Response to Letters

[ericflynn]

Re-structuring Text

In the fishbowl, the whole class is able to share their own personal meanings and values. Through the collection of all individual ideas, everyone is able to benefit. We all gain knowledge and are able to recognize/understand different perspectives on life and the world.
These collections and interpretations allow the class to establish a society among our own individual ideas.

Vocabulary
RE-STRUCTURE- convert and organize differently
CREATE- bring something into existence
VALUE- one's judgement of what is important in life
SHARE- give a portion of something to another/others
PROCESS- series of actions taken to achieve a particular end
REFLECTION- serious thought
SOLITUDE- the state of being alone
LEARNING- gaining knowledge through experience, being taught, or studying

[ericflynn]

Dr. Dugal's carefully chosen words aren't directed to mean one specific thing that one individual may think.
He leaves the interpretation up to us, in order to create our own meanings.
Thus, we become a "Hub" in a "network of information".
Technology alleviates some necessary research, in configuring our society.
Technology is a huge resource in gaining knowledge and understanding.

Vocabulary

THEATRE- area in which something happens
METAPHOR- figure of speech in which a phrase is applied to an object to which it is not literally applicable
SEE- perceive with the eyes
IMAGE- a visible representation

MOVE- go in specified direction
PLAY- engage in activity
FRAME- a structure that underlies/supports a system/concept/text
STRUCTURE- arrangement between elements of something complex
SCENE- a place where an incident in real life/fiction occurs

ACROSS- expressing movement over a place
AISLE- a passage between rows

SYNTAX- arrangement of words & phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language

RELEVANT- appropriate to what is being done/considered

READING- looking and comprehending the written/printed matter by mentally interpreting the symbols expressed
INTERPRET- understanding the meaning of words/info
PROCESS- series of actions taken in order to achieve a particular end
HUB- effective center of a region/network
NETWORK- system of interconnected people/things
BECOME- grow into
SINGULARITY- state of being different
DIFFERENCE- point at which people/things are not same
CONNECT- bring together
DESTINY- events that will necessarily happen to a particular person in the future

[ericflynn]

This world is always evolving and subject to change.
People may not like change at first, but once they are able to adapt, it may benefit them greater than before.
These changes and new platforms are useful in changing our understanding of previous ideals.
Our fishbowls are always evolving and subject to change, which relates to the science of simulation, and fishbowl is just that.


Vocab:

PLATFORM: an opportunity to voice one's views or initiate action.
MOMENTOUS: of great importance or significance, especially in its bearing on the future.
FORMATION: the action of forming or process of being formed.
DRAMATIC: (of an event or circumstance) sudden and striking. Much Tension for circumstances
TRANSFORM: make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, appearance, or character of.
UNDERSTANDING: interpret or view (something) in a particular way or the intended meaning
MAPPING: associate (a group of elements or qualities) with an equivalent group, according to a particular formula or model. OR an operation that associates each element of a given set (the domain) with one or more elements of a second set (the range).
SIMULATE: imitate the appearance or character of. OR to produce a model of something

[ericflynn]

The social meeting exercise is designed to connect with others and to form friendships. These connections help shape how we personally think of ourselves, as we perceive how others think of us in social settings. These new connections are based on older connections of intimacy, with regards to love, parent-child relationships, and previous friendships. As Giddens says, these new connections and transformations are occurring everywhere.

Vocabulary

INTIMACY- close familiarity
AGENCY- action
EMOTION- a natural instinctive state of mind deriving from one's circumstances, mood, or relationships with others
CREATIVITY- use of imagination/original ideas for production
FORM- a particular way in which a thing exists/appears
FRIENDSHIP- state of trust & support between people

[ericflynn]

The social meeting exercise helped establish our individual social entity's.
This also helps to give our group members a good perspective of what we are saying in the Fishbowl, as they now know our personal symbols, expressions and views.

Vocab:

SOCIAL: relating to society or its organization.
ONTOLOGY: a set of concepts and categories in a subject area or domain that shows their properties and the relations between them.
AUTONOMY: the capacity of an agent to act in accordance with objective morality rather than under the influence of desires.
ENTITY: existence; being
ASSEMBLAGE: a collection or gathering of things or people.
FLOW: a steady, continuous stream of something

[ericflynn]

The Fishbowl is a safe place where we all can write down our ideas, while viewing and interpreting others ideas, in order to formulate our own flow of words/ visuals to create unprecedented knowledge for ourselves.

Vocab:

Sift - examine thoroughly so as to isolate that which is most important or useful
Sort - a category of things or people having some common feature; the arrangement of data in a prescribed sequence
Select - carefully choose as being the best or most suitable
Associate - connect with something else in one's mind
Emerge - move out of or away from something and come into view
Enter - come or go into (place)
Reveal - make something that was previously unknown, known to others

[ericflynn]

It was good to meet again and see some familiar faces, as well as to see my group members again after the exercise. I feel as though we have a solid, hard-working and intelligent group.

Vocab:

AESTHETICS: giving or designed to give pleasure through beauty; of pleasing appearance. The appreciation of beauty
ABSTRACTION: the process of considering something independently of its associations, attributes, or concrete accompaniments.
APHORISM: a pithy observation that contains a general truth,
AXIOM: a statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.

[ericflynn]

Through the social meeting exercise, our group was able to establish some similarities and differences among each other. We all are different majors, from different states in the U.S. But we all share similarities in that we are all URI students, the same age, pursuing a degree from the University with the goal of doing well in our courses. We all share the courage to learn and pursue a successful career.

Vocab:

Re - a prefix used with the meaning 'again' to form repetition or with 'back' to indicate a regression.
Mantra - a word or sound repeated to aid concentration in meditation. It is also a statement or slogan repeated frequently.
Learning - the acquisition of knowledge or skills through experience, study, or by being taught.
Create - to bring something into existence
Structure - the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex.
Dichotomy - a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different. This is what we did in our individual assignment for the social meeting.
Symbol - a mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process.
Juxtaposition - the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
Compare - estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between.
Contrast - the state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association.
Courage - the ability to do something that frightens one.
Goal - the object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result. This is also used in relation to sports such as when a football (American Soccer), or hockey player scores the ball/puck in the net.
Possibility - a thing that may happen or be the case.

[ericflynn]

“The ability to share information --- and to be believed --- becomes an important source of attraction and power.”

We must say what we mean, and mean what we say. It is important that we structure our words in a impactful way, in order to establish a sense of "soft-power".

Vocab:

Ante-narrative - the process by which retrospective narrative is linked to living story
Pre-individual - the individual is formed from the pre-individual. Meaning that people are constantly out phasing their former selves and therefore our past selves are the pre-individual and our current selves is the individual.
See - perceive with the eyes, discern visually

[ericflynn]

REASSEMBLING: gather together again; to assemble something again or bring/put together the parts of something again

MATERIAL: relating to, derived from, or consisting of matter; having real importance or great consequences; relating to or concerned with physical rather than spiritual or intellectual things

PROCESS: a natural phenomenon marked by gradual changes that lead toward a particular result; a series of actions or operations conducing to an end

ASSOCIATION: something linked in memory or imagination with a thing or person; the process of forming mental connections or bonds between sensations, ideas, or memories

CREATE: to bring into existence; to produce or bring about by a course of action or behavior

CONSTRUCT: to make or form by combining or arranging parts or elements or a theoretical entity & a product of ideology, history, or social circumstances

[ericflynn]

GENERATIVE: relating to or capable of production or reproduction; denoting an approach to any field that involves applying a set of rules to input in order to produce all and only the well-formed items of a language

FORMATION: a structure or arrangement of something; the action of forming or process of being formed

NASCENT: just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential, especially of a process or organization

TRANSMISSION: the action or process of transmitting something or the state of being transmitted; transferral, communication

CONSTRUCTION: the creation or formation of an abstract entity; an interpretation or explanation; the arrangement of words according to syntactical rules

REMEMBER: have in or be able to bring to one's mind an awareness of; do something that one has undertaken to do or is necessary/advisable

FORGET: fail to remember; put out of one's mind; cease to think of or consider; act improperly or unbecomingly

KNOW: be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information; have knowledge or information concerning

KNOWLEDGE: facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of subject.

CONTENT: a state of peaceful satisfaction or happiness; accept as adequate despite wanting more or better

CREATE: to bring into existence; to cause (something) to happen as a result of one's actions

[ericflynn]

THOUGHT: an idea or opinion produced by thinking, or occurring suddenly in the mind; the action or process of thinking

INSIGHT: the capacity to gain an accurate and deep intuitive understanding of a person or thing; a deep understanding of a person or thing

UNDERSTANDING: the power of abstract thought; intellect, an individual's perception or judgment of a situation; sympathetic awareness or tolerance

INTUITION: the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning; a thing that one knows or considers likely from instinctive feeling rather than conscious reasoning

GRASP: get mental hold of; comprehend fully, a person’s understanding

FEELING: an emotional state or reaction; one’s emotional responses or tendencies to respond

EMPATHY: the ability to understand and share the feelings of another

SENSIBILITY: the ability to appreciate and respond to complex emotional or aesthetic influences; sensitivity

EXPRESSION: the process of making known one's thoughts or feelings; conveying of feeling in the face or voice, in a work of art, or in the performance