Test Material~ Good Luck!

For more notes up to Test 1 check out Chris's, Jana's, Rich's, Kari's and Kevin's Blogs! :)



KANE:

1.- Moonbone repetition

2.- Property

3.- Agriculture

4.- Practical

5.- White Berries

6.- Caribou & Frogs

7.- Definition of Myth- Myth is the song the Earth sings to itself



ONG:

1.- Primary Orality

2.- Secondary Orality

3.- Chirographic- Writing

4.- Typographic- Typing

5.- Distinction between Vision and Sound- Page 72



YATES:

1.- The Story of Simonedes- Idea of Loci

2.-The Movement of Memory: Rhetoric-> Ethics -> Cosmos

3.- St. Augustan- Memory & Confession--metaphor of the Cave; Page 47



Other Questions:

1.- Liberal Arts: GGRAMAD
2.- Neoplatonism- Mysticism
3.- What's the importance of February 20th? It's John Nay's Birthday!!!!
4.- Anamnesis- RECOLLECTION; What we've forgotten is everything!
5.- Parataxis
6.- Bicameralism
7.- Esoteric- Secret & intimate
8.- Imagination- Kevin Luby's reference 1 hour photo for memory
9.- Shahar Azad- 1,001 Nights
10.- Difference between Artificial and Natural Memory
11.- Collective unconscious VS. Personal Unconscious
12.- Plato- Feydrus~ Writing happens outside the mind
13.- When Does Professor Sexson give blood next? March 17th- St. Patrick's Day
14.- Memory, Imagination and Soul- Kevin Luby's 3 major topics
15.- 3 Epithets given by Ong: The Brave Soldier, The Sturdy Oak and The Beautiful Princess
16.- Ben's Epithet= Keen Kenning Ben and Kate's Epithet= Kate with the Beautiful Eyes

The next question may or may not be on the test:
17.- Bruno- Burned at the Stake on February 17, 1600 for discussing cosmological element of memory

Good Luck!!! Bonne Chance!!! :)

My Memory Theatre Items

I think that this is very interesting, not to mention- traveling as much as possible is my dream!! (Airports don't count!!) National Geopgraphic adventure and Travel are my all time favorites!



*50 Place to see before you die:



-The Grand Canyon, USA

-Great Barrier Reef, Australia

-Florida, USA

-South Island, New Zealand

-Cape Town, South Africa

-Golden Temple, India

-Las Vegas, USA

-Sydney, Australia

-New York, USA

-Taj Mahal, India

-Canadian rockies, Canada

-Uluru, Australia

-Chichen Itza, Mexico

-Machu Picchu, Peru

-Niagra Falls, Cananda/USA

-Petra, Jordan

-The Pyramids, Egypt

-Venice, Italy

-The Maldives, Maldives

-Great Wall, China

-Victoria Falls, Zambia/Zimbabwe

-Hong Kong, Hong Kong

-Yosemite National Park, USA

-Hawaii, USA

-Auckland, New Zealand

-Iguassu Falls, Argentina/ Brazil

-Paris, France

-Alaska, USA

-Angkor Was, Cambodia

-Himalayas, Nepal/ Tibet

-Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

-Masai mara, Kenya

-Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

-Luxor, Egypt

-Rome, Italy

-San Francisco, USA

-Barcelona, Spain

-Dubai, United Aran Emirates

-Singapore, Singapore

-La Digue, Seychelles

-Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka

-Bangkok, Thailand

-Barbados, Barbados

-Iceland, Iceland

-Terracotta Army, China

-Zermatt, Switzerland

-Angel Falls, Venezuela

-Abu Simbel, Egypt

-Bali, Indonesia

-Bora Bora, French Polynesia

---Clichés---

I love clichés, I can't deny that one. Then again, some of them REALLY bother me- they are so dry! I find that I most often use clichsé when I am engaging in conversation with one of my roommates. If we are telling a story or simply conversing back and forth, we always end up saying at least one cliché at the same time. These are some of the clichés I find my self using most often (I am sure I will think of more) :

"The apple doesn't fall far from the tree."

"What goes around, comes around."- This one is my all time favorite, it's so true! KARMA!!

"Great minds think alike."

~Flyting~

Oh how I love a colorful insult! I know that my sisters and I endured much verbal abuse from each other while growing up, but I was having such a hard time coming up with some flyting examples of my own that we used. We would usually just threaten each other, then hold it over their heads that we'd tell the parentals...that was bad enough! Flyting is definitely something that children are better with. The family I nannied for in Minnesota has four children, I would hear the most random insults come out of their mouths, but for the life of me cannot remember. I really wish I could!
This makes me wonder, why do children feel the need to come up with these sayings and other flyting examples to bring one another down. A majority of the time it is so unnecessary. Well...actually I guess it is never necessary, but quite humorous. Elementary school seems to be a major flyting "target"- the playground, outside where the teachers are less likely to hear and these poor children (the prey of flyting) are more likely to get away,by running into the baseball fields or hiding the tube slide.

The nine muses and classroom objects

Thermostat- Erato (Muse of Erotic Poetry)

Chalkboard- Clio (Muse of History)

Screen- Urania (Muse of Astronomy)

"Quiet" Desk- Thalia (Muse of Comedy)

Overhead Projector- Polyhymnia (Muse of Sacred Songs)

Old Brown Desk- Terpsichore (Muse of Song & Dance)

Bulletin Board- Calliope (Muse of Epic Poetry)

Snowman- Euterpe (Muse of Song)

The "F"- Melpomene (Muse of Tragedy) OR (Mel Gibson eating a pomegranate)

Writing is preservation

Writing is preservation. I journal to preserve memories, whether it is a very important event or simply a day in which I engaged in normal, routine activities. I love, love, love to journal and write! I look back at my journal and think..."Wow, I forgot about that!"
I love that feeling when you can look at an entry from, let's say September and just reading brings you back to that time, place, memory! In many of my journal entries I will write where I am while journaling (I was rarely at home), what I did previously or plan to do, what I may be dealing with at that time, and the ups/ downs of life. It is really intriguing to see what has changed (even minor things) since past entries.
It is easy for me to forget small, silly, "irrelevant" details of my days. Journaling helps me preserve them and remember them again temporarily. When I can't remember I just open my journal. I like this because although I wrote it and have read it numerous times, it is still a sort of suprise to me!! It's kind of fun!

Everyday is a new day...a day to remember

Discussing Groundhog's day today reminded me of our 9-11 discussion. "Make each day a 9-11", but only in the sense that you should remember each day just as well as you would a tragic day. As humans, we tend to relate words and images to something embedded in your mind that is effectivew, meaningful and always there. If we find something meaningful in everyday. Whether it be an image/ word or song, we can relate it to a memory from that day and at least then we are left with at least one thing embedded in our mind for that day.

Many people take each day for granted (and unfortunately I cannot deny the fact that I am one of those people). I recently found out that someone close to me was diagnosed with breast cancer. It is a strong reminder that even if a day brings about negative news or people, you must learn from them. Embrace the things you have and stop worrying about the things you don't (which is much easier said than done, I know).


What I learned today, or rather what was embedded in my mind today:
"Pay attention to this day- It's all you've got"
"Everyday is there for you to dicover what is there. It is up to you to bring in the experience of a lifetime."
"Each day do something that is worth repeating."
"We don't focus and pay attention"...at least not enough to enjoy life's moments both good and bad.

This Blog reminded me of a quote that I often think of...
"Life is what happens while you're busy planning it."