Oceania

Oceania is a place where everybody follows strict orders from one dictator, Big Brother. They aren't allowed to think anything bad of big brother or the party or do anything that big brother wouldn't agree with or they will be punished by being vaporized and become an unperson. In every house there are telescreens on you that the party could wire into and watch you. As it says in the book, "there was of course no way of knowing whether you were being watched at any given moment" so Winston kept his back turned towards the telescreen. This was Winston's biggest conflict, being watched and controlled by the party. There was only one small little area in his house that he could not be seen by the telescreen, and he took advantage of that. Winston bought and started writing in a diary, which from the start was already breaking the rules. He knew it was illegal and could be vaporized for committing thoughtcrimes, but continued doing it anyway. Winston was on edge at all times because he was guilty of thoughtcrimes and thought that the Though Police would find the book filled with things such as "DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER" in it and punish him. Winston made sure he always looked "normal", so he would "set his features into the expression of quiet optimism" when in front of the telescreen. He had to make it look like he wasn't guilty of anything and doing exactly what everyone else was and worshiping big brother without questioning or thinking about the party and how things are going.

Mentor Day 2

Yesterday I went to volunteer and began my work by chatting with my mentor about what was wrong with one of the patient/residents. His name was Wayne and he was very sick and had a hard time talking because of a stroke he had in the past. She said it would be somewhat hard to understand him but you could make out what he was trying to say. She also said it would be easier on everybody if I just asked him yes or no questions so that I can help him. He slept for a good amount of time, but when he was awake, I would help him adjust his bed so that he could re-position himself to be more comfortable. I would also help him apply lotion to his dry skin and get him anything he needed like something to eat or drink. After a while, I was then told to keep this other resident company because there aren't many people there for him to be with. I talked with him for hours, letting him vent to me. I just listened to what he had to say and to be honest, I actually had a nice conversation with him. I played games and conversed with him to keep him preoccupied and keep his mind off other things.

Time: 9AM-3:15PM
Total: 12 hrs & 15 mins

Stranger Than Fiction

To be an author means being the writer of a paper or story, but being a narrator means to be the person telling a story. There are distinct differences between the two. Being an author doesn't necessarily mean you're a narrator. You could be writing about many different things. For example, as the author of a research paper I didn't narrate a story, I just stated facts. My paper was simply to inform others. On the other hand, a narrator tells a story when writing. In the movie Stranger Than Fiction, the author told the story of Harold Crick. She wrote about a "fictional" character that turned out to be a real person whose life she happened to be narrating. She was providing a spoken commentary of his life and day to day activities.

Being an author isn't as easy as it seems. After writing my research paper, I realized it takes a lot of time and effort. I think the impact of my paper is that it will give others an insight on what elderly abuse is and how to detect and report it so it doesn't remain an over-looked and unreported problem.

Mentor Day 1

For my first time volunteering, i basically sat down with the woman in charge of the facility and we discussed what i was there to learn about and do. We talked about how they prepare meals for the patients, provide them medicine, and care for them. i had to sign a few papers so they had documents of me volunteering for government purposes. I introduced the mentor letter and agreement letter to her and we discussed the capstone project and what i wanted to do in the future. i was then introduced to everybody there and helped in the kitchen by preparing and cleaning. After I was taught a few things about medicine and how it is distributed in a hospital to patients.


Time: 9AM-3PM
Total Time: 6 hrs