America America America America America America

America- These United States of America. CAT

Trill-he-yah

I want to make it clear that I in no way express ideals to people places or things. But for a grade, I will make an exception. I don't really care what people do as long as they respect others privacy and others right to do what they want as long as they abide by said rules. People can only get in others "Business" when it could save their life. Theirs the dilemma, When to intervene? Respect is what guides you whilst you "Walk the Line". Taking one self too serious is my most hated adversary. When one holds them self in high esteem they are terrible at realizing where they should devote their time and get mixed up in little kiddy bullshit. Now one should always take others seriously, this is the way to avoid confrontation and promote a social image as a serious person.

Thinking about it This whole topic goes against my ideals, My ideal is always be considerate to others respect them, tolerate them in the real meaning of the word , Live as a Heroic Figure and still remember the traveling troubadour.

I've summed it up. none of this is really important.


CAT

Passion fruit to Pineapples

After reading that article about the unrest in Pakistan, with the goal of Che in Bolivia hovering in my mind I've really come to find that one can make a connection to an end from and origin. In this case its not like comparing the Nazis in WWII to the Buddhist monks of Tibet, in other words Apples to Oranges , But in this case I was to draw comparison on two cases which dealt with ideals and conflict tow different unique similar things. Ibelieve that when things become so different that the eventually share similarities. The Che Bolivia case can be comparted to the Pakistani violence in the idea that they both dealt with an idea being fought for and America coming to help keep the peace. But in Pakistan the Jihad is far more destructive and dangerous then Ches quest for the death of Big business fat cats. CAT

SLAYER

Who killed Che Guevara? In my mind it is very simple. The man who killed Che Guevara was a very close and trusted individual, some would say he was with Che from the start. This man had enormous influence in every aspect of his life. This man twisted Che with his ideals and his sense of right and wrong. This man encouraged Che to move ever forward and destroyed his sense of pity. This man Taught Che to look death in the eyes and laugh, for he was always at his back. This man invented a false sense of shared injustice. Most of all this man lied to Che Guevara. Can you guess whom I am talking about? The man that killed Che Guevara is none other then Che Guevara. He lost touch with the world as he reached for the heavens. CAT

The Blood of the Gypsy

"There is nothing lonelier than adventure." Said the silhouette of a man. I sat there with my pint of mead wondering on his words. what a fool might I laughed! To squander a gift as priceless as freedom. I sat there relishing in my undeserved knowledge. The silhouette of a man slowly moved from the shadows. the apparition keen to my sneerings glided over to my table and as fluid as he came he sat. His eyes were cloudy and blue, and his face showed a weariness that no amount of sleep could solve. We sat for what seemed like an eternity, his eyes not moving showing no emotion, stealing any pride or strength I had. This Man was once a great Champion. I opened my mouth to speak and he stopped me saying. "buy me an ale and Ill tell you my tale". I softly chuckled to myself but his ice cold air made my laughter dribble out. He told me the tale of his youth. His foes slain and maidens pillaged. He told me of all of his triumphs and what little defeats he had. The man went on for hours telling me tale after tale of outlandish odds and power overwhelming. I stared with my mouth fully dropped this man had to be a god! or a Demon. he finally laughed and gulped down the last of his ale and told me. "When at home, a man dreams of adventure- and during an adventure, a man dreams of home" the man struggled to stand up, then hobbled away.

Ideals Shmydeals

If I was given the chance to express what I feel were Che Guevara's ideals I would most likely have no comment, but after further thought and a little pressure for a grade I have decided to express my idea of his ideals. Well first of the man did have a lot of Marxist backgrounds and shot daggers at the idea of imperialism, so you can render that he is probably far left on that most universal spectrum. but in the documentary it is said that Che would love a world where a man works not out of opportunity for personal gain, but for the simple thrill of working. I believe that Che was looking for a pure Utopian society were even during a persons own free time, instead of resting or screwing around, he took on more then his share of the work and did it out of enjoyment. unlike the lovable Mr. Pockets, who is a cat.

TMBG- Don't Lets Start

If I was given the opportunity to create a documentary on anything I would most definitely Focus on John and John of the magic that is They Might Be Giants. These guys got the goods, and they've had them goods since 1982 , and ever since then they have continued to have something some would call "the goods". Now what does The Goods really reefer do? I'm no expert but I can tell you that what ever it is, THEY'VE GOT THE GOODS. I just really feel not enough people know how influential John Flansburgh and John Linnell are and how involved they have been with movies, T.V. , and the music. But as i think about It I don't really want too many people to know about them...well they can know about them but I don't want them to like them...just buy their merchandise.

For those in the know heres a bit of a sprinkle sugar - Mr. Pockets

Document-ah-Che

If I had to create an award winning documentary revolving around a character with so many characteristics as Che Guevara then there are certain events in his life I'd focus on, and I would also try to answer strange questions that no one can answer like "did Aliens build the pyramids" and make loose connections like "Leonardo Da vinci was an accomplished painter, just like Adolf Hitler. The first thing I would focus on would be Che's childhood, his rise to entitlement. Then I would really spend a long time talking about his realization of his love for his mother land and then I would move on to his beard growth, and there I would ask the unanswerable question, Why? why did Che grow that voluptuous beard? was it for show, possible a declaration of his rebelliousness, fear of razors? or maybe it had connections to some Dark lord of the Nether Realms. I would remember to keep Che human in the documentary try to point out that he may have had to do some inhumane things but they were justified in some fashion, or maybe it was the beard? At the end of te documentary I would be sure to try and pin all of Ches' accomplishments on his beard, go grow a beard.
EDITORS NOTE* -The entirety of the Document-ah-Che would be presented to you in a stop animation clay sculpture to preserve the whimsy

Fool of a Book

The Book Preview

The Front Cover
-The Motorcycle Diaries, Ernesto Che Guevara, New York Times Best Seller
-a picture of a young Che Guevara, kind of looks like Andrew Sauber mixed with Tarek El'Magrabi. "Notes on a Latin American Journey"
-I have a hunch thats its going to be about Che Guevara's notes on a Latin American Journey of some sorts.
-Where is his beard? was he really a med student and dropped out? what a jerk.

The Back Cover
-The book of the Movie. apparently his daughter wrote the preface which explains her fathers entertaining journey also he done taken a lot of pictures.
-A lot of people like A lot of this book
-It is during an adventure Che had when he was 23

Inside the Book
-copy write 2003, first printed 2003.
-no dedications
-there is a journal style of writing

In this book I expect to be lead on a journey of self discovery in which you learn what brought Che to realize his place in his land and his love for his country.

The Cover of the Coating Cover Mk II

When ever I look at a book I rarely look at the cover unless asked to. What I have found myself doing is thinking more about what I have heard about this book or what possible connections I can make to current activities of mine. Books that I most enjoy and get more out of are magical realism, science fiction and historical fiction books, I enjoy suspending reality while still finding a small way of remembering that my feet are on the ground. The seamless transition from the mundane to the fantastical is just my cup of tea, the bees knees, the cats pajamas, that one fresh mountain stream, it is just swell. The book Dune is my personal favorite and it really had a great sense of fantasy and created its own universe it was very easy to read and kept me on edge every second of everyday. I couldn't put it down. HAZAH!

The cliChé

To day in the learning hall we watched a clip of the Glen Beck show dealing with Che Guevara. In the clip from the glen beck show which the provider so amorously provided for us I heard a lot of things, which I ultimately agree with. I agree that venerating the life and ideals of Che Guevara is both ignorant and despicable. In today’s American pop culture Che is revered as a hero. Young men and women strut their stuff with t-shirts, bags, and even bikinis displaying Che’s face. This really grinds my gears, sours my milk, spooks my cattle, and ants my picnic. Why would a man who’s ideals would call for a death to the American way of life be loved and adored? What I really enjoyed from the Glen Beck show was how they pointed out that these young people probably don’t know who, or what Che Guevara really was.

Glen Beck has a very distinctive voice and style. He keeps a constant overtone of humor while staying on topic and sometimes beyond. I really enjoy his voice and how he talks to other people he has just the perfect ratio of respect to disrespect. On a side note, and I mean no disrespect, he has some distracting ears.