I had lapses in favor for it, of course, but it's always there to welcome me back. My current obsession is with a particular manga, The Cage of Eden (I've talked about this before). The main characters, Akira Sengoku, is probably about 14/15, you know, our age. Nice kid, and he has two childhood friends, Akagami Rion and Arita Kouhei. Rion is his pseudo-girlfriend, Kouhei is his "right-hand man". In any case, when their plane crashes on a remote island, Sengoku is seperated from his friends. The plane is definitively busted, as it was an emergency crash landing, although no one is hurt. However, something about the island causes the newly arrived inhabitants demeanor change, violently. They kill the pilot (a plot twist later reveals who killed him) and begin to run amuck after they are attacked by an extinct carnivore with massive jaws.
Traveling about the island, Sengoku meets up with Rion and my personal favorite character who reminds me much of myself, Zaji, as well as a flight attendant named Oomori and a super-nerd genius (see-Joe Leo) named Mariya. Together, they all find that not only is the island inhabited with all manner of deadly extinct animals, it is massive and appears on no maps. It is a shamelessly bloody tale, with all manner of deaths including but limited to- falling, blunt impact, drowning, being eaten, ticks, and posionous grapes. I highly suggest everyone who has read to this point to check out the first 5 or so chapters, trust me, it gets really good.
Also....
Sengoku and his rival Yarai, who is a social pariah at their school, are on a crusade to discover the mystery of the island, plagued by the raucous cawing of the crows of Death.
Research Update.......Processing.......
Well, research. What a fun, thought-provoking word. My current progress is at the 5 annotated bibliography stage, which is actually not bad. Sure, 10 are due Friday, but hey, I've done more with less time and resources. Anyway, the only concern I have is that I still haven't exactly mapped out the layout of my paper yet, and am still puzzling through the research. I need subjects, darnit, a lot more specific than my current topic (The Crusades). These sort've "mini subjects" will make up my paragraphs, give them real "meat".
You'll have to excuse me if my writing isn't the usual emotional rollercoaster, had my last driving lesson today. (Which I passed :D ) Anyway, my greatest challenge will be narrowing down all the information I have so that I can write a comprehensive paper, which I am actually looking forward to doing.
Reading-
Monday- 1hr (Game of Thrones)
Last Monday-30 mins. (Cage of Eden)
Tuesday-30 mins. (Cage of Eden)
Wednesday- 30 mins. (Cage of Eden)
Thursday-30 mins. (Cage of Eden)
Total Pages~250-300
Total Time-3 hrs.
You'll have to excuse me if my writing isn't the usual emotional rollercoaster, had my last driving lesson today. (Which I passed :D ) Anyway, my greatest challenge will be narrowing down all the information I have so that I can write a comprehensive paper, which I am actually looking forward to doing.
Reading-
Monday- 1hr (Game of Thrones)
Last Monday-30 mins. (Cage of Eden)
Tuesday-30 mins. (Cage of Eden)
Wednesday- 30 mins. (Cage of Eden)
Thursday-30 mins. (Cage of Eden)
Total Pages~250-300
Total Time-3 hrs.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Manga- The Dead and the Dying
Alright, well, I'll say this outright- I am engrossed by horror. I've seen quite a few horror films, including but not limited to The Last Exorcism, Insidious, and the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (so pysched for the newest one, btw). Anyway, horror genre manga is my new zone. I have two manga I'd like to say a little about and tell you why they're some of my favorites.
Deadman Wonderland- This is my second favorite anime/manga of all time, so I'll start with this first. This manga is a shamelessly dark and bloody story following the character Igarashi Ganta as he is imprisoned within the prison/amusement park, Deadman Wonderland. There he learns how to wield his blood as a weapon and meets other's like him, users of the Branch of Sin. He also comes into contact with Shiro, a strange albino girl who is a huge twist in the story at the end. Here's the opening title sequence, talk to me if you start watching and or reading it, and trust me, it gets so cool- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II9mI-uPdso
(Opening sequence is clean, and even if you're not interested in this anime or even anime in general, its a good background song for the next part of my blog)
The Cage of Eden- This is an manga I just recently got into, and it surprisingly reminded me of Lord of the Flies, with a Jurassic park remix to it. It revolves around, man, what is that guy's name.....err, I think his names Genkudo, cant remember off of the top of my head. Anyway, he is on a plane with about 300 other people (massive field trip as well as a passanger flight) that crashes on a remote island. Much of the people have seperated and he struggles to find his childhood friend, Rion. Not surpisinly, they island drives people to insanity and in desperation, they all end up turning on each other. As an added bonus, extinct creatures such as the saber-tooth cat inhabit the island, preying upon the children and the few adults left. It makes for a very interesting read, find it on http://www.mangahere.com/
Thanks to everyone who read this far, anime/manga is just a peculiar hobby I enjoy, try it out for yourself!
Deadman Wonderland- This is my second favorite anime/manga of all time, so I'll start with this first. This manga is a shamelessly dark and bloody story following the character Igarashi Ganta as he is imprisoned within the prison/amusement park, Deadman Wonderland. There he learns how to wield his blood as a weapon and meets other's like him, users of the Branch of Sin. He also comes into contact with Shiro, a strange albino girl who is a huge twist in the story at the end. Here's the opening title sequence, talk to me if you start watching and or reading it, and trust me, it gets so cool- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II9mI-uPdso
(Opening sequence is clean, and even if you're not interested in this anime or even anime in general, its a good background song for the next part of my blog)
The Cage of Eden- This is an manga I just recently got into, and it surprisingly reminded me of Lord of the Flies, with a Jurassic park remix to it. It revolves around, man, what is that guy's name.....err, I think his names Genkudo, cant remember off of the top of my head. Anyway, he is on a plane with about 300 other people (massive field trip as well as a passanger flight) that crashes on a remote island. Much of the people have seperated and he struggles to find his childhood friend, Rion. Not surpisinly, they island drives people to insanity and in desperation, they all end up turning on each other. As an added bonus, extinct creatures such as the saber-tooth cat inhabit the island, preying upon the children and the few adults left. It makes for a very interesting read, find it on http://www.mangahere.com/
Thanks to everyone who read this far, anime/manga is just a peculiar hobby I enjoy, try it out for yourself!
Reading Response
Alright, well, more reading responses. This week I have read...
Fairy Tail manga (2hrs) (sunday)
The Cage of Eden manga (1hr) (Friday)
Total of about 300 or so pages (those pages just fly bye, huh?)
I'm going to use my freepost to discuss the Cage of Eden manga and another of my favorite manga, but I'll give it a quick overview here. Now, usually I love really in-depth and complex charachters (see-Game of Thrones), but here I found that not all characters must be really deep or serious to be likable and to play major parts in the plot. I'll go into this in more detail in my other post, but suffice it to say that sometimes a simple character may be the most effective way to portray someone.
Alright, on to Fairy Tale. I honestly very much like the drawing style, but it's just not in me to keep reading it, so after what I read this week I doubt I'll read more. It's the plot, is what it is. It's just too boring and no one dies and it just......it bores me. However, they make wonderful use of complex abilities and really hit gold with the "magic guilds" thing. Fiction is by far my absolute favorite genre, but I should probably branch out into non-fiction soon. Anyone got any good non-fiction reads?
Fairy Tail manga (2hrs) (sunday)
The Cage of Eden manga (1hr) (Friday)
Total of about 300 or so pages (those pages just fly bye, huh?)
I'm going to use my freepost to discuss the Cage of Eden manga and another of my favorite manga, but I'll give it a quick overview here. Now, usually I love really in-depth and complex charachters (see-Game of Thrones), but here I found that not all characters must be really deep or serious to be likable and to play major parts in the plot. I'll go into this in more detail in my other post, but suffice it to say that sometimes a simple character may be the most effective way to portray someone.
Alright, on to Fairy Tale. I honestly very much like the drawing style, but it's just not in me to keep reading it, so after what I read this week I doubt I'll read more. It's the plot, is what it is. It's just too boring and no one dies and it just......it bores me. However, they make wonderful use of complex abilities and really hit gold with the "magic guilds" thing. Fiction is by far my absolute favorite genre, but I should probably branch out into non-fiction soon. Anyone got any good non-fiction reads?
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