Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Who’s a Mockingbird text

    I am going to be talking about Boo or Arthur radley as a mockingbird. Boo radley was accused of attacking his father after being abused by him for years , this may have been in an attempt to escape his father , in the end Mr radley took the punishment into his own hands .…

  • What i did well and how i could improve

    I made some good points when we were doing the work , but to further improve it I need too add more quotes and zoom , or focus in on some areas of those quotes , this will help me to reinforce my points by giving the information I have based it on . it…

  • The Radley household

    I don’t think the Radley household is supernatural , but could have a few of the qualities that a supernatural household would. It could also be that the house may not be supernatural itself , but Boo Radley is , and makes the house feel that way. The description of the house and the area…

  • Miss Maudie Atkinson’s house

    The events that happen to Maudie Atkinson’s house ( in chapter 8 ) tells us about her character and what she is like . In this chapter the house that she lives in burns down . The reason why this happens is because Maycomb experienced the worst winter in years , this meant that the…

  • Education in America during the 1930s

    I’m going to start on education during the 30s , i will be focusing on the south because this is where the book to kill a mockingbird is set . The schools were segregated in the south , so there school for black children and white children .The schools were not equal , this is…

  • The Great Depression ( context )

    the great depression affected and happened during the 1930s, it affected lots of countries, especially america ( where it started or was caused to happen ) it also affected Europe as badly . the wall street crash happened because of a crash in the stock market . Lots of people in wall street panicked and…

  • Harper lee’s moral position in To kill a Mockingbird (draft)

    Harper lee uses different aspects or techniques to communicate her moral position .The one I am going to use Is character . I have chosen this because she could have based scout on a younger version of herself , i can support this from the fact that harper lee was born on the 28th of…

  • Neuromancer (reading project)

    I will be talking about neuromancer . i don’t think this book uses too much slang compared to a clockwork orange and i think when slang is used it will be more complicated like simstim , which means stimulation of the brain and nervous system of one person using a recording or live broadcast of…

  • A Clockwork orange (reading project)

    To start off i will be talking about the linguistic style of A Clockwork orange. In this book a slang called Nadsat is used, which is a mix of rhyming slang and modified Slavic words. An example of these words is baboochka or chelloveck. Baboochka means old woman and Chelloveck means man or gentleman. The…

  • My Essay

    Romeo and Juliet                              Shakespeare’s exploration of fate   This essay will explain Shakespeare’s idea of fate in Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare reveals the plot of the story to entice you to read on as he reveals the fate of Romeo and Juliet. Fate is defined as a force, principle or power that predetermines events. …

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