Is Macbeth Mad?

In Shakespeare's play, "Macbeth," the protagonist and the play's namesake, Macbeth, may appear crazy at first, but this is not actually so. The question is first raised during the famous scene where Macbeth sees a dagger, yet cannot touch it, as he says, "I have thee not, and yet I see thee still." (2.1.35). This dagger is clearly a hallucination that Macbeth is having. He continues to question whether he can believe what he sees or not, but eventually concludes upon it being an illusion where he states, "There's no such thing:/ It is the bloody business which informs/ Thus to mine eyes." (2.1.47-49). These lines are especially important, because it shows that he has decided that he is seeing this hallucination due to murder being on his mind. This murder however, is not an uncontrollable urge of a lunatic; it is a planned assassination, aimed towards a specific goal.  The reason Macbeth saw the hallucination wasn't because he was schizophrenic, but rather that he was very stressed and had been focusing too hard on a certain topic. The fact that he can still tell the difference between his delusions and reality speaks heavily in his favor for being sane.

My Interests

I have always been, from a young age, interested in video games. They can take you to another world so easily and present you with exciting challenges. The feeling of completing one is always so gratifying and they can really spark your sense of adventure when they present you with a new place to explore.

I'm currently playing Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch. The title translates roughly into "Another World," or "The Second Country/Land." It is a storybook-like JRPG and it has a beautiful art style and a massive world to explore. I feel like, although the combat is fine, it is not as good as it could be, but that isn't the main attraction point anyways and I heard that more options will become available once I get further in the game.

On the topic of other games, today is the day that The Wind Waker HD is released and it is part of my favorite series: The Legend of Zelda. I pre-ordered it and am expecting it soon. I've also pre-ordered Final Fantasy X. I'm in the middle of playing Final Fantasy II, Final Fantasy VII, Super Metroid, Thomas Was Alone, and Earthbound  as well.

Captain Levi - English 11 characterization

Captain Levi is a character in Attack on Titan and is the leader of the Survey Corps. The Survey Corps is a military group with the focus of exploring the world beyond the massive walls that all humans reside within in the world of Attack on Titan. Outside of the walls lurk giant humanoid monsters called "titans."

Levi is known to be the best titan slayer in history. He is somewhat gloomy and introverted, as he usually walks around with a cold glare on his face and doesn't speak very often. Characters often call him a neat freak, because he is such a perfectionist. He is always calm and cool, being able to make hard decisions without hesitation such as when he had to beat the main character, Eren, to a bloody pulp to get him out of a death sentence, or when he had to throw his squadron's dead bodies out of a wagon to be able to move fast enough to escape from a titan.

His prowess in combat is displayed when an intelligent titan who killed hundreds of men in the survey corps and seemed unstoppable is sliced to shreds at blinding speeds by Levi himself. It is the first time viewers are shown Levi in action and it is stunning. At first Levi seems like a bad person, but as the story unfolds, it is slowly shown that he is actually a caring person who does what he knows has to be done, even if he doesn't want to.

Media Analysis Assignment

Rip! A Remix Manifesto

In the film 'Rip! A Remix Manifesto' an important topic was unearthed. The producer claimed that our creativity as individuals is being restricted by copyright laws. He claims that culture builds on the past and copyright laws have made the past untouchable. I believe that bias is heavily included in this film, as the producer only ever shows his side of the case and uses very opinionated words and examples to support it.

When the producer introduces copyright laws as the main source of conflict, he only explains what the copyright laws do and gives little if any explanation as to why they are needed or why they are enforced. By doing this, he only gives the reader information which will support his case. In another scene the producer displays a show being held by one of the characters, Girl Talk, who happens to be an illegal re-mixer. Suddenly the audio cuts out and the producer claims that copyright laws prevent him from exhibiting any more of the music. His tone becomes somber, yet somewhat reminiscent, as he uses diction like 'fantastic' and 'hot,' which isn't very expository. This opinionated description only informs you of what the producer thought of it and the tone seems to have intentions of influencing you to believe you are missing out on something.

Between the selective information and the persuasive wording I am convinced that the film is quite biased. From the start of the film the producer uses his speech to put what he wants into the light he wants, while never bothering to explore the other side of the argument very much. I believe that the video could have presented a much stronger case had it avoided these qualities. After all, the secret to winning an argument is not in proving how strong your case is, but in proving how weak the other side is.